Chapter 28 Give them a banner!

Gambling in Sunrise City is not a big crime, the only problem is that it is an underground gambling house. But it is like cockroaches. When you know about an underground gambling house, it must be because there are so many underground gambling houses in secret that they squeezed out that gambling house.

If no one had reported it, the government would not bother to do anything. Even if they arrested someone, they would not be able to keep him in prison for long.

Seeing that Li Yanmo was openly running a gambling game in the prison cell, the constables from the yamen had no choice but to contact their superiors.

The final result of the discussion was to release the person.

But the people released were not Li Yanmo, and Li Yanmo himself was taken to a small room.

Out of trust in Leng Ningshuang, Li Yanmo was not in a hurry and even began to practice leisurely.

After being left there for an hour, someone finally came, but it was not Leng Ningshuang, but a middle-aged man with a square face and a majestic look.

"Li Yanmo, right? I'm Zuo Buqun, the head constable here."

"Hello, Lord Zuo," Li Yanmo opened his eyes and smiled at Zuo Buqun.

After reaching the great perfection of Qi training, it seems that he is only one step away from building the foundation.

"Li Yanmo, I won't waste any more words with you. The soldiers now unanimously believe that you are in collusion with the Demon Immortal Cult. If you plead guilty, we can still give you a lighter sentence!"

Zuo Buqun did not sit down. He folded his hands across his chest and snorted coldly.

Seeing Zuo Buqun reveal his cards directly, Li Yanmo stopped pretending, slowly stood up, and his eyes gradually became sharper.

Zuo Buqun guessed what Li Yanmo was thinking and was immediately shocked, "You actually want to take action!?"

"Hmph—watch out!"

Li Yanmo raised his hand and a box with the word "bribe" written on it flew towards Zuo Buqun rapidly.

As a master who had achieved great perfection in Qi training, Zuo Buqun reached out, took it, turned it, and opened the box. The golden light shone on Zuo Buqun's upright face.

"Hmm-I can tell at a glance that you, Brother Li, are not a bad person!"

"That's, that's——"

Zuo Buqun laughed and personally escorted Li Yanmo out of the yamen. Seeing some constables looking at him in surprise, Zuo Buqun even explained to the other constables on behalf of Li Yanmo.

"Hahaha - you all misunderstood Brother Li. He is a kind man!"

"How could such a kind person be a member of the Demon Immortal Cult? Hahahaha——"

When they reached the gate, a man stopped Zuo Buqun and Li Yanmo. This man was Leng Ningshuang, who was looking for an opportunity to change back into the costume of a constable.

Seeing Li Yanmo and Zuo Buqun arm in arm, looking like they had met too late, Leng Ningshuang frowned, "Captain Zuo, this man is a wanted criminal who is in collusion with the Demon Immortal Cult, how can you let him go?"

"Xiao Leng, you can't say that. Brother Li looks like an honest man. How could he be related to the Demon Immortal Cult? But that playboy is very suspicious!"

Zuo Buqun waved his hand perfunctorily and then walked away from Leng Ningshuang with his arm around Li Yanmo's shoulders.

Afterwards, Li Yanmo and Leng Ningshuang met at the Yellow Crane Tower.

"There is a high possibility that Zuo Buqun is a traitor," Li Yanmo asserted.

"Captain Zuo has a high reputation in the government."

Leng Ningshuang held her chin and sighed helplessly.

She was unwilling to believe that Zuo Buqun was an undercover agent planted by the Demon Immortal Cult in the military camp, but Zuo Buqun not only accepted Li Yanmo's bribe, but also clarified the suspicion on Li Yanmo to other constables who were unaware of the plan approved by the prefect.

However, Leng Ningshuang was not a hypocritical person. She sighed and adjusted her mentality. "I investigated and found that the person who reported the casino was a street gangster, but their actions were very hasty this time, so I found him through some clues..."

Leng Ningshuang curled her lips and said unhappily.

"Li Qiu behind the scenes."

“Master Leng, you seem very unhappy?”

"Of course!"

