I work as a security guard at a cemetery, and I overhear the dead chatting about getting rich quick.

When the letter from Xuan Yang Sect was delivered to the Seventh Office, Gu Chen had just finished the second round of taking notes.

The content has only two layers of meaning.

Gu Chen injured someone, and the Xuan Yang Sect acknowledged it.

The Xuan Yang Sect wants to take the person away.

Cheng Fang swiped the email in front of Lin Ye.

"What were your thoughts after watching it?"

Lin Ye glanced at it.

"They didn't come to rescue Gu Chen."

"Um."

"They're testing whether we dare to detain people."

Cheng Fang nodded.

This is the key.

Gu Chen was just an inner disciple.

If even he can be taken back by the sect with a simple "internal handling" when he injures someone, then there's no need to even mention what will happen if elders, disciples, or even the sect leader get into trouble in the future.

10:00 AM.

People from the Xuan Yang Sect have arrived.

three people.

Leading the group was Han Songhe, the elder in charge of foreign affairs.

He appeared to be in his sixties, wearing a dark blue Taoist robe, with no sword on his back, only a red copper token hanging from his waist.

After entering the temporary reception room, he did not put on airs of an old-fashioned scholar.

First, assess the extent of the injury.

Let's review the mall's surveillance footage.

Finally, he even reviewed the records of Gu Chen's refusal to cooperate and his active resistance using his internal energy.

After reading it all, he only said one sentence.

"Gu Chen is in the wrong."

Cheng Fang's expression did not relax.

Sure enough, the next sentence came.

"According to the Xuan Yang Sect's rules, he shall be punished with sixty strokes of the cane and confined in the fire pit for three months."

"I'll take the person back."

The person in charge of coordination shook his head.

"Not for now."

Han Songhe looked up.

Why?

"The final assessment of the injured person's injuries has not yet been completed, and Gu Chen has also refused to cooperate and used magic."

"Your sect can punish them."

"But it cannot replace the treatment here."

Han Songhe frowned.

"The same thing, punished twice?"

Lin Ye spoke.

"It's not the same thing."

"You are punishing disciples for violating sect rules."

"This case involves him injuring someone in a public place."

Han Songhe looked at him.

"If any outsider insults my sect or harms my disciples in Xuan Yang Mountain, will my sect be handed over to you?"

The meeting room fell silent as soon as the question was raised.

This is no longer Gu Chen.

The question is whether the sect has its own jurisdictional boundaries.

Lin Ye did not answer on behalf of everyone.

This kind of opening cannot be made arbitrarily by a field officer.

The coordinator pondered for a moment.

"Ordinary disputes within a sect can be managed in their own way."

"But actions involving serious personal injury, murder, imprisonment, or those affecting public safety cannot be dismissed simply as internal sect affairs."

Han Songhe did not turn hostile.

I stared at that sentence for a long time.

Then asked:

"May I see Gu Chen?"

"Can."

A few minutes later.

Gu Chen was brought in.

They weren't handcuffed or wearing spiritual pressure locks.

Only two field staff from the Seventh Division accompanied them.

Upon seeing Han Songhe, he visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

Elder Han.

Snapped!

She slapped him across the face.

Gu Chen tilted his head to the side.

The several modern staff members in the reception room all paused.

Han Songhe had a cold face.

"Let you come down the mountain and see this era."

"Who gave you permission to go to the mall and assault someone?"

Gu Chen lowered his head.

"They insulted my Xuanyang..."

"Your sect will collapse just because you were insulted a couple of times?"

Gu Chen remained silent.

Han Songhe then turned around.

"This palm strike is from the sect."

Lin Ye's lips twitched.

At least this old man is more sensible than Gu Chen.

But Han Songhe still didn't give up on leading the team.

The two sides talked for more than an hour.

Finally, a temporary solution was decided.

Before the extent of his injuries is assessed and the subsequent treatment is determined, Gu Chen is not allowed to leave the capital or use high-risk spells without authorization.

The Xuan Yang Sect can assign an elder to accompany and supervise them, or provide designated accommodations.

The seven offices retain the power to summon and re-implement coercive measures.

This is no longer just "releasing people".

It's more like the first time an ancient sect has been crammed into a modern program.

After reading the terms, Han Songhe asked very serious questions.

"What if he runs away?"

Cheng Fang looked at him.

"That means your Xuan Yang Sect helped him escape."

"We'll consider the consequences together."

Han Songhe remained silent for two seconds.

"Understood."

Gu Chen thought the matter was over.

