Immortal Father
Chapter 468 - 468 166 Striking the Vital Point Vote for more at the third watch!_3

468: Chapter 166: Striking the Vital Point [Vote for more at the third watch!]_3 468: Chapter 166: Striking the Vital Point [Vote for more at the third watch!]_3 “Is that so?”

Li Dazhi clicked his tongue:

“I do understand, fellow daoist, when a sect suddenly falls into crisis, like a great tree collapsing and the monkeys scattering, and then getting dragged into such a major case, the executioner’s blade could fall upon the sect’s Golden Immortals and Heavenly Immortals at any moment.

“The countermeasures left behind by the Forge-Heaven Gate become crucial for self-preservation at the critical time.

“But Yun Shen, fellow daoist, it’s like bringing a piece of charcoal – are you delivering it in the snow, or in the scorching heat of summer?

The effect is entirely different.

“You should be more decisive.”

“Is that so?”

Mo Yunshen did not reply again, he stared silently ahead at the Holy Mother Palace of the Nüwa Daoist Training Ground, deep in thought.

Li Dazhi muttered to himself in his heart.

‘This old fella’s expression, it’s not quite right.’

…

Inside the Nüwa Palace.

In a grand hall not far from the palace gates, dozens of women knelt on the ground, pale-faced, breathing raggedly.

The Chief Right Attendant sat in the main seat with four old crones beside her, their faces cold and impassive.

The Chief Left Attendant had already returned to closed-door cultivation.

Bang!

The Chief Right Attendant suddenly shattered a small round table beside her and furiously said, “Shameless!

Immoral!

Have you all forgotten the oaths you took back then!”

The kneeling women prostrated themselves at the same time, each trembling.

Tendrils of unfathomable Dao Charm twined around them, rendering them completely immobile.

“Chief Right Attendant, please calm down,” one old crone sighed, “They have erred and must be dealt with accordingly, but I ask all the immortal officers to consider the reputation of our Holy Mother Palace and not to publicize this matter.”

Fenghou tapped her fingers, calculating, and clicked her tongue lightly:

“These oath-betrayers of the Holy Mother Palace, they happen to be part of the same group we’re trying to apprehend.

“Thinking about it, it’s also right; it’s only because they snuck out to engage in unsavory deeds that they had the chance to encounter men outside.

“Chief Right Attendant, do you mean that the Nüwa Palace will handle them internally?”

The Chief Right Attendant softly said, “Yes, Minister Feng, might I ask you to do us a small favor?”

Minister Feng thought for a moment, then turned to Li Ping’an and said softly, “Ping’an, what do you think?”

Li Ping’an, who was standing obediently behind, looked up, bowed, and said earnestly, “Minister Feng, I am merely your pawn, and there are no outsiders here, so please spare me, a junior, from this trouble.”

“You…”

Fenghou scolded with a laugh,

“Today you’ve established such great merit, I even feel that the reward set by His Majesty is too light!

Speak up, don’t dawdle!”

Li Ping’an bowed and said, “Minister Feng, it’s not that I’m feigning modesty, but I really should not speak on this matter.”

“Why?” Minister Feng’s eyes were full of encouragement.

“Laws endure because they are selfless; rules are effective because they are unemotional.”

Li Ping’an sighed:

“With such malpractices, if we cover them up, aren’t we encouraging such crookedness and evil influences?

“The rules of the Holy Mother Palace might be harsh, but as long as they exist, until new rules are decreed, breaking them must come at a price.

“Moreover, although the minions are here in full, their instigators are not present, making it hard to convince others.”

Minister Feng nodded her head, “You make a lot of sense.”

The Chief Right Attendant got up and made a Daoist bow: “I pray that the Enlightened Immortal will show leniency!

We will definitely provide an explanation to the Eastern Alliance afterward and will lodge a formal complaint against the Chief Left Attendant when the Holy Mother returns.

But now, if chaos arises within the Holy Mother Palace, it would be difficult for us to explain to Her Eminence!”

Li Ping’an spoke indifferently: “I’m not saying otherwise, but…

when they were doing evil, you all must have seen it; why didn’t you stop them, why didn’t you intervene?

Do you only act when the situation becomes critical?”

An old crone spoke softly, “Usually it’s the Chief Left Attendant throwing her weight around, how could we dare to say anything!”

“Today, if it wasn’t for relying on everyone’s strength…

The Holy Mother trusts her.”

Minister Feng suddenly said, “Could you please inform us where exactly the Holy Mother has gone?”

Li Ping’an sighed inwardly.

Well, there are conditions to negotiate.

Feeling somewhat disheartened, he stepped forward, bowed, then retreated to a stone pillar, folded his arms, and stopped speaking.

Cangjie suddenly looked over and nodded slowly to Li Ping’an, a hint of a smile in his eyes.

The Chief Right Attendant said gravely, “We do not know Her Eminence’s exact whereabouts, but after the Holy Mother left, a stele appeared on Her Eminence’s throne, presumably left by Her Eminence.”

Minister Feng nodded slowly: “May I have a look at the stele?

All subsequent matters can be discussed.”

“Agreed.”

Li Ping’an suddenly spoke up: “There’s one more thing.”

“The Enlightened Immortal need only speak your mind.”

“My brother was actually saved by a kind Immortal Maiden when he was young, to whom he dedicated a shrine and honored as his foster mother.”

Li Ping’an said warmly:

“He was just calling for his foster mother earlier.

I wonder which senior in the Nüwa Palace once saved my brother’s life.”

The Chief Right Attendant nodded slightly: “According to the rules, only a few dozen people are allowed to go out freely, all of whom are Golden Immortals with high cultivation in our Holy Mother Palace.

I’ll ask around; someone has gained a foster son without telling us.”

Li Ping’an asked, “This won’t be a problem, right?”

The Chief Right Attendant laughed, “How could it be a problem?

We’ve had female immortals in the palace who have taken foster sons and daughters, though most of the time it’s foster daughters…

The Enlightened Immortal acts with thorough consideration, truly admirable.”

“You flatter me.”

…

An hour later.

Sixty-seven corpses were carried out of the Nüwa Palace, each covered with a white cloth, the Dao Charm upon them yet to dissipate.

Half of these women were from the Hundred Clans, and the other half from the Human Race, matching one by one with the confessed wrongdoers from the Eastern Alliance sect of criminal immortals.

A kindly-looking old crone appeared before Gu Qingcheng, who was clueless, and extricated a purse, a Jade Talisman, and an Immortal Sword.

Gu Qingcheng:…

The Golden Immortal Realm foster mother.