"How dare you!" In the sky, Cui Yin suddenly roared with rage, his voice like thunder. "Yi Nian, you've betrayed Tianxing Civilization for the sake of an outsider! You deserve to die!"

In the Tianxing Civilization, betrayal was the gravest sin. It wasn't just death that awaited the traitor—their soul would be tormented in karmic fire for billions of years, with no hope of being reincarnated or dying.

After accusing Yi Nian of betrayal, Cui Yin turned toward the two people who had been standing behind the Hall of Justice's Master Wuzhou.

"Left Justiciar, Right Justiciar, that outsider is inside the tiny pagoda in Jing An's hands. Please help me capture him."

The two justiciars exchanged glances and nodded slightly. The next moment, they both vanished from sight.

Upon seeing this, Jing An's face changed dramatically. However, Yi Nian jumped in front of her with her right hand clenched into a fist. Then, she swung her fist, sending a punch toward the oncoming justiciars.

The space in front of her twisted into a bizarre vortex, and it imploded.

Boom!

The Left Justiciar and the Right Justiciar were blasted thousands of meters away.

Once they had stabilized themselves, they were shocked. They were both Level Eighth experts, and Yi Nian was just a Level Seven expert, so how did she manage to send two experts of a higher level than her flying away?

The Left Justiciar and the Right Justiciar were surprised by Yi Nian's strength. Logically, no Enforcement Officer could possess such power.

Cui Yin was equally shocked. He had seen Yi Nian in action before, but now, it seemed that she was even stronger than he had imagined. Cui Yin's expression darkened at that. The Tianxing Civilization was a pragmatic civilization.

High Goddess Tianyun favored her Yi Nian, and she would definitely protect the latter once she was back from the Justice Enforcement World.

Furthermore, Yi Nian would surely exact revenge once she was strong enough to do so.

Having come to this conclusion, a cold killing intent flickered in Cui Yin's eyes.

They must die!

Cui Yin stepped forward and looked at Yi Nian with a sinister and regretful face. "Yi Nian, for the sake of an outsider, you raised your hand against your own people and have betrayed your civilization.

"You're a traitor. According to the Tianxing Divine Laws, every citizen of Tianxing has the duty to execute traitors like you. Kill her! Kill the traitor!" Cui Yin roared and charged forward, but his target wasn't Yi Nian.

His target was Jing An in the distance—no, Ye Guan.

The adjudicators from the Hall of Justice rushed forward with Cui Yin.

Yi Nian's expression hardened, and her eyes turned cold. She snorted coldly and raised her right hand.

Boom!

The space in front of her was torn open as if it were a feeble sheet of cloth. Yi Nian lifted it, and a deafening explosion occurred. The attack sent her enemies flying thousands of meters away in shock.

After blasting everyone away, Yi Nian turned to Jing An and opened her palm.

The tiny pagoda in Jing An's hand appeared in her palm.

Jing An was about to speak, but Yi Nian raised her hand and sent her flying softly in the distance.

Yi Nian knew that she couldn't let Jing An take Ye Guan with her. If Jing An were to continue carrying the tiny pagoda, she'd be in mortal danger.

Yi Nian looked deeply at Jing An and decisively said, "I'll handle this myself."

With that, she turned toward Cui Yin.

Cui Yin glared at her but did not speak.

Just then, Yi Nian stepped forward.

Cui Yin's expression changed drastically, as Yi Nian was now in front of him.

The next moment, she grabbed him by the throat.

Everyone was stunned. How come Yi Nian was so strong?

Cui Yin was in absolute shock. He had known Yi Nian was strong, but he hadn't expected her strength to be so overwhelming—he couldn't even fight back!

How was this possible?

Yi Nian turned to the Left Justiciar and the Right Justiciar from the Hall of Justice. "I don't want to hurt any of you. I just want to leave. If you're not going to let me leave, then I'm going to kill him."

"Yi Nian, do you know what you're doing?" the Left Justiciar asked darkly.

𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"Let us go."

The Left Justiciar shook his head. "Impossible."

"Then, I'm going to kill him."

Terrified, Cui Yin looked at the Left Justiciar, pleading for help with his gaze.

He couldn't speak because Yi Nian's grip on his neck was too tight.

The Left Justiciar merely glanced at Cui Yin and coldly said, "His rank is too low. It doesn't matter if he dies."

Cui Yin was dumbfounded.

Yi Nian was quiet for a while before saying, "I'll stay, but let my husband leave the Tianxing Civilization."

The Left Justiciar shook his head. "No, he has stained the honor of our civilization. He must die. If you're willing to hand him over and kill him yourself, perhaps you might get to live. Otherwise..."

