After Cheng Lie finished speaking, Zhu Liejun narrowed his eyes slightly.
As the commander of the Vermilion Bird Guard, he had always enforced strict military discipline, with orders as immovable as mountains, never showing favoritism.
Now, under the watchful eyes of so many, showing favoritism would greatly damage his prestige.
But if he crippled this Human Realm cultivator's entire cultivation and threw him into prison, he would very likely offend Senior Chu, one of the Three Elders of the Royal City.
Zhu Liejun did not wish to offend Senior Chu, but he was riding a tiger and could not dismount. He was caught in a difficult position.
He glanced at his deputy commander, Gu Ran, beside him.
Gu Ran was the deputy commander who had led thirty Vermilion Bird Guard squads to Fuli Marsh on a mission.
"Looks like the Commander doesn't want to cripple Ning Jin either..."
Gu Ran understood the look in Zhu Liejun's eyes.
If Ning Jin did not possess a healing Divine Ability, then punishing him would be only natural.
Gu Ran knew full well what this healing Divine Ability meant to the Vermilion Bird Guard, so deep down, he also thoroughly agreed with Zhu Liejun's thoughts—
This Ning Jin could be thrown into prison, but his cultivation absolutely could not be crippled!
Once his cultivation was abolished, this healing Divine Ability would be lost forever.
Thinking this, Gu Ran stepped forward, cupped his fists, and said in a deep voice, "My lord, this subordinate believes Ning Jin's cultivation should be preserved."
"What do you all think?"
Zhu Liejun nodded with great satisfaction, then looked toward the Vermilion Bird Camp officers beside him.
"My lord, we support Lord Gu."
The other Vermilion Bird Camp officers all spoke up in agreement.
They too felt that crippling Ning