Genshin Impact: I, the Winter Prince, reign supreme.

The detective general had thought it through clearly: he was going to die anyway, so revealing Yan Fei's whereabouts would be useless.

Su Yu took action immediately.

A terrifying pressure from the soul swept over him, and the detective general's pupils suddenly contracted. He stared at Su Yu in disbelief, his fingers trembling as he said, "Impossible... Your... Your aura is as unfathomable as my king's... I... I'm not reconciled."

Finally, his voice grew fainter and fainter, and he collapsed and died.

This was the first time Su Yu had publicly executed a criminal. He then turned to the detective general's sister and asked with utmost authority, "Where is Attorney Yan Fei?"

The aged woman was also intimidated by Su Yu's imposing aura and immediately confessed: "Yan Fei has been sacrificed to my king! My king is the Sea God."

In her perception, Su Yu was like an ordinary person, with no elemental fluctuations on his body, but he could suppress her brother with just a casual remark, making him an unimaginably powerful expert.

In order to be promoted to the Thousand Rock Army's commander in charge of criminal cases in Liyue Harbor, her brother had received power from the Sea God. Even though he did not have the Eye of God, his strength far surpassed that of ordinary people who possessed the Eye of God.

With the aid of some special secret techniques, he could even fight against immortals without being at a disadvantage. Even so, he was powerless against this prince of winter.

Shen He recalled some rumors and said quietly, "I've heard of the Sea God's Palace. It's an evil cult with a long history in Liyue. You and your brother are both followers of the sea god Orias, aren't you?"

The aged woman was slightly surprised, but then sighed and said, "You actually know my king's name... You're right, my brother and I are both believers in the Sea God's Palace."

"The evil spirit your father summoned in the cave back then was actually a wisp of my king's avatar. You unexpectedly obtained the Eye of God, which suppressed my king's power and absorbed his avatar into your body. If it weren't for the fact that my king's avatar was too weak, the Red Rope Soul-Locking Technique taught to you by the immortal wouldn't have been able to suppress it, hehe."

When the past was brought up again, Shen He closed his eyes in pain.

Every time she hears the word "father," it's as if her inner wounds are reopened.

As the aged woman sank into despair, she unexpectedly discovered that these words could provoke Shen He, so before she died, she continued, "Within your body lies the power of my king, so you are also a believer of the Sea God Palace, and I am your family."

"Untie the red string and unleash your inner bloodlust!"

The old woman's voice seemed to transform into a spell that bewitched Shen He's mind, causing the evil power within her to stir once more, and the red rope on her body began to emit a faint light at a speed visible to the naked eye.

A powerful aura of malevolence surged into the sky.

The lady with the hidden mirror hurriedly led the delegation's guards back, her expression extremely solemn.

The murderous aura emanating from Shen He's body had an extremely wide reach.

At this moment, everyone in the auction hall, except for Su Yu, was affected to varying degrees.

One of the military officers in the delegation, who had been relatively close to Shen He, was suddenly overcome by a strong urge to kill and started fighting with another military officer. He was only managed to subdue him with great difficulty.

Most of the staff in the Wanwenjishe auction hall were ordinary people who had never practiced cultivation and were unable to resist this evil energy. Many of them fainted on the spot.

Shen He lowered his eyes, his gaze sometimes clear and sometimes bewildered, as he tried his best to suppress the evil power that had been stirred within him.

Suddenly, a hand gently patted her shoulder.

A surge of pure ice element flowed into her body, extinguishing the fiery heat within her.

Only Prince Winter can unleash such pure ice elemental power.

Having regained his composure, Shen He said with some gratitude, "Thank you, Your Highness."

She's lying to you.

Su Yu reminded Shen He: "The evil energy within you is different from the power of the sea god Orias. If you carefully sense the power within the Detective General's body, and then sense the power within his sister, you will be able to perceive this difference."

“They are all evil forces cultivated later in life, while you were born with them.”

After saying that, Su Yu pointed a finger at the old woman, and his immense divine power began to torment her.

The old woman, even at the last minute, still tried to bewitch Shen He; her intentions are despicable.

Her appearance changed in an instant, like turning the pages of a book, just like the myriad lives of ordinary people.

And every pained face represents a girl who once went missing.

It was only then that Cangjing Shinu and Shen He realized that the detective general's sister was no ordinary person.

The sea god consumed the bodies and souls of the missing girls, while the old woman absorbed the resentment and anger of those girls after their deaths, condensing it into evil power.

This is why she looks older than her brother, Detective General.

Then, Su Yu told Shen He that the detective general's sister was also one of the girls who were sacrificed.

Everyone was surprised, but at the same time, they were also puzzled, wondering why she, as a victim, had become an accomplice.

In order to get the answer, Su Yu withdrew his divine power.

The elderly woman lay on the ground, barely alive from the torment.

But she unexpectedly laughed, weakly saying, "The prince has broken the curse of immortality that the sea god placed on me. Now I am finally going to die, to be free, alas."

As the saying goes, a dying person speaks kind words, so she revealed her true identity—

This may be the last chance to prove that I have left a mark on this world.

"In order to pray for good weather and a good harvest in the coming year, my neighbors tied my hands and feet together, my parents tied large stones to my body, and then they threw me into the sea."

“I became the first girl to be sacrificed to the sea god.”

“I thought I was going to drown, but a strange force saved me. At the bottom of the sea, in the long colonnade made of the skeleton of a giant whale, with the magnificent palace gate decorated with purple shells and pearls, I saw the great and benevolent sea demon.”

"The Sea God sat upright in the middle of the giant clam shell, while the giant clam lay prostrate on the shaft of a huge chariot. He held the reins of two dragon-like beasts, each as tall as Mount Tianheng."

