This Is a Humble Room, Yet My Virtue Lends It Fragrance

"So, it seems I made a mistake in my judgment?"

If only Yun Zhi said that the Silent Daoist was selling genuine goods, Mo Danxin would not be very credible.

Adding Xu Xin's words greatly increases the credibility of the claim.

The Silent Daoist laughed heartily, beaming with joy. Although it wasn't the Fourth Elder who came but his good disciple Yun Zhi, it didn't matter who it was, as long as he could be rescued. "It's alright, it's alright. As long as Lord Mo knows he made a mistake, I don't want any compensation from the court. Just release me."

According to the laws of this dynasty, Mo Danxin represents the imperial court. His judgment against the Silent Daoist is equivalent to the imperial court making a mistake, and the imperial court needs to compensate for it.

Mo Danxin shook her head. "It still won't work. You just tried to escape, but the escape attempt failed. You still need to stay in prison."

The Silent Daoist: "..."

"Then Master, please take care. I'll take my junior brother back now." Yun Zhi was relieved that her master's grievances had been cleared and the matter was resolved, so she could go back with peace of mind.

"Wait a minute, I haven't gone out yet!" The Silent Daoist hurriedly called out to Yun Zhi.

Yun Zhi cupped her hands in greeting, her words tinged with respect. "My master often says, 'It is not the height that matters, but the presence of immortals that brings fame; it is not the depth that matters, but the presence of dragons that brings spiritual power.' This is a humble abode, but my virtue makes it fragrant. Although the prison environment is simple, with a noble and proud person like my master, the prison environment will not feel simple at all."

Upon hearing the familiar words, the Silent Daoist's memory was pulled back hundreds of years.

Hundreds of years ago, the Silent Daoist had just taken Yun Zhi as his disciple and was teaching and imparting knowledge on Heaven Gate Peak. Originally, there was only the Silent Daoist on Heaven Gate Peak, so the huge Heaven Gate Peak only had one house. After little Yun Zhi arrived, she also needed a house. The Silent Daoist was lazy, so he casually built a simple little wooden house.

Facing Xiao Yun Zhi's bewildered gaze, the Daoist silently turned Xiao Yun Zhi's head, his face full of kindness:

"It's not about height, but about the immortals dwelling there; it's not about depth, but about the dragons living within. This is a humble abode, but my virtue makes it fragrant." The last line means that a person of high moral character won't find their dwelling simple. Xiaoyun is a good child, so she won't find the little wooden house simple, right?

"Yes!" Xiao Yun Zhi clenched her fist and nodded vigorously.

Now the retribution has come.

The Silent Daoist watched helplessly as the resolute Yun Zhi left, his head hanging low in dejection.

Before long, Lu Yang jogged back to the prison, which revived the Silent Daoist.

"Good disciple, did Xiaoyun send you here?"

Lu Yang nodded.

The Silent Daoist exclaimed excitedly, "Good disciple! I never imagined you had already formed your core, and even reached the first grade! It's my fault for not teaching you properly before. Once I'm out, I will definitely guide your cultivation!"

Lu Yang scratched his head awkwardly. "My senior sister asked me to bring the food."

"... Delivering meals is fine too."

As Lu Yang spoke, he took out a set of food boxes from his storage ring. Even before the lids were opened, the aroma was so enticing that the silent Daoist, who Grain Avoidance for several days, sniffed and recognized the food as coming from the best restaurant in Dayan County.

Then Lu Yang placed the food boxes at the doors of the other cells, and when he got to the Silent Daoist's cell, there were none left.

"Where's mine?" The Silent Daoist was dumbfounded; he was now drooling over the delicious aroma.

Lu Yang honestly replied, "My senior sister said she'd heard there's often bullying in prison, and she was worried that you're old and frail and might be bullied. So she asked me to order food at Juyuan Restaurant and deliver it to your fellow inmates, so they won't bully you."

The Silent Daoist: "..."

The Minister of Justice nodded repeatedly. "Everything has its counter. I never thought that the lawless and silent Daoist would be subdued by his own disciple."

Here you go!

After finishing his meal delivery, Lu Yang left the prison and met up with Yun Zhi at the city gate of Dayan County.

Yun Zhi beckoned to the sky, and a cloud of auspiciousness descended, lifting the two of them up.

Strangely, despite Yun Zhi's actions being performed in full view of countless passersby, no one paid any attention to the scene, as if Yun Zhi and Lu Yang did not exist.

On the auspicious cloud, Lu Yang asked curiously, "Senior Sister, is the Cultivation Method that Master took out really the one that the Thief Ancestor practiced?"

Lu Yang learned the news from the Immortal Fairy, who said that this Cultivation Method was extraordinary and not something ordinary.

Yun Zhi stood on the cloud, looking down at the azure sky. Sunlight shone through the clouds, forming rays that pierced through the clouds.

Yun Zhi withdrew her gaze and slowly said, "Considering the relationship between the Thief Ancestor and my master, it should be the one the Thief Ancestor cultivated."

"The relationship between the master thief and his master?"

"The Thief Ancestor and Master are close friends despite their age difference. It's likely that the Thief Ancestor wanted to take a destined person as his disciple and asked Master to release the first quarter of his Cultivation Method. Whoever could master the first quarter would become his disciple."

"So, the patriarch of thieves didn't die or perish; he's still alive?"

"He's doing very well."

After Yun Zhi and Lu Yang left, Mo Dan pondered for a long time and felt that it was not a good idea to keep the Minister of Justice here.

He wasn't afraid of offending the Minister of Justice, but rather that the Ministry of Justice had many matters that required the Minister's decision. Even if he were imprisoned for ten days or half a month, the Ministry of Justice would be in chaos.

"I remember there was a provision in the law that exempts one from punishment... I found it."

Mo Danxin turned to one of the articles in the criminal law, which listed six situations in which criminal liability would not be pursued:

One of the points roughly means that, after interpretation by the Ministry of Justice, it was determined that no criminal liability should be pursued.

Local authorities do not have the authority to decide whether criminal liability should be pursued; only the Ministry of Justice has that authority.

Mo Danxin wrote down the situation and asked someone to send it to the Ministry of Justice immediately.

The second-in-command of the Ministry of Justice, the Vice Minister, soon received an inquiry from Dayan County, saying that an official in Dayan County had knowingly broken the law and openly helped a prisoner escape from prison. However, considering the importance of this official, it was requested that he be exempted from criminal liability.

The Vice Minister sneered, "I've heard that Mo Danxin is known as Mo Qingtian (a paragon of justice), but seeing him today, he's nothing special. Officials who knowingly break the law should be punished more severely. How can there be any talk of exemption from prosecution? It's utterly laughable!"

"I wonder if this official has connections in the capital or if he gave Mo Danxin a gift."

"Exemption from prosecution requires Lord Xu's approval, and even if I agree, Lord Xu will not!"

"Let me see which official has the audacity to break the law... Lord Xu?!"

The Vice Minister rubbed his eyes, cast the Heart-Cleansing Mantra three times, and read the report from Dayan County again, still thinking he was half asleep.

"I heard that Lord Xu suddenly disappeared during the banquet yesterday. So he was rushing to jail?"

The Vice Minister had a strange expression. According to the criminal law, he needed the approval of his superior, the Minister of Justice, to exempt the other party from criminal liability.

Lord Xu will definitely approve it.

However, the problem is that Mr. Xu is a party to this case and, according to the provisions of the Criminal Law, he should recuse himself and cannot make a decision.