Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

Waaaaah...

A strong wind swept through the forest, bringing with it a strong smell of blood.

Lin Qingyu clenched his fists tightly, his eyes flashing with a chilling rage, but he sneered:

"You? I don't remember any marshal in China named Wang Yi... Besides, even the commander of an army wouldn't have such a big mouth."

Faced with Lin Qingyu's mockery, Wang Yi did not refute, but simply raised her fingers together and lightly tapped her brow.

"Ha, conviction?"

Lin Qingyu lowered his eyes, exhaled softly, and then let out a cold laugh.

"What do I, Lin Qingyu, have to fear, even if I have committed heinous crimes? With my current strength, even this person cannot punish me. Whether I am guilty or not, what can they do to me?"

"Alright, then I'll clear your name and restore your golden image, how about that?"

Wang Yi never rests on his laurels unless he says something truly shocking.

It's important to understand that this is countless times more difficult than exonerating Lin Qingyu.

If the Holy Beast Bee Queen dies at their hands, the crisis in Zhenyuan and Xunyuan will also be resolved with their help.

Later, it's not impossible that Lin Qingyu, relying on his merits and strength, and with Wang Yi's mediation, managed to prevent the military from convicting him.

However, this matter will definitely be kept secret. Even if Lin Qingyu is innocent, he cannot openly use his real name to operate in China or anywhere else in the human world.

Because the bloodshed of the Battle of Liyuan was too thick, and the blood feud of the 100,000 Tianfu soldiers was too deep, so deep that it was etched into their bones, it could not be erased in a mere sixteen years.

Especially the blood relatives of those who sacrificed their lives as soldiers of the Tianfu Army.

This includes Wang Yi, Ren Tianque, Ji Qiyue, and Ji Yuechu.

This includes many people who have endured countless nights drowned in tears and finally managed to pick up their lives again.

If Wang Yi were to stand up and vindicate Lin Qingyu, it would be like forcibly tearing open the cold, hard scars of these people again, exposing them bloodily to the air.

Of course, you could say that Lin Qingyu was controlled by the Holy Beast Bee Queen and had no choice in the matter, and that he has since made amends.

But how could someone who has lost a loved one accept this so calmly? How could they be so magnanimous as to once again venerate Lin Qingyu as a hero?

This will absolutely, positively, create a massive wave of public opinion.

Aside from the opposition from Tianfujun's closest relatives, there will likely be many people who enjoy watching the drama unfold and are eager to drag him down from his pedestal as a hero.

Lin Qingyu was a hero in the past, and Wang Yi is a hero now.

Moreover, Lin Qingyu's actions are undeniable facts, and Wang Yi's parents also sacrificed themselves in Li Yuan.

By doing this, he was essentially handing these people a knife.

In the future, the labels of ungrateful ingrate and cowardly bully will be labels that Wang Yi can never erase.

Lin Qingyu spread his five fingers, his expression indifferent.

With Lin Qingyu's intelligence, he was naturally able to deduce all of this.

So Lin Qingyu said indifferently:

"You've gone to great lengths and expended a lot of effort just to wield this sharp knife of mine. You're even willing to jump into this quagmire. When you tarnish your reputation, you'll have nowhere to cry."

"It's a pity that such empty words are hard to fool children. At least when human traffickers lure children, they will first take out some candy."

Indeed, acquiring Lin Qingyu's power would be a good thing for China.

Although Lin Qingyu has not yet taken the final step to become a forbidden mage, his strength is undeniable, perhaps no less than that of some true forbidden mages.

Moreover, to deal with the Sacred Beast Bee Queen, we really have to rely on Lin Qingyu; otherwise, no one would be able to find this Sacred Beast that's like a coward hiding in its shell.

Moreover, the conditions proposed by Wang Yi were not only to resolve the crisis of the Sacred Beast Bee Queen, but also to address the crises of Zhenyuan and Xunyuan.

How many forbidden magic masters does China have right now?

Besides Qing Yuanzhong and Xu Jun, there are also Xiao Zhou and Xiao Lian, whom Qing Yuanzhong mentioned before.

That means at least four forbidden mages.

However, Wang Yi was naturally unsure whether there was a fifth or sixth person.

However, one thing is certain: the number of forbidden mages in China is not that many, otherwise they wouldn't have been forced to come to Qing Yuanzhong by the four sacred beasts that appeared in Zhenyuan and Xunyuan.

As for quasi-forbidden mages, Wang Yi currently only knows of Chu Zhaoding.

Therefore, if Lin Qingyu, Wang Yi, and Ren Tianque, these quasi-forbidden mages, were to appear in Zhenyuan or Xunyuan, they would definitely be a powerful force capable of reversing the course of the battle.

Therefore, Wang Yi did not refute Lin Qingyu's words; he did indeed want to bring Lin Qingyu's power under his own control.

The so-called conviction and exoneration are nothing but empty words, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them mere pie-in-the-sky promises.

Only Wang Yi herself knows how much of it was genuine and how much was feigned.

Wang Yi then smiled slightly and said:

"Lin Qingyu, I know I don't have much credibility with you, but that doesn't stop the people around me from having it."

Wang Yi nudged Ren Tianque beside him twice: "Brother Ren, what's your opinion on what I just said?"

Ren Tianque took a deep breath, his face resolute, his tone solemn:

"I've said it before, Lin Qingyu, if you truly care about China and make amends by slaying the Holy Beast Bee Queen, not only will our blood feud be settled, but I will also do my utmost to clear your name."

Lin Qingyu glanced at the simple-minded fellow and chuckled.

"You idiot, do you even know what the consequences will be if you bring this up?"

"At that time, not only will countless unrelated people scorn you, but the blood relatives of Tianfu Army will hate you. Even your own family, friends, teachers, and superiors will distance themselves from you and complain about you, ultimately turning you into a pile of stinking dog shit that everyone wants to beat!"

Ren Tianque remained unmoved: "What does it matter if I bear eternal infamy for saving China from disaster? Besides, I believe that as long as Wang Yi agrees to your request, he will never be a treacherous villain."

Wang Yi shrugged and said nonchalantly, "I'm not as great as Brother Ren. I just want to do what I want to do, and luckily I don't care about reputation."

"Anyway, no amount of spittle can drown me. If you really piss me off, I'll confront them offline and see if their words are tougher or my fists are tougher."

"As for estrangement from relatives and friends..."

At this point, a cheerful smile appeared on Wang Yi's face:

"Coincidentally, I also have a brother who will always believe in me and support me. In particular, he is also very good at cursing and is an invincible online thug."

Lin Qingyu's lowered eyes showed a brief moment of distraction before he let out a cold snort.

"Nonsense."

I strode quickly through the dense forest.

The blazing sunlight shone through the gaps, casting shadows on Lin Qingyu's face.

"You want to use my knife? No way! Don't think that just because you say a few nice words, I'll be grateful."

"I don't need anyone's gratitude, nor do I care about anyone's opinions. Everything I do is for myself."

"Whether it's the Underworld organization or the Sacred Beast Bee Queen, they just happened to be standing in my way."

"I either smash them or I smash myself; I have no other choice."

"Enough with the nonsense, Ren Tianque, charge into battle!"