"All right, let's not talk about this anymore."
Seeing that she had handled the matter appropriately, the Heavenly God of Punishment did not pursue it any further.
Next, he picked up his teacup and took a slow sip before getting to the point, his tone returning to the calm impartiality of official business.
"It's like this. We invited you here today merely to ask a few routine questions."
"Don't be nervous. After all, you are not a suspect, but a victim. Once we are done asking, we will naturally send someone to escort you back."
He deliberately emphasized the words "victim" to reassure Lin Daiyu.
"Yes."
Lin Daiyu nodded and said solemnly:
"This student understands. Please ask, Celestial Venerable. This student will speak all she knows and hold nothing back."
She rose to her feet again, her back straight, and calmly looked at the Heavenly God of Punishment, waiting for his questions.
This time, the Heavenly God of Punishment did not ask Lin Daiyu to sit. Instead, he set down his teacup and looked directly at her. Only after a long while did he ask evenly:
"Have you ever seen the group of villains who attacked Lin Manor yesterday?"
"Or have you or your family ever made an enemy—someone who would go to such lengths, even daring to commit violence in the Divine Capital?"
Lin Daiyu considered the question carefully. Her autumn-water eyes shifted slightly, as though searching her memories, before she finally shook her head and answered with certainty:
"In reply to the Celestial Venerable, this student has never seen those villains."
"As for enmities..."
She paused.
"Since settling in the Divine Capital, aside from taking the immortal examinations, this student has remained within Rongguo Immortal Estate to study and cultivate, rarely going out."
"My late father served