Although Su Zichen's first attempt had failed, a loss on the frontier could turn out to be a blessing in disguise. His standing within Shaolin Temple had risen dramatically as well.
Originally, Su Zichen had worried that Xuan Ming would thoroughly investigate the kitchen over this matter, but in reality, Xuan Ming did no such thing.
The reason was simple: Xuan Ming feared that doing so would make Jue Cheng uncomfortable, making him feel that Shaolin Temple still did not trust him.
Moreover, after this incident, Xuan Ming trusted Jue Cheng immensely. The man had swallowed such a tremendous grievance without complaint, so there was even less need to mention anything else. With the kitchen under Jue Cheng's management, it would undoubtedly be utterly secure.
Now that Su Zichen had obtained the status of a direct disciple, he could finally enter the Scripture Depository openly and without restraint.
In truth, Su Zichen had been able to enter before, but his status had limited him, and the things he could obtain had been extremely limited. Most high-level cultivation techniques could only be read in part—the Spirit Transformation Realm portion—which did not quite meet Lord Su's requirements.
Now that he had the status of a direct disciple, Su Zichen could browse any cultivation technique. He was even qualified to consult secret arts on the level of the Buddha Rhyme Flower-Plucking Seal.
Of course, this was not because Shaolin Temple's management was lax. Rather, even Shaolin Temple's ancestors through the generations could never have imagined that a direct disciple of the abbot would betray Shaolin Temple. Just how blind would a Shaolin abbot have to be to accept a traitor harboring ulterior motives as his disciple?
Of course, Xuan Ming was not blind now. He had merely been blinded by Su Xin's chain