No way!
Mo Hua hesitated for a moment then said: "Elder You, deciding the life and death of an Elder like this, isn’t it... a bit too rash?"
Elder You frowned in confusion, "Mr. Yuan, what do you mean?"
Mo Hua said: "Currently, the evidence is insufficient, and this ’Eighth Elder’ may not necessarily be the real ’inner ghost’. We mustn’t rush to judgment and sentence him to death just because he knows Formations."
Elder You said: "It doesn’t matter, even if he’s not the inner ghost, his embezzlement alone is enough to warrant a death sentence."
Mo Hua: "..."
You’ll execute him and I’ll end up starving.
"No..." Mo Hua contemplated for a while, then continued: "It’s not that simple. If you kill the Eighth Elder now, it will be impossible to determine whether he is truly the ’inner ghost’..."
"If he is, then naturally everything is settled, case closed."
"But if he’s not, then it means the real inner ghost is still lurking within, potentially leaking secrets to the Taoist Court in the future."
Upon hearing this, Elder You couldn’t help but acknowledge:
"Mr. Yuan is truly thorough in his considerations."
Rooting out the inner ghost is of utmost importance.
He almost made a critical error due to a moment of impulsivity.
Elder You said: "I will immediately capture Lao Ba, subject him to the Blood Punishment, and rigorously interrogate him to uncover his secrets and see whether he is indeed the inner ghost collaborating with the Taoist Court."
Mo Hua quickly said: "No!"
Elder You was taken aback and frowned, "Mr. Yuan, what is the issue?"
"Even if you torture him, it’s useless..."
No one knew better than Mo Hua that this Eighth Elder wasn’t the inner ghost; he was "wrongfully accused".
Letting the Demon Sect torture him would ruin everything.
Mo Hua said: "Golden Core Realm Demon Cultivators have steadfast minds, and even under severe torture, it may yield no results. Moreover, if he ’confesses under duress’, it might give rise to erroneous conclusions, mingling the truth and allowing the real inner ghost to fish in troubled waters..."
Elder You became more impressed with Mo Hua: "Mr. Yuan, you are indeed a masterful Formation Master, your thoughts are comprehensive. So about this matter..."
Mo Hua suggested: "Perhaps we could set up a scheme to test this Eighth Elder and see if he tries to contact the Taoist Court."
"What kind of scheme?" Elder You asked.
"I’m just a Formation Master." Mo Hua said, "I’m not well-versed in setting up schemes."