1534 Punishment
Everyone felt extremely vexed. They wished they could drag Yu Huang down from the top floor and replace her. Only Song Ji stood in front of the golden building with a smile of relief and joy on his face. “Success, success!” Song Ji muttered repeatedly as tears flowed down his face.
Song Ji could no longer hide his excitement. He suddenly raised his arms and shouted proudly, “The G.o.d’s Prophet is about to be born. The three thousand worlds have finally welcomed hope!” As long as Yu Huang could become a G.o.d’s Prophet, she could predict the future in advance and they could be prepared in advance.
The three thousand worlds that were in a desperate situation had finally seen the light.
Song Ji’s shout was wrapped in spiritual energy and spread throughout the entire Starlight Empire. The Jing family, who were far away from the capital, heard it clearly.
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!![The G.o.d’s Prophet is about to be born. The three thousand worlds have finally welcomed hope!]
A sudden excited shout alarmed all the divination major families in the Starlight Empire.
Jing Ruge raised his head and looked at the Divination Star Tower. After he recognized that it was Prime Emperor Divine Miracle’s voice, a beautiful face instantly appeared in his mind. When he thought about how the young lady called Yu Huang had successfully comprehended the “Probability of G.o.d’s Prophet”, his mood became complicated.
This woman really had a bright future.
At this moment, the back mountain of the Jing family was silent. Even the birds parasitizing the trees did not dare to chirp.
There was an ice lake at the back of the Jing family’s mountain and there were ten ice rooms at the bottom of the lake. This ice lake was the place where the Jing family punished traitors.
There was an array formation at the bottom of the lake that suppressed spiritual energy. After the criminal was thrown into the lake, the spiritual energy in his body would be suppressed to the Master Realm. The water in the lake would condense into ice every night, and the temperature under the ice would reach more than a hundred degrees. The ice would slowly melt after dawn, but at night, it would condense into ice again.
Sinners at the Master Realm found it difficult to resist this torture.
The glacier torture lasted for a total of ten days. If the criminal could successfully survive these ten days of torture, he would be released. If he could not, he would become a pile of bones under the ice lake.
However, such torture was now used on Jing Jiaren.
That day, after Jing Jiaren returned from the Divination Star Tower, Old Madam Jing’s personal attendant sent an order to Jing Ruge.
[Jing Jiaren was unruly and disregarded her family’s interests. She is therefore sentenced to be tortured by the glacier.]
Although Jing Ruge was the head of the Jing family on the surface, the one who was in charge was Old Madam Jing, who had the highest cultivation level. When Jing Ruge received this order, he was shocked and was worried that his daughter would not be able to survive the torture, so he personally went to the Divination Star Tower to plead with Old Madam Jing in hopes that she would show mercy to Jing Jiaren.
However, not only did not the old lady soften in the slightest, but she was also enraged. She reprimanded Jing Ruge for not raising his daughter well and spoiling her.
In the end, not only did Jing Ruge fail to save his daughter, but he himself was also scolded by Old Madam Jing.
When Jing Ruge returned, Jing Jiaren’s arms were already tied up and she was thrown to the bottom of the ice lake.
Zhang Zhanyi loved her daughter dearly and in order to beg Old Madam Jing for mercy, she had been kneeling on the stage beside the ice lake with Jing Jiaren. However, Old Madam Jing’s entire family was focused on Yu Huang’s matter and did not care about Jing Jiaren at all.
After hearing that Madam Zhang had been kneeling for a few days in order to apologize for Jing Jiaren’s sake, she did not become soft-hearted at all. Instead, she said to the messenger, “If she wants to kneel, let her be.”
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Zhang Zhanyi and Jing Jiaren were connected, so Zhang Zhanyi could feel that Jing Jiaren’s spiritual energy was gradually becoming weaker and weaker. According to the speed at which Jing Jiaren’s spiritual energy was flowing away, she probably wouldn’t be able to last until the tenth day.
Zhang Zhanyi could not watch helplessly as her daughter was tortured to death by the glacier.
Zhang Zhanyi was burning with anxiety. She kowtowed to the executioner on the other side of the lake again and cried, “I’m willing to apologize and be punished for my daughter’s sake. Please show mercy!”
When the executioner guarding by the ice lake saw that the Patriarch’s wife had begun to kowtow and apologize again, he sighed and said, “Madam, I’ll send someone to help you ask.”
Zhang Zhanyi hurriedly nodded.
The executioner took a Supreme Master guard and rushed to the Divination Star Tower so that he could convey the situation at the ice lake to the old lady.
When the subordinate came to Old Madam Jing’s side, he told her about the Patriarch’s wife pleading for Jing Jiaren. However, he came at the wrong time. Old Madam Jing was angry because Yu Huang had successfully pa.s.sed the Face the Divine Masters test.
After hearing the guard’s report, Old Madam Jing sneered and asked, “Madam Zhang wants to plead for leniency for her daughter? She even wants to accept punishment on her daughter’s behalf?”
The guard nodded carefully. “Yes.”
“Hmph, as expected of a benevolent mother!” Old Madam Jing berated angrily, “If she wants to be punished, then let’s do as she wishes. We’ll sink her into the ice lake and let her suffer with her daughter!”
Upon hearing this, the guard was shocked.
The guard said carefully, “She is the madam of the Jing family. I’m afraid…”
Before he could say the word inappropriate, Old Madam Jing scolded, “She raised her daughter to be such a b.a.s.t.a.r.d who completely disregarded the future of the family, so she is guilty to begin with. What, I haven’t even entered the coffin yet, but no one in the Jing family is willing to listen to me anymore?”
Upon hearing this, the guard was shocked and hurriedly shook his head. “Old Madam, calm down. I’ll do as you say when I get back.”
After the guard left, the leaders of the few major families looked at each other. They disagreed with Old Madam Jing’s unwavering personality. Ever since the old patriarch of the Jing family died, the Jing family had completely fell under Old Madam Jing’s rule. Jing Ruge and Jing Jiaren were oppressed by Old Madam all day long. The situation was quite pitiful.
But no matter what, this was the Jing family’s matter, so outsiders couldn’t interfere.
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When the executioner accepted the subordinate’s report and found out that not only was the old lady unwilling to show mercy to the Young Master, but she even wanted to punish the Patriarch’s wife, a look of pity flashed across the executioner’s eyes. However, Old Madam Jing was the boss of the Jing family. Her words could determine one’s life or death. Who would dare to disobey her?
The executioner did not dare to disobey the old lady’s orders. He could only send someone to report this matter to the Patriarch while sending someone to sink Zhang Zhanyi into the ice lake.
After Zhang Zhanyi found out about the old lady’s decision, she was stunned. Then, she placed her hands behind her back and said to the executioner, “Then lock me in the ice lake as well!”
“Sigh.” The executioner sighed and said, “Madam, please forgive me.” Then, he tied Zhang Zhanyi’s hands and threw her into the ice lake secret chamber.
Zhang Zhanyi falling into the ice lake alarmed Jing Jiaren.
Jing Jiaren, whose cultivation level had been suppressed to the Master Realm, was about to run out of spiritual energy after enduring five days of glacier torture. At this moment, her entire body was covered in a layer of frost. Her lips, which used to look rosy and healthy, were also frozen into a blackish-purple color.