"What do you mean?"
"Is there a reversal on the internet?"
The people present looked at each other, took out their phones, and saw the latest trending news.
Once they clicked in, it was the full event about the Daoist’s incident with a prostitute.
The content before going upstairs was already seen by everyone, so it didn’t cause much of a stir.
But shortly after going upstairs, the so-called innocent girl was thrown downstairs by the Daoist, and then she and the old madam revealed their demonic fox forms and fled in panic!
The scene unfolded.
Everyone who came to accuse the Daoist today was instantly frozen in place.
Meanwhile, Wang Yuan, Wang Sheng, and a few others who were stirring up trouble all had their faces change simultaneously, completely dumbfounded!
"What’s going on?"
"How the heck did this situation reverse?"
"Why didn’t the abbot investigate clearly?"
Wang Yuan and the others cursed in their hearts, their expressions a mix of shock and anger, and they couldn’t help but feel weak at the knees and guilty.
The incense burners who learned the truth finally came to their senses.
"Oh my god, it turns out the Daoist wasn’t out seeking pleasure; he was... he was there to catch demons?"
"So stupid, I was really so stupid, with the Daoist’s status, if he truly wanted women, even the most beautiful would willingly throw themselves at him."
"How could he be interested in that sort of place with common powder and rouge?"
"Exactly, how could we have been so wrong, to malign the Daoist based on a cut-off video, completely forgetting how many demons the Daoist has subdued these days!"
"We went too far..."
At this moment, countless hearts were filled with shame and remorse.
Those who previously sided with Wang Yuan were now slapping themselves hard.
"Damn it, should’ve suspected the Buddhist Sect was stirring up trouble, and I actually fell for it..."
"Damn! I wondered why so many of Daoism’s old scandals surfaced yesterday, it was someone deliberately stirring the pot."
"Especially these two bastards, they were once Daoists, and now as Buddhist lackeys, they actually bite back at Daoism."
"This is betraying their teachers and ancestors!"
"Bastards!!"
The crowd finally realized they had been used as tools, feeling both ashamed and angry, they cursed Wang Yuan and Wang Sheng.
The few who were there to stir up trouble, seeing the situation, immediately knew they couldn’t stay and quickly retreated, slipping away quietly!
Yet Lin Heng’s cold gaze never left them.
As they distanced themselves from the crowd, running down the mountain.
Lin Heng then said to Yan Tong, "I’m heading out for a bit, I’ll be right back."
Saying this, he disappeared in a blink.
By then, those infiltrated by the Buddhist Sect were already far from the Daoist Temple, taking a quiet wooded path, cursing as they fled.
"Damn, how did public opinion suddenly reverse?"
"It was so close to making that wretched Daoist the target of everyone, and then this happens?"
"We did what we were supposed to, the failure is on the abbot for not knowing there was more to the video, that’s not on us!"
"The reward still needs to be collected!"
"Exactly!"
Their eyes were fierce.
Little did they expect a figure to suddenly appear in front of them.
Upon seeing the elegant blue Daoist robe, their faces dramatically changed.
"You, you, you... how are you here?"
Their voices trembled, filled with panic.
Lin Heng slowly turned, coldly smiling:
"After all the harm you’ve caused me, if I didn’t express something, wouldn’t you think of yourselves as great benefactors?"
They nervously swallowed: "What do you want to do?"
"You are someone in the path of cultivation, a man of the Righteous Dao."
"We are just ordinary people, you, you, you... how can you hold ordinary people accountable?"
Lin Heng, hearing this, couldn’t help but laugh in annoyance.
What does it mean?
Someone on the path of cultivation can’t act against ordinary people?
Is this trying to morally compel him?
Lin Heng chuckled coldly, his gaze growing icy: "If my cultivation means I can’t kill, then why cultivate at all?"
Without giving them time to protest further, Lin Heng casually waved his hand, and a terrifying wave of Powerful Qi swept over them like a tidal wave.
"No, no, ah!!!"
They had no room for resistance, leaving behind only a remorseful and desperate scream as their bodies were shattered to dust, their souls scattered and vanished!
This was Lin Heng’s first time killing ordinary people.
Yet he felt no disturbance in his heart!
The words "Righteous Dao" would never be shackles to his behavior.
He would kill those deserving death, and those he wished to kill!
If not for concerns about the Empire, he wouldn’t even mind resolving them in broad daylight!
In a flash, Lin Heng returned to the Daoist Temple.
At this time, the crowd was yelling at Wang Yuan and Wang Sheng.
The two were like rats caught in the gutter, accidentally running into the sunlight, chased and yelled at by everyone.
Their faces flushed with anger and shame, but they dared not argue.
They shrank their necks, retreating hurriedly.
Until Lin Heng blocked their path, their eyelids quivered, and a strong fear rose in their hearts.
"Lin... Junior Brother Lin..."
Wang Yuan seemed to try to plead past friendship, but was coldly interrupted by Lin Heng.
"You are not worthy to address me like that."
Wang Yuan trembled, pitifully said:
"Observatory Master Lin, today’s incident was our mistake."
"We beg you, for Elder Ling Feng’s sake, to pardon us like passing gas, is that okay?"
Wang Sheng also looked pleadingly at Lin Heng.
Lin Heng couldn’t help but sneer: "You still have the nerve to mention Elder Ling Feng? Don’t you feel ashamed?"
Wang Yuan and Wang Sheng exchanged bitter glances, both slapping themselves.
"Yes, we are despicable, shameless, however you scold us is fine, we just plead for our lives, please?"
Lin Heng’s gaze was indifferent and unmoved, but Yan Tong came over, persuading:
"Observatory Master Lin, they were also coerced, how about giving them a chance to honestly explain?"
Lin Heng raised an eyebrow, seeing many people present holding their phones, immediately understood Yan Tong’s intention, and said to them:
"Alright, let’s consider today the end of our ties, as long as you two truthfully explain your purpose today, you can leave the mountain."
The two exchanged looks, hesitated shortly, then finally blurted out:
"It’s the Elder, it’s Elder Kong Wen!"
"No, it should be Abbot Fa Ling!"
"They sent us, saying since we came from Daoism, our words would be more convincing."
"The abbot wanted us to ruin your reputation, and to tarnish Daoism’s name."
"We were forced, truly!"
The two looked grievances etched across their faces.