Chapter 55: Wait Awhile

It was nearing dusk and the sunset was hanging in the horizon, akin to a burning sea of fire; very beautiful.

But the servant who was walking in the imperial city while carrying files was not in the mood to look and walked quickly to the Imperial Study. It was just that this time, before he arrived in front of the Imperial Study, he saw that a man in an emperor robe had already walked out.

The Great Liang emperor felt that today's evening was pretty good, so he wanted to take a look too.

"Your Majesty, this servant came late, please punish me."

The servant hurriedly knelt down and raised both hands at the same time, holding that file up. Then, he talked about what was currently happening in the Ministry of Penalty in a soft voice.

The Great Liang emperor did not seem to care about this. Instead, he looked at the distant sunset and said with a slight smile, "This is probably the most beautiful scenery in the world."

After saying this, he reached out to take that file. After browsing through it, he casually threw it out.

"Can't even ascertain the identity of a child. It's really not easy for my Great Liang Dynasty to raise these people."

The Great Liang emperor narrowed his eyes and glanced into the distance. Although there was no anger when he was talking, having been in the palace for so many years, the servant naturally understood things too. But, he did not dare to explain anything.

The Great Liang emperor shook his head before saying, "That boy has quite the means. I heard you say that he's devoted to my Great Liang Dynasty?"

The servant said softly, "I don't know what's the truth. But, judging from what that boy said, it looks like it."

The Great Liang emperor started laughing. Who knew whether he really thought that things were like that, or whether he felt that it was too ridiculous?

"Even if that boy knows about the dragon vein and also had the reason to kill those qi refiners with righteousness, where's the proof?"

Big shots could ignore evidence because they were powerful in the first place and could ignore the rules of the world. Just like how the academy dean said to Su Yi; how many days have you studied? You actually dare to talk reason with me.

Although the dean was the dean of the academy, he might not necessarily have really read that many books. He might not be right in everything too. Therefore, that sentence made no sense at all to begin with. But, in the eyes of big shots, it made a lot of sense.

"Even if he could spin flowers out of thin air, could it be that Han Pu really dares to release him without proof?" "Could those few fools be willing to drop the matter?"

The Great Liang Dynasty's relationship with the foreign lands merely seemed harmonious, but how was it so harmonious? It could be seen in the fullest expression of its beauty and form by how that daoist nun previously said wretched plebeians when she saw the Divine Capital's common people, and how the emperor called them fools now.

The Great Liang emperor suddenly asked, "Where's that girl?"

The servant said softly, "Your Majesty, the academy sent a letter. I heard that the dean has already left the city for a spring stroll in the dusk."

Left the city for a spring stroll in the dusk, this was a little outrageous.

The servant thought about it before saying, "That Xie Family's girl is still in the Divine Capital."

The Great Liang emperor smiled and stopped talking.

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Different from the shock from before, after Chen Chao said the two words dragon vein, the common people in the courtyard started discussing noisily. Because they seriously did not know what in the world... a dragon vein was.

But fortunately, it was not that everyone did not know. Hence, after a moment, the discussions became condemnation.

After learning what a dragon vein was, the people naturally became furious. There was pure disgust and anger in their eyes when looking at those three cultivators. If not for that they were stopped by many reasons, they would probably want to directly beat those three people to death now, then eat them.

Even if everything was the truth, it could also be fake without evidence.

Big shots did not need evidence because they were able to make the other party lower their heads based on their ability and say the conclusion that they wanted. But, small fries could not.

Therefore, proof was very important.

Chen Chao said, "What I said is all true. I said that they deserve to be killed because they were stealing our Great Liang Dynasty's dragon vein. Therefore, I had to kill them, because I'm the area's warden, and this is my responsibility. Even if I'm not a warden and I'm just an ordinary civilian, this is also something that I should do."

As a Liang civilian, this was a responsibility to undertake.

The moment these words came out, the common people in the courtyard nodded their heads repeatedly. But, their emotions were no longer as intense as before.

Even if they felt that Chen Chao was right, it was still that sentence: everything needed proof.

Han Pu was silent.

Vice Minister Li was still worrying about his own future.

"Where's the proof?"

This time, the one asking as the Court of Censors' minister. This was his first time talking, his voice was very warm and not like he was interrogating, but like he was inquiring instead. He was like the gentlest teacher in a private school asking his own student: do you know how to recite this by heart?

Hearing this, the three cultivators all smiled coldly.

They could virtually already determine that Chen Chao did not have any evidence. Hence, that was why he kept talking rubbish here. But in reality, he could not show anything nor could he prove anything.

"Scoundrel, you've already struggled long enough. Are you still unwilling to resign yourself to fate now?"

"Why should I resign myself to fate?"

Chen Chao said calmly, "I'm not in the wrong to begin with."

Yu Ku felt a lot more relaxed and his voice also became rather carefree. Because he practically understood at this moment that the youth in front of him no longer had the means to save the situation. He could not struggle anymore.

"No matter how you spin your story, everything is meaningless without proof!"

Xu Yu sneered coldly. At this moment, they already had victory within grasp.

But very soon, he lifted his head again, and then said with a slight smile, "Proof? Of course I have it."

The moment this sentence came out, everyone fell silent again.

They all quietened down.

Everyone was looking at Chen Chao. No one imagined that he would say something like this. No one would have thought that the situation would actually turn around after reaching this point.

Xu Yu three people exchanged glances, their expressions changing slightly. But in the end, they still kept their composure.

The Minister of Censors was the first to react. Then, he looked at Chen Chao and said with a smile, "Take it out then."

This time, he was like a teacher in a private school encouraging his own student.

Chen Chao said, "We might have to wait awhile."