At this moment, Suo Lun also fully understood his father Count Suo Long’s state of mind.
He was an absolutely upright person who, even with a constant yearning for Yan Chuo’er, would never treat his wife poorly and would surely try every means to love her.
Yet, he had encountered an incredibly deceitful and merciless woman.
On the surface, she seemed gentle, virtuous, elegant, and beautiful—almost perfect.
But in reality, she was like a person depicted in a painting, appearing flawless but utterly lacking a soul. Her entire heart was occupied by the Dragon Temple, and she had little affection for her husband and children.
Therefore, Count Suo Long had become completely estranged from her.
Fang Qingshu led the judges and the Judgement Knight Order, swiftly racing back to Zhi Du.
Everything was far from over; he had to save himself, otherwise, the consequences were unimaginable.
Now, his only avenue for survival was to drag Chief Judge Luo Ge and Holy Priest Ge Li down with him.
After all, the arrest order for Yan Nai’er was personally signed by Luo Ge and Ge Li. This failed mission, which had even resulted in Fang Qingshu’s arms being broken and Suo Lun slapping them in the face, was highly discomforting for these two supreme authorities.
If played right, the trio forming an alliance might even prevent Priest Gu Ban of the Sky from acting rashly.
Moreover, it would enable Fang Qingshu to strike back and corner Suo Lun to his doom.
After all, were Luo Ge and Ge Li’s faces that easy to slap?
Thus, Fang Qingshu made a decisive decision to leave Tianshui City.
After leaving Tianshui City by three hundred miles, a graceful figure quickly followed after him—turning back, he was astonished to see it was Fu Lingxi.
"What, has Lord Fu Lingxi also been expelled by Suo Lun?" Fang Qingshu sneered.
Fu Lingxi said, "Young Master Fang Qing, perhaps you should be thinking about how to protect yourself?"
Looking at Fu Lingxi’s unmatched beauty and contemplating her special status as Suo Lun’s mother, Fang Qingshu suddenly had an idea and said, "Lord Fu Lingxi, how about we make a deal?"
"A deal?" Fu Lingxi frowned.
Fang Qingshu said, "You help me overcome this crisis and launch a decisive counterattack against Suo Lun. In return, I’ll ensure you ascend one more level, to become one of the four Chief Judges. How about it?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Lingxi’s delicate body trembled violently.
Inside the Tianshui City Lord’s residence!
"For Fang Qingshu to save himself, he must drag Luo Ge and Ge Li into the water," said Suo Lun. "A lord of Yin Zhou, a chief judge, and a holy priest—if the three of them form an alliance, even Priest Gu Ban of the Sky would find it difficult to interfere."
Princess Zhi Yan nodded her head.
Suo Lun continued, "Therefore, if we want to send Fang Qingshu to his death, we must completely sever his ties with Luo Ge and Ge Li."
Zhi Yan commented, "But, the arrest warrant was indeed personally signed by Luo Ge and Ge Li, making it difficult for them to disassociate from Fang Qingshu. No matter what we do, it would be an affront to both of them, and instead of annihilating Fang Qingshu, we would face a catastrophe!"
Suo Lun nodded; a chief judge and a holy priest almost represented the pinnacle of power in the Rage Wave Kingdom.
The wrath of these two was something Suo Lun could not currently endure.
If Fang Qingshu succeeded, not only would he escape, but Suo Lun and Yan Nai’er would be left with no place to bury their corpses.
After all, neither City Lord Huai Bingyi nor Priest Gu Ban of the Sky would completely fall out with a chief judge and a holy priest just for Suo Lun’s sake.
"If the snake is not killed, it will bring harm," Suo Lun stood up and said, "This time, we must utterly destroy Fang Qingshu, making it impossible for him to turn things around!"
Princess Zhi Yan asked, "How certain are you?"
"Seventy percent," replied Suo Lun.
Startled by this response, Princess Zhi Yan found it hard to believe.
Suo Lun declared, "Let’s go, enter Zhi Du, and thoroughly eliminate Fang Qingshu!"
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