I attained immortality through meditation in the Great Qian Dynasty.

The people from Sihai Casino swarmed forward.

In the courtroom, Su Mei's heart clenched with anxiety.

The accountant, Sun, was even more anxious, wringing his hands in frustration.

"What do we do, what do we do... How could Mr. Zhao possibly kill someone..."

Zhang Jing's temples throbbed.

This Sihai gambling den is connected to some powerful forces in the county, and it's not easy for a mere county magistrate like him to deal with it.

Now Zhao Zian has also been implicated.

It's burning hot! It's too hot to handle!

"quiet!"

Zhang Jing struck the gavel again.

"Respect for the deceased is paramount; right and wrong will be judged impartially by this official!"

He turned to the burly man who was leading the group.

Who are you?

"Leopard Head, the second-in-command of the Four Seas Gambling House! Now that our boss has died tragically, everyone in the gambling house is waiting for the magistrate to give us justice!" Leopard Head pounded his chest.

Zhang Jing nodded.

"Zhao Zi'an, do you agree with what they said?"

Zhao Zian remained expressionless.

"I did have a conflict with Black Tiger, but I didn't kill the person."

"quibble!"

Leopard Head roared again.

"If it wasn't you, then did our eldest brother kill himself in the accident?"

"Enough!" Zhang Jing shouted, stopping him.

"Since everyone has their own version of events, let the evidence speak for itself."

"Guards, summon the coroner and bring the body of the deceased, Black Tiger, into the hall!"

Soon, two coroners carried up a stretcher covered with a white sheet.

The white cloth was lifted, revealing Black Tiger's face.

Su Mei couldn't help but turn her head away, her face pale.

Zhang Jingqiang endured his discomfort.

"Zhao Zian, step forward and examine it. Since you are skilled in medicine, you should be able to discern something. I will give you a chance to defend yourself."

Leopard Head and the others tried to stop them, but Zhang Jing glared at them and stopped them.

Zhao Zian stepped forward.

"Your Excellency, Black Tiger's fatal wound is here."

"This wound appears to have been caused by a blunt force trauma, resulting in a ruptured heart and death."

"but……"

"These scorch marks cannot be caused by ordinary fire. There is a violent spiritual power remaining on them, clearly indicating that a cultivator used a fire spiritual root to activate a spell and kill the person in one blow."

"In other words, the murderer is a fire-elemental cultivator."

These words shocked everyone in the room.

Monk?

For ordinary people in Liuxi Town, this is almost a legendary existence.

Leopard Head was stunned for a moment.

"A fire-elemental cultivator? Zhao Zian, you're really good at making up stories!"

"To escape punishment, you'd actually utter such nonsense?"

"Who doesn't know you have a few rudimentary farming skills? I bet you used some kind of sorcery to kill our leader, and now you're trying to frame some damned cultivator!"

"Yes! Don't listen to his nonsense!"

"Torture them severely! They're not afraid unless they're tortured!"

The people at the gambling den started shouting again.

They simply don't believe it, nor do they want to believe it.

All they want is a result.

That is, Zhao Zian must pay with his life!

Su Mei was so anxious she was about to cry.

"Your Honor! Mr. Zhao is definitely not the murderer! If he were truly a cultivator, why would he remain in our humble Jishetang? There must be some injustice involved!"

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Zhang Jing's forehead.

He knew that what Zhao Zian said was true.

But the problem is, there's no evidence!

Who can prove that the murderer is a fire-elemental cultivator? And who can prove that Zhao Zi'an isn't?

"Zhao Zian!"

Leopard Head pressed closer and closer.

"Stop spreading these lies! Today, you either confess your crimes, or we'll take matters into our own hands and make you pay with your life for our brother!"

The thugs behind him brandished short knives.

To openly threaten someone in court is utterly lawless!

"presumptuous!"

Zhang Jing was furious.

"Do you want to rebel?!"

The constables stepped forward and surrounded the people at the gambling den.

"Oh."

A very soft laugh came from the main gate of the county government office.

Outside the high threshold of the county government office, three people were standing, seemingly out of nowhere.

The leader was a young man dressed in fine clothes.

Behind him stood two elderly men with profound and imposing presence.

"Young Master Wang...?"

Zhang Jing recognized the person who had come.

Wang Jingtian of the Wang family in the county town!

How did he end up here?

Leopard Head also recognized Wang Jingtian.

"Oh my, what brings you here, Young Master Wang? You're a rare guest indeed!"

Sihai Casino has powerful backers, but compared to the Wang family, the most prestigious family in the county, it's like comparing a firefly to the bright moon.

Wang Jingtian didn't even glance at him.

His gaze fell on Zhao Zian.

Zhao Zian was also looking at him.

Eyes facing each other.

Wang Jingtian glanced at the corpse.

Gui Bo had already found out last night that Black Tiger was killed by a low-level assassin from the Blackwater Alliance.

That assassin happened to have a fire elemental root.

This was Liu Mang's tactic.

Wang Jingtian stepped into the courtroom.

He walked up to Leopard Head and stopped.

Leopard Head trembled all over: "Young Master Wang..."

Wang Jingtian lowered his eyes.

"You just said you wanted to do it yourself?"

Leopard Head's legs went weak, and he knelt down.

"No... I wouldn't dare! I... I was just talking nonsense! I was just joking with the magistrate!"

"joke?"

Wang Jingtian repeated the sentence.

"Lord Zhang, in your Willow Creek Town, in the courtroom, are you joking about threatening with a knife and vowing to use vigilante justice?"

Zhang Jing was jolted awake.

"Of course not! Someone come here!"

"Take down Leopard Head and his gang for disrupting court proceedings and defying the law! Give them all thirty strokes of the cane!"

The constables swarmed forward.

"Young Master Wang, please spare my life!"

"Sir, have mercy!"

Cries and pleas for mercy filled the air, but Wang Jingtian ignored them.

He walked up to Zhao Zian.

"Lord Zhang, this case is actually quite simple."

Zhang Jing hurriedly bowed.

"Please advise, Young Master Wang."

"The murderer is from the Blackwater Alliance."

Wang Jingtian uttered these words.

Blackwater Alliance!

Zhang Jing's eyelids twitched wildly.

Isn't that the most notorious assassin organization in the county town?

"The one who attacked last night was a low-level assassin with a fire elemental root. He was skilled in the Flame Serpent Curse and was ruthless, leaving no survivors."

Wang Jingtian continued.

Where are they?

Zhang Jing asked instinctively.

They ran away.

Wang Jingtian answered calmly.

"It left the county last night and can't be found."

"The waters in the county seat have been a bit murky lately. Some things are beyond the purview of a mere magistrate like you from Liuxi Town."

Zhang Jing trembled all over.

How could he dare to hesitate even a little?

"I see!"

Zhang Jingyi slammed the gavel.

"The truth is out! The murderer was a Blackwater Alliance assassin roaming the county town, and had nothing to do with Mr. Zhao Zian! Black Tiger's death was actually a consequence of the power struggle within the county town!"

He bowed to Zhao Zian.

"Mr. Zhao, it was my incompetence that nearly wronged you. I beg your forgiveness!"

That's how the case is closed.

Leopard Head and the others were dragged away; whether they lived or died depended entirely on Young Master Wang's mood.

Su Mei burst into tears of joy.

Zhao Zian walked up to Wang Jingtian.

"Thank you for helping me out, Young Master Wang."

Wang Jingtian looked directly at him.

"You're welcome."

"You're a doctor at Jishetang, right?"