Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

A male disciple shouted angrily.

Shen Ye was taken aback, his gaze falling on the female disciple in the middle of the group.

The female disciple seemed to be called Li Yue'er.

She was quite pretty, with a delicate appearance that couldn't withstand the wind and rain.

Some men liked this type.

Wait a minute!

Why are you crying now?

"Senior Brother Zhao, my uncle... he was also just angry at the time, don't blame him, if you have anything, take it out on me."

Li Yue'er's eyes were red, and she spoke with a choked voice.

Her crying immediately made several male and female disciples even more annoyed.

"Look what you've done, Zhao Xingshi, if you want trouble with Sister Yue'er, then come at me!"

Another male disciple jumped out, drew his sword, and stood in front of Li Yue'er.

The others also yelled incessantly.

The commotion grew louder and louder.

Cultivators around them all looked over.

Suddenly, a female voice rang out:

"What is this noise here, disturbing the order of the Sect!"

Everyone immediately quieted down.

But they saw a female cultivator fly down and stand between the two groups.

She was holding a horsetail whisk in her hand.

—This signified she was today's Law Enforcement Cultivator of the Demon Subduing and Evil Exterminating Hall!

"Sister, this Zhao Xingshi has been relentless in pestering Li Yue'er, and today he did it again. We ask for your clear judgment!"

One male disciple said.

The female cultivator's face was cold as frost, her gaze sharp, sweeping over everyone.

The watching cultivators immediately fell silent.

"It's me."

Shen Ye heard a transmission by his ear.

—Xiao Mengyu!

She became a Law Enforcement Cultivator?

Shen Ye couldn't help but look towards her, and saw her quickly blink.

"Zhao Xingshi!"

Xiao Mengyu shouted sternly.

"Here!" Shen Ye responded.

"I'll ask you, before coming to the Demon Subduing and Evil Exterminating Hall, did you make any inappropriate comments towards Li Yue'er?" Xiao Mengyu interrogated.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Shen Ye bowed with his hands clasped and said:

"Disciple did not utter a word."

"Then, did you make any improper physical contact with her?" Xiao Mengyu continued to question.

"Disciple was about to enter the hall to receive a task, but then they blocked me here," Shen Ye replied again.

"Deceiving a Law Enforcement Cultivator is a grave offense. Are you sure you want to stick to that story?"

"Absolutely no deception."

The opposing disciples were taken aback.

Li Yue'er's face changed dramatically, and she hurriedly said:

"Wait—"

Xiao Mengyu had already cast a hand gesture and shouted, "Let me activate the hall's image retention, then we'll know the truth or falsehood."

The technique was executed.

Light and shadow immediately appeared in front of everyone.

They saw Zhao Xingshi descending from the sky, about to step into the hall, but he was stopped by several people.

They yelled insults, provoked confrontations, and even drew swords to attack.

The truth was revealed.

Cultivators around them couldn't help but let out a burst of derisive laughter.

"What is this, framing someone like that."

"These people are too much."

"I think they have problems in their heads."

"Indeed."

There was a buzz of discussion among the crowd.

Those few faces were an awkward color, and for a moment they couldn't say a word.

Xiao Mengyu waved her hand, took out the Law Enforcement Daoist Manual, and read:

"Deliberately smearing a fellow disciple, ruining their reputation, a penalty of three years' stipend, and three months of reflection facing the wall."

"I hope you all take this as a lesson."

"Now go."

Those people all turned green but didn't dare to utter a sound.

Li Yue'er hurriedly walked forward, bowed with hands clasped, and said:

"Sister, your judgment is clear. Disciple had no intention of troubling Zhao Xingshi. It was just that last time's incident deeply hurt disciple, so several Daoist friends rushed to protect disciple. Now it seems it was all a misunderstanding."

"Misunderstanding?" Xiao Mengyu sneered.

If this weren't Penglai, if she didn't have other matters to attend to, she wouldn't bother speaking so much useless talk.

Using the sword would have been enough.

"Slow down!" a furious shout came from the sky.

Li Yue'er looked up and exclaimed with joy, "Uncle!"

