Chapter 238: Yun Wanshang: Are You a Breeding Pig?

Inside a side hall of the Enforcement Palace.

“Elder Meng, rest assured. Our Enforcement Palace will thoroughly investigate and handle this matter. If verified, we’ll punish severely without leniency!”

A middle-aged man wearing a jade crown, with a face as white as jade and dressed in a dark black robe, smiled as he spoke to Immortal Lady Meng before him.

“Hehe, Steward Yan, don’t worry. For such matters, this old lady naturally wouldn’t speak falsely.”

Hearing this, Immortal Lady Meng’s aged face also broke into a smile.

Although the Enforcement Palace represented the Azure Cloud Sect’s punishments and rules,

Where there are people, there are personal connections and worldly wisdom.

As an outer elder of the Azure Cloud Sect, it was simple for her to ask the Enforcement Palace to be a bit stricter in such an ambiguous small matter.

After all, Lu Changsheng was just a cultivator from a small family.

For such a thing, the Enforcement Palace was willing to do her a favor.

Meanwhile,

At the highest point of the Enforcement Palace,

In a solemn and majestic hall,

Yun Wanshang was holding a Jade Scroll, reviewing affairs.

Just then, she suddenly sensed something.

With a flip of her delicate hand, the Clear Moon Gentle Breeze Jade appeared.

Nine-colored auspicious light flowed on the jade pendant, extremely gorgeous, indicating that the Harmony with the Dust Jade was in this Enforcement Palace.

“Hm?”

Yun Wanshang’s brows furrowed slightly, somewhat surprised.

She thought to herself, why has Lu Changsheng come to the Enforcement Palace?

Apart from disciples and criminals, outsiders generally weren’t allowed near the Enforcement Palace.

Could it be that he lost the jade pendant?

She swept her Divine Sense outward and immediately saw two enforcement disciples leading a young man dressed in a green robe, with handsome features, upright posture, and extraordinary bearing, into the Enforcement Palace.

Although Lu Changsheng’s appearance and aura had changed significantly,

She had only met Lu Changsheng twice, but still recognized him at a glance.

“Has he committed an offense and been brought to the Enforcement Palace by the enforcement team?”

Yun Wanshang’s brows furrowed slightly, her beautiful eyes revealing a hint of coldness.

The Enforcement Palace held the Azure Cloud Sect’s punishments and rules.

It specialized in punishing traitors, disciples who violated sect rules, and dealing with rogue cultivators, bandits, and demonic cultivators under their jurisdiction.

Now that Lu Changsheng had been brought to the Enforcement Palace, it meant he had committed an offense under Cloud Peak’s jurisdiction.

But looking at Lu Changsheng’s appearance, with neat clothes and not bound by spirit locks, he didn’t seem to have been captured and brought back by enforcement disciples.

Thinking of Lu Changsheng’s relationship with her disciple Xiao Xiyue, Yun Wanshang took out a token, preparing to inquire about the situation.

In the side hall of the Enforcement Palace, the white-faced man in a dark robe, who was drinking tea and chatting with Immortal Lady Meng, saw the token at his waist.

He immediately stood up and cupped his hands towards Immortal Lady Meng, saying, “Elder Meng, the Palace Master has summoned me for something. Please excuse me.”

“Elder, rest assured, our Enforcement Palace will certainly investigate the situation thoroughly.”

Yan Wuyun’s face showed a polite smile as he said this.

“Since Palace Master Yun has business, Steward Yan, please attend to it. This old lady will take her leave then.”

Hearing this, Immortal Lady Meng spoke and stood up to leave.

Just as she walked out of the side hall, Immortal Lady Meng saw Lu Changsheng entering the main hall, and her heart skipped a beat as a thought flashed through her mind.

“The Colorful Cloud Immortal just happened to have business with Steward Yan? Could it be related to this boy?”

As soon as this thought arose, Immortal Lady Meng shook her head and chuckled lightly.

She felt how could she have such a thought.

