Chapter 317 This guy is too much
Perhaps Elder Xun Gang had not expected this. He had already reminded Di You to be careful, but he did not expect that he would be "implicated" by a little Zhao Hong.
Zhao Hong was not really a big shot in their eyes. He was so young that Chief Xun Gang almost forgot there was such a person in the branch.
When his subordinates reported to him that Zhao Hong had been missing for several days, Elder Xun Gang frowned slightly, thinking that the boy had run away because he thought their branch was too poor.
"If you're missing, just look for him. What's the point of telling me? I can't change him back to you." Elder Xun Gang replied unhappily and sent him away.
If he had this much time, he might as well teach his apprentice Sun Zaicheng well.
Sun Chengcheng is a fat boy brought back by Di You. He is a little timid and crybaby, but this boy has good talent, otherwise Di You would not have chosen him at first sight.
Elder Xun Gang tested Sun Chengzai's talent and found that it was actually of the highest quality. Without saying a word, he snatched him away and made him his personal disciple.
As for Diyu...
The failure of the last time was offset just like that.
Di You: “…”
Old thing!
…
But not long after, someone came to report to Elder Xun Gang that another person had gone missing in the branch.
Elder Xun Gang frowned. Why did he disappear again?
Is his branch so disgusting?
Feeling somewhat unhappy, he gathered all the people in the branch with a gloomy face.
"What's wrong with all of you? People keep disappearing in the branch. How can this be tolerated? Our White Lotus Sect has always been a place that teaches people to strive for progress and sharpens their minds. Only those who endure hardships can become successful. If you can't even endure this little bit of hardship, how can you talk about making achievements and carrying forward the teachings of our White Lotus Sect?"
As he spoke, he paced back and forth, the anger on his face becoming more and more obvious, and his eyes scanned the crowd like a hawk, as if trying to find clues about the missing people from their faces.
Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to breathe. The arrogance that usually dominated the town disappeared without a trace.
Elder Xun Gang scolded them for a long time before he calmed down a little. He stopped and looked at one of his smarter subordinates. He said, "You, check carefully for me. Do you have any abnormal behavior before these people disappeared? Have they come into contact with any suspicious people?"
The subordinate nodded quickly, replied "yes", and hurriedly left to arrange for someone to investigate.
However, one problem arises before another one arises.
A few days later, new news came. This time it was not about someone missing, but some strange signs began to appear around the branch.
At night, faint strange noises could often be heard, like someone crying softly, or the roar of some wild beast; the trees outside the branch began to wither for no reason, and the originally lush branches and leaves turned yellow and withered, as if the vitality had been drained away.
The believers were in a panic, and many began to discuss privately whether they had offended some gods and that was why they were suffering this retribution.
Elder Xun Gang was also shocked when he heard about this, but he pretended to be calm on the surface and angrily rebuked those church members who were talking about it: "Shut up! Don't scare yourself. There are no ghosts in this world. Besides, we are blessed by the great god Nabis. Even if there are ghosts, why should we be afraid? Someone must be deliberately making trouble to disturb the morale of my people."
Having said that, he was still unsure and secretly wondered, could it be that some other force was targeting them and deliberately using these means to create panic?
At the same time, the spies sent by Ming Qi to Quanchun Town were closely watching the actions of the White Lotus branch.
They recorded these abnormal situations one by one and quickly passed them to Ming Qi.
Ming Qi looked at the intelligence in his hand, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a barely perceptible sneer: "It seems that this White Lotus branch has begun to lose its composure. Keep watching, and report to me immediately if there is any new situation."
If you want to deal with the White Lotus Sect, you must arrange some people to do something, otherwise how can you make the White Lotus Sect branch fall into chaos?
A few days later, Elder Xun Gang received another report from his subordinates on the results of the investigation: it turned out that the temple was behind the incident!
He slammed the table in anger, "I knew it, I knew it... The people in this temple are so bullying! They are against our White Lotus Sect on weekdays, and now they are even more aggressive. They want to squeeze me out of Quanchun Town, right?"
He usually gives in to them because he doesn't want to cause trouble and just wants to live out his retirement here in peace.
But this guy is taking it too far...
"Okay, okay, very good! Liang Gong, I'm not done with you!"
Just then, someone came to report that his direct disciple Sun Chengzai was "invited" to the Temple. When Elder Xun Gang heard this, he knew that the Temple wanted to threaten him, and he was furious.
"Get your weapons and follow me to the temple to get the person!" Elder Xun Gang suddenly drew out the long sword from his waist. The sword flashed with cold light, reflecting his ferocious face.
He waved his hand, and the White Lotus members behind him responded one after another, quickly picked up their weapons, filed out, and ran towards the temple in a mighty manner.
Along the way, Elder Xun Gang was extremely anxious and his steps became more and more hurried. He kept cursing the despicable behavior of the temple in his heart, and they actually wanted to use Sun Chengzai to control him and force him to submit.
But Xun Gang is not someone who would be easily threatened. Even if it costs his life, he would never let his disciple suffer any harm.
At the same time, inside the temple, the high priest Liang Gong was sitting on the high altar, looking at Sun Chengzai who was tied to a pillar with a smug look on his face.
Sun Chengzai was so frightened that his face turned pale, beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his forehead, his body trembled uncontrollably, and his eyes were filled with tears.
"You...what do you want to do? My master will not let you go!" he shouted in a crying voice.
Liang Gong sneered, slowly stood up, walked to Sun Chengzheng step by step, looked down at him, and said: "Humph, your master? If he knew what was good for him, he should have given up the land of Quanchun Town earlier, and I might have spared your life. Otherwise..."
He drew out his voice, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes.
"High Priest, it's bad. Elder Xun Gang from the White Lotus Sect is coming with his men to kill us!"
Liang Gong smiled: "You've come just in time. I want to see whether he chooses the White Lotus Sect or his disciple."
He turned around and ordered the guards, "Pass the order down, have all the guards get ready, we must teach the White Lotus a lesson we will never forget today!"
Elder Xun Gang led the White Lotus Sect members and quickly arrived in front of the temple.
He looked up at the tall gate of the temple, his eyes full of anger, and shouted: "Liang Gong, get out here! Hand over my apprentice, or I will destroy your temple today!"
The door of the temple slowly opened, and Liang Gong walked out with a group of guards.
He crossed his arms, looked at Elder Xun Gang with a mocking expression, and said, "Xun Gang, you are still so impulsive. What do you think you and your people can do to me?"
Elder Xun Gang gritted his teeth, glared at Liang Gong, and swung the long sword in his hand with a whirring sound: "Liang Gong, don't be complacent. If you don't hand over my disciple today, I will make you bleed on the spot!"
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