Chapter 952: 951

Chapter 952: 951

Lu Yang felt, does it make any difference which of us sits in prison? Fairy, if you take my place, wouldn’t I still be in the spiritual space, as if confining you there meant I wasn’t at the Sinners’ Hall all the same?

Fairy Eternity’s philosophy of one person committing the deed, one person bearing the responsibility, is indeed rare.

Though it’s not very useful.

But it is indeed very precious.

“Do I also need to be locked up?” Bai Ye replaced Daoist Zhui Yue.

“When night falls, Tree Ancestor, you can just come out,” Luo Hongxia said. Bai Ye hadn’t done anything, so how could he be imprisoned?

“Oh, alright then.” Bai Ye shrank back, handing control of the body over to Chasing Moon True Person.

“Tree Ancestor, don’t go; there is another matter for which we need the Tree Ancestor’s consent,” Luo Hongxia called out to stop the Tree Ancestor.

“What’s the matter?”

“Previously, we at the Immortal Palace did not know that you had spiritual wisdom and continued to cut down and sell laurel trees without seeking the Tree Ancestor’s consent, for which we feel ashamed. These laurel trees are yours, and the spirit stones obtained from selling the laurel trees should rightfully belong to you. Please inform us when you first gained spiritual wisdom so the Immortal Palace can calculate and return the spirit stones to you.”

Bai Ye found Luo Hongxia’s meaning a bit hard to grasp, but he roughly understood that they were intending to give him spirit stones.

“I have no use for spirit stones, keep them for yourselves, and with regards to cutting and selling the trees, just carry on as usual.”

“The Tree Ancestor is benevolent and righteous,” Luo Hongxia bowed in respect.

When the Great Snow Mountain Laurel Tree Ancestor acquired spiritual wisdom and became “human,” ownership of the Great Snow Mountain Laurel Tree transferred to Bai Ye. At the time, the Immortal Palace was unaware of Bai Ye’s existence, so the cutting and selling of laurel trees did not constitute a crime as there was no intent to commit a wrongful act.

Now that the Immortal Palace is aware of Bai Ye’s existence, they cannot cut and sell laurel trees without Bai Ye’s consent.

…

Sinners’ Hall.

“Palace Master, what brings you here?” Elder Morran, clad in a lotus black dress, was quite surprised.

What surprised her even more was that Luo Hongxia had brought two children with her.

“You have children?”

As the custodian responsible for overseeing the Sinners’ Hall, Elder Morran rarely had the chance to leave and was unaware of what was happening in the outside world.

She immediately fantasized about Luo Hongxia and Daoist Buyu having a secret romance, with Daoist Buyu having many enemies and being unable to publicly disclose their love, leading to their clandestine meetings and even having two children in secret. With Daoist Buyu reaching the Transcendance Tribulation Stage and no longer fearing his enemies, Luo Hongxia finally dared to make their relationship public and began introducing the children to others…

Luo Hongxia’s brow twitched, feeling that Junior Sister Morran’s gaze was a bit odd.

Junior Sister Morran always had a vivid imagination; there was no telling what she was conjuring up in her mind now.

“There was a recent mishap where all the disciples of the Immortal Palace were reduced in size, and Lu Yang was no exception. This little one is Lu Yang.”

“That’s amazing?”

“So did Lu Yang come to visit the Sinners’ Hall as well?”

“He’s preparing to stay for five days.”

Elder Morran was taken aback, then understood Luo Hongxia’s implication.

“You’re really planning to follow in your master’s footsteps and take a turn in our Sinners’ Hall, huh?”

Lu Yang: “…”

Elder Morran, you must have some misunderstanding about me.

“And who is this?”

“This person’s identity is not convenient to reveal. All you need to know is she committed the crime of theft and, due to special circumstances, stays in the Sinners’ Hall during the day and may move freely at night.”

Chasing Moon True Person, concerned about appearances, didn’t want others to know she had become a little girl and hoped Luo Hongxia would keep it secret.

