Maybe Zhou Tan was smarter, or maybe the experiences of Gu Yuanwu and others taught Zhou Tan a lesson.
After forcing Zhou Yao to tell him why she knew about the crimes committed by Gu Jin and others, and confirming that she had not committed any other acts that violated the Heavenly Law, he and his wife Jiang Zhen immediately tied Zhou Yao to Taishi Xiandu and sent her directly to Fang Jian.
Zhou Tan not only acted to "sacrifice his own relatives for the sake of justice", but he was also smarter in that he reported the matter to the Great Emperor Ziwei first.
It was naturally impossible for the Great Emperor Ziwei to take care of such a small matter personally, so he ordered Taibai Jinxing and Zhou Tan to send Zhou Yao to Taishi Xiandu together.
As the daughter of Zhou Tan, the Right Lord of Lingxiao Palace, Zhou Yao is usually very arrogant. Even Gu Jin and the other four have to behave properly in front of her.
But now in front of Fang Jian, Zhou Yao no longer had the slightest bit of arrogance, because even her parents who gave her "arrogance" were now respectful in front of Fang Jian.
Fang Jian, holding a divine blue jade ruyi in his hand, paced back and forth in front of Zhou Tan and Jiang Zhen. His eyes kept scanning the trembling Zhou Yao beside him. "Raising a child without educating him is the same as not raising him at all. It's better to kill him and put an end to it all."
After hearing Fang Jian's words, Zhou Tan and Jiang Zhen were so frightened that they broke out in cold sweats, their eyes kept looking towards Taibai Jinxing in front of them on the left.
The person involved, Zhou Yao, was frightened by Fang Jian's words. The murderous intent in Fang Jian's tone made her realize that death was so close to her.
Zhou Yao's face was pale, her body twitched with fear, tears welled up in her eyes, but she didn't make any crying sound because she was too scared to cry.
"Hey, True Lord Hongqing, although Zhou Yao tipped off Gu Jin and the others, his crime does not deserve the death penalty." Taibai Jinxing said quickly.
Fang Jian said, "Article 5 of the 'Laws of Immortal Officials' states: Any immortal official who knows of a violation of the Heavenly Law but fails to report it, or even tips off the person and aids them in committing a crime, will be considered an accomplice and will be sentenced to death depending on the severity of the crime."
"Master Hongqing, Zhou Yao is not an immortal official, but a wandering immortal." Zhou Tan said hurriedly.
Fang Jian continued, "Article 10 of the 'Sanxian Law' states: If a Sanxian cultivator witnesses a crime and fails to stop or report it, and instead informs the perpetrator, aiding and abetting the evil, he shall be punished with the same crime."
After saying that, Fang Jian raised his hand and pointed at Zhou Yao and said, "Hei Hai'er, examine her soul first."
"Yes." Hei Haier accepted the order respectfully, then quickly walked in front of Zhou Yao and put his hand on Zhou Yao's head.
Although Zhou Tan and Jiang Zhen felt very distressed when they saw this scene, they did not plead or stop it. Instead, they turned their heads and ignored it.
A moment later, Hei Haier presented Zhou Yao's memories to Fang Jian. After reading them, Fang Jian immediately asked, "Are there any signs of memory being extracted?"
"No, sir," Hei Haier said, shaking his head.
If a person's memory is extracted, it can be discovered when checking the soul, because memory is attached to the spirit and soul. When the memory is extracted, the spirit and soul will also be partially damaged, and the memory gap can be clearly seen.
Unless one can reach the level of a Daluo Jinxian, it is impossible to extract a person's memory without leaving any trace.
But then again, if Zhou Tan could find the Daluo Jinxian to help, there would be no need to send Zhou Yao here. He could just let the Daluo Jinxian extract this part of Zhou Yao's and their memories. By then, heaven, earth, and Daluo would know about it. Since the case had been closed, Fang Jian would have no way of knowing.
"Master Hongqing, Zhou Yao tipped off Gu Jin and others, which led to the burning of the archives of Dongtian Palace. I think they should be punished for the same crime." Taibai Jinxing said at this time.
Fang Jian nodded upon hearing this and said, "Fellow Daoist Taibai is right. Zhou Yao should be held responsible for this crime."
After hearing Fang Jian's words, Zhou Tan and his wife finally breathed a sigh of relief. They were also clear about the Heavenly Rules. If a wandering immortal cultivator maliciously damaged the documents and files of the Heavenly Court's Divine Palace, even the most serious case would only require a sentence of 500 years in the Lei Ze Prison.
Five hundred years is not a long time for a true immortal like Zhou Yao.
However, when Fang Jian's ruling came down, Zhou Tan and his wife were stunned, "Yao'er is also to bear the responsibility for this matter?" Zhou Tan said in shock as he looked at Fang Jian's ruling.
The reason why Zhou and Tan were so surprised was that in addition to Zhou Yao being sentenced to serve 500 years in Lei Ze Prison, he also had to take charge of the aftermath of the monsters that were harmed by Gu Jin and his five men.
"Gu Jin, Wan Tan, Lian Xia, Jiang Jing, and Wang Wei are already dead, and your daughter is implicated in this crime. Furthermore, she knew about it but kept it a secret, aiding and abetting the evil. If she doesn't take the blame for this, who else should?" Fang Jian said calmly, "Each family of the monsters harmed by Gu Jin and his four companions must pay 10,000 Jieyu jades in compensation. As for the total number of Jieyu jades required, it's still unclear. Dongtian Prefecture is investigating, but preliminary estimates put the number at over a hundred, which translates to over a million Jieyu jades."
"So much!!!" Zhou Tan and Jiang Zhen screamed, "True Lord Hongqing, even if we took out all our belongings, we would only have 500,000 or 600,000 Tribulation Jades."
Fang Jian said calmly, "I don't care. You must compensate for these Jieyu jades. Even if you have to sell off everything you have, or even all your magical treasures, you have three months of the Earth Calendar to pay back the money. If you fail to pay back Zhou Yao, your sentence will be increased by one hundred years."
Taibai Jinxing couldn't bear to see this scene, and quickly said, "Master Hongqing, isn't this a bit too much?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Jian looked at Taibai Jinxing with a smile and said, "Daoyou Taibai, how about you help them compensate them?"
"Hahaha." Taibai Jinxing laughed out loud, then said, "Actually, there aren't many. Those monsters whose families have been destroyed are quite pitiful."
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