Collapse Iron: After watching the simulation, they all turned to the dark side.

"So, go, and don't come back." Krydela didn't turn around.

Lu Qing's tone became lighter:

"If I leave, wouldn't all these years of planning be in vain? I can't do that. Besides, it's not certain that I'll get more than half the votes."

"You don't understand at all!!!" Her tone became sharp.

"If you are my subject for a day, you will be my subject for life; if you are my teacher for a day, you will be my teacher for life." After saying this, she became increasingly agitated.

"Lu Qing, I order you to leave Xu Boer and go where you want to go, to Stikosia, the place you mentioned to me. Haven't you always wanted to go there? Go!!! Go now!!"

Her tone grew increasingly urgent, and Lu Qing even detected a hint of a sob that had never been heard in Keludela before.

"It's getting late, you should get some rest." Lu Qing wrapped her woolen coat tighter around herself, then pushed open the locked bedroom door without looking back.

This weather is really quite cold.

[Fireworks: It's about time. It's time for Lao Qing to live with this regret for the rest of her life.]

[Fireworks: @BlackTower, @RuanMei, @Haiseyin, @Keludela, what do you think?]

[Star: Immortals stand in rows, like hemp.]

[Estella: What about me? Aren't I human?]

[Chaos Break: By the Great Storm God, I have no immediate plans to delete this, but I will delete it if asked again.]

[Crydella: I mean, is it possible that the votes will never reach a majority?]

[Fireworks: Now, it's time for fantasy.]

On the very road Lu Qing had to take back to his residence, the white-haired Katniss and her henchmen were shivering from the cold.

"Are you guys... cosplaying as snowmen?"

"Who exactly are you?" Katniss stared intently at the boy's face before her.

Lu Qing then removed her mask, revealing a delicate face that could be described as succubus-like.

"I am Lu Qing. Perhaps the elders don't remember me, but they might remember my father, Lu Renjia."

"So, you really are that bastard who should have died on the execution ground long ago? Just wait for tomorrow's trial. Let's go."

Lu Qing considered killing them here, but after hesitating for a moment, he decided to give up. The Senate's power was deeply entrenched, and if he killed them here, the overwhelming public opinion tomorrow would probably burn him to ashes.

Therefore, we still need to be patient.

Winter snow flutters down, and all is quiet.

Lu Qing held a black umbrella and strolled through the snow, gazing at Stikocia in the distance.

Finally, as if remembering something, he pulled out the glittering six-sided dice of pleasure from his sleeve.

This is another item that I brought with me, besides the spark from the ocean.

I have a feeling that tomorrow might be a bit dangerous.

We need to develop some more trump cards for ourselves.

The golden six-sided dice of joy were tossed high into the sky and then caught in Lu Qing's palm. After hesitating for a moment, Lu Qing opened them up.

The dice of joy transformed into a golden scale.

“Aha? I call it ‘Absolute Justice’,” a smiling face appeared on the orange flame mask.

"So, what use is he?"

"You can place one of your items and then specify that the other party should place something of equal value. Note that this is mandatory."

Lu Qing felt that the golden thing in front of him was somewhat useful, so he could only put it in his pocket for the time being.

He just hoped things wouldn't go to the worst possible outcome.

Aha seemed to have thought of something and added, "By the way, the side effect of this strange object is that it will increase your pain perception by more than a hundred times, so use it with caution."

"Are you absolutely certain I'll use it? Aha?"

"That's up to you. No one can force a sea demigod to do something he doesn't want to do, can they?"

Ah-ha suddenly disappeared.

Lu Qing sighed softly.

"Will you win?"

[Firefly: It can glow!!!!]

[Aglaia: Crydella, win, win, win!!]

[Gold Placer: It's open for trading now, place your order and you're done.]

[Blue Sparrow: I'll go, I'll go! Kelidestra will definitely lose.]

[Gold Placer: How much to bet.]

[Qingque: All in.]

Fu Xuan: No, she still has work; she doesn't want to participate in the opening ceremony.

Lu Qing didn't sleep all night.

Krydella's rapid, drum-like tone seemed to linger in his ears.

That figure, resembling a clay sculpture from Pompeii, seemed to linger before his golden eyes.

It seems she's concerned about it again.

Chapter 101 Snowy Night Trial (End)

"Have you heard? One of the people being tried tonight is that legendary Imperial Tutor, the Second Elder of the Senate, Lu Qing," a middle-aged woman dressed in brown linen whispered to her companion.

"Even such a high-ranking figure can be put on trial?"

"That's natural. The authority of the law is supreme. Sometimes, I really want to see such a big shot weeping and wailing when he hears the news of his own death sentence."

Upon hearing their conversation, an angry voice soon came from behind them.

"Do you know him? Why do you have such malice towards him, meow?"

The two citizens who were talking turned around, looked at the woman in front of them who was completely hidden in her hood, and waved their hands indifferently.

