“You’re the idiot,” Chen Xiaoyan said, directly flicking her forehead.
“Ouch!” Chong Chong covered her forehead with one hand and glared at Chen Xiaoyan. “Sister Xiaoyan, you liar! Didn’t you say you wouldn’t flick my forehead anymore? You never kept your promise once. Hmph, big liar!”
“Well…” Chen Xiaoyan awkwardly withdrew her hand, then put on a righteous expression. “Did I say that? I forgot. Anyway, I definitely won’t flick next time.”
“Hah,” Chong Chong said, extremely disdainful.
‘If I believe you again, I, Zhou Xiaopet, am a big .’
“Alright, let’s go back to the sect.”
They opened the map, clicked the teleportation array icon, and immediately turned into a dissipating cluster of starlight, vanishing from the spot.
Wu Yaowen stared blankly in the direction Chen Xiaoyan disappeared, performing a cupped fist salute.
“The fairy has left.”
“That fairy from the sect has a mission—can’t be delayed.”
“Of course I know, but I feel reluctant to let go.”
“It’s not like you’ll never see her again. Why act so pretentious, brother?”
“You don’t understand.”
“I truly don’t understand. People should know their limits. If something is impossible, don’t dwell on it.” This taunt made one of them turn as black as charcoal. With a flick of his sleeve and a cold snort, the two parted on bad terms.
Chen Xiaoyan and Chong Chong’s peerless grace indeed stirred the hearts of all the men present.
But they were lofty Tianxiang Fairies, while they were ordinary commoners low as dust. The two couldn’t be compared. At this thought, almost everyone’s restless heart calmed down.
Except for the Tang Clan trio.
Behind the wall of a building, they poked their heads out to look at the direction Chen Xiaoyan had left, then sighed.
Then, leaning against the wall, shaking their heads, one said, “Alas, it’s no good. I fucking knew these two big shots would teleport away.”
Another said, “Normal. If there’s a one-click teleport, only an idiot would ride a horse.”
The third said, “So what do we do? We have no chance to strike.”
“Let’s go, try our luck in the wild, especially around the Abyss Dungeon. That’s where the most opportunities are.”
The teleportation array in Jinyang County was still some distance from the Abyss Canyon Dungeon, requiring a horse ride in between. Thus, it became the best spot for bounty players to ambush.
However, if they thought of it, others would too. Basically, all the killer players who took the bounty order rushed there, leaving them with no chance at all.
Too many monks, too little meat.
“No choice. We’ll just have to try our luck and see if we can pick up some scraps.”
“Let’s go.”
The three immediately transformed into a ball of light on the spot and disappeared around the corner.
Two days later.
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The Grand Court trial officially began.
The trial location was the yamen of Shangjing City. In the courtroom, the Senior Minister of the Grand Court served as the chief judge, with the Vice Minister as the associate judge. This trial of Mo Nichang mobilized the top two leaders of the Grand Court, showing how much importance they placed on this trial.
Yu Shangneng, the favored minister before His Majesty, had also arrived. It was said he was entrusted by a sect disciple to oversee this trial.
So naturally, they couldn’t go easy.
If this old ancestor detected any misconduct, it would be a catastrophic disaster for the Grand Court.
But as for the Mo Clan…
This Senior Minister of the Grand Court couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on.
He couldn’t afford to offend either side. What to do?
He thought for a long time, only snapping back to reality when the trial start time arrived.
Finally, he decided to enforce the law impartially.
Although the Mo Clan’s influence could cover the sky with one hand in Shangjing City, he was even more unwilling to offend that sect disciple.
Didn’t he see that even the big shot Old Yu from the palace had become the other party’s lackey? Obviously, that sect disciple was no ordinary person.
Moreover, outside the yamen, commoners who heard the news had gathered, surrounding the entire yamen like a tight seal.
The Grand Court’s reputation was already bad enough; they couldn’t let it get worse. Otherwise, no one would trust the Grand Court in the future.
As the Senior Minister of the Grand Court, he would most likely be held accountable by His Majesty.
Then, the Senior Minister’s gaze hardened, and he slammed the gavel on the desk with a smack.
“Bring the suspect Mo Nichang into the court!”
Since she hadn’t been convicted yet, she could only be called a suspect.
Soon, Mo Nichang, dressed in plain clothes, was led by the yamen runners and arrived below the courtroom.
Seeing Mo Nichang arrive, the former victims from Yong’an Street looked at her with overwhelming hatred.
If not for luck—a fairy happening to be on that street who treated them in time—they might have been dead or crippled.
Among them, one person’s hatred was almost tangible. His twisted, ferocious face coldly stared at Mo Nichang, as if he wished he could rush up and slice her into a thousand pieces.
“Punish her!”
“Punish her!!”
In an instant, the surging hatred turned into anger, roared out by him.
With someone taking the lead, others responded in succession, and the shouts outside the yamen were earth-shattering.
Hearing the shouts outside, Mo Nichang’s originally calm expression immediately turned to panic. But half an hour passed.
The trial had already entered its final stage.
The coachman confessed, admitting it was his own decision. Because Mo Nichang was in a hurry to return home, he disregarded the lives of people on the street. He was sentenced to a hundred years in death row, almost until death.
As for the deceased commoner woman.
Since the woman had pulled at the imperial gift first, and Mo Nichang killed her in response, she was convicted of manslaughter and failure to control her subordinates, with a penalty of one year in prison.
This was the result of the Grand Court’s strict punishment. Otherwise, she might not even have been charged and would have been acquitted on the spot.
Because disrespect to an imperial gift was disrespect to imperial authority, almost a capital offense.
One could say ignorance is innocence, but the party involved was dead—who could you ask?
Only Wu Yaowen testified in court, which couldn’t form valid evidence.
The trial’s outcome left the commoners outside the yamen dead silent. Then, a roar suddenly erupted, and the crowd boiled over. Most commoners didn’t understand the law, but they knew that with over a dozen dead or injured, she only got one year in prison.
They wouldn’t accept it!
“Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous. The Great Song’s laws are unjust!”
“Shh—keep your voice down. Openly defying the Iron Laws of the Great Song, do you want to spend a few days in prison too?”
“Pah, I knew it. This damn Grand Court is just officials protecting each other.”
“How would the coachman dare to do that without his master’s permission? Can’t the Grand Court understand such a simple truth?”
“Saying more is useless. What can us commoners do against officials?”
“I disagree with that. Although we are all commoners, we have the Tianxiang Fairy. The fairy said they would come to Shangjing City again soon. That will be our chance.”
Wu Yaowen walked out of the yamen, turned back to look at the four big characters “Fair and Impartial” above the courtroom, and couldn’t help but let out a mocking laugh.
He clenched his fists, hating those scholars who didn’t testify in court. If the fairy came next time, he would definitely report several crimes against them.
But after calming down, Wu Yaowen slowly gave up on that idea.
At that time, Mo Nichang had clearly stated that the Zhaoxia Phoenix Dress was a gift from Prince Ning. Since it was something from the royal family, it was definitely not to be touched, yet that woman still rashly went up and tugged at it. Alas, for a moment, Wu Yaowen actually thought she was a bit foolish, throwing away her own life over nothing.
However, no matter how much was said, it couldn’t offset the evil woman Mo Nichang’s crimes.