Wu Shattered Star River

White Capital City has been bustling for the past few days.

The main reason is the arrival of the Northern Territory's delegation. Yao Xi's reputation for beauty precedes her, attracting many young masters and misses from wealthy families.

It's become even more lively in the last day or two because a piece of news has been secretly circulating among the Eastern Territory's upper echelons!

Night Autumn, the Deputy City Lord of Sky Territory City, has been slaughtering indiscriminately in the Great Thousand World, severely injuring and imprisoning two patrolling angels who tried to stop her.

In addition, Jiang Han killed a garrison commander of the Great Thousand World and is currently being hunted down. Night Autumn has already been captured and is now being escorted to White Capital City for trial.

After the news spread among the upper echelons, many high-ranking officials from all major forces teleported over. They weren't here to watch the spectacle but to understand the current situation.

All the high-ranking officials knew that the crimes committed by Night Autumn and Jiang Han were not important. This was, in fact, a game between two major factions, a bloody struggle in the dark.

Factional disputes are extremely bloody and brutal. White Jade Capital is the uncrowned king of the Eastern Territory, and internal strife within White Jade Capital will affect the entire Eastern Territory's landscape.

So, how could the major forces and sects not pay attention? Even if the sect leader didn't come, the sect's elders and top young masters and misses would rush over immediately.

The Deputy City Lord of Sky Territory City is still a Dao Ancestor Realm expert!

Trying such a high-ranking expert is very rare in the history of the Eastern Territory.

Therefore, all the forces in the Eastern Territory attach great importance to this matter. In just these two days, thousands of cultivators have poured into White Capital City. These thousands of cultivators are not ordinary cultivators; they are all high-ranking officials from various major forces.

Night Autumn has been escorted to White Capital City and is imprisoned in the Judgment Hall's dungeon, personally guarded by the Cold Moon Sect's Sect Leader and the Heavenly Fate Sect's Sect Leader.

These two sect leaders don't actually belong to White Jade Capital, but they hold official positions in White Jade Capital: Offerings!

Offerings are not under the jurisdiction or dispatch of White Jade Capital, but these Offerings can be asked to help during major events, though they can choose not to.

Of course…

These rules on the surface are all nonsense. To become an Offering of White Jade Capital, one has, in fact, pledged allegiance to White Jade Capital's Dao Ancestor Realm experts and follows a certain Lord.

How many years has the Cold Moon Sect been allied with the Xu Clan?

The Cold Moon Sect and the Xu Clan have long been one, sharing both honor and disgrace. The Cold Moon Sect's Sect Leader is a staunch supporter of the Tenth Lord.

This time, White Jade Capital's own Dao Ancestor Realm experts did not participate in the encirclement and suppression of Night Autumn and Jiang Han. Instead, three Offerings were dispatched.

This is the Lords putting on a pretense of integrity, while also not wanting to bring the conflict to the forefront, outwardly removing themselves from the situation.

But who stands behind these three Dao Ancestor Realm experts is clear to the Eastern Territory's upper echelons. The three Lords are just covering themselves with a fig leaf, hiding behind the scenes.

News has spread from the Judgment Hall that the trial of Night Autumn and Jiang Han's crimes will officially begin tomorrow.

The reason for not holding the trial today is that today is the day White Jade Capital and the Northern Territory sign a military alliance agreement.

The signing is a major event, so naturally, no changes can be allowed to occur. Therefore, the trial of Night Autumn and Jiang Han has been postponed for a day.

In the afternoon, a piece of news spread, causing an uproar in White Capital City: the Northern Territory's delegation refused to sign the agreement. The delegation's envoy, Fan Dongyang, said that the situation might change and postponed the signing.

This news left White Jade Capital's upper echelons somewhat baffled. The Ninth Lord was originally responsible for the signing, but after receiving the news, the Third and Fourth Lords immediately came to inquire about the reason.

Fan Dongyang didn't say anything, only that he had received a message from the Northern Territory that the situation had changed and the signing should be postponed. He refused to say anything else.

What does 'the situation has changed' mean?

This left the Third, Fourth, and Ninth Lords feeling confused. Was it that the Northern Territory's situation had changed? Or the Central Territory's? Or did the Northern Territory not want to ally with the Eastern Territory?

