Chapter Fifty-Six: The Result of the Trial!
In the middle of the night, the atmosphere that should have been quiet was completely destroyed by the raging wind.
At the moment when the fragment that had brought Rui Wen and Yasuo countless painful encounters flew towards Conde's throat, a whistling wall of wind appeared out of thin air!
Then, under Ruiwen's almost desperate gaze, the wall of wind bound the fragments of the broken sword in the air, unable to move forward a single bit.
The wall of wind slowly dissipated, and the fragments of the broken sword fell to the ground with a crisp jingle sound.
Rui Wen grabbed the wooden door of the cell with both hands, looking at the broken sword fragments that fell to the ground, as if the whole person's strength had been drained.
She fell heavily on her knees and muttered incessantly.
"It's all my fault, it's all my fault, I caused all this with my own hands......"
At this time, Rui Wen seemed to have lost all motivation to resist, and she didn't want to continue to escape.
She was just about to kill an innocent person again, and that person was the one she loved the most.
"Yasuo." Riven muttered softly.
"I'm willing to atone for what I've done in the past, so let's do it."
As she spoke, the rune magic flowing from Rui Wen's broken sword had dissipated, and she was ready to atone for her sins.
The wind was raging throughout the cell, and even the walls and wooden doors of the cell were scratched by the wind blades.
This power is enough to turn any human body into powder!
However, just as this power derived from the Wind Sword Technique was about to come to Rui Wen, the storm in the entire cell suddenly subsided.
Ruiwen's white hair no longer danced in the wind, and even the strand of hair on her forehead slowly fell back to the side of her ear.
In confusion, Rui Wen raised her head and looked at Yasuo in front of her.
It was then that she saw Yasona's Wind Blade slowly retracting into its scabbard.
At the same time, Yasuo's voice sounded in Ruiwen's ears.
"Ruiwen, the past has been forged, and we can't change it."
"It's my responsibility to protect the master, but I couldn't be by his side that day...... If I had been there...... I could have protected him! ”
With that, Yasuo stroked his sword with one hand and looked at the bright moon in the night sky through the window of his cell.
"After all, the master's death is my fault, and I can't blame you. And all that I have endured in the past is a punishment for me......"
After saying this, Yasuo let out a long breath, as if he had spit out all the dark clouds that had accumulated in his heart.
Now, after so much has happened, Yasuo chooses to let go of everything in the past and no longer make up for the hatred in his heart with endless killing.
"Step! Trample! Trample! ”
Suddenly, the sound of gentle footsteps sounded from the end of the aisle, and a figure in an official uniform walked into the cell.
Yasuo and Riven looked over there together.
It's the president of the council.
She walked carefully around the cell, looking for signs of Riven's fight with Yasuo.
When she got to Yasuo and Riven, she stopped.
He looked at Yasuo in front of him and said softly, "Yasuo, taking responsibility is the first step to atonement. ”
"And what about the second step?" Yasuo asked softly.
"Forgive yourself for the past!" The chairman spread his hands slightly: "Now it seems that you have done it." ”
"......" Yasuo did not speak.
The council chief smiled, and she looked back at Comte who was hiding in the shadow of the cell.
"Daddy Comte, I have decided to forgive you for visiting your daughter without permission, but I hope you will be able to leave with me. The guards of the cell had slept soundly today, but they were almost awake now. ”
As he spoke, the presiding officer walked out of the cell.
Just as she was about to reach the door of her cell, her last words drifted to the ears of the three of them.
"The verdict against Rui Wen will be held tomorrow, and I invite you two to be there at that time."
With these last words, the president left the cell, leaving only the three men in the cell speechless.
"Ruiwen, I wish you all the best tomorrow."
A hoarse voice sounded, and Yasuo turned and walked out of the cell.
Rui Wen leaned her head forward a little and whispered to Kong De on the side:
"Dad, go back, I'm very happy to have you here today."
"Riven, my child ......"
Comte's tone trembled violently as he spoke, and his old body was like a candle in the wind.
After a long time, Comte sighed deeply, as if he had made up his mind, and got up and walked out of the cell.
Looking at the back of Daddy leaving, Rui Wen's surroundings fell into dead silence again.
She pieced together the broken sword in front of her piece by piece, staring blankly at the night sky outside the window.
She knew that although she was not in Noxus at the moment, she would probably be sentenced to death tomorrow as the murderer of Elder Soma.
Everything that has been in the past will come to an end at tomorrow's trial.
......
At sunrise, it is fresh and cool, and the morning sun shines on the earth through the clouds, kicking off a new day.
The door to the conference hall had not yet opened, but it was already crowded with people.
Almost the entire village had come outside the hall to witness the outcome of the court's trial of the murderer.
