Hidden moth

Chapter 222: The Dilemma of Human Nature
Zou Tianjin's cultivation has reached the peak of the fifth level. As a person of measure, he is best at using magic tools. If someone wants to plot against him without being discovered, the suspects are probably the elders of the sixth level and above and the supreme elder.

Kang Rulin is the most suspicious, and other elders are also suspected. If this matter can be investigated thoroughly, it will be fine. If no results are found, it will be impossible to eliminate all suspicions.

As a result of this chain reaction, He Kao would inevitably be investigated. Zou Tianjin's incident occurred when he went to Chongchuan to look for his nephew, Lu Shutang. The Shumen would definitely investigate Lu Shutang further.

He Kao happened to be Lu Shutang's classmate and good friend. They had been classmates for six and a half years from undergraduate to graduate school, and had even lived in the same dormitory... Could he have been involved in something?
He Kao himself should not have the ability to murder Zou Tianjin, but don’t forget his identity. It is speculated that he is a secret disciple of a certain elder. So which elder is it?

By then, all of this must be investigated thoroughly, otherwise the hidden moth might be lured out.

After figuring this out, He Kao breathed a sigh of relief, then asked with a hint of fear, "Are they targeting the Shu Sect? Why would they do this? As far as I know, the Shu Sect hasn't taken any action against Xiaoyaoke in recent years."

Gu Chun didn't answer directly. Instead, he asked a puzzling question: "You asked Lan Jiuwan to go find Shi Haotu and his wife, but why did you come to me first and ask me to enroll her in the naturalization?"

He Kao: "It's just for safety. If Li Chun goes to investigate and finds that there is no such person as her in Xinpanmen, then the plan will fail."

Gu Chun: "But Shi Haotu and his wife didn't actually come to Xinpanmen to investigate."

He Kao: "I'm just being prepared."

The clan hall conducted a large-scale census of the disciples of the magic school. The registration information was extremely detailed, but the information itself was extremely important intelligence and also involved the privacy of every magician. This information could not be made public.

Within the sect, only the deacons have the authority to review the information of all disciples, but only within the sect. Only the elders of the sect's law hall have the authority to review the information of all disciples of the magic sect.

Even the retired Supreme Elders do not have this authority.

At the beginning, Old Man Jiang used a divine mind seal to tell He Kao the summary of the general survey of the disciples of the Shu Sect, but not everyone had this treatment. This was because he was regarded as the head of the Yin E Sect.

Apart from He Kao, only the seven elders of the clan hall are qualified to access this information.

As a Ruwei Sect disciple, Li Yu was not qualified to check the registration information of Lan Jiuwan from the Xinpan Sect. If she had a good reason, she could apply to the Sect Law Hall through the sect to confirm Lan Jiuwan's identity.

But Li Chun didn't do so, not only because Lan Jiuwan had provided credible intelligence, but also because there was no need. Lan Jiuwan had just revealed his identity, demonstrated his third-level cultivation, and the techniques of the Xinpan Sect, and that was all that was needed.

The reason He Kao was so thoughtful was that he had only been involved with the Shu sect for a short time and was completely unfamiliar with its traditional customs. It was his presence that led to the Shu sect's first-ever general survey of its disciples.

In He Kao's opinion, this is how the art should work, so it would be safer to find a "affiliated unit" for Lan Jiuwan in advance, but other people don't think so.

Not to mention ancient times, even if we go back to a year ago, the elders of the clan hall would not dare to say that they could recognize all the disciples of the magic sect. They probably had never seen most of the magicians, let alone ordinary disciples.

Warlocks usually do not reveal their identities among ordinary people. When a warlock finds out that another person is also a warlock, they just need to tell each other their incisions and exchange secret codes. This has been a tradition since ancient times.

Then they could have many dealings with each other, such as cooperating in business, exchanging cultivation resources, sharing cultivation insights, etc. As for whether the identity was real or fake, or whether they used a pseudonym, it didn't seem to matter.

Even if a certain person cannot be found in the list of disciples of the Shu sect, there can be various explanations, such as information delay, the master has not had time to report to the sect, or the master died early and lost contact with the Shu sect.

This kind of situation has indeed occurred from time to time since ancient times, such as Gu Chun himself when he was a teenager.

However, after the new policy of the Zongfa Hall was introduced, the situation changed subtly, basically eliminating the above possibility. It was difficult for Xiaoyaoke to lie about being a disciple of the Shumen, and even if he pretended to be an imposter, he would be easily discovered.

No one would deliberately check these things if nothing happened on a normal day, but once something goes wrong, it will be exposed immediately!
The original situation was like a pile of yellow soybeans, all mixed together and difficult to distinguish. Now most of the beans have suddenly turned into red beans, and they have been numbered and marked with identification codes. The remaining yellow soybeans appear particularly glaring.

He Kao was a little puzzled, "I can understand that, but there's no grudge between us. Why would they be so rude? Just because the Shu Sect wants to implement an identity verification and registration system, they're actually reacting so strongly?"

