Full-time Creation Master

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In the punishment of the Thunder Ring, the totem Xuan Snake, the Yuanting Yuechi, and those unruly eyes now held a hint of mockery.

It is indeed very weak. During its molting period, it suffered a natural punishment and gave away a lot of totem energy. Its current condition is not very good!

However, his status as the supreme monarch is undeniable!

Within the human mage's array, which was filled with the destructive power of lightning, the scattered, spreading, and winding lightning on its body resembled a lightning windbreaker, dazzling and eye-catching.

It could hear the voices of people on the other side urging it to leave and their murderous intent, but it didn't care much.

It slowly turned its head to look at Tang Yue on the Su Causeway, its scarlet forked tongue sweeping across before it coiled up around Tang Yue.

After saying something, Tang Yue's crying stopped abruptly, and then, unusually, she covered her face and hid.

"Zhu Meng!" Luo Mian roared in fury, seemingly betrayed. "You lied to me?!"

"Where!" Zhu Meng turned off the magic microphone, his expression cold and businesslike. "It's just that I discovered something else a couple of days ago, and it's quite shocking!"

Moreover, it happens to be related to Xuan She and Councilor Luo Mian!

Someone actually presented evidence linking the cost of serum produced by the esteemed councilor Luo Mian to the outbreak of the plague that swept through Hangzhou!

This made me cautious, after all, Councilor Luo Mian was someone who would go against tradition to help me, an outsider, kill the Xuan Snake!

"Just because of that?" Luo Mian was stunned. When did that big oaf Zhu Meng start caring about motives?!

"Of course it's not just that!" Zhu Meng approached Luo Mian and whispered, "This sword of mine isn't something just anyone is qualified to wield!"

The voice was very low, and only Luo Mian and Zhu Meng could hear it clearly.

However, one side looked righteous, while the other was furious!

"Are you planning to surrender or put up a stubborn resistance?"

"Heh!" Luo Mian glanced at his subordinates who were completely under his control, and then at the Thunder Ring Punishment - Nine Commandments of Prohibition outside.

It's a classic case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!

"Ha! I am a councilor from Hangzhou. According to parliamentary principles, you have no right to try me. You can only temporarily arrest me and hand me over to a higher judicial body..." Luo Mian's goatee fluttered, his face bearing an expression of resignation, but with a hint of "you just wait..."

"You seem very confident that you can be protected by the Magic Association?" Luo Mian personally placed a seal on Zhu Meng, carefully checked it twice, and even ordered the guard mage to place another energy-blocking lock before speaking, "According to the latest rumors..."

Elder Song Yan of the East Sea Magic Association is indeed a top-level mage, and he is the kind of mage who only needs a single Earth Core to have an 80% chance of breaking through forbidden spells!

Elder Song Yan is already working tirelessly to secure this batch of Earth Cores!

Upon hearing this, Luo Mian looked up in surprise, but was also puzzled as to why Zhu Meng knew about it earlier than him, Elder Song Yan's confidant.

And if they knew that, why did they still dare to attack themselves?

Just because of those peasants who suffered because of fake serum?

"Don't be too happy yet!"

Zhu Meng's voice, like a ghost's whisper, echoed, "Elder Song Yan holds a high position and his magical realm is indeed formidable, but who among those vying for a spot in the Earth Core is inferior?"

"There are many people younger than Elder Song Yan, who have made greater contributions, possess stronger backgrounds, and have more illustrious family connections!"

"Then what gives Elder Song Yan the right?"

"Now is another time of great competition, and simple exchanges of interests are no longer feasible!"

Parliament and those bureaucrats are more disciplined than they have been for decades!

"And the complete set of competition rules for the Earth's Core has once again been dug out of the dustbin of history."

Although there is still some dust on it that is not immediately visible, some obvious stains have disappeared...

"Therefore,..." Zhu Meng said casually, his meaning self-evident.

"Therefore, this stain on my record was discarded..." Luo Mian's face was ashen!

Luo Mian staggered backward, his strength out of control, and the gravel beneath his feet made a screeching sound in the silence.

The mist swirling around him from the black serpents had grown increasingly thick, like an impenetrable net, trapping him in this abyss of despair.

Dim light struggled to penetrate through the gaps in the branches overhead, casting dappled shadows on his pale face, much like his shattered state of mind.

"Back then... I was also a fine young man who was devoted to the public good and the country..." Luo Mian's voice was hoarse, filled with endless bitterness.

