"A jailbreak?"
Pei Shen's face darkened at once. "Hmph, courting death!"
The next moment, he raised his hand.
Hum!
A clear sword song suddenly rang out from the room inside.
Before Jiang Xiaobai could react, he felt an astonishing aura ripple out of that room.
Then a longsword burst through the door.
Sword light flashed, and the blade flew straight into Pei Shen's hand.
Jiang Xiaobai's eyes widened.
Damn, summoning a sword from a distance?
That was so fucking cool!
While Jiang Xiaobai was still reeling in amazement, Pei Shen stepped forward with the sword in hand.
With a light tap of his toes against the ground, he shot straight up onto the eaves.
In a few bounds, he vanished from everyone's sight.
Jiang Xiaobai remained where he stood, astonishment still written on his face.
Pei Shen really was strong!
No wonder Zhang Xinnian said he was no weaker than his father.
That trick of summoning a sword from afar alone was intimidating enough.
Beside him, Tang Ningshuang and Zhang Xinnian exchanged a glance, both visibly shaken as well.
Tang Ningshuang in particular was a martial artist herself, so she understood far better than Jiang Xiaobai exactly what that display meant.
Pei Shen's cultivation was probably even higher than the rumors suggested.
"Come on, let's take a look!"
Jiang Xiaobai quickly collected himself and led the way outside.
Tang Ningshuang said nothing and immediately followed at his side.
Zhang Xinnian tightened his grip on the saber at his waist and hurried after them.
Soon, they reached the outer courtyard of the Court of Judicial Review.
As soon as he emerged, Jiang Xiaobai saw that the area ahead was already surrounded by the court's bailiffs.
At the center of the crowd, a burly man had one large hand clamped around a