“Nepotism?” Elder Morran, who had been guarding Sinners’ Hall for a thousand years, saw such a free prisoner for the first time.

Luo Hongxia: “…”

How should I put this, in a certain sense, it indeed counts as nepotism.

Usually, it was Elder Morran’s job to lock people up, but since Luo Hongxia had come in person, Elder Morran couldn’t be bothered to do it himself, thinking this important task should rather be done by the Palace Master herself.

No sooner had they entered the inner part of Sinners’ Hall than they heard Qu Ling’s voice, full of resentment, “My good disciple, I never thought you’d dare come here!”

“How dare you imprison your master, such an act of great disrespect and rebellion!”

“Shut up,” Chasing Moon True Person reprimanded displeasedly, “Even I have to come here for my mistakes, what are you in comparison!”

Under normal circumstances, if anyone dared to speak to Qu Ling like this, she would have been furious, but for some reason, when rebuked by this little one, she instinctively felt a sense of fear and dared not lash out.

“Who are you?” Qu Ling looked at Chasing Moon True Person with astonishment and uncertainty, not understanding why she would be afraid of this little girl.

“You don’t deserve to know.”

“You!”

Luo Hongxia cast a glance at Qu Ling: “Seeing as you are my master, I advise you to show some respect to this person, or you will regret it later.”

Qu Ling snorted coldly and said no more.

“Are you… Fellow Daoist Lu Yang?” Xue Shilou rubbed his eyes, thinking his recent bloodline awakening was causing his vision to fail.

Just a few days ago, Fellow Daoist Lu Yang was over a meter tall, now he was barely a meter.

Lu Yang inwardly cursed, realizing this mishap; he wanted to keep his shrinkage a secret, but now Xue Shilou, a stranger, was in on it.

Fairy Eternity made an effort to maintain Lu Yang’s dignity in front of a stranger: “Ahem, I am practicing the Cultivation Technique of Eternal Life, and I encountered a minor issue during my practice. There are a few days each year when I become smaller. The outside is too dangerous, the enemies too many, so I’ve sought refuge in Sinners’ Hall for some peace.”

“So that’s why,” Xue Shilou suddenly realized, “Fellow Daoist Lu Yang, you must be more careful when practicing; that technique sounds terribly perilous.”

“Really?” Xuanyuan Tianhen looked skeptical.

“Of course it’s true,” said Fairy Eternity nonchalantly, striving to appear like a Ministry of Justice Official inspecting the prison environment at the prison, but Lu Yang’s small stature failed to convey that impression, no matter his expression or pose.

The culprits who had been imprisoned in Sinners’ Hall for theft and whom Lu Yang had seen before were released upon completing their sentences, which conveniently freed up space for Chasing Moon True Person to reside here.

Fairy Eternity took the cell next to Chasing Moon True Person.

After making up her bed, Fairy Eternity jumped onto it with glee, feeling a strange sense of familiarity.

“It feels like I do this in my Spiritual Space, too.”

“Not quite the same, the bed in the Spiritual Space is more comfortable.”

Fairy Eternity closed her eyes, her consciousness returning to the Spiritual Space.

“Little Yang, come have a snowball fight.”

Lu Yang sighed: “Fairy, it’s like there’s no difference for you between being imprisoned or not.”

Previously, the complaint was that the cultivators imprisoned in Sinners’ Hall were of too low a level; now, there was no shortage of high levels, with even an Immortal being present.

…

“Master, Lu Yang disappeared after passing by the hot springs, could something have happened?” Lan Ting hadn’t seen Lu Yang for a whole day and night and was so worried that she asked Luo Hongxia.

“…Not exactly trouble, it’s just that he is now residing in Sinners’ Hall.”

“What? That’s not trouble?” Lan Ting soon understood; it was because of the hot springs incident.

She trusted that Elder Brother Lu Yang had his reasons for doing so.

“If you wish to see him, you can visit Sinners’ Hall,” Luo Hongxia thought this disciple was hopeless and decided to leave her directly to the Seek Dao Sect.