So what if I'm useless? I'll become a saint!

Ling Jiucheng did not look at Madam Lan and Ling Jiuxi who were lying on the ground. He just took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms and threw it lightly. The small porcelain bottle then floated steadily in the air.

He then used his spiritual power, and saw the medicinal powder in the small porcelain bottle was blown up by an invisible wind, instantly dispersing in the air and turning into a light mist.

After a while, those members of the Ling family whose spiritual powers were sealed by Ling Jiuze, recovered their cultivation under the effect of the powder. They showed joy on their faces, stood up and looked at Ling Jiucheng with gratitude.

Ling Changfeng looked at his eldest son, his eyes full of satisfaction and pride, and he spoke slowly.

"Jiucheng, you're back?"

There was a barely perceptible tremor in his voice. At this moment, he was filled with excitement about Ling Jiucheng's return.

Ling Jiucheng bowed and answered respectfully.

"My child is back. Please forgive me, father. I failed to return in time, which caused you and your family to suffer."

Then he turned around and bowed to Xingze and Xing Tianye, showing great courtesy.

"City Lord, Young City Lord, thank you for your help. I am grateful."

Seeing this, Xingze and Xing Tianye hurriedly returned the greeting, indicating that there was no need to be polite.

The next moment, family members knelt on the ground and shouted in unison.

"Little Lord!"

Ling Jiucheng looked at Ling Jiuze coldly, his voice cold and resolute. "Ling Jiuze, Ling Jiuxi, you practiced evil ways, harmed the world, and killed your fellow disciples. Your crimes deserve to be punished. But for the sake of the family bloodline, your cultivation will be abolished and you will be imprisoned in the dungeon for life."

His voice was filled with unquestionable majesty, and in just an instant he had made the final judgment on Ling Jiuze and Ling Jiuxi.

Upon hearing this, Madam Lan quickly begged for mercy.

"Young Master, please think twice! Please give them a chance to live! After all, they are your relatives too!"

There was a hint of crying and pleading in her voice, and she felt that she could not accept Ling Jiucheng's verdict.

She was unwilling in her heart, but for the sake of her children, she could kneel!

However, Ling Jiucheng just smiled coldly. He looked at Madam Lan with eyes full of ridicule and indifference.

"Madam Lan, have you ever left Jiuan any chance to survive? Now you're begging me to give them a chance to survive? This is ridiculous!"

His voice was cold and resolute, and he paid no attention to Madam Lan's pleas for mercy.

Seeing this, Liuying quickly moved to Ling Jiuan's side. Her little hands tightly grasped a stack of papers, her eyes flashing with determination and resoluteness.

She whispered to Ling Jiuan.

"Master, here is the evidence that Madam Lan killed Madam. We found it the day you and Master Lei went to the Cheng family, but we never had the chance to give it to you."

There was a slight tremor in her voice, and she expressed the hardships of her forbearance and investigation during this period.

When Ling Jiuan heard this, a hint of ruthlessness and determination flashed in his eyes.

She took a pill, stood up with difficulty, then slowly walked to Ling Jiucheng and knelt in front of Ling Changfeng.

Her action shocked everyone, because it was the first time that Ling Jiuan knelt down in these days.

She looked up at Ling Changfeng, tears glistening in her eyes.

"Please ask father to decide!"

There was a hint of trembling and pleading in her voice.

Ling Changfeng sighed. He looked at Ling Jiuan, with heartache and helplessness flashing in his eyes.

He reached out and helped Ling Jiuan up.

"Jiuan, you have been wronged this time. Dad will give you justice."

However, Ling Jiuan shook her head, with more complicated emotions flashing in her eyes.

"Father, I am not here for this collusion with the demon cultivators, but for other things."

Ling Changfeng frowned, obviously surprised and puzzled by the "other things" mentioned by Ling Jiuan.

He looked at Ling Jiuan in confusion.

"Other things? What?"

Ling Jiuan handed over the stack of papers, her eyes flashing with determination and resoluteness.

She said in a deep voice.

"It was my mother's death."

These four words seemed to carry a heavy weight, making everyone present feel a heavy atmosphere.

Ling Changfeng's face changed. He was obviously shocked and puzzled by what Ling Jiuan said about his mother's death.

He muttered to himself.

"Your mother's death? This..."

Ling Jiuan spoke coldly, her voice full of hatred and determination.

"My mother didn't die of complications during childbirth. It was... Madam Lan who bribed the servants to poison her medicinal food, hoping to kill both my mother and me. It was too late when my mother found out, so she could only risk her life to save me."

Her words were like ice, making everyone present feel a piercing chill.

She paused, then handed the evidence in her hand to Ling Changfeng.

"Here is the evidence, please bear witness to it, father!"

There was a hint of trembling and pleading in her voice, and her heart was filled with unspeakable pain and anger for her mother's death.

When Ling Changfeng took the evidence, his face became extremely solemn.

He carefully flipped through the papers, and every page recorded Madam Lan's crime of bribing servants and poisoning Ling Jiuan's mother.

Upon hearing this, Madam Lan's face instantly turned as pale as paper. She kowtowed repeatedly, her voice filled with tears and pleading.

"Master, please understand. I am innocent! I have never done such a thing. Please understand!"

Her forehead was already red and swollen, but she kept knocking it, as if trying to prove her innocence.

However, Ling Changfeng just smiled coldly.

He looked at Madam Lan and spoke in a cold voice.

"Unjustly accused? Which of these things were not done by you? The evidence is irrefutable, and you still want to quibble?"

His voice was full of unquestionable power, and he had already made a judgment on Mrs. Lan's crime in his heart.

Upon hearing this, Madam Lan's body softened and she collapsed to the ground.

She knew that she could no longer make excuses. All the evidence pointed to her and she could no longer escape the blame.

But she is not reconciled!

Seeing this, Ling Jiuxi spoke angrily, his voice full of dissatisfaction and doubt.

"Father, you are too biased. Just because of Ling Jiuan's words and a few pieces of waste paper, you doubt mother?"

She stared at Ling Changfeng with eyes wide open, unable to accept such a judgment at all.

Shouldn't a father love his mother the most?

How could this be?

Upon hearing this, Ling Changfeng's face darkened. He looked at Ling Jiuxi coldly, with unquestionable majesty in his voice.

"Xi'er, don't be rude. The evidence is solid, how can it be overturned by a few empty words? The evidence of what your mother did is there, how can I turn a blind eye to it?"

Ling Jiuxi sneered, her voice full of doubt and provocation. "Father, how do you know that these evidences were not forged by Ling Jiuan? In the final analysis, you are biased towards Ling Jiuan! But if you really love her, why did you let her stay in the back mountain for more than ten years? Father, you are so hypocritical!"

It's just that now that I see Ling Jiuan is gifted and can be of great use, I'm particularly partial to him.