Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 375 In the Courtroom

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When Qin Xiaochuan entered the meditation room, Guo Shiyi was meditating on the practice platform. Qin Xiaochuan slowly walked up to her, sat down on the platform, and looked at her beautiful face. His worries instantly dissipated.

"How wonderful it would be to look at this face forever," Qin Xiaochuan couldn't help but think.

Guo Shiyi seemed to sense someone watching her, so she opened her eyes and met Qin Xiaochuan's affectionate gaze. Her face flushed slightly, and she asked softly, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong," Qin Xiaochuan quickly laughed it off.

"Is something on your mind?" Guo Shiyi asked, not missing a trace of sorrow in Qin Xiaochuan's eyes.

Qin Xiaochuan was silent for a while, then finally slapped his thigh and said, "Fine, I really don't want to hide it from you. It's really hard to keep things to myself."

"Hmph, good to know, hurry up and tell me." Guo Shiyi patted his head with a smile.

"You patted my head?" Qin Xiaochuan's pupils dilated in shock. Did he feel something strange when Guo Shiyi's hand gently touched his scalp?

"What's wrong? Is it not allowed?" Guo Shiyi asked arrogantly, tilting her head.

"It's not that it's impossible." Qin Xiaochuan didn't know how to express his feelings, so he could only explain, "But don't you know? You can't touch a boy's head. It's disrespectful to him. It feels like you're treating him like a child."

"So, do you like it?" Guo Shiyi asked as if she hadn't heard him.

"Huh?" Qin Xiaochuan was taken aback for a moment, but quickly grinned and admitted, "I like it, hehe."

"Hehe." Guo Shiyi smiled smugly and blinked as she said, "But I don't treat you like a child, I treat you like my... pet." After saying that, her smile completely blossomed.

"Fine, you dare to tease me." Qin Xiaochuan pretended to be angry. "Watch out or I'll scratch you, meow~" Qin Xiaochuan deliberately imitated a cat's meow and gently scratched Guo Shiyi's waist.

Guo Shiyi was ticklish, so she quickly grabbed his hand and asked, "Okay, stop teasing me, tell me what's on your mind."

"Sigh, your outburst has ruined all my good mood," Qin Xiaochuan said with a wry smile, but he still told Guo Shiyi what he had seen in the document.

"Oh, how could this happen? Poor Xiaoying!" Guo Shiyi exclaimed indignantly after hearing Qin Xiaochuan's words. Then she asked, "Why didn't the previous Blood Witch King do anything?"

"I don't know, I can't figure it out either. Maybe it's for the sake of the bigger picture. To be honest, this is the first time I've felt that being the Blood Witch King isn't so easy. Before, I always thought about protecting the people around me, but now I realize that even someone as powerful as the previous Blood Witch King still couldn't protect his daughter from harm, let alone me, who dragged you into this dangerous situation." Qin Xiaochuan said, looking at Guo Shiyi with some apology.

"Silly boy, don't take all the responsibility on yourself. To be honest, I'm glad to be involved, because that way I can fight alongside you." Guo Shiyi squeezed his hand.

Qin Xiaochuan listened to her words, looked at her, and remained silent.

"What's wrong? Is there anything you can't figure out?" Guo Shiyi asked.

Qin Xiaochuan smiled and said, "No, I just think you're right. We really are fighting side by side. Whenever I feel discouraged and anxious, just talking to you for a few words immediately gives me a boost of energy. You are my biggest source of strength."

"Hmm, it's not just a source of emotional support. I have some good news for you: I'll be able to break through to level 8 in spiritual power in less than two days," Guo Shiyi said with a grin.

"So fast, you're about to catch up with me? That won't do, I have to step up my game too." Qin Xiaochuan said this, but a smile couldn't help but appear on his face. The stronger Shiyi was, the stronger her ability to protect herself would be. As long as this girl was safe and sound, there was nothing to be afraid of in this world.

"Yes, let's cheer each other on."

The next day, right after breakfast, two royal guards came to escort Qin Xiaochuan and Guo Shiyi to the royal court.

The Royal Court is located on the east side of the Parliament District. It contains the Royal Representative Table, the Priest Representative Table, the Judge's Table, the Jury, the Prosecutor's Table, the Defense Table, the Defendant's Table, the Witness Table, and an audience seating area that can accommodate at least 500 people. When Qin Xiaochuan walked from backstage into the Royal Representative Table, he glanced at the audience seating area. Not only was the audience seating area full of people, but there were also hundreds of people standing at the back of the audience seating area. At a glance, all the faces were whispering to each other.

The royal representative's seat was located to the left of the judge's bench, and the priest's representative's seat was located to the right of the judge's bench. Both seats were situated on the same high platform, symbolizing the special power and status of the royal family and priests. The prosecution was represented by lawyers from the Public Security Bureau, while the defense was represented by professional lawyers hired by the priest. Since this defense was Guo Shiyi's defamation defense, solely to prove her innocence, Guo Shiyi did not sit in the defendant's seat. Instead, she sat in the royal representative's seat with Qin Xiaochuan and Han Kexin, where her defense lawyers argued for her innocence.

The four high priests—Gold, Wood, Water, and Earth—seated side by side at the priestly representative table. The presiding judge was the Fire Priest himself, with two deputy judges serving as his direct subordinates. The twelve jurors were all prominent figures from Crescent City. The simultaneous appearance of the future Blood Witch King and the five high priests in this defense was a spectacle unseen in nearly a century. Even those with low political acumen could sense a political maneuvering at play in this case.

Such a large-scale defense naturally generated a lot of buzz, sparking heated discussions in the audience and creating a noisy atmosphere in the courtroom, making it a lawsuit that was destined to be anything but peaceful.

Qin Xiaochuan sat in the center of the royal representative's seat, holding Guo Shiyi's hand tightly to reassure her. However, Guo Shiyi, clearly experienced in such situations, turned around and smiled at him instead.

"Silence!" The courtroom fell silent as soon as the fire priest struck the gavel. He had been in charge of criminal law for many years and rarely tried cases himself, but he held absolute authority in the legal profession, and no one dared to challenge his authority in court.

"As everyone knows, a horrifying curse case has recently occurred in Crescent City. After the case, many rumors have spread throughout the city, all pointing to Miss Guo Shiyi. In order to reveal the truth to everyone and to restore Miss Guo Shiyi's reputation..." The fire priest's opening remarks set the stage for the defense, followed by the prosecution's statement.

The prosecution's lawyer first gave a detailed account of the entire incident, and then continued: "After the incident, the police department launched a thorough investigation and found an eyewitness who confirmed that the perpetrator was a young woman who used wood-type abilities. The witness led us to the primary crime scene, and based on the evidence found there, the witness's testimony was admissible..."