Chapter 1424: Chapter 509: Early Appearance (2)

“No rush,” Li Dazhi said slowly, “wait a bit longer, we can interrogate by noon tomorrow. I want to see if anyone voluntarily brings the murderer over.”

For these Immortals, a day or two is nothing lengthy, and they all bowed and agreed.

In no time, tens of thousands of Heavenly Soldiers surrounded the area.

Each of the elders received a small stool.

…

The corner of this sect.

Hao Xiaonian looked at the wall shown by the Cloud Mirror, glanced at the flickering Immortal light beyond the ice layer, and her eyes were full of curiosity.

She asked softly, “Master, does your father want those elders to hand over the murderer themselves? But the ones they hand over would be unrecognizable corpses, right? This is merely forcing them to cut off a finger of their own.”

Li Ping’an laughed, “Indeed, my father’s move actually considered the reaction of the Human Race, giving the Human Race enough face.”

“Human Race?” Hao Xiaonian was somewhat puzzled.

“The Human Race here refers to the forces of humans handed down from ancient times, who originally pledged allegiance to the Human Emperor, but later submitted to the Heavenly Court.”

Li Ping’an gave a simple introduction:

“In the last hundred thousand years, the Human Race has formed a large number of great families.

“When Brother Xuanyuan had not yet died in battle, most of these families were good and did not dare harbor disloyal thoughts, knowing to unite against external foes.

“But after Brother Xuanyuan passed away, these families quickly changed, losing their support, which led to a sense of crisis that destroyed the original bottom line of some people, causing degeneration to follow.

“The rapid growth and development of the Heavenly Court relied on the great flourishing of the Human Race, which now is called the Human Race Heavenly Court, different from the ancient Demon Race Heavenly Court.”

Hao Xiaonian nodded slowly.

She said, “If that’s the case, this matter is indeed difficult to handle.”

“What do you think is the best approach?”

“The rule of law must not be lost, or else the Heavenly Court will lose credibility; this matter cannot be treated lightly, or else these families will lose restraint.”

Hao Xiaonian habitually folded her hands behind her back and spoke quickly:

“Just like those rebellious Vassal States, if let off lightly, the heart of all the Vassals will lose the King’s authority.

“Master, does the operation of the Heavenly Court now have to rely on the power of these families?”

“Not necessary,” Li Ping’an said, “the families are just a small part of the Human Race force, but they are deeply rooted and interconnected, with friendships linking to friendships, like a big net.”

Hao Xiaonian asked curiously, “Then, without these human families, would we not have enough soldiers? I mean, not just people, but also things like weapons… is that what the Heavenly Court is called?”

“In terms of military strength,” Li Ping’an laughed, “we don’t need to rely on them either.”

“Then why keep these families?”

Hao Xiaonian said calmly:

“For a King, only responsibility to the common people is required, and ministers colluding is truly a woe to the King, so they should be eradicated at an opportune time.”

Li Ping’an turned his head to look at his disciple: “Were you always this domineering when you were the Queen?”

“This,” Hao Xiaonian instantly faltered, “Master, you misunderstood. I am still very… proper.”

Li Ping’an: …

He thought for a moment, then casually summoned the Heavenly Patrol Mirror, closed his eyes, and focused, letting his Primordial Spirit power enter the Heavenly Patrol Mirror.

In the next instant, he seemed to appear above the Vast Wilderness Heaven and Earth, overlooking the entire main world.

[Where is the Heavenly Dao, reveal the trace of evil.]

Several dozen red dots appeared in the East Continent, all related to this massacre, being the direct perpetrators, and those behind the scenes, with a few scattered outside the world.

[Where is the Roc? Where is the Queen Mother?]

A golden light was flying from the north towards the main world.

A warm, faint red light flickered from the Heavenly Court.

Li Ping’an lightly tapped, a thread of Tianli entered the Roc’s heart, and the Roc immediately gained many insights, detailed information about the creatures these red dots represented surfaced in the Roc’s mind.

In the Jade Pool, the Queen Mother and the flying Roc both heard Li Ping’an’s soft call:

“Roc, go capture all these criminals.”

“Yao Er, control all the family members behind these criminals, take them all to the Xuanwu Realm, and interrogate them one by one on the way.”

The Roc Bird halted its form, shouting excitedly in a loud voice:

“Yes! I obey the order!”

The Queen Mother in the Jade Pool was slightly startled, immediately sat upright, waved back the Heavenly Patrol Mirror, and lines of words flashed across its surface.

“You came back without saying a word.”

The Queen Mother softly complained, then immediately summoned the celestial maidens to begin transmitting orders.

Soon, streams of light fell from the Heavenly Court.

The Immortal soldiers stationed outside by the Heavenly Court mobilized en masse, beginning arrests simultaneously in dozens of small worlds.

