Transform into a human

Yue Lai gently stroked the words with his fingertips. He actually felt "goodwill" from a relic of a capable person. A capable person must have had a very strong obsession before death to influence the relic.

Helena genuinely wanted to do something to make it up to him.

"Why would I hold a grudge against a little girl..."

He didn't turn the page any further. This book was Helena's last gift to him, and he hoped to read it on a more appropriate occasion.

There is only one condition for containing this relic—it can only be Yue Lai, which is why a mere martial arts practitioner like him can possess a level three relic unharmed.

No wonder that star sign allowed him to have this book handed over.

Yue Lai stared blankly at the cell next door, which was covered with black rose petals, unable to describe his own feelings.

Is this what human emotion is...?

This is human emotion.

Yue Lai didn't bother to think about whether Xing Su had noticed what had just happened. He squatted down, picked up a petal through the railing, and gently tucked it into his book.

"It's okay."

……

……

Apartment building within the national university, executive suite.

The mother and daughter sat facing each other, and the atmosphere was still not good. However, unlike before, their roles seemed to have been reversed.

Li's slightly resentful expression relaxed considerably, and her eyes were filled with joy. On the contrary, Luo Fu's exquisite makeup became more gloomy.

She never expected that Yue Lai could actually find the clues left by Hou Fan, and she never expected that these chess pieces would be able to kill a master with four levels of divine power!

What truly terrified Love was that she hadn't foreseen even a ripple in the lake of fate!

"waste……"

"Who could it be? Even a great lord couldn't have fooled me so completely..."

That's right, it was a "lie"! She had habitually checked the woven silk netting at dusk, and there was clearly nothing wrong with it!

Could it be him?

Just a few hours earlier, the horrific state of Hou Fan's body was captured by reporters who arrived even before the police. The moment Li saw the photos, tears streamed down her face. She finally, finally dared to go to Grandpa Ji's grave to offer a flower.

All of this is thanks to Yue Lai, who kept his promise.

"Sigh," Love sighed, "What's the point? Ji Yungui's lifeline was cut short. He'll die for some reason eventually, so why bother digging into it?"

Li said coldly, "In your view, are all people just cold, hard threads? Is the fate we revere merely your plaything?"

Love lowered her delicate eyelashes: "Li, you are my child."

"Grandpa Ji also treated me like his child."

Love remained silent for a long time, but she refused to show the slightest weakness in front of her daughter:

Even so, you should still consider Yue's feelings.

Li's breath hitched.

"Hou Fan is a film producer. He couldn't possibly leave behind any substantial evidence to accuse himself. Besides, even if he did have evidence, Yue Lai would still be doomed."

Regardless of what this high-ranking police officer did, Yue Lai's daring to disregard the law and directly attack and kill was a blatant act of contempt for the federal government!

Li's tone quickened: "Now that Hou Fan is dead, Taiyang Group..."

"You really think Taiyang Group is betting on Hou Fan?" Luo Fu interrupted her mercilessly. "They're betting on the Empire Group! The blood oath is in the hands of the Empire Group; they know what to say and what not to say."

Although she was furious that Yue Lai had stepped in to arrange the killing of Hou Fan, Luo Fu didn't actually want Yue Lai to die, because this extraordinary person played a more important role in a certain long-term storyline; otherwise, she wouldn't have scrutinized him with the eyes of a prospective son-in-law.

But now it's not a question of whether she wants to or not. Even she can't make all the decisions within such a huge interest group as the Empire.

"Then, what about the Central faction? If they can confirm Hou Fan's crimes, they can extricate themselves from the unfavorable public opinion..."

Love laughed in exasperation. Her daughter had lost her mind, discussing matters beneficial to the Central Faction with her, a core member of the Imperial Faction!

"madness!"

Li fell silent instantly, and Luo Fu immediately felt a pang of regret, saying expressionlessly:

Is there a contradiction between exonerating Avery and sentencing Yue Lai to death?

"Even if Hou Fan deserved his punishment, he shouldn't have been punished in this way. As the case's influence grows, the person who praised the law can't possibly ignore it."

The child's heart seemed to be gripped tightly, and his face instantly lost all color. The moonlight shining through the glass made him appear even paler.

Yue Lai... did it to fulfill her wish.

Love hesitated for a moment before finally revealing one of the deeper objectives of the Imperial faction's scheme.

"We previously used public opinion to forcefully convict Avery, which was actually aimed at that preacher."

Li was startled again.

Love never hesitated to enhance her daughter's political awareness, patiently explaining:

"The Central Faction used Avery as the first move, testing the Grand Preceptor with the Neptune's Crown. We then sent Hou Fan, who was of equal caliber, to fight against him."

"Later, our imperial faction gained a slight advantage, so we used public opinion to override the law and undermine the moral standing of the one who praised the law. All of this was within the rules, and even if one became a saint, one had to accept it."

"The greater the impact of the hearing, the greater the damage to that person's skills. This is why Austin was so anxious after Yue Lai exposed the police headquarters' affairs—the impact of the hearing will exceed the original expectations."

"And this also means that they will not back down again on Yue Lai, after all, the Holy Position is the core interest of each faction."

Those who ascend to the top of the list of extraordinary individuals are called saints; the former Imperial Preceptor and the Grand Judge of the Holy Court both ascended to sainthood.

Because of his father, Li knew many of the Federation's secrets, including why the Federation was founded.

The reason it's written in history books today is to facilitate the smooth conduct of wars. However, if we learn about that period of history from the sources of other civilizations, we'll know that the human alliance at that time had already killed several gods, making it completely unnecessary to form a unified federation.

Therefore, the federal government was not established to provide emergency relief, but rather to divide the spoils.

The Imperial faction received the "standardization of writing," and the Imperial script and language became the official language. The Minister of Rites was appointed as the first Minister of Education, thus promoting two deities: the Gentleman's Path and the Talented Scholar's Path.

And one of the things the Federation was allocated... was the Holy Court, where the one who sang the law resided.

So when she heard her mother say this, Li was stunned. She knew the bottom line that each faction had to keep when it came to the holy throne, but she never expected that Malfoy's death would involve so many things.

Li gritted her teeth. Since leaving the capital star and living in Starport, she had never asked this woman for anything, but this time…

There are reasons why we have no choice but to bow our heads.

"you……"

"I know what you want to say," Love knew her daughter well enough to not want Li to speak. "As the current representative of the Imperial faction in the police headquarters, I cannot abandon the interests of my faction."

"Xiao Li, you chose this yourselves."