The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron
Chapter 1171 - Chapter 1171 Chapter 1170 De Facto House Arrest

Chapter 1171: Chapter 1170: De Facto House Arrest Chapter 1171: Chapter 1170: De Facto House Arrest “Are there any other questions from the three Hall Masters?” The hall had fallen silent, and Fang Lin’s voice broke the brief stillness.

Ding Yulong and Han Qingshuang both looked towards Situ Zheng, as they had no further questions to ask.

Situ Zheng fiddled with his hands, his face expressionless, as he sized up Fang Lin without saying a word.

Fang Lin maintained his usual expression, showing no change under the gaze of Situ Zheng, his demeanor calm and composed.

“Tiankui has taken a good disciple,” Situ Zheng suddenly said, catching Fang Lin off guard. He had thought Situ Zheng would ask him more questions.

Fang Lin slightly clasped his fist, “Master Situ, you flatter me.”

Situ Zheng continued, “To verify your claims, I will send people to investigate at Fall Demon Cliff. Until my people return, you will temporarily stay in the Inspection Hall. Once the investigation clears any doubts, you will be free to leave.”

Fang Lin immediately responded, “Does this mean I am to be imprisoned? That seems highly unreasonable.”

Situ Zheng shook his head, “It is not imprisonment, but merely a temporary stay at North Town Hall to avoid unnecessary travel and complications.”

With that, Situ Zheng waved his hand and left the scene directly, showing no intention of continuing the conversation with Fang Lin.

Han Qingshuang also left with a cold snicker, which made Fang Lin feel uneasy.

Ding Yulong chuckled and said to Fang Lin, “Don’t overthink it. It’s just a few days’ stay. Although the Inspection Hall is in the Extreme North Land, the environment is fairly good.”

With those words, he had a Grand Inspector escort Fang Lin to his temporary residence.

Fang Lin was angry in his heart, but it was clear that the three Hall Masters intended to keep him in the Inspection Hall.

Though discontented, Fang Lin was at their mercy, and given their apparent intentions, resisting forcefully might only backfire on him.

Therefore, Fang Lin decided to bear with it for now, to see what the Inspection Hall was planning. If the situation turned out to be unfavorable, he had resolved to go all out and stir up a major disturbance in the Inspection Hall, showing those targeting him just how formidable he could be.

Under the guidance of the Grand Inspector, Fang Lin was settled into a room and informed that he must not leave without permission.

Fang Lin sneered internally, thinking that being kept here, yet not allowed to leave the room, was hardly different from being imprisoned.

The difference might just be that imprisonment sounded harsher and more straightforward.

For three consecutive days, Fang Lin stayed in the room, either cultivating or quietly refining Pills, not undertaking any other activities, and seemingly not overly anxious.

As for whether the Inspection Hall had sent anyone to verify the situation at Fall Demon Cliff as Fang Lin had stated, he wasn’t particularly concerned.

Fang Lin was not worried, but Elder Tiankui was. He rushed to the Inspection Hall and directly confronted Situ Zheng, demanding to know why Fang Lin was not being released.

Situ Zheng presented a very reasonable explanation, claiming there were still some doubts about Fang Lin that necessitated further interrogation and investigation, thus he could not leave temporarily.

The explanation was extremely vague and generalized, and it was clear to anyone that it was a pretext used to stall Elder Tiankui.

Elder Tiankui was furious and pressed Situ Zheng aggressively to release Fang Lin, but Situ Zheng decisively produced the authority seal of the Inspection Hall Master, emphatically stating that he had the right to detain or release anyone within this Inspection Hall, even if it was Tiankui himself.

Elder Tiankui was so angry that he nearly resorted to violence, but ultimately, he did not act and left in a rage.

Once they made a move, Elder Tiankui would fall into a position of being in the wrong; everyone in the world would say, “Is Elder Tiankui too domineering, not even allowing his disciple to be interrogated at the Inspection Hall?” Is he forcing the Inspection Hall to hand over the person?

The Inspection Hall just dragged it on, effectively imprisoning Fang Lin within, not letting him leave despite how Elder Tiankui pressured them; Situ Zheng was utterly unwilling to release him.

The people from the Long Family came too, hoping Situ Zheng would let Fang Lin go, but Situ Zheng still didn’t release him and continued to fob them off with the same excuse.

Like this, Fang Lin had stayed in the Inspection Hall for a month.

During that month, Fang Lin never left that room, nor did anyone from the Inspection Hall come to deal with him, seemingly having forgotten about Fang Lin entirely.

Suddenly one day, the door to Fang Lin’s room was pushed open, and someone entered without even greeting Fang Lin.

Fang Lin was refining pills, his brows slightly furrowed, but he didn’t respond and remained focused on the Pill Furnace.

“Fang Lin, come with us,” a middle-aged man said. He was a Grand Inspector, with two Inspection Envoys following him.

“Wait until I finish refining these pills,” Fang Lin responded casually.

The middle-aged man immediately showed impatience and stepped forward to push away Fang Lin’s Pill Furnace.

“The Hall Master has ordered to take you to the Mind-Querying Hall for interrogation; there must be no delay!” the middle-aged man said, reaching out to push the Pill Furnace.

Fang Lin grabbed his wrist in an instant, and the middle-aged man felt a tremendous force, rendering his arm completely immobile.

“I said wait until I finish refining my pills, did you not understand?” Fang Lin said coldly, still holding the middle-aged man’s wrist without even glancing at him.

The middle-aged man’s face changed drastically and suddenly strained, breaking free from Fang Lin’s grip.

“How dare you, Fang Lin, ignore the summon of the Hall Master?” the middle-aged man said angrily.

Fang Lin didn’t pay him any attention and continued refining his pills, apparently not taking the middle-aged man seriously at all.

The middle-aged man’s face was fiercely uncomfortable, being a Grand Inspector himself and yet being disregarded like this, he really felt uneasy.

Then the middle-aged man slapped his Nine Palace Bag at his waist, pulled out the Cold Iron Chains, and flung them violently towards Fang Lin.

Fang Lin dodged to the side, avoiding the Cold Iron Chains, but the Pill Furnace was hit by the chains, making a clang sound.

“Dare to resist?” the middle-aged man saw this and immediately let out a loud shout, and then he pounced towards Fang Lin.

Fang Lin finally looked at the middle-aged man, but it was just a glance. Following that, the middle-aged man screamed as his chest was fiercely kicked by Fang Lin, sending him flying out.

Boom!!!

The middle-aged man’s body smashed into the wall, directly causing the wall to collapse, making a significant noise.

“What’s going on?” Immediately, people from the Inspection Hall rushed over upon hearing the noise.

“Quick, capture him! He’s trying to kill me!” the middle-aged man immediately yelled, his mouth spraying blood, looking very pitiful.