Chapter 138: Slowness

On the other side.

A large crowd of commoners gathered outside the Kyoto Yamen.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Wei Yinan felt she could not clear her name.

Previously, she had gone through immense hardship to bring her heavily injured Senior Sister to the capital of the Tianyuan Dynasty.

Before she could even begin inquiring about the Old Ancestor, she happened to encounter a kidnapping by a great demon.

As a Disciple of the Qingyun Sect, she naturally could not stand idly by; she fought until she was injured, barely managing to repel the demon and successfully rescue the little girl.

Yet, she was mistaken for the suspect by the Yamen officers who arrived later.

What was most detestable was that one of the aristocratic Disciples, driven by lust, had demanded that Wei Yinan become his concubine, and upon being rejected...

...the other party openly abused his private power, intending to convict her directly and throw her into the Imperial Prison.

"So what if you are an immortal master? In our Tianyuan Dynasty, even the Son of Heaven is subject to the same laws as the common people when he commits a crime; immortal masters are not exempt!"

Yamen Captain Chen Shida wore an extremely smug expression.

Upon learning that Wei Yinan's strength was less than ten percent of its peak, and seeing her delicate beauty, evil intentions arose in his heart, and he attempted to take her into his own quarters.

However, since she refused a toast only to drink a forfeit and insisted on defying him, the son of the current Prime Minister, he would not be blamed for being impolite!

"I ask all the commoners here to bear witness: this woman is the culprit behind the many kidnapping cases in the capital recently."

"We caught her red-handed during an operation and successfully rescued a young girl."

"As officers of the Imperial Dynasty, we are bound to fight against all evil forces; even if the opponent is an immortal master, she cannot escape the net of justice! Let's hear some applause!"

These words were spoken with high-sounding righteousness.

Yamen Captain Chen Shida completely painted his side as exceptionally righteous heroes, while describing Wei Yinan as a heinous criminal.

Even though many commoners below knew of the daily conduct of this playboy—the son of the Prime Minister—and how he acted as a tiger's accomplice and committed all sorts of evil, they had no way to argue in the face of these 'facts.' Officials always have the final say; regardless, no one else had witnessed the actual situation at the scene.

Moreover, those present were almost all powerless commoners; even if someone knew she was being wronged, they would likely not dare to stand up and testify.

"You! You are twisting black and white! Slandering my innocence!"

Wei Yinan's almond-shaped eyes widened in fury; she was incensed.

She had never seen such a shameless person!

Along the way to the capital, she had suffered many losses due to her ignorance of worldly affairs and naivety, yet she had not abandoned the justice she held in her heart. She would always extend a helping hand to those in need, slaying demons and punishing evil to promote good—this was the principle she had kept in her heart since childhood.

However, after witnessing the absurdity and darkness of the current imperial government's Yamen today...

...Wei Yinan began to wonder if the efforts she had put in were truly worth it.

"Heh, if I say you are guilty, then you are guilty!"

"Men! Take her into the Imperial Prison and await trial in court on another day!"

Yamen Captain Chen Shida sneered.

Once she was locked in the Imperial Prison, he had plenty of ways to force a 'confession.'

After all, he had done this many times before, and the process was extremely familiar to him.

As his voice fell.

Several Yamen officers were eager to try.

They held special rope Magical Artifacts, which had a certain suppressive effect on the spiritual power within a cultivator.

Normally, this suppression effect was negligible; any cultivator could easily break free, and it served no binding purpose at all.

However, Wei Yinan was currently heavily injured and unable to mobilize the spiritual power in her body; if she were caught, she would definitely suffer a great loss.

"Let's see who dares!"

Wei Yinan took a deep breath, held her sword in front of her, and scanned the Yamen officers with an icy gaze.

A tiger falling to the flatlands is bullied by dogs; today, she had truly tasted the bitterness of that.

"Oh ho, you still dare to resist? The more you resist, the more excited I become! Immediately, bind her tightly for me!"

Yamen Captain Chen Shida snatched the lasso from a Yamen officer, preparing to do it himself.

However, at this moment, a voice exploded from within the crowd.

"Stop!"