Kamimine

Chapter 35 Joint Trial by Three Judicial Offices
"It's just a little fox."

"A little fox?"

Ye Huijian drawled out his words, then looked at Liu Chengfeng.

"Is not it?"

Liu Chengfeng seemed a little unsure of himself.

Ye Huijian smiled. She was plain-looking, but her smile was beautiful, which stunned Liu Chengfeng.

Ye Huijian stretched out a finger, and a burst of light shot out, rushing into the fox's body with a "pop," before tossing it to Liu Chengfeng.

"What are you doing?"

Liu Chengfeng was startled, thinking that Ye Huijian was going to kill the fox, and quickly stuffed it into his bosom.

The fox was horrified, but when it came to its senses, it was overjoyed, because Ye Huijian had healed its internal injuries with a casual flick of his finger.

"You keep a close watch on it."

Ye Huijian said this to the fox, and with just one look, the fox was terrified and trembled with fear.

"Okay, stop scaring Little Fox."

Liu Chengfeng stuffed it into his arms and complained.

The fox nestled into Liu Chengfeng's arms, only then feeling safe.

What kind of being is this, and what is their relationship with Liu Chengfeng?
The fox was terrified. Liu Chengfeng could joke and banter with Ye Huijian, but the fox was extremely afraid of Ye Huijian.

"I have news for you."

Ye Huijian ignored Xiao Li.

Liu Chengfeng was busy listening.

"Zhao Tian from Zhao Family Village was taken over by the Divine Dynasty and gained the approval of the gods."

"Because of divine intervention?"

Liu Chengfeng suspected that Zhao Jinnian's son, who was just the son of a servant, was showing unusual signs, and there must be something wrong with it.

"It's hard to say, but God has already seen it."

“You killed his father, and when the news reached his ears, he wanted to sacrifice you alive.”

"Although he is cultivating and cannot come to Qiuchi Kingdom, the Guli Dynasty has been assigned to arrest you."

"Then come on."

Liu Chengfeng was mentally prepared for this day to come. Even if Zhao Tian became a god, he would still kill Zhao Jinnian without hesitation.

"Cultivate diligently, and wait for the treasure mountain to be hidden."

Ye Huijian gave the instructions and then left.

After watching Ye Huijian leave, Xiaoli secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

What kind of fox are you?

Liu Chengfeng looked at Xiao Li curiously, but Xiao Li remained silent.

Liu Chengfeng did not ask any further questions, and continued to circulate his inner energy, absorbing spiritual energy and storing the treasures of the mountain.

He is now at the third stage of the Treasure Mountain Divine Treasury and can attempt to reach the fourth stage.

The spiritual energy in the capital is so abundant that even if he doesn't take a big gulp and absorb it slowly, it is still far better than in the Su family of Tiger Hill or the Qiyun Sect.

Liu Chengfeng was staying at the Demon Slayer Division when an unexpected guest arrived: Ye Yiqing.

"Do you want to leave the Demon Slayer Division?"

Ye Yiqing remained noble and proud, but her first words surprised Liu Chengfeng.

"You're going to let me out?"

"What's wrong?"

This surprised Liu Chengfeng even more. He had bombed Ye Yiqing's giant warship and killed the Wu family princess; they were enemies.

"What are the conditions?"

Liu Chengfeng understood that Ye Yiqing couldn't possibly be trying to help him out of kindness.

"If you join the Grandmaster's Mansion, your crimes may be pardoned during the joint trial by the three judicial authorities."

"Is this your idea, or someone else's?"

Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but suspect that Ye Yiqing didn't have the ability to pardon him; the most likely candidate was the Grand Marshal of the Grandmaster's Mansion.

"This is none of your business. Do you agree or disagree?"

Ye Yiqing looked at Liu Chengfeng with arrogance and coldness.

"No need."

Liu Chengfeng refused outright. He didn't believe that the Grand Marshal had good intentions and was merely trying to recruit him.
"That's your own death wish."

Ye Yiqing snorted coldly, displeased.

"Don't rush to refuse. We can discuss things properly."

Su Youqian's voice came from outside the door, and he rushed over.

"Brother, I'm so glad you're alright, I'm so glad you're alright, I was so worried about you."

Seeing that Liu Chengfeng was safe and sound, Su Youqian was relieved.

"What are you doing here?"

Ye Yiqing dislikes Su Youqian. Her father wants to marry her off to Su Youqian, but she looks down on the playboy.

"You want to recruit my brothers, right? We can discuss that."

"What to discuss?"

