You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?-Chapter 281 - 53, Innate Treasure 2

This is the rule.

"Thus..."

Lin Yue calmly looked at the three people kneeling below and pronounced, "Weichi Wen is sentenced to a hundred and sixty years in prison, Qin Yao to a hundred and twenty years. Both can offset their imprisonment with merits from Dawn Platform, where one hundred Big Merits can offset one year. As for Chu Fenglin, this palace sentences you to exile in Eternal Night."

The three individuals' faces turned pale instantly, especially the young man Chu Fenglin, who was deathly pale as he stared fixedly at Lin Yue.

If not for Lin Yue's high status and authority, and the fact that this was a trial, he probably would have wanted to jump up and curse vehemently.

A century of imprisonment was already quite excessive, and by the rules, it took a hundred Big Merits to offset just one year. Even Great Cultivators generally struggled to amass thousands of Big Merits.

And exile to Eternal Night was considered the harshest of punishments!

No amount of merits could possibly offset it.

The audience inside Bright Mirror Hall immediately let out a suppressed uproar – who would have thought that His Highness would mete out such severe sentences?

This was a complete disregard for the faces of both Commanders and the Empress.

Even Imperial Master could not help but look at Lin Yue, wondering if His Highness was only concerned about the two thousand Earth Merits from the inspection trial, and indifferent to the Empress and the two Commanders of Dawn Platform?

"Do any of you have any objections?"

After pronouncing the sentences, Lin Yue looked towards the officials presiding at his sides.

"Seventeenth Prince, this subordinate has some doubts and requests clarification from Your Highness."

A red-robed chief officer from the Imperial Examination Hall stood up and respectfully bowed, "I dare to ask Seventeenth Prince, did you say that the value of the mutant beast materials illicitly sold by these three is comparable to a seventh-grade Immortal Pill?"

"Indeed," Lin Yue nodded and said, "Does Chief Officer Liang find anything amiss?"

He knew that this Chief Officer Liang was a man dispatched by the Empress, including officials from the Ministry of Justice on the Empress's side.

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Although it was the Imperial Examination Hall that arrested them, the hall itself was not monolithic.

"Why would Seventeenth Prince be so certain?"

The red-robed chief officer slowly said, "Is it simply because of the Heavenly Void Life Elixir? Although my Imperial Examination Hall did capture these three during their illicit trade, there is no evidence to prove that the Heavenly Void Life Elixir was used for the transaction. I implore Seventeenth Prince to consider carefully and rejudge the case."

The Ministry of Justice's official also stood up and bowed, "As an Inspector, Seventeenth Prince should uphold justice. How can you deliver such a heavy punishment based on an unsubstantiated suspicion?"

Although these two officials were of lower rank than the Inspector, they had powerful backers, and with His Highness still unfledged, they naturally had no fear.

"The palace dare mete out such punishment surely has sufficient reason."

Lin Yue's gaze swept over the two men and said, "Since the palace claims that the value of these mutant beast materials is on par with a seventh-grade Immortal Pill, it is certainly not without a basis. Most of these mutant beast materials have been verified by the palace for their value."

The Ministry of Justice's official and Chief Officer from the Imperial Examination Hall were both taken aback.

Imperial Master was also somewhat surprised.

These mutant beast materials were rare and difficult to trace back to their source beasts, and even with Dawn Platform's extensive references, it was challenging to verify them. How could Seventeenth Prince confirm them?

The three below were also stunned.

They were certain that these mutant beast materials were unrecorded in Ancestor Hall and Dawn Platform; thus, they had chosen to sell them privately. How could His Highness recognize them?

"Seventeenth Prince."

The official from the Ministry of Justice immediately bowed and said, "It's not that this subordinate mistrusts Your Highness, but given the significant implications of this case, we request that Seventeenth Prince provides some convincing evidence to all."

Imperial Master also looked towards Lin Yue and said, "If Seventeenth Prince has already verified the materials, let us hear it. As long as the evidence is solid, no one will dare to object."

She was not afraid of the Empress, nor did she pay much heed to the two Commanders, but whether there was a reason or not, that was important.

"Of course, there is evidence."

Lin Yue looked at the two men calmly and said to Imperial Master, "Please present those difficult-to-identify mutant beast materials."

"Very well," Imperial Master said, waving her sleeve.

A large table appeared inside Bright Mirror Hall, covered with scales, claws, fur, hearts, and dozens of different mutant beast materials.

"Imperial Master."

The official from the Ministry of Justice then said, "Since we are verifying, please invite some experts proficient in identifying mutant beast materials."

"Naturally," Imperial Master said indifferently, "I've already instructed the Treasure Masters to be ready. Come on up."

From among the crowd, five white-robed Treasure Masters stepped forward and approached respectfully, bowing, "My lord."

"These five are the most knowledgeable Treasure Masters of Dawn Platform regarding mutant beast materials."

Imperial Master looked at the five and ordered, "Listen, if you think the Inspector says anything incorrect, feel free to retort."

Lin Yue stood up and approached the table, speaking softly, "Some of these mutant beast materials, even the palace cannot recognize, but just the part that the palace does, is already worth a seventh-grade Immortal Pill."

He casually picked up a piece of fur-like material full of cracks and said, "This, is the fur of the Eternal Night Strange Beast 'White Bone Colt'."

"Fur of the White Bone Colt?"

A Treasure Master couldn't help but speak up, "Seventeenth Prince, the White Bone Colt is so named because once it dies, its flesh and fur turn to vapor and vanish, leaving only white bones. Even if someone forcefully tears off its fur, it dissolves into nothingness. How could fur be preserved?"

The other four Treasure Masters also nodded in agreement.

Among the spectators of Dawn Platform, some had witnessed White Bone Colts and naturally knew this fact, leading them to wonder in their hearts whether this prince was making wild claims.