Was she insane?
Countless eyes were fixed on Jiang Shi—from the scions of prestigious families watching from the outermost perimeter, to the soldiers holding Divine Crossbows, to Lu Wangji and the others at the center of the camp. Everyone had been stunned by Jiang Shi's sudden actions. It was like a lone fisherman still drifting on the sea, just before the storm was about to subside, suddenly chanting a mad testimony and summoning a tsunami that blotted out the sky and covered the earth.
The matter had clearly been settled. The murder case had been raised high and set down lightly. Although she had failed to join the Jie Family or Shang Family, she could go to the Huainan Underground Palace and advance further. The pressure from the other great families had also been resolved, and she could take sixty percent of the rewards from the Wandering Star Forest. It would not be an exaggeration to say that she had escaped completely unscathed.
Before this, even though the murder had not yet occurred, many people had secretly believed that Jiang Shi would definitely have to pay a heavy price to leave the forest. The Qian Family simply could not protect her. She was a commoner, a Black Belt, and more importantly, a weakling, yet she had taken the sweetest slice of the Wandering Star Forest for herself. It was like a child racing down the street in a carriage loaded with gold bars.
Liang was the nation that valued the law most, but it was not yet merciful enough to allow the weak to possess wealth beyond their strength. Strength could come from a family, connections, or one's own combat prowess. Fortunately, Jiang Shi's team included the Young Miss of the Jie Family and the Fourth Young Miss of the