In the crowd, Shava and Comte seemed to have aged much more overnight, and they had to rely on each other to support each other even when they were standing.
They have already lost their two favorite sons in the war, and today, they will lose their favorite daughters again.
"Squeak!"
In the midst of the noisy crowd, the door of the conference hall slowly opened, and people once again saw the white-haired girl standing in the center of the conference hall.
After Comte and Shawa entered the hall, the villagers also stood around the hall in an orderly manner.
"Boom!"
The gavel struck the base again, and the eyes of the people looked at the president at the top.
The verdict of Ruiwen will be announced at this moment.
Rui Wen stood in the middle of the hall, her eyes swept over the surrounding crowd, swept over her father and mother on the side, and finally bowed her head deeply.
"Now, it's up to this court to announce the result of the execution of the criminal Ruiwen!"
The Speaker's voice was full of majesty.
"After sorting through the evidence, combined with the opinions of the elders, this Noxian is convicted! According to the law, Ruiwen should be sentenced to death! ”
"Wow~!"
There was a violent commotion from the crowd, and everyone looked at Rui Wen in the center, and the light in the eyes of Comte and Shava dimmed completely.
"Boom!"
But then the voice of the president came again.
"However, while the death penalty is easy, it does not maintain the balance of the world."
The speaker looked at the fold in his hand and continued to read aloud: "The death penalty will not repair the damage caused by the crime to the people, and it will even increase the suffering of the two lonely old men. ”
Hearing this, Rui Wen raised her head sharply.
She couldn't believe what she was hearing.
Rui Wen's eyes looked around, and in her opinion, the villagers should have been indignant at this time, shouting for the council leader to put her to death.
However, when Rui Wen saw the performance of the surrounding villagers, she was completely stunned.
Because she actually saw the villagers around her nodding in agreement! They actually agreed with the Speaker's statement.
Rui Wen saw their faces, saw the suffering they had suffered, they were children without parents, old people without children......
"But the death penalty can be avoided, but the living sin cannot be escaped! What this court is looking for is a longer and harsher sentence! ”
The speaker's tone became extremely serious, and he even stood up.
In the nervous and expectant eyes of everyone, the president of the meeting said in a deep voice:
"We will sentence Ruiwen to heavy labor!
Start with the fields of the Comtees! ”
"The Tribunal will also oversee Rivan's repairs to the council hall and compensate families who were harmed during the Noxus invasion."
The voice fell, and the chairman looked at Rui Wen, who was already sluggish.
"Rui Wen, are you willing to accept the court's judgment on you?"
"I'm ......" Rui Wen suddenly found that her voice was a little choked, as if something had been stuffed into her throat.
On one side of the hall, Comte and Shava were already crying and hugged each other with great excitement.
Rui Wen looked at the hopeful eyes of the villagers around her, and she nodded slightly.
"I do!"
"Boom!"
The mallet struck the base one last time, and the council leader raised his hand aloft.
"Then the court announced that the sentence against Rui Wen will take effect immediately! Rui Wen, hurry up and take Sava and Conde home, maybe make it to lunch today! ”
"Hahaha!" There was a burst of laughter from the crowd as people dispersed and walked towards the rest of the village.
Until now, Rui Wen still couldn't believe what she had just heard.
On the way from her cell to the council hall, Riven had even imagined what kind of torture she would face.
After all, in Noxus, an intruder like him would be punished with death.
Can ...... now
Holding Shava and Comte in their hands, the family of three walked in the direction of home.
As she passed through the crowd, Rui Wen's gaze intertwined with the two cloaked figures, and then quickly staggered.
watched the figures of Rui Wen's family of three disappear from sight, and at this time, only Yasuo and Yongen were left outside the council hall.
"Brother......" Yasuo looked at Yon, "I did it, right?" ”
Yon's hand rested on Yasuo's shoulder and patted him heavily.
The two brothers looked at each other, and everything was silent.
"Yasuo, where are you going next?"
"Me..."
Yasuo looked into the distance and said softly, "Like Zuochi, it may be good to travel to every part of the world." ”
He looked at Yon, "What about you?" ”
Yon's hand stroked the Yazarcana mask around his waist and smiled at Yasuo, "I just want to kill more demons, and demons are everywhere!" Does this seem to conflict with your journey? ”
......
On the roof of a room not far from the conference hall, Zuo Chi and Ahri stood side by side, watching the direction in which the two Yasuo brothers had left.
He had to admit that the equilibrium that the Ionians believed in did not protect them in war, but it had its own merits.
At least, now Rui Wen and her parents, as well as the villagers of the village, are no longer as miserable as before.
Retracting his gaze, Zuo Chi tilted his head and smiled at Ahri beside him.
"One last thing is done, let's go, go to the dock on the edge of Navoli!"