Liu Chengfeng also found it strange.

"It's a joint trial by the three judicial departments, brother. They can say you're guilty, or they can say you're innocent. Coincidentally, I'm one of the three judicial departments that will be judging you."

"You saw His Majesty?"

Ye Yiqing glanced at her coldly.

“Hey, what a coincidence. I’ve asked His Majesty to let me take charge of this matter as his representative.”

The trial was jointly conducted by the three judicial departments: the Imperial Family, the Imperial Master's Office, and the Demon Slayer's Office.

Su Youqian was one of the heirs to the throne. He went to Emperor Qiuchi and obtained the authority to conduct a joint trial.

Liu Chengfeng understood that Su Youqian had put in a lot of effort to save him.

“Your Highness, you also want to save my brother, right? I want to save him too. Let’s discuss it and face the Demon Slayer Division together. There’s no problem with my brother’s situation.”

"Unless he joins the Grandmaster's Mansion, it's out of the question."

Even though Su Youqian represents the royal family, Ye Yiqing still doesn't like him.

“It doesn’t necessarily have to be this way. I know that Her Highness the Princess is deeply loved by the Grand Marshal. We can discuss this matter further.”

"No need to discuss."

Ye Yiqing was arrogant and turned to leave.

"Don't you want to annul our engagement?"

Ye Yiqing was about to leave when she froze, then turned around and stared at Su Youqian.

"you say--"

“You don’t want to marry me, and I don’t want to marry you either. We can discuss this and persuade the Grand Marshal to give up the idea.”

Ye Yiqing snorted coldly, "That's impossible."

Although she and Su Youqian are not yet formally engaged, her father's decision is unlikely to be changed.

"What's your plan?" Ye Yiqing's arrogant attitude softened considerably in the end.

"Recently, the Grand Marshal has been pondering the Thunderfire Divine Plate, but he can't quite figure it out. What if he could figure it out completely?"

"just you?"

Ye Yiqing scoffed. Didn't she know Su Youqian's talent?
"Hey, I might not be able to, but my brother can."

Su Youqian patted Liu Chengfeng on the shoulder, full of confidence.

"Thunderfire Divine Board?"

Liu Chengfeng was curious about what this was.

"This is the key to activating our ancestral hall. At that time, we will need to borrow your unique talent, brother."

Ancestral hall—

Liu Chengfeng became interested; the stone lion had mentioned this place.

“Your Highness, we can unlock the Thunderfire Divine Plate, but I have two conditions: first, the Grandmaster's Mansion will not pursue my brother's crimes; second, I wish to cultivate the Ye family's Fierce Beast Heart Technique.”

Su Youqian negotiated terms with Ye Yiqing.

"impossible--"

Ye Yiqing refused outright.

“Your Highness, this concerns your life's most important matter. Don't rush to refuse. We can discuss it. I can also exchange my cultivation technique with your Ye family.”

"You haven't reached the level of enlightenment yet?"

Ye Yiqing looked Su Youqian up and down, her expression suspicious.

Su Youqian is one of the heirs to the throne. The royal family's cultivation method is water-based, while the Ye family's method is fire-based.

"Sigh, it's because His Majesty is too strict. If I stay in the royal family, my life will be over sooner or later. If I practice the Ye family's mental cultivation method, His Majesty can't control me."

"Furthermore, Your Highness, I have practiced the Ye family's cultivation method. Although we are not legally related by marriage, it is still a way to strengthen our ties. The Ye family and the royal family have been an ironclad alliance for generations."

Su Youqian wanted to persuade Ye Yiqing.

"That's impossible."

Ye Yiqing knew that pardoning Liu Chengfeng was not difficult, but getting Su Youqian to practice the Ye family's mental cultivation method would be difficult.

"Your Highness, the Grand Marshal dotes on you; you can surely persuade him. Besides, does Your Highness really want to marry me?"

Ye Yiqing's face turned cold; this was the marriage arrangement she least wanted.

After being persuaded by Su Youqian's silver tongue, Ye Yiqing finally agreed to try and convince her father.

"What is this for?"

Liu Chengfeng felt it wasn't that simple. Su Youqian was perfectly fine, but instead of practicing the royal family's inner cultivation method, he went to practice the Ye family's inner cultivation method.

"Alas, this is His Majesty's will, what can I do? If I don't do it, I'll lose my life."

Su Youqian couldn't help but frown. This spoiled brat was pampered by Lady Chen, and no one could do anything to him. He was just afraid of Qiu Chihuang, like a mouse seeing a cat.

"Thanks for your hard work, brother."

