After Being Possessed By A Witch, I Became An Outlaw

Chapter 164: Framing The Fault (First Update)

Chapter 164: Shifting Blame (First Update)

Sending out the storage ring was a step that Zhang Chi had planned in advance.

Unlike spirit stones, the storage ring was lightweight and portable, making it easy to slip away unnoticed.

When the Four Sects couldn't find the thief who stole the scriptures, they would definitely seek help from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion.

The tradition of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion was to find objects, not people. They wouldn't divine who stole the scriptures, but rather where the scriptures were.

When they divined the storage ring and discovered it was in the residence of the Elder with the Divine Ability in the Dragon Transformation Palace, they also found a secret letter.

Isn't this interesting?

Of course, the Dragon Transformation Palace would never admit to it, but whether others believe it or not remains to be seen.

Zhang Chi didn't expect that a ring alone could bring down the mighty Dragon Transformation Palace, but it would easily sow discord among a group of people who already had their own thoughts.

When your strength is strong enough, you can refute any evidence.

Since that's the case, others can also attribute all the refuted evidence to your strength, rather than the evidence being forged in the first place.

Zhang Chi's actions can be considered a strategy.

"You don't plan on targeting the Dragon Transformation Palace, do you?" Gu Youyou, after understanding Zhang Chi's plan, was very worried that he would do something reckless.

Zhang Chi smiled and said, "I'm not that ruthless. Just because someone is targeting me doesn't mean I have to destroy their whole family."

"..."

That's not what you said when you were counting the Zhou family tree!

Gu Youyou silently complained in her heart, but she didn't neglect her task.

She skillfully found the location of the Talisman Treasure Sect's scripture pavilion and then made her way to the residence of the Divine Ability Elder, casually stuffing the storage ring into a hidden corner.

As for the letter prepared by Zhang Chi, it was stuffed under a cushion.

The evidence was relatively crude, making it difficult to determine someone's guilt based on it.

Zhang Chi had worked in a related industry before and knew very well that to establish someone's guilt, there needed to be a clear chain of evidence that proved they were the one who did it.

If there was any doubt in the middle, it would be considered insufficient evidence.

Of course, this was under normal circumstances. Abnormal circumstances were a different story.

Zhang Chi deliberately did the opposite. He only provided crude evidence and didn't take responsibility for confirming the charges.

As long as you don't admit guilt, you'll fall into the trap.

At this moment, Elder Zhao still had no idea that he was about to become a suspect. He was still enjoying himself, drinking and having fun.

Losing something wasn't a big deal. However, his position as a Divine Ability Elder wouldn't be shaken by a small matter.

Since he didn't have any responsibilities at the moment, he arranged for good food and wine, as well as beautiful women.

They sang and drank until dawn, with the sound of music and instruments never stopping.

The red curtains were fragrant, and the beautiful woman was in his arms. Elder Zhao was very content.

Cultivators emphasized following their desires, and except for not being reckless before Foundation Building, both men and women were very honest after Foundation Building.

Indulging in wine, lust, and wealth was something most people couldn't resist.

Among them, lust was the most enticing.

In summary: The Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion is everywhere.

Elder Zhao had already been meticulous in his duty to guard the Talisman Treasure Sect, but unexpectedly, something was still lost.

He was filled with anger and needed to vent.

After venting, there would be time for wisdom.

At this moment, he still had no idea that a great disaster was about to befall him.

Not long after the theft at the Talisman Treasure Sect's scripture pavilion, the first step the Four Sects took was to search for suspects.

The Treasure Weapon Sect suffered greatly. Some people died during the resistance, and they lost a lot of wealth during the compromise.

During the search, some people intentionally inspected the clothes of female disciples, who were beautiful, in a disrespectful manner. This humiliation was difficult for many to accept.

But the Talisman Treasure Sect didn't even have the qualifications to formally join the Dragon River Alliance, let alone contend with the Four Sects.

Even if they broke their teeth, they could only swallow it.

They paid a price and sent these wolves away.

Even the Immortal Gate Sect, which focused on cultivation, had a mix of good and bad people.

The higher-ups only cared about decentralizing power and didn't care whose hands the power ended up in.

The people who searched the Treasure Weapon Sect were at least genuinely investigating the case. After finishing their search, they left and reported back. The high-level members of the Four Sects then made a decision.

The techniques of the Talisman Treasure Sect were highly practical, and their wealth came from their expertise in talisman-making. This inheritance was precious and needed to be recovered.

So, they thought of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion.

The speed at which this happened was similar to Zhang Chi's expectations.

These cultivators were all greedy and stingy.

When they could search on their own, they definitely wanted to try their luck. Only when they couldn't find anything and didn't want to give up would they go to the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion.

Just like when the spirit stones were stolen from the Left River League.

Many people were hoping for a stroke of luck.

Of course, this was human nature.

But if something was extremely important, this habitual thinking could lead to losses.

For example, in this important scripture, Zhang Chi managed to memorize everything in his mind within a day.

The profoundness of the scripture made it difficult to remember, but with Gu Youyou's help and Zhang Chi's strong Divine Soul, he was able to memorize everything in just one day.

As for the unimportant ones, Zhang Chi couldn't be bothered to remember them.

