FVN Chapter 3 Shocking Secret
Chapter 3 Shocking Secret
Seeing that he had successfully attracted everyone's attention, Zhao Ping'an said smugly, "The enforcement team discovered an undercover agent sent by the righteous sect in the back mountain!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Li's heart tightened, and he also pricked up his ears to listen carefully.
The other servants were instantly horrified: "What? A spy from the righteous path?"
"These so-called prestigious and upright families are truly despicable."
"Exactly, that's despicable."
"Was the undercover agent caught?"
Zhao Ping'an slammed his hand on the table and said decisively, "He's on our Heavenly Demon Sect's territory, how could he possibly escape? Of course we caught him!"
"Who is it?"
"Who is the undercover agent?"
Zhao Ping'an, having piqued everyone's interest, leisurely announced, "Li You!"
"What?"
"Is Li You an undercover agent?"
"How is that possible? He's one of the best among the younger disciples."
Zhao Ping'an shook his head, giving him a "you're all too superficial" look: "The evidence is conclusive, they were captured on the spot, how could it be fake?"
Just as everyone was still skeptical, Zhao Ping'an dropped another bombshell: "Not only is he an undercover agent, but even more audacious, he actually seduced Senior Brother Luo Xuefeng's partner—Senior Sister Xu Meng!"
The servants were in an uproar, and the place instantly erupted into chaos.
"No way? Has he gone mad? How dare he cuckold Senior Brother Luo?"
"That's right, Senior Brother Luo is a true disciple, how could Li You dare to do that?"
"Sigh. Li You is overestimating himself. Although he has some fame, he is still no match for Senior Brother Luo."
Once the atmosphere was sufficiently built, Zhao Ping'an continued, "So, after the plot was exposed, Senior Brother Luo personally interrogated him, confirmed his undercover identity, and executed him on the spot!"
"What? Li You... is dead?"
"No way? They executed him so quickly? Did the sect's higher-ups approve it?"
Before everyone could fully process this shocking news, Zhao Ping'an slowly added, "Not only that, but Xu Meng, the senior sister who had a secret meeting with Li You, was also found to be an undercover agent after interrogation, and was executed on the spot by Senior Brother Luo as well."
The servants were stunned and speechless, their faces filled with disbelief.
The news kept coming, each more explosive than the last, giving them a sense of unreality and completely overturning their understanding.
Li You and Xu Meng were both outstanding young disciples of the Heavenly Demon Sect, yet overnight they were both labeled as undercover agents and executed?!
This is utterly absurd!
After listening to Zhao Ping'an's description, Shen Li thought for a moment and realized that whether Li You and Xu Meng were undercover agents or not was actually not important at all.
The important point is that their affair was discovered by Luo Xuefeng, a true disciple, which is a capital offense.
Luo Xuefeng needed a plausible reason to kill them.
Therefore, the identity of an undercover agent is the most suitable.
Given his status, if he said Li You and the other person were undercover agents, then they were undercover agents, and the sect's higher-ups would give him some face.
The Heavenly Demon Sect truly lives up to its reputation as a demonic sect, with a strict hierarchy and a disregard for human life.
So, Li You becomes my scapegoat?!
Moreover, Luo Xuefeng, for the sake of his reputation, will definitely do everything in his power to suppress this matter and will absolutely not allow anyone to overturn the case for these two people.
Otherwise, it would be tantamount to slapping himself in the face.
Even if the sect suspects something is amiss and wants to continue the investigation, it will only do so secretly.
As long as I handle it carefully, there shouldn't be any problems.
Having figured this out, Shen Li breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself: Luckily, Li You himself is not clean, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to get past this hurdle.
He felt no emotion at the deaths of Li You and the other person.
He's an undercover agent; the more disciples of the Demonic Sect die and the more chaotic things become, the better it is for him.
The servants were still reeling from the shocking news and couldn't believe it.
But no one would have imagined that the instigator of this sensational event that shook the sect was one of them.
After this battle, Shen Li was no longer afraid, and even secretly enjoyed the feeling of being behind the scenes and stirring up trouble.
After breakfast, Shen Li was assigned by the disciples to go to the back mountain to cut down ironwood, a basic material commonly used in the sect's weapon forging.
Ironwood is incredibly hard. With his meager cultivation at the first level of Qi Refining, he could only cut down a few pieces a day, and each time he was exhausted.
He mechanically swung the axe while trying to communicate with the daily divination system.
After last night's harrowing escape from death, he became even more convinced that if this system were used properly, it could definitely change his fate.
As soon as I focused my thoughts, a brilliant golden light shone in my mind's eye, and several lines of vigorous and ancient characters reappeared:
[The divination result has been updated].
[Today's divination result - Very auspicious].
[Suitable for: Burial]
[Taboos: Taking a concubine, bathing].
[The divination text states: Performing one good deed daily will surely bring blessings.]
Shen Li looked at the newly generated divination result, his lips twitched, and he felt a sense of absurdity: Last night it helped me escape from danger, how come the situation has changed so much today?!
Taboo: Taking a concubine?
I don't even have a legal wife, where am I supposed to find a concubine?!
Never mind, it's none of my business anyway.
Avoid: Bathing?
Are we not allowed to take a shower today?
Okay, fine, I won't wash it then. Who knows if going against the divination will bring bad consequences?
I would rather trust it to have it than to trust it to have nothing.
Suitable for: Burial?
What does this mean?
Does this imply that I can kill and bury the body?
Furthermore, doing a good deed every day will surely bring blessings.
Is it to ask me to do good deeds and accumulate merit?
This is the Demon Sect, where people fight and kill all day long. Where can you do good deeds?
Shen Li was completely baffled and shook his head helplessly. Today's divination was truly inexplicable.
As he was chopping down the ironwood, he caught a glimpse of a stark white skeleton in the weeds in the distance.
The bones had weathered away, half buried in the soil and half exposed, lying in the wilderness, having endured countless years.
The rules of the Demonic Sect are lax, and it is common for disciples to engage in private fights, murders, and robberies.
Therefore, it is not uncommon to find skeletons and corpses in the mountains and forests.
But Shen Li stared at the corpse, somewhat lost in thought.
He couldn't help but think of today's divination result—suitable for burial. The divination text reads: "Do one good deed every day, and you will surely be rewarded."
In that instant, a thought flashed through his mind: If I were to bury these bones, wouldn't that perfectly align with the divination?
The burial and the good deed have both been completed?!
This should bring good fortune, right?
So, while the other servants were focused on their work, Shen Li quietly approached the skeleton.
He carefully dug out the skeleton with an axe, then found a high, sheltered, and sunny open space and began digging a pit to prepare for burial.
In the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, a pit three feet deep and two feet wide was formed.
He gently placed the withered bones inside.
At that very moment, Shen Li had a strange feeling, as if an invisible force of fortune had entered his body.
Like luck? Or a stroke of fate?
Immediately afterwards, the skeleton made a cracking sound as its sternum broke.
Under the sunlight, a glint of light flashed across the broken edge of the sternum.
Shen Li's expression shifted, and he stared intently. There was actually a jade slip embedded in the shiny broken edge!