Super Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1314: Heavenly Punishment Secret Envoy

Chapter 1314: Chapter 1314: Heavenly Punishment Secret Envoy

"Judgment and punishment, establish laws and discuss crimes."

Su Chengyu combined his understanding with Qiu Tianlin’s previous words and gave this answer.

"Whom are we judging and punishing?"

Without denying, Qiu Tianlin continued to inquire.

"Of course, it’s the Demon Men or criminals caught by the Demon Slayer Department and Dragon Soul Department."

"The Demon Slayer and Dragon Soul Departments both have their own law enforcement officials. The crimes and deeds of those caught are recorded by them. Can they not directly conclude the case according to the law? Why must there be people from the Heaven Punishment Department?"

"Of course, for oversight..."

Halfway through his sentence, Su Chengyu suddenly realized the crux of the matter and looked up at Qiu Tianlin in shock.

Qiu Tianlin smiled and said, "That’s right, the Heaven Punishment Department doesn’t oversee those criminals, but the Two Bureaus. The Heavens are for Xia Country. Do you understand what the Heaven Punishment Department does?"

Su Chengyu swallowed hard and said, "So the Heaven Punishment Department is actually a department that oversees the Two Bureaus?"

"Not just the Two Bureaus, but also the Heavenly Punishment Emperor."

Su Chengyu took a sharp intake of breath upon hearing this, then looked at Qiu Tianlin with confusion and asked, "Then why has the Heaven Punishment Department hardly ever done such things?"

Qiu Tianlin gave a bitter smile, "That is naturally because the Heaven Punishment Department of today has long been in name only, and very few truly know what it is supposed to do."

"Is this with His Majesty’s tacit approval?"

Qiu Tianlin smiled and asked, "What do you think?"

Not knowing whether Qiu Tianlin’s words were true or not, Su Chengyu swallowed hard, not daring to speculate.

Qiu Tianlin nodded in satisfaction, "This caution is very good. Only with enough caution can you prevent others from detecting your identity."

Su Chengyu looked up, "Senior, I haven’t agreed yet."

"The moment you knew these things, you no longer had the luxury of choice. Either agree or die here."

Su Chengyu frowned and said, "Senior, are you trying to coerce me with your identity again?"

Qiu Tianlin shook his head, "It’s not coercion, but a threat. I know this is unreasonable, but I cannot let you go after learning all of this, as if nothing happened. Either agree or die, there is no second path."

Su Chengyu’s eyes narrowed, "So that’s why you deliberately left me alone?"

"Yes."

Qiu Tianlin smiled and said, "Killing all of you would indeed cause me quite a bit of trouble, but killing just you wouldn’t have much of an impact on me. After all, you haven’t joined the Demon Slayer Department, have you?"

Su Chengyu felt like he had been calculated, a sensation that wasn’t very pleasant. But compared to this, there was something else that Su Chengyu cared about even more.

"Senior, may I know why it’s me?"

Qiu Tianlin looked at Su Chengyu earnestly and asked, "What do you think?"

Su Chengyu fell silent; his first reaction was naturally that Qiu Tianlin had recognized his identity, deduced something from Dragon Slayer or his name.

After all, the real actions of the Heavenly Punishment Department and what he wanted to do shared too many common points. His confirmed enemies now included Yang Chengyin, and it was even possible that it included the reigning Heavenly Son.

But without certainty, Su Chengyu still dared not reveal his identity in front of Qiu Tianlin. After some thought, he said,

"I don’t know."

"Then let me ask you in a different way, what do you think is the most important thing for a Heavenly Punishment Secret Envoy?"

"Cold and ruthless?"

Qiu Tianlin smiled slightly and said, "When you just pleaded for that girl, dare you say it wasn’t because of your own selfish desires?"

Su Chengyu remained silent, then continued, "Not fearing power?"

Qiu Tianlin shook his head, "It’s necessary to have that quality, but it’s not the most important. In fact, there are plenty of people within the Capital City who are fearless. But their lack of fear doesn’t mean they dare to stand up."

Su Chengyu felt puzzled and still did not understand what Qiu Tianlin meant.

"It’s because you were questioning me."

"Questioning?"

"Yes, when the boy from the Yang Family told you that I had the authority to punish you all without going through His Majesty, you still questioned my judgment. The existence of the Heaven Punishment Department is to question—the decisions made by the Two Bureaus and Three Departments, even by the Heavenly Son himself, right or wrong aside. If you don’t even have the courage to question and discern right from wrong, how can you serve as a Heavenly Punishment Secret Envoy?"

In one sentence, not only did Qiu Tianlin dispel the confusion in Su Chengyu’s heart, but he also made Su Chengyu realize something even more important. He looked up at Qiu Tianlin and said,

"Senior, is it because of this that you..."

"You’re very smart, and that’s one of the reasons why I chose you."

Qiu Tianlin spoke openly, not denying it: "I came to be in this plight also because I questioned too much. Though I still do not think I’ve done anything wrong, indeed it was because of my actions back then that the Heaven Punishment Department and I have fallen to this state."

The Heaven Punishment Department had lost its supervisory power, and like a trapped beast, Qiu Tianlin resided deep in seclusion here.

"So this is indeed a perilous position..."

"But I think you will agree."

Qiu Tianlin looked at Su Chengyu with a slight smile.

With a wry smile, Su Chengyu said, "Senior, did you leave me any choice?"

"No."

Su Chengyu took a deep breath, then knelt on one knee.

"Heavenly Punishment Secret Envoy Su Chengyu, greets the Heavenly Punishment Department Master!"

As his voice fell, a token landed in front of Su Chengyu.

The token was somewhat similar in style to the Demon Slayer Saint’s token, but in the center, the ancient seal character for "Punish" was engraved.

"This token is enough to prove your identity, but you should still not reveal it in front of others. After all, the position of Heavenly Punishment Secret Envoy has essentially lost its true function."

Su Chengyu took the token, then looked up, puzzled, "The Heaven Punishment Department no longer possesses supervisory powers?"

"It does. It was a position personally established by the former emperor, and no one can break that rule. But a dead man will not have any functions."

Su Chengyu glanced at the token again and said, "So this is actually a death warrant?"

"You can understand it that way. Without any accidents, there should be no other Heavenly Punishment Secret Envoy in this world besides you."

"You, the Department Master, you..."

"I’m not dead, but I might as well be. After being severely wounded back then, my vital energy was almost entirely severed. On the verge of death, I came to the location of this embryonic Dragon Vein and linked myself to it with a secret technique. In some sense, I am a part of the Dragon Vein."

Su Chengyu swallowed hard; such a way of life was indeed unheard of to him, a method far beyond mortal comprehension and worthy of an Earth Immortal Techniques.

"But Department Master, if you are still alive, then why hasn’t anyone utterly annihilated you?"

Since the Heaven Punishment Department had been usurped and existed in name only, Qiu Tianlin, this old Department Master, should have been replaced by a puppet.

"It’s because they only know that I am still alive but do not know that I am here. To be precise, they are completely unaware of the existence of an embryonic Dragon Vein here."

Su Chengyu, having instantly realized something, lifted his head in shock, "Department Master, you didn’t report this Dragon Vein to the Heavenly Son?"

Qiu Tianlin nodded slightly and spoke softly, "This situation gives me a good opportunity to tell you the foremost duty of the Heaven Punishment Department. We of the Heaven Punishment Department, profit Xia and not Zhao!"