Faced with questioning from law enforcement officers, the monks below remained silent, trembling with fear.
The pressure emanating from a Golden Core cultivator has a huge impact on ordinary people and Qi Refining cultivators.
They were all there to study, and were afraid that they might accidentally cause trouble and affect the Xianheyuan assessment.
The cultivators looked at the enforcers, their eyes filled not only with fear but also with a thirst for power.
This is absolute power and strength!
Zhao Ziyi and his two companions, being students at the academy, were not particularly afraid of law enforcement officers.
After all, law enforcement teams can be seen on campus every day.
Moreover, senior students who can become law enforcement officers must undergo rigorous assessments and be upright individuals who will not easily kill their students.
Most of the law enforcement officers are sword cultivators, since sword cultivators don't have any special ways to make money, so being a "campus security guard" is a good job.
Zhao Ziyi blinked. He was also a sword cultivator and might work in the Enforcement Hall to earn extra money.
Faced with the law enforcement officers' questions, Zou, who had just attacked them, raised his delicate, fair face and cried out with a pitiful expression:
"Our senior brother was accidentally injured by the Cold Jade Marrow while refining pills and urgently needs Fire Refining Grass to treat him. However, we have searched for a long time in the Pill Academy's Medicine Pavilion but have not been able to find the Fire Refining Grass recorded in the Medicine Pavilion's accounts."
Zou Sheng took out a small woven insect trap, and the "sizzling" sound of insects reached everyone's ears.
"I used the Treasure Weave to find the Fire-Binding Grass, and following the sound, I came all the way to the foot of the mountain where the academy is located."
Listen, Baozhi's chirping is getting louder and louder, which means that the Fire-Refining Grass is nearby, right in the White Jade Box!
It was Gu Yuyao who conspired with Zhao Ziyi to steal the medicinal herbs from the medicine pavilion!
Baozhi is a type of cricket that can identify the spiritual energy of objects and can be used to find treasures.
The closer they got to the treasure, the louder and more excited the crickets became.
Baozhi is a commonly used treasure-hunting pet. It is not expensive, and not many people are willing to use it.
Because the sound of this treasure can be heard not only by its owner but also by everyone else, it is not very useful for finding treasures.
After listening to Zou Sheng's words, the law enforcement officers turned their attention to Gu Yuyao.
"Now it's your turn to tell me what happened."
Gu Yuyao said neither humbly nor arrogantly:
"This white jade box wasn't stolen; it was a gift from Zhao Ziyi's fiancé to me when we first met."
Many of the monks around me noticed when I accepted the gift.
Zhao Ziyi also nodded in agreement:
"It was indeed a gift from Song Chen to Gu Yuyao."
The law enforcement officer looked around and asked loudly:
"Among the candidates present, who has seen the origin of the jade box?"
The valley was completely silent; everyone lowered their heads when they were caught in the gazes of the law enforcement officers.
Some people wanted to raise their hands to testify, but were pulled back by the sleeves of those around them.
Don't get involved in this mess; you'll inevitably offend someone.
If you help testify, you will be targeted by another group once you enter the college.
If you stand in the wrong line to testify, you might not even be allowed to enter the school.
Just as Song Chen was about to say something, a voice suddenly came from below.
A monk dressed as a beggar stepped forward and raised his hand.
“I saw it before; that white jade box was given to that young man by that man.”
Zhang Lan raised her hand and jumped out to testify for Song Chen and his two companions.
The law enforcement officer's voice was loud and clear:
"If there is any falsification, your interview and admission will be cancelled. Do you still insist on testifying?"
Zhang Lan nodded with a wry smile: "I'm sure."
He doesn't even have the qualifications to enroll. He can't afford the 75 gold coins; he doesn't even have the right to fill out an application form.
He was born in a small mountain village and had great reverence for immortals since childhood.
Having only heard that the Immortal River Garden in Floating Cloud City was recruiting students, he set off from home and rushed over.
His family was poor, and he left in a hurry, without taking any money with him.
He trekked through mountains and rivers, walking through jungles where he could hunt and gather fruit, which saved him from starvation.
He had spent half a month hunting before he finally managed to scrape together the 50 silver coins needed to enter the city.