What kind of status did the Colorful Cloud Immortal have!?

How could she possibly know or pay attention to Lu Changsheng, a disciple from such a small family?

Even if he had some considerable fortune and was acquainted with the Colorful Cloud Immortal’s disciple Xiao Xiyue, having a good relationship, he still couldn’t possibly catch Yun Wanshang’s eye.

The Colorful Cloud Immortal summoning Yan Wuyun was purely a coincidence, just happening to have some business.

Immortal Lady Meng walked out of the Enforcement Palace and turned into a divine rainbow, departing.

“This subordinate pays respects to the Palace Master!”

Yan Wuyun arrived at the top floor of the Enforcement Palace and bowed respectfully to Yun Wanshang, who was flipping through a Jade Scroll.

Even though he had seen his Palace Master many times,

Every time he saw her celestial-like, peerlessly beautiful face and incomparable grace, he was still amazed.

He didn’t dare to look much, quickly lowering his head and bowing, fearing to offend such a heavenly goddess.

“What offense has that Lu Changsheng committed?”

Yun Wanshang didn’t look at Yan Wuyun before her, still looking at the Jade Scroll in her hand.

Her cool voice carried the noble dignity that only those in high positions possess.

“Lu Changsheng?”

Yan Wuyun was stunned upon hearing this.

He couldn’t immediately recall who Lu Changsheng was.

But the next moment, he remembered Immortal Lady Meng’s matter from earlier.

She had reported that a family cultivator named Lu Changsheng had forcibly occupied someone else’s Spirit Land.

As the Grand Steward of the Enforcement Palace, he naturally knew whether Lu Changsheng’s actions violated rules or not.

But with an elder like Immortal Lady Meng paying a visit, he would naturally give some face.

He never imagined that such a small matter would alarm his Palace Master, and his heart was instantly filled with panic.

Yan Wuyun swallowed lightly and carefully asked, “Is the Lu Changsheng the Palace Master is referring to the one Elder Meng just reported?”

“Hm? Immortal Lady Meng?”

Yun Wanshang raised an eyebrow, her moist, lustrous lips parting slightly as she spoke coolly, “I mean the cultivator who was just brought to the Enforcement Palace.”

Hearing this, Yan Wuyun’s heart was filled with panic, not expecting his Palace Master to actually care about such an insignificant figure as Lu Changsheng.

He dared not think further and hurriedly bowed, saying, “Reporting to the Palace Master, Elder Meng came earlier to report that this person-”

“You brought someone to the Enforcement Palace without verifying the situation?”

“Since when did the affairs of our Enforcement Palace become the business of a mere record-keeping elder? She tells you to arrest someone and you just do it?”

Yun Wanshang’s beautiful face showed indescribable coldness, her voice icy and dignified.

As the master of a peak and the head of the Enforcement Palace, she was certainly not some naive fool.

After hearing Yan Wuyun’s words, she instantly understood what had happened.

Lu Changsheng must have offended Immortal Lady Meng somewhere.

Otherwise, why would a dignified False Core cultivator like her bother to report a Foundation Establishment cultivator?

And Yan Wuyun, faced with Immortal Lady Meng’s report, would naturally do her a favor for such a harmless matter.

As the head of the Enforcement Palace, she was generally aware of such things and would usually turn a blind eye.

But now, they dared to practice favoritism and bend the law right under her nose as the Palace Master!

“Palace Master, it was all this subordinate’s momentary foolishness. I’ll go verify and investigate right away!”

Hearing these cold and stern words, Yan Wuyun immediately fell to his knees with a ‘thud’ and spoke.

At this moment, he was almost certain that his Palace Master knew Lu Changsheng.

Otherwise, how could his Palace Master care about such a small matter and such an insignificant person?

In his heart, he couldn’t help but curse Immortal Lady Meng, thinking she was truly harmful.

This Lu Changsheng was acquainted with his Palace Master, yet she came to the Enforcement Palace to report him, making him practice favoritism and bend the law. Wasn’t this like an old longevity star hanging himself – tired of living?

