84: Chapter 84 Blind? The Queen Personally Slaps Her in the Face

The dragon's roar from the north was still echoing in the sky. Yet, the crowd at the village entrance hadn't dispersed.

One hundred thousand gold coins, one hundred carts of materials, and ten percent of the Human Empire's commercial tax allocated to the Luofeng Village public warehouse—Su Ninghua had just finished speaking, and all of Luofeng Village was still in an uproar.

"The Queen is majestic!" "Who would dare touch Big Shot Lin from now on?" "This choice of allegiance is truly set in stone!" The world channel was scrolling rapidly.

Su Ninghua stood at the foot of the hill, her black imperial robes fluttering slightly in the wind, her phoenix eyes cold and sharp. Behind her, the Royal Guards stood in formation, their aura suppressing the surroundings into silence.

Just then, a platinum figure suddenly pushed through the crowd. The person wore the standard-issue robe of a Celestial Paladin, with a Light Emblem hanging on their chest, their face gloomy and eyes filled with hostility.

"Queen Su!" A loud shout directly startled the surrounding players. "You have been bewitched by dark arts!"

The entire scene fell silent. The Celestial Paladin suddenly raised his hand, the Light Scepter in his hand shining brightly as he pointed it directly at Lin Zhe on the hill.

"This person is not a normal NPC at all!" "He is a disguise of an abyss evil spirit!" "He used strange dark arts to bewitch the Elf Princess and also bewitched the Human Empire's Queen, making you offer gifts to him and bow your heads to him!" "Today, I will purify him in public!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding players were stunned for a moment, then exploded. "What the f*ck? Another blind idiot?" "Must be from the Heavenly Realm Opposition!" "Damn it, how dare he bark at Big Shot Lin in Luofeng Village?"

Ling Xi's expression turned cold instantly. Xing Jianwan's eyes also darkened. Lin Chen lay in Lin Zhe's arms, his little face puffing up. "Bad thing."

But before he could act, the Celestial Paladin had already raised his scepter high. Hum— A large amount of platinum holy light gathered at the tip of the scepter. The [Purification] spell casting bar lit up!

He stared fixedly at Lin Zhe, his face full of madness. "Evil spirit, you should—" He didn't finish his sentence. Su Ninghua moved. No nonsense. No warning. She simply raised her hand, fingers pressed together, and slashed forward!

Boom! A crimson-gold imperial sword aura instantly tore through the air! Fast! Ruthless! The Celestial Paladin hadn't even finished casting Purification; the platinum holy light had just formed when the imperial sword aura slashed fiercely into his chest!

Crack! His Light Armor shattered on the spot! The holy light on the scepter was directly cleaved away! He flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing over a dozen meters away, knocking over three temporary wooden tables, and finally slammed hard into the stone road at the village entrance!

"-891!" A crimson damage value popped up. His health bar plummeted instantly, dropping to less than ten percent!

"Pfft—" The Celestial Paladin spat out a mouthful of blood, his face deathly pale, armor fragments from his chest scattered all over the ground, and he was completely stunned. The entire scene was silent for a moment. The next second, it exploded!

"Holy sh*t!!!" "The Queen attacked directly!" "One-shot slash!" "His health bar is at less than 10%!" The world channel exploded along with them.

"The Queen is majestic!" "Purify what? He got purified by the Queen first!" "Big Shot Lin is awesome, even the Queen is personally protecting him!"

The Celestial Paladin struggled to crawl up, still spitting blood. "You... you actually, for an evil spirit..."

Su Ninghua stepped forward, her imperial robe sweeping across, her aura suppressing him directly. "Shut up." Her voice wasn't loud. But the moment it fell, the surrounding air seemed to turn cold. "Slandering Lin Zhe in front of me." "What do you think you are?"

