Chapter 181 219: Giving away a city, is Chen Baimao afraid of exceeding his potential? (Additional updates for monthly tickets)

Author: Shi Nan

Chapter 181 219: Giving away a city, is Chen Baimao afraid of exceeding his potential? (Additional updates for monthly tickets)

A few days later.

Wen Liyan, the Jindan elder from the sect's inspection hall, suddenly visited Chen Dengming's cave in person, and then went to the caves of Jindan Elder Gong Shuzai and Jindan Elder Gongchao respectively.

Many fake elixirs, such as Yang Zidao, Miao Fei, Sang Tianrong and even Old Man Wu from the Hall of Merit, as well as the foundation-building monks in the sect, were also taken away for questioning by the monks from the inspection hall.

At that time, many gossips gradually began to spread within the longevity sect.

"Hey, have you heard that Uncle Chen is suspected of bribing many elders in the sect, as well as fake elixirs and foundation building in many sects, seems to be just to win votes. This method, tsk tsk, is too despicable, isn't it?"

"Is this considered cheating to get votes? Why bother? With Master Chen's reputation and strength, there is no need to use these methods."

"That's it, look at the other candidates, why haven't they done this kind of operation? Are there some people sent from Changchun below..."

Some monks who were queuing up outside the House of Internal Affairs were discussing. After the topic spread, many disciples in the sect who originally wanted to vote for Chen Dengming hesitated.

At this time, the two monks in front of the team who were about to vote for Chen Dengming also hesitated. One of them sighed and said to the notary deacon.

"I, I vote for Master Rao Lingrao."

When another monk on the opposite side saw this, he originally wanted to vote for Chen Dengming, but at this time he sighed and said, "I'll vote for Master Uncle Hua."

A subtle influence began to gradually brew among the crowd.

Once people's hearts change, a certain state of blind obedience will be broken.

It's like pouring cold water on a group of enthusiastic people, causing some fanatical people to wake up instantly.

Small means are also the easiest to exploit big problems at this time.

However, at this moment, there were faint sounds of arguing among the crowd behind.

A monk with white hair on his temples was quarreling with the people who had spoken before.

"How are you talking? You said Uncle Chen's bribery is bribery? Has the inspection hall issued a real announcement now? Has the investigation been clear?

I can say you are slandering.

I would like to ask who has just joined the sect. As long as you have some communication skills, you will not visit the senior brothers in the neighborhood and give some greeting gifts. Have you not invited the senior brothers to have a drink in private?

Do you have no friends?"

The monk on the opposite side also blushed and shouted, "You are just messing around, how can you compare with us?"

We're not running for longevity, so what's the point of having a drink with a few fellow students? That's not utilitarian.

What’s more, he also gave gifts to the elders, can this be said to be a reminiscence of old friendship?”

"Can't it be filial piety that respects the elderly and loves the young?"

The white-haired monk immediately retorted, "You said you are utilitarian. As far as I know, many of Uncle Chen's actions occurred two or three years ago. Did he know that he was going to be selected as a longevity candidate at that time? That

Is it time to build a good relationship?

If this can be considered a bribe, then each of us has bribed.

A few years from now, when we can select long-lived candidates, what happened decades ago will also be uncovered."

"Baimao, are you looking for trouble? Can this confuse things? Don't you still know whether you can become a candidate for longevity?

Moreover, didn’t you already vote a few days ago, why are you here again?”

"Quiet! There is no room for noise and quarrels in front of the House of Internal Affairs."

While several people were arguing, a deacon stepped in to calm the situation.

However, the debate between the two sides also made many monks who were originally disappointed with Chen Dengming gradually come to their senses.

yes.

Who would not take the initiative to make friends with seniors when they first join the sect? Can this be called bribery?

This is just to gain a firm foothold and look familiar.

But for ordinary monks, this is a simple way of life.

For a genius like Uncle Chen, this kind of worldliness will be magnified and become a problem in today's sensitive period of the election campaign.

But if we look back a few years ago, who can say that Senior Brother Chen was bribing him?

He could not have expected that he would be selected as a longevity candidate a few years later.

Thinking about it from another angle, don’t other candidates have these kind of worldly behaviors in the past?

So during this sensitive period, Chen Dengming was suddenly investigated. Is it a coincidence or the instigation of some people with ulterior motives? Which one is most beneficial?

