Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 234 The young people of the Celestial Master's Mansion were framed in the United States.

Master Yihong raised an eyebrow. They had once summoned wind and rain in the mountain city, riding the clouds and mist...

I used invisibility magic, so how did they find me?
"Please rest assured, Master Yihong, we have no ill intentions toward Mr. Gu or any of you Taoist priests," the middle-aged man continued. "We simply want to communicate with you, inquire about what happened, and assess the potential impact on the country and even the planet Earth."

"If it's inconvenient for you, Mr. Gu, could we talk first?" the middle-aged man asked.

Master Yihong turned to Gu Zhao and said with a smile, "They are still very considerate of your feelings."

Gu Zhao nodded. "I really have no experience dealing with systems, so I'll leave it to you."

“I’m not an expert either. Let Senior Brother Mingyu help me fill in the gaps,” Master Yihong said with a smile. “We happen to be the directors of the Taoist Studies Institute.”

Master Mingyu didn't refuse, "Alright!"

Master Yihong said to the person on the other end of the phone, "You set a time, and I will wait for you at the Taoist Research Institute in advance."

"Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock, is that a good time for you?" the middle-aged man asked.

"Okay," Master Yihong replied, and then hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, the few silent old Taoist priests in the pavilion also breathed a sigh of relief.

Master Shenhao was the last to join and was the most sensitive to this. "If the system finds out, what should we say?"

Master Mingyu patted his hand, "Senior brother, please calm down. The sect leader has already planned this matter."

When Gu Zhao brought Taoist priests from the modern era to the present and began distributing golden bracelets, he knew that his exposure was inevitable and had already discussed it with several old Taoist priests.

However, he already had hundreds of years of cultivation, so his mindset had changed from being cautious in the early stages to being confident and prepared.

"Of course we won't tell them everything. We'll just give them some gold bracelets as a greeting gift, and let them see our skills. That's enough."

Gu Zhao smiled and waved his hand, "Then we can openly help extinguish forest fires, help drought-stricken areas receive rainfall, or do other things."

Master Yansong nodded and smiled, “Doing good deeds and accumulating virtue, cultivating one’s Dao heart—how can one’s Dao heart be smooth if one does it secretly?”

Master Yihong also smiled and said, "Cultivating the Tao and virtue to help the country and save the people is the right thing to do."

Master Jingfeng nodded repeatedly, "That's right, that's right!"

The most honest of all, Master Qingyuan, couldn't help but ask, "What if they also want to explore other worlds?"

The old Taoists all smiled without saying a word. Gu Zhao also raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Then please ask my uncle to catch a hundred-year-old vengeful ghost and put it here. As long as they can kill the vengeful ghost with their own abilities, I don't mind bringing a few more people over."

Master Qingyuan shook his head and smiled bitterly, then remained silent.

Without the restraint of Taoist Qi, it is unknown whether modern weapons that rely solely on shockwaves and physical damage can harm ghosts.

Master Yihong said solemnly, "It would be extremely dangerous for ordinary people to go there. If a powerful expert were to capture us and search our souls, exposing our sect leader, that would be a serious matter that would endanger us."

Just then, Master Mingyu's phone rang.

"You won't be contacting me again so soon, will you?" Master Mingyu joked, picking up his phone to see that it was Master Zhiqing calling.

"Hey?"

"Uncle-Master, something's happened to Changyi!"

"Hmm?" Master Mingyu immediately became serious. "What happened?" Changyi was the only Taoist among the younger generation of the Celestial Master's Mansion who had cultivated inner energy, but he had never stayed at the Celestial Master's Mansion and had gone to study in the United States.

Master Mingyu didn't mind, after all, there were still many old Taoists in modern times who needed to be granted the Thunder Seed. Zhiqing and Zhixiu were still in line, and Changyi was naturally further back.

However, as the face of the younger generation of the Celestial Master's Mansion and a representative of the future Daoist cultivators, Changyi must not be allowed to get into trouble.

"Changyi has been arrested by the United States for murder!" Master Zhiqing said hurriedly.

"What a joke! How could Changyi kill someone?" Master Mingyu simply didn't believe it.

“Changyi would never kill anyone,” Master Zhiqing sighed.

"Someone has wronged Changyi?" As Master Mingyu said this, his eyes narrowed, and his eyes, which were always full of smiles and childlike innocence, finally turned sinister.

“Yes.” Master Zhiqing nodded. “Changyi’s parents have already met him in the United States. They just called me.”

"What happened over there?" Master Mingyu asked.

"A few days ago, Changyi discovered that one of his classmates, Mike, was under a curse, so he helped him cast a spell to exorcise the evil spirit and tracked down the mastermind behind it with him. In the end, they found out about another classmate of his, Eric."

Mike called the police, but because the evidence was insufficient and he was unharmed, Eric wasn't arrested. Instead, it alerted him, letting him know that Changyi had helped. Later, Eric clashed with Changyi twice but was thwarted and retreated.

"But why was Changyi arrested again?"

“Because Mike is dead,” Master Zhiqing sighed. “The police have found evidence that Chang Yi poisoned him.”

"Is it that Eric?"

“Changyi didn’t say because he had no evidence, but according to the information he found, Eric’s family is quite wealthy,” Master Zhiqing said in a deep voice.

"How dare they! These wicked and unorthodox methods have actually framed the Celestial Master's Mansion!" Master Mingyu roared.

“When Wang Dehai and the others arrived, the court in the United States had already handed down its first trial verdict.” Master Zhiqing’s tone was filled with worry amidst his anger. “Chang Yi was found guilty of poisoning and murdering his classmate and sentenced to thirty years in prison.”

Mr. and Mrs. Wang have already hired a lawyer in the United States to appeal, but the lawyer said the situation is not optimistic because the evidence is very complete. Even if Chang Yi pleads guilty and signs a plea agreement, his sentence can only be reduced to twenty years.

Chang Yi's family name is Wang, and Wang Dehai is his father.

"Bullshit!" Master Mingyu cursed angrily. "Changyi didn't kill anyone, what crime is he confessing to!"

"Hey, wait a minute! Brother Wang sent me another message!" Master Zhiqing said, and then fell silent.

"What new information is there?" Master Mingyu asked.

"That Eric has contacted Brother Wang." Master Zhiqing slammed his fist on the table in anger on the other end of the phone. "He asked Brother Wang and his wife to persuade Changyi to confess. He can bail Changyi out so he won't have to go to jail, but the condition is that Changyi joins his family business in the future!"

Master Mingyu took a deep breath, then laughed in exasperation, “Very well, so you’ve taken a liking to Changyi’s abilities.”

"Uncle-Master, what should we do? Should we ask the Taoist Association to intervene?" Master Zhiqing asked.

Although Changyi is young, he is a Taoist priest ordained by the Celestial Master's Mansion and has joined the Taoist Association of Zhang Province. In theory, he is considered a member of the system. Now that he has been falsely accused, he can indeed seek help from the system.

“No need!” Master Mingyu refused.

Just kidding, we're having a meeting with people from the system tomorrow, are we going to ask them for help today?
(End of this chapter)