Chapter 749: Spreading rumors? No, this is a righteous exposure

Chen San hurriedly apologized.

Ning Zhuo tapped the table with his finger, his gaze cold: "You are new here and are not familiar with my character. Considering this is your first mistake, I will let it go, but do not do it again next time."

Chen San changed his kneeling posture, his knees touching the ground, and hurriedly promised.

Ning Zhuo gave an "um", leaned back in his chair, and his tone slowed down: "Now, Ban Ji and I are like water and fire, and we must distinguish between high and low before we can stop."

"The Ban family is powerful, and I need to use my strengths to avoid my weaknesses."

"Do you know what my greatest strength is and what the Ban family’s greatest weakness is?"

Ning Zhuo deliberately tested Chen San.

Chen San’s performance this time was beyond his expectations; he could not only fully execute orders but also improvise on the spot, possessing subjective flexibility, which was quite stunning.

Chen San immediately smiled: "Young Master, you asked that at the right time. I have been pondering this matter these days, and I luckily got the answer. I don't know if it’s right?"

Ning Zhuo smiled lightly: "Don't sell it, just say it."

Chen San then showed a serious expression: "In the subordinate’s opinion, your greatest strength is your reputation. Although the Ban family is righteous, Ban Ji is a recognized demon cultivator, and in this aspect, they are the weakest."

"Hmm, not bad." Ning Zhuo was very satisfied.

This Chen San is really a talent, seeing one of the keys to this game at a glance.

Ning Zhuo continued to test: "Since you have already got the answer, what should you do next?"

Chen San suddenly gave a sinister smile and lowered his voice: "The subordinate has studied Ban Ji’s information. He is a demon cultivator, and there are too many flaws in his past deeds."

"It is very easy to spread rumors about him!"

"He once supervised a mine. As soon as he took office, he doubled the mining task that was already serious and implemented more severe punishments. He made it difficult for the miners to survive and worked a considerable number of people to death. On the contrary, Ban Ji drew blood and skinned the bottom-level people, accumulated his own political achievements, and also lined his own pockets, obtaining a large amount of cultivation resources."

"When he served as the manager of the market, he repeatedly targeted some low-level cultivator families with shallow foundations and incompetent descendants. These families still had some meager legacies, all of which were obtained by Ban Ji in various ways, whether by trickery or by force."

"And he has always been issuing usury, relying on the prestige of the Ban family to charge high profits. If cultivators owe debts and are difficult to repay, the whole person will become Ban Ji’s assets. These people often disappear quickly. I guess it is very likely that he used them as materials for cultivation. After all, he is a demon cultivator."

"The subordinate doesn't even need to exaggerate. As long as I use this news and process it a little, I can make Ban Ji’s reputation stink and be hated and spurned by the world!"

Ning Zhuo heard this and pointed at Chen San: "Your smile is wrong, take it back. Don't smile like this when working by my side in the future."

Chen San hurriedly straightened his face, hugged his fists in fear: "The subordinate obeys."

"Hmm." Ning Zhuo pondered, "I will correct it slightly. What we are doing is not attacking or framing! We are uncovering the stains of the demon cultivator Ban Ji, and we are seeking justice for those miners’ souls who were sucked dry by him, for the small families who were oppressed to bankruptcy, and for the innocent people who were squeezed out of their last vitality by usury and eventually 'disappeared'!"

Ning Zhuo’s voice gradually raised, carrying a painful look: "Ban Ji, born in a righteous family like the Ban family, should have strictly observed the family rules and kept benevolence and righteousness in his heart. But he relied on the power of the family to do such things that angered heaven and people!"

"What is the fault of the miners? They were struggling to survive, but were regarded as ants and cattle by Ban Ji! For his own selfish desires, for that so-called 'political achievement', he disregarded human life, imposed cruel labor, and caused how many families to break, and how many orphans and widows to weep blood in cold kilns? And are these human lives materials for his demonic arts? I don't know, but I want to know, and many people want to ask clearly!"

Chen San’s heart moved, and he thought: "Understood. I need to describe their misery from the perspective of orphans and widows, and trigger the world’s doubts about whether Ban Ji uses human beings as consumables for practicing magic!"

Ning Zhuo continued: "Those small families, their ancestors broke through thorns and thorns, worked hard to save a little meager foundation, which is bloodline inheritance, and the last shelter for their helpless descendants! What about Ban Ji? He was blinded by greed, used all kinds of sinister means, took it by force, skinned and boned! How is this behavior different from the demons in the wilderness who specifically dig up people’s ancestral graves and cut off people’s foundations? This is to cut off the roots! How can those small families live?"

Chen San’s eyes flashed with sharp light, and his heart was touched: "Understood! We want to trigger cultivators with some meager family business, let them empathize, feel the terrible expectation of the foundation that was hard to pass down being usurped and taken by villains, so as to generate great guard and disgust for Ban Ji!"