“I’ll give you a quarter of an hour to fully investigate and clarify the cause and effect of this matter.”

Yun Wanshang spoke in a cold and dignified voice.

As a celestial sect, the Azure Cloud Sect had its own intelligence and information organization.

Events within Cloud Peak’s jurisdiction would all be recorded.

For matters like Lu Changsheng’s, one look at the retrieved information would reveal everything.

“Yes, Palace Master. This subordinate will go verify immediately!”

Hearing this, Yan Wuyun hurriedly responded and got up to handle the matter.

However, thinking that Lu Changsheng had just been brought into the Enforcement Palace, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

The Enforcement Palace held the sect’s rules and punishments, with the power of life and death. Usually, using some methods was quite normal.

Immediately, he quickly came to the main hall and, seeing Lu Changsheng who had been brought in by Chu Tiange and the other, he hurriedly approached and said, “You are Lu Changsheng, right?”

“Grand Steward!”

“Grand Steward!”

Chu Tiange and the other immediately cupped their hands towards Yan Wuyun.

“I am indeed Lu Changsheng.”

“My acquisition of the Spirit Land was legitimate, with the property contract of Bihu Mountain. There was no forceful seizure or occupation.”

“May I ask the Grand Steward, who reported that I forcibly seized it?”

Lu Changsheng looked at Yan Wuyun before him and spoke in a deep voice.

Just now, on the way here, he had inquired about the situation from Chu Tiange and the other, but both said he would know when they reached the Enforcement Palace.

This made him realize it wasn’t as simple as the Yu Family disciples reporting him.

The Yu Family had several disciples in the Azure Cloud Sect, but they were all just at the Qi Refining stage.

How could a report from such disciples have this effect?

“Hehe, I was just about to retrieve the information and verify the situation.”

“Fellow Daoist Lu, please wait a moment on the side. Rest assured, our Azure Cloud Sect always handles matters rigorously and absolutely does not practice favoritism or bend the law. We won’t wrong anyone!”

Yan Wuyun spoke thus.

Guessing that his Palace Master was somehow related to Lu Changsheng before him, how could he dare to handle this matter?

Naturally, he would bring the intelligence and information for his Palace Master to handle.

As for Lu Changsheng, he didn’t dare to treat him lightly either.

Fearing that later it might be a case of ‘easy to invite the god, hard to send him away’.

“Hm?”

Lu Changsheng was slightly taken aback by Yan Wuyun’s polite demeanor.

Just a moment ago, Chu Tiange and his companion had been arrogant. Why was this senior enforcer from the Enforcement Palace being so courteous?

Perhaps this was a case of the king being easy to see, but his underlings being hard to deal with.

Lu Changsheng felt something was off.

“Please have some tea, Fellow Daoist Lu. I’ll be back shortly.”

Yan Wuyun ushered Lu Changsheng to the side, politely served him tea, then immediately transformed into a streak of light and headed to the Intelligence Hall to gather information.

“What’s this?”

Chu Tiange and his companion watched this scene unfold, exchanging puzzled glances.

They knew their senior enforcer’s personality better than anyone.

He was usually a smiling tiger.

Just moments ago, he had ordered them to apprehend the person directly.

Now he was being so polite to Lu Changsheng!

Something was definitely up!

However, faced with this situation, the two naturally didn’t say much. They just stood by, minding their own business.

Half an hour later.

Yan Wuyun returned from the Intelligence Hall with all the information about Lu Changsheng and Bihu Mountain.

“So this Lu Changsheng is a close friend of Immortal Xiyue.”

Yan Wuyun skimmed through the information, understanding the situation. He let out a soft sigh.

He now understood why Yun Wanshang had taken an interest in Lu Changsheng.

After all, his Palace Master was known for being protective of her own.

Since Lu Changsheng was Xiao Xiyue’s good friend, Yun Wanshang naturally wouldn’t stand by and watch him face such a situation.