"I risked my life on missions countless times, trying to uphold the sense of justice that the school taught me..."

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"But you've changed..." Zhu Meng said this without a hint of mockery or frivolity, as if she were sighing with deep empathy!

"Yes! Who can remain unchanged!" A flash of anger crossed Luo Mian's face. "When I was just a judge, I believed in fairness and longed for fairness... But when fairness arrived late, when I needed it most..."

"I've changed!"

"I'm no longer wholeheartedly dedicated to achieving fairness for the poor; I'm pursuing fairness for myself!"

"Then when did you go from being a collaborator to Song Yan's dog?" Zhu Meng's words were as sharp as ever.

The bleak atmosphere almost couldn't stop Luo Mian's gaze from wanting to kill Zhu Meng!

never mind!

After gazing at him for a long time, Luo Mian sighed, "From the time he changed too..."

"After entering the advanced stage, mages need hundreds of times more resources than when they were at the advanced stage."

However, the amount of resources in the super-tier level of the magic plane is hundreds or thousands of times less than that of the junior, intermediate, and high-tier resources.

Not to mention, in any country, power, or organization, factions abound and promotions are incredibly difficult!

"And Elder Song Yan... ugh, that old dog Song Yan, he truly deserves to be called a genius!"

"After several setbacks, his wife inexplicably died of postpartum hemorrhage while in confinement after giving birth to their fourth child. A lavish funeral was held shortly afterward, but the following month, a grand wedding was held, and he married Song..."

"But I heard that Councilor Song was... Oh, killed by Song Yan for the greater good!" Zhu Meng suddenly realized, and was extremely disdainful.

How hypocritical!

"In short, the confident, self-reliant, and self-strengthening genius Song Yan changed before he faced the challenges of power, wealth, poverty, and death, turning into a venomous snake that would stop at nothing to pursue power!"

Its silkiness is truly astonishing!

Luo Mian sometimes reflected on this more than once: If I had Song Yan's talent and status, would I still be willing to do anything, even be a dog, to climb up the social ladder?

"Later, you should know that 'Song Yan's faction was officially established after the Zhao family, who had rebelled against the country, was wiped out in Xuncheng!' And I joined it, albeit somewhat reluctantly..."

The outpouring continued, Luo Mian's fists clenched tightly, his nails digging deep into his palms.

Fresh blood dripped slowly from between his fingers, blooming into shocking blood flowers on the gray ground.

Zhu Meng crossed his arms, a fleeting hint of sympathy crossing his face, but it was quickly replaced by indifference: "In the face of absolute interests and rules, your little bit of merit and hard work is insignificant."

The situation is changing too rapidly; Elder Song Yan, in order to preserve his own position, has no choice but to sacrifice a pawn to save the king.

Luo Mian suddenly threw his head back and laughed loudly. His laughter was so shrill that it startled the night crows perched on the branches. They flapped their wings and disappeared into the thick darkness.

"What a brilliant move to sacrifice a pawn to save the king!" Luo Mian gritted his teeth. "Song Yan appears virtuous on the surface, but in reality, he's a scoundrel."

He even killed his wife of many years, and his eldest son died under mysterious circumstances!

His second wife also "sacrificed her own family for the greater good"!

He secretly colluded with foreign enemies, causing the deaths of countless mages, and I was the one who covered it up for him!

He cheated me, bought low and sold high; every penny I made wasn't taken by him...

I never imagined he would be so ungrateful, not even bothering to say goodbye, not even offering me a way out!

Zhu Meng frowned slightly. Although killing one's son and wife is considered heinous by ordinary people, but...

A hint of hesitation flashed in Zhu Meng's eyes: "Are you telling the truth? If there is evidence, I don't mind drawing my sword against him."

People who are so selfish and have no moral bottom line will definitely become a scourge if they go any further!

They are definitely the target of the second batch of strategically vulnerable parliamentarians!

(The first team, the Emperor!)

Luo Mian smiled bitterly: "Evidence? He destroyed it all long ago."

If I actually had any evidence left behind, I wouldn't be alive today!

He slowly closed his eyes, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

"That's enough. I concede defeat to this farce."

Luo Mian opened his eyes, his anger burning like a dying ember. "But I won't let Song Yan get away with this."

I will expose his shameful deeds to the world, and even if I die, I will drag him down with me!

"Perfect timing, didn't you say that public opinion has become a bit cleaner in this era of great strife?"

I'll give it a try, I'm going to die anyway!