Reincarnated as a Mosquito, I Sucked the Reborn Empress to Tears-Chapter 109: The Empress’s Reckoning: All Who Slandered and Insulted Me Will Be Sentenced
A deathly silence fell over the arena stage.
The referee raised a trembling hand, his voice dry as he announced, "A-Arena one hundred and sixty-six! Winner, Gu Yuexi of Du Nan First Middle School!"
The moment he finished speaking, several medical personnel in white coats rushed forward, frantically loading Luo Cheng onto a stretcher.
He was seriously injured. Several of his ribs were broken, and his Qi Blood was in turmoil. He probably wouldn’t be able to participate in the upcoming tri-provincial examination.
But Luo Cheng felt not a single shred of resentment. Instead, he was filled with the relief of having survived a close brush with death.
He knew that with that last finger strike, his opponent had shown him immense mercy.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been his sword that shattered, but his head!
’A monster...’
’She’s truly a monster...’
...
Gu Yuexi still had a calm and carefree expression, as if she had just swatted a fly.
In reality, with her Second-Grade Middle Stage Qi Blood and Spiritual Realm, activating three Perfection Level Realms placed an enormous burden on her.
That single finger strike had drained nearly half of the Qi Blood in her body.
But she had to do it.
These past few days, that damn mosquito had been stealing too much of the spotlight!
It purified curses, helped Demon Beasts evolve, and even handled a bug plague that the Provincial Government couldn’t solve.
If this continued, everyone would think that she, Gu Yuexi, was just a hanger-on, riding the mosquito’s coattails!
’How can I let that happen?!’
’I am the great Beast Taming Empress! How could I possibly become a mere accessory to a mosquito?’
’I have to make everyone see clearly who the true master in this partnership is!’
’Who is the one with truly limitless potential!’
’And besides...’
Gu Yuexi knew very well that her value had to be firmly in her own hands.
No matter how heaven-defying that mosquito’s abilities were, it was still just her Contracted Beast.
She was the master!
She had to display potential far surpassing the mosquito’s to secure the most resources for herself in the future, especially after going to the Capital City.
She refused to let a future come where all the resources from powerful figures were specifically earmarked for that mosquito!
’As for... why reveal her strength at the tri-provincial examination?’
’Two reasons!’
’First! She wanted everyone who had doubted her, slandered her, and cursed her to see with their own eyes just what kind of existence they had offended!’
’Second... she was going to use this opportunity to settle some scores.’
Gu Yuexi didn’t step down from the stage. Her disdainful gaze swept over the formation of Du Nan First Middle School students, precisely locking onto the area where Wang Tao and the others were.
Under countless stunned and uncertain gazes, she slowly took a microphone out of her Spatial Storage Pouch.
She had casually asked Qi Chongshan for it on the main platform just a moment ago.
When Wang Tao saw this, his heart skipped a beat. A sense of foreboding instantly washed over him.
’What... What is she planning to do?’
Gu Yuexi’s cold voice was heard, amplified by the microphone, and clearly transmitted to every corner of the entire stadium.
"Anyone else who thinks I’m a nepotism case can come up and fight me personally."
No one spoke.
In the Du Nan First Middle School section, the students who had been so riled up just moments ago were now all as silent as ducks with their necks wrung. Their faces were pale, and they didn’t dare to breathe too loudly.
’Are you kidding me?’
’Go up and fight her?’
’Even Luo Cheng, who had comprehended a Sword Intent Prototype, couldn’t withstand a single finger from her. Wouldn’t they just be asking for death?’
Gu Yuexi’s gaze swept over their faces, filled with fear and regret, as she continued:
"Since there are none, then what about those who spread rumors behind my back, who publicly slandered and insulted me... Shouldn’t you give me an explanation?"
The entire stadium was dead silent.
Wang Tao’s face was as white as a sheet. The people around him were so scared their legs went weak, and they could barely stand.
The students from the noble classes were also silent as cicadas in winter. A few of the more timid ones had even started to quietly shrink back into the crowd, hoping to slip away.
’How could they have ever imagined that this so-called "nepotism case" would be this ferocious?!’
’One-shotting Luo Cheng with a single finger! At that level of power, she has to be at the Peak of Second-Grade at least, right?’