He returned to the top floor of the Enforcement Palace and bowed to Yun Wanshang, saying, “Palace Master, I’ve fully investigated the cause and effect of this matter.”

“Speak.”

Yun Wanshang didn’t look up as she spoke.

Her voice was still cold and imposing, making Yan Wuyun tremble inside.

“This matter involves the Yu Family from Bihu Mountain-”

Yan Wuyun began to explain the situation.

“Using Talisman Formation Techniques, he single-handedly killed three Foundation Establishment cultivators, forcing the Yu Family of Bihu Mountain to offer their clan grounds as compensation.”

Yun Wanshang’s beautiful eyes narrowed as she listened to this information.

In her view, most Foundation Establishment cultivators from outside sects and clans were usually weaklings.

But for Lu Changsheng to kill three of them alone was indeed impressive.

However, hearing about Lu Changsheng’s wife attempting to break through to Foundation Establishment, and something about a formation master partner, Yun Wanshang frowned slightly.

Though she had severed her connection with Lu Changsheng in her heart, hearing such things still irked her.

She felt that perhaps all he cared about was wives, partners, and having children.

Back then, because of Xiao Xiyue, she had gone down the mountain once and seen Lu Changsheng, learning a bit about his situation.

She found out that Lu Changsheng had many wives and concubines, as well as children.

Now hearing news about him again, it was all about wives and partners.

Could he not live without women?

“Do you have detailed information about this Lu Changsheng?”

Yun Wanshang asked, her red lips pursed.

She wanted to see just how many women Lu Changsheng was involved with.

“Palace Master, I’ve brought the relevant information about Lu Changsheng.”

Yan Wuyun immediately produced a Jade Slip.

Yun Wanshang raised her delicate hand, using her Divine Sense to read the information in the Jade Slip.

“Lu Changsheng, son-in-law of the Lu Family from Qingzhu Mountain, Foundation Establishment cultivator, Second-Tier Talisman Master.”

“He has seven wives, one Dao partner, thirteen concubines, and one hundred and fifty-three children.”

Yun Wanshang’s face turned frosty as she read the information about Lu Changsheng.

She knew Lu Changsheng probably had quite a few wives, concubines, and children.

So she wanted to check the details to see his exact situation.

But she hadn’t expected his circumstances to be so outrageous!

Seven wives, one Dao partner, thirteen concubines, and one hundred and fifty-three children!

The number of wives and concubines was one thing.

But the number of children made her want to curse, “Are you a breeding pig?!”

If she didn’t know this was Azure Cloud Sect’s intelligence, which couldn’t be wrong, she would have doubted the accuracy!

“And he still managed to break through to Foundation Establishment under these circumstances?!”

Yun Wanshang was baffled.

The intelligence report stated that Lu Changsheng had broken through to Foundation Establishment a year ago.

But she knew that Lu Changsheng had broken through to Foundation Establishment eight years ago, along with her disciple Xiao Xiyue, in Qingyun Market Town.

With such Spirit Root talent, how could he advance so quickly while being constantly immersed in female company?

Yun Wanshang was very confused and couldn’t understand.

If it were demonic or evil techniques, she might barely comprehend.

But she still remembered that when she had examined Lu Changsheng’s condition before, he was cultivating both body and spirit, with a solid and righteous foundation, clearly not using any evil absorption techniques.

“Damn it!”

Yun Wanshang thought about how she had shared a night of passion with such a man, letting him take her Spirit-Connecting Essence.

Moreover, her disciple Xiao Xiyue still had an ambiguous relationship with Lu Changsheng. This made her angry and upset.

Her hand holding the Jade Slip trembled with rage.

She wanted nothing more than to slash Lu Changsheng with her sword.

To have him thrown into the Heavenly Punishment Platform to suffer ten thousand torments!

“Why did Immortal Lady Meng want to report this Lu Changsheng?”

Yun Wanshang pondered, suddenly remembering something.

Eight years ago, Immortal Lady Meng’s grandson, Azure Cloud Sect core disciple Meng Yibai, had been killed.

