The voices at the scene fell silent.
Only the blood from the Yuan Family patriarch's corpse, suspended in midair, dripped onto the ground with a steady patter. It was dark gold, mixed with bits of brain matter. Shi Ming's face was expressionless, but his gaze was sharp as he stared fixedly at Fang Shu.
Several breaths later.
He opened his mouth and spoke:
"The killer should..."
Everyone pricked up their ears, waiting to hear what he would say. The Law Enforcement Hall disciples had even stopped what they were doing, the Binding Immortal Ropes suspended in midair, not daring to move. But in the end, Shi Ming's gaze dipped slightly as he uttered a single word: "Be punished."
At his words, Fang Shu's smile grew wider.
Clap!
"Well said. The killer should be punished."
He clapped his hands, his voice crisp as he repeated Shi Ming's words, then asked:
"Then allow me to ask, Daoist Shi: if the deceased had bullied a descendant of a True Immortal in this city, broken in and attacked them, and intended to disturb an Inner Prefecture disciple's seclusion and sabotage the important matter of their tribulation, then he was a criminal.
How should this criminal and the one who killed him be punished?"
Hearing this, Shi Ming frowned deeply, about to speak, but then closed his mouth again and said in a muffled voice:
"Daoist Hu, you're formidable, both in your methods and with your words. But since you killed the Yuan Family father and son, you must come with us to the Law Enforcement Hall. If you don't want to go, then have Yellow Wolf Immortal send a letter."
Shi Ming's words had barely left his mouth before the silent crowd began glancing around. Some even started whispering. There was no other reason: