I attained immortality through meditation in the Great Qian Dynasty.

Two bailiffs dragged a middle-aged woman into the courtroom.

The woman was Zhang, the mother of the Li sisters.

She had been locked up overnight and was already seething with anger.

Upon seeing the official, he became even more unruly.

But when she looked up and saw Li Hongyun unharmed, she was stunned.

"You brat! What are you doing here?!"

"You ran away? How dare you run away?!"

"You ran away! What about your brother? What about the money from the casino? They'll beat him to death! You jinx, you're going to get our whole family killed!"

She wasn't acting.

That's really what she thought.

Li Hongyun smiled.

She knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face.

"Mother, so in your heart, I'm not even as valuable as that silver."

"I'm not even as good as one of my brother's fingers."

Li Suqin had stopped crying.

My heart grew colder and colder, inch by inch.

She understood what Zhao Zian had said yesterday.

This is not her mother.

This is a demon in human skin.

Inside and outside the courtroom, there was a deathly silence.

Everyone was shocked by Zhang's heartless and ruthless remarks.

I've seen people who favor sons over daughters, but I've never seen such extreme favoritism.

Would someone really push their own daughter to her death just for a gambling addict son?

The daughter barely escaped with her life, yet the mother still blamed her for harming her son?

How absurd!

How cold-blooded!

"What a beast! This is absolutely inhuman!"

"Even tigers don't eat their cubs, is this woman's heart made of stone?"

"These two girls are so pitiful, having such a mother..."

"quiet!"

Magistrate Zhang's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

"The Zhang family!"

"Do you know your crime?!"

"What crime have I committed?!"

Zhang's neck stiffened.

"I'm selling my own daughter! She's my child, the one I raised! It's only right that I sell her to get money to save my son!"

"It's only natural?"

Magistrate Zhang laughed in anger.

"What a self-evident truth! The laws of the Great Qian Dynasty clearly state that buying and selling people is the same crime as human trafficking! Moreover, you sold your own flesh and blood, making your crime even more serious!"

"I don't care about any laws! I just want my son!"

Zhang appeared to be insane.

"Sir, please take my daughter back to the casino! Once they have her, they'll release my son! I beg you, sir!"

She actually pleaded with the county magistrate in court to send her daughter back to the hellish place.

Li Hongyun closed her eyes.

I never want to see that woman again.

This is exactly the effect Zhao Zian wanted.

Magistrate Zhang looked at the disgusting scene unfolding below the court.

With witnesses and physical evidence, the perpetrator confessed without hesitation and showed no remorse.

"Someone come here!"

"exist!"

"Zhang has disregarded all human ethics and is worse than a beast. For her own selfish gain, she bought and sold her own daughter. The evidence is irrefutable, and this is an outrage against humanity!"

"This county sentences Zhang to thirty strokes of the cane and exile to the frontier, never to return home!"

"As for the plaintiffs Li Hongyun and Li Suqin."

Magistrate Zhang looked at the two sisters.

"Given that the bond between mother and daughter has been severed, it is better not to acknowledge such an wicked mother."

"This county magistrate hereby issues a decree today, authorizing you sisters to sever all kinship ties with Zhang and Li Kang! From this day forward, your marriages and funerals are entirely separate matters! This is hereby signed as proof, and the government serves as witness!"

"Thank you, Your Honor!"

Li Hongyun and Li Suqin kowtowed.

"No!"

Zhang was stunned when she heard the verdict.

She can be beaten, she can be scolded, but she cannot leave this place.

She's gone. What will happen to her precious son?

"My lord, spare me! I was wrong! I'll never do it again!"

"Gag her, drag her away! Execute her immediately!"

Magistrate Zhang waved his hand dismissively.

The bailiffs stepped forward, gagged Zhang with a rag, and dragged her out.

After the trial concluded, the crowd dispersed.

The bailiffs escorted the wailing Zhang Shi towards the back hall.

Only Zhao Zian, the Li sisters, and a few yamen runners remained.

Magistrate Zhang casually tossed the gavel back onto the table.

He stood up and walked towards Zhao Zian.

"Brother Zhao, how was my performance?"

Zhao Zian cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

"Brother Zhang, you weren't acting! You clearly upheld the law, righted the law, and righted the people, giving my sister justice!"

"In my opinion, Brother Zhang is like Bao Zheng reincarnated!"

Zhang Jing burst into laughter.

"Zhang Shi is completely finished. As for Li Kang, without my help, he'll be in big trouble at the casino. Your sister-in-law can rest easy from now on."

Zhao Zian nodded slightly.

"Thank you very much, Brother Zhang. I will remember this favor."

"Hey! We're brothers, there's no need for such formalities!"

Zhang Jing waved his hand.

"However, it really does need to be cleaned up of the demons and monsters on this ground. What you did today has given me a pretext."

"That Sihai Casino has been lending money at exorbitant interest rates and forcing women into prostitution in the city for quite some time now. The county has been worried about not having a suitable opportunity to take advantage of them, but today, they've offered themselves up."

Zhao Zian understood.

Zhang Jing's actions were not simply to help him.

Indeed, no one in officialdom is simple.

However, this is for the best.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

"Brother Zhang, if there's anything I can do to help, please don't hesitate to ask."

Zhao Zian expressed his opinion.

"Of course, of course."

Zhang Jing smiled with satisfaction.

"Take them back first. They've been so frightened, they need to be comforted."

The Li sisters, standing nearby, clearly saw the familiar and intimate manner of the two.

Li Suqin was surprised.

Zian... is he already on friendly terms with the county magistrate?

Zhao Zian cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Zhang Jing.

"Brother Zhang, we'll take our leave now."

"Go."

Zhao Zian helped the two sisters up from the ground.

"Get up, it's all over."

They left the county government office.

"I'll take you back," Zhao Zian said.

When he was almost at his doorstep, Zhao Zian stopped.

"You guys go back and get some rest. Don't think about anything. I have some urgent business to attend to at Jishetang."

"Going out so late?" Li Suqin asked with concern.

"Yeah, I should go take a look," Zhao Zian explained casually.

Zhao Zian walked towards the outside of the city.

Zhao Zian stepped into the medicinal herb field once again.

The aroma of herbs mingled with spiritual energy wafted towards us.

This aura is more than ten times stronger than when he left three days ago!

The land, which was originally just where seeds were sown, is now lush and green.

Angelica leaves are thick and glossy, while the rhizomes of Ligusticum striatum are so thick they almost burst out of the ground.

Three days!

Just three days!

These ordinary medicinal herbs have surprisingly completed a full season's growth cycle and matured directly!

Zhao Zian squatted down and picked up a leaf of angelica.

Dewdrops rolled on the leaves, revealing their clear veins.

"The Spirit Gathering Array...it has such a miraculous effect!"

Zhao Zian turned his gaze to the central area of ​​the medicinal herb field.

The Crimson Flame Grass, which was originally no taller than a chopstick, has now grown to nearly a foot tall.

The frost vine next to it is even more exaggerated, reaching a height of half a person.