Leng Ningshuang raised her hand and slapped it on the table. "That Li Qiu is not a good guy. He runs a dyeing factory on the surface, but he has done a lot of dirty things behind the scenes. He is involved in those gambling houses. Who would believe that he has a change of heart and reports the gambling houses now?"

After yelling, Leng Ningshuang calmed down and said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have lost my temper with you."

"It's okay. In a sense, our plan is going very smoothly," Li Yanmo comforted.

"But there is no evidence. Li Qiu is just a mortal, not an ordinary person. We can't arrest him on the grounds that he reported the casino," Leng Ningshuang scratched the back of his head, very distressed.

This is where condensation frost gets the most tangled up.

They originally thought that the Demon Fairy Church would throw out some baits like before to balance the suspicion, so that the military gate could effectively eliminate the Demon Fairy Church's hands and feet in Risheng City. However, they didn't expect that the Demon Fairy Church would do the opposite and directly blow up the casino, cutting off Li Yanmo's channel to increase his own suspicion.

"Then...I should shout in the street that I am a follower of the Demon Immortal Cult?" Li Yanmo suggested.

Leng Ningshuang thought about it and shook her head in objection, "No - this is putting the cart before the horse, and this may also push the Demon Immortal Cult too far. They still have a trump card. We can't do that before we figure out what their trump card is."

After thinking about it, Li Yanmo felt that his idea was too simple.

The Demon Fairy Cult let it go and even took the initiative to send those animals to him, not hesitating to sacrifice its own pawns to reduce the suspicion of the zoo, which shows that the Demon Fairy Cult has the means to turn all those animals into demons.

Li Yanmo suddenly remembered the tiger demon who preached scriptures and chanted Buddhist scriptures in the Taoist temple and knew how to suppress people with the righteousness of heaven and earth.

"Speaking of which... Lord Leng, can the righteousness of heaven and earth harm monsters?"

Leng Ningshuang thought for a moment and then replied, "This needs to be explained starting from the righteousness of heaven and earth itself."

Li Yanmo resisted the urge to shout "jump!" and sat opposite Leng Ningshuang, listening to Leng Ningshuang's story.

"There is no distinction between good and evil in this world, and naturally there is no so-called righteousness. But humans are born with wisdom, so it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the original demons."

"Human beings are demons. They use greed, anger and ignorance to disrupt the lives of the people, so that everything can become a demon."

“This is where the Great Desolation comes from.”

"Emperor Shun wanted to cure the disaster of these three thoughts, but was attacked back. But as the saying goes, things will turn into the opposite when they reach their extremes. The way of balance is everywhere. When evil energy flourishes, there must be opposite energy. When the Great Shun Dynasty was destroyed, saints appeared in the world. With Confucius as the leader, they sent down holy words to justify the opposite energy."

“That is the righteousness of heaven and earth.”

"Emperor Hou Yu used the righteousness of heaven and earth and combined it with the words of the sage to forge a pillar to suppress the evil spirits."

"That is the Holy Pillar."

Leng Ningshuang shook her head like a storyteller. "Then there was the Confucian school. The great Confucian scholars were all mortals, but they were full of righteousness. With a loud shout, even a demon in the fusion stage would be reduced to ashes."

"The righteousness of heaven and earth was originally created to destroy the three thoughts, so it can naturally hurt monsters."

"However, most monsters are wild beasts that are enlightened by the Three Minds. Even if the Three Minds in their bodies are washed away, only their cultivation is damaged. The energy and blood in their bodies are still there. Only those monsters that are based on the Three Minds will be severely damaged or destroyed by the righteousness of heaven and earth."

After thinking for a while, Li Yanmo told Leng Ningshuang what happened in the Taoist temple.

After listening, Leng Ningshuang nodded and said, "This is normal. The Dayu Dynasty used the Dayu Law combined with the power of the Holy Pillar to regulate the righteousness of heaven and earth, thereby suppressing the channels for the breeding of evil spirits."

"But as the saying goes, there are policies from above and countermeasures from below."

"In order to save the ghosts trapped by obsession, Emperor Yu used Buddhism to refine the Buddha Pillar."

