Ye Lingyun passed out cold.
The entire arena fell into a terrifying silence.
Principal Xue Haipeng's expression turned utterly blank, while the reporters continued snapping photos frantically.
Xie Litang frowned slightly, tossing her aside with a look of disgust and saying, “What ‘heavenly crap’? That’s so filthy.”
The entire student body and faculty of Jianghai High School were left completely bewildered.
Clearly, Xie Litang had won clean and fast.
Yet no one applauded; in fact, everyone looked as though the packet of crap beaten out of Ye Lingyun had been stuffed directly into their mouths.
However, the humiliation was only just beginning.
Xie Litang looked into the drone camera, gave a thumbs-down, and declared, “I told you before: if Jianghai High School is trash for one day, it’s trash for a lifetime.”
“Of course.”
“You don't need to worry at all.”
“Starting today, you've got company.”
“I hereby declare... everyone at Biandu Martial Arts University is trash as well.”
With this single sweep of AoE taunting, both schools were driven completely insane.
Xie Litang didn't bother lingering any longer; cranking her turbofan hoverboard's street-flex mode to the maximum, the machine let out an arrogant roar as she flew off, heading home happily to collect her payout.
At 9.9 to 1 odds, she had bet seventy thousand.
In just that brief moment, she had netted over five hundred thousand yuan.
In the Jianghai High School infirmary.
“Ah, ahhh!”
A scream filled with raw humiliation echoed from inside the room.
Ye Lingyun was staring in disbelief; her pants had been changed, but her heart was utterly shattered, and the room was still wafting with the smell of garlic sprouts she had eaten last night.
In an instant, her Dao Heart crumbled.
The angel was her pride.
It was her greatest asset for showing off in front of others.
But now that the angel had been beaten into heavenly crap, she could forget about ever washing her reputation clean.
A middle-aged man walked in with an ominous expression, and the moment Ye Lingyun saw him, she broke down into hysterical tears.
“Dad.”
“I want her dead.”
“I want to tear her into ten thousand pieces! No, that's too merciful for her—I want to break her arms and legs, then sell her into the absolute worst slums!”
“Ahhhh... Dad, you have to avenge me! Waaaaah!”
The middle-aged man embraced her, his voice chillingly cold as he said, “Rest assured, Yun'er. Anyone who dares bully the daughter of Ye Fan won't escape, even if she flees to the ends of the earth.”
“Before tonight is over, I will have her kneeling before you, entirely at your mercy.”
Back at the residential apartment.
Xie Litang was feeling absolutely thrilled.
Every time she looked at her bank balance, she couldn't help but chuckle.
“Sis, you've been giggling for half an hour.”
“Shouldn't I? Didn't you always want a workstation setup? Order whatever you need; Miss Xie is footing the whole bill today.”
Just as the two were teasing each other...
Knock, knock, knock!
Urgent knocking resounded from outside the door.
“Who is it? Why all the banging?”
“Jianghai City Peacekeeper Investigation Bureau. We need to clarify a few things with you.”
Jianghai City Peacekeeper Investigation Bureau?
Xie Litang's brows furrowed slightly.
She quickly searched her memory, feeling quite certain that she hadn't committed any crimes recently.
At most, she had obtained an ID card through unofficial channels at the Demon Beast Hunter Association.
“Could it be about Liyang City?”
“No, that doesn't make sense.”
Filled with doubts, she opened the door.
A peacekeeper stepped forward, held out his badge, and said, “Hello, investigators from the Peacekeeper Bureau. We currently suspect you are involved in a murder case. Please cooperate and come with us.”
A flurry of thoughts flashed through Xie Litang's mind.
The timing of these peacekeepers was far too suspicious.
Nothing ever happened during normal days, so why did peacekeepers show up at her door right after she dealt with a scion of a powerful family today?
“Ye Lingyun?”
“Or the school?”
Theoretically, it shouldn't be the school, or they would have acted long ago when she humiliated them earlier.
Thus, it could basically be deduced that it was the Ye Family.
She had beaten the crap out of Ye Lingyun only moments ago, and the Peacekeeper Bureau came knocking right on her heels—there were no such coincidences in this world.
Xie Litang's face darkened as she said, “Fine, but my sister has been disabled since she was little and can't take care of herself well alone. I want to give her a few instructions. Is that a problem?”
“Or your Peacekeeper Bureau can find someone to look after her in the meantime.”
The peacekeeper nodded and said, “Alright, we'll give you five minutes.”
Xie Litang narrowed her eyes slightly.
There was definitely a catch here.
If she were truly a murder suspect, she would have been restrained immediately rather than being allowed to hand off instructions, which meant they didn't care at all if she destroyed evidence.
Xie Litang turned back inside the apartment and lowered her voice: “Linling, I'm afraid we're in big trouble this time.”
“Listen to me.”
“Take my bearer bank card in a bit.”
“Go to the Demon Beast Hunter Emporium, find a salesperson named Yang Yiyi, and spend all the money.”
Chen Linling's expression turned grave.
Before she could speak, Xie Litang gave her a sharp look and continued: “Don't interrupt me. I'm giving you two choices.”
“First, take the money, apply to live in a different New Citadel, and conceal your identity from now on.”
“Second, come with me, and wait for me outside the city.”
Chen Linling answered without hesitation, “I choose the second option.”
Xie Litang nodded and said, “Alright. You can go to the cafe opposite the Demon Beast Hunter Association to buy a Demon Beast Hunter Pass.”
“Also, don't skimp on money.”
“Buy whatever you need, including things you want.”
“Go to the Demon Beast Hunter Association and hire someone.”
“Have them escort you twenty kilometers outside the city to the abandoned Kangda Town.”
“Of course, all of this is only if things truly go south. Judge the situation yourself.”
Time was too tight.
That was all she could brief her on.
Soon, the peacekeepers entered the room and took her away.
Inside the interrogation room, it was the same old routine, forcing several murder cases that Xie Litang knew nothing about onto her head.
“Leniency for confession, severity for resistance.”
“We already possess sufficient evidence. Stop making futile resistance.”
Xie Litang threw up her hands and said, “I don't know anything.”
The peacekeeper slammed the table, his tone turning increasingly cold: “Hair and fingerprints from the murder scene, your awakened Teammate Sacrifice ability, your sudden surge in strength, and your money from unknown sources—do I need to continue?”
Xie Litang said, “I went outside the city to hunt demon beasts.”
The peacekeeper snorted coldly. “Who are you trying to fool?”
“Believe it or not.”
“Watch your tone.”
“...”
Xie Litang was basically certain now after that flurry of accusations.
The hair and fingerprints were sourced from her old home.
Her Teammate Sacrifice ability could be looked up in the official archives, though that ability had time limits.
So it wasn't that they didn't know or hadn't checked.
Rather, they were intent on framing this as an ironclad case.
Outside, the storm was gathering strength.
The trending topic of Ye Lingyun getting the crap beaten out of her hadn't even lasted an hour before it was completely taken down.
Immediately afterward, news across Jianghai City inundated every platform, with all trending searches focusing entirely on the murder case.
[Dear viewers, the Peacekeeper Bureau has made a major breakthrough in the 624 Major Homicide Case.]
[The criminal suspect, a certain Miss Xie, possesses an ability to gain immense power through sacrifice. Hair and numerous fingerprints were recovered at the scene, along with a massive sum of money from unknown sources belonging to suspect Xie.]
The camera then cut to the victim's family members.
A child cried a couple of times.
Instantly igniting fury across the entire city.
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