On the sixth day of the seventh lunar month, in the public hall of the Heavenly Sacred Land, heroes from all walks of life gathered to conduct a public trial of Shen Zhao.
The person in charge of the public trial was Dugu Xin, the Grand Elder of the Inner Sect of the Heavenly Annihilation Holy Land. He was an exceptionally fair person with a very flexible bottom line.
At this moment, Guduxin, accompanied by two disciples, was standing at the entrance of the public hall, looking out.
Disciple A said, "Master, I think Shen Zhao definitely won't come. Let's issue a kill order."
Disciple B: "Our Heavenly Annihilation Holy Land is so ethereal and transcendent, why should a mere Shen Zhao not obediently come to be tried after receiving the public trial notice from our Holy Land?"
Disciple A retorted, "Don't be so sure of yourself. Wouldn't we be embarrassed if he didn't come?"
Disciple B: "He wouldn't dare not come. No one dares to go against the Heavenly Annihilation Holy Land unless they want to die."
"Okay, stop arguing!"
Lonely Letter ended their argument with a single sentence.
"Pay attention to our image. We are the face of the Heavenly Sacred Land, and I, Dugu Xin, am the representative of justice and fairness. We cannot be careless in any way."
He then instructed, "You all need to be on your guard. As soon as Shen Zhao arrives, give him a taste of his own medicine so that he knows the rules of my Heavenly Annihilation Holy Land."
Disciple A: "So how do you plan to intimidate him?"
Dugu Xin was immediately filled with confidence: "As soon as he comes forward, I will step forward and question him as a public judge, so that he will be speechless and his arrogance will be suppressed."
Disciple B: "Why go through all that trouble? I'll just go up and give him a sword strike, and he'll behave himself."
Dugu Xin: "No, that would make our Holy Land seem unfair, and if word gets out, our fellow practitioners will think we can't take a joke."
First, we must persuade him with reason; it's not too late to take action after the evidence of his crimes is solidified.
We can then take advantage of the situation to stir up emotions and kick someone a few times.
The two disciples said in unison, "Elder, your insight is profound."
Before long, disciple Jia Kun came to report: "Elder, Shen Zhao and his party have arrived."
"Let him in quickly."
The next moment, three people walked over from a distance.
Dugu Xin stared intently, then immediately pointed to the person on the left and said, "Could that be Shen Zhao? I never expected him to have such an imposing presence at such a young age."
Judging from his powerful strides and arrogant expression, his cultivation level is at least at the Nirvana Realm. Ah, truly a dragon among men!
Jia Kun hurriedly said, "Oh no, he is Liang Hao, the holy son of the Tianyan Holy Sect, and Shen Zhao is the one next to him."
Dugu Xin suddenly realized, then looked to the right and said with a look of disgust, "He really does have a treacherous face. Look at him, he's about to die and he's still smiling. He's shameless."
Jia Kun was speechless: "Can you please respect the results of my investigation? The shifty-eyed guy is called Ding Bu'er, and Shen Zhao is the one in the middle."
Lonely Xin rubbed his eyes and looked more closely.
After a long pause, he sighed, "I never expected that Shen Zhao would be so handsome and heroic. He is very different from the image of a green-faced, fanged, and despicable man I had imagined."
Jia Kun: "Hey, no, so you didn't even look at the intelligence I sent you yesterday? You really don't treat us intelligence agents like human beings, do you?"
Dugu Xin raised his hand to stop him from continuing: "Shut up. This is my territory, I'm in charge. All this sarcastic talk will send your mother to her grave."
"Now that he's here, let's give him a little warning first. All of you stay quiet and watch my performance."
Just as Dugu Xin was about to step forward to question him, Shen Zhao smiled and spoke first: "This must be the renowned Elder Dugu of the Holy Land."
"I, Chen Zhao, am deeply honored that Elder Dugu has personally come out to greet me."
Dugu Xin was speechless for a moment, thinking to himself, "Damn it, he actually beat me to the punch. But looking at his sincere eyes and his polite words, all my previous preparations are now useless."
Shen Zhao then asked, "Is everyone here? Please, Elder Gudu, introduce us."
After saying that, he took Dugu Xin's hand and walked into the public hall as if no one else was there.
Jia Kun and his disciples, Jia and Yi, were all dumbfounded.
Wasn't this supposed to be a show of force? How did it turn out like this?
Shen Zhao was still greeting Dugu Xin: "Elder Dugu, why didn't you say a word the whole way? Shouldn't you have said a few words?"
Dugu Xin thought to himself: "What the hell am I supposed to talk to? How am I supposed to talk like this? Fine, I'll beat you up when we get to the public trial."
Soon, Shen Zhao entered the public trial hall.
As for Ding Bu'er and Liang Hao, they could only wait outside for the result.
The once noisy public hall fell silent the moment Shen Zhao entered.
Shen Zhao could clearly feel that everyone present was looking at him with hostility.
Dugu Xin took the seat of honor, then cleared his throat and asked Shen Zhao, who was standing in the center, "Are you Shen Zhao?"
Shen Zhao: "Elder Dugu, you really have a bad memory. Didn't I already state my name before?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Guan immediately stood up and angrily said, "Shen Zhao, this is a public hall. Don't be so serious and joking around. Answer Elder Dugu's questions directly. Don't try to change the subject!"
Shen Zhao glanced at him and asked, "Who are you?"
Lu Guan immediately straightened his clothes and said proudly, "I am Lu Guan, the Second Elder of the Haotian Sect!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Zhao almost burst out laughing on the spot.
Your parents gave you a really good name; it's certainly enlightening.
"What are you laughing at?"
Did I laugh?
"Of course! I clearly saw you smile just now!"
"Perhaps I've thought of something happy?"
"What's making you happy?"
"I defeated Duanmu Long in one move."
Lu Guan almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
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