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Just when everyone was at a loss, and Di Renjie could only grimly let Ming Shiyin leave, Cain stepped forward:

"Wait, Ming Shiyin possesses two types of demonic energy, and there is another one that has not been tested. Suspicion has not yet been eliminated!"

"Kain?" Shangguan Wan'er was surprised, her dim eyes regaining their light.

“I only have one kind of demonic energy. How could I have a second one? What evidence do you have?” Ming Shiyin’s eyes flashed with surprise as he smiled.

"I'll lend you my magical artifact." Cain extended his hand, his eyes filled with confidence.

“Of course.” Ming Shiyin was not afraid. His magical artifacts were not something that just anyone could use. He wanted to see what tricks Cain was up to.

Cain took Ming Shiyin's peculiar magical artifact, and golden energy surged into his hand. Recalling the changes in Ming Shiyin's "dog leash" in the game, Cain guessed that this artifact was the key.

At first, the magical artifact tried to resist, but it was no match for the golden energy. It quickly gave in and began to spin uncontrollably, emitting a purple light.

How could this be?! This is...!

"Wait..." Ming Shiyin was shocked and wanted to speak, but the constables stopped him. A dark look flashed across his face. He had not foreseen this possibility!

"Lend me the Yin-Yang Disc again."

Cain took the fluorescent yellow energy from the constable's hand, picked it up from the Yin-Yang Plate, passed it through the magical artifact, and the fluorescent yellow energy instantly turned into purplish-red. It then fell back into the Yin-Yang Plate, where the purple and purplish-red blended together, becoming indistinguishable.

"Sa——"

A gust of wind swept in, and Ming Shiyin's figure and the magical artifact in Cain's hand suddenly disintegrated into petals and disappeared. Only the peony-red petals scattered in the air proved that he had once existed.

"Hmph, it really is a demon." Di Renjie was the first to come to his senses.

"Tsk, he got away." Di Renjie was somewhat displeased.

Cain didn't care. Ming Shiyin wouldn't leave Chang'an until he finished some things; he would just go from the light to the shadows.

People seemed to wake up from a dream, their exclamations of surprise rising and falling.

"What, what is this? Ming, the sorcerer, has disappeared, or has he turned into those flower petals that fill the sky?!"

"How could a human turn into a flower? Why did Ming Fangshi run away? Could it be that Ming Fangshi is really the criminal?"

People doubted everything that was happening before their eyes and dared not believe the conclusions they had drawn.

How could that kind and elegant Taoist priest Ming Shiyin be the mastermind behind a case from over a decade ago? Most of them probably wouldn't believe it.

"Lord Di, what should we do now?" the constable asked Di Renjie cautiously.

"Is there any need to say more? Ming Shiyin fled to escape punishment. You lead the search party, while the others pick up these petals. This is also formed from his energy. I want to examine it again in front of the people."

Di Renjie took the Yin-Yang Disc from Kaiyin and planned to spread the story of Ming Shiyin far and wide among the people.

"Yes!" The constable quickly gathered his men, and a few others picked up a few petals and placed them on the Yin-Yang plate.

The outcome this time is self-evident; it's time for people to see his true colors.

Di Renjie manipulated the Yin-Yang Disc with both hands, the complex and incomprehensible patterns shimmering slightly, the petals transforming into the same purplish-red energy. The two energies rotated and drew closer, seemingly merging until they became indistinguishable and the same energy.

"Fellow villagers!" Di Renjie walked towards the people, raising the Yin-Yang Disc to display:

"The energy that Ming Shiyin escaped from is from the same source as the energy of this illusion; he is the culprit!"

"The Yin-Yang Disc shows that the two energies have perfectly merged together, becoming indistinguishable, which is a manifestation of the same energy nature." On the complex patterns, the merged energy lies there.

"As you have all seen, Xuandu Temple is famous in Chang'an, and the Yin-Yang Plates they make are never fake. The results presented here have already proven that Ming Shiyin is the criminal."

“This is a case from over a decade ago. Now the truth has finally come to light, which means that Ming Shiyin has been at large for over a decade. His crimes are serious, and now that he is fleeing to avoid punishment, his crimes are even more serious. I will make sure he is punished by law!”

The people were in an uproar and discussing the matter extensively.

"Let's go, we can go back now." Cain patted Shangguan Wan'er's hand and smiled.

"Mm." Shangguan Wan'er nodded, still somewhat dazed, the feeling of having avenged her great enemy made her feel a little unreal.

"Thank you very much for your help this time. I owe you a favor."

After dealing with the people, Di Renjie walked up to Cain, and the look in his eyes that had been somewhat suspicious of Cain softened considerably.

"What are you saying? I didn't think that far ahead, which is why I acted without restraint towards Ming Shiyin. I should thank Lord Di for his wisdom and fairness," Cain replied with a smile.

"Oh, right, this is for you, Shangguan Wan'er. Take it and read it when you get home." With that, Di Renjie took out a rolled-up piece of paper with gold trim from his pocket and handed it to Shangguan Wan'er.

"Thank you, Lord Di. Goodbye."

Cain and Shangguan Wan'er bid farewell to Di Renjie and returned to the small courtyard.

As soon as she got home, Shangguan Wan'er couldn't wait to tear open the paper that Di Renjie had given her.

Upon unfolding the paper, three solemn golden characters came into view—the judgment.

Below is a line of small black text:

Following a trial by the Dali Temple, Ming Shiyin was found guilty of plotting to harm Shangguan Yi and implicate him in the Crown Prince Qian's treason case. The Dali Temple hereby declares that Shangguan Yi, the former Grand Tutor of the deposed Crown Prince Qian, is innocent and his innocence is proven. This is the imperial decree.

"This Di Renjie, he wrote the judgment so quickly. He must have already prepared it when he saw the appeal. He really doesn't let Ming Shiyin off the hook at all," Cain said with a sigh as he looked at the text.

"This this……"

Shangguan Wan'er stared blankly for a long time. After so many years, her long-cherished wish had finally come true. All the hardships and suffering she had endured had finally paid off. Thinking of this, even the strong-willed Shangguan Wan'er could no longer control herself. Large tears slid down her face. The exhilarating feeling of revenge made her vent her emotions freely.

"Waaaaah... Waaah, finally, finally, Grandfather has been exonerated... Our Shangguan family has finally been vindicated... We are no longer burdened with infamy, no longer condemned..."

Shangguan Wan'er buried her face in Cain's chest, her tears of joy, tears of rebirth. She was finally free from her slave status and would live as a citizen, Shangguan Wan'er—not a lowly slave, not Shangguan Zhao as a man—with dignity. The heavy burden she had carried was finally lifted at this moment.

Ah, you've had a tough time. Now you can start a new life, no longer bound by the past. You're free now, and the future awaits you, Shangguan Wan'er.

Cain gently stroked Shangguan Wan'er's head, silently comforting her excited heart, letting her tears of joy soak his clothes.

……