The Enforcement Palace had sent people to investigate at the time, but to no avail.

As the Palace Master of the Enforcement Palace, she knew this matter was likely related to her disciple Xiao Xiyue.

At that time, she had even questioned Xiao Xiyue, but Xiao Xiyue claimed ignorance.

Now, knowing Lu Changsheng’s combat prowess, and that Immortal Lady Meng had taken action against Lu Changsheng, coupled with the fact that Lu Changsheng and Xiao Xiyue had both reached Foundation Establishment together in Qingyun Market Town, she suddenly had a guess.

“If that’s the case, it would make sense.”

“But this little thief had just broken through to Foundation Establishment at the time. How could he possibly be a match for Meng Yibai, let alone kill him?”

Yun Wanshang frowned slightly.

Meng Yibai had been a core disciple of Azure Cloud Sect, with the potential to compete for the position of true disciple.

For such a person to die at the hands of a newly advanced Foundation Establishment cultivator from a small clan was hard for her to understand.

The only explanation was that Lu Changsheng had some extraordinary opportunity, secret, or perhaps a formidable expert backing him!

“If not for the matter with Xiyue, this person would actually be a good candidate.”

At this moment, a thought occurred to Yun Wanshang.

She had initially believed Lu Changsheng’s chances of reaching Foundation Establishment were slim.

But now, in just seventeen years, he had grown to this level.

He had the potential to form a Golden Core in the future, possibly even a True Core!

At that time, with her Spirit-Connecting Essence, the two of them might both advance to Golden Core stage, with the possibility of reaching Nascent Soul!

But the next moment, thinking of Lu Changsheng’s breeding pig behavior, Yun Wanshang immediately dismissed this idea.

If she really became his Dao partner, wouldn’t she also be pestered to have several children?

Hm? What was she thinking?

How could she possibly have any connection with such a man?

Yun Wanshang took a deep breath, banishing these random thoughts from her mind.

Beside her, Yan Wuyun watched his Palace Master’s expression change rapidly, an intangible aura of intimidation emanating from her body, making him tremble.

“You’ll take responsibility for this matter yourself. Go to the Xuanyin Cave to reflect for three years!”

“As for Immortal Lady Meng, being a sect elder yet abusing her power and knowingly violating the law, she’ll be thrown into the Xuanyin Cave for ten years to reflect!”

“As for Lu Changsheng-”

Yun Wanshang frowned as she mentioned Lu Changsheng, considering how to deal with him.

Although she was very displeased with Lu Changsheng’s behavior and felt frustrated, he hadn’t really offended her.

Not only had he saved her life, but he had also helped her disciple Xiao Xiyue overcome her emotional tribulation and complete her Dao Foundation.

In this situation, without any obvious wrongdoing on his part, it seemed inappropriate to punish him just because she disliked him.

Moreover, if the punishment was too light, it would seem trivial, but if it was too severe, it would be excessive.

If her disciple Xiao Xiyue learned of it later, she would likely come to plead on his behalf, making it difficult to explain.

“Since this Lu Changsheng hasn’t violated any rules, just handle it according to normal procedures.”

Yun Wanshang said after pondering for a moment.

“I obey the command!”

Yan Wuyun responded with a bitter expression.

He hadn’t expected to be thrown into the Xuanyin Cave to reflect over such a small matter.

The Xuanyin Cave was one of the ten major punishments of Azure Cloud Sect.

Every day, one had to endure the pain of yin winds scraping bones and refining the soul, which was extremely agonizing.

But now that the Enforcement Palace Master Yun Wanshang had given the order, her words were final, and he naturally had nothing to say.

After all, even Immortal Lady Meng, a False Core elder, was being thrown into the Xuanyin Cave for ten years.

Still, he couldn’t quite understand what relationship his Palace Master had with this Lu Changsheng.

Surely being just a close friend of Xiao Xiyue wouldn’t warrant such attention and care, would it?