Starry sky, I can hear their secrets.

Tingyun smiled gently: "Rules are rigid, but people are flexible. Lord Xueyi should know this."

"Besides, our benefactor is only a suspect, not someone who has already violated the laws of the Ten Kings' Court, is that right?"

Xueyi hesitated for a moment, seemingly somewhat unwilling.

However, after careful consideration, Xueyi agreed.

"Alright, you only have three minutes. Come with me."

Tingyun was not surprised by Xueyi's compromise.

Once you compromise the first time, you'll inevitably compromise the second time.

If she wasn't mistaken, Judge Xueyi must be under a lot of pressure right now.

Regardless, Tingyun always firmly believed in one thing: her benefactor was innocent.

You've been searching for the leader of the Medicine King's Secret Teachings for so long, but you haven't actually caught him yet.

If our benefactor intends to do evil, can your Ten Kings' Office really find evidence of his crime?

......

But when Xueyi led Tingyun to the place where Su Jinyan had been temporarily detained,

She then realized that Su Jinyan was no longer there.

Only one golden soul-reaping messenger remained here.

The Golden Soul Reaper is a golden enforcer who obeys the orders of the Ten Kings. Flesh and blood are easily afflicted by the five yin, but only metal and iron can keep him from being moved, and he will obey the orders of the Ten Kings without fail.

These golden enforcers often subdued evil beings that had broken away from the order of life by force, bringing them into the underworld to be judged. Their authority sometimes even surpassed that of the judges.

Their drawback is that they only answer according to the pre-set procedures in the database and do not know how to be flexible.

Xueyi's heart sank suddenly.

Could it be that Su Jinyan broke free of her chains while I was away and fled to escape punishment?

That shouldn't be possible; she can still sense the lingering presence of crows here.

With crows around, how could that guy possibly escape?

"Where is the crow?" Xueyi asked the golden soul-reaper.

The Jin messenger replied, "I suppose you mean 'Where have the crows gone?'"

"Lord Xueyi, Lord Hanya has just gone to the Prison of Imprisonment."

"Judging by the time, they should be back soon."

A prison?!

After considering the negative possibilities, Xueyi's expression quietly darkened.

Oh no, has Han Ya already imprisoned Su Jinyan in the Dark Prison?

Just then, a familiar figure walked towards them from a distance.

That was the crow that had just returned from the prison.

“Crow, crow—” Xueyi hurriedly waved to her.

Xueyi had barely called out a few times when Hanya rushed over: "Sister, did you need something from me?"

"Where is Su Jinyan? Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on him?"

"This is Miss Tingyun, who has come to the Ten Kings Division to visit Su Jinyan."

"Our relationship should be—"

“I am his fiancée,” Tingyun answered first.

Xueyi's words carried a hidden implication: "Yes, she is Su Jinyan's fiancée."

"Where is Su Jinyan? Did you take him inside to rest?"

Han Ya understood Xue Yi's implication and was about to reply when the golden soul-reaper beside him spoke first.

The Jin messenger replied, "I suppose you mean 'Where did Su Jinyan go?'"

"Su Jinyan, a non-citizen, male, 20 years old."

"Suspected of committing the crime of massacring one's own clan among the 'Ten Unpardonable Abominations,' he was brought here by Judge Xueyi."

"Half an hour ago, Su Jinyan confessed his crime and has been taken to the prison by Judge Hanya."

Snow White: "?"

Crow: "?"

Tingyun's pretty face suddenly darkened: "Plead guilty voluntarily? Impossible."

"Could it be that your judge forced our benefactor to 'voluntarily confess'?"

Han Ya explained, "No, Miss Tingyun, you've misunderstood—"

Golden Soul Reaper: "Unable to answer. Golden Soul Reaper Number 334 apologizes to you."

The crow: "..."

Who asked you?

The crow wished it could find a needle and thread to sew the mouth of this golden man's soul-reaping messenger shut.

If it were just the two sisters here, it wouldn't matter what the Jin soul-reaping envoy said.

But now there's a new person here, Tingyun, who is the ferryman of the Tianbo Company's merchant corps, and he's more cunning than anyone else.

The words of the Jin man's soul-reaping envoy undoubtedly handed over a handle to Tingyun.

The crow could only gamble on the clouds and didn't understand the procedures for detaining criminals in the Ten Kings' Court.

Tingyun's expression gradually calmed down.

But no one noticed that the folding fan she was holding had been cracked by her grip.

Clearly, Ting Yun had done her homework before coming and had some understanding of the duties of the judges of the Ten Kings Division.

"Lord Xueyi, isn't what you're doing against proper detention procedures?"

"Since you say that our benefactor has confessed, what crime did he confess to?" Tingyun asked.

The Jurchen messenger replied, "Outsiders."

Tingyun: “?”

Snow White: "?"

Han Ya's pretty face changed slightly: "Shut up!"

The Golden Soul Reaper replied, "Received. Golden Soul Reaper Number 334 will not answer any questions until he receives new orders."

Tingyun found the Jin man's answer unbelievable.

"So, in the eyes of the judges of the Ten Kings' Court, being a non-civilized person is also a crime?"

"Before coming to the Ten Kings Division, I had a lot of respect for you judges."

"Now it seems that my understanding was flawed."

"After all, the judge can convict whomever he wants by arbitrarily assigning a crime."

Xueyi calmly replied, "You misunderstand. Su Jinyan was arrested because he is indeed a prime suspect."

"He was accused by the deceased Shen Hai of being a practitioner of the secret teachings of the Medicine King. After my investigation, his chat logs did indeed contain anomalies."

"This has nothing to do with whether he is a non-civilized person or not."

"I think it was the Jurchen Soul Reaper's program number 334 that malfunctioned just now."

"I'll have it perform a self-check later—"

The voice of the Golden Soul Reaper rang out again: "Beep, self-check in progress."

"Inspection complete. The program of the Golden Soul Reaper No. 334 has no errors."

"Snow-Clad Judge, do you need the Golden Soul-Snatcher Number 334 to return to the 'Questioning Department' to have the craftsmen inspect and repair it?"

Xueyi sighed: "You really should leave."

The Jin Soul Reaper replied, "Received. Jin Soul Reaper Number 334 will return to the 'Question Department' immediately."

Watching the departing figure of the Jin envoy, Tingyun said meaningfully, "The more you say, the more mistakes you make."

"The Golden Man will only strictly follow the procedures; he won't lie."

"Judges, what you're doing is clearly against the rules, isn't it?"

"If I were to post what happened today on the Luofu forum..."

"I'm sure everyone will have a new understanding of the Ten Kings' Court."

Xueyi asked in a deep voice, "Hanya, what happened? How did Su Jinyan end up in the Dark Prison?"

Han Ya clearly hadn't expected that Su Jinyan would have his fiancée come to visit.