C56 (2/2)
The beggar that had spoken earlier in the inn was an elder of the gang of beggars, and because this elder usually liked to fight against grievances, he hated those who bullied and feared him the most. As soon as he entered the inn, the waiter shouted at him, ”Although I am a beggar, I am still a dignified elder of the gang, and even the monks of the Shaolin Temple call me an elder in a polite manner.” Today, I will take this opportunity to teach you a lesson, and avenge your disciple. Once you have entered the inn, you will be entangled with the waiter, and can't help but forget about the matter that the Sect Leader had instructed you to do, not to mention the people in the inn, and not to mention their origins. As the Sect Leader asked, he was at a loss for words, unable to answer.
Seeing their expressions, Ru Huizhu knew what was going on and said angrily, ”You guys are really useless. What use does the Beggar Gang have you guys? Go to the Discipline Hall's Protector and ask for your punishment.”
The three of them had shamed the Beggar Clan today, and had not followed the orders of the Sect Leader. To disobey or not to obey the orders of the Beggar Clan was a huge crime, if they were in a serious situation they would have to break one of their arms or legs, and if they came to the torture chamber and were discovered by the Hall of Punishment, then no one would be able to protect them. The three of them all knew that the Discipline Hall's Protector was a good man, and their only chance was to beg for the Sect Leader's mercy. Don't tell the Protector, as the three of them kneeled on the ground and said, ”Please show mercy, Sect Master. This subordinate knows his wrongs, and I'm begging you, not to inform the Discipline Hall's Protector. The three knew that the Sect Master's heart was softer, and that his punishment was much lighter than the punishment of the Discipline Hall's Protector. Thus, the three of them all requested that the Sect Master punish them.
Huzhu's face was as cold as ice, and she said harshly, ”You three are so muddleheaded that you almost ruined my plans. ”Say, how do you want me to spare you?”
When the three of them saw the cold expression on the Sect Master's face, their tone became as cold as the morning frost in the winter. Peng peng, he continuously kowtowed to Ru Huizhu and said in unison, ”Please spare us, Sect Master. If we go to the Discipline Hall's Elder, our hands and feet won't be able to protect us anymore, we won't dare to do that again.”
If Huizhu knew how strict the sect rules were, then the three of them would definitely not escape death, and seeing them kneeling and begging for mercy, was extremely pitiful. If one of the three of them were to go to the Disciplinary Hall's Protector, then the Disciplinary Hall's Protector would enforce the law impartially, and would never act impartially. He doesn't care how high your position is, as long as you break the rules, he will punish you. If you punish an elder of the Beggar's Gang for this, you will feel too ashamed, and not only will you disgrace him, you will lose your Elder position as well. It's not appropriate to make friends with them, and I might as well leave some face for them now. They will definitely be grateful to me, and maybe in the future, they will be even more willing to give up on me, and their sins won't be so heavy, so they'll have to go to the protector's side and cut off a hand or foot. At that moment, he said, ”You guys did this kind of thing, and you still want me to spare you? Tell me, what you guys did today is useful, as long as you guys can say one thing, I'll spare you.”
Now that the Sect Leader has spoken, this is his only chance. The three of them couldn't help but to lie down on the ground and think back on what had happened this morning, thinking about everything that had happened this morning, but after thinking about it for a while, other than bullying the waiter, they didn't do anything else this morning. The elder couldn't help but tremble as he thought about it, the more scared he became because he really couldn't think of anything useful that the Sect Master had done to get the Sect Leader to let him off, but if he went to the Discipline Hall this morning, it would be difficult to protect the position of the Sect Elders. How could he keep his promise for the three of them?
Seeing them in such a state, Huzhu kneeled on the ground and didn't utter a sound. She thought, if you guys don't say it, I can't do anything about it even if I wanted to help you guys. He couldn't help but ask again, ”Haven't you done anything in favor of the gang this morning? Haven't you seen it?” ”How about this, if you don't harrumph, even if I had the heart to help you, I still wouldn't be able to.”
When he thought back to the scene at the inn, he couldn't help but recall that when the three of them had just entered, they seemed to have seen Lei Zhaoting's expression while wiping it on the table with her sleeve. At that time, he couldn't help but glance towards the writing on the table, but she was wiping it very quickly and didn't have the time to clearly see what it was, what secrets could there be between them, why else would she be in such a rush to wipe away the words?
Huzhu's heart shook as she thought to herself, ”Could there be some secret between them? That's impossible, right? If there isn't, then why did they write it on the table? The two of them should be writing on fire and water, so why would they write anything on the table?” She hurriedly asked, ”Did you see the handwriting on the table?” ”What's written on it?”
”As soon as we entered, she erased the handwriting, so I didn't see it very clearly. I only saw the last few words, which said that he was hiding outside. What was written in front, we don't know.”