But to my surprise, the 50 silver coins required to enter the city were just a small amount compared to the 75 gold coins required for registration.
Now that he has encountered such a wrongful situation and sees that other cultivators dare not stand up to speak the truth, he is very disappointed with the cultivation world.
He felt that if he could help his fellow Daoist escape his predicament with his own words, he would have lived up to the integrity expected of an immortal.
So he testified.
Hanging in the air, Zou Sheng frowned, tears welling up in his eyes.
"My senior brother is still waiting for his life-saving medicine, but you've trapped me here over such a trivial matter."
If you delay your senior brother's treatment, you will all be murderers!
Zhao Ziyi was bound like a dumpling with ropes at this moment, but upon hearing these words, he immediately turned around and kicked Zou Sheng in the buttocks.
"You big saint, I'll kick you to death! You were the one who first accused Gu Yuyao of stealing. Is this a small matter?"
If the academy finds out you're stealing, you'll be expelled. What are you planning to do?!
Song Chen, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up, wanting to end this farce as soon as possible.
He looked at Zou Sheng, who was as pure and innocent as a white lotus flower.
"Tell me, how old are the Fire-Refining Grasses that were lost from the Medicine Pavilion?"
"It's a 50-year-old Fire-Refined Grass, worth at least 40 gold on the market!"
Song Chen shook his head and said to Gu Yuyao:
"Brother Gu, please open the white jade box."
Gu Yuyao was confused. What did Song Chen mean by this?
But since the white jade box was originally a gift from Song Chen, Gu Yuyao obediently opened it.
Inside the white jade box lay a bundle of herbs that looked like red silk, with a layer of flame clinging to it, burning quietly.
Song Chen explained confidently:
"Fifty-year-old Fire-Refining Grass, its flames are as red as fire, but inside this white jade box is clearly a one-hundred-fifty-year-old Fire-Refining Grass."
Look at these flames; they're already showing a hint of purple amidst the red.
Upon closer inspection, everyone confirmed it was true.
The flames on the fire-refining grass were clearly half red and half purple.
This indicates that this grass is no longer the fifty-year-old fire-resistant grass.
"A 150-year-old Fire-Refining Grass is worth 200 gold coins on the market. I think this shouldn't be the one that the Medicine Pavilion lost."
Song Chen shook his head, finding the whole thing absurd. He, Song Chen, only ever bought herbs that were over a hundred years old.
Only herbs that are over a hundred years old have enough vitality to survive when planted elsewhere.
After Song Chen finished speaking, the room fell silent. Everyone was shocked by Song Chen's extravagant gesture.
Gu Yuyao held the white jade box, her mouth agape, her jaw almost dropping.
The contents of this white jade box are actually worth 200 gold coins?
This was just a casual gift from Song Chen to him when we met!
This gift is far too valuable! He had originally thought it would only be worth a few taels of silver.
Zhao Ziyi also drooled as he looked at the Fire Lotus Grass. From childhood to adulthood, from his past life to this one, he had never seen anything so precious.
One copper coin was equivalent to one dollar in the modern world.
One gold coin is equivalent to ten thousand dollars in the modern world!
Song Chen casually gave Gu Yuyao 2 million?
Cough cough, although Song Chen also gave him a lot of money.
But Zhao Ziyi felt that he would never be able to bear buying such an expensive item.
With just a few words, Song Chen revealed the truth: this whole thing was Zou Sheng's fault.
The matter was clear, and the law enforcement officers loosened the ropes binding Song Chen and the others.
But Zou Sheng was still bound and would be sent to the Hall of Law Enforcement to receive his punishment.
Zou Sheng was writhing like a silkworm cocoon, tears streaming from his eyes.
"Please save my senior brother, sob sob sob."
Song Chen sighed and took out another white jade box from his storage bag.
“I can save your senior brother. This is a 100-year-old Fire-Refining Grass.”
Song Chen opened the white jade box and showed it to the viewer.
The hundred-year-old Fire-Refining Grass now only has a narrow strip of purple flame at the edge of the flame.
"But what will you offer in exchange? This hundred-year-old Fire-Refining Grass is worth 100 gold on the market."
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