Chapter 10 Tracing Back in Time

The Jiang family worked quickly, cleaning the space in just half a night, and then spent two days and two nights checking repeatedly to confirm that there would be no handle left. Only then did they leisurely inform City Lord Zeng that they could go to court for another trial.

Things turned out just as Patriarch Jiang had expected. Without evidence, the two men were powerless, and City Lord Zeng could openly cover up for the Jiang family, saying that there was insufficient evidence and Jiang Yixing could not be convicted. He even had to hold Jiang Li and Yuan Wuxing accountable for intentionally injuring Jiang Yixing.

The only thing that Chief Jiang did not expect was that their ancestor Jiang Yixing has been in a coma ever since, and the doctor could not tell the cause.

"I have ruled that Jiang Yixing is not guilty. If you two do not agree with my ruling, you may appeal to the prefect within fifteen days from today."

Jiang Li stepped forward and handed City Lord Zeng a piece of paper, as if he had been waiting for this moment.

“This is a petition.”

City Lord Zeng was very unhappy when he saw Jiang Li's calm face, and he became even more unhappy when he saw him take out a petition in court.

It was obvious that he had anticipated this outcome long before the trial and had written the appeal letter early on.

But so what? The prefect who will handle this case was also promoted from the position of Qingcheng City Lord, and he also helped the Jiang family cover up the baby stealing incident.

And even if the prefect is a fair person, without any evidence, how can these two ignorant guys win the case? Just because they are stubborn? ...

The Great Zhou Dynasty was divided into twenty-six prefectures, each of which had dozens of large cities. Today's Qingcheng is one of the large cities and is under the jurisdiction of Tianqing Prefecture. The appeal must of course be submitted to Gong Peng, the prefect of Tianqing Prefecture.

After receiving the appeal, Governor Gong called Chief Jiang and City Lord Zeng and asked them about the incident in detail. He then felt relieved.

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"Zhang Li, Yuan Wuxing, before we go to court, I have to tell you that my ruling is final. Unless there is new evidence that could overturn the original ruling, you two cannot appeal further. Do you understand?"

Prefect Gong sat in the middle of the lobby, with Zhang Li and Yuan Wuxing on one side and Chief Jiang on the other. After all, Jiang Yixing was still unconscious, so it was useless to ask him to come up.

Although Patriarch Jiang had no expression on his face as usual, Yuan Wuxing thought that he must be laughing secretly in his heart.

There were dozens of people outside the hall, much fewer than before. After all, everyone knew that Jiang Li and Yuan Wuxing could not win the case due to insufficient evidence. City Lord Zeng stood among them, ready to watch the fun.

"Understood." Jiang Li replied loudly, and Yuan Wuxing also said clearly.

"But before the trial begins, I want to add one more person as a defendant."

"Yes, but this ruling is still final. You cannot appeal on the grounds of adding someone else temporarily."

Jiang Li nodded to indicate that he understood, raised his chin slightly, and stood with his hands behind his back: "I want to sue Qingcheng City Lord Zeng for abusing his power during his tenure, using his power for personal gain, covering up the fact that Jiang Yixing stole the baby, and destroying important evidence. Please ask Prefect Gong to make a ruling!"

Patriarch Jiang's heart skipped a beat and he immediately felt something was wrong. If he wanted to sue the city lord, the official handling the case needed to be of the third rank or above. Magistrate Gong was a third rank official, so this move was legal. But he couldn't figure out what Jiang Li wanted to do. Could he win by suing one more city lord?

He always felt like he had forgotten something.

Patriarch Jiang was not familiar with the laws and did not know Jiang Li's purpose, but City Lord Zeng and Prefect Gong understood Jiang Li's purpose at the first moment. The two Nascent Soul cultivators who were not afraid of cold or heat instantly had a dense layer of cold sweat on their backs.

"I suspect that the most important evidence in this case, the destruction of the space where the blood sacrifice of the baby was carried out, was done by City Lord Zeng. I also ask Prefect Gong to report to the court and request to trace back time and restore the scene!"

Jiang Li's words shattered the last bit of hope the two had.

This matter must be reported to the court! They don't have a big backer in the court! Among the nine dynasties, only the Great Zhou Dynasty dared to establish a country by law, and only the Great Zhou Dynasty had the ability to rule the country by law. The fundamental reason is that the Great Zhou royal family is proficient in the way of time and can go against the long river of time!

However, the law of time has serious consequences and cannot be used lightly. Therefore, the Great Zhou Dynasty has stipulated several special circumstances in which the law of time can be used. For example, if the case has a huge impact on the national level, or if the case involves the integrity of officials above the seventh rank...

And City Lord Zeng is a fifth-rank official.

"You are slandering me!" City Lord Zeng cursed without caring about his image.

City Lord Zeng really wanted to protest his innocence. It was the Jiang family who destroyed that space. He was at most a witness. How could this kid say that he did it? Jiang Li turned a deaf ear to this.

It doesn’t matter whether City Lord Zeng destroys the space or not. What matters is that he is the defendant in this case.

"Zhang Li, do you really want to ask the court to go back in time?" Prefect Gong stared at Jiang Li with cold eyes. He felt that Jiang Li had tricked him.

What’s more important is that by tracing back in time, we can not only see that it was the Jiang family who destroyed the space node, but we can also see that Jiang Yixing was practicing magic in that space!

Once the fact that Jiang Yixing was practicing the magic path was exposed, all the city lords in Qingcheng would be investigated by the court, and then none of them would be able to escape! Yuan Wuxing also realized why Jiang Li allowed the Jiang family to destroy the space node. It turned out that he was waiting here.

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"I am sure."

"Do you really want to apply?" Magistrate Gong repeated the question word by word. The aura of a peak Nascent Soul stage was like the roar of a tiger. The yamen runners trembled and were the first to fall to the ground, followed by Clan Leader Jiang and Yuan Wuxing.

"I'm sure." Jiang Li still looked indifferent, as if he didn't see the murderous intention of Governor Gong. He even took out the application form he had already written from his sleeve and placed it in front of Governor Gong.

Seeing the application form with the ink still wet, Prefect Gong almost lost his temper and wanted to kill Jiang Li on the spot! But he didn't dare to do it in the end.

If he takes action now, it will be all over.

"Zhang Li, right? You're fine, you're fine!" Prefect Gong slammed the desk and left angrily. Clan Leader Jiang and City Lord Zeng no longer avoided suspicion and followed behind with gloomy faces.

As Prefect Gong walked away, the murderous intent gradually faded away. Yuan Wuxing then regained some strength and stood up unsteadily.

"Governor Gong didn't even use his murderous aura to scare you like this. After all, you're at the peak of the Golden Core stage. Isn't this shameful?" Jiang Li laughed and scolded with a look of disappointment.

Yuan Wuxing smiled bitterly: "Senior Zhang, Prefect Gong is at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. Facing that level of murderous intent, a Jindan stage cultivator would not be able to withstand it."

Jiang Li curled his lips: "Excuse, I killed someone at the peak of Yuanying when I was at the peak of Jindan."

Yuan Wuxing was stunned for a long time before he managed to say, "Senior, you have great skills."

Yuan Wuxing really admires Jiang Li. As a Taoist priest, his status is even higher than that of the prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Officials of the first and second ranks would greet him with a smile. But he just ignored his status and forced the Jiang family to death step by step according to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty! Awesome!

(End of this chapter)