Chapter 145: Is this a fraud?

There was nothing particularly good on the treasure ship.

Chen Lang searched around and only saw some spirit stones, some metal tools, and several bronze array plates, which looked like things that could be used to control the ship.

After detaining the treasure ship, Chen Lang brought the bronze array plate to the prison.

There is chaos inside.

The people who were detained later had mixed identities, especially the women, who were shouting and insulting the Pingtian Sect.

"Master, these guys are too noisy, how about killing them?" Several soul masters couldn't bear it anymore and cursed them too badly.

"Not yet."

Chen Lang ignored him and asked, "What does cursing the Pingtian Sect have to do with me?"

"How do I use this thing? Is it used to steer the treasure ship?" Chen Lang came in front of Lu Youzhi and took out the formation plate.

Lu Youzhi was shocked. He originally didn't believe that the Pingtian Sect would dare to attack the Lu family, but he watched helplessly as members of his family were brought in and even the things on the Polang Boat were taken away.

Pingtian Sect, has the world changed? Or...
"Chen Lang, what gives you the right? You won't live for many more days!" He cursed loudly, unable to believe and understand why the Pingtian Church recognized such a person as its leader.

He was not afraid of death. Even dying in battle would be worth it, but he just didn't want to die here.

The other captives were silent. Even for a big family like the Lu family, giving money and gifts was of no use, let alone most ordinary cultivators, they could not leave.

"I have control magic, and with the formation plate, I can steer the wave-breaking boat." said an old man who was escorted here together.

Chen Lang looked at him and said, "Give me the spell."

"I have conditions," said the old man.

"Except releasing them."

"Then be nice to my second young master." The old man said, "If you want to make a sacrifice, put him behind me."

"Yes." Chen Lang nodded.

Lu Youzhi fell silent. The old housekeeper's words seemed to make him realize the seriousness of the matter. Even his ancestral wave-breaking boat was going to be taken away. He had to force himself to calm down and think of a solution.

The old man successfully taught the skills to Chen Lang. At the same time, a fierce dispute was also taking place in the Tianjian Sect.

A large number of disciples of the Tianjian Sect were arrested, and only Ye Wenlong returned to the sect alone. Naturally, he could not escape the continuous questioning.

It would have been easy to explain how he had escaped, but Ye Wenlong hesitated as to how he should say it.

In the end, he chose to make Chen Lang's arrangements public at the elders' meeting.

"Did he tell you this in person?" Several elders fell silent, and Zhou Tianzheng asked with a frown.

"Yes."

"Is there anything strange about his behavior?"

Ye Wenlong thought for a moment, "There's nothing normal about him, right?"

He didn't want to answer because he knew what it meant. If there were serious consequences in the future, any information he provided at this moment would become part of his guilt.

The person was knocked unconscious, and the Soul-Breaking Blue was picked up in the cave. He was able to escape because the Pingtian Sect failed to supervise him properly. What else is the problem?
"I'm afraid it's a trick!"

After a moment of silence, Elder Qingguan spoke.

They knew very well that Chen Lang was controlled by the Pingtian Cult. It was impossible to tell whether anything he did was his own doing or the manipulation of the Pingtian Cult. Although Ye Wenlong said he had asked, this could not be used as evidence. "The Pingtian Cult has been behaving abnormally in recent years, and the frequency of collecting dead souls has increased rapidly. In the past three years, the number of deaths in various places has increased by about 20% each year, and this year it has even exceeded 30%."

Elder Shi spoke up and handed over a few more pieces of paper and threw them on the table. "Here is a rough record of the number of people who have been massacred in the area in recent years."

"My judgment is that the treasure of the Lord of Ten Thousand Souls may be about to be refined, and the speed is obviously accelerating."

"You mean, the Pingtian Sect has already turned its attention to us?" Zhou Tianzheng smelled something unusual. "Is the Qingmu Sect's incident also a test?"

If this was a trap deliberately set by the Pingtian Sect using Chen Lang, then it deserves to be treated with caution.

Moreover, the information provided by Ye Wenlong was very problematic. They did not believe that the management of Pingtian Sect would be so lax during the grand sacrifice. If he was not hiding something, then there must be doubts within Pingtian Sect itself.

"not necessarily."

Elder Shi said: "Numbers don't lie, but there are accidents in necessity. This person's behavior is weird. He did everything for Qingmu Sect alone. There is no need to delve into it.

I want to remind you that it is a general trend for the Pingtian Sect to resort to swords and spears. If we take direct action, the risk of going to war with the Pingtian Sect will be greatly increased compared to previous years."

This made the other elders silent again. To go or not to go, that was the question.

"What do you think?" Zhou Tianzheng was unsure about what to do and looked at Zhong Haoran. After all, he was Chen Lang's master.

Zhong Haoran only said two words, "It's feasible."

This made Zhou Tianzheng smile bitterly. Zhong Haoran always made sufficient preparations before doing things, but during this period, he was much more decisive and seemed not to want to consider anything at all. He didn't know whether it was good or bad.

"What about you?" Zhou Tianzheng asked the elder who was giving the speech again.

"Don't make any noise, I'm thinking." The elder who was giving the speech frowned.

"I think it's too risky. Those who need to be rescued will naturally be rescued, and those who are not rescued are not worth saving."

Elder Qing smiled and said, "Since the problem is so troublesome, why not notify those families and let them deal with it themselves? We can just show our respect. After all, the descendants of you sitting here are not involved, right?"

This caused surprises in all parties. In fact, this method had been thought of by someone a long time ago. Although it was good, it was not very humane.

What a coincidence is that the families behind the elders present here are not involved in this matter, otherwise no one would dare to say such things, and it would be a big deal if it spread out of this room.

Suddenly, someone remembered something and looked at Ye Wenlong.

"Ah? What's wrong?" Ye Wenlong was sitting in a corner, meditating with his eyes closed. Suddenly, he shuddered and woke up. Seeing that many elders were staring at him, he quickly apologized:

"I have been running all the way back and am exhausted. What did the elders ask just now?"

"It's okay, go back." Elder Shi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he knew nothing. He thought that he didn't understand things like family relationships, so he told Ye Wenlong to leave.

After Ye Wenlong left, Elder Shi glanced at everyone and said:
"Everyone, how about this? Let his disciples go and redeem themselves.

The alliance has just been put on the agenda, so it is not appropriate to have a direct conflict with the Pingtian Sect, as this will become a bargaining chip for other sects."

After he finished speaking, before anyone nodded in response, the door suddenly opened and cold wind blew in.

A man in a yellow robe stood outside the door, his clothes fluttering, his whole body filled with murderous aura and a little blood.

"Ransom? What can I use to redeem him?"

"My Lu family is at least one of the pillars of the Tianjian Sect. If you don't take action today, then my Lu family will not recognize this Tianjian Sect!"

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(End of this chapter)