Chapter 62: Shouldn't I be free to go?
After grasping the entire incident, Elder Zhou turned to the law enforcement hall disciples. "You were accepting bribes, targeting people intentionally, and ignoring the chaos."
"You are all suspended and awaiting trial. Report to the enforcement hall. I'll discuss your punishments with the elders."
Although Elder Zhou doesn't have the authority to directly punish these law enforcement hall disciples, since they are causing trouble in the outer door's market, he can still suspend them.
After that, Elder Zhou's gaze fell on the horse-faced assistant and the outer door disciple who was his accomplice.
At this time, the horse-faced assistant's face was ashen as if all the blood had drained from it. In contrast, the outer door disciple was somewhat stable, perhaps because he might have some background.
"You have both committed serious crimes: bribing law enforcement disciples, starting conflicts on purpose, disrespecting fellow disciples, and more."
Elder Zhou narrowed his eyes at them, "Both of you are expelled from Purple Cloud Palace!"
Hearing this, both collapsed and started begging for mercy. "Mercy, Elder Zhou! We will accept any punishment, but please don't expel us. We swear to serve the sect faithfully from now on."
"Elder Zhou, please spare us! We were ignorant and acted rashly. We beg for your forgiveness!"
"Ignorance is no excuse for such blatant crimes. The sect cannot afford to be lenient with those who threaten its stability."
While both the horse-faced assistant and the outer door disciple felt that their lives were over, someone barged into the scene.
Everyone thought this person was somewhat foolish since even a fool could see Elder Zhou was in no mood for interruption.
The young man bowed before Elder Zhou and said, "Elder, please forgive my intrusion, but I request that you show mercy to these disciples."
Lei Kongming narrowed his eyes and carefully observed this young man. Just from the fact that the old man named Xiao Yin breathed a sigh of relief when this young man intruded, he could tell that he might be the real mastermind behind all the trouble he had encountered today.
Elder Zhou looked at Xiao Xue, who was begging for mercy on behalf of the two outer door disciples and felt troubled.
He knew that both of them were working on behalf of someone from the Xiao family, but he never thought that this person was Xiao Xue.
Although he wanted to use this opportunity to warn the Xiao family, now that Xiao Xue had come forward, if he refused to give them some face, it would completely offend the Xiao family.
Seeing that Elder Zhou was not replying and was still hesitating, Xiao Xue continued, "Elder, I understand their actions are inexcusable, but they have recognized their mistakes and are willing to atone. I vouch for their sincerity and commitment to the sect."
Elder Zhou finally made his decision and nodded at Xiao Xue, "Very well, Xiao Xue. Since you are willing to vouch on their behalf, I will grant them some mercy."
Then Elder Zhou's gaze once again fell on the horse-faced assistant and the outer door disciple, "Both of you will spend two months in Dark Moon Valley!"
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The melon-eating crowd buzzed with a lot of noise and excitement. Although Lei Kongming didn't know what Dark Moon Valley was, from the reaction of everyone, he guessed it might not be a good place.
"Thank you, Elder Zhou! Thank you, Senior Brother Xiao! We will not let you down," the quick-witted outer door disciple knelt down and quickly thanked Elder Zhou and Xiao Xue, fearing they might increase their sentence.
The horse-faced assistant also came to his senses and knelt down, "Thank you, Elder Zhou! Thank you, Senior Brother Xiao!"
Xiao Xue also didn't have any objections to this. Personally, he didn't care about what happened to these two people. However, both of them got into trouble while running an errand for him. If he still remained indifferent, who would work for the Xiao family?
Now everyone's eyes fell on Lei Kongming. Honestly, Lei Kongming felt like the protagonist of some novel. He felt like he had encountered the legendary plot armour; when he was in trouble, someone came to save him.
Due to the intrusion of Xiao Xue, Elder Zhou lost all interest. He looked at Lei Kongming in annoyance. "You will spend one month in Dark Moon Valley."
Lei Kongming: "???"
'Where is my promised plot armour uncle? Shouldn't I be free to go?'
"Elder Zhou, wait! I was just defending myself."
"Two months. You will be staying in Dark Moon Valley for two months," said Elder Zhou while making his way back towards his office.
Lei Kongming was completely dumbfounded, his eyes wide open. He thought that this Elder Zhou was there to uphold justice, but now it seemed he was just here to teach these unruly people a lesson.
Two disciples came to Lei Kongming's side and asked him to follow them to Dark Moon Valley.
"Wait! I need to inform my hall master about this."
"Senior Brother, please don't make things difficult for us. Elder Zhou has asked us to escort you to Dark Moon Valley," one of them said.
"Senior Brother, you can send a message to some friends so they can inform your hall master about your situation," the other added.
"Yes! Senior Brother, please come with us. Don't make things difficult for us."
Lei Kongming's face turned black, like the bottom of a pot. "Don't make things difficult for you? What about me? You both are making things difficult for me."
Both of the disciples who came to escort Lei Kongming felt embarrassed.
In the end, Lei Kongming used his identity token to send a message to Lei Longwei, explaining his situation and asking him to inform Su Zhiyuan.
Lei Kongming glanced at Xiao Xue one last time. Seeing him smile, he glared back and then reluctantly left with the unknown disciples who came to escort him.
He felt a mixture of anger and bewilderment. Honestly, he had never seen Xiao Xue before, but his demeanour told him that he had a grudge against him.
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