"You must be dreaming."

"Then do it—kill him," said the Left Justiciar. He was gambling, betting that Yi Nian wouldn't kill one of her own.

Cui Yin was frozen in shock, and he was staring at the Left Justiciar in disbelief.

However, Yi Nian didn't make a move. He looked up at the Justice Imprint and saw that it was trembling violently. Clearly, the battle inside was intense, and it was hard to tell who would come out on top.

Yi Nian closed her eyes slowly, knowing full well that there was no peaceful way out of this situation.

After a while, Yi Nian opened her eyes and swept her gaze across the Left Justiciar and the others. Her steadfast voice was full of determination as she said, "If my husband had killed someone from the Tianxing Civilization, I wouldn't defend him at all.

"I love him, but I'm not dumb. However, my people are trying to kill him, even though he hasn't done anything wrong. I'm not going to stand by and let you do anything to him.

"My husband hasn't done anything wrong. This is all your fault. The so-called Tianxing Divine Laws are a bunch of nonsense!"

With that, Yi Nian clenched her left hand.

Boom!

Cui Yin exploded into nothingness.

Jing An's face went completely pale at the sight. Murder was an unforgivable crime in the Tianxing Civilization, especially murder of one's own kind.

What made this even worse was that Yi Nian had done it for the sake of an outsider. By killing one of her own, she had severed all ties with the Tianxing Civilization.

At this point, not even High Goddess Tianyun could save her.

Jing An collapsed to the ground with a pale face. Then, she started panicking as she stammered, "W-w-what do we do? What's going to happen to the Tianxing Civilization?"

Cui Yin died just like that, and a deafening silence descended.

Left Justiciar stared at Yi Nian for a long time. Then, he nodded slightly and said, "Report this to the Hall of Enforcement. Yi Nian has betrayed the Tianxing Civilization. The Hall of Enforcement has to be mobilized to subdue her."

The Tianxing Civilization had three halls—the Hall of Justice, the Hall of Enforcement, and the Hall of Guards.

The Hall of Justice handled internal affairs, ensuring order among the people of the Tianxing Civilization. It dealt with all legal matters.

The Hall of Enforcement was responsible for external matters, like cleansing the vast expanse, and it had highly trained warriors as members.

Yi Nian was one of the nine Enforcement Officers of the Hall of Enforcement.

The power and influence of the Hall of Enforcement far exceeded the Hall of Justice.

The Hall of Enforcement was essentially the armed force of the Tianxing Civilization, and its members were the cream of the crop.

Meanwhile, the Hall of Guards was as strong as the Hall of Enforcement, but it had a different role. Its members served were the personal guards of the Tianxing Ruler, and they'd obey

only

her orders.

Their responsibility was primarily to protect the sacred grounds, the Tianxing Life World, where the Tianxing Life Tree was located.

There hadn't been any solid evidence to sentence Yi Nian guilty of the crimes on her shoulders, but the murder of Cui Yin was tantamount to treason—she had genuinely committed treason by murdering Cui Yin.

However, the Left Justiciar didn't make a move against her.

First of all, he wasn't sure that he could defeat her.

During their earlier exchange, Yi Nian's strength had far surpassed his expectations. Secondly, Yi Nian was under the protection of High Goddess Tianyun. If he pushed her too far today, there was no guarantee that High Goddess Tianyun wouldn't seek revenge on him.

Unlike Cui Yin, he wasn't foolish enough to risk his life.

In the end, he decided to let the Hall of Enforcement deal with this mess. Of course, the main reason he held back was that even he could not kill Cui Yin in an instant.

After killing Cui Yin, Yi Nian swept her gaze at the people of the Tianxing Civilization. They were all staring at her, and their eyes were filled with hatred and a thirst for her blood.

Yi Nian closed her eyes again.

Have I done anything wrong? Is it wrong to love someone? No!

Yi Nian opened her eyes and met their hateful glares without flinching.

The Tianxing Civilization cultivators became even more furious at the sight. Intimidated by her overwhelming strength, however, no one dared to make a move. Instead, they resorted to insults.

Venomous words pelted down Yi Nian as if she were amidst a torrential storm.

"What a disgrace!"

"Shameless!"

"To elope with an outsider—how disgusting..."

"Filthy bitch!"

"Disgusting..."

Every civilization had its share of people ready to hurl insults.

Yi Nian stared blankly at them, and she felt as if sharp needles were thrust into her heart one after another. Suddenly, a wave of deep sorrow washed over her, and before she realized it, tears were already streaming down her face.