Chapter 165 The Divine Law

Chapter 165 The Divine Law

Chapter 165 The Divine Law
Two clerks in black were carrying food boxes and walking in the corridor of Chengde Hall with their heads lowered.

From the chief steward to the golden-armored warriors, as well as the lowly slaves and maids, there are more than a thousand people living on the Black Wood Cliff. There is a public kitchen that provides meals according to the status and rank of the people.

"Including today, that gentleman has been in Jiaku Pavilion for three days, right?"

"Hehe, it looks like he's going to write down all the laws of the Divine Religion."

"I heard that this gentleman has an extraordinary memory and he also rose to the top by memorizing the master's teachings."

"Even if he memorizes thousands of laws, what can he do?"

"Yes, the most important thing in the Dharma Protectorate is never the laws that are covered with dust in the library."

"If he doesn't understand this principle, he will always be a deputy hall master in name only..."

The two men walked to the door of the storage room, their conversation stopped abruptly, and they knocked on the door gently.

There was a voice coming from inside.

"Thank you for your hard work, please put it somewhere."

"Enjoy your meal, sir."

The two black-clad clerks placed the food box on a corner of the long table and took a quick look. They saw the young deputy hall master, who was bowing his head like a bookworm. They did not say anything extra and quietly withdrew.

The storage room of the Dharma Protector Hall is not big, with eight wooden shelves that store the decrees of the Divine Religion and the archives of the Dharma Protector Hall over the past hundred years. It is usually managed by a deaf and dumb old man at the level of a flag master, who has been on holiday these days.

The most common items in the Jiaku Pavilion are not laws, but law enforcement models and blood files.

The model of law enforcement and the precedents for the disciples of the Divine Religion who violated the religious rules have almost become waste paper since Yang Lianting came up with the Treasure Instructions of the Leader.

The blood files are the archives of apostates. All those stored in this storage cabinet have been successfully assassinated, which can be regarded as the historical achievement of the Dharma Protector Hall. The blood files of those who have not yet been executed are still kept at the headquarters of the Dharma Protector Hall, waiting for the destined executor.

The greatest power of the Dharma Protectorate is to determine who is a traitor by including their name in the blood file.

Yang Lianting tried to intervene several times, but was pushed back by the low-key leader of the Guardian Hall.

"It can be seen that the founder of the Divine Religion had great ambitions. He used the mindset of running a country to establish a gang. The seeds at the beginning were unusual. No wonder the Sun Moon Divine Religion was able to achieve its later success."

In front of the window of Jiakuge, there is a square sandalwood table with clear texture and golden luster. After being baptized by time, the sandalwood has become moist, like ancient jade, warm in winter and cool in summer.

The ray of sunlight passed through the window, fell onto the table, and split into two.

Zhang Yu was leaning back in a round chair with several piles of books in front of him. They were the three most important decrees of the Sun and Moon Sect. The covers were covered with thick dust, and few people took out these books to read, especially to compare them together.

"The General Outline of the Sun and Moon Religion" begins with the history of the Yuan Dynasty and aims to build a bright world.

The "Grand Rituals and Rules of the Sun and Moon Divine Religion" explains how everyone, from the leader to the ordinary believers, should restrain their own behavioral norms and temper their own spiritual world in order to build a bright world.

"Worldview and methodology? General chapters and detailed rules? Interesting."

Of course, among the three main decrees, the most interesting one is "The Master's Treasure Instructions" compiled by Yang Lianting.

It is a thin booklet, with nothing but the words "No one, young or old, man or woman shall be left behind" written all over it. But if you look inside it, it only tells one thing.

"To create a bright world, we need a bright leader. As long as the believers unconditionally support the leader, everything will go smoothly and all evil will be warded off."

"It can't be said that it doesn't make sense. At least it is much more feasible and simpler than the 'Sun Moon Divine Religion's Ceremony and Rules'."

He closed the book of "The Master's Treasures" and after three days, he finally read through all the divine laws. From now on, when he debated in the religion, he only needed to apply them skillfully and flexibly, and he would not have to be afraid of anyone.

Zhang Yu quietly left the Jiaku Pavilion. When he passed the guard room, Di Ying was not inside. He didn't know where he had gone. He walked along the corridor to the gate of Chengde Hall. A man in purple robe was coming out of the hall surrounded by a crowd of people.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "What bad luck that I ran into him!"

It looked like quite a big scene. Not to mention the purple-robed man in the lead, there were four people in black robes and purple belts following behind them. They were actually the ten elders of the sect. However, these people did not hold the position of hall master concurrently, so Zhang Yu could not name them at the moment. Further behind them was a team of Purple Cloud Guards, about thirty people.

The man happened to see him and deliberately stopped and waited in front of the temple.

Seeing that he couldn't dodge in time, he had to step forward and greet him: "Zhang Yu greets Chief Steward Yang."

Yang Lianting said with a smile: "I thought you were going to pretend not to see it?"

"Butler Yang is joking."

"Are you kidding?" Yang Lianting chuckled. "I heard that you've been a bookworm in the Guardian Hall's Jiaku Pavilion these days. Do you have any insights?"

Zhang Yu said: "The culture of the Divine Religion's scriptures is as deep and vast as the ocean. In just a few days, I only picked up a few volumes of the General Outline and read them hastily. I haven't even comprehended the basics, let alone gained any insights."

