408 The Successors of Gods (1/2)
Chapter 408: The Successors of Gods
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The Great Divine Priest of Judgment who sat above the black jade throne slowly opened his eyes. He looked at the girl who knelt outside the curtains with her head lowered. Her face was devoid of any expression, but her eyes carried many different ones instead.
After some time, the Great Divine Priest of Judgment said coldly, ”Even though you are now useless, I hope that you have retained your good judgment.”
The slightly hoarse voice was calm and elegant, with an undertone of violence. It sent the curtain before him swaying wildly as his crisp voice reverberated in the empty hall like an incessant thunderstorm falling into an empty ceramic bowl.
Ye Hongyu knelt before the curtains silently. Her expression did not change due to the rattling sounds or the power in the voice. She only lowered her head slightly to look more respectful.
A deacon from the Judicial Department appeared from behind the curtains with an archive in his hands. He walked to her and smiled comfortingly before handing it to her.
Ye Hongyu received the archive quietly. She did not stand up but continued kneeling and read it carefully before descending into thought.
The archive was sent by the Divine Hall delegation in the Tang Empire through a secret mean and was written by priest Cheng Lixue from the Revelation Department. It described the battle between Ning Que and Liu Yiqing at the Academy's side doors in detail. The emphasis of the description was on the Divine Skill that Ning Que had employed at the end.
”You have met that person. What do you think?”
The Great Divine Priest of Judgment's cold and solemn voice rang behind the beaded curtains once more.
Ye Hongyu listened quietly to the sound of the curtain beads hitting each other. She started slowly, ”Ning Que's progression in State has exceeded my expectations. As for the Divine Skills that the Revelation Department mentioned... In my opinion, it is just a skill that resembles the Divine Skill. According to the details, the Qi of Heaven and Earth gathered on his blade eventually turned into Haotian Divine Light. It should have come from within the blade and not nature.”
All was silent within the temple.
Ye Hongyu grew suspicious about Ning Que's true skills after having read the archive. This suspicion pointed to a surprising fact that led to the silence in the room.
After some time, the Great Divine Priest of Judgment asked in a low voice, ”Can you confirm this?”
Ye Hongyu shook her head. She said, ”Mr. Ke had once shown Divine Skills to the world. Furthermore, Ning Que's handmaiden had once been a student of the God of Light. No one would dare to suspect him with no evidence, and even if they did, they cannot tell the world of it.”
The Great Divine Priest of Judgment watched the girl kneeling before him emotionlessly. He suddenly said, ”Can you prove it?”
Ye Hongyu said calmly, ”I could in the past, but not anymore.”
The Great Divine Priest of Judgment looked at the girl's demure expression and felt annoyance growing in his chest. He said angrily, ”Then what use do you have?”
After a moment of silence, Ye Hongyu said, ”At least I still have my judgment.”
A thunderous cough sounded suddenly behind the bead curtain and did not stop.
After a long while, the Great Divine Priest of Judgment finally managed to stop coughing. He looked at her coldly through the beaded curtains and said, ”You have been defiled by the devil Lotus, and you need to purify yourself. Choosing a stone house to practice penance was a good choice. You need not deal with the matters in the department during this period.”
Ye Hongyu knew very well that the Great Divine Priest of Light's simple statement had stripped her of her position as the Grand Master of the Judicial Department. In actuality, she rarely interfered with matters in the Judicial Department ever since her return from the Wilderness and had gone into seclusion in the stone house. However, not concerning about that and being stripped of her right to interfere were two different things.
Her strength had been severely damaged, and her State had fallen to the middle Seethrough State and would continue to fall. If she did not have her position as a priest in the Judicial Department, those who had been badly treated by her previously might act beyond their mocking and scornful gazes.
Ye Hongyu knelt before the God and did not reply.
The Great Divine Priest of Judgment leaned back tiredly and wiped his face with his hand. He looked at the girl on the other side of the curtain and a look of annoyance and scorn flashed through his eyes.
As a God sitting in the clouds, he would definitely not be able to accept that someone would try to keep her pride and refuse to kneel or lower her head respectfully before him. The Hierarch had admired Ye Hongyu's talents in the past, and he himself and the others in the abbey had thought well of her. That was why he had allowed her pride and watched calmly. However, she no longer had the right to be proud and so she should remain silent.
”I have already sent a letter to the abbey with regards to this matter. Your brother expressed his gratitude for my decision.”
The Great Divine Priest of Judgment looked at the girl behind the curtains coldly, crushing the last glimmer of her hope.
Sure enough, Ye Hongyu's expression turned bleak after hearing that. She began to tremble and her expression was full of self-deprecation and loss. She was like an egg that looked hard, but her thin shell had been broken to reveal the fragility within.
After some time, she emerged from her daze and smiled sadly. She bowed deeply to the God behind the curtains and said, ”Thanks to your care over the years I could attain my achievements up to now. Please accept my bow of gratitude.”
The Great Divine Priest of Judgment frowned as he watched the girl bowing before the curtains. He suddenly felt that his decision might have been a little hasty. Behind the sad smile on the girl's lips and her words filled with hopelessness and sadness lurked something that he did not understand.
After the bow, Ye Hongyu stood up slowly. And just as she was about to leave, she looked at the Great Divine Priest of Judgment sitting on the Ink Jade throne and said softly, ”Even though this might have come a little late, I feel that the Judicial Department should not interfere in the matter between the Sword Garret of South Jin Kingdom and the Academy.”
The Great Divine Priest of Judgment coughed painfully again as he looked at her. He yelled sharply, ”Your falling State is not scary, what is truly scary is the cowardice in your Taoist Heart. The West-Hill Divine Palace rules over the world and the Judicial Department carries out teachings and implements the laws. Who would dare question this?”