Whether the Xiezhi Gold Talisman in the Chief Justice's hand was genuine or fake no longer mattered at this point. What mattered was that Cheng Honglie, the Governor of the Northeast Protectorate and a high minister of Great Xia, had publicly and solemnly declared that the Xiezhi Gold Talisman was "fake." Since the Iron Dragon Sect and Golden Crow Hall "believed" Cheng Honglie's words, if the Chief Justice insisted on searching Mysterious Heaven Peak with that "fake" Xiezhi Gold Talisman, then even if the Iron Dragon Sect killed him, the blame could not be laid at the Iron Dragon Sect's door.
At such a time, the Chief Justice had only two choices. He could either persist in searching Mysterious Heaven Peak, smash his head bloody against the wall here, and perhaps even lose his life—or leave first, prove that the Xiezhi Gold Talisman in his possession was genuine, seize Cheng Honglie, the Governor of the Northeast Protectorate, then turn the Iron Dragon Sect upside down, slap Golden Crow Hall's face until it swelled, and finally grind the Iron Dragon Sect into the mud and trample it a hundred times.
Between dying at once and making Cheng Honglie and the Iron Dragon Sect die a few days later, the Chief Justice wisely chose the latter.
Having made his decision, the Chief Justice left without hesitation, taking the Supervising Censors and the Office of the Chief Justice's experts with him.
"Lord Cheng has committed a capital crime today. I hope Lord Cheng will not regret today's decision..." the Chief Justice said through gritted teeth, his face livid, as he departed.
"Hahahaha, I hope Lord Li will not regret his decision today either. I recall Thousand-Machine True Lord once said that nothing in this world comes without a price. Some people's thighs are