Chapter 427: Ji Wuqing Is Here!
【“Family Head, the eldest daughter has committed a heinous crime. For the future of the Ji Clan, we have no choice but to hand her over!”】
【“Family Head! How can our Ji family oppose the Peace Bureau and the Holy Dragon Society? For these ten thousand years, haven’t we always bowed our heads to these high and mighty ones?”】
【“Family Head! Hand over the eldest daughter—this is the most correct choice!”】
【Facing the wrath of an Immortal Lord-level powerhouse, and the desperate pleas of the Ji family’s high-ranking members behind him.】
【Watching the major cities within the ancestral land be seventy or eighty percent destroyed by a single angry shout from the Immortal Lord.】
【Ji Baiming clenched his jaw and, mustering all his strength, clasped his fist in salute.】
【“If the son is not taught, the father is at fault. If my daughter has committed a crime, I, Ji Baiming, should bear the primary responsibility!
I don’t know where Xiaoyue is now. If the Immortal Lord must punish someone today, then punish Ji Baiming!
This has nothing to do with the Ji family. I hope the Immortal Lord will deal with this fairly!”】
【Ji Baiming flung his hand, stripping off his battle suit and tossing away his Storage Ring.】
【The Ji family high-ranking members exchanged glances, faces filled with bewilderment, confusion, and anger.】
【“The Family Head has always been wise in the past—how could he be so foolish today!”】
【“The Ji family will be ruined by this father and daughter!”】
【“Our Ji family barely managed to survive from ancient times until now. For ages, we have bowed and scraped to the Alien Races, never daring to disobey in any matter. And now, on this day, alas...”】
【A group of Ji family high-ranking members were utterly devoid of fighting spirit.】
【They knew more than ordinary Ji family members, and they understood the enemy’s strength better.】
【At this moment, in their eyes, daring to defy the Deputy Director of the Peace Bureau like this had already pronounced a death sentence on the family.】
【Meanwhile.】
【Outside the barrier formed by the war drums of the Peace Force.】
【Various forces from Vermilion Violet Star had been drawn by the commotion and were gathered around, spectating from a distance.】
【They each had their own methods to understand the situation on site.】
【Seeing Ji Baiming being so “foolish” for his daughter, many from these forces sneered with contempt.】
【“The Ji family is finished. From now on, the number one human clan will be our Jiang family!”】
【“Once the Ji family falls, their vast industries will be a huge piece of fat. Our Midsummer Commerce Guild is duty-bound to take a share!”】
【“The Ji family will lose many people today. Our Corpse Driving Sect is duty-bound to help!”】
【“His own daughter is a member of the Torch Society. I suspect this father is also implicated. Maybe the entire Ji family is the Torch Society!”】
【“If so, the Ji family deserves to be wiped out!”】
【These people, gloating, standing by idly, and even plotting to swarm in and carve up the spoils once the Ji family fell—like a pack of hyenas.】
【Some were Alien Races, some were humans.】
【Hundreds of thousands of Peace Force soldiers descended upon colorful clouds. This was absolutely crushing power. Even those who wished to help the Ji family were intimidated by this force, not daring to make a single move.】
【Immortal Lord Jin Hai scoffed at Ji Baiming’s words.】
【“How much is your life worth, Ji Baiming?
How much is your daughter Ji Wuqing’s life worth?
Today, the person I want to catch is from the Torch Society, understand?
I want a living Ji Wuqing. I want to search her soul to learn more intelligence about the Torch Society and root out more branches of this reactionary organization!
