"Who dares to fight here!"
Just as Lin Chen turned his gaze toward Baili Chuifeng, a reprimanding voice suddenly rang out.
A group of people dressed alike, each holding iron clubs, walked over and surrounded Lin Chen along with Baili Chuifeng and the others.
"It’s the Law Enforcement Team!"
The senior students, recognizing the uniforms and weapons in their hands, shouted loudly.
The Law Enforcement Team, overseen by the First Peak’s Peak Master Li Xuanming, was known for its resolute and harsh approach. Li Xuanming himself was a stern and uncompromising man; hence, the Jade Cauldron Sect’s Law Enforcement Team abided strictly by the rules and reason without any regard for personal connections or favors.
Whether they were Outer Sect or Inner Sect disciples, even True Disciples, anyone who violated the rules of the Jade Cauldron Sect would be punished by the Law Enforcement Team.
Once a disciple erred and was identified by the Law Enforcement Team, they would be taken to the Law Enforcement Hall. There, even those with the strongest bodies were sure to "shed a layer of skin."
Thus, all disciples of the Jade Cauldron Sect held deep fear for the Law Enforcement Team.
At this moment, the seven members of the Law Enforcement Team surrounded Lin Chen and the others, and the leader, eyeing the two men fainted on the ground, asked, "Who injured these men?"
The eyes of the crowd turned towards Lin Chen.
However, Baili Chuifeng’s face instantly revealed a trace of a smile, thinking about how startled he was when Lin Chen glared at him, afraid that Lin Chen would strike at him.
Baili Chuifeng had heard of the reputation of the Law Enforcement Team. Now that Lin Chen got their attention, he was sure that Lin Chen would not escape without "shedding a layer of skin."
"You do know that private fighting is forbidden in the Jade Cauldron Sect, don’t you?"
The Law Enforcement Disciple noticed that Lin Chen’s cultivation was merely at the Spirit Gathering Realm First Layer. Yet, the two lying on the ground were from the Spirit Gathering Realm First Layer and Spirit Gathering Realm Third Layer.
This didn’t make sense, how could Lin Chen possibly defeat two men with higher cultivation levels than his?
But the eyes of the surrounding people were all on Lin Chen, surely they wouldn’t dare to fabricate a collective lie to deceive the Law Enforcement Team—the consequences would be severe.
"I didn’t know before that we couldn’t fight; otherwise, I would never openly break the rules of the Jade Cauldron Sect," Lin Chen said with a wry smile to the Law Enforcement Disciple.
"Whether you knew or not, let me tell you now, if you start trouble in the Jade Cauldron Sect, you must face punishment. Come with us," said the Law Enforcement Disciple, icily.
"And what if I don’t cooperate?" Lin Chen asked, looking at the Law Enforcement Disciple. The strongest among these seven only had cultivation at the Fifth Level of Spirit-gathering Realm. Although Lin Chen wasn’t confident he could defeat all seven, escaping from their grasp was still possible.
"What did you say!?" the Law Enforcement Disciple exclaimed in surprise.
The bystanders were also stunned, silently admiring Lin Chen’s audacity to openly defy the Law Enforcement Team.
Upon hearing Lin Chen’s words, the members of the Law Enforcement Team drew their iron clubs, ready to blockade Lin Chen.
Mu Qingxuan, seeing this, clenched her small hands and became visibly anxious.
"Hold on, if you fight with me now, wouldn’t that be breaking the rules and engaging in private fighting too?"
"Or does the Law Enforcement Team have special privileges that allow them to be above the law?" Lin Chen asked with a smile at the corner of his mouth, looking at the seven people.
"How dare you! You started the trouble, and we are merely trying to resolve the conflict—that’s our duty," said a member of the Law Enforcement Team, making a move to act.
"So when you wanted me to follow you on your command without any inquiry, was that fulfilling your duty?"
"I was peacefully heading to the canteen when these people attacked me. Should I not have defended myself and let them beat me?"
"Where was the Law Enforcement Team when they first struck?"
"Is your sense of duty to exert martial force on those among your fellow disciples that have been attacked?" Lin Chen asked coldly, looking at the seven members of the Law Enforcement Team.
Their indiscriminate attitude irritated Lin Chen immensely.
"What did you say, they attacked first, and you were merely defending yourself?"
"What exactly is going on here?" the leading Law Enforcement Disciple asked, sensing Lin Chen’s earnest demeanor and not suspecting him of lying, he gestured for the other six members to put away their clubs.
A man leads the Law Enforcement Team. After Lin Chen recounted the incident in its entirety, the expression of the leader turned ugly, his gaze falling upon Baili Chuifeng.
He now understood why Lin Chen was so furious; Lin Chen probably saw him and his colleagues as Baili Chuifeng’s lackeys from the beginning.
After all, Baili Chuifeng was an Inner Sect Disciple and a member of the Baili Clan.
"Take this disciple to the Law Enforcement Hall!" the leading man ordered coldly, and the other six began to bind Baili Chuifeng.
"How dare you! I am an Inner Sect Disciple. Do you wish to no longer be a part of the Jade Cauldron Sect?" Baili Chuifeng said, his face turning pale as he tried to use his identity to intimidate.
"Hmph, being an Inner Sect Disciple won’t matter. If you cause trouble in the Jade Cauldron Sect, you must give an account even if you’re a True Disciple. Take him away," the leading Law Enforcement Disciple commanded firmly once more, having had enough of Baili Chuifeng’s arrogance—not only did he brazenly pressure a female disciple to dine with him, but he also colluded with followers to strike other disciples.
"Wait a moment!" Just as Baili Chuifeng was about to be led away, one of the six Law Enforcement Disciples seemed to recognize Baili Chuifeng after taking a closer look and whispered in the leader’s ear.
"This youngster seems to be from the Baili Clan; he’s Baili Wentian’s younger brother," the Law Enforcement Disciple informed, and upon hearing this, the leading man’s expression shifted dramatically.
What did it matter if an Inner Sect Disciple committed an offense or even if a True Disciple had to be punished? These were just words they brandished to assert their authority, assuming they’d never actually enforce them.
In the Jade Cauldron Sect, power is the root of all authority.
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Are you kidding? The Law Enforcement Team wouldn’t dare to offend a True Disciple.
The leading Law Enforcement Disciple said that earlier simply because all the newcomers in this location were freshmen. He wanted to establish the prestige of the Law Enforcement Team.
Now, hearing that Baili Chuifeng was Baili Wentian’s younger brother, the leading man’s expression began to undergo changes.
And Lin Chen saw all this with his own eyes.