The carriage slowly returned to Zhu Lisheng's villa on the outskirts of the city. By then, Zhu Lisheng had already learned the whole story through messages and came out to meet them.
He looked at the two men, who remained trapped deep in a dream, standing with their eyes closed like sleepwalkers. A conflicted expression crossed his face. "Master, how should we deal with these two?"
Li Ling said, "What do you think?"
Zhu Lisheng said, "They're both heretics from the Incense Perception Cult. If we send them to the Demon Suppression Bureau's prison, they may meet a miserable end. But if we keep them, they'll be difficult for us to handle, and all sorts of trouble may follow."
"From the sound of it, you're rather reluctant to kill them?" Li Ling had caught the essential point.
"Actually, over these years of repeatedly purging the Incense Perception Cult, I've dealt with them quite a few times."
Zhu Lisheng nodded helplessly, then suddenly extended a hand. His Dharma power flowed like shimmering light, circling the two men several times before drawing a jade token from each man's robes.
They were standard identification tokens of the Incense Accumulation Sect's Incense Perception Cult. In accordance with the rules of the Incense Path, each was inscribed with its owner's name, generation, and lineage. Probing them with spiritual consciousness would reveal the relevant information.
"Fourth-generation disciple of the Incense Accumulation Sect, Incense Perception Cult True Disciple Zhong Wen. Master: Yao Lingxian. Grandmaster: Li Ying. Founding patriarch: Li Ling..."
"Fourth-generation disciple of the Incense Accumulation Sect, Incense Perception Cult True Disciple Lin Ce. Master: Yao Lingxian. Grandmaster: Li Ying. Founding patriarch: Li Ling..."
The tokens revealed that their names were Zhong Wen and Lin Ce. They were third-generation inheritors of the Incense Perception Cult, or fourth-generation