Chapter 15: Life and Death Battle

Qianyu Peak, Qianyu Hall.

Luo Chen looked at the two people lying on the ground with anger on his face.

These two people were so presumptuous that they dared to fight openly in the sect. What made him even more angry was that one of them was seriously injured.

They simply didn't take the sect rules seriously!

They didn't take him, the chief disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall, seriously!

Luo Chen was getting angrier and angrier, and shouted to the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall around him: "Who knows what's going on?"

The inner disciples who had reached the foundation-building stage were silent, and no one dared to speak. In the Law Enforcement Hall, Luo Chen's cultivation was already in the late foundation-building stage, and he was very majestic in the sect. No one dared to talk to him when he was angry, for fear of getting into trouble.

Luo Chen's cold eyes swept over a dozen disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall. Every time he swept over a person, that person hurriedly lowered his head, his eyes wandering on the ground.

Finally, someone couldn't stand the pressure and whispered: "Wake up these two disciples and interrogate them separately, we will definitely find out the reason."

Luo Chen glared at him, took a deep breath, waved his hand and said: "Just do as you say."

Immediately, two disciples came forward, separated the two, and took them to the side hall next to the main hall.

Qi Feng moved Lin Mu to the side hall next door and dripped a few drops of cool water on his face. Lin Mu felt a chill on his face and woke up slowly.

Qi Feng was happy, then he frowned and said: "I am a disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall. Let me ask you, why did you fight with someone in the sect and seriously injure him."

Lin Mu had just woken up, and he was awed after hearing this. The name of the Law Enforcement Hall was well-known in Qianyu Sword Sect. Everyone knew it. Any disciple who made a mistake would be severely punished, and some even died because of it.

Lin Mu didn't think much about it. He had an excuse in his mind. He told the truth: "Ma Huayuan took advantage of his position as a deacon disciple and embezzled my three-month gathering spirit pills. I was furious, but my cultivation was not as good as his, so I had to quit my job as a clerk and stay away from him. But he was aggressive and came to my door, humiliating me again and again. Today, he blocked my way on the road and attacked me first. I had no choice but to protect myself, but he was too careless and hurt him by mistake. Please ask the law enforcement disciples to do justice for me."

Qi Feng stared at Lin Mu's face and found that there was no change in his expression. He knew that what Lin Mu said should not be false. But he still took a step forward and asked: "Are you telling the truth? If there is a lie, I will not let you off easily."

Lin Mu hurriedly said: "What the disciple said is absolutely true, and I dare not lie at all."

At this time, Lin Mu did not seek merit, but only to avoid mistakes. He was sure that what he said was true. He had just reached the fifth level of Qi Refining, while Ma Huayuan had already reached the seventh level. If he said it was an accidental injury, no one would doubt it.

Qifeng pondered and said, "I will believe you for now. Come with me. Senior Brother Luo Chen is very perceptive and will definitely do you justice."

Lin Mu stood up shakily, his head still a little dizzy, his steps were weak and sometimes heavy and sometimes light, and he followed Qifeng to the Qianyu Hall.

Arriving at the Qianyu Hall, Qifeng walked to Luo Chen and whispered the reason Lin Mu said. After listening, Luo Chen did not immediately express his opinion.

Turning around and asking Lin Mu, "Is what you said true?" He stared at Lin Mu closely.

Lin Mu ignored his gaze and raised his head and said, "That's true. Please take a closer look, Senior Brother."

Lin Mu's eyes were clear, and he didn't look like he was lying. Luo Chen retracted his gaze and nodded slightly.

After a while, Ma Huayuan was carried out from the side hall next to him. The wound on his chest had been bandaged and was no longer bleeding. Ma Huayuan saw Lin Mu, his eyes flashed with vicious light, and he glared at Lin Mu fiercely.

The disciple who took out Ma Huayuan whispered a few words in Luo Chen's ear. After hearing this, Luo Chen's expression suddenly changed, and a layer of ice floated on his face.

Luo Chen looked down at Ma Huayuan lying on the ground, and said sternly: "Ma Huayuan, why did you deliberately provoke and hurt people in advance?"

Ma Huayuan trembled, his fat body shook, and he defended loudly: "He despised me first and called me by my real name. I couldn't stand it, so I wanted to teach him a lesson. Who knew that this kid was so insidious and really came with me and injured me. I am the victim, and my senior brother has to make the decision for me."

