Bang!
The Minister Counsellor of the Ministry of Revenue knocked his brother unconscious and ordered his two attendants, "Take him back."
Wei Peng looked at the Minister Counsellor of the Ministry of Revenue. His lips moved and he said with difficulty, "Father..."
The Minister Counsellor of the Ministry of Revenue shook his head and said, "This is his fate. It has nothing to do with you."
Zhou Zhong walked out of the court and said to the Minister Counsellor of the Ministry of Revenue, "I have done my best."
From the moment they stepped into the Ministry of Justice, the Assistant Minister of Justice, Zhou Zhong, had been making things easy for them. He had even made an exception and allowed Wei Peng to defend himself in court. The Minister Counsellor of the Ministry of Revenue clasped his fists and said, "I will remember Lord Zhou's kindness and will repay it in the future."
Zhou Zhong looked at Wei Peng and a strange light flashed through his eyes. He said, "Minister Counsellor Wei's son is a promising talent. If he can enter the Academy, his future achievements will be even greater than yours."
The Minister Counsellor of the Ministry of Revenue had only recently discovered that his son, who he had thought was destined to not have any great achievements, had a keen sense of the law.
However, at that moment, his thoughts had changed.
He said politely, "My son's talent is dull and was once rejected by the Academy. But Wei Bin was chosen by the Academy. Unfortunately, sigh, this may be the fate of the Wei family..."
Zhou Zhong only glanced at Wei Peng and said, "This copy of the law of the Great Zhou is for you."
Wei Peng's expression was absent-minded. He mechanically raised his head to look at Zhou Zhong and murmured, "Thank you, Lord..."
In the court, the director of the Ministry of Justice had already asked about the ins and outs of the case. In this rape case, Wei Bin was undoubtedly the main culprit, and Jiang Zhe and Ji Yun were important accomplices. According to the law, these three people would be executed.
The other two's crimes were lighter, but they could only keep their lives. They had to spend the rest of their lives in prison and do heavy labor.
As students of the Academy, they should have had the brightest future. In the future, they would have had a great chance, like him, to enter the court and wield power.
Unfortunately, they had developed evil thoughts in their hearts and acted on them. More importantly, when they met Li Mu, their lives had taken an irreversible turn.
He glanced at the four people kneeling in front of the hall and said, "Go to the prison and bring Jiang Zhe here."
Jiang Zhe had been sentenced to ten years in prison for attempted rape. He was still in the prison of the Ministry of Justice. After a few days, another crime he had committed had been dug up. Execution was the lightest punishment, and it would save a lot of food for the imperial court.
The prison of the Ministry of Justice.
Jiang Zhe leaned against the wall, wearing a white prison uniform. His face was dirty, his hair was messy, and his expression was dull. He did not look as handsome as he did in the Academy.
After the attempted rape was exposed, not only was his reputation ruined, but he was also expelled from the Academy. One day, he was still a high-spirited student of the Academy. The next day, he became a prisoner of the Ministry of Justice.
Even his cultivation had been crippled. Right now, he didn't have any magic power left in his body. His Dantian was broken, so he couldn't cultivate again.
Even in this dark prison, he couldn't stay for long. Other than having his freedom restricted, he still had to do heavy labor. He wanted to go out, he wanted to go back to the Academy, and he wanted to enjoy all kinds of women. However, this was just an extravagant hope.
His only hope was that after ten years, when his imprisonment was over, even if he couldn't enter the Imperial Court as an official, he could rely on his family's wealth to resume his previous life.
These days, he had been comforting himself with this thought.
Suddenly, he heard footsteps. A jailer opened the door and said to Jiang Zhe, "The Lord summons you. Come with us."
Jiang Zhe was stunned. He immediately jumped up and asked loudly, "Did the Academy uphold justice for me? I don't have to go to prison anymore?"
The jailer nodded and said, "No, you don't have to anymore …"
…
There was nothing to investigate about Wei Bin's case. He had confessed everything at the beginning. Later, the Ministry of Justice performed a soul search on them and completely confirmed their crimes.
Wei Bin, Jiang Zhe, and Ji Yun were sentenced to death because they were the main culprits and accomplices of serious crimes. The other two could forget about getting out in this lifetime.
When the verdict was announced, countless people clapped their hands and cheered.
Even the notorious Ministry of Justice was praised by the people, which was rare. Of course, the one who benefited the most was Li Mu. He was the one who redressed the grievances of the Xu family's woman. He was also the one who brought Wang Wu and the others to the Academy to arrest the people.
The invisible psyche power in his body was so dense that it was almost tangible. It laid a solid foundation for his cultivation in the future.
It was worth mentioning that Wei Peng, the son of the Minister Counsellor of the Ministry of Revenue, had changed his usual playboy ways. The story of him putting righteousness before family began to spread among the people.