Ning Zhuo said again: "As for that usury exploitation? It is a naked portrayal of his demonic nature! In the name of legality, he does the act of sucking bones and marrow! Forcing others to sign slave contracts, from then on life and death are not up to themselves! Those 'disappeared' people are our most common, most extensive loose cultivator fellow Daoists. Ban Ji’s current achievements are all standing on the sacrifices of these loose cultivators."

Chen San nodded repeatedly: "Understood, understood, let the loose cultivators also hate and disgust him from the bottom of their hearts!"

Ning Zhuo’s tone slowed down, sighed deeply, and asked: "Chen San, do you know what I am sighing about?"

Chen San hurriedly hugged his fists: "Young Master’s strategy, how can a humble person like the subordinate fathom it?"

Ning Zhuo shook his head slowly, with a look of pain on his face: "I am sighing for the Ban family."

"The Ban family, with a long heritage, a clean family style, and a reputation in one area. For so many years, I don't know how many sages’ merits have been accumulated, and how many disciples have fought for the Dao with swords, winning the respect of the world! But today, just because there is such a piece of rat shit with deep demonic nature as Ban Ji, it has implicated how much reputation of the Ban family!"

"People of our righteous path, seeing such a black sheep, a disgrace to the family, really can't stand it. The Ban family has been able to tolerate Ban Ji for so many years, which shows their capacity. But Ban Ji has been wearing the skin of the Ban family for so many years, doing evil, and dragging down the family too much."

"We must kindly remind the Ban family to make rational choices and rectify the source, so that they can preserve the merits and foundations of the Ban family’s ancestors."

Chen San’s pupils shrank for a moment, his scalp numb, and his heart was shocked.

He gave a thumbs up in submission: "Young Master! Your ability to spread rumors, I can't catch up—"

Ning Zhuo frowned: "Hmm?!"

Clap, clap.

Chen San woke up and slapped himself twice: "Young Master, you have the world in your heart, benevolence and elegance. Ban Ji harmed you like this, but you have a public heart and are still considering the Ban family. Such a pattern really makes the subordinate admire you to the ground!"

Ning Zhuo sighed: "You are over-praising."

Then, he took out a small storage bag: "There are some spirit stones here, which is my little heart, you compensate the waiter of the restaurant."

"I, Ning Zhuo, have always acted upright and will not treat any hero unfairly, do you understand?"

Chen San’s heart was shocked, and he hurriedly said: "The subordinate understands!"

Ning Zhuo threw the storage bag to Chen San and took care of it: "I swear to take Ban Ji to establish prestige, and every move I make next will be monitored by the Ban family. You don't have to come over for the time being."

Chen San had just surrendered, but he handled both tasks well. He had ability and a more upright attitude. The disadvantage was that his cultivation was too low.

Chen San immediately arched his hands and asked: "Then how should the subordinate report to Young Master?"

Ning Zhuo then showed an unfathomable smile: "If I want to find you, I will find you."

He waved his hand.

Chen San bowed and retired.

In Ning Zhuo’s field of vision, a thread was already floating above his head.

Life Hanging by a Thread!

Chen San was planted by Ning Zhuo as soon as he entered the door. Ning Zhuo confirmed Chen San’s loyalty to him by relying on the degree of condensation of the Life Hanging by a Thread.

After this report ended, the Life Hanging by a Thread condensed several times to a degree visible to the naked eye!

After thinking about it, Ning Zhuo finally did not cancel this supernatural power.

Chen San is different from others. As a subordinate in intelligence, he will do many things involving Ning Zhuo’s secrets in the future.

Therefore, Ning Zhuo must observe him to confirm his loyalty.

After Ning Zhuo observed Chen San for a period of time with the help of Life Hanging by a Thread and confirmed Chen San’s loyalty, he would arrange more sensitive tasks.

Chen San quietly left the bluestone cave.

Along the way, he held the storage bag in his arms and whispered in his heart: "Is this the righteous path?"

It wasn't until Ning Zhuo gave him the storage bag that he truly confirmed that Ning Zhuo didn't want to cut the weeds and roots of the restaurant waiter, and sending the waiter out was not sending him to death, but really wanted to avoid the possibility of the waiter being liquidated by the Ban family.

Chen San knew: Ning Zhuo doing this was also showing his heart to him.

Chen San is only a low-grade spirit root. Although he is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, in the eyes of people like Ning Zhuo, what is the difference from a mortal?

Chen San covered the heavy spirit stone storage bag and felt at ease.

"Young Master is worthy of being from a big family, and he is so proficient in spreading rumors."

"He can do it himself, and do it better than me."

"It is really luck that I can cling to him! If it weren't for Young Master being new here and having fewer subordinates, would I have a chance to stand out?"

