Above the Great Dao
Chapter 180 - 101 I Want Justice

Chapter 180: Chapter 101 I Want Justice

Fu Leisheng’s heart was greatly anxious. Why couldn’t this person discern the severity of the situation?

They had originally come for revenge, prepared to die, and now that the revenge had been exacted, it was a favor beyond the law from the Lady of the Li Family that any one of them could live.

"How is the judgment not right? The judgment is excellent, it’s the very picture of impartial justice!"

Fu Leisheng grabbed Chen Shi’s hand and squeezed it tightly, signaling him to leave quickly, "Murder has been repaid with life since time immemorial. Sister Gu killed Tian Huaiyi and Shen Yusheng, so she must pay with her life! I killed so many of the Li Family’s house servants and the imperial guards, so I must also pay with my life! You can’t even explain this logic; go study for several more years before returning!"

Lady Xia Weiyin laughed and said, "Mr. Fu need not be anxious; if reason isn’t discussed, naturally it cannot be understood clearly. Since the young brother here has some reasoning in his heart that he wishes to express, let’s allow him to do just that. Young brother, how do you think the judgment should stand?"

Fu Leisheng was extremely restless; he had originally intended to safeguard Chen Shi’s life with his own, and now it was all ruined.

Chen Shi said, "Mr. Fu, there is no need to worry. The Scholar Zhu who taught me said that ’half of The Analects can govern the world,’ and I have studied it in full, determined not to act rashly or unjustly."

Fu Leisheng thought of that examination paper and grew even more desperate.

Chen Shi continued, "Sister Gu killed the chief examiner Tian Huaiyi, killed Shen Yusheng, sliced open the back of his head, and stole his first-grade divine fetus; her sins are numerous. Then, for whom did she harvest the divine fetus? To whom did she give the divine fetus? Who instructed her?"

Fu Leisheng was disheartened.

These words spoken, was there still any path to survival?

Chen Shi went on, "Where did she get the money she used to bribe County Magistrate Zheng Shiyun? Who gave her the money? A mere servant of the Li Mansion, she covered the sky with one hand in Xinxiang County, manipulated the County Magistrate and government officials, stormed into the government office to kill the chief examiner, used the Earth Book of Xinxiang, who gave her the authority? The Earth Book is an important tool of the court; who allowed such an object to fall into a servant’s hands? Who let a servant hold an important tool, kill an Imperial Official, and still left the government office peaceful and undisturbed? Who granted her the rights, wiped Shen Yusheng’s name off the list?"

He took a step forward, his eyes full of spirit, "If Madam wishes to be the ’Clear Sky Great Magistrate,’ then you must investigate these matters thoroughly before you have the right to call yourself that!"

Lady Xia Weiyin laughed and said, "Do you mean to play that role yourself? Chen Shi, don’t say that you cannot accomplish it, not even your grandfather could. This is how the world has always been; I simply do not wish to cause trouble. How do you propose to reason with my Li Family?"

Chen Shi was stunned. "She knows my grandfather?"

Lady Xia Weiyin lightly clapped her hands and said calmly, "Come, show our Li Family’s reasoning to him."

"Yes, Madam."

Several maids carried out a bookcase which was quite heavy, seemingly weighing a hundred or two hundred pounds; the maids struggled to lift it.

However, when the bookcase opened, there was only one book inside.

A Golden Book, approximately a foot and a third in length and less than a foot in width, bound by golden rings.

On each page of the book, made of golden paper, faint characters and patterns could be discerned.

One of the maids flipped a page and with a breath of True Qi, a map of Xinxiang County’s geography rose from the book, suspended mid-air, and shattered Chen Shi’s Nine Yang Heavenly Thunder Guide talisman.

This page, connected to the qi mechanism of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner guarding Xinxiang County, was not only connected to the whole of Xinxiang County, but also to the townships under its jurisdiction. An incredibly heavy presence came through, as if the loess of heaven was bearing down!

The Earth Book, Xinxiang County Chapter.

Chen Shi and Fu Leisheng each grunted, exerting all their strength to resist this terrifying pressure, unable to move a muscle.

The maid was but of the Divine Embryo Realm; a single breath of True Qi was not enough to fully activate the power of the Earth Book’s Xinxiang County Chapter, yet she managed to immobilize Chen Shi and Fu Leisheng, two masters of the Golden Core Realm, rendering them helpless to resist!

This suggested that if this page of the Earth Book were to be fully activated, it might be capable of contending with a Divinity Transformation master!

Lady Xia Weiyin said, "Discuss our Li Family’s unyielding reasoning with him once more."

As her words faded, a group of guards unleashed their cultivation, Divine Embryos and shrines emerged in succession, and floating in mid-air were Golden Cores of various colors, among which were several masters of the nine-turn Golden Core!

Then, over a dozen Nascent Souls sat crossed-legged, surrounded by a brilliant divine light, as though they were seated in the void, unfathomable and immeasurable, where all laws could not invade, and no weapon could approach!

The glow of the Golden Cores and Nascent Souls reflected, brightening up the originally dark sky like a dazzling sunset.

At that moment, resplendent divine light burst forth, and a four-zhang-tall Primordial Spirit sat in the sky, resembling an unparalleled Buddha, one hand holding a flower, the other supporting a treasure vase, gazing down upon Chen Shi and Fu Leisheng from on high!

The aura of this Primordial Spirit was so intense that it even caused the clouds in the sky to become unstable, beginning to dissipate!

Such might bring about despair.

Lady Xia Weiyin’s gaze fell upon Chen Shi’s face, and she smiled, "Chen Shi, do you now understand the reasoning of my Li Family? For us women and children, we are just dependents of the Li Family, possessing no significant skills. But to Xinxiang County, to play the role of the ’Clear Sky Great Magistrate’ here, what difficulty is there?"

She withdrew her gaze and let down the curtain, saying indifferently, "Mr. Fu, the Li Family cannot be humiliated. I have granted you justice, and now I must seek justice for the Li Family in return. Can you provide it?"

Fu Leisheng nodded silently.

Xia Weiyin smiled and said, "I am, after all, a weak woman who cannot stand the sight of bloodshed. Mr. Zeng, you stay, take good care of Mr. Fu’s burial, and bring his head to the provincial city."

Mr. Zeng bowed and said, "Madam, rest assured."

"Proceed," Xia Weiyin commanded.

The maids closed the Xinxiang Earth Book, covered the bookcase, and moved it into the carriage.