Immortality: Starting with a grave, I'm invincible when burying corpses.

He flicked his sleeve and gave instructions to the group of officials that Qin Ge had brought.

"Arrest all the people from the Marquis's residence who came out to greet us and send them to the mountain stronghold on Canglian Mountain. It's a bandit base with three strongholds."

Under the bewildered gazes of the officials, Zhuang Sheng calmly added the second half of the sentence.

"After delivery, kill every single bandit!"

……

Watching the officials from Datongdao and the people from the Marquis's mansion disappear at the end of the mansion, Zhuang Sheng took out another list and handed it to Qin Ge.

"Take over the Marquis's residence, arrest people according to the list, do not let anyone on the list go, and dismiss those not on the list on the spot."

There's no need to prepare food for the captured villains. Tomorrow morning, prepare the guillotine and have a trial held in the city for the students you brought.

……

March 15, 281 in the Gregorian calendar.

The city of Longyue was teeming with people.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, more than thirty members of the Mu family were decapitated by the guillotine.

Even the officials of the Datong Dao remained silent; they wanted to say something, but dared not say anything.

This trial was conducted without the consent of the imperial court or the tacit approval of His Majesty.

Worse still, they were judging members of the royal family, the Mu family.

The Mu family, a royal family, was publicly tried in full view of everyone.

This is the first time such a thing has happened since the founding of the Great Spirit Empire.

In the past, only the great emperor of the empire was qualified to judge the Mu family.

Today, under the command of the founder of the Datong Dao, the forbidden gate was opened by these students themselves.

Anyone who isn't an idiot can imagine it.

How furious will His Majesty be upon learning of what happened in the Yin Yin Domain?

There will surely be a huge uproar in the imperial court, with everyone standing on the opposite side.

Because they overstepped the bounds of the imperial court and the law, and challenged the authority of the Mu family, the royal clan.

Logically speaking, they did nothing wrong.

Marquis Longyue deserves to die, and so do those who are judging him.

Their ancestor did not let a single evil person go unpunished, nor did he kill a single good person.

But this is the Great Spirit Empire, the Mu family's empire.

During the Mu family's imperial trial, anyone who wasn't a naive newcomer to the world of literature knew how absurd this was.

But the one who gave the order was none other than their founder of the Great Harmony Path, Zhuangzi.

The streets were bustling with noise; some cheered, some grieved, some rejoiced, and some were numb...

The public reacted with drastically different emotions and held drastically different views to the trial.

Countless sounds intertwined, creating a magnificent musical movement.

The Datong official in charge of the trial felt a bitter taste in his mouth and began to worry about his family members who were far away in Qing'an Prefecture.

They are not isolated individuals, nor are they immortal beings like Zhuangzi; they truly lack the courage to take a desperate gamble, nor the audacity to bet on His Majesty's benevolence.

They were willing to follow the justice in their hearts and travel thousands of miles with Qin Ge to the Yin-Yang Domain to search for evidence of the feudal lords' crimes, but they never thought things would turn out this way.

However, under Zhuang Sheng's watchful eye, they still carried out the trial, personally ordering the execution of these thirty-odd Mu family members.

Invisible cracks appeared in the path of unity, and the seeds of division quietly sprouted, reaching out their own roots underground.

Zhuang Sheng saw all of this.

Standing beside him, Qin Ge also witnessed everything, and his face was extremely ugly.

He could hardly believe that these people would behave so conflicted and so pathetic in front of the patriarch.

Zhuang Sheng didn't mean to blame him at all; instead, he patted Qin Ge on the shoulder.

"The road to universal harmony is long and arduous."

After saying this, Zhuangzi lightly flicked his sleeves towards the crowd below.

Countless milky-white butterflies flew out from Zhuang Sheng's sleeves, and wisps of light fell from the sky, landing on everyone below.

Except for Qin Ge, everyone present had their memories altered simultaneously, and their previous memories disappeared.

In the new memory, only Zhuang Sheng participated in the entire trial, while the other Datongdao officials played the role of dissuading others.

"Master, what's wrong...?"

Seeing Qin Ge's bewildered expression, Zhuang Sheng smiled and straightened his collar, which had been blown askew by the wind.

"The path to harmony cannot be achieved overnight. The changing of the times requires the efforts of our predecessors, and even more so, it requires new people to take up the torch that has been lit."

They are still young and need more time to grow and experience more things, gradually maturing through successes and failures.

They are like that, and so are you.

You are not yet capable of bearing heavy burdens, and I am not old enough to need you to shelter me from the wind and rain.

Rather than destroying the future here, I hope you can grow up soon, stand by my side, and work with me to create a truly harmonious world.

Under Qin Ge's admiring yet complex gaze, the young man smiled gently.

"In my previous life, I was too weak to influence much or change reality."

I can't even protect my own life and the lives of those around me.

I can only gamble with everyone's future, making a desperate bet with you all, my literary sages.

With an even brighter smile, Zhuang Sheng stood before Qin Ge and made his own promise.

"In this life, I was fortunate enough to become a terrestrial immortal. Although I am not very strong, I am strong enough to protect you children."

I will provide you with a vast and supportive environment so that you can grow freely.

I will give you plenty of time to understand your own hearts and pursue your own paths.

Today I shelter you, and tomorrow you will shelter even more people in need.

The future belongs to you. I sincerely look forward to the day when you can grow into a great tree and join me in defending the future of all living beings and the happiness that belongs to everyone.

I firmly believe that one day, the Huaguan we have built will be able to withstand the scorching sun and the wind and rain, so that every citizen can have the right to live in peace…

……

The fifth day of the fifth month in the Gregorian calendar year 281.

The white-clad youth stepped into the imperial palace of the Great Spirit Empire, laid down the head of Marquis Longyue in the court, and confessed to everything he had done in the Yin Yin Domain.

The court was deathly silent. Without Mu Yong's appearance, no one in the entire court dared to speak loudly to a terrestrial immortal, even though this terrestrial immortal looked like just an ordinary young man.

It wasn't until two imperial deities arrived that Mu Zhaoyang finally breathed a sigh of relief and reached a conclusion on the matter.

Marquis Longyue deceived his superiors and slaughtered the people; his crimes are unforgivable and he deserves to be beheaded and his head displayed to the public.

Although the actions of the founder of the Datong sect were excessive, they also solved a major problem for the imperial court.

To express her gratitude, Mu Zhaoyang issued an imperial decree.

He donated the entire area within a ten-mile radius of the former site of Changzhou Datong Academy to the founder of the Datong sect.

The case of Marquis Longyue has thus come to an end.