MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again
Chapter 653 - 140

Chapter 653: 140

The Judgment Place was an even more mysterious site than the Central Divine Palace in the entire royal capital. Aside from the temporary detention area which many nobles of the royal capital had strolled through, they had never set foot in the rest of the Judgment Place.

And today, Gui He was fortunate enough to swagger into the grand gates of the Judgment Place alongside the Lionheart Judgment Officer.

This Lionheart Judgment Officer, who showed great favor to Gui He, seemed to hold a high status within the Judgment Place. Every Judgment Officer they passed had to bow deeply with utmost respect, watching as the other departed.

"Having accompanied you all this way, I still don’t know your honored name," Gui He racked his brain but couldn’t think of the officer’s name, so he had to ask.

"I am Shi Chong’an."

"Shi Chong’an?!" Gui He’s heart leaped. This was a significant figure of the Lionheart royal family, the third brother of the Lionheart God, and was touted as the strongest being beneath all the Heavenly Gods of the beasts. Because there had never been a true fight with Lei Sai, this title was somewhat shared between the two, carrying a sense of impropriety.

However, obviously, Lei Sai and Shi Chong’an were not ones to pursue fame and fortune, so they had ignored such titles. Neither had ever deliberately arranged a fight, though of course, if they did encounter each other one day, a battle would no doubt ensue.

"Rumor has it, Lord Chong’an, that you died in Cremation Valley,"

Shi Chong’an had originally been the commander of the Feral Beast Army and during that battle at Cremation Valley, the Feral Beast Army was annihilated by the Elves. In the official records, not a single member of the Feral Beast Army survived.

But from the old wolf of the LaZe Forest and today’s encounter with Shi Chong’an, that year’s battle of Cremation Valley was quite peculiar.

Shi Chong’an did not answer Gui He’s question but instead turned and stared at him for a few seconds. "Do not pry into too many secrets without the matching strength."

Hearing Shi Chong’an’s response, Gui He knew he had overstepped his boundaries and quickly apologized to Shi Chong’an.

But Shi Chong’an stopped him with a wave of his hand, and afterward, the two entered Shi Chong’an’s study.

"From now on, you stay here and wait until someone redeems you. During this period, do not wander around; food and drink will be brought to you." It seemed that Shi Chong’an had other matters to attend to and, after giving these hurried instructions, he pushed the door open and left.

Gui He, who was detained here, was somewhat dumbfounded, looking around the entire study filled with crucial documents. Why would Shi Chong’an deliberately leave him here?

The vast Judgment Place, apart from the detention area, surely had more suitable places to confine him. To be left in the essential study room, was this a test, or was it trust?

Gui He didn’t understand and decided not to think about those what-ifs.

His main goal in returning to the royal capital this time was to establish his reputation, to make his family reassess him, so he could connect with the elder ancestor and obtain the items his Master needed.

In the vast study room, apart from the three square feet beneath him, Gui He set foot nowhere else. He sat down cross-legged on the floor and soon, he entered into meditation.

After months of tiresome travel, Gui He had not had the chance to meditate properly. He took this opportunity to focus on his cultivation and perhaps even make a breakthrough.

The Judgment Place was built underground; all the rooms lacked windows and offered no view of the sun or the moon. Gui He could only roughly estimate the passing of time based on the three meals delivered each day.

While Gui He was imprisoned, the royal capital had already exploded in turmoil.

All the leopard tribes were forced to evacuate, and every industry in the royal capital tied to the leopards suffered hits. Many powerful families began to vie for the legacy left behind by the withdrawing leopard tribes.

Open conflicts and secret battles continuously unfolded in the royal capital, and in addition, at the noble banquets of the upper echelon of the royal capital, everyone was discussing Gui He.

Tonight’s banquet at Shenghelou was an event that Tianxiang Hong’er had always longed to enter.

But when she managed to squeeze in today, she found she could not force a smile.

Because all the beastmen nobles around her were casting sneers and mockery at her.

In their eyes, Tianxiang Hong’er had once abandoned Gui He, and now she was being slapped in the face, appearing like a clown.

Lin Lang, who had accompanied Tianxiang Hong’er to the event, also had a similarly gloomy expression on his face.

It was he who had brought Tianxiang Hong’er here. If Tianxiang Hong’er embarrassed herself, was it not also a loss of face for him?

Full of disgust in his eyes, Lin Lang said to Tianxiang Hong’er, "The banquet today doesn’t seem right for you, Hong’er. You should go back first."

"I..." Driven away by Lin Lang, Tianxiang Hong only felt as if something was pressing on her heart, making it hard to breathe, but she still strained to squeeze out a semblance of a smile on her face, "This servant also feels unwell today, so I will not bother the esteemed Lin Lang any longer."