Lin Ye suddenly called out to him.

"besides."

"What?"

"Medical expenses for the injured, lost wages, and damage to the shopping mall."

"They should pay compensation."

Gu Chen's face froze.

"I don't have your money."

"normal."

Lin Ye looked at Han Songhe.

Han Songhe also looked at him.

Five seconds later.

The old man's face darkened again.

In the end, Xuan Yang Sect offered eight low-grade spirit stones as compensation collateral.

It's not about using spirit stones to "atone for one's sins".

Instead, the valuation is first handed over to a third party, and the amount is then calculated based on the actual compensation amount, with refunds for overpayments and additional payments for underpayments.

The staff member in charge of registration held the spirit stone, his expression very subtle.

Previously, I handled cases of assault in shopping malls.

No one has ever provided cultivation resources as collateral.

The matter is not over yet.

The Seventh Division then arranged for Gu Chen to meet with the two injured people.

It is not a forced reconciliation.

Just say what needs to be said face to face.

The streamer who had first provoked him had a bandage on his nose, and he turned his face away as soon as he saw Gu Chen.

Gu Chen stood in front of the hospital bed, stiff as a pillar.

Neither of them wanted to speak first.

In the end, it was the injured person who swore first.

"I was being cheeky that day."

"But you broke my friend's ribs with one blow."

Gu Chen frowned.

He pounced on me first.

"He thought you were going to keep hitting me!"

"If I really want to continue, he can't stop me."

The ward fell silent instantly.

Lin Ye stood by the door, almost laughing out of anger at this ancient, truthful remark.

"So that's the problem."

He walked over.

"You think you've stopped."

"Others only know that you can send people flying with one palm strike."

"In your time, cultivators and ordinary people might not have followed the same set of rules at all."

"Now you live in a city."

Gu Chen remained silent.

The injured person stopped being defiant.

A few seconds later, he whispered:

"I was also wrong to secretly film the video and keep asking those questions."

Gu Chen looked at him for a while.

Finally, the sect's prestige was no longer mentioned.

He only managed to utter three words stiffly.

"I've reduced the intensity."

Lin Ye: "..."

Cheng coughed beside him.

Gu Chen seemed to realize that this was not an apology at all.

He held his face for a long time.

"Feel sorry."

The voice was harsh.

At least they said it.

Lin Ye suddenly felt that this was more useful than pinning Gu Chen to the mall floor.

Arresting someone only tells Gu Xiu that someone is in charge here.

Only by letting him truly understand why he can't act rashly can we possibly eliminate another Gu Chen.

That afternoon.

The matter then made it to the top of the trending topics list.

Even if an ancient cultivator injures an ordinary person, he still has to pay compensation.

[Xuanyang Sect used spirit stones as collateral for compensation]

Who is responsible for cases where cultivators break the law?

The comments section is buzzing with arguments.

But the most crucial sentence was unexpectedly agreed upon.

[It shouldn't just be dismissed as "internal sect affairs."]

Those who are truly paying attention to this message are not ordinary netizens.

It refers to all sects that have already returned to the realm.

They are all watching to see where modern society draws the lines.

That very night, Qingya Sect deleted the statement they had prepared to release: "All disputes among disciples will be handled by the sect."

The Tai Xuan Dao Palace then sent someone specifically to ask:

"If a sect disciple injures someone outside the mountain, is this always the case?"

After receiving an affirmative answer, the other party did not argue.

They only brought the problem back with them.

The smaller sects reacted more directly.

They began to proactively inquire about which behaviors are most likely to cause trouble under modern laws.

Some people even asked for "instructions for descending the mountain".

The seventh department actually produced a version that very night.

The first point is:

Don't take action just because you've been insulted a couple of times.

Cheng Fang remained silent for a full five seconds when he saw the final draft.

"This thing should really be shown to the sect leader later."

"I suggest not writing who summarized it."

Lin Ye deeply agreed.

evening.

Invitations were simultaneously extended to the Xuan Yang Sect, Tai Xuan Dao Palace, Qing Ya Sect, Cang Feng Mountain, and eight other ancient cultivation forces with whom stable connections had been established.

Within a week.

The first coordination meeting of returning sects was held in the capital.

There are only four topics.

Identity.

Public safety.

land.

inherited.

Lin Ye finished reading the list.

Suddenly I realized that Gu Chen's fight wasn't all bad.

At least it brought a problem that was bound to surface sooner or later to the forefront.

Previously, the seven issues were handled as individual anomalies.

just now.

They're about to start talking about rules with an entire era.