He Kao had more or less figured out why Fabre targeted Zou Tianjin, and what his purpose was. But the answer only left him with more questions.

Fabre's methods are not only aimed at the art school, but also at individuals, such as Gu Chun.

The person who openly took the lead in implementing the new policy of the sect was this geomancer. It was not enough to just conduct a census and registration, he actually traveled around the world to verify each one in person.

This was the worst part, something no one had anticipated. Was he tired? Even if not, was he annoyed? Could it be that he had nothing else to do all day? He was completely insane!
But dealing with Gu Chun was no easy task. Direct means were out of the question, so indirect methods were the only options. Fabre had found a clue, setting up a scheme starting with the Huiming Shi family. He targeted Zou Tianjin, then implicated Lu Shutang, and then He Kao. Initially, some speculated that He Kao was a secret disciple of Elder Jiang. Later, the rumors shifted, and more people believed he was Elder Gu's secret disciple.

This is no longer just a rumor. For some sorcerers, such as Qian Guran, it is almost confirmed because Old Qian has seen He Kao perform the Ren Di Ban Xing technique of the Xin Pan Sect with his own eyes.

When He Kao was practicing the Ren Di Ban technique on weekdays, he might have been secretly discovered by someone.

If He Kao is involved in the matter, then his secret identity must be revealed, the master behind him will also be dug out, and the direction of the investigation will be led to Gu Chun.

But what He Kao couldn’t understand was - why did it come to this?
Disciples of the sect were required to follow a strict registration system, which was, after all, an internal matter of the sect. Even if a free spirit like Fabre had objections, it was beyond his control.

There was no grudge between them, but they started killing and setting fire just because of different opinions?
Gu Chun sighed and said, "How do you know there's no grudge? I've been monitoring the behavior of sorcerers all over the world for many years, and I don't know how many people I've offended. Among them are disciples of sorcerers, so-called free spirits, and perhaps even their relatives and friends.

Let's not talk about the distant past, let's just talk about your personal experience. On the border of Maoluo Country, Zeng Hongye, a disciple of Xingshen Sect, and Xiao Si, the disciple he took in without the sect's knowledge, although you knocked them down with poisonous smoke, I killed them with my own hands.

This statement is speechless. He has offended many sorcerers, and he himself may not even know who has a grudge against him.

He Kao was just sighing when Gu Chun spoke again, "This time it's secondary. The main reason is that some people are dissatisfied with the clan law hall, the magic school, and that I am getting in their way and making their lives uncomfortable.

Sometimes, different people have different opinions on certain things. For example, when you first received the Hidden Moth inheritance, didn't you also want anyone to know?

He Kao had to nod and said, "Indeed."

Gu Chun: "That's just human nature... Magic has been a secret since ancient times. Do you know what a secret is?"

This question was obviously very simple, but He Kao couldn't answer it for a while.

The so-called secret teaching is definitely the opposite of the public teaching, that is, it is taught privately. Ordinary people cannot be sure of the existence of magic and magic. Except for a few people who know the connection, ordinary people do not know the identity of the magician.

This is certainly a special requirement for practicing magic, but it is undeniable that for thousands of years, the vast majority of disciples of magic have also enjoyed this unique sense of mystery.

After He Kao became the Hidden Moth, he really didn't want anyone to know his identity. The most important reason was the feeling of insecurity, but were there no other reasons?
Of course, many sorcerers also have this mentality, hoping that they can blend in with the crowd, possess incredible magical powers, and be able to do all kinds of things, but no one knows their background.

Who wants their "superpowers" to not only be discovered, but also potentially watched and monitored? For example, if the Huiming Shi family wants to do some dirty work, they will also train a group of cleaners whose existence is unknown to the sect.

Especially the Xiaoyaoke, they would definitely feel uncomfortable all over. Even many sect disciples would probably feel some resistance to the latest system of the sect law hall.

Some people were already not clean, or had criminal records that hadn't been discovered. With this sudden incident at the clan law hall, and Gu Chun actually having to personally verify the situation, some people might have been furious.

Seeing He Kao deep in thought, Gu Chun asked again, "Since you've thought about this before, and I just said it's human nature, then are my actions on behalf of the clan law hall against human nature?"

He Kao replied, "Of course not! That's just human nature."

Gu Chun's eyes lit up slightly, and he asked with interest, "Oh, why do you think so?"

He Kao: "Because human nature is complex and contradictory. For example, if I am a sorcerer and have developed magical powers, I don't want others to know.

But what if there are other sorcerers around me, sorcerers who are more powerful than me? I definitely don't want to be completely unaware of this, and I certainly don't want his magical powers to be unmonitored.

This is perfectly normal human nature..."

Gu Chun nodded slightly and said, "Indeed, if you can see this, you will understand what the ancient sages meant by enlightenment. There is one more thing you must understand: cultivation itself cannot be accomplished alone!"

He Kao also nodded and said, "I already understand this."

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(End of this chapter)