Episode 1: Snowy Night, Chapter 15: Metamorphosis (Part 2)

In the room of the head of the Security Bureau.

"What!" The head of Security Bureau Group 11 was greatly alarmed upon hearing his subordinate's report about Li Yang. He then frowned deeply, waved his hand in annoyance, and dismissed the subordinate.

In his mind, Li Yang represented a force, the power of a sect from the Kunlun Immortal Realm! Now that something like this had happened, how could he not be troubled!

"Father, according to you, this Li Yang should be the successor of a sect in the Kunlun Immortal Realm, but I've always had a doubt," Zhang Fan said to his father.

The head of the group looked at his son and nodded, saying, "Speak, what is your doubt?"

Zhang Fan said, "The Kunlun Immortal Realm is also recorded in my Zhang family's genealogy. There was a sect founded by Li Xunhuan in the Kunlun Immortal Realm, but Father, think about it, can any disciple from a major sect in the Kunlun Immortal Realm even be below the Innate Realm?"

Upon hearing this, the head of the group nodded, "I've thought about this too, but Little Li Flying Dagger absolutely cannot be wrong. The flying dagger changed direction mid-flight; besides Little Li Flying Dagger, I really haven't heard of anything else."

Zhang Fan then said, "But does using Little Li Flying Dagger necessarily mean one is a disciple of the sect founded by Li Xunhuan in the Kunlun Immortal Realm? Couldn't it be that Li Yang coincidentally obtained part of the secret manual for Little Li Flying Dagger? Otherwise, how could he have never cultivated internal energy cultivation? According to the records of Security Bureau Group 9, Li Yang's meridians are already formed; he wasn't born with blocked meridians. Would disciples in the Kunlun Immortal Realm not cultivate from a young age? Disciples in the Kunlun Immortal Realm having formed meridians? Is that even possible?"

"Are you saying that Li Yang might just be someone who luckily obtained the ultimate skill of Little Li Flying Dagger?" The head of the group felt a bit uncertain hearing this.

Seeing this, Zhang Fan immediately continued, "Father, Lin Tianyu has international standing, and the Shenglin Group has made significant contributions to our country. If we fall out with Lin Tianyu, and he withdraws all his investments and then publicizes this matter internationally, it won't be good."

The head of the group, thinking of the consequences if Lin Tianyu were to actually do that, immediately furrowed his brow deeply.

After a long, long time...

"Zhang Fan, I only told Zhang Yu about Li Yang possibly being from the Kunlun Immortal Realm. From today onwards, you are not allowed to speak of Li Yang possibly being from the Kunlun Immortal Realm. We will act as if we never knew about the existence of sects in the Kunlun Immortal Realm. Moreover, matters in the Kunlun Immortal Realm are inherently mysterious; it's normal that we don't know." The head of the group had made up his mind, abandoning Li Yang.

After all, Lin Tianyu was no ordinary person; he couldn't be silenced by force. Once Lin Tianyu made this matter public and it escalated to a legal dispute, things would become very bad! Moreover, whether Li Yang was truly from the Kunlun Immortal Realm or not, the head of the group was no longer sure after his son's words. If Li Yang wasn't from the Kunlun Immortal Realm at all, wouldn't he be losing the wife and also the soldiers?

The Kunlun Immortal Realm was incredibly mysterious. His Zhang family had only mentioned it briefly in their genealogy, which was why the head of the group knew about it. Now, pretending not to know was perfectly reasonable.

Star Luo Base, in the room where Li Yang was under house arrest.

"Li Yang, your captain can't help you anymore!" Meng Tian opened the door and sighed as he looked at Li Yang, who was meditating in a cross-legged position.

Li Yang slowly opened his eyes, glanced at Meng Tian, and smiled, "Are you decided to conduct a secret trial for me?" Li Yang had known this outcome for a long time, but he wasn't nervous at all because he had the help of the Overlord Xiang Yu of Western Chu.

Although Xiang Yu had lost his physical body and only his primordial spirit remained, he was, after all, a top-tier expert at the Demon King level from the Demon Realm. He could still perform a simple escape technique.

"Captain, you're here to take me to trial now!" Li Yang continued to smile. He just wanted to experience the taste of this secret trial.

Since he could escape at any time, why the rush?

Meng Tian sighed deeply, looked at Li Yang, his eyes also becoming a little moist. He then smiled wistfully and patted Li Yang's shoulder, "Li Yang, the country has failed you."

Hei Yan and the others also walked into the room one by one.

"Li Yang, you will always be my good brother. Always!" Hei Yan walked up to Li Yang, patted his shoulder forcefully, and his eyes immediately turned red. Tian Lin, Sister Yan, and Tan Jin, the five brothers, all felt very distressed.

"Damn it, what kind of messed up situation is this? That bastard forced Li Yang's girlfriend to death, and now the villain is accusing the victim first!" Tian Lin roared furiously. The frenzied Tian Lin truly wanted to kill Lin Tianyu.

"Tian Lin, shut up!" Meng Tian frowned and reprimanded him in a low voice.

"Haha, everyone, don't be like this. Smile, Tian Lin, Hei Yan, don't all have such glum faces. Just smile. It's just a secret trial, right? Haha, who knows what the outcome of the trial will be?" Li Yang patted his brothers' shoulders and said with a smile, seemingly dismissive of the trial.

However, the more Li Yang acted this way, the more distressed Hei Yan and the others felt.

Half an hour later.

Li Yang was escorted to the courtroom for a secret trial.

Lin Tianyu, along with his subordinates and bodyguards, was already in the courtroom. Seeing Li Yang being escorted in, Lin Tianyu uncharacteristically stood up, his face beaming with a brilliant smile.

"Li Yang, your name is Li Yang. I only found out your name afterward. You are the Little Li Flying Dagger of the underground world. To be honest, your flying dagger is indeed very powerful. Unfortunately, you met me. Otherwise, with your potential, becoming a legendary master would not be difficult. Alas, who told you to offend me?" Lin Tianyu seemed regretful.

Li Yang was escorted to the defendant's dock, but there was still a faint smile on his face.

Li Yang suddenly looked towards Lin Tianyu. The corners of his mouth began to curl upwards, and his smile became brilliant, so brilliant that Lin Tianyu felt a trace of strangeness.

"Lin Tianyu." Li Yang softly uttered Lin Tianyu's name, then smiled, and stopped speaking. He just kept smiling like that, smiling in a way that made Lin Tianyu's heart tremble, smiling in a way that made Lin Tianyu's mind feel a slight panic.

As the judge took his seat, the trial began...

"...Li Yang is found guilty of murder and sentenced to death!"

Even after hearing the final verdict, Li Yang still had a faint smile on his face. Meng Tian, Hei Yan, Tian Lin, and the others looked at Li Yang with red eyes, and then one by one, they solemnly saluted!

Subsequently, two special police officers handcuffed and shackled Li Yang and escorted him out of the courtroom.

As he left the courtroom, Li Yang turned back and smiled at Lin Tianyu. His lips moved slightly. Lin Tianyu watched Li Yang, who smiled in the face of death, and felt an inexplicable jolt in his heart. He understood what Li Yang was saying from his lip movements—"I will return!"

"The moment the death sentence was announced, the past me died. The current Li Yang is a reborn Li Yang! From today onwards, I will no longer live for the country; I will live for myself, and I will live for my Xue!" As he stepped out of the side door of the courtroom, Li Yang's most resolute declaration echoed in his heart.

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