Innocence

"The city lords of Haifeng City, Liuhuo City, and Zilei City have jointly filed a complaint, and I am now listed as a member of the Demon Cult."

Gu Jinlai hearing Zhuo Chunqiu's words, Gu Jinlai was slightly taken aback, and then couldn't help but laugh.

As the captain of a purge squad, he had killed quite a few cultists and out-of-control individuals, yet now he was also classified as a cultist.

It truly is the cycle of Heavenly Dao.

"If the city lord goes to Haifeng City, or Liuhuo City or Zilei City at this time, he will inevitably expose himself, and then..."

"Go."

Before Zhuo Chunqiu could finish speaking, Gu Jinlai said directly, "Go directly to Haifeng City, one of the twelve inner ring cities. I want to know if they will give me the contribution points I gained from defeating this wave of demonic tides."

Upon hearing this, Su Shi'an, who had returned with Gu Jinlai, cautiously advised, "City Lord, the Holy Dynasty has been able to stand for decades amidst the encirclement of Demonic Beasts, its power is unfathomable. Not to mention that the six ancestors of the six great grotto-heavens are all peerless Void Immortals who have received divine weapons as their masters, and their combat strength is comparable to that of True Immortals, wielding the power of their grotto-heavens. The number of Void Immortals under the jurisdiction of the six great grotto-heavens alone is considerable. Although you have slain the Dragon Cry Demon Emperor, sir, facing the Holy Dynasty..."

"Holy Dynasty?"

Gu Jinlai said, "The Holy Dynasty is indeed very powerful, with six peerless Void Immortals comparable to True Immortals, dozens of Void Immortals directly under the Six Great Grotto Heavens, and even more Void Immortals who have joined the Holy Dynasty in recent years. But... if you really think the Holy Dynasty is invincible, then you are very wrong."

He recalled the words Ding Zhongyuan had said to him when he left.

The Holy Dynasty has lost the courage to fight against the Demonic Beasts.

They are now doing everything in their power to plunder the resources below, as well as the resources carried by the refugees, while trying to keep the Holy Dynasty from collapsing.

All six great grotto-heavens are like this.

Demonic Beasts only need to threaten them, and they will immediately bow their heads and back down.

No matter how much of the human race was plundered, or even if Demonic Beasts expanded their territory to their doorsteps, they would pretend not to see it.

As long as the Demonic Beasts do not launch a full-scale attack on the Holy Dynasty and overthrow its rule, the situation will remain one of harmony for everyone.

How can a dynasty that has lost its core spirit and treated all its people as commodities, or even livestock, still have any will left?

He only needs to demonstrate enough strength to prove that he has the power to defeat even one of the six families, and that will be enough to make the rest immediately bow down and submit.

Spell!?

Yes!

If the six families can cooperate sincerely, even if his Chaotic Star Body is not yet perfected, he would still have to run as far away as possible when faced with six peerless Void Immortals wielding divine weapons, carrying the power of a Cave Heaven and possessing the combat strength of a True Immortal residing in the world.

But...

When a nation, a power, or a strongman loses its original fighting spirit and forgets its original aspirations, even if they are still an invincible behemoth, just the slightest pain is enough to make them cry out in despair and collapse on the spot.

Just like two high school students.

One of them was a small giant who was two meters tall and had a strong build, but he was cowardly.

And another one...

Although he was less than 1.6 meters tall and weighed less than 80 kilograms, he was brave and fierce from a young age, and loved to fight.

If the two really fought, the 1.6-meter-tall guy could beat the 2-meter-tall giant so badly that he cried and begged for mercy on his knees.

The current Holy Dynasty is like that two-meter-tall little giant.

Over the years, they have long been terrified by Demonic Beasts.

Even though Ding Zhongyuan had clearly told them that the main force of the Demonic Beasts had gone to the Immortal Kingdom and that there were not many demon gods left surrounding the Holy Dynasty, they still did not have the courage to fight their way out. They were willing to be trapped in one place by the Demonic Beasts and dared not make any rash moves.

Even when faced with the arrogant and surging demonic tide unleashed by the Dragon Cry Demon Emperor, the imperial capital made no response whatsoever; not a single Void Immortal was dispatched, not even...

It also accused the Gu Jinlai Demonic Beasts of disregarding the overall situation and easily provoking a war between the Holy Dynasty and the Demonic Beasts.

"Su Shi'an, go and publicize our victory in defeating the Dragon Cry Demon Emperor and the demonic tide he stirred up. Stabilize the people's hearts. Wind and Rain City cannot be in chaos."

Gu Jinlai, glancing at Ji Lie, Liu Feiyun, and Qi Sheng: "You guys come with me to Haifeng City."

"Us?"

Liu Feiyun, Qi Sheng, and the others were taken aback.

"Good."

Gu Jinlai nodded.

Ji Lie needs no introduction; he's a member of the Demon Cult and a wanted criminal everywhere.

But Liu Feiyun, Qi Sheng...

"I know that many forces in Haifeng City are eyeing you. Today, I will take you to Haifeng City openly and honestly. I want to see if the people of Haifeng City have the courage to do anything to harm you."

This Gu Jinlai.

Liu Feiyun, Qi Sheng...

Especially Qi Sheng.

They thought of the days when they hid in Haifeng City, living in fear and trembling, not daring to reveal themselves in the slightest. For a moment, their emotions surged.

Looking Gu Jinlai...

Or rather, their own supreme elders, at this moment, couldn't help but feel that they finally had a powerful backer to rely on again, and their expressions became excited.

"I am willing to obey the orders of the Supreme Elder!"

Qi Sheng said heavily.