The Celestial Paladin's face paled. Su Ninghua looked down at him, her phoenix eyes full of killing intent. "Lin Zhe is a distinguished guest of my Human Empire." "Whoever dares to slander him is an enemy of the entire Human Empire." "Never mind a lackey like you from the Heavenly Realm Opposition." "Even if the person behind you came personally, I would still cut them down without hesitation."

As the last four words fell, the Royal Guards behind her stepped forward in unison. Boom! The killing intent directly pressed the Celestial Paladin onto the ground, unable to even lift his head.

The players watched, their blood rushing to their heads. "Awesome!" "This is what a Queen is!" "Whoever dares to touch Big Shot Lin, ask the Empire if it agrees first!"

Ling Xi's gaze towards Su Ninghua also shifted slightly. Lin Zhe stood on the hill, not moving from beginning to end, only glancing indifferently at the half-dead Celestial Paladin on the ground.

A system prompt quietly popped up. [Ding! Su Ninghua has publicly and forcefully defended the host] [Third bond progress increased]

A golden pattern flashed in the depths of Lin Zhe's eyes, and he didn't say much. Just then, a sudden, urgent white light lit up in the sky. Swish! A team of Celestial envoys arrived directly from afar.

The leader was the Great Elder who had been here before. As soon as he landed, he saw the Celestial Paladin on the ground, then looked at Su Ninghua's terrifyingly cold face; his heart skipped a beat, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead instantly.

"A misunderstanding! This is a misunderstanding!" The Great Elder of the Heavenly Realm hurried forward, daring not to put on airs, and bowed directly to Lin Zhe and Su Ninghua. "This person is a secret infiltrator from the Heavenly Realm Opposition, acting on his own; this is absolutely not the intention of the Heavenly Realm!" "The Heavenly Realm is willing to make amends!"

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the envoys behind him immediately brought up gift boxes. But Su Ninghua didn't even look at them, only staring coldly at him. "Your people from the Heavenly Realm ran to Luofeng Village to run wild." "If you don't give an explanation today, this matter isn't over."

The Great Elder of the Heavenly Realm's face turned white. He turned around abruptly, looked at the Celestial Paladin on the ground, and his eyes turned ruthless instantly. "Rebellious disciple!" "From today on, you are stripped of all clerical status!" "Expelled from the Heavenly Realm Temple!" "Permanently banned from all Heavenly Realm permissions!"

Boom! A platinum light seal descended from the sky, slamming hard onto the Celestial Paladin's head. The Light Emblem on his chest shattered on the spot. The identity prefix above his head turned gray instantly. [Celestial Paladin] vanished! In its place was an eye-catching gray: [Expelled One].

The Celestial Paladin's eyes widened sharply, and he collapsed completely. "No... no..." But no one paid him any attention. The surrounding players laughed like crazy. "Serves you right!" "Purify others? You got yourself purified out the door first!" "The Heavenly Realm has to bow its head this time too!"

The Great Elder of the Heavenly Realm bowed deeply to Lin Zhe again. "This matter is the Heavenly Realm's discourtesy." "Please calm your anger, Mr. Lin." Lin Zhe's expression was calm; he only replied indifferently. "Keep your people in check." "If there is a next time, it won't be as simple as expulsion."

The Great Elder of the Heavenly Realm trembled in his heart and immediately lowered his head. "Understood!" Su Ninghua then withdrew her gaze; when she turned to look at Lin Zhe, the coldness in her eyes had mostly dissipated. "This kind of trash is not worth your attention." Lin Zhe said indifferently: "Indeed."

Below the hill, players were still taking photos frantically. The world channel was scrolling so fast it was endless. "The Queen is majestic!" "Big Shot Lin is awesome!" "Today's face-slapping was too brutal!" "The Heavenly Realm Opposition's face has been slapped to pieces!"

Not far away, the Celestial Paladin who had been stripped of his clerical status was still lying in his broken armor and pool of blood, his eyes dazed. And high in the northern sky, that faint dragon aura seemed to be a bit closer than before.