"That's how human malice is. Never underestimate the malice of others, little girl."

Beneath the hood, the catgirl's vertical pupils narrowed slightly, then she lowered the black hood further; she was ready to storm the execution ground.

[Aglaia: @Saifeier, so brave.]

[Sai Fei'er: We always repay kindness with kindness and grievances with grievances. Lao Qing helped me before, so naturally I can't just sit idly by.]

[Aglaia: The Jazz Cat.]

It was already afternoon, the setting sun was blood-red, the orange sun hung low in the sky, and kept approaching the snow-covered mountain peaks in the distance before beginning to sink.

Lu Qing went to see Keludela today, but was turned away. She's probably still angry with him.

Oh dear, even the Empress has her own little temper?

Lu Qing had hardly noticed this before.

Normally, all prisoners on trial should be put in a detention center, but because he also served as the director of the detention center, the matter was dropped.

A cold-colored crescent moon gradually replaced the afterglow of the setting sun.

At this time, the trial arena, which had been converted from the huge colosseum, was no longer empty and desolate, but rather crowded with people.

Of course, Lu Qing was the main focus of this trial, but not the only one.

At this moment, a pale-faced man cried out in alarm:

"I haven't done anything wrong, let me go back, let me go back, let me go back!!" The armored warriors accompanying him used bronze halberds to bind his hands, which were behind his back.

"I want to file a complaint! You are disregarding citizens' human rights!!"

Just as the man with the face from the Sacred Ruins was wailing, someone Lu Qing hadn't expected—or rather, a member of the Machine Race—the first seat of the Genius Club, Zandal, appeared to the side.

"Ladies and gentlemen, and some criminals who have broken the law, welcome to this trial codenamed Snowy Night. You will decide the fate of these criminals."

Lu Qing looked at Lai Gushi and Kerudela beside him. She seemed to deliberately not turn her head to look at him, but instead crossed her legs high and sat on the highest throne, looking down at everyone. On the other side of her stood Kaines with a cold expression.

At the far end of the arena, axemen carrying bronze halberds were poised to strike, seemingly ready to decapitate criminals at any moment.

Behind Lu Qing stood two soldiers holding bronze halberds, but they made no move and simply stood quietly behind him.

Lu Qing turned around and glanced at them.

"The necessary procedures are required, and they should not be disregarded because of my position."

"Yes, boss."

Katniss, who was not far away, was so angry that she gritted her teeth. Just how much had this bastard corrupted Xu Boer?

This was still right under my nose.

Lu Qing spread his hands, letting them put shackles on him.

At this moment, Laigushi walked step by step toward the aloof young man in shackles in front of him, and then stopped about a meter away.

Speak in a voice that only the two of them can hear:

"Lord Lu Qing, it's been a long time."

“Yes.” Lu Qing raised his golden eyes and stared at his face, while Lai Gushi subconsciously took a step back.

"I'll say it again: I will still give you the opportunity to leave Onpharos, as long as you leave behind the spark of the ocean, Lord Lu Qing."

Lu Qing scoffed:

"I thought you hated me so much that you wanted to kill me right now."

The ancient scholar, however, gave an irrelevant answer:

"You were lucky to survive last time, but you won't be so fortunate this time."

[Fireworks: Aha: What are you talking about?]

Lu Qing ignored him and simply sat down cross-legged, pressing her fists against her temples.

"Let's begin, officiant of the ceremony."

"As stubborn as ever."

"You want to taste the power of immortality again? Or perhaps, cause the Iron Curtain to collapse prematurely?"

Lai Gushi remained silent for a moment, naturally omitting the topic at hand.

“Before you, we will judge someone first. Perhaps, after witnessing his fate, you will change your mind.”

"Then you may do as you please."

"I still want to ask, how did you replicate the spark of the ocean?"

"Aha gave it to me."

"If you are so prone to lying, we really can't continue this conversation."

[Seele: These days, nobody believes you when you tell the truth.]

[Fireworks: Lu Qing: I finally managed to be honest this once, and you let me lose so completely?! Damn it!!!]

Lu Qing waved his hand helplessly. He had no intention of hiding this matter; it was their problem if they didn't believe him.

Lai Gushi then slowly rose to his feet and announced:

"The trial on this snowy night officially begins!!!"

"The first person to be tried, Orbius! Here is the evidence against him."

"Including but not limited to: murder, child trafficking, and rape of women." As he spoke, Lai Gushi took out a strange camera, on which projections of the past kept appearing.

A pale-faced man murders a mother who tries to protect her child on a treacherous country road, then defiles her body. Even with the mosaic covering the image, the scene is still chilling.

The poor girl cried, while the vicious man laughed.

"Now, let's begin voting!"

The emotions of the citizens, already stirred up, seemed poised to shatter the heavy, looming clouds.