"Master Chen, wake up! Don't sleep! Something terrible has happened."

"What are you yelling about? Even if the sky is falling, what's there to yell about?"

In a small town inn, a thousand miles away from the Heavenly Sacred Land, Shen Zhao, still asleep, was woken up by Ding Bu'er's hoarse voice.

Upon seeing Shen Zhao, Ding Bu'er immediately handed him a letter and said urgently, "Oh no, Master Shen, this time we've gotten ourselves into big trouble."

"What the hell is this? What is this thing?"

Shen Zhao accepted the letter with great dissatisfaction.

"This is an open letter from the Heavenly Annihilation Holy Land, specifically requesting that Master Chen arrive at the Heavenly Annihilation Holy Land's public hall on the morning of the sixth day of the seventh month."

Shen Zhao, still half-asleep, scratched his head and asked, "What do you mean? What public hall?"

Ding Bu'er was anxious: "Don't you understand? This means someone is stirring up trouble in the Heavenly Absolute Holy Land, trying to ruin your reputation, Master Shen!"

"Damn it, don't let me find out who did this, or I'll definitely send them to the dark room and force-feed them yogurt until they cry."

He then tore open the letter to read it.

The letter, written in black and white, read: "Shen Zhao, you are hereby ordered to arrive at the public hall of the Heavenly Annihilation Holy Land on the morning of the sixth day of the seventh month for trial. Failure to do so will result in consequences."

Signed: Heavenly Sacred Land.

"rough!"

Shen Zhao crumpled the letter into pieces, immediately becoming furious.

"I have no grudge against the Heavenly Annihilation Holy Land, yet they actually told me to bear the consequences myself? Heh, I have a short temper."

"Master Chen, that's not the point. The point is that this is a notice from the Heavenly Annihilation Holy Land, and you have no choice but to obey it."

"What if I don't go?"

"Then you should hurry up and write your will. It would be best to sort out your assets in Qingyang City. I've been so good to you, you should at least get 30% of it."

"What do you mean?"

"It's a dead end, what's there to not understand?"

Shen Zhao immediately laughed: "Master Ding, think about it, who exactly did we offend? Why are they doing this to me?"

Ding Bu'er shook his head: "You've offended quite a few people. Putting aside everything else, just the other day you wiped out the sect leader of the Haotian Sect. Do you think such a large sect would let you off so easily?"

"So you mean they can't deal with me, so they'll send the Heavenly Annihilation Holy Land to deal with me?"

"That's most likely the case, but you don't need to worry too much, Master Shen. The Heavenly Absolute Holy Land is, after all, a legitimate sect of the Xuanmen. Even if they want to convict you, they'll have to go through the proper procedures."

"What is the procedure?"

"They'll put you in the public hall and have everyone list your crimes. Of course, if you can shut them up, you'll be fine."

"Even if you win an argument with a bunch of idiots, you don't feel any sense of accomplishment. More importantly, I'm not afraid of reasoning, but I'm afraid of encountering abstract creatures who roll on the ground, their faces swollen from being slapped, and still shouting that they've won."

"Don't worry, it's nothing serious. I'll go check out the nearby Lingbao Pavilion later."

What are you going there for?

"Buy some magical artifacts or something, send them over, and hopefully they'll show some leniency and give you a suspended death sentence. We'll figure out a way to get you out later."

"Master Ding, you are truly my good master."

"You flatter me, Master Shen."

Just then, Liang Hao came out of the room yawning. Seeing Shen Zhao and Ding Bu'er, he couldn't help but ask, "Big brother, what were you talking about just now? What about a suspended death sentence? Can you let me understand?"

Shen Zhao rolled his eyes at him and said directly, "The Heavenly Absolute Holy Land wants me to go to the public hall to debate with the scholars."

"What! A verbal battle?"

Upon hearing this, Liang Hao immediately perked up.

Why didn't you tell me about such a scandalous thing sooner?

Shen Zhao and Ding Bu'er both narrowed their eyes, staring at Liang Hao as if he were mentally challenged.

After a long pause, Shen Zhao finally said, "Is your brain filled with mush? Debating with a group of scholars is just a contest of arguing skills."

Liang Hao said "Oh," his expression revealing obvious disappointment: "Then why call it a verbal battle? It's really puzzling."

Ding Bu'er couldn't help but blurt out, "Have you ever heard of Zhuge Liang arguing with a group of Confucian scholars? You idiot!"

Shen Zhao said, "Alright, since they sent a letter specifically asking me to go to the public hall, how can we disappoint them? Let's rest for another day and set off again tomorrow morning."

Ding Bu'er: "Then shall I go to Lingbao Pavilion now to buy some things?"

"What are you buying?"

"Give them a small gift so they'll go easy on you, otherwise you'll be roasted and killed on the spot, it'll be too embarrassing."

"Those ugly, deformed people don't even deserve my gifts? I've never lost an argument. We'll go together, and you two can just watch my performance."

Are you sure?

"That's the decision."

Seeing that Shen Zhao didn't take the public trial letter from the Heavenly Annihilation Holy Land seriously at all, Ding Bu'er and Liang Hao felt relieved.

Then, Liang Hao said to Shen Zhao, "Brother, we've collected almost all the evidence against Lü Baichuan. Do you think we should..."

"Search carefully. Tell your senior brother that as long as the evidence is conclusive and the dirt is explosive, I will give him two sixth-grade holy medicines to help him improve his cultivation level."

"Don't worry, my senior brother is always reliable. He'll make sure you're satisfied."

"Well, it's still early. I'll go back and get some more sleep. Do as you please."

After saying that, Shen Zhao closed the door and went back to sleep.

...

Chang'an City.

Yu Xiyan ventured deep into the Great Wilderness, annihilated the remnants of the Northern Barbarian forces in one fell swoop, and returned to the capital in triumph.

For a time, the entire Dayin Dynasty was in an uproar.

"Your Majesty has eliminated the external threat to our Great Yin Dynasty. This is wonderful! Now we no longer have to worry about being bullied by barbarians."

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

On the day of her return to the capital, Yu Xiyan was loved and respected by all the people of the city, and her prestige reached its highest point since she ascended the throne.

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