Soon, four elders led by the Second Elder and a hundred disciples rebelled. To catch them all in one go, Jiang Yun pretended to be caught off guard at first, luring the Second Elder and his men to "empty their nest" and leading them into a well - laid trap where they could be captured like turtles in a jar!
The plan went smoothly. When the Second Elder and his men were captured after having their inner strength crippled, they finally realized they had been tricked. From the very beginning, they had been betrayed by the spies around them!
Jiang Yun ordered his men to gag the Second Elder and his close disciples to prevent them from cursing, wailing or begging for mercy.
After the rebellious disciples had taken the pills provided by the Divine Doctor of the Demon Cult to abolish their inner strength, they were thrown into the prison. Jiang Yun's side then began to discuss how to deal with them.
Jiang Yun planned to kill them all to end the matter once and for all. Although the few elders who supported Jiang Yun were old, they also agreed with this approach. In their view, rebellion was a capital crime, and besides, keeping these people alive would surely pose a threat. Once the plot of the Second Elder and his men was made public in the future, the public would not oppose Jiang Yun's decision to execute them all. At most, they would sigh and say, "As expected of the sect leader. He doesn't hesitate when it comes to being ruthless!"
However, Xia Lin opposed this because of the system task. Even without the system task, he didn't support Jiang Yun's approach either. Among the rebellious disciples, some were outer - sect disciples of the elders. They were not very powerful in combat and were not highly regarded by the elders on a daily basis. More importantly, they were forced to participate in the rebellion just to make up the numbers.
It would be too cruel to kill them as well. Thinking that the system task this time was to prevent Jiang Yun from killing all the rebels, Xia Lin thought he could save these people. They didn't have a deep emotional bond with the inner - sect disciples and elders, so even if they were set free, they wouldn't have the intention of revenge.
"Anyway, they are now powerless. After years, even decades of martial arts training, they've suddenly become ordinary people. This can be regarded as a punishment for their participation in the rebellion. And as ordinary people, they can go back to their hometowns, farm the land and get married."
The elders, as insiders, knew Xia Lin's special status as Jiang Yun's "wife", so they didn't dare to oppose Xia Lin's words. They all looked at Jiang Yun.
Just as Jiang Yun was about to say something, he met Xia Lin's firm and stubborn gaze as he stood up. Jiang Yun wondered if it was worth arguing with Xia Lin over a group of former outer - sect disciples who were now powerless. The answer was definitely no! So he agreed to let most of the outer - sect disciples go!
[Ding ~ Task completed. Jiang Yun's darkness value has decreased by 8 points. The current darkness value is 6 points. Victory is just ahead.]
"Alright, Seventh Elder, I'll leave the matter of negotiating with those outer - sect disciples and setting them free to you. Sixth Elder, after the rebellion, the strength of our Xiaoshan Sect has declined and the number of disciples has decreased. So, move the disciple recruitment next year forward to this year. I'll leave this matter to you. But even though we're short of disciples, we should still pay attention to their strength and talent when recruiting, and control the number reasonably. Eighth and Fourth Elders, I'll leave the matter of announcing the internal rebellion in the Xiaoshan Sect and the execution of the other disciples to you."
After giving all the instructions, Jiang Yun finally had some time to rest. Xia Lin, who felt sorry for him, had already asked the kitchen to prepare sumptuous meals.
"After you finish eating, go and take a nap. Have a good rest."
Jiang Yun swallowed the food in his mouth and then picked up some dishes for Xia Lin. "Eat and then sleep? Am I a pig? Don't worry about me. I'm not that tired."