’She might even be stronger than those monsters in the Hidden Dragon Class!’
’And on top of that, the Governor himself holds her in such high regard...’
’If she isn’t a nepotism case, then there’s only one other possibility—she’s a peerless prodigy, countless times more heaven-defying than the eight students in the Hidden Dragon Class!’
’They... had actually offended an existence like that?’
’That’s far more terrifying than offending a nepotism case!’
’After all, no matter how powerful a family or faction is, they wouldn’t go to too much trouble for a useless disciple with no real ability.’
’But a peerless genius... what if she grows stronger in the future and comes back for revenge?’
At this thought, everyone’s legs began to tremble.
’It’s over... We’re really done for this time!’
Seeing that still no one dared to step forward and speak, a mocking smile appeared on Gu Yuexi’s face.
She turned her head towards the main platform and said coolly, "Principal Chen, where’s the list I asked you to compile earlier? Please project it onto the big screen for me."
"Huh?"
On the main platform, Chen Xiaozhang froze for a moment.
Gu Yuexi had indeed asked him to investigate and compile a list of all students who participated in the protest. He had assumed she just wanted to know who the ringleaders were.
’I never thought... She’s actually going to publish the list in a setting like this, in front of all the provincial leaders and tens of thousands of people?’
’What is she planning? A public execution?’
Chen Xiaozhang hesitated, subconsciously glancing at the Governor beside him for guidance.
Right now, Qi Chongshan looked at Gu Yuexi more fondly than he would his own grandmother. How could he possibly refuse? He immediately nodded.
Having received the Governor’s permission, Chen Xiaozhang no longer hesitated. He immediately had someone project the compiled list onto the large holographic screen in the center of the stadium.
SWISH!
Densely packed names instantly filled the entire screen—there were several thousand of them!
"Holy shit!!"
"What... What’s going on?!"
"No way? She’s not really going to deal with us one by one, is she? There’s safety in numbers!"
The students on the list all panicked. Their faces turned pale as they put their heads together, whispering amongst themselves in a flurry of discussion.
Seeing this, the students from the noble classes frowned and exchanged glances, a look of surprise in their eyes.
’What’s the meaning of this? A public execution?’
’But... this is useless, isn’t it?’
They figured that at most, Gu Yuexi was just displaying their names to make an example of them and establish her dominance.
After all, they all had some connections, more or less. The school and the Provincial Government couldn’t possibly offend all of them just for one Gu Yuexi, right?
However, Gu Yuexi’s next words made everyone’s eyes widen in disbelief.
"The people on this list have openly spread rumors and slandered me, causing extremely severe damage to my personal reputation and mental health."
"According to the laws of the Great Xia, publicly insulting another person or fabricating facts to defame them, if the circumstances are serious, is punishable by a prison sentence of no less than three years."
"I hope the Provincial Government will act in accordance with the law, thoroughly investigate everyone on this list, and sentence all who participated in spreading rumors, slander, and personal attacks... to a minimum of three years in prison!"
BOOM—!!!
As soon as she said this, the entire stadium erupted in an uproar!
Everyone stared at her as if she were a madwoman!
’What the fuck?!’
’Has she gone insane?!’
’There have to be several thousand people on this list, right? Sentence all of them?’
’And they’re all talented students from Du Nan First Middle School! So many children of the rich and powerful are among them!’
’The laws of the Great Xia might say that, but in this dog-eat-dog world, who actually follows them to the letter?!’
’Do you really think the Provincial Government is your personal playground?!’
’Three years!’
’They’re all seventeen or eighteen. If they really go to prison for three years, wasting three golden years of Cultivation... even the greatest talent would be half-ruined!’
’This is too vicious!’
’And... it’s just too fanciful!’
After their brief shock, the children of the elite actually breathed a sigh of relief, looking at Gu Yuexi as if she were an idiot.
’This girl is truly a heaven-defying talent.’
’But isn’t she a bit too naive, too simple-minded?’
’Trying to use the law to punish all of them?’
’What a joke. The family forces behind them are deeply intertwined, and some are even great clans overseen by a King-level Powerhouse!’
’If they all banded together, it would be enough to set the economy of the entire Sui Ming Province back by a decade!’
’Even Governor Qi Chongshan wouldn’t dare to completely and utterly offend all of them!’
