Chapter 227: Killing The Chicken To Warn The Monkeys
A ray of light in the early morning warmed the entire world!
The flowers were still covered in dewdrops, and amid the chirping of birds and fragrance of flowers, an atmosphere of carefree comfort was fully released.
However, no one was in the mood to enjoy this beautiful scenery!
At this time, tens of thousands of people had gathered in front of Star Picking Tower, with everyone from Ghost Gate assembled.
They didn’t know what had happened, why Ling Mo had suddenly summoned the entire sect for a meeting.
But… smart people had already realized something was off, so they were extremely frightened inside.
Gathered on the Training Ground in front of Star Picking Tower, the entire Training Ground was packed with people, in neat and uniform queues arranged by various halls.
“Is everyone here?”
Ling Mo descended from the sky in one step, landing directly on the rooftop of Star Picking Tower, then flashed and appeared on the steps above the Training Ground.
Looking at the dense crowd below, Ling Mo suddenly felt like he was dreaming.
He didn’t know when he had gained such a powerful team.
It felt like a dream, but it was real.
Ling Mo was very satisfied with this team, but… unfortunately, some rat droppings had mixed into what was originally a good pot of porridge, ruining the whole pot.
This made Ling Mo very angry, and the price of his anger was also very cruel.
“Everyone from Ghost Gate, big and small, has arrived! I just checked, and all disciples from the various halls are present.”
Dugu Bo replied, his gaze coldly looking at the crowd below.
“Sect Master, what matter has summoned us here?”
Someone began to ask questions; from the start of today, the atmosphere had been very strange, and many people felt it.
“Don’t worry, you’ll know soon!”
Ling Mo waved his hand, signaling them to quiet down first, then walked straight to a stone tablet.
This stone tablet had just been crafted and stood at the steps below Star Picking Tower, very conspicuous.
It was covered with densely packed text, which were the latest sect rules listed by Ghost Gate.
As well as various reward systems, punishment systems…
“These past few days, a few things happened that made me very unhappy, so I specially gathered everyone to share…”
Ling Mo glanced at the stone tablet, then took a step forward, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.
Not even the slightest movement of wind or grass could escape his eyes.
“What happened?”
Many people were puzzled and began whispering to each other; judging by Ling Mo’s expression, this matter was not small and might affect many people.
“Let me ask you one thing: since you came up the mountain, have I ever treated you poorly?”
Ling Mo said with a smile, but… that smile was exceptionally terrifying.
“No, Sect Master has been as kind as a mountain to us, not only taking us in and giving us a powerful backing, but also teaching us many supreme skills…”
“Right, Ghost Gate is our home; here, I received the respect I deserved, got everything I wanted, and Sect Master has not treated us poorly…”
Indeed, since they came up the mountain, Ling Mo had done everything possible to provide them with resources, organize Treasure Techniques, and Cultivation Techniques.
Money, power, strength—everything was taken care of, and many were grateful.
However…
“Very good! It seems you all know it well. Since that’s the case, I won’t hide anything anymore. Bring them up…”
Ling Mo waved his hand grandly, and Dugu Bo immediately signaled the Yin Soldiers behind to escort those hundreds of people onto the Training Ground.
At this time, their expressions were extremely frightened, knowing they were surely doomed, yet unable to resist.
“What’s wrong with these people?”
“Did they commit some mistake?”
“No wonder I haven’t seen them lately; turns out they were secretly imprisoned…”
With the appearance of these hundreds of people, the Training Ground erupted in noise again, with everyone discussing animatedly.
“I’m sure everyone is very curious: what crime did these people commit to be locked up?”
Ling Mo said with a smile, but that smile was exceptionally terrifying, scaring the disciples into silence.
“Let me explain to you! These hundreds of people are all ingrates who bite the hand that feeds them.
Eating Ghost Gate’s food and taking Ghost Gate’s benefits, yet always eyeing the shiny gold outside.
For money, they provided Ghost Gate’s intelligence to other sects and forces; all your actions on the mountain have been exposed by these people.
Every move of our Ghost Gate is under the scrutiny of other sects and forces.
I’m very angry! I believe I haven’t treated you poorly, but… there are always those who think they haven’t gotten enough or that it’s not good enough.
They are forever ungrateful wolves that can’t be tamed, eating Ghost Gate’s food while plotting to sell out Ghost Gate.
Tell me, how should these people be dealt with?”
Ling Mo didn’t make the decision but turned his gaze to the crowd below.
Clearly, his words immediately caused a commotion.
Most people showed angry expressions; they already regarded Ghost Gate as their home.
Yet someone wanted to destroy their home, and these people’s anger was very obvious.
Ling Mo had been observing; almost everyone showed angry expressions.
Only a few individuals, mixed in the crowd, looked frightened, as if they had guilty consciences.
“Kill them, kill them…”
Public outrage was great; more and more people shouted to kill them, with only a few remaining silent.
Ling Mo had been observing; through his Dual Pupils, he indeed discovered quite a few big fish.
“On what basis do you say we betrayed Ghost Gate? What evidence do you have…”
Seeing the situation growing more dire, someone among the escorted prisoners questioned.
“Evidence? You want evidence?”
Ling Mo wasn’t hurried, turning back to stare straight at that disciple, making his face pale and ashen as death.
“Fine, today I’ll let you die knowing the truth…”
After speaking, Ling Mo’s eyes glowed as he scanned these hundreds of people, like the gaze of the Grim Reaper, making people uneasy and terrified.
“You, Otto, Soul Power Level 38, thirty years old, graduated from Heaven Dou Academy, no relatives at home.”
As Ling Mo spoke word by word, Otto’s face grew uglier.
“Several months ago, you, along with Ma Yue and Tuo Siwen, joined Ghost Gate together.
Originally thinking you could achieve great things, but due to failing to enter Heavenly Machine Pavilion or Hidden Blade Valley, resentment arose!
You conspired with Ma Yue and Tuo Siwen to secretly send intelligence to Heaven Dou Empire, receiving a hefty reward from Heaven Dou Empire.
Do you know if what I said is right or wrong? What do you have to refute?”
Ling Mo’s words were like the call of the Grim Reaper; after hearing his account, the three were completely stunned in place.
“You… you… how did you know?”
Otto was completely dumbfounded at this point; he had no idea how Ling Mo knew so clearly, without a single discrepancy.
“If you don’t want people to know, then don’t do it! Did you think your little schemes could hide from me?
These eyes of mine can pierce through past and present lives, past and future!
In this world, nothing can be hidden from me—not to mention these things, I even know when your mother died…”
Ling Mo said coldly; he wasn’t exaggerating, Dual Pupils could indeed do that.
But he had never used this effect of Dual Pupils before; this was the first time.
Unexpectedly, the first use was for purging traitors.
After Ling Mo finished speaking, Otto and the other two seemed soulless, completely collapsing in place.
He had no ability to refute; everything Ling Mo said was true.
At the same time, the remaining hundreds of people also looked ashen, clearly frightened.
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