"Splat~"

The intense pain jolted Anand, who had been prepared to wait for death, awake. He hurriedly opened his eyes, looking at the snarling face of Jarvis in disbelief.

Then he shifted his gaze to the dagger stuck in his arm, where a stream of fresh blood was gushing out.

If it were a normal day, Anand would definitely have passed out from the pain.

But now.

Compared to death, this pain was nothing.

Jarvis then looked at Lin Yi, tears suddenly streaming down:

"I'm sorry."

"Forget it, I don't want to pursue this any further."

"He also has his family."

"Even if I kill him, it won't bring my parents back, and his children would lose their father instead."

"To his family, how am I any different from a villain?"

"I'm sorry."

"It's my incompetence that has disappointed you, Prince, after everything you've done for me."

"I'm sorry."

After speaking, Jarvis heavily kneeled down toward Lin Yi, prostrating on the ground, his whole body trembling slightly.

Listening to Jarvis' words, everyone present fell silent, including Lin Yi.

What surprised people even more was Anand narrowly escaping death.

He suddenly kowtowed three times toward Jarvis, choking back tears:

"Thank you!"

"Thank you for sparing my life."

"If you have any requests, just say them. As long as I can do it, I will do my best to satisfy them."

At this moment, a long spear suddenly broke through the air and embedded itself in the ground in front of Anand.

It was less than a hand's distance from Anand's knee.

Anand looked up in terror at Lin Yi.

Lin Yi said sternly:

"You may escape death, but not punishment."

"You must not only compensate Jarvis for his losses but also give an account to all the victims for the evil deeds you have done."

"Additionally, there's one more thing."

"If I hear of you committing evil again one day..."

At this moment, Gongsun Yan, seated above the main hall, spoke directly:

"Then my Punishment Bureau will show no mercy."

For Anand, being able to escape with his life was already a blessing, and he dared not have any other thoughts.

The requests Lin Yi made felt like scratching an itch through a boot; they were entirely trivial.

Therefore, Anand agreed to Lin Yi's requests without even thinking:

"Fine, fine, fine."

"Even if you hadn't said it, Prince, I would definitely do it."

Watching the blood loss from Anand's arm increase, and his face pale from excessive blood loss,

Lin Yi impatiently said:

"Go away."

Only then did Anand wake up from the fear of narrowly escaping death:

"Go, go, go, I'm leaving now."

Then he really rolled and crawled out of the hall.

With Anand's departure, Lin Yi heard the system prompt from Yue'Er:

System: "Congratulations on completing the task [Investigate the Truth Behind Jarvis' Capture and Clear His Name]."

Lin Yi took the time to pull up the task panel, seeing that only the final task at the Beast Fighting Arena remained for perfect completion.

And this task seemed to have to wait until the Divine Son's election ended before it could be completed.

At this moment, Gongsun Yan suddenly dismissed the 'Judges' who had been treated as background props on both sides.

In the blink of an eye, only Lin Yi and his group remained with Gongsun Yan in the cold hall.

Seeing that the matter had been resolved, Lin Yi prepared to get up and leave.

But as soon as he got up, he was stopped by Gongsun Yan:

"Wait!"

Lin Yi turned back, puzzled, to look at Gongsun Yan:

"Is there something?"

Gongsun Yan looked at Lin Yi with great interest:

"Who taught you those words you just said?"

"Or did you think of them yourself?"

Lin Yi paused, then turned to look at Gongsun Yan:

"Is it important?"

Gongsun Yan said:

"Since I can remember, I can feel that you are the first to genuinely speak for them."

"Just by those words you said, I can understand why the Emperor would invest you as the Jialan King."

Speaking, Gongsun Yan made a gesture of invitation:

"I can see the Jialan King doesn't seem to be in good condition right now."

"I won't keep you."

"I'll personally visit once your Jialan King's Mansion is completed."

Lin Yi stared dazedly at this Gongsun Yan.

Although he always appeared with a friendly smile on his face.

But when meeting Gongsun Yan's deep eyes, there was always a sense of being seen through.

It was as if there were no secrets in the other's eyes.

At the same time, the scenes that just played out showed that Gongsun Yan was vastly different from the world's people.

This instinctively made Lin Yi want to leave here quickly.

But regarding what Gongsun Yan just did, Lin Yi still had to say:

"Thank you for what you just did."

Suddenly feeling something deeply, Lin Yi said:

"Additionally, those words I just said were taught by my elders since I was a child."

"Humans, each pursuing their goals."

"Where I come from, we advocate equality among all people."

"Being born human, there shouldn't be distinctions between high and low."

"The existence of classes only drags human society into the abyss."

"Because it buries too many talents."

"They should have been the hope for humanity's future, not victims of class struggle."

Listening to Lin Yi's words, not only was Gongsun Yan stunned, but Jarvis was also deeply shocked.

As Katrina looked toward Lin Yi, her eyes sparkled brightly.

Lin Yi didn't know why he suddenly wanted to say these words.

When he finished speaking, Lin Yi felt a sudden loss of interest and cupped his hand toward Gongsun Yan:

"Chief Judge Gongsun Yan, farewell."

Gongsun Yan quickly responded, saluting back to Lin Yi:

"Farewell."

Just when Lin Yi and the others were about to leave, Gongsun Yan's voice rang out again behind them:

"Oh!"

"Be wary of the Crown Prince."

"Although today's matter has been suppressed by me."

"But given the Crown Prince's character, he won't easily let this go."

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Gongsun Yan's eyes fixed on Katrina when he said this.

Only after Katrina helped Lin Yi into the Beast Vehicle did she speak:

"I can feel that this Gongsun Yan must have seen my true form."

"What?"

Lin Yi looked at Katrina in shock:

"Really?"

Katrina shook her head:

"I'm not entirely sure."

"But I feel this person is very dangerous, you should be cautious around him."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi suddenly recalled that uncomfortable feeling of being scrutinized when Gongsun Yan looked at him.

Actually, even if Katrina hadn't mentioned it, if possible,

Lin Yi himself wouldn't want to encounter him again.

Because Gongsun Yan's gaze was truly terrifying.

...

System: "Puppet Clone skills, cooldown complete."