Yang Lianting sneered, "Those are outdated dregs that should have been burned long ago. If you can comprehend and comprehend the Master's Precious Instructions thoroughly, you will be very lucky. The Master's Precious Instructions are not something that can be memorized alone."

Zhang Yu was disdainful in his heart. The Master's Precious Instructions were compiled by Yang Lianting. He had never seen anyone flatter himself like this before. He could only bow and say, "Thank you, Manager Yang, for your advice."

Yang Lianting glanced at Zhang Yu, then led the group of people towards the square.

Zhang Yu also wanted to leave Heimu Cliff, so he had to go with them. After those people had walked forty or fifty steps, he followed them from a distance.

In front of the Nine Dragon Archway, the man in a bamboo hat was carrying a long sword, looking at the four huge characters "Benefiting the Common People". He looked like a beggar, but he had an extraordinary aura, like a victorious marshal.

Yang Lianting seemed to be extremely afraid of that man. He stopped about ten steps away from him, and the Ziyun Guards surrounded that man.

Yang Lianting asked coldly, "How did you get to Blackwood Cliff?"

The strange man in the bamboo hat cleared his throat and spat out a mouthful of thick yellow phlegm, which he spat out seven or eight meters away and landed at Yang Lianting's feet. He thought it was a hidden weapon, and in panic, he took four or five steps back.

"Besides the Saint Master and Saint Lady, the most powerful person in the Sun Moon Sect is the Left Envoy of Light. Yang Lianting, who do you think you are? How dare you ask me that?"

Yang Lianting lost his composure for a moment and became angry and said, "Xiang Wentian, are you going to rebel?"

"rebel?"

"Hahaha……"

The man looked up to the sky and laughed loudly. As he laughed, he took off his old bamboo hat, revealing his original face.

His face was covered with a big beard, but he was not a rough man. On the contrary, his skin, which was not covered by the beard, was relatively fair. Overall, his face was quite delicate, but his small single-lidded eyes made him look a bit like a barbarian from the grassland. When they flashed, there was a cold and cruel light in them.

"Hahaha, you accused me of rebellion? I joined the Divine Religion when I was thirteen, and I fought dozens of battles, big and small. I was sent out from a pile of dead bodies! When my brothers and I were walking in the Chengde Hall, you were still in my mother's belly, and you hadn't come out yet."

Yang Lianting looked back at the four great elders behind him and sneered, "Showing off your achievements? Talking about seniority? Is this your reason for ignoring the laws of the Divine Religion? You dared to leave the Religion for a whole year without reporting to the Envoy of the Chengde Hall beforehand. If all the twelve halls and thirty thousand disciples followed your example, Xiang Wentian, what would the Divine Religion be?"

Yang Lianting's official position in the sect was "Chief of the Internal Affairs Office of Chengde Hall". Originally, he was on the same level as Wen Mengjiu, the "Commander of the Guard Office of Chengde Hall".

When Ren Woxing was the leader, these two positions were on the same level as those of ordinary hall masters who did not have the title of greater elder.

It was just that Dongfang Bubai appointed Yang Lianting as the "Grand General Manager". Although it was not an official religious position, relying on the leader's increasingly uncontrollable power, Yang Lianting secured this position. In the Divine Religion, he was second only to the leader, but in essence he was still a vassal of the leader's power.

Xiang Wentian laughed and said, "Yang Lianting, you are really confused. How did you know that I didn't report it?"

"Who did you report this to?"

"Guardian Hall!"

Zhang Yu was standing far away and faintly heard the words "Hu Fa Tang". He couldn't help but feel curious, so he took a few steps closer to the Nine Dragon Archway.

Yang Lianting frowned and asked, "Which religious rule says that you can report to the Dharma Protectorate?"

Xiang Wentian smiled and said, "Chapter 5, Article 26 of the Sun and Moon Divine Religion's Rituals and Regulations. If you don't believe it, go look it up yourself."

Yang Lianting naturally would not look through the book, and only said: "If it is not the master's precious teachings, it does not count."

Xiang Wentian said, "The leader of the Eastern Sect said that the three laws of the Divine Sect run in parallel. If there are any conflicts, the leader's instructions shall prevail. You will not forget these words, Yang Lianting, right? The leader's instructions do not forbid reporting your whereabouts to the Dharma Protector Hall, right?"

Yang Lianting was silent for a moment, then suddenly waved his hand and said, "I'll take you first, and then check with the Dharma Protector Hall. Brothers, get started!"

Xiang Wentian sneered in his heart. He had finally convinced the Dharma Protector Hall's Master Di. If he let Yang Lianting take it, his life and death would be in the hands of his enemy. Given Di Baiying's character, he would most likely not admit it.

"How dare you arrest the Left Envoy of Light without the leader's order? Are you planning a rebellion?"

The Ziyun Guards drew their swords and were not moved by Xiang Wentian's words.

Xiang Wentian grasped the hilt of the knife, ready for a fierce battle. He looked around, intending to take the initiative to control Yang Lianting, make a big deal out of it, and go directly to see the Eastern Sect Leader.

At this time, a purple-robed messenger came over from the Chengde Hall, glanced at Yang Lianting, and said loudly: "Benevolent, righteous, wise, and virtuous, the Eastern Sect Leader has issued an edict: summon the Left Envoy of Light, Xiang Wentian, to meet him."

Yang Lianting's face suddenly became extremely gloomy.

(End of this chapter)