"As an inner-ring city, Haifeng City has, to some extent, the power to supervise Liuhuo City, Fengyu City, and Zilei City. We went to Haifeng City for help back then, but the result was..."

Liu Feiyun had a faint feeling of wanting to vent her anger and raise her eyebrows. "With the Supreme Elder leading the way, I'd like to know if Si Xinghui, Li Shengyang and the others from Haifeng City will dare to do what they did last time and kill us people from Liyang Cave Heaven without any regard for the consequences."

"Don't worry, I will make Haifeng City, and especially Liuhuo City, give us an explanation."

This Gu Jinlai.

Liu Feihua, one of the ten True Disciples of Liyang Cave, died at the hands of Wu Yan, the city lord of Liuhuo City.

And now, he is the Supreme Elder of Liyang Cave Heaven.

At that moment, Gu Jinlai seemed to have thought of something.

"Before heading to Haifeng City..."

He activated his Star Child state, gradually merging himself into the stellar magnetic field.

"The royal family cannot be indifferent to the death of the Sixth Princess Duanmu Shan. According to my guess, the royal family's envoy in charge of the investigation should have already arrived in Fengyu City, but is hiding in the shadows to investigate the truth... Since I want to force the Holy Dynasty, or rather the six great grotto heavens behind the Holy Dynasty, to bow down, I naturally have to let them know the consequences that will be faced if they truly perish together with our Liyang Grotto Heaven."

As he pondered, the world he saw gradually changed, and countless pieces of information flowed through his "eyes".

He was using the characteristics of the Child of the Stars to directly access the vast amount of information accumulated in Wind and Rain City over this period of time.

Knowing that the special envoy sent by the royal family must be a saint, or even a mortal, he was searching for high-energy life reactions, which greatly reduced the difficulty. Before long, he realized what was going on.

"Over there."

With a light step, he moved like a bolt of lightning across the void, quickly arriving at a rather luxurious courtyard complex in Wind and Rain City.

This courtyard...

It looks somewhat familiar Gu Jinlai.

This was the courtyard where Lan Yuxian lived at that time.

Upon Gu Jinlai, Lan Ruhuo, the head of the Lan family's Fengyu City, immediately came out to greet him, "Welcome, City Lord Gu..."

"Your Lan family certainly has a lot of courage."

Gu Jinlai said something to Lan Ruhuo.

Lan Ruhuo looked completely bewildered. "Lord Gu, I..."

He continued to feign ignorance, saying directly, "Since the Gu Jinlai envoy has arrived, why not show yourself? You can ask me anything you need to know."

At this moment, Lan Ruhuo dared not speak, and a bead of cold sweat appeared on her forehead.

During this period, Gu Jinlai swept through Qingfeng City, and all the old and ironclad cases were brought up and investigated one by one. Dozens of people from the Lan family were implicated, and more than ten people were executed on the spot.

Now it's been revealed that the Lan family provided assistance to the royal envoy...

His body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

A moment later, a woman who looked to be in her early thirties, dressed in elegant attire, emerged from inside.

"Duanmu Yao has met the Ancient Martial Saint."

The woman gave a slight bow.

Gu Jinlai quickly learned of her identity.

She was a contemporary of the current Holy Ruler, and was Duanmu Shan's aunt, and was granted the title of Lady of Shun.

"I heard that the Holy Dynasty has listed me as a member of the Demon Cult? Ever since I Gu Jinlai the deputy district head of the Southeast District, I have always kept in mind the laws engraved by the Holy Dynasty, served the people, and enforced the law impartially. During this time, quite a few members of the Demon Cult or those who went out of control have died at my hands. When I became the general district head of the outer district, I did not hesitate to offend all the nobles of Wind and Rain City in order to ensure the fairness of the law."

Gu Jinlai looked at Duanmu Yao with a stern expression. "I am someone who has devoted myself to serving the Holy Dynasty, yet I am regarded as a member of the Demonic Cult and wanted throughout the country!? I cannot bear this injustice!"

"This matter..."

Duanmu Yao's mind raced, as if she was trying to come up with some reason.

But at this moment, Gu Jinlai didn't give her a chance to catch her breath, continuing to press, "Is it because I easily wiped out the Chilong Territory? According to Wu Yan, Si Xinghui, Lei Xuanyu, and the others, I disregarded the overall situation? Was I wrong to kill Demonic Beasts? Was I wrong to save tens of millions of people in the Chilong Territory? Or am I supposed to just stand by and watch tens of millions of human people suffer under the enslavement of Demonic Beasts without doing anything!?"

From Gu Jinlai, the righteous and indignant voice declared, "Tell me, what is the logic behind this?! Was I wrong to uphold justice, or was I wrong to slay the Demonic Beasts? Or has the Holy Dynasty lost the courage to fight the Demonic Beasts? The laws of the Holy Dynasty are merely for the convenience of ruling the people. Ordinary people are required to obey the law, while the powerful and wealthy can easily be above it. Anyone who dares to offend them can be easily convicted using the law and reduced to the ranks of demonic cultists!"

"That's not true, absolutely not true."

Duanmu Yao quickly replied.

Although this matter is common knowledge among the high-ranking officials of the Holy Gu Jinlai, if it were to be exposed, it would jeopardize the stable rule of the Holy Dynasty.

"Ancient Martial Saint..."

"That's good. Then please come with me to Haifeng City. Si Xinghui, Wu Yan, and Lei Xuanyu are still in Haifeng City. We will confront them face to face, and you can help me prove my innocence."

Gu Jinlai finishing their conversation, the Thunder Light Domain was unleashed, sweeping up Duanmu Yao's figure and heading towards Haifeng City.