After Fang Yun finished speaking, he immediately sent a letter to the Hall of Punishment.
Many officials revealed traces of fear. As expected of the Mad Sovereign, Fang Nation-Queller—he had gone straight to the Hall of Punishment. This was the most terrifying counterattack.
Shen Ming said uneasily, "County Magistrate, this matter should ordinarily be investigated by our kingdom's Ministry of Justice. Wouldn't directly invoking the Hall of Punishment be inappropriate?"
"There is nothing inappropriate about it. If someone wants to harm my family, they must be prepared to have their entire family buried alongside them!" Fang Yun's face showed not the slightest expression.
Shen Ming gently shook his head and said, "Outsiders all say that you, County Magistrate, are a cruel official. I did not believe it, but having witnessed it today, I do now. Your family is safe and sound, without the slightest injury, yet you intend to kill another person's entire family. This truly goes against the way of benevolence and righteousness!"
"Chief Clerk Shen must be joking. If Fang were merely an ordinary Metropolitan Graduate, then naturally, a grievance would have its debtor and a debt would have its owner. Whoever wanted to kill me need only pay with his life. But Fang is a Void Sage! Plotting against a Void Sage's family is plotting against a Void Sage himself. Extermination of the entire family is written clearly in the law. Could it be that Chief Clerk Shen believes the Ritual Hall and the Hall of Punishment violate the way of benevolence and righteousness?"
"County Magistrate, you overstate the matter. In my view, everyone possesses a heart of compassion. A Void Sage should punish lightly and place greater emphasis on moral instruction," Shen Ming said.
"Fine. There will not be a next time. Once Chief Clerk Shen's