"Mm."

Lin Lang’s indifferent response plunged Tianxiang Hong into further despair, prompting her to flee the bustling restaurant.

No sooner had Tianxiang Hong left than a strikingly beautiful girl with white hair swayed over to Lin Lang, smiling, "Lin Lang, you’ve finally deigned to toss aside that wench by your side?"

Lin Lang glanced at the white-haired girl and replied, "It’s none of your concern."

"Hehe!" The white-haired girl’s smile twisted into a mocking sneer, "Since when does the Teng King Snake Family need to resort to using pretty boys to woo lower-class families?"

"Ling Lin, it’s not yet your turn, the Bai Ling Bird clan, to gossip about my Teng King Snake Family," Lin Lang retorted coldly, staring down the white-haired girl.

Seeing Lin Lang’s anger, the white-haired girl stopped provoking her, laughed heartily, and walked away.

Feeling humiliated, Lin Lang really couldn’t sit still anymore. She stood up and walked towards the upper floors where the private rooms were located.

Upon pushing open the door of the third celestial suite, she found two figures entwined, their bodies in motion.

Hearing the noise at the door, a burly man’s scolding voice came from the inner room, "Get the hell out, dammit, don’t you know I’m in the middle of something?!"

Confronted by the rebuke from the man inside, Lin Lang responded, "Terry, it’s me."

"Hmm?"

Terry’s temper subsided instantly when he learned it was Lin Lang. He climbed off the woman, casually draped a blanket over himself, and came out.

He was a tiger-man, but not of the Tiger Roar clan. Terry was covered in blood-red patterns, which made him seem more imposing than the Tiger Roar clan.

"Why are you here?" Although they were friends, being interrupted during a pleasant moment still made him somewhat displeased.

"I need your help," stated Lin Lang directly, "You’ve heard about the recent events in the royal capital, right?"

"I know, the Leopard People clan was kicked out, the instigator being that Gui He, and there’s also that ambiguous relationship with that... what was it... foxy vixen you’re currently dealing with?"

Seeing that Terry was well informed, Lin Lang spoke gravely, "This incident has made me lose face, so you need to help me take care of Gui He."

"Kill him?" Terry hurriedly shook his head, "That’s not possible. The royal capital is currently under martial law, haven’t you noticed how even those idiots are too scared to shed blood over turf disputes? If I kill someone for you now, who knows how many years I might end up in the Judgment Hall?"

"I’m not asking you to kill him. You can cripple him, kick him out of the royal capital; in short, he must fade into obscurity and stop causing trouble at this critical juncture."

"Causing trouble?" Terry smirked, "What? Have you spoken with Old Man Tianxiang?"

"He has agreed to see me," Lin Lang replied with confidence.

"Ha ha, well, I can’t wait to see that," Terry slapped Lin Lang’s shoulder, "After all, I’m your brother. I’ll definitely help you out, it’s just that..."

Before Terry could state his terms, Lin Lang already knew what he wanted and promptly agreed, "The heavy metal deposits found in the northwest will be withdrawn from the Teng King Snake clan and be solely owned by your Blood Patterned Tiger clan from now on."

"Great, Brother Lin Lang speaks so straightforwardly. I, Terry, will definitely take care of this matter for you!"

Having arranged his business, Lin Lang also stood up to leave. He still needed to report to his father as to how the vein was lost.

Within the beastmen, there had always been two major strata. The first stratum was not actually the main families that belonged to the Heavenly Gods, but rather the mutant beast clans. These were the beastmen that had evolved from regular beast clans and possessed ancient bloodlines. Such beastmen are stronger than ordinary beastmen, claiming a lineage to themselves and seldom interacting with regular beastmen, looking down upon them from the bottom of their hearts.

However, within the mutant beast clans, there was a serious problem—the difficulty of continuing their lineage, similar to the future Lionheart Royal family’s low fertility rate. In these ancient times, the population numbers could still be seen; taking the Teng King Snake clan where Lin Lang belonged, for instance, there were tens of thousands of clan members who were all incredibly powerful. Almost as soon as Teng King Snake beastmen were born, they had the strength of the Second Transition Early Stage. Although such families had no top-level Heavenly God combatants, their overall level was much higher than ordinary beastmen, making them the undisputed top tier among the hundreds of beast clans.

The second stratum consisted of the top noble families of ordinary beastmen. Many mid-level noble families took pride in currying favor with the mutant beast families. Old Man Tianxiang also harbored such intentions, otherwise, he would not have allowed his granddaughter, Tianxiang Hong, to interact with Lin Lang.

As for the purpose of their contact, only they themselves knew.