Do you really think a mere Ji family is worth the Peace Bureau making such a big move? You overestimate yourselves!”】
【This was blatant contempt and humiliation.】
【Ji Baiming swallowed his anger.】
【The Ji family members shouted from behind Ji Baiming.】
【“Family Head! Don’t let emotions cloud your judgment. Quickly tell the Immortal Lord where the eldest daughter is!”】
【“Ji Baiming! Can you really bear to see the entire Ji family buried with your daughter!”】
【“Ji Baiming! Your daughter’s life is precious, but aren’t the lives of so many Ji family members precious too! You’re not fit to be the family head!”】
【Ji Baiming’s heart felt as if it were being sliced by a thousand blades.】
【What tormented him was that the words of these Ji family high-ranking members, who dared not fight against tyranny, were far too reasonable.】
【Ji Baiming understood clearly that if it weren’t his most beloved eldest daughter being captured today, but some other Ji family member, he would definitely support handing that person over too.】
【Ji Baiming clenched his fist. He didn’t know what he should do.】
【“Ji Baiming, do you think that if you don’t tell me, I won’t know where she is?”】
【Immortal Lord Jin Hai raised one palm and turned it over in the air behind him.】
【A beam of golden light flew into Ji Baiming’s body.】
【Ji Baiming thought the man was coming to take his life. Deep in his internal struggle, he actually saw it as a release.】
【So he offered absolutely no resistance.】
【“Consider this atonement for Xiaoyue’s sins...”】
【However, it was not.】
【After the golden light flew into Ji Baiming’s body, it transformed into countless straight threads, flying in all directions.】
【These threads were divided into several colors.】
【Each thread was also entwined with golden characters, for example:】
【First Wife - Jiang Cunxin.】
【Second Concubine - Lin Moyun.】
【Third Concubine - ...】
【The threads of his wives were one color.】
【Eldest Daughter - Ji Xiaoyue.】
【Second Son - Ji Xiaochen.】
【Third Son - Ji Xiaori.】
【Fourth Daughter - ...】
【His children were another color.】
【In addition, there were brothers, parents, uncles, aunts, friends, enemies...】
【All kinds of interpersonal relationships were displayed on these threads.】
【One end of each thread was connected to Ji Baiming, and the far end extended to the person that thread pointed to.】
【The high-ranking Ji family members present were each connected to Ji Baiming by a thread.】
【After all, they were all relatives, so of course they had interpersonal relationships.】
【At this moment, Ji Baiming looked like a ball of yarn that had exploded.】
【“Ji Baiming, oh, Ji Baiming. You didn’t tell the truth. Isn’t your daughter right here?”】
【Immortal Lord Jin Hai carefully analyzed the threads, eliminating the useless relationship threads, leaving only the one for Ji Wuqing.】
【He would never know that at this moment, Immortal Lord Jin Hai was using the law he had mastered—Interpersonal Indexing!】
【Ji Baiming also saw Ji Wuqing’s thread.】
【The length of this thread was rapidly shortening.】
【Because Ji Wuqing was coming!】
【“Ji Wuqing is here! Do not trouble my clan members!!”】
【Ji Wuqing, clad in a purple battle suit and holding a purple broken sword, waved her hand. The broken sword was reforged, the scabbard returned, and it resumed its normal form.】
【“Xiaoyue, you...”】
【Ji Wuqing looked at Ji Baiming.】
【“Father, why make things difficult? Your daughter has never contributed to the family. Handing me over in exchange for the family’s peace—what a great deal!”】
【Ji Baiming hung his head in silence.】
【The high-ranking Ji family members were ashamed and dared not meet Ji Wuqing’s gaze.】
【Ji Wuqing stood on the ground, looking up at the vast army of the Peace Force in the sky and the lofty, golden, radiant Immortal Lord. Her long hair cascaded like a waterfall, dancing wildly.】
【“Jin Hai! And you bunch of useless soldiers! The Ji family knows absolutely nothing about everything I’ve done! If you want to catch me, then use your skill to try!”】
【Immortal Lord Jin Hai sat on his four-wheeled war chariot and let out a light laugh.】
【“A tiny Ji family. Did you really think I was interested in it?
If you had shown up earlier, I would have saved myself a lot of talk and this arrangement.
Moke Three Brothers, capture her for me!”】