Luo Chen shouted: "You still dare to quibble, then I ask you again, why did you embezzle Lin Mu's elixir? What is your intention? Are you worthy of being someone else's senior brother?"

Ma Huayuan's forehead was sweating coldly, knowing that what he had done had been exposed, but he still denied it: "I embezzled his pills, and he injured me. In this way, we should be even."

Luo Chen sneered: "What a hateful face, it's obviously your own fault, but you still deny it. How could there be a scum like you in Qianyu Sword Sect? I won't let you off easily."

When Ma Huayuan heard this, he didn't care about his injuries, and hurriedly got up and knelt on the ground, crying and begging: "Please spare my life, senior brother, considering that I am a first-time offender, just treat me as a fart and let me go."

Luo Chen was unmoved and said coldly: "Ma Huayuan, you bully the weak in the sect, deliberately provoke, and cause trouble. According to the sect rules, you should be put in solitary confinement for three months. In addition, the three bottles of Juling Pills that you embezzled should be returned to the original owner, and it will be executed immediately."

Ma Huayuan fell to the ground as if struck by lightning. Although the three-month confinement was not serious, it was not light. For three months, he was not allowed to leave the cave in the back mountain, and was blown by the cold wind all day long. Someone would only deliver a meal every five days. For the pampered Ma Huayuan, this was more painful than killing him.

Ma Huayuan tremblingly took out three bottles of Gathering Spirit Pills from the storage bag and handed them to Lin Mu, staring at Lin Mu fiercely. If eyes could kill, Lin Mu would have died ten thousand times.

Lin Mu reached out to take the three bottles of Gathering Spirit Pills, turned around, and didn't look at him again.

Luo Chen said coldly: "That's it for today. If I find you again in the future, I will never let you off easily. Go and do your own things."

Lin Mu nodded in agreement and stood up and walked out of the hall.

Here, someone carried Ma Huayuan to the back mountain to be confined for three months. Ma Huayuan watched Lin Mu walk out of Qianyu Hall intact, but he was seriously injured, and the three bottles of Juling Pills he had embezzled were not kept. He was furious. He shouted at Lin Mu: "Stop, I want to fight you to the death."

As soon as these words came out, Qianyu Hall suddenly became quiet.

Fighting to the death is rare in Qianyu Sword Sect, but it is a good way to resolve conflicts. Many disciples have irreconcilable conflicts, but open fighting is not allowed in the sect. At this time, someone will fight to the death. Fighting to the death means that two people make a contract, and there is no winner, only life and death, and they will fight to the death.

Without deep hatred, few people will fight to the death. Ma Huayuan is vindictive, relying on his high cultivation, vowing to put Lin Mu to death.

Lin Mu stopped stiffly at the door of the hall, hesitating whether to accept.

If he doesn't accept, he can escape. But from now on, he will not be able to hold his head up in the sect, no one will look up to him anymore, and even if he enters the foundation-building stage, he may not be accepted as an inner disciple.

If he accepts, he may die. Lin Mu feels that this is not worth it at all.

Lin Mu turned around and was about to refuse, but Ma Huayuan sarcastically said, "You don't dare, right? I tell you, you have to accept it whether you accept it or not. Otherwise, when I come out, I would rather be punished by the sect rules than kill you."

Ma Huayuan was obviously desperate and didn't take these law enforcement hall disciples seriously at all.

Qifeng shook his head to signal Lin Mu not to accept it.

Lin Mu glanced at him with gratitude. But he knew that he had no way out, and looked at Ma Huayuan and said, "Okay, I promise you."

Hearing Lin Mu say this, Ma Huayuan laughed, thinking that his evil plan had succeeded. A group of law enforcement hall disciples looked at Lin Mu with worried expressions.

Luo Chen looked at Lin Mu approvingly, not knowing what he was thinking.

A life-and-death fight is a big deal in the sect, regardless of the level of cultivation. The fight was judged by the Law Enforcement Hall and was held in the square in front of the Qianyu Hall.

Immediately, a disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall took out a piece of paper and wrote a life-and-death contract. Ma Huayuan wrote his name on it and handed it to Lin Mu with contempt.

Lin Mu took the life-and-death contract, his hands trembled a little, but he still wrote his name on it firmly.

At this point, the life-and-death contract has been signed, and Lin Mu and Ma Huayuan will fight to the death.

Ma Huayuan was carried out of the Qianyu Hall with a laugh and locked up in the back mountain.

Lin Mu left Qianyu Peak with a worried look on his face and returned to the courtyard.