Most people felt that the rumors had gone a little overboard. Was the killer a monk? And a young monk? Many people only treated it as a topic of conversation after dinner.
However, Xuan Energy was different. The Dacheng County government had asked the villagers about the incident and confirmed that the one who killed the Blood Cloud Bandits was a young monk named Duzhen.
Then, the Dachang County government felt that the monk who had the ability to do such a thing was very likely to be from Heavenly Dragon Temple. Therefore, they sent a letter to Heavenly Dragon Temple on the same day.
After the Heavenly Dragon Temple received the news, they immediately looked through the disciple list to find out if there was a young monk called Duzhen in the Heavenly Dragon Temple. At that time, they had checked the disciples of the Warrior-monk Yard with Xuan Energy. Fortunately, everyone found that there was no young monk called Duzhen in the Heavenly Dragon Temple, so they did not take it to heart.
Qin Hao only came to Tian Long Temple the next day after that. Because of Master Xuan Yi's care, he was exempted from many procedures and joined Tian Long Temple. No one actually found out that he was Du Zhen, the one who killed the Blood Cloud Bandits. This could be considered a coincidence!
When Qin Wu heard the Profound Energy mention this matter, he knew that he could not hide it and he did not feel that he was in the wrong. He was enforcing justice on behalf of the heavens so he immediately said,""It should be…a disciple."
The moment these words were said, the corners of Profound Energy's mouth twitched violently. Who would have thought that such a thing would happen? That day, he checked the disciple register. The next day, Qin Wu joined Heavenly Dragon Temple. Otherwise, if they knew that Qin Wu had done this, Heavenly Dragon Temple would definitely not accept him. However, Qin Wu had already entered Heavenly Dragon Temple!
"Duzhen, go back and wait.”Xuan Li did not know what to say. He only said a sentence to Qin Wu and left in a hurry. He had to inform the other Elders about this matter and discuss it with them.
"Du…Du really killed those Blood Cloud Bandits?”
"This…could there be a mistake?”
The disciples of the Warrior-monk Yard were also stunned. Many of them had heard of a monk who had killed hundreds of people, but they didn't know much about it. However, they didn't expect that the killer was Du Zhen, who had just shocked everyone!
Speaking of which…this information was completely true. Moreover, Qin Hao had admitted it himself, so it was impossible for it to be fake.
Qin Hao did not know how the Heavenly Dragon Temple would handle this matter, but he had a clear conscience. He returned to his room without saying a word.
"Sigh!" Duwu sighed heavily as he watched Qin Wu leave. He had failed to defeat Qin Wu in the battle just now, which made him feel a sense of appreciation for Qin Wu. With this kind of junior brother's encouragement, he would have a greater motivation to improve!
However, Duwu understood that Qin Wu had committed a massacre. With the strict rules of Heavenly Dragon Temple, it was impossible to keep Qin Wu in Heavenly Dragon Temple.
At this moment, more than ten monks from Heavenly Dragon Temple were gathered in a hall.
"What is it? Profound Energy, is what you said true? Du Zhen, who killed more than a hundred people, is in our Heavenly Dragon Temple?”A fat monk said in disbelief. Back then, they had checked the list of disciples, but there was not a single young monk named Duzhen!
"It can't be fake. He admitted it himself.”Xuan Li shook his head and smiled bitterly." Now, let's talk about how we should deal with him.”
The fat monk replied without hesitation," Of course, we will be expelled from the Wall Gate. The reason why our Heavenly Dragon Temple has been able to stand for tens of thousands of years without falling is because of our strict discipline. We never participate in the struggles of various forces. We must not break the rules of the Heavenly Dragon Temple because of a disciple!”
"That's right…killing people is intolerable, even if they are people who deserve to die.”
The other elders also agreed.
Heavenly Dragon Temple had strict rules. It was fine to break a small precept, but breaking a big precept was absolutely not tolerated!
The elders were speechless for a long time. Of course, he knew that this matter was almost irreparable. Back then, they did not even show mercy to their junior brother Xuan Ting, let alone Qin Wu.
However, Xuan Yi still could not help but plead,"Duzhen had his reasons. Plus, he's still young. This was something he committed before he entered Heavenly Dragon Temple.”
"Let the abbot decide." The fat monk and the others did not continue their discussion. Instead, they looked at a thin monk sitting on a futon not far away.
The thin monk had white eyebrows and a white beard. He was skinny and he sighed when he heard this. He slowly opened his eyes and said,"Let him go down the mountain."
"Amitabha!" As soon as he said this, the elders put their palms together and knew that this matter had been concluded.
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"Duzhen…I hope you can forgive me. The reputation of Heavenly Dragon Temple was built by countless generations of ancestors.”In a courtyard, Xuan Yi sighed to Qin Hao and informed him of the Heavenly Dragon Temple's punishment for him.
"Yes…I understand." Qin Hao laughed bitterly. He knew that the matter was already set in stone. Qin Hao did not regret killing more than a hundred Blood Cloud Bandits. Even if the same thing was placed in front of him, he would still do it. Perhaps…it was indeed not suitable for him to stay in Heavenly Dragon Temple.
"In short…you should practice martial arts properly after you leave the mountain.”Xuan Yi said.
Qin Wu nodded and continued,"I want to ask about Master. Master…was he expelled from Tian Long Temple because he broke his precepts?”
Xuan Ting and Xuan Yi were fellow disciples, so they must have been from the Heavenly Dragon Temple in the past. However, they had passed away on the remote Daqing Mountain. Something must have happened.
Xuan Yi nodded slightly." Junior Brother Xuan Ting is the same as you. He committed a crime of murder…but he also broke the precepts to save people. About twenty years ago, we discovered a branch of the Heavenly Demon Sect. All the sects, including our Heavenly Dragon Temple, sent experts to destroy it.”
The Heaven Demon Sect was one of the four great Demon Sects, and it was faintly ranked first. No one knew where its headquarters was, but its branches were spread all over the ten countries, causing great harm. Once the Heaven Demon Sect's branches were discovered, the various sects would immediately destroy them.
" However, one of our teams was ambushed that time, and Junior Brother Xuan Ting immediately went to rescue them. Although Junior Brother Xuan Ting had already cultivated the Golden Bell Shield to the eighth level, he could not hold back when facing five Inborn experts and a large number of Heavenly Demon Sect martial artists. At that time, he went on a killing spree and was covered in blood. In the end, he succeeded in saving us. In that battle, his cultivation was completely crippled…and he was expelled from Heavenly Dragon Temple because he committed a massacre.”Xuan Yi sighed.
Qin Hao was also silent. Xuan Ting had killed to save people, but the rules of the Heavenly Dragon Temple were strict. Killing people was a violation of the precepts, and they had to be punished. At that time, even though many people pleaded for mercy and could not bear to do so, the abbot still made the decision to expel Xuan Ting from the temple.
In the end, he left Heavenly Dragon Temple. Xuan Ting, who traveled around, adopted Qin Hao when he was young and taught him martial arts. In the end, his injuries from the battle at Heavenly Demon Sect relapsed and he passed away. However, Qin Hao knew that Master Xuan Ting did not regret it, nor did he hate Heavenly Dragon Temple, which had raised him. He just did what he should have done!
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