Chapter 626

Tian Qing looked closely and saw it was his trusted subordinate, so he immediately said with displeasure, "What happened?"

"Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on that mad woman and that little beast?"

But saying this, he narrowed his eyes and asked somewhat nervously, "Could it be that the mad woman and the little beast are causing trouble?"

"But they are just a mere mad woman and a little beast; in this vast Changancheng, what kind of trouble could they possibly stir up?"

The trusted subordinate was breathing heavily, clearly having run all the way here.

He said to Tian Qing, "My lord, it's a heaven-sized disaster, a heaven-sized disaster!"

"That woman stopped the carriage of the Duke of the State in the street; she wants to seek justice from the Living Yama!"

Once these words fell, Tian Qing was no longer calm!

"What?"

"That mad woman stopped the Living Yama's carriage?"

Tian Qing's eyes flickered, and his whole body became tense.

A person's reputation is like the shadow of a tree; let alone him, a mere Sixth Rank official of the Supreme Court, even the Supreme Court Minister Lu Wen, his direct superior, had repeatedly suffered setbacks in front of Gao Yang and could only engage in verbal sparring.

That goes even more for him, Tian Qing!

"Stopping the carriage of a high-ranking court official in the street, did the Living Yama beat that mad woman to death with a staff?"

Tian Qing stood up and asked nervously.

"The Living Yama did not beat the mad woman to death, but he didn't intervene in the matter either, saying that the Ministry of Revenue interfering in the affairs of the Supreme Court was a serious overstepping of authority and a serious breach of protocol, so he gave the mad woman a serious warning."

Upon hearing this, Tian Qing felt much better.

"Hahaha!"

"Not bad. The court has strict orders that the Six Ministries must each perform their own duties and must not overstep their authority to interfere in the affairs of other yamen; otherwise, it is an overstepping of authority and a breach of protocol, and they will be held accountable by His Majesty!"

"Besides, the Living Yama is Da Qian's number one poisonous strategist, focused primarily on his own schemes. He has nothing to do with that mad woman, so how could he possibly wade into this muddy water and offend my Supreme Court?"

"That mad woman is delusional to think she can find justice from the Living Yama; she has certainly found the wrong person!"

Tian Qing let out a cold snort, his eyes revealing a cold look.

"The Living Yama is not that kind of person; he must have warned that mad woman!"

"Presumably, that mad woman must be very desperate and heartbroken, right?"

"Hahaha!"

Tian Qing laughed loudly again.

"My lord..."

The trusted subordinate looked at the expression on Tian Qing's face, wanting to speak.

But Tian Qing interrupted him directly, "Although Lord Gao gave a warning, this matter has reminded this official that this mad woman cannot be left alive. You immediately contact Han Yidao at the east end of the city and have him take a few men to finish off this mad woman and the little beast."

"If you hesitate, you will surely suffer the consequences!"

Tian Qing stood in the main hall with his hands behind his back, a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

But the trusted subordinate said with a bitter face, "My lord, I'm afraid Han Yidao won't dare to take action."

Once these words were spoken, Tian Qing's expression changed, and he said in astonishment, "Han Yidao only needs one stroke to kill a pig, and he has hundreds of brothers under him; he is quite famous in this Changancheng. How could he not dare to kill a mad woman who has no power to truss a chicken?"

"My lord, he really doesn't dare."

"Because Han Yidao is afraid of being executed along with his nine generations."

Once these words fell, a huge wave was suddenly stirred up.

"What?"

"Executed along with nine generations?"

Tian Qing was shocked.

The trusted subordinate's smile became even more bitter as he said, "Because the Living Yama warned her that Da Qian is not a place outside the law and that the current Emperor is a wise ruler."

"He warned that mad woman never to think about what the Founding Emperor once said—that he wanted the people of the world to understand the law and be able to supervise officials everywhere, so he promulgated the Great Proclamation, and any commoner holding the Great Proclamation can enter the Imperial Palace to file a petition."

"Those who block the way along the route will be killed, and those in the Imperial Guard who do not protect them will be killed!"

"He even warned that mad woman not to think that because the Emperor is a wise ruler, she can wear mourning clothes and mourning cloth, lead a little girl, and enter the palace looking pitiful to win the Emperor's sympathy, and even more so, not to carry a coffin into the palace."

"What? Is this Living Yama giving a warning?"

Tian Qing was shocked, his eyes wide in astonishment, and Wang Ermazi beside him was also dumbfounded.

This warning was quite different from what they had imagined!

"Not only that, while giving the warning, the Living Yama also dropped a few ingots of silver, saying it was their settlement money, and warned her never to use this money to buy a coffin, otherwise she would bear the consequences herself."

Tian Qing: "..."

Are you sure this wasn't left intentionally because he saw that the mad woman was so poor she couldn't afford a coffin?

"It's over."

"It's all over now."

"If this mad woman holds the Great Proclamation high and enters the palace, this official is finished."

Tian Qing muttered to himself, sitting on the ground, his whole body sluggish, as if struck by a heavy blow.

But then, as if he had suddenly come to his senses, he said hurriedly.

"Quick, quick, quick, stop her!"

"You must not let her raise the Great Proclamation, otherwise... everything will be over!"

Tian Qing said hurriedly.

"My lord, it's already too late."

"Because that mad woman has already raised the Great Proclamation and headed to the coffin shop; I'm afraid she's almost bought the coffin by now..."

"Once the Great Proclamation is raised, under the eyes of everyone, whoever stops her will be executed along with their nine generations."

"This is the ancestral instruction of our Da Qian Founding Emperor!"

Bang!

Tian Qing sat on the ground, cold sweat seeping from his forehead.

He now had only one thought: the matter had blown up!

"Help, help this official up quickly; this official must go to Zhu Que Street in person."

Tian Qing gritted his teeth and reached out his hand.

Wang Ermazi helped Tian Qing up, and the group immediately headed to Zhu Que Street.

At the same time.

The dense cloud layer, which seemed to shroud the boundless horizon and could not be seen to the end, was broken open bit by bit after the golden sunlight appeared, illuminating the whole of Changancheng.

The sky had brightened!

On the wide avenue leading from Zhu Que Street to the Imperial Palace.

The people of Changancheng automatically lined up on both sides, one after another, leaving a wide road for the two to walk on.

Although there were many people, they all looked toward the center of Zhu Que Street.

At the focus of countless gazes, Lin Shi's eyes were filled with determination, her steps steady and powerful, and An An beside her also had her small face tightened, her expression solemn.