It was said that the Ministry of Justice's initial sentence for Wei Bin was seven years in prison.
Later, Wei Peng felt the misery of the Xu family's woman. In the court of the Ministry of Justice, he defended Wei Bin with all his might. Finally, Wei Bin's sentence of seven years in prison was changed to a death sentence.
The prodigal had turned over a new leaf. Many people no longer harped on Wei Peng's past bullying of the people. They regarded him as a role model for playboys in Luoyang.
Outside the East Gate of Luoyang.
The director of the Ministry of Justice grabbed a few sticks from the pot and threw them out. He said in a deep voice, "The time has come. Carry out the execution!"
The executioner raised his broadsword. With a flash, the heads of Wei Bin, Jiang Zhe, and Ji Yun fell to the ground. Their souls scattered.
Beside Li Mu, a woman with a dazed face looked at the three rolling heads. She suddenly burst into tears.
She cried heartbrokenly. Shopkeeper Xu hugged her. The man could not help but cry out as well. He comforted her, "My poor Yaoyao. It's okay. It's okay. The villains who harmed you are all dead. They're all dead …"
Seeing her cry so sadly, Li Mu was relieved.
She was humiliated by Wei Bin and the others. Her mind was badly damaged and she had sealed her heart. No Fu-lu or elixir could cure her.
That was why Li Mu asked Shopkeeper Xu to bring her here to watch the execution. When she saw the three people being executed, the knot in her heart was untied.
Shopkeeper Xu pulled her to kneel on the ground and kowtowed three times. He said gratefully, "Constable Li, I can't repay your kindness. If you have any orders in the future, I'll do it even if I have to go through a mountain of swords or a sea of fire!"
The woman also cried, "Thank you, Constable Li, for upholding justice for me."
Li Mu helped them up and said, "You're welcome. It's my duty. What do you plan to do next?"
Shopkeeper Xu said, "I want to send Yaoyao to her grandmother's house and let her rest for a few days."
Li Mu thought about it and said, "That's fine."
After all, Luoyang had left too many painful memories for her. A temporary change of environment would be good for her recovery.
They did not have to worry about the revenge of the Academy or the Wei Family. This case was different from the case of Xiaoyu in Yang County. Wei Bin's case had attracted too much attention in Luoyang. The Academy and the Wei Family had better pray that nothing happened to them.
Once something happened to the father and daughter of the Xu Family, even if it was not their fault, everyone would blame them.
After returning from the execution ground, Li Mu opened the door. Xiao Bai ran out of the kitchen wearing an apron and said, "Benefactor, please wait a moment. The food will be ready soon …"
Seeing the bloody scene on the execution ground, Li Mu still felt depressed when he came back.
However, when he saw Xiao Bai's smiling face, his depression disappeared without a trace.
Li Mu walked into the kitchen and said, "Let me do the rest. After dinner, I'll teach you Taoism."
After the Demon Clan transformed, they could learn the Taoism and Abhijina of the Human Clan. In addition to their strong bodies, they could often suppress human cultivators if their Dharma powers were not too different.
Xiao Bai had already transformed for some time. She had an endless supply of Spiritual Jades for cultivation and her Dharma powers were growing rapidly. It would not be long before she grew a fourth tail and condensed a Demon Pill.
Li Mu knew that he was the only person Xiao Bai could rely on now.
He had never been stingy when it came to Xiao Bai.
Whether it was defensive or offensive Dharma Treasures, she had the best. She even had a lot of powerful Earth-Rank Fu-lu. She had an endless supply of Spiritual Jades for cultivation. Li Mu had also taught her the Buddhist Incantation of Nine Words.
Now, she looked like a Three-tailed Spiritual Fox. However, in a real fight, she could suppress a Four-tailed Demon Fox and a Fourth Realm human cultivator. Even if Li Mu was not by her side, she could still protect herself to a certain extent.
Of course, in Li Mu's eyes, this was far from enough.
Putting aside the fact that she still had to avenge her grandmother and her entire clan, in order to stand firmly behind the Empress, he had already offended all the people and forces that he could and could not afford to offend in the Deity's Capital.
Even if he was being targeted now, he still could not figure out who was behind it.
The Six Ministries and Nine Temples, the Academy, the Zhou Family, the Xiao Clan … it was all possible.
They could not find a way to break through Li Mu. It was inevitable that they would attack those around him. Especially what Li Mu was about to do next, it would completely offend the Academy. He did not care about himself, but he had to consider Xiao Bai's safety.
After tomorrow's morning court, he planned to ask the Empress for a Heaven-Rank Fu-lu for protection. If the Empress did not give it to him, Li Mu would have to reconsider their relationship.
He had offended so many people for her and was in great danger. As Li Mu's only backer, if she did not even care about Li Mu's safety, then it would be difficult for him to work for her in the future …
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