"Salvation is good, not only will it not be harmed by the righteousness of heaven and earth, but sometimes it can even be blessed by the righteousness of heaven and earth. In addition, most of those monsters are transformed from beasts, they do not have human moral bottom line, and they do not need to abide by the law, so those monsters use Buddhism to exploit the loopholes of the righteousness of heaven and earth and reverse cause and effect."

Li Yanmo asked curiously, "Then can't the law be amended?"

Leng Ningshuang shook her head. "The energies of good and evil are always in a state of balance. If one side is too strong, the other side will become stronger as well. If the Holy Pillar is used to suppress the myriad beasts, the righteousness of heaven and earth will lose its original meaning. The three thoughts of greed, anger, and ignorance will surely use the righteousness of heaven and earth as their seedbed. That's why Emperor Yu issued an imperial decree to the four pillars."

"We are only borrowing the positive energy of heaven and earth, not mastering it."

Li Yanmo nodded thoughtfully, "Is the Demon Immortal Cult... evil in the eyes of the righteousness of heaven and earth?"

"To corrupt the beasts with the three thoughts of greed, anger and ignorance, no matter how you try to cover it up, it is an evil act and will naturally be struck by the righteousness of heaven and earth, but that's the problem."

Leng Ningshuang slapped his forehead in distress.

"The Demon Immortal Cult never does this kind of thing themselves, but lets mortals like Li Qiu do it. These mortals have no cultivation, so the righteousness of heaven and earth will only reject these mortals, which will cause these mortals to become the breeding ground for the three thoughts of greed, anger, and ignorance. The demons will absorb the three thoughts of greed, anger, and ignorance from these people with Buddhist teachings, thereby avoiding the influence of the righteousness of heaven and earth."

At this point, Leng Ningshuang said helplessly, "One of the saints wrote down the words of the saint in order to allow the great scholars to freely use the righteousness of heaven and earth and deter the demons. A gentleman judges by the heart, not by deeds; a gentleman judges by deeds, not by the heart; there are no filial sons in poor families. This destroyed the demons based on greed, anger, and ignorance, but also allowed the heartless monsters to use the righteousness of heaven and earth."

"In order to use more righteousness from heaven and earth to slay demons and bring peace to the world, Emperor Yu revised the sacred pillars and laws, judging by the deeds of a saint, not his heart. He lowered the harsh restrictions of righteousness from heaven and earth, and allowed the military sects that were unable to receive the blessing of righteousness from heaven and earth due to killing and being tainted by worldly power to use righteousness from heaven and earth."

"But the result is that the demons can also take advantage of loopholes, making it more difficult to eradicate."

“This is the balance between good and evil.”

Li Yanmo touched his chin and suddenly said, "Li Qiu... is doing good things now, so he will be favored by the righteousness of heaven and earth, right?"

Leng Ningshuang was stunned. Although she was unhappy, she still nodded, "Yes."

"Those who are favored by the righteousness of heaven and earth are good people. Those who make good people do bad things are bad people, and they will be struck by the righteousness of heaven and earth, right?"

Leng Ningshuang didn't understand what Li Yanmo wanted to do, but she answered honestly, "Yes, this is also the reason why Confucianism is immortal. Any evil demon who wants to harm the great Confucianists, even if he just has the intention, may be counterattacked by the righteousness of heaven and earth."

Li Yanmo grinned, "Master Leng, if your military sect awards Li Qiu and his men with silk banners, so that everyone in Risheng City knows how upright and good they are, will they be blessed by the righteousness of heaven and earth?"

Leng Ningshuang blinked, realized what Li Yanmo meant, and couldn't help but take a breath.

"If the Demon Immortal Cult instigates or coerces these good people blessed by the righteousness of heaven and earth to commit evil deeds that corrupt all beasts..."

Li Yanmo grinned evilly.

"Will he be struck by the righteousness of heaven and earth?"

Leng Ningshuang imagined the scene and couldn't help but get excited, "I'll contact the governor right away!"

As he spoke, Leng Ningshuang took out the talisman paper for communication from his storage bag.

After listening to Li Yanmo's plan, Feng Shouyun, the governor of Risheng City, was silent for a few seconds before speaking slowly.

"I will hand out the banner myself."

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