I, the heir of the great Eastern nation

The appearance of Avril Lavigne.

This not only shocked everyone present, but also shattered all of Brian and Richard's illusions in an instant.

"Under the light of God, there is no room for sin or lies."

Avril slowly walked up to Brian, her eyes filled with disappointment.

"Priest Brian, how could you have fallen so low?"

"Your actions have caused me deep sorrow and disappointment."

Upon hearing this, Brian completely broke down.

"Your Highness... Your Highness!"

"I...I was wrong, please give me another chance to repent!"

He collapsed to the ground, his face filled with terror, trying to crawl over to beg Avril for forgiveness.

Then, Daphne, who was accompanying Avril, kicked her away on the spot.

Avril stopped looking at him and instead looked at Liu Zhao on the stage.

"Your Highness, Brian, as a priest of the church, has allowed himself to fall into depravity, lying to justify his own demise. This is truly a dereliction of duty on the part of our church."

"From now on, I will cooperate with you to continue this court hearing, is that alright?"

Liu Zhao smiled.

"Of course, then I'll trouble you, Your Highness Avril."

Liu Zhao nodded and continued to look at Richard beside him.

Richard saw Brian lying on the ground, unable to stand up.

When Richard saw the Holy Maiden of the Vatican before him with an expression of righteous indignation, he was utterly filled with despair.

"Richard, do you admit to committing... the following crimes?"

"Yes, I admit it, I did it all."

With a heart ashen with despair, Richard, his voice hoarse, confessed to his crime.

Avril, who was standing next to her, nodded.

He wasn't lying.

Liu Zhao nodded, slammed his gavel down heavily, and announced the final verdict.

"I hereby declare that the prisoner Richard Nolan is found guilty, with irrefutable evidence!"

"The sentence is now: death penalty!"

Just as Liu Zhao was hesitating about who should carry out the execution...

Daphne, who was next to Avril, suddenly stood up and bowed to Liu Zhao.

"Your Highness, since this sinner almost escaped punishment due to our Church's negligence, then this time, let me, a Holy Knight of the Church, make amends and personally carry out the execution. Is that acceptable?"

Liu Zhao's eyes lit up.

"sure!"

Daphne bowed respectfully once again.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

She made Avril step back a short distance, then suddenly drew her longsword from her waist.

A flash of gleaming sword light, and the longsword was already sheathed.

Richard had no time to react before his head rolled on the ground.

During this process, Liu Zhao didn't even see how she made her move.

The platinum-colored [Guardian of Holy Light] is indeed exceptionally powerful.

For the first time, Liu Zhao gained a deeper understanding of the combat power of high-level extraordinary professionals in this world.

"In this trial, all three have been convicted of their crimes. Guards, drop their bodies on the street sign at the town entrance so everyone can see them. This is the price of their evil deeds!"

Liu Zhao stood up and looked around.

"The reason I called everyone here today is to tell you that no matter what Blackstone Territory was like before, once I arrive, you must follow my rules!"

Within my territory, Liu Zhao, no darkness or evil will be tolerated!

The three people executed today are just the beginning. From now on, anyone who commits evil in my Blackrock Territory, no matter who they are, I will kill them all!

"So, fellow villagers, from now on, when you encounter injustice, you no longer need to be afraid or endure it. Because I'm here, if anyone dares to bully you, just come and tell me!"

Liu Zhao took a deep breath and, as everyone listened intently, suddenly shouted out.

"I will make those scum and criminals regret ever being born!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd was stunned at first, and then some people burst into tears and knelt down suddenly in front of Liu Zhao on the stage.

"Long live the Lord!"

"Long live the Lord!"

"..."

Soon after the three corpses were hung up at the town entrance as Liu Zhao had requested, Avril also took the initiative to find Liu Zhao.

"Brian's matter is a disgrace and a dereliction of duty for the church. If Your Highness had not informed me, I don't know when I would have found out about it."

Avril sighed softly and bowed to Liu Zhao.

Liu Zhao smiled.

"Your Highness is too kind. Your presence here in person today is already the greatest support you can give me."

Avril nodded.

"With such a scandal involving the church's priests, to avoid unnecessary repercussions, I must immediately take Brian back to the capital overnight and hand him over to the archbishop for disposal."

She looked at Liu Zhao with obvious admiration in her eyes.

"Your Highness, I have learned the whole story of what you did today from Christine. Avril sincerely admires your character, courage, and kindness. Please do not hesitate to ask for my help in the future."

I am so honored to have you as a friend.

Liu Zhao smiled slightly at this.

"You know what, there is actually something I need to trouble you with."

"After Brian was taken away by you, Blackrock Territory has been without a priest. I hope you can send a new priest to help me benefit the people and uphold justice, is that alright?"

Avril was taken aback at first, then looked at Liu Zhao with even more surprise and delight.

"This is my duty, Your Highness. I never expected that after such an event, you would still trust the Church so much."

"Rest assured, I will inform the bishop of this matter as soon as possible and have him send a true believer of the Holy Light to help you benefit more people."

"The Holy Light will bestow upon you even greater blessings."

"The same to you."

After a brief farewell, Avril and Daphne boarded the carriage once again to return to the capital.

To Liu Zhao's surprise, Daphne, the Guardian of Holy Light, who had never given him a kind look since their first meeting, actually bowed to him as she left.

Clearly, what had just happened had changed the female knight's opinion of her.

"Hey, that's good."

After seeing Avril off, Christine came over with a few people.

Upon closer inspection, Liu Zhao recognized Charlie, the manager, as one of the names on the list.

"These people are all from our Lance family. My mother specifically chose them and sent them to Blackrock Territory to help you this time."

Christine introduced each of the people beside her one by one.

Among them, Christine's cousin, a red-haired man named Rot Lance, looked at Liu Zhao with particularly intense eyes.

"Your Highness Liu Zhao, you have accomplished so much in just one day since you arrived in Blackstone Territory. It is truly remarkable."

We arrived at the very beginning of your trial and watched the entire proceedings. What you just did was simply astounding.

By the God of Light, I never imagined in my life that such a young boy could combine such incredibly complex things as politics, law, checks and balances, religion, and human nature, and do so with such ease.

Your Highness, you are a true genius!