“The Sea God told me: ‘I had no intention of getting involved in the mortal farce. From now on, this will be your home.’ From that day on, I became the Sea God’s woman and lived with him. But after a few months, I started to miss home and told him that I wanted to return to the land.”

"The Sea God bestowed upon me the conch shell and instructed me: 'Living in this imperfect world, one day you will regret it. One day, you will blow it. Then, you will return here.'"

“I returned to the village from the ocean with great joy, only to be tied up by the villagers. My parents believed that I was a sacrifice to the sea god and that my return would bring bad luck to the village, so they severed their relationship with me.”

"Finally, I was driven out of the village."

"That night, I lost all hope in the human world. I blew the conch shell and returned to the Palace of the Sea God."

“The Sea God said, ‘Go and rescue more girls to live here,’ and I agreed. Every year, I would return to the shore and persuade girls as young as me to come to the Sea God’s Palace.”

“If she doesn’t have this awareness, I will forcibly kidnap her. The depraved are unforgivable!”

"In return, the sea god granted my brother a long life and helped him earn the reputation of 'Detective General,' allowing him to rise rapidly in the officialdom. However, in order to cooperate with me, my brother has always refused to be transferred to another place, only willing to serve as the criminal investigator of Liyue Harbor."

"My story is finished. Now you can proceed."

The pale girl closed her eyes.

Chapter 140 The Sea Demon God

"The sorrowful are engulfed in flames, and the fallen are unforgivable. You think you are repaying the sea demon, but you are merely a pawn used by the sea demon."

Su Yu said coldly, "Those girls, their souls are forever imprisoned in the Sea God's Palace, unable to be reincarnated. You are an accomplice of the Sea Demon God!"

"Think about their parents, how much pain they must have suffered after losing their children. You think you are helping them find relief, but you are actually creating one human tragedy after another."

"Let the law judge your crimes. You will see just how angry parents who have lost their children truly are!"

The detective general's sister, having experienced misfortune herself, gradually became psychologically twisted under the bewitching influence of the sea demon god, wanting to bring misfortune to all women in the world. Over a hundred years, she caused the tragic deaths of more than a hundred girls, committing heinous crimes. Death was the easiest punishment for her.

The opportunity to punish her should be given to the parents of the children who have been kidnapped.

The elderly woman felt a sense of bewilderment for a moment.

The souls of those women lived happily in the Sea God's Palace and were unwilling to leave. Why were they considered accomplices of the Sea God when they were clearly helping women in the world escape suffering?

"I don't care if you live or die. Tell me, where is Attorney Yanfei?"

Noticing the complete lack of pity in Su Yu's expression, the old woman angrily said, "She's in the Sea God's Palace! You can't save her. No one can leave the Sea God's Palace, hahaha."

Her laughter was a mixture of madness and despair, with a hint of mockery.

"Prince of Winter, kill me! Lord Sea God will avenge me..."

As soon as she finished speaking, the black veins on the old woman's body swelled up, threatening to burst her body and kill her at any moment.

But suddenly, that power vanished completely, leaving the old woman terrified.

To prevent her betrayal, the sea god placed a restriction within her body, which she could use to commit suicide if she were captured.

However, the power of the restriction suddenly lost its effectiveness.

The old woman then realized that Su Yu had already removed the power of the restriction.

Su Yu said he would make her face legal punishment and trial, so how could he let her commit suicide so easily?

But what terrified her most was that even the immortals of Liyue couldn't erase the power of the restriction, yet Su Yu had done it with ease.

Without a doubt, this prince of winter is far more powerful than an immortal and may even be close to the gods!

"Guards, lock her in the dungeon and await further interrogation!"

Upon hearing the news, Yao Guangxing, who was in charge of the Qianyan Army, issued an order and said to Su Yu apologetically, "I never expected that the Detective General was actually a traitor. I'm sorry for making Your Highness laugh at me. Alas, it's just a pity about Attorney Yanfei."

According to Volume 2 of "The Chronicles of Jueyun", there was once a huge palace in ancient Liyue, located on the seabed, called the Sea God Palace, where a sea demon god lived.

They had only heard of the name of the Sea God from ancient legends; in reality, they had no idea where the Sea God's Palace was.

Yao Guangxing even believed that the old woman deliberately mentioned the Sea Demon God in order to exonerate herself and escape legal punishment.

Su Yu suggested, "Yaoguang Star, let's go to the Heavenly Prison and look for it."

"Your Highness, are you saying that Miss Yanfei is in the Heavenly Prison? How is that possible? It is heavily guarded by the Thousand Rock Army and is the safest place in Liyue."

Su Yu stared at the corpse of the Detective General on the ground: "With his power and status, it would be effortless for him to hide someone in the dungeon."

"As ordered, Your Highness."

Yao Guangxing immediately led his men away, taking the old woman with him.

The biggest unsolved case in Liyue's history has been solved, but he is far from relaxed.

This case was a joint effort by the detective general and his sister, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of women. It was only solved today with the help of Prince Zhidong; otherwise, who knows how many more girls would have perished.

When the Emperor emerges from seclusion, he, as the supreme commander of the Thousand Rocks Army, will surely be punished for his inadequate supervision.

With the murderer caught, Shen He finally felt relieved, but a question remained in his mind: "Your Highness, how did you know that Yan Fei was in the Heavenly Prison?"

"The most dangerous place is often the safest place."

Shen He seemed to understand something.

She recalled her childhood home, where her father cooked and stir-fried dishes every day, mostly delicacies, claiming it was for her to have a healthy body, but in reality, it was to fatten her up so that there would be more flesh and blood to offer to the evil spirits during sacrifices.

Her home, which she once thought was the safest place, was actually the most dangerous.

Seeing that she didn't look well, Su Yu said, "Miss Shen He, thank you for your hard work today."