Liu Chengfeng had no interest in the power struggles among the royal family and officials, but Su Youqian was indeed working hard for him.

"Brother, it's all my fault for working so hard. Hey, whether I can break off this engagement depends on you, brother. When the time comes, you must break the magic board."

"I swear on my life before His Majesty that my brother's talent is unparalleled throughout the ages."

Liu Chengfeng glanced at him, and Su Youqian chuckled, not minding that he was bragging at all, and he didn't think he was bragging either.

Before the joint trial by the three judicial departments, Ye Yiqing sent a message to Su Youqian that the Grand Marshal had agreed.

Liu Chengfeng was surprised that the Grand Marshal agreed to this matter so quickly.

"Hey, you don't know, the ancestral hall has been sealed off for a long time. It's the root of the Grandmaster's Mansion. If it can be opened, the Grandmaster's Mansion will be getting a huge bargain. How could they refuse?"

Su Youqian quietly told Liu Chengfeng that he was not surprised at all.

"The joint trial by the three departments is just a formality, a way to give an account to the Demon Slayer Division. You can rest assured, brother."

Su Youqian, representing the royal family, assured Liu Chengfeng that he could rest assured.

The joint trial by the three departments was held in the Demon Slayer Department, presided over by Han Qi, the head of the Demon Slayer Department, with representatives from the royal family and the Grandmaster's Mansion in attendance.

The royal family representative is Su Youqian, and the Grandmaster's Mansion representative is Ye Yitian.

Ye Yitian finally made her appearance, exuding an extraordinary aura and a fiery presence that made the scene feel like it was being baked in a furnace.

Ye Yitian was dressed in a yellow brocade robe, standing tall and straight like a mountain peak, his eyes gleaming with fire.

He sat high in the hall, a stark contrast to the cold and aloof Han Qi, with Ye Yiqing by his side.

Accompanied by Nangong Renshe, Liu Chengfeng entered the main hall.

The main hall was guarded by powerful members of the Demon Slayer Division, their aura solemn and imposing.

"Liu Chengfeng, a guest elder of the Qiyun Sect, has committed three crimes and should be severely punished."

Han Qi's voice was cold and ruthless.

"Chief Judge Han, there's no rush to judge. What are these three crimes?"

Huanghuang, representing Su Youqian, immediately intervened.

"The first crime was destroying the Grandmaster's Mansion's giant warship and damaging the assets of Qiuchi Kingdom."

“This crime does not lie with Brother Liu, for two reasons.”

"First, the giant warship was not destroyed by Brother Liu. The old lady can testify to this. It was the demon tree that destroyed it."

"What about the second?"

"Secondly, the Grandmaster's Mansion also gave up pursuing the matter of destroying the giant warship."

"Any objection?"

Han Qi looked at Ye Yitian.

Ye Yitian's eyes narrowed, flames flickered, and he stared at Liu Chengfeng with an imposing aura.

Ye Yitian remained silent, and Ye Yiqing, who was standing next to him, became anxious and quickly tugged at his sleeve.

"No objection."

Finally, Ye Yitian had no choice but to reply reluctantly that he wanted to prosecute Liu Chengfeng for a serious crime, but that an agreement had already been reached.

"His second crime was acting as an inside agent, colluding with strange beasts to attack the Great Meng City."

"Chief Han, that statement is incorrect. If Brother Liu cooperated with the exotic beast, would he have used the Demon-Suppressing Tree to join forces with my ancestor and force back the Lynx King?"

"Brother Liu saved Da Meng City from disaster, and the Su family is willing to vouch for him. Moreover, the so-called collusion is just that Liu Chengfeng has a relationship with the Little Meng Mountain Master."

"Sect Leader Nangong knows about this matter, and Young Master Ye also witnessed it with his own eyes at Xiaomeng Mountain."

"Therefore, the crime of colluding with alien beasts to attack Da Meng City is not established."

Han Qi immediately glared at Su Youqian.

"Hey, Chief Han, the Demon Slayer Division has always upheld the law and cannot wrong an innocent person. Hundreds of thousands of lives in the Great Mongol Empire were saved by Brother Liu."

"Any objection?"

Han Qi snorted coldly and looked at Ye Yitian.

"No objection."

Ye Yitian muttered something under his breath.

This joint trial by the three judicial departments had already been planned. The Grandmaster's Mansion and the royal family were to protect Liu Chengfeng and jointly fight against the Demon Slayer Division.

Ye Yitian was naturally unhappy about being treated like a puppet.

(End of this chapter)