Many disciples of the longevity sect are not fools either.

At this moment, after being awakened by the white-haired monk's words, he gradually realized that something was wrong.

Sometimes what happens in front of you may not be true, and the inspection hall has not yet issued an announcement.

As the saying goes - let the flying sword fly again.

For a time, some monks who originally wanted to vote for Chen Dengming chose to vote for Chen Dengming resolutely.

Based on Chen Dengming's usual approachable and modest behavior, they felt that Uncle Chen was not that kind of person.

A person's humility and affability can be fake, but if he can pretend to be modest and amiable for so many years from joining the sect to now, then he can be considered to be truly modest and amiable.

At least except for Master Chen, I have never seen a fake alchemy practitioner greet a qi practitioner on the road and bow in return with a smile.

Even Uncle Hua Zhenyu, whose reputation is also very good, has never done it.

This can be regarded as the reputation Chen Dengming has accumulated over the years, and now it has officially fermented.

Except for some who insisted on voting for Chen Dengming, others chose to wait and see for the time being, waiting for the news from the inspection hall to be truly announced.

Only a few disciples who had blindly followed him hesitated and chose to vote for other candidates.

After the white-haired monk made such a fuss, it seemed that by accident, Hua Zhenyu's carefully planned plan had a lot of negative influence on Chen Dengming.

When Hua Zhenyu learned about this situation, he was naturally very angry and secretly wrote down the name of the white-haired monk Yu Baozhong.

"Senior Brother Hua, what should we do now? Do you want to continue?"

A person's spiritual consciousness came out of the sound transmission jade talisman.

Hua Zhenyu took a deep breath, his facial expression returned to calmness, and said.

"That's it, the risk of exposure is too great if you continue, so stop.

After all, plans cannot keep up with changes. Designed things will always face various accidents, because each individual is a variable. How can it be possible to coordinate all the variables?

Although the current effect is not optimal, it can be regarded as breaking the blind obedience effect of these ordinary disciples.

Next, even if Chen Dengming’s number of votes increases again, it will not snowball. He is too far ahead.”

After saying that, Hua Zhenyu put away the sound transmission jade talisman.

Overall, he was actually successful in this incident.

As long as Chen Dengming's siphon effect can be broken, there won't be much difference between his and Chen Dengming's votes.

And the next more deacon votes will slowly close the gap between the two of them.

Unsurprisingly, affected by this incident, two elders who had a good relationship with Chen Dengming, Guan Chao and Gong Shuzai, also gave up their voting rights in order to avoid suspicion.

As a result, he is very likely to lead in the voting process.

"Chen Baimao puts aside his strength. He is not as good as me in other aspects, including connections, qualifications, and potential. Especially the potential link, which is a test of spiritual roots and longevity."

"He has a Xiangke spiritual root. Even if he is a high-grade spiritual root, it is not as good as my high-grade single spiritual root. His longevity potential, Chen Baimao is even called Baimao, and there is no need to say more.

The key is, in terms of strength, how can we compete with Chen Dengming, or at least not lose so ugly, and be stronger than others?"

This is the only problem that gives Hua Zhenyu a headache.

In other aspects, you can use some tricks.

But hard power is real, nothing fancy, no tricks.

"It seems that I have to go to Huanzhen Cave to study again."

A few days later.

News of the interrogation at the Inspection Hall was released, announcing that Chen Dengming had indeed given gifts of gold elixirs to the sect and entertained many fellow disciples at banquets.

However, most of the incidents occurred several years ago, and only one banquet occurred recently. It cannot constitute a direct bribery and vote-getting relationship with the election of longevity species, and there is only a certain indirect connection.

Therefore, it is confirmed that Chen Dengming’s intention was not to bribe, but in order to maintain the fairness of the election, the voting rights of some elders and disciples will be revoked.

"Junior brother, this way of dealing with things is to maintain fairness? Isn't this too unfair?

Since it has been proven that you did not bribe, you should no longer restrict other people's voting rights. What does it mean to say that you are not guilty and then punish you?"

Inside the cave, He Yingyu's pretty face was full of indignation, and she was pacing around the cave angrily.

On the contrary, Chen Dengming was very calm. He sprinkled the spiritual rice with a smile and fed a few spiritual fish in the cave pond. He looked at the several spiritual fish competing for food and said calmly.
To be continued...