Chapter 12469
Chapter 12469
It's getting too popular right now, so it needs to be curbed.
Since the Heavenly Palace officials couldn't openly intervene, she, as the saintess representing fairness and justice, could provide a brilliant assist at this time.
Logically speaking, even if the Heavenly Palace doesn't give him any commendation, it should at least be pleased to see him succeed.
What's happening here?
Everything that is happening now is beyond Ji Ruxin's comprehension.
"I don't know."
Ji Ruxin stopped and turned to look at Lin Yi and Pang Jingde.
Pang Jingde scoffed: "You can figure it out slowly in the prison."
"The Heavenly Prison..."
Ji Ruxin's face turned deathly pale instantly.
She had witnessed firsthand what it was like to be imprisoned, and she couldn't even imagine what it would be like to suffer that way herself.
Lin Yi looked at her curiously: "You came out to do such a big thing, didn't you ever think about being held accountable if it failed?"
"It's just being thrown into prison, it's not unacceptable, is it?"
"As a saint, it's a good thing to experience real human suffering."
Ji Ruxin: "..."
At this moment, Lin Yi's image in her eyes was equivalent to that of a devil.
Thinking about her upcoming situation, Ji Ruxin felt her feet sink into the ground.
Justice is beyond reproach.
This has always been her guiding principle.
In the past, whenever she caused trouble, even if she ultimately failed, she never suffered any real harm.
On the contrary, she was able to gain even greater prestige.
Whether she succeeds or fails, she will not lose out.
That's why she became increasingly audacious, until today she suddenly ran into a brick wall.
The key point is that even now, she still hasn't figured it out.
Why is this Emperor of Termination so hard to resist?
Pang Jingde didn't have that much patience, nor was he in the mood for all this fussing. He immediately ordered his men to forcibly take Ji Ruxin away.
Turning his head, Pang Jingde faced Lin Yi with utmost respect.
"Emperor of the End, I will dismiss the people here as soon as possible. As for the traitors within your End Society, should I take them with me today, or will you keep them to deal with yourself?"
Anyone who witnessed this scene would be utterly astonished.
As the deputy leader of the Tiger Group, Pang Jingde has always presented himself as a fierce and reckless man. Even when facing the bigwigs of the Heavenly Palace, he always maintains a carefree and easygoing demeanor.
When have you ever been so humble?
Only Pang Jingde himself knew that it wasn't that he was treating people differently because of their status; it was simply that the person in front of him was far too unfathomable, and he had to be extremely careful.
He is indeed a reckless woman, but a persona is just a persona. His perception of the delicate situation in the Heavenly Palace is far clearer than that of many of the Heavenly Palace's bigwigs.
This one action today shows that the Five Saints of the Aristocratic Families have a deep fear of the Ending Assembly!
Lin Yi smiled and said, "These people have been expelled from the Termination Committee. What happens to them is none of my Termination Committee's business. I'll leave it to Deputy Group Leader Pang."
"Okay, I'll have someone take it away right away."
Pang Jingde nodded in understanding, silently sentencing these people to death in his heart.
Lin Yi's decision not to deal with them directly seemed to let them escape a calamity.
In the past, such a serious matter would most likely have been minimized and resolved, but times have changed.
The Heavenly Palace must provide an explanation for what happened today.
These people are the most readily available explanation.
With the strong intervention of the Tiger Group, a riot involving 100,000 people was quickly brought to a calm.
But the bloodshed did not end there.
Ji Ruxin was imprisoned, and all the accomplices of the Termination Society were executed, while all other leaders, big and small, were severely punished.
The capital was shaken.
Various rumors were circulating wildly, including all sorts of outlandish conspiracy theories, but the core of them all was that the Heavenly Palace had reached a consensus with the Termination Council.
Compared to the previous version where the Termination Society joined the Heavenly Palace and became the thirteenth group, the Termination Society's status has skyrocketed in this version.
In the eyes of many, it could even be considered on par with the Heavenly Palace.
Neither the Tiangong official nor the Termination Association has shown any intention of issuing a denial.
Lin Yi continued to work methodically, leading the track development team to earn godhood fragments.
However, an uninvited guest arrived.
"Xia Lingjun?"
Lin Yi looked at the person in front of him with some surprise.
In fact, they weren't complete strangers. They had raced together once before, so their understanding of each other far exceeded that of someone who had only met once.
That being said, this is the first time we've had an in-person, face-to-face meeting like this.
Xia Lingjun's expression was complicated. After hesitating for a moment, she gritted her teeth and took out a jade talisman.
Lin Yi raised his eyelids slightly: "What's this?"
Xia Lingjun said solemnly, "This is my Xia family's ancestral Dharma Aspect Secret Manual, called Divine Speed. After cultivating it, one's speed and movement techniques can easily surpass those of other Dharma Aspect masters of the same level."
Lin Yi's heart skipped a beat.
Having lived in Tianjun for so long, he had naturally heard of the Xia family's reputation for rapid progress.
Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; this is precisely one of the reasons why the Xia family, despite its decline, has been able to maintain its status as a first-class aristocratic family.
Its value is in no way inferior to the meteor explosion of the Liu family of Tianjun.
Lin Yi asked curiously, "Does your family allow you to take this out?"
It's obvious even to a fool that the Xia family would never give away such a core family asset to outsiders unless absolutely necessary.
As a core member of the Xia family, Xia Lingjun has the qualification to cultivate at an extraordinary speed, but that does not mean he has the qualification to sell that speed.
These are completely two concepts.
"My family's current situation..."
Xia Lingjun sighed: "Anyway, you don't need to worry. Now that this thing has been handed over to you, no one from my Xia family will bother you anymore."
Lin Yi immediately realized what was happening.
Xia Haotian was killed by the Killing Saint just two days ago.
Although the message was kept secret, it clearly couldn't escape his intelligence network.
Moreover, to some extent, Xia Haotian's death was actually quite related to him.
With Xia Haotian dead, the Xia family is now leaderless and in chaos.
As a once-powerful family that was on the decline, there were already many dissent among its members, and Xia Haotian's death became the final straw.
The Xia family is embroiled in internal strife.
After this incident, there is a very high probability that the Xia family will fall apart, and it is uncertain whether it can continue to exist.
In comparison, Xia Lingjun's act of stealing a copy of the Swiftness Manual was utterly insignificant.
Lin Yi then asked, "What do you want?"
Xia Lingjun took a deep breath: "I'd like you to help me put in a good word."
Lin Yi asked in surprise, "What kind of greeting is this?"
Xia Lingjun said, "Have the Heavenly Palace release Miss Ji."
"Ji Ruxin?"
Lin Yi then realized what was going on and began to look at the other person again with a strange expression.
So it turns out he's just a lovesick fool, and all this was for a woman?
From the Xia family's perspective, this is nothing short of a betrayal.
To betray one's family for a woman—it's fair to say that the Xia family's current predicament is not entirely undeserved.