A middle-aged cultivator dressed in a blue Daoist robe descended, and greeted Xiao Mengyu with a cupped fist salute, "Daoist Zhou, for such a trivial matter, there's no need for such a severe punishment. I think we should let it go."

Xiao Mengyu said coldly, "Daoist Li, today I am the one enforcing the law, not you."

The middle-aged cultivator became annoyed, but then he put on a smile and said warmly, "Daoist Zhou may not know, but Li Yue'er has been favored by Elder Wang, and she's about to be appointed as a True Disciple soon. To heavily punish her now over some minor details would probably displease Elder Wang."

Xiao Mengyu also smiled.

"Daoist Li, last time Zhao Xingshi was also a True Disciple yet you still heavily punished him and demoted him to a normal disciple, didn't you?"

She said calmly, forming a hand gesture and stamped on the law enforcement Daoist manual.

The Daoist manual emitted a faint light.

—The punishment was set!

"Zhao Xingshi, let me ask you, why were you punished last time?" Xiao Mengyu continued.

"It seemed like... there was a bug on Li Yue'er's shoulder, and I brushed the bug away for her," Shen Ye recalled.

With this recollection, he actually realized that this was indeed the case.

Was it just for such a trivial matter that the fate of a cultivator was to be altered?

Too childish!

Shen Ye paused and continued to dig through Zhao Xingshi's memories.

It wasn't right.

The spots for True Disciples in Penglai Immortal Mountain were limited, only by stepping one down could another step up.

Only because he was demoted could Li Yue'er ascend.

—He had been framed!

As for why no one stood up for Zhao Xingshi—

Because the elder who had high hopes for Zhao Xingshi was out fighting demons and maintaining the Dao, outnumbered and seriously injured, he had been closed off and not seen for several months.

Everyone said that he might not last much longer.

Tsk!

—It looked like no matter where one worked, this couldn't be avoided.

"We still have important matters, let's just send them away and not bother with these trifles," Shen Ye said indifferently through a spiritual message.

"That won't do, I need to handle this," Xiao Mengyu transmitted back.

"Huh?"

"If it can be changed... I don't want to see this innocent young man slandered."

Shen Ye fell silent for a moment, his voice becoming gentle:

"...Okay, then handle it."

But they saw the Li surnamed cultivator's expression change, and he released a communication talisman.

"To inform Daoist Zhou, Elder Wang is paying close attention to this matter, and he will be here any moment."

Before he finished speaking,

An old Daoist suddenly appeared before everyone.

Everyone couldn't help but bow respectfully:

"We pay respects to Elder Wang."

"Li Yue'er," the old Daoist beckoned.

Li Yue'er happily ran over and stood beside the old Daoist.

The old Daoist looked around with a genial expression and said with a smile, "Let's forget about the small matters here."

Everyone nodded their heads in agreement.

The old Daoist was about to leave with Li Yue'er when Xiao Mengyu's voice suddenly rang out:

"Elder Wang, the matter here may indeed be trivial, but it cannot just be let go."

"Wantonly slandering others and stripping away their status is intolerable."

"Furthermore, to add another word, I enforce the law impartially, and even if I were to report to the Sect Leader, you have no right to veto the sect's laws with a single word."

People gasped.

Was this law enforcement cultivator going to go head-to-head with an elder of the Sect?

Did she have a death wish?

Elder Wang also stopped in his tracks and slowly turned his head to look at Xiao Mengyu, his gaze falling on the long sword at her waist.

"A sword cultivator, eh?"

A flicker of resentment passed through his eyes.

A torrent of immense authority radiated from him, sweeping across the gathering.

Xiao Mengyu's voice grew even calmer:

"Elder Wang, interfering with the sect's law enforcement is a serious crime, and I'm authorized to take action."

"You, a mere Twelfth Layer of the Legal Realm law enforcement cultivator, dare to talk to me about sect rules?" Elder Wang said with a cold laugh.

"Elder, please reconsider."

"Have you thought it through? About making a move against me?" Elder Wang said mockingly.

Xiao Mengyu's hand rested on her sword hilt.

Above her head, the crimson-colored term "Creator of Earth" suddenly emitted a faint yellow glow.

"Continue to interfere with law enforcement, and I will kill you," Xiao Mengyu said indifferently.