Chapter 79: Dispute
At the foot of Flying Blossoms Mountain, there was an old tree with snow piled heavily on the branches, and three men stood under that tree.
A tall man was wearing only a single coat in the cold weather, his pectoral muscles exposed, looking like two rocks. He said, “Is that felon a cultivator?”
Another tall and thin man replied, “He blocked heaven’s punishment with only a flick of his sleeves. Only a true Daoist has such ability!”
There was also a middle-aged man with a full, round face, looking particularly stern, saying, “Yi’er, the heaven’s punishment in your token can only be aimed at some mortals. Naturally, it has no binding effect on those who know a little bit of Daoism. As for the supervisory seal in my hand, it’s an official seal that can invoke a level -1 heavenly punishment. How can a small Daoist like him escape from that?”
The tall and thin man replied, “Yes, the second uncle is right! Thank you for your help. Today marks the death of the villainous Daoist!”
This person was Zhao Xueyi. After suffering such humiliation that day, he dared not report this matter to the Penal Temple and could only seek help from the elders of the family. He had a second uncle with formidable means since young. Many years ago, he was elected to join the Penal Temple as a level-1 Penal Warden. His position as a county Penal Warden was also obtained due to some connections with this second uncle.
The higher the status of the penal warden, the stronger the power of heavenly punishment contained in the supervisory seal carried. The power of the official seal was more than ten times stronger than that of the county seal. Therefore, Zhao Xueyi believed that the Daoist surnamed Jing would not escape this time!
Moreover, the second uncle also brought an aide along for insurance. The other party had been trained by the state preceptor before and also knew some Daoism.
Zhao Xueyi was full of confidence. Now that everything was ready, they just had to wait for that villainous Daoist to come down the mountain!