…

About an hour later.

Xuanwu Realm, the land of ice.

An old man looked at the jade talisman in his hand, his expression changing several times. He hurriedly stood up, rushed into the courtyard, bypassed the bodies on the ground, and quickly spoke to the elderly man, Tianli, beside him.

“What?”

Tianli elder’s eyes widened:

“The Heavenly Court suddenly arrests people? And nearly captured an entire clan?”

“Yes! What should we do? This murder case has nothing to do with those of my clan!”

Li Dazhi was also stunned for a moment and puzzledly asked, “Who gave the order?”

“It was the Queen Mother! The one who delivered the decree loudly proclaimed it was by her command!”

Li Dazhi bowed his head in thought, suddenly chuckling, “Then that’s right. You’re thinking of suppressing this? If my elder daughter-in-law makes a move, it’s bound to be a bloody storm, rivers of blood flowing.”

“Great Wealth Immortal! Heavenly Emperor Father!”

The old man quickly cupped his hands:

“I beg you to show mercy! The matter here indeed has nothing to do with us!”

“Then why are you here?”

Li Dazhi smiled and said:

“Senior, you say the matter here has nothing to do with you, then do you know who’s involved?

“Or perhaps, this matter doesn’t involve your family, but other similar places do, and if it comes to light, would the Ye family cover for you?

“Is that what you mean?”

“You, you’re talking nonsense! We are those who have shed blood in the ancient times, fought for the glory of the Human Race! How dare you slander us like this!”

“Fine, fine, I’m slandering,” Li Dazhi smiled, “Anyway, I’m not the one anxious now. Wait for the Roc Bird to return; we’ll immediately start the trial, and the criminals will be severely dealt with!”

The old man became anxious and furious.

A few more old men outside the door turned pale and rushed into the courtyard.

Tianli elder frowned deeply, sitting there lost in thought.

Li Dazhi, however, was unafraid, continuing to drink tea and rest.

Another two hours passed.

The events happening across the lands had been conveyed to this blood-stained courtyard through costly communication jade talismans.

The Heavenly Court’s Heavenly Soldiers struck with thunder, capturing people everywhere, almost seizing all members of more than a dozen human noble families, not only the direct descendants of these families but also the old family retainers didn’t escape.

These people were on their way to the Xuanwu Realm, brought by the Heavenly Soldiers.

There’s even a rumor that the Queen Mother had left the Heavenly Court and was coming to the Xuanwu Realm to personally oversee this case.

Leee–

The cry of the eagle again echoed across the sky, a beam of golden light fell straight down, and this time the returning Roc Bird had fresh blood on its golden armor.

That clearly wasn’t his blood.

The Roc Bird cupped its hands and saluted, “Reporting to Heavenly Emperor Father! Lady Ba’s token has been brought back!”

He took out the Xuanyuan sword sheath from his sleeve and pushed it into Li Dazhi’s hands with both hands.

Li Dazhi’s eyes lit up, stood up to receive the sword sheath, and called a golden-armored Heavenly General to hold the sword sheath aside.

The Roc Bird continued, “By the Emperor’s command, all the main culprits of this case have been captured!”

He shook his body forcefully like an old bear rubbing a tree, releasing a stream of golden light, revealing dozens of men and women behind him, all bound by immortal ropes, some missing arms or legs.

Tianli elder glared and asked, “The main culprits of this case?”

“Yes!” the Roc Bird affirmed, “Heavenly Dao reveals, there could be no mistake!”

Li Dazhi’s focus was different, “By the Emperor’s command? Which Emperor? Ping’an, huh?”

The Roc Bird was taken aback, “I heard the Emperor’s voice and immediately knew who they were, where they were hiding, and Heavenly Dao also guided me in capturing them.”

“Ping’an has truly returned?”

Li Dazhi grinned with delight, then muttered, “Where did he go? Why doesn’t he show himself?”

From a corner, Li Ping’an stood up, his voice spreading throughout the scene:

“Roc, oh Roc, I wanted to watch a bit longer, but you’ve messed it all up for me… Master, disperse the profound ice; let the sun shine upon this place.”

Qing Su rose, formed a hand seal, and the profound ice everywhere turned into immortal light, flying into the dim sky, revealing the corpses as they were when newly dead.

Li Ping’an slowly walked out from the corner, his self-moving immortal armor closely following behind.

Yue He was the first to react, immediately kneeling on one knee, bowing with cupped hands, and shouting:

“Greetings, Your Majesty!”

Heavenly Generals and Heavenly Soldiers in the sky and on the ground simultaneously knelt on one knee, “Greetings, Your Majesty!”

Li Dazhi, alongside Tianli elder, cupped their hands in salute, not needing to perform a full bow.