Thanks to the Saintess's Fairness

So what does that mean?

Cost?

Roy is starting to turn the tables on them!

Ruben Reed's face was grim, his chest heaving. It was always like this. On the surface, he was cunning and treacherous, plotting countless schemes, but every time he went underground, his mind seemed to be filled with mush, and he could no longer be so sharp.

Why can't we argue?

What he didn't know was that on the surface it was for nourishment, while underground it was for living. In order to prevent his followers from finding any loopholes in the Underground City to harm him, Ghost Tree deliberately made these followers, who were under his control, mentally dull as soon as they went underground.

Such identification naturally comes with requirements, but since there is no precedent and the relevant legal code of the Underground City is clear, not many people have thought of this.

Ruben Reed knew that the other party was about to retaliate against him, but he was not afraid. After all, he had just brought back an important heart from the underworld, and at this critical juncture, no one would mind him suspecting a newcomer.

"You haven't lost anything, Roy. Forget it, he's the hero." Seeing the atmosphere getting increasingly tense, an unfamiliar man beside him advised.

"I haven't suffered any losses because his framing failed. I'm still standing here. By the time I suffer any losses, you won't see me anymore." Yu Xing looked at the man who spoke, her expression mocking.

With his looks and acting skills, his performance in "satirical" scenes is undeniably powerful.

In that instant, everyone looked at Yu Xing's raised eyebrows and narrow, upturned eyes, and they all had the same thought: this guy is no good!

"Ruben has been wasting everyone's time targeting me from beginning to end, you all saw that, right?" Yu Xing stared at Ruben, suddenly becoming assertive, her resounding voice involuntarily drawing the onlookers' attention.

"I answered the questions directed at me normally, but his goal was only one thing: to kill me. Before that, he wanted to smear me. If I let him leave here unscathed, then I wouldn't be a newbie, I'd be a cripple."

Yu Xing glanced casually at the scars on Klaus's arm and the almost disfiguring gash on Amber's forehead, hidden by his hair, and chuckled, "Before you were chosen to become believers, you weren't exactly benevolent people, were you? I believe you understand the principle of revenge, right?"

"Coincidentally, I'm on the ground, a heinous serial killer..."

"And actually, I have a bad temper."

Yu Xing's words caused many people's expressions to change.

That's right, they were all criminals who, after death, were chosen by the Wood God and became his followers.

However, most people are still very different from serial killers. Even if they become believers and go on earth to experience missions, they do not have the courage and skill to commit such serious crimes when they were ordinary people.

Most importantly, Roy, who said those words, clearly wasn't planning to let things go peacefully, but Ruben was a hero...

"Roy." The Tree Witch's icy tone seemed to instantly cool the atmosphere around them. "This is a misunderstanding. It only took up a little of your time. Don't hold a grudge."

Her words silenced Klaus, who had also wanted to vent about being unfairly accused of mismanagement, and he looked at Ruben with some resentment.

For the sake of the bigger picture, he still advised Yu Xing, "Why don't we just let it go?"

"Lord Tree Witch can detect lies, so was this misunderstanding something you said knowingly? Everyone has eyes; it's not right for you to so blatantly protect him." Yu Xing interrupted Klaus, or rather, she didn't even glance at Klaus, her gaze piercing straight at the Tree Witch.

Everyone stared at him in shock and fear, including Amber.

Even Saintess can be replaced before the Tree Witch; how dare this newcomer question the Tree Witch!

"Just because Ruben Reed just finished a mission, does that mean he can do whatever he wants to others? If I weren't standing here today, anyone else in the city would have to endure his slander, and it would all be over with a 'misunderstanding' at the end?"

"Oh? Heh, so what do you want?" The Tree Witch's eyes were very unfriendly.

She may not like Ruben Reed, but Yu Xing dared to question her to her face, which was crossing the line.

A unique spiritual pressure emanating from the "representative of the gods" silently spread across this land, serving as both a warning and a punishment.

Yu Xing the terrifying mental pressure from the Tree Witch, Ke Yuxing remained unfazed. "It's simple. He's so obviously trying to kill me, so I'll kill him too."

Ruben Reed smiled defiantly, full of confidence. The Tree Witch wouldn't help him, but he certainly wouldn't let him die. Even if the Tree Witch agreed, he believed the Wood God would stop Tree Witch, because he was working for the Wood God!

"Roy, private fights are forbidden in the city," Amber whispered to Yu Xing.

"I've already checked with someone. Private fights are prohibited in the Underground City, but if one party makes a mistake first, the other party has the right to apply to resolve the matter themselves, right?" Yu Xing refuted clearly, and under his dark gaze, Amber nodded hesitantly.

"I don't expect Lord Tree Witch Shaman to uphold justice for me, but I request to take revenge on Ruben privately. That way, even if he dies, he will still be a hero to you, not someone you criticize to death." Yu Xing barely maintained his composure, but everyone could hear the disappointment in his voice.

Disappointed by the injustice of the Underground City, disappointed by the injustice of the Tree Witch, disappointed by the bystanders' attempts to smooth things over.

The believers gathered there felt somewhat guilty.

To be honest, if this happened to them, and everyone was pointing fingers at them and demanding their deaths, but in the end no one was punished at all, they would definitely be angry.

"I agree that they should resolve this privately, Tree Witch. Please don't let an innocent believer be bullied like this." After two seconds, Amber gritted her teeth and spoke first.

She has a rather carefree and cheerful personality, and her role as the Saintess has also cultivated a certain sense of management. While the Tree Witch cares about the likes and dislikes of the Wood God, the Saintess desires more order and stability in the city than the Tree Witch does.

She forced herself to say, "The Tree Witch is an ambassador of divine pronouncements and an adult we have always trusted. Whatever the matter, we want you to uphold justice."

"But what happened today is truly... If Ruben Reed is not punished for his loose tongue, I think your reputation for justice... will suffer a great loss!"

"Thank you for your fairness, Saintess," Yu Xing praised at the opportune moment. "If you won't even allow me to resolve this privately, I will go back to my room, sit on the prayer mat, and pray to the Wood God, recounting this matter."

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"If He doesn't hear me the first time, I'll say it again."

Yu Xing's eyes reddened with anger. "I believe that Lord Wood God will not abandon any devout believer!"

The Tree Witch sneered.

However, after discovering that her mental pressure had little effect on Yu Xing, she blinked, as if she had thought of something, and suddenly relented. "Okay."

Chapter Twenty: Thanks to the Saintess for Her Justice