Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 666: Lin Ruxue’s Judgment Part 1 (Please Subscribe)

Faced with Pei Yan's flippant attitude, Lin Ruxue really didn't know what to do with him. It wasn't that she had any deep connection with him, but because she knew that everything that happened today was instigated by the person inside Pei Yan. It was this person demonstrating to her dissatisfaction in her own way, telling her that everything that happened today was due to her foolish decision in the past.

Putting aside the emotional entanglements over the years between the two of them, after some investigations during this period, Lin Ruxue understood that the existence of the foundation of this newly emerged plane power would be a crucial link in resolving the issue. Sentimentally, she felt guilty towards the other party, and practically, she had a request for her. After imprisoning her for so many years and making her suffer such grievances, it wouldn't hurt to let her vent once.

Thinking of this, Lin Ruxue waved her hand and smiled, cursing, "Enough! Stop taking advantage of me and playing innocent. Tell me, how do you plan to resolve this matter!"

"Uh!" Pei Yan looked around and exchanged a glance with Gu Shenghui behind him. After receiving his approval, Pei Yan smiled and said, "I leave it to Sister's discretion!"

"Good! As long as you say that!" After Lin Ruxue spoke, she glanced at the people on the outskirts of the courtyard. Since her arrival, elders from various major sects of the Daoist Plane had knelt on the ground, while the disciples, not knowing who this woman was, knew she must be extraordinary seeing their elders' reactions. Naturally, they dared not be negligent and knelt neatly behind the elders, not daring to make a sound.

As for the other envoys from different planes, seeing this, they had mostly guessed the identity of this woman. Although she was not the origin body of their plane, they had to give the highest respect to such a powerful being of this level. Although not kneeling, they stood aside, eyes lowered, not daring to look directly at her, showing no intention at all.

After scanning the circle, Lin Ruxue finally rested her gaze on Sheng Hongxue, who was kneeling in front of her. Then she sighed and comforted, "You've been wronged!"

Upon hearing this, Sheng Hongxue, who was trembling with fear, could no longer control his emotions and broke down crying. In one day, an elite sect had lost an Asura Path Elder, two elders of the Heavenly Dao Realm had fallen, and whether from a reputation or strength standpoint, the Celestial Secret Pavilion would fall out of the top tier, taking hundreds of years to recover.

All this was because, momentarily bewitched, he listened to the incitement of people from the Six Mansions of the Immortal Palace. But how could he say this in front of so many people? This was truly a situation where suffering couldn't be voiced, and Lin Ruxue's words of comfort left Sheng Hongxue overwhelmed and unable to control his emotions.

Seeing an old man with graying hair kneeling beside him, crying bitterly, even Pei Yan, whose face was as thick as a city wall, felt somewhat embarrassed. Putting aside the fact that he killed Bai Xuelin out of a moment's whim, in the previous duel, he did indeed set some traps for the other party. Thus, when looking at Lin Ruxue again and seeing her eyes on him, he felt a bit guilty.

"Since your junior has already died, and you killed the elder, your great grievance and anger should be appeased, right?"

"Appeased! Appeased!" Pei Yan hurriedly said upon hearing this, "It dissipated the moment Bai Xuelin died. If it weren't for Pavilion Master Sheng wanting to act, none of this would have happened afterward."

Lin Ruxue rolled her eyes at Pei Yan and then looked at Sheng Hongxue, saying, "I know you have been wronged this time, and your sect has suffered greatly! This time, your sect cannot participate in the Immortal Palace selection. To compensate you, I grant you privileges. For the next five hundred years, the Celestial Secret Pavilion will enjoy the same priority in cultivation materials as the Six Mansions of the Immortal Palace. Additionally, you may send two outstanding Asura Path Elders and one Human Dao Realm Elder to the Immortal Palace, and in my spare time, I will give them some guidance to quickly advance, thereby compensating for your losses in this incident." 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"Thank you for your grace, Your Eminence! The Celestial Secret Pavilion will never forget Your Eminence's great kindness!" Sheng Hongxue was overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly led the disciples of the sect to kneel and express their gratitude.

"Besides this, do you have any other requests?"

Seeing Lin Ruxue showing mercy, Sheng Hongxue knew this was an opportunity not to be missed and reported again, "Your Eminence's great favor is unforgettable to me. I dare not make further requests but have two small matters to discuss with Fellow Daoist Pei!"

"Speak!"

"The first one! Regarding the six Dao Heart Stones from previous gambling bouts, my sect cannot gather the remaining two at the moment. I hope Fellow Daoist Pei can..."

"Wait! What gambling bout!" Lin Ruxue interrupted Sheng Hongxue's words, looking at Pei Yan's embarrassed smile with a puzzled look. Then, she pinched her fingers to retrieve the scene that took place here and reflected it in her mind. Afterward, Lin Ruxue's face darkened: "You young rascal indeed have a way. Where did you learn this trick of getting something from nothing, from my good sister Lin Junzhao, wasn't it!"

"Isn't this just a small bet for enjoyment! A loser admits defeat, there's no cheating allowed..." Pei Yan dared not argue back hard, only hung his head, kicking pebbles with his foot and muttering.

"Hmph! My Daoist Realm is not so lacking in spirit. You're just short of two Dao Heart Stones! Here!" Lin Ruxue casually tossed two shiny fragments towards him without a care for Pei Yan's joyful expression upon receiving them. She then looked at Sheng Hongxue and asked, "The second matter?"

"The second matter is that during the previous fight, this Fellow Daoist Pei mortally wounded two of our Grand Elders. However, since Your Eminence has come out to mediate, I will naturally comply with Your Eminence's wishes and refrain from pursuing further. It's just that during the battle, he also took two Grand Elders' treasure pouches. These pouches contain extremely important items for my sect, and I hope Fellow Daoist Pei can return them."

Lin Ruxue looked at Pei Yan to see what he had to say, and this time, Pei Yan really had nothing to say. If Lin Ruxue hadn't appeared, he could have shamelessly kept the two treasures, but now that their big figure had shown up, one couldn't keep the sweets after punching someone's child.

Thinking of this, Pei Yan awkwardly took out two still warm treasure pouches and handed them to Sheng Hongxue. Sheng Hongxue took one and, when about to take the second, found Pei Yan gripping it tightly, eyes full of greed and threat. After the previous fight, Sheng Hongxue understood his character, being wily and vengeful. If he didn't get his way, who knew how he'd retaliate later.

Considering Lin Ruxue's attitude towards him and thinking of the potential cooperation against the Blood Demons soon, Sheng Hongxue decided to say, "No matter what, the Celestial Secret Pavilion was rude first in this incident. Since Fellow Daoist Pei is versed in Mechanical Technique, consider the Mechanical Puppet in this treasure pouch as a gift to console the poor hospitality from our side during this incident!"

"Oh, how can I accept this! Since Pavilion Master Sheng says so, I will accept it with gratitude! Thank you, thank you!" Pei Yan said with feigned embarrassment, but his hand quickly and eagerly pocketed the last treasure pouch back into his space ring.