Deputy Hall Master (Fourth Update, Please Bookmark and Recommend)

Deputy Hall Master (Fourth Update, Please Bookmark and Recommend)

The other six Enforcement Hall disciples saw that man looking as though his soul had flown out of his body, and they all turned to look at the plaque in Hu Meier's hand. Instantly, all six went pale, and three of them even dropped straight to their knees—

They had truly fallen to their knees; this was no figure of speech.

They were the three Enforcement Hall disciples Mu Ming and Mu Zhengfeng had called over. They knelt directly, then unanimously turned their gazes toward Mu Ming, Mu Zhengfeng, and Wang Linshu. At that moment, their eyes were wolfish eyes—eyes that wanted to kill...

No matter how foolish the three of them were, with three Enforcement Hall disciples staring at them like that, how could they fail to realize that something was terribly wrong?

Seeing the situation suddenly change, the surrounding onlookers also curiously looked toward the plaque in Hu Meier's hand—all these changes had occurred after she took out that plaque. They were now all guessing what sort of plaque it was.

Of course, aside from these seven Enforcement Hall disciples, no one present recognized it at all!

That seemingly ordinary dark-gray plaque had only been seen once even by these Enforcement Hall disciples, within the Enforcement Hall on Bloodbone Peak. When they had first joined the Enforcement Hall, an elder had pointed to the plaque hanging on the wall of the Enforcement Hall's main hall and told them that it was the identity plaque of the Enforcement Hall Master. In the entire Enforcement Hall, only two people had the authority to take that plaque down. One was the current Enforcement Hall Master, and the other was the next Hall Master!

Now that Hu Meier held this plaque in her hand, its meaning spoke for itself.

Before their eyes, this seemingly charming and adorable woman was the next Hall Master of the Enforcement Hall!

No wonder the three Enforcement Hall disciples who had just passed judgment on Hu Donghan had been frightened into kneeling—they had committed some terrible sin! They had merely helped an acquaintance with a small favor, dealing with a little fellow at the Qi Refining First Layer, yet they had actually offended the next Hall Master of the Enforcement Hall! Black smoke must have risen from all three of their ancestral graves that day.

After several more seconds of silence, the four Enforcement Hall disciples who had originally been stationed at the Outer Affairs Hall dropped to one knee and respectfully said, "Enforcement Hall disciples greet the Deputy Hall Master!"

The other three also came back to their senses and hurriedly changed to kneeling on one knee. Trembling, they said, "Enforcement Hall disciples greet the Deputy Hall Master!"

The moment the words "Deputy Hall Master" were spoken, all the surrounding disciples watching the spectacle froze—in the entire Yin Soul Sect, the only "Deputy Hall Master" who could make Enforcement Hall disciples kneel in salute was the Deputy Hall Master of the Enforcement Hall! But was this beautiful woman, whose cultivation was merely at the Qi Refining Stage, truly the Deputy Hall Master of the Enforcement Hall?

When Hu Donghan saw this scene, his brows rose slightly. He had known before that Hu Meier's master was the Soul-Devouring Ancestor of the Enforcement Hall, but he truly had not expected that Hu Meier would become some Deputy Hall Master in such a short time...

Hu Meier's pair of soul-hooking eyes swept over the seven Enforcement Hall disciples, but none of them felt the slightest bit honored. Instead, chills ran through their entire bodies.

The three Enforcement Hall disciples who had come to make trouble for Hu Donghan were one thing, but the other four were inwardly crying bitterly—what bad luck had they fallen into, to be stationed at Overlapping Peaks this month of all months? They had truly been dragged into this for no reason at all.

"I saw every bit of how you carried out your law enforcement here just now. It seems my little brother truly isn't very well liked in the outer sect, and has offended quite a few people... He has even offended this senior brother from the inner sect." Hu Meier spoke in a sweet voice, her tone melodious as heavenly music.

Yet when that voice fell into the ears of everyone present, it was like raging thunder. Mu Ming in particular, the "inner sect senior brother" Hu Meier had named, felt cold all over—those Enforcement Hall disciples whom he normally did not even dare offend were actually kneeling before this woman. And now, this woman seemed to have noticed him...

Among the surrounding spectators, some clever people finally understood that the situation here had reached the point where even watching was no longer allowed. Those clever people began squeezing their way outward, preparing to leave.

But the moment they squeezed outside, they discovered that more than a dozen Golden Core Realm Enforcement Hall disciples had appeared outside the Outer Affairs Hall at some unknown time.

As soon as those people emerged, they were immediately stopped by the Enforcement Hall disciples.

"Th-this disciple was at fault. When enforcing the law earlier, this disciple was biased and unfair. This disciple is willing to take his own life to uphold the Sect Law Code."

The three Enforcement Hall disciples exchanged glances. Then, the leader among them went pale and prostrated himself before Hu Meier as he begged forgiveness. The other two Enforcement Hall disciples also respectfully said, "This disciple is willing to accept punishment!"

The Enforcement Hall disciples were imposing only because the Soul-Devouring Ancestor protected them. If the ancestor in charge of the Enforcement Hall were not a hardline figure, how could they possibly be so overbearing? The person they had offended now was the next Hall Master of the Enforcement Hall, the person designated by the Soul-Devouring Ancestor. If they still did not beg forgiveness now, then once they entered the Enforcement Hall, the treatment they would receive was easy enough to imagine.

Hu Meier gave a soft laugh and said, "Didn't you already rule that my little brother was to receive one hundred and forty lashes? Since the Enforcement Hall disciples have already passed judgment, how can it be changed? Since the Sect Law Code has been established, it must be obeyed!" After saying this, Hu Meier paused, then continued, "However, I feel this law enforcement was somewhat crude. I now wish to review it again. Do you have any objections?"

"No objections."

How could those three Enforcement Hall disciples possibly dare to object?

When the Enforcement Hall enforced the law, if a Golden Core Realm ancestor believed there was a problem, they could fully demand a review. But under normal circumstances, who would dare do such a thing? Only the high-ranking stewards and elders within the Enforcement Hall had the nerve to meddle in such matters!

Hu Meier smiled faintly again and said, "Good. Earlier, it was said that my little brother, Hu Donghan, seemed to have violated two sect rules. The first was that, at Lonely Soul Ridge, he used a spell to attack this disciple, correct? Then I will ask again just what happened. Little brother, tell me what the situation was at that time."

Seeing Hu Meier putting on such an act, Hu Donghan shot her a white-eyed look and said, "Senior Brother Wang suddenly appeared behind me at the time. I thought he was a Yin Soul ghost, so I attacked him with the Spirit Bolt Technique."

"So that was it." Still maintaining an air of fairness and impartiality, Hu Meier turned to Wang Linshu and asked, "This disciple, do you have any differing opinion regarding my little brother's account?"