Several Lords felt uneasy, but when they wanted to inquire, Fan Dongyang directly refused to see guests, saying to wait two days.

This made several Lords even more uneasy. They could only gather together to discuss the situation, while also sending messages to the spies in the Northern Territory to see if there were any sudden events.

After discussing for a while, they couldn't find any answers. The news wouldn't return so quickly.

The next day, the Judgment Hall received an order: the trial would be held as scheduled.

It couldn't be delayed any longer, because the Sky Territory couldn't be blocked for too long. Long Jian might receive the news, and they didn't know if City Lord Ding had received the news.

Delay would lead to complications.

The next day, early in the morning, the area outside the Judgment Hall was filled with cultivators, all here to watch the spectacle. There were also many young masters and misses from famous families and high-ranking officials from major forces, but they had disguised their appearances and hidden their identities.

The Hall Master of the Judgment Hall was Liu Xiaohui, only a Saint Ruler Realm expert, but he was still leading the trial today.

However, three Offerings were sitting beside him: the Cold Moon Sect's Sect Leader, the Heavenly Fate Sect's Sect Leader, and the Radiant God Sect's Sect Master. These three were there to support Liu Xiaohui, so he could conduct the trial with confidence.

"Silence!"

Liu Xiaohui shouted in a deep voice, scanning the densely packed cultivators outside the Judgment Hall. He frowned and looked at the three Offerings, hesitating whether to hold a closed-door trial.

The three Offerings pondered for a moment and shook their heads.

This matter had caused such a big commotion. If a closed-door trial was held, many rumors would easily spread, making people think it was a behind-the-scenes operation.

Anyway, the chain of evidence was clear this time. Night Autumn and Jiang Han had violated the iron laws, so there was nothing to hide. They would hold a public trial.

Liu Xiaohui pursed his lips and said in a deep voice, "Bring the prisoners!"

"Bring the prisoners!"

The soldiers outside shouted loudly. Soon, two Saint Rulers escorted Night Autumn, whose entire body was locked in shackles, onto the stage.

Night Autumn had blood on her abdomen, and her Dharma Seal should have been shattered. She was also sealed with several layers of seals. The shackles on her body should be special treasures to prevent Night Autumn from acting rashly.

Despite this, the two Saint Rulers were still very nervous, grabbing Night Autumn's arms on either side as they walked into the hall.

Night Autumn's injuries were very serious. Many places on her green robe were stained with blood, and one hand was still unable to move. There was blood on her body, head, and face, but her hair had been combed, so she didn't look so disheveled.

She walked into the Judgment Hall and scanned the dense crowd of cultivators with her spiritual sense. A hint of mockery appeared on the corner of her lips.

She swept her gaze over the three Dao Ancestor Realm experts and finally landed on Liu Xiaohui.

She didn't salute, let alone kneel. She just stood there calmly, looking at Liu Xiaohui and the others with a mocking expression.

"Bang!"

Liu Xiaohui raised the gavel and slammed it on the table, looking at Night Autumn with a cold face and said, "Night Autumn, you slaughtered wantonly in the Great Thousand World, severely injured and imprisoned patrolling angels, and resisted arrest, attacking White Jade Capital Offerings. Do you confess your crimes?"

"Hehe!"

Night Autumn sneered, her face full of sarcasm. She said, "Is there any point? What's the point of putting on this charade of a trial? The winner is king, the loser is villainized. What's there to say? Just sentence me directly."

Night Autumn's attitude made Liu Xiaohui's expression even more gloomy, and it also caused a burst of discussion among the onlookers. Night Autumn didn't even argue? She directly asked for a sentence?

Liu Xiaohui snorted coldly and said, "Night Autumn, you dare to be so arrogant even after coming to the Judgment Hall? Do you really think that Dao Ancestor Realm experts can slaughter wantonly? Can they do whatever they want?"

"You're called Liu Xiaohui, right?"

Night Autumn raised her head and looked at Liu Xiaohui, saying, "I heard that the Third Lord is the leader of the neutral faction? Looking at your appearance, have you already taken sides?"

"Since you've taken sides, then what's there to say? Don't put on this act, pretending to represent justice, being selfless and impartial, acting like a hypocrite. It's disgusting."