They all want to change my future.

Chapter 67 The Power of a Grandmaster

Evidence? He actually wants evidence?

What an innocent little devil.

Lu Qi laughed inwardly, but his face showed even more grief and indignation. He pointed directly at a servant who was already waiting beside him:

"You tell me!"

The servant knelt down with a thud, and without saying a word, he ripped open his coarse cloth clothes, revealing his chest and back.

The wounds were covered with bruises and whip marks, the skin was torn and the flesh was exposed. They were fresh wounds and a shocking sight.

He pointed to the wounds, his voice hoarse and trembling with tears:

"Your Honor, please see the truth! Yesterday, it was this villain Li Zhi who broke into the Deer Garden, tied me up without explanation, and tortured me severely, demanding to know the location of the storeroom key!"

I... I couldn't endure the torture any longer, so I had no choice but to hand over the keys and watch helplessly as he carried away the gold, silver, and imperial wine from the storeroom!

I am ashamed before His Majesty's great favor and before your trust, sir; I deserve to die!

He spoke with tears streaming down his face, as if it were true.

Li Zhi looked at the servant's fresh wounds, saw Lu Qi's pained expression, and then glanced at Wei Yu, whose face was growing increasingly cold and hard.

I felt a little bored.

Is this how you frame and slander officials, with such obvious lies, by protecting each other?

However, Li Zhi was still curious: why would the Lu family blame him for the loss of the warehouse? Could it be that they really were parasites?

How much did your family embezzle? I'm going to have to pay for it.

Thinking of this, Li Zhi asked directly, "So, what was the total value of the items that went missing from your warehouse?"

Before Lu Qi could answer, Wei Yu slammed his gavel down, his voice stern:

"Li Zhi! The witnesses are right here, the injuries are clearly visible, and the confessions are crystal clear! What else do you have to say?"

"You interrupted me so hastily, you wouldn't happen to have some in common with me, would you?"

Li Zhi raised his head and glanced at Wei Yu, who remained righteous and awe-inspiring, despite Wei Yu's stubborn refusal to admit anything.

He shook his head and retorted, "So, in your trial, you rely solely on one-sided witness testimonies?"

Wei Yu's face darkened. Why was this person still so calm and collected? What was he relying on?

But I can't worry about that now. I'm already on the wrong path, and this case has to be pushed through.

However, what this kid said is right; at least there should be physical evidence.

Wei Yu turned his gaze to the deer artifact, his meaning clear: We have witnesses, but what about physical evidence?

Lu Qi was prepared and immediately bowed, saying:

"Your Excellency, we also have physical evidence! After the incident last night, we investigated overnight and finally found some of the missing treasury silver in a restaurant!"

"Alright, bring it here."

As soon as these words were spoken, an obese middle-aged man was brought up.

He was holding a tray covered with a red cloth.

Upon arriving at the hall, he lifted the red cloth, revealing several ingots of gleaming white official silver, which he held high above his head:

"My lord! This is the silver that Li Zhi spent at my shop last night! I found it suspicious, so I secretly kept it!"

Wei Yu took the silver ingot. Judging from its color and specifications, it was undoubtedly official treasury silver.

This approach is alright, at least it's plausible.

Upon seeing this, the last trace of hesitation in Wei Yu's heart completely vanished.

There's no turning back now that things have come to this.

His expression turned completely cold as he looked at Li Zhi:

"Li Zhi! Now that the witnesses and evidence are all there, what excuses do you have left? Do you really want me to subject you to severe torture before you will confess and submit to the law?!"

These words served as the best possible ultimatum. The surrounding constables gripped their fire and water sticks even tighter, their eyes fierce, waiting only for Wei Yu's command.

The room was filled with enemies.

Li Zhi, however, found it somewhat boring; the events surrounding the lawsuit were pretty much what he had expected.

Old-fashioned and boring.

Now it seems the only thing worth looking forward to is whether Qu Hongxiao will make a move.

As for the support Xie Shiyi mentioned, he couldn't even get into the main hall. The Jingzhao Prefecture wasn't a vegetable market; all the irrelevant people were outside.

It seems like all I have left is to surrender?

However, based on this alone...

Li Zhi felt a little disdainful. He smiled lightly, his smile carrying undisguised frivolity and contempt.

"I object."

Li Zhi's voice wasn't loud, but it carried clearly throughout the courtroom: "These are not enough, and you are even less capable."

"Stubborn to the end!" Wei Yu was completely enraged. He slammed his gavel down and shouted sharply.

"Guards! Seize this scoundrel! If he resists, kill him without mercy!"

"Yes, sir!"

The constables responded in unison, raised their fire and water sticks, and were about to step forward.

However, even faster than the yamen runners were the deer utensil!

A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and the dormant true energy within his body suddenly surged forth!

The aura of a fifth-realm cultivator suddenly erupted in the relatively enclosed space of the courtroom, bringing with it a strong gust of wind!

His movements were like an eagle swooping down on a rabbit, his withered hands curling into claws, aiming straight for Li Zhi's shoulder and neck with a whooshing sound!

As the initiator and the actual party involved, Lu Qi was most afraid that things would go wrong.

Besides, once Li Zhi is taken down, everything else will be much easier to handle.

The warehouse deficit can be covered, and by capturing Li Zhi, the complete gun manual can be obtained.

I didn't want it to be like this, but I gave Luo Wen and Wei Yu too much yesterday as a token of my respect.

Kid, you're in bad luck.

Lu Qi had a good plan in mind, and the strong wind brought by the withered claws was already close to Li Zhi's face!

Just as her fingertips were about to touch Li Zhi's collar.

A sudden change has occurred!

A sudden, overwhelming pressure arrived without warning.

It was as if an invisible mountain had fallen out of nowhere, heavy, cold, and with an indifferent air of superiority, instantly enveloping the entire main hall of the Jingzhao Prefecture!

The withered claws of the deer, brimming with power and about to touch Li Zhi's collar, froze in mid-air.

It's not that he doesn't want to move, but that he can't.

Every inch of bone and every strand of true essence was suppressed by that vast and boundless power, like a flying insect trapped in amber.

The sneer on his face froze, the ferocity in his eyes was replaced by horror, and the veins on his forehead bulged, yet he couldn't move even a finger.

It's not just about deer figurines.

All the bailiffs in the hall, including those who were about to pounce, were frozen in place as if they had been frozen in place, their faces filled with terror.

Even Wei Yu, sitting upright behind his desk, felt a tightness in his chest, as if cold fingers were gripping his throat. His official authority vanished, leaving only an instinctive tremor.

Everyone's eyes were involuntarily drawn to what was behind Li Zhi.

Who is coming?

This overwhelming pressure clearly signaled the arrival of a grandmaster.

Wei Yu cursed inwardly, "That old bastard Luo Wen, is the intelligence from the Star Gazing Tower really that inaccurate?"

Why don't you mention that Li Zhi has a grandmaster behind him?

Lu Qi felt even more desperate. Since it was a Grandmaster who attacked him, when he was knocked unconscious that day, he originally thought that the other party was at most a sixth realm.

Even at the sixth realm, he didn't want to cause any more trouble.

It was only after Guan Xinglou took action that he gained confidence.

And then you told me there were grandmasters.

Rowan might have betrayed us.