The Bianjing Female Doctor Has a Melon Eating System

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Chapter 71 Who doesn’t want to live forever?

　　Cui Xin agreed with her: "The first one that happened was the Red Butterfly Case, which was the lead for the elixir of life. Then there was the Missing Young Ladies Case. The whereabouts of those young ladies can be roughly divided into two categories. One is to bribe officials to let them participate in or maintain the illegal sale of salt and make a profit from it. The profit is used to maintain the operation of the Taiping Sect. The other whereabouts is to plant the Red Butterfly Gu, take blood to make elixirs, and then use it to test drugs."

　　Everyone nodded in unison. After connecting the dots, the case became very clear. It was all the work of the Taiping Cult.

　　"I have also heard of this Taiping Cult. They used the slogan 'Peaceful and Prosperous Times, Eternal Life' to attract many people to join. I thought it was just an organization that was trying to defraud people and make money, but how come they actually secretly made an elixir of immortality?" Lu Zhengdao said.

　　Cui Xin said solemnly, "I sent people to investigate the Taiping Sect. They don't seem to be a mob. The Taiping Sect doesn't accept just anyone as a member. It only accepts three types of people. The first type is extremely vicious. The more vicious the better. It is said that a group of bandits who roamed around joined the Taiping Sect. The second type is extremely wealthy. The richer the people, the more they value their lives. They will be attracted by the gimmick of immortality of the Taiping Sect. These people have to pay a lot of money to join the Taiping Sect. The last type is people who are loyal to the Taiping Sect. Most of them are ordinary people. If they want to join the sect, they have to express their absolute loyalty to the Taiping Sect."

　　"From the sound of it, it seems like joining the Taiping Sect isn't a simple matter?" Wenming Xin suggested.

　　Ji Yutang said: "Of course, the higher the threshold and the harder it is to join, the more credible it is. If anyone can join the Taiping Cult, it will be everywhere."

　　Xie Huaichu nodded: "The Taiping Sect is taking this approach of making the most of rare goods."

　　Cui Xin said, "That's right. To join the Taiping Sect, you have to go through three tests. The first one tests your strength. You win if you can defeat any of the ten guardians of the sect. The second one tests your courage. You need to pass the levels set by the sect. According to my subordinates, those levels also involve fighting earth dragons. The third one tests your luck. The questions in this one are random. There is no information about this test yet."

　　"This is too difficult." Lu Zheng complained.

　　"Yes, so there are other ways to join. They are the three types of people I just mentioned, if they are extremely vicious criminals, or people with huge wealth, or they are very loyal to the Taiping Sect. These three types of people can join if they meet the criteria, without having to pass three trials." Cui Xin said.

　　"So it seems that one can join the Taiping Sect as long as he shows loyalty to it? Why not send some people to infiltrate and gather intelligence?" Wenming Xin looked up and asked.

　　Cui Xin smiled bitterly: "It's not that simple."

　　Ji Yutang raised his eyebrows: "What looks simplest is often the most difficult."

　　Cui Xin said, "What Doctor Ji said is right. This is actually the most difficult point. Do you know how the Taiping Sect judges whether its members are loyal? They must unconditionally complete the instructions of the Taiping Sect's deputy leader, including but not limited to abandoning your family, selling your children, running naked in the street, etc. They want someone who obeys their orders unconditionally. That's why I said that the Taiping Sect is plotting something bad. Not only is it trying every means to extort money and select people who are loyal to the Taiping Sect, it is also trying to win over court officials and secretly refining the elixir of immortality."