Chapter 4202 (*︶*)..A Heavenly Immortal Descends from Beyond the Heavens
"!!"
However, as soon as the Liu Family ancestor finished speaking, a middle-aged cultivator on the lower left immediately slammed the table and stood up, his voice full of indignation and disdain.
"The Heavenly Court?"
"What good is the Heavenly Court?!"
Fortunately, his indignation and disdain were directed at the Heavenly Court. Otherwise, the Liu Family ancestor probably wouldn't have let him off.
"..."
Liu Mingyuan naturally had nothing more to say. He simply looked toward the man, wanting to hear what the head of the Chen Family, a great Jiangnan clan, had to say. The man wore a deep-blue robe and had three long strands of beard.
"Sect Master Liu!"
"You should know that everyone who's died so far has been one of our own here in Jiangnan—our friends and relatives, our fellow cultivators!"
"Do you think the Heavenly Court will come and investigate properly?!"
"Those lofty immortal officials have long looked down on us. How many times have we defied the Heavenly Court?"
"Now that our people are dead, the Heavenly Court will do no more than go through the motions, write up a report, and then probably let the matter drop. Can we really count on them?"
A sinister voice spoke up from a corner.
"Exactly!"
"Maybe this is just the thief crying 'Stop thief!'"
"Otherwise, why does the Heavenly Court always claim it has no leads?"
"Why do they always tell us to 'wait patiently for good news,' only to never follow up?"
"Nearly a thousand people have died this month. Have they given us even the slightest explanation?"
The speaker was a kindly-looking old woman in a gray robe. Liu Mingyuan took a closer look and recognized her as Granny Cui, ancestor of the Cui