Chao Guang was furious: "How dare you, you killed the people of the Chao Family!"

"Don't you know that we and Realm Master Tu Xing are family? How could you dare..."

Slap!

A slap suddenly landed on his face, leaving him dazed.

His half-white cheek was slapped red and started to swell.

Brother Cheng slowly withdrew his left hand.

"Did I let you speak this nonsense?"

Looking at Brother Cheng's calm gaze, Chao Guang swallowed back all his threatening words.

He realized this person didn't care about status or background.

On the surface, he appeared to be a mediator, but he was actually more ruthless than them.

The slap had quite an effective result, instantly quelling his arrogance.

He even felt fear.

It seemed like his entire Immortal Power almost solidified.

Even without any murderous intent in Brother Cheng's eyes, Chao Guang felt terror as if he were locked onto by a Desolate Ancient Fierce Beast.

"Sen- Senior... please, show mercy and spare us..."

He cautiously stepped back.

Meanwhile, everyone else was quietly turning around, trying to slip away.

Sect Leader Jiang frowned unhappily.

"Why run? I've already said I'm a reasonable person, my belief is in persuading people with virtue, not with fighting and killing."

Everyone wore mournful expressions as if to say, you already killed six people.

Persuading people with virtue was utterly unconvincing.

But they dared not move another step.

Ice Maiden Gong Qing, seeing she was unharmed, hurriedly stepped forward and cupped her hands.

"Thank you senior for saving me!"

"Originally I thought you were an enemy, I almost offended you, please forgive me!"

"Senior, your kindness today will surely be repaid in the future!"

After speaking, she turned to leave.

Brother Cheng thought to himself, could it be that your Ice Realm's grammar differs from the Immortal Realm's? Is what I say hard to understand?

"You should stay too."

He raised his hand and extended a sword to stop Ice Maiden Gong Qing.

"I've said I'm here to help you all reason things out, why sneak away, are you guilty?"

Gong Qing's face froze, realizing she might have misunderstood something.

Opposite, Chao Guang and the despairing group now regained hope.

They initially thought Jiang Cheng came to help Gong Qing.

Like a hero saving a beauty.

Just using reasoning as a pretense.

Now upon seeing, this person seemed truly impartial, merely here to enforce justice?

An Emperor Realm First Layer immediately jumped out to complain.

"Senior, you're absolutely right, she truly has a guilty conscience!"

"Don't be fooled by her seemingly pitiful appearance, she's actually immensely wicked!"

Chao Guang, seeing it was feasible, loudly echoed.

"Exactly, this woman is deceitful and treacherous. Over the years, she secretly infiltrated the Chao Family, covertly sowing discord, causing the deaths of several elders and hundreds of clansmen, simply atrocious!"

"Her nature is sinister, her heart vicious, it's the most heinous I've ever seen!"

"Senior, please rid us of such an evil, beast-hearted person..."

They almost rendered Brother Cheng speechless.

Is this woman truly that formidable?

Single-handedly collapsing a family?

No wonder during the siege, everyone acted as if surrounding a poisonous snake.

"What the hell, she really doesn't seem like it..."

"Senior, please don't be swayed by their one-sided words!"

Deep down, Gong Qing believed such justice-seeking matters were sheer absurdity.

Normally, she wouldn't engage.

But there's no choice, Brother Cheng's power was simply too overwhelming.

She could only defend herself like a court proceeding, trying to earn Judge Jiang's approval.

"Their family slaughtered countless members of the Gong Clan years ago, their crimes are indelible, inciting outrage from people and gods alike..."

"Years ago?"

"1.55 billion years ago, when the Gong Family was one of the nineteen Realm Masters in the Celestial Rainbow Territory, guarding peace. The Chao Family was originally subordinate to our clan, but they colluded with foreign enemies..."

Chao Guang immediately jumped and retorted: "Foreign enemies? How dare you defame Lord Jin Chong?"

"Lord Jin Chong received the Lord's Mark and is a legitimate lord!"

"A lord to you, but to us, a murderous demon!"

Gong Qing angrily said: "Over the years, I've changed identities and hidden strength, infiltrated the Chao Family as a maid, intending to destroy you, to avenge past grievances, but alas, I couldn't wipe you out completely..."

Beside them, Chao Guang loudly shouted: "Senior, senior you've heard her, she admitted her malicious acts against several elders and many clansmen of our family!"

"So it's entirely reasonable that we're pursuing this villain!"

Brother Cheng nodded dimly, it seemed reasonable.

But Gong Qing disagreed.

"Senior, I did it for revenge, if not for their massacre years ago, why would I infiltrate the Chao Family?"

"I'm in the right too!"

"Indeed..."

Judge Jiang felt overwhelmed.

This was indeed entwined with historical enmity.

It was a deeply moving revenge drama after all?

"Senior, weren't you just on our side?"

The opposing group led by Chao Guang complained it was totally unfair.

Brother Cheng stroked his chin: "Was I?"

Gong Qing pressed further: "Senior, who do you say is in the right?"

"Ah this..."

Judge Jiang regretted having intervened, too complicated to untangle.

"Well, years ago your Chao Family wiped out her Gong Clan entirely, so her revenge is deserved."

He could only try to mediate.

"You once destroyed others, now they pay you back, consider it settled."

"This ends here, disperse, return home!"

Really?

Could such matters be settled like this?

Both sides were stunned by this Immortal's verdict.

"Senior, this woman is so deceitful and vicious, she must not be spared, she will surely continue to retaliate against us..."

"Senior, during the massacre of the Gong Clan, 50,000 died, this time only 300 of the Chao Family died, how is that settling things?"

They saw it as obvious, whomever received the senior's support could easily annihilate the other side.

Thus, they argued again.

Brother Cheng's head buzzed, nearly collapsing.

"Are you the judge or am I?"

He shouted loudly: "I said it's settled, it's settled!"

"Court dismissed! Case closed! Everyone out!"

Chao Guang and Gong Qing finally fell silent.

As both sides were about to disperse, suddenly a large group flew over from afar.

"Chao Guang!"

"Was that Demoness captured?"

"Ah, it's Realm Master's Personal Guard!"

Upon seeing the leader, an Emperor Realm Third Layer early-stage, Chao Guang was ecstatic, as if finding shelter.

"Senior Luan Long, hahaha, you've come, fantastic!"

Gong Qing's expression changed, attempting to flee, but it was already too late.

After all, she was only Emperor Realm Second Layer late-stage, a whole Great Realm beneath Luan Long.

In just the blink of an eye, she was encircled again.