Dragon Tamer
Chapter 1060 - Chapter 1060 Chapter 1064 Heavenly Court Worker

Chapter 1060: Chapter 1064: Heavenly Court Worker Chapter 1060: Chapter 1064: Heavenly Court Worker “In this place, silence is of no use, better to answer truthfully or severe punishment awaits!” Changcheng sternly chastised.

Human souls may lie, but Heavenly Souls and Earth Souls do not.

The Earth Soul of Hong Mo was already quite cunning, as everything he said was factual, but the outcome could vary with the way it was presented.

Evil Immortals are very much aware of the cycle of cause and effect, thus from the very beginning, while conducting these deeds, he had prepared various exit strategies for himself, including encountering a deity like Zhu Minglang, for which he had countermeasures ready.

Therefore, Zhu Minglang’s interrogation had to be conducted with skill.

It was like a conversational guessing game between two people commonly played among the folk–guessing what the other person was thinking.

You could ask the other person ten questions.

And the other person could only answer yes or no and had to reply.

Hence, the way these ten questions were posed was crucial, as they could quickly determine the scope of what the other was thinking!

Zhu Minglang was well aware that there was a time limit for judgments in the Dream Hall, and failing to compel the other party to truthfully answer a question would consume his own Divine Power. If there were no facts in the other’s answers that allowed for a conviction, then the Dream Hall trial would have been for naught, making it even more difficult to capture their soul again!

What he demanded was key!

Because this Evil Immortal never killed people directly–he would take something from them, ultimately leading to their downfall!

For instance, if he took fifty years of someone’s lifespan, for a person whose natural life was just over fifty years, it was akin to being diagnosed with a terminal illness!

Thus, as long as the Evil Immortal admitted to taking things like lifespan, soul, life force, or other obvious substances that would lead to another’s death, Zhu Minglang could proceed with execution!

Zhu Minglang waited for Hong Mo’s Earth Soul to respond.

Hong Mo’s Earth Soul stood there, once again surveying the Dream Hall, seemingly looking for some clue in the hall to determine which deity was judging him.

But Hong Mo’s Earth Soul couldn’t avoid the question forever.

He suddenly smiled and said to Zhu Minglang, “Superior Immortal, I did not demand anything from him.”

“Ridiculous, you’ve already admitted that you are an Immortal Merchant who engages only in trade. Having provided him with such a powerful Immortal artifact, how could you possibly have demanded nothing in return!” Zhu Minglang retorted.

“I didn’t say I took nothing. Didn’t the Superior Immortal mention earlier that I shared some fate with him in my younger years? When I was young, out of desperation to buy medicine for treatment, I sold some counterfeit goods. Such fraudulent acts are highly taboo for us cultivators, for if my actions lead to disasters for others, it would damage my own karmic virtue.”

“Initially, I profited quite handsomely by selling fakes, which tempted me to become a deceitful merchant for life, renouncing any chance of attaining immortality like I have today. It was because of Wei Zhuo that I didn’t turn out that way. He firmly believed that a young offender of minor wrongs would grow up to commit greater evils. He caught me and handed me over to the authorities. Those few months in jail led me to profoundly reform. Since then, I haven’t engaged in fraud and began the path of cultivation, advancing step by step to my current state through sheer determination.”

“Therefore, Wei Zhuo is actually my benefactor. I am grateful for his care for me as a lost youth, offering me a chance to start anew.”

“Back then, I sold him nine bags of fake salt, and the money I scammed from him I never repaid.”

“Now that I’ve become immortal, it’s obviously no longer feasible to return nine bags of salt, so I gave him an Immortal artifact. But little did I suspect that he would use it to harm so many others. Alas, when speaking of cause and effect, indeed I cannot remove myself from blame. I had intended to repay a favor from my youth but never imagined it would lead to such a tragedy. I am willing to sacrifice a hundred years of my cultivation to atone for this fault.”

Hong Mo spoke with profound sincerity and conviction.

And Zhu Minglang had not expected him to answer in such a way.

To repay a favor!

Who repays kindness like this!!

What’s most crucial is that, with this explanation, he essentially removed himself from the role of the main culprit, reducing it to a mere accident!

Sacrifice a hundred years of cultivation!

A hundred years of cultivation is different from a hundred years of a lifespan; this is no different from imposing a trivial penalty of three drinks on oneself!!

Zhu Minglang was deeply shocked!

He was on the verge of sentencing, but instead, the Evil Immortal artfully argued his way back!

This Evil Immortal was no minor character!!

No wonder even the goddess of Yuheng Star might have been deceived by him!

Back when Zhu Minglang dealt with the Ancient Yao, he had never been this vexed. Some cunning Ancient Yao had various ways of demanding things–strange and abiding by certain rules, not merely relying on sheer force to plunder!

Quite a character.

Not an easy one to handle!

Zhu Minglang knew that it would be challenging to conclude this interrogation.

“Does the Superior Immortal have any other matters?” inquired the Earth Soul of Hong Mo.

Zhu Minglang hesitated.

He could, at this point, bring up the matter of being swindled out of a hundred years of his own lifespan.

After all, Zhu Minglang was the victim, the aggrieved, and he could confront Hong Mo’s Earth Soul right here in this courtroom.

As long as the case was established, he could still execute Hong Mo.

But having witnessed Hong Mo’s cunning arguments and cautious actions, Zhu Minglang felt it was not wise to reveal his identity just yet.

Queen Xuan Wu had repeatedly emphasized that Fu Chen was a high-risk profession, prone to vengeance and easily supressed. If one could stay hidden, then stay hidden.

If Hong Mo still managed to argue his way out or severed his own limb to escape, the Evil Immortal would move in darkness while Zhu Minglang remained exposed, making it even harder to handle him.

This Evil Immortal had a long history of sins that could blanket the ground!

If one or two cases could not ensure conviction, it mattered not; a clever Judge need not cling to an insufficiently evidenced case. A true evil doer is always overwhelmed with sins, and finding just one to convict them is sufficient to ensure their doom!

The death of the Earth Temple God.

He left no trace.

The Wei Zhuo tragedy–he had used his knowledge of the cycle of cause and effect to evade justice.

His own lifespan taken, not convenient to bring up for judgment.

But there must be other matters, not dealt with so cleanly!

There would be clues!

This trial of Hong Mo’s Earth Soul was something Zhu Minglang had not wholly relied upon to utterly execute the Evil Immortal.

One must admit, this Evil Immortal had strong Mana and was nearly as cunning as a demon!

Nevertheless, this trial wasn’t entirely futile; at the very least it served as a warning, deterring him from harming others anytime soon.

Should another calamity like Wei Zhuo’s family and his neighbors occur, Zhu Minglang felt his own divine status would also be shaken.

Alas, he was now but a pitiable worker of the Heavenly Court, striving to rid the world of evil at the cost of a hundred years of his own lifespan…

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