"Speaking of which, what kind of power is behind Young Master? Looking at how he deals with Ban Ji and his attitude towards the Ban family, he has no fear at all. I have climbed a big tree, I must cherish it, grasp this opportunity tightly, and never let go!"

At this time, Ning Zhuo, who was observing Chen San’s surroundings through Life Hanging by a Thread in secret, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly: "Life Hanging by a Thread is still condensing, this Chen San — not bad."

Mechanism Cave.

Ban Ji took big steps and came to Ban Jie, threw a token to the other party, his brows had a flying posture.

The token flew into mid-air and was frozen by Ban Jie’s spiritual sense, revealing the true color of the token — it was a stone tablet.

Ban Jie didn't raise his head, still staring at the information: "The blind old man’s trial, ended so quickly?"

Ban Ji laughed and said: "Thanks to you, you handled the blind old man’s children and grasped his weakness. Since he refused Ning Zhuo’s invitation to join, and I went forward, performing far better than others, the family naturally didn't delay and directly awarded the first place to me."

"It can be considered that they are sensible."

"What are you looking at?"

Ban Jie handed the information in his hand to Ban Ji, and the latter scanned it with his spiritual sense. It was information about the battle between Zhu Fenxiang and Situ Xing.

Ban Jie said: "We instigated Yan Linglong to speak, wanting to promote the battle between Situ Xing and Ning Zhuo, but Zhu Fenxiang suddenly killed him and destroyed this plan."

"I am doubting the composition of this matter."

"If it was really Ning Zhuo’s ghost, then I must raise my evaluation of him and reconsider this duel."

If Ning Zhuo really instigated Zhu Fenxiang, then this battle between Ban and Ning can only be considered a tie.

Ning Zhuo blocked his loophole in Situ Xing in advance, while Ban Jie guarded against it in advance and guarded the line of the blind old man.

Ban Ji: "Ning Zhuo is from the righteous path, maybe he has this ability."

Ban Jie sighed: "If it is really like this, I am afraid we will be in a weak position next."

Ban Ji frowned, showing a hint of incomprehension.

Ban Jie sighed again: "Ning Zhuo’s experience is difficult to investigate, we can't find a handle. And since he has been acting in the Myriad Phenomena Sect, his behavior is upright, and he has received the first place in the two Confucian tests, which is equivalent to the Confucian scholars endorsing him."

"More importantly, his three answers in the Evil-Punishing Hall, facing the heart, were really too righteous and magnificent."

"Now the news about Ning Zhuo’s performance has been widely spread in the main mountain gate of the Myriad Phenomena Sect."

In the game of the righteous path, one must first occupy the moral high ground.

But now, Ning Zhuo’s reputation is too good, making it difficult for Ban Jie to start.

Ban Ji snorted coldly: "What is difficult about solving his good reputation? Confucian scholars can be blinded, and there have been precedents of demon cultivators cheating in the Xingyun Trial of the Evil-Punishing Hall. We can splash dirty water on Ning Zhuo and slander him for cheating—"

Speaking of this, Ban Ji took the initiative to stop.

His expression changed slightly, and he realized it.

Ban Jie had no expression: "It seems that you have also realized it. It is not that we have no way to frame or slander him, but if we do this, wouldn't it be hitting the faces of the Confucian scholars and the Evil-Punishing Hall?"

"Although there are few Confucian scholars at the main mountain gate of the Myriad Phenomena Sect, don't underestimate their influence. These people occupy the middle level of each peak and hall, and they are usually closely united and very difficult to deal with."

"And the contemporary Hall Master of the Evil-Punishing Hall, Zhong Dao, hates evil as an enemy, pursues justice, and his style of doing things is quite domineering."

"If you were him, would you appreciate Ning Zhuo or Ban Ji?"

Ban Ji’s expression was ugly.

The Ban family sending Ban Jie over was right.

Ban Jie and Ban Ji have had a deep friendship since childhood and can cooperate honestly. On the other hand, although Ban Jie is only Foundation Establishment, she is good at this kind of game. Regarding the situation, she sees it more deeply than Ban Ji.

Ban Ji frowned: "In this way, we can't frame Ning Zhuo. To launch an assassination against him, at the juncture of the Myriad Phenomena Sect Feiyun Conference, it is even more impossible to do!"

"What should be done about this?"

"Ning Zhuo, Ning Zhuo — worthy of being my human robbery."

"Really troublesome!"

"Perhaps, I still have to face it myself and solve him head-on in the Martial Arts Hall!"

"But it’s a pity."

"My sparring letter was sent over, but Ning Zhuo did not accept the challenge. He will not easily obey."

Ban Jie heard this and was suddenly discolored: "Wait, sparring letter? You didn't tell me this information. Ning Zhuo has your sparring letter?"

Ban Jie turned pale upon hearing this: "Wait, a sparring letter? You didn't tell me about this information. Ning Zhuo has a sparring letter from you?"