If he wanted to learn, he would focus on the key points. He had no interest in the less reputable ones.

Now, getting back to the point, the representatives of the four sects found the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion and paid two million spirit stones to request a search paper crane.

After hearing the conditions, the people from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion would fold a paper crane, which would then guide them to find what they were looking for.

Because the enemy could be a strong Divine Ability practitioner, each of the four sects sent a Divine Ability expert to follow this paper crane.

The speed of the paper crane's flight was not slow at all, comparable to a cultivator riding a sword.

The several Divine Ability experts followed closely behind, and the purpose of the paper crane was very clear. Once it locked onto a direction, it didn't deviate anymore.

After flying for a while, it arrived at the center of the river.

The faces of the four Divine Ability elders immediately became strange.

After searching outside for so long, the thing was actually at home?

Did the thief play a trick on them under their noses?

Now was not the time to think about these things. The paper crane was still flying, so they could only continue to chase from behind.

As they watched the paper crane fly into an elegant courtyard, the faces of the elders from the four sects became quite interesting.

Mainly, the faces of the three sects outside the Dragon Transformation Palace looked slightly strange, and the Divine Ability elder from the Dragon Transformation Palace also vaguely sensed that something was not right, and his face looked unpleasant.

"Fellow Daoists, we may have been tricked."

"Perfected Being Qian, the matter is not yet concluded. There's no need to be so anxious to defend."

The elder from the Dragon Transformation Palace was named Qian, and he had a righteous and resolute appearance.

The one who responded was Perfected Being Huangli from the Celestial Melody Pavilion. Perfected Being Huangli looked quite young and was dressed as a middle-aged beauty. A yellow oriole perched on her shoulder.

The two from the Profound Heart Sect and the Pill Cauldron Sect seemed much more amiable. Their power was far inferior to that of the Dragon Transformation Palace, so they had to keep a low profile.

Perfected Being Qian could only hope that things wouldn't become so bad.

However, as they entered the room, they saw the paper crane parked in a hidden corner. Next to the paper crane was a storage ring.

Perfected Being Qian felt a sense of unease, but Perfected Being Huangli had already taken action.

She went over and picked up the storage ring, then opened it in front of the other elders and took out what was inside.

Books fell to the ground with a clatter. These were the scriptures that the Talisman Treasure Sect had lost.

Zhang Chi had mixed the core techniques and ordinary techniques together.

This could be considered as payback. Initially, they had mixed books of different levels together, forcing Zhang Chi to take all the books to identify them.

Now, Zhang Chi had mixed the important and non-important scriptures together.

They could find it themselves!

But it can be confirmed that everything is here, not a single book is missing.

Seeing the scriptures gradually filling up the entire room, Qian Perfected Being called a halt.

"Finally found the scriptures, no need to verify anymore, let's put them away and distribute them according to the agreed book list."

Qian Perfected Being wanted to resolve this matter, but how could the elders of other sects easily let Dragon Transformation Palace off the hook for their mistake?

"The matter of distributing the books can wait. I believe everyone must be curious as to why the lost scriptures ended up in the residences of your esteemed elders."

"Well..."

Qian Perfected Being couldn't come up with an answer either!

He was only responsible for coordinating with the other sects. How would he know if there was any scheming behind it?

"Fellow Daoists Xuanfeng Perfected Being and Danyunzi Perfected Being, aren't you curious as well?

I was curious before, what kind of expert, what kind of Law Treasure, could deceive the perception of a Divine Ability Perfected Being with a complete defensive formation, and steal all the scriptures from the scripture repository.

Now, I have some ideas."

Xuanfeng and Danyunzi nodded, their gaze towards Qian Perfected Being was very unfriendly.

If Dragon Transformation Palace was up to something, without any evidence, the other sects could only suspect but couldn't do anything about it.

But if the evidence was presented right in front of them, and they acted as if they knew nothing, it would be too embarrassing.

The other sects were indeed not as powerful as Dragon Transformation Palace, but they were not afraid to this extent.

"Dragon Transformation Palace should indeed give us an explanation."

Qian Perfected Being's face turned ugly, but he could only argue forcefully, "It's possible that the thief deliberately discarded the items here to frame our elders. Based on this alone, I don't know what we need to explain."

At this moment, Huangli Perfected Being's yellow oriole flew up. Her yellow oriole was a Spirit Beast, very intelligent.

Now, it was scratching around on the cushion.

This also caught the attention of Elder Huangli. She went over and lifted the cushion, and underneath it, she found a letter.

"The person has already gone to Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion. Quickly make a backup, handle everything properly, hide the ring, and burn the letter after reading."

Previously, they didn't understand, but with this secret letter, everyone understood.

The people from Dragon Transformation Palace wanted to make a backup of the secret scriptures, but before, it was that idiot Long Yan who was guarding, and no one made a backup.

Later, the four sects guarded together, and it was also not convenient to make a backup.

That's why they resorted to stealing the scriptures.

"Now, your palace should give an explanation, right?"

Qian Perfected Being immediately denied, saying, "This is definitely a slander from the thief, and the secret letter must be fake. This is a setup."

Since it was said to burn the letter after reading, how could it still be here?"

"Is it possible that when the secret letter was delivered, the person who received it was not here?"

(End of this chapter)