I Have a Dice Left by a God

Chapter 555 147: Shrouded in Mystery

Li Xin felt something was amiss, "Most of the deceased were disciples of the Hundred Martial Hall?""That's right, the Church Court also noticed this point. The Hundred Martial Hall is not some cult. It holds a very high status among the Beijing people and has helped many people. Because of this alone, the Church Court has no means of action," Kathy said.

The Hundred Martial Hall evidently had no intention of just being in the shadows. They were secretly developing hidden powers, utilizing their many disciples to start creating powerful figures. Their actions were more urgent than the Church Court's, which inevitably led to issues.

"In other words, the second Skinned One is using the name of the Skinned One to execute justice?" Li Xin said. It's crucial that all the deceased were embryos who had killed before—this kind of detail only Kathy would tell him.

"There's no such thing as executing justice. All the worms from the deceased were removed. These worms, raised for a certain period, have astounding value, with many already starting to develop embryos," Kathy said. "Both the Church Court and the Hundred Martial Hall are a bit troubled, each suspecting the other, leaving the situation at a standstill."

Li Xin felt a bit conflicted. He fully committed to solving the case to find the murderer and avenge the deceased, but now things were turning sour.

"What does the Metropolitan mean?"

"Lei Qinglu is very concerned about this case and wants to find the murderer. The rattle he possesses is an extremely powerful secret item. Not only can it identify embryos with worms inside them, but it also seems to have some ability to paralyze targets, which is quite extraordinary," Kathy said.

"Currently, the identity and the represented forces of this person are unknown. I judge that he is neither from the Church Court nor the Hundred Martial Hall, but that there is a third-party force causing trouble."

Li Xin nodded. Such a level of secret item is not something an ordinary Awakened can possess. Only top-tier Secret Organizations might have it. Knowing the function of these worms, the opposition dared to act, without distinguishing between the Church Court and the Hundred Martial Hall.

"Could it be the Song of Hell?"

"It's not off the table. The difficult part of this case is being unable to make a public spectacle. It's not about the people who died; it's about worrying about the intentions of the person or organization behind them, and where those worms have disappeared to," Kathy said. "That's also why Lei Qinglu has Shadow Owl investigating, at least to figure out who the opponent is."

Li Xin shrugged with a bitter smile, "I really don't want to get involved with this kind of troublesome affair."

"That's fine," Kathy smiled, "This kind of open and hidden strife between the Church Court and Secret Organizations is countless; let them fight it out among themselves."

"Dean Chen wants Xueyin to lay a good foundation at the Celestial Principle School first and then go to the Peaceful Canon Law School. I spoke with Aunt Fei, and we both think it's a good idea," Li Xin said.

Kathy nodded, "That's great, people should do what's appropriate for their age. Being with a bunch of dilly-dallying old scholars all day is quite uncomfortable. I support it. Peaceful is a pretty good choice, more free than Divine Revelation."

"We think so too," Li Xin smiled. Moreover, they were also worried about the depth of Divine Revelation, with aristocratic offspring everywhere. Look at Luo Xue and Fei Ruolin's oppressed states to understand. It's much better at Peaceful.

Celestial Principle School.

On the weekends, scholars also take breaks, some drink tea and discuss knowledge, while others go on excursions. Lin Xueyin's room was piled with books, and Justin was also placed to one side.

Justin had a face of utter desperation. He didn't want to stay in this ghost place but knew Dog Xin's temperament quite well.

Xueyin wrote very diligently. The general guidelines of Celestial Principle study were relatively few, but the detailed cases were especially numerous. While reading, she cross-referenced the guidelines, "Mind is principle, Unity of Knowledge and Action, to reach one's conscience, it's interesting that one's ideas align with the world's laws, practicing one's understanding of the world in action, upholding one's moral standards without being swayed by externals, Justin, which layer do you think this understanding belongs to?"

Justin strained to widen his cat eyes, with a face full of questions.

Xueyin petted Justin's head, "You're such a clever cat."

After saying that, Xueyin continued reading. Celestial Principle study wasn't just pie in the sky, with substantial practice involved. In Hedan, under the old King's support, the Celestial Principle School had deeply integrated into society's development. It lagged quite a bit in the Dragon Capital; the Celestial Principle School could not directly participate in politics but instead changed minds through the Canon Law School's dissemination.

Besides being a transaction between Moncalleta and Lilon, credit must indeed be given to Grand Governor Luthor for establishing this favorable environment. He was exceptionally welcoming and eager to learn about foreign outstanding theories, technologies, people, and resources.

Previously, Xueyin was mostly impressed that Luthor was a live-in son-in-law and Hex-Tech had produced a lot of wastewater. Gradually understanding, she began to grasp his greatness. The Celestial Principle School greatly revered Luthor, with numerous citing him in the practical cases in Hedan. Her interest in learning was limited, but she was very intrigued by Luthor himself.

In the evening, after seeing Kathy off, Li Xin and Lin Fei worked overtime, Lin Fei had to prepare some planning for the coming week, while Li Xin could now write. Let the Metropolitan and other big figures worry about the Skinned One's case, he felt much more relaxed.

However, Li Xin still made an assessment: the Skinned One case six years later relates to the Song of Hell.

The dice did not indicate danger and gave an effective judgment of three points.

Based on current understanding, this case doesn't seem strongly connected to the Song of Hell, at least not on the surface. The perpetrator is not someone from the Song of Hell.

After making the assessment, Li Xin experienced some mild aftereffects. Thankfully, they weren't too strong. He considered whether to get some Magic Potion from Kathy, or find someone to explore the opponent's Holy Land. He somewhat missed Master Simmons, and wondered how he was doing.

At night, Aunt Fei worked late. Until Lin Fei's breathing grew stable, Li Xin planned to visit Batty at the Round Table Conference. He knew of Batty's eagerness to find a passage and guide everyone out of the Mist City. However, Li Xin was well aware that with such a secretive place and the presence of Divine Beings, hoping for a stroke of luck was not justified, and rushing was not an option.

Descending into the Twelve Zodiac Star Disc, just as he was about to call out, a glow flickered above the high-backed chair of Aries, and Miss Aries appeared.

Estella noticed Mr. Gemini was also there, "Good evening, Mr. Gemini, what a coincidence."

"Good evening, Miss Aries, it is a bit of a coincidence," Li Xin smiled.

"Do you have business?" Estella said, as she was there to see Mr. Gemini.

"I had an appointment with Mr. Leo, but it's not urgent. If you need to use the Star Disc, Miss Aries, I can leave first," Li Xin said.

"Mr. Gemini, I actually came to find you," Estella said. "I've encountered a problem and would like to discuss it with you, if you have the time."

"My pleasure, Miss Aries, please go ahead."

After her unfortunate parting with her elder brother last time, Estella had returned to her deep inner conflict. From what she had learned, she did not agree with her elder brother's actions. However, he had a point. If sacrificing herself could save countless lives, she was not afraid. Her father was willing to sacrifice for her, for the Kingdom, so she could as well.

This plunged Estella into a deep state of conflict.