The morning light was faint, and several dark black cars, stained with morning dew, separated from the thin morning mist along the winding mountain road.
After passing through two heavy black wrought iron gates, the convoy arrived at a picturesque manor located on Lion Rock in the southern suburbs of the Shangjing metropolitan area.
Speaking of which, on the way from the center of Kyoto city to this manor on the mountain.
When many vehicles along the way saw this group of black convoys, almost all of them pulled over immediately and gave way, which saved a lot of time for this pedestrian's journey.
After the vehicle stops, the door opens.
A pair of breathtaking, round and slender legs stretched out, but did not fall to the ground. As early as when the car stopped, someone had laid a red carpet on the ground, extending all the way to the door of the mountainside terrace of the manor.
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The woman who got out of the car had a tall figure of over 190cm, and she looked extremely slim. Her long black hair was raised back, a bit like the hairstyle of Queen Mary of ancient Egypt.
Her slightly broad forehead is smooth and flat, her eyes are dark blue, and her slender and delicate almond-shaped eyes reveal the indifference she has lived in for a long time.
It stands to reason that having a single-family villa on Lion Rock in the southern suburbs of Kyoto City, where you can see the mist-shrouded mountains and seas of clouds when you open the door in the morning, and watch the moon set over the stars and the sun rise up close, has such a background.
Most forces don't need any condescension to respond.
But the person who came this morning was different.
In front of the door of the manor's yam terrace, there is a lady wearing a solemn plain dress. Her appearance and figure are only average. She is well-maintained but still cannot block the crow's feet of the years.
She rarely went out there, with a very leisurely smile on her face, and said to the visitor, "We haven't seen each other for three years since the last world conference. I didn't expect that the famous 'Empress' is still so impressive.
I need to look up to you.”
Hearing the woman's words, the woman known as the "Empress" stepped out of the car onto the red carpet. She acted aloof all the way, but she slightly bent over, lowered her gaze, and her aura of not being near strangers disappeared.
Zi calmed down.
This is a courtesy.
It is a necessary gesture.
Even though she is one of the only SSS-level adjudicators in the Judgment Division, the third adjudicator Dorothy Alita, who is known as the "Empress" of the Judgment Division.
But in front of this powerful lioness of the Celestial Lion Clan, all the Celestial Nobles who came to Beijing, even the most unruly disciples of the Nine Celestial Families, would respectfully call her "Mrs." when they met, even if she was the "Empress" Dorothy,
You must offer yourself the necessary courtesy.
In the early morning, the valley below the terrace of the manor was filled with white mist, and the mountains and seas of clouds made the surrounding area look like a fairyland against the backdrop of the morning glow.
"So that's what it is."
Sitting on the side of the terrace of the manor, the lady gently put down the exquisite porcelain cup in her hand in the fresh and pleasant morning breeze. What was brewed in it was the tea leaves just picked from the tea trees of the manor. It was also used in the famous Lion Pond under the Lion Mountain.
of spring water.
The lady rubbed the delicate porcelain cup in her hand, her eyes fell leisurely on the high bridge of the nose of the 'Empress' Dorothy sitting in front of her, and she whispered softly:
"So he beheaded your fifth judge in Wano Country."
When I said this, a slightly cool morning breeze blew through the valley.
"That's right."
‘Empress’ Dorothy nodded.
After meeting with the etiquette and gestures in place, as the third SSS-level Adjudication Division, her face regained those cold looks at this moment.
After she finished speaking, she put down the porcelain cup in her hand. The fragrant tea inside was not moved at all. She lowered her eyelids and stared at the slightly swaying tea in the cup, while quietly waiting for the other party's reply.
Although the direct reason why Crow Jianhui was beheaded in the Fifth Judgment was that someone cut off his limbs first.
But since that person cannot be caught for the time being, the Adjudication Division must get an "account" from all relevant people, whether it is due to external public opinion or actual combat loss, etc., such as the person who was chopped down
The Fifth Judgment is the family behind the man who made Crow the Sword Head.
The Adjudication Division needs an explanation from the other party.
So the old man who had been sitting in the Adjudication Division for decades launched the "Empress" Dorothy, and this morning's trip to the villa was born.
After hearing these obviously questioning words, the look on Madam's face remained unchanged, but the morning wind suddenly stopped and the clouds and mist in the valley gradually dissipated.
"So, are you here to apologize on behalf of the Adjudication Division?" Suddenly, the lady raised her head, but the smile disappeared from her face, and she asked calmly.
"Empress" Dorothy, who lowered her head, frowned. Of course she understood what the other party meant.
But she came here to represent the position and interests of the Adjudication Division, so even if she understood, she had to pretend that she didn't understand.
So 'Empress' Dorothy raised her cold gaze, met Madam's calm gaze, and said calmly, "I don't understand Madam's meaning."
Some words made it clear that the wind was surging, and suddenly, the mist in the valley below the terrace of the manor began to gurgling and rolling like boiling water.
"Your people cut off my son's hand."
There was a hint of frost in the lady's tone. She shook her head and said, "I only have to pay for one life. Is the Adjudication Department treating our Tianshi family too lightly?"
Her tone was calm, but her words were filled with an undoubted meaning.
That is the life of the fifth adjudicator of your adjudication department, which is not enough to compensate for the hand of my son!
There was also a chill in the eyes of 'Empress' Dorothy. As the third adjudicator of the Adjudication Department, although she did not think highly of the people below her, she would never allow others to look down upon the people below her.
"The Fifth Judgment sent Crooked Sword to the Kingdom of Wano to perform the tasks of the Judgment Department, but Mr. Ling took the initiative to find the official residence of the Judgment Department and took the initiative to attack the people of the Judgment Department. Isn't it a bit unreasonable?"
Dorothy asked in a neither humble nor arrogant tone.
"I also heard that he had a problem with your fifth adjudicator." At this moment, the lady's tone suddenly softened, "Young people are more angry, and it is understandable that they lose control of their actions. Do you think
Woolen cloth?"
At this time, the morning mist in the valley became quiet again, as if the boiling vision just now did not exist.
Madam looked at the third adjudicator Dorothy, known as the "Empress", in front of her with some admiration, feeling a little pity that the other person was from the adjudication department.
If such a woman can be used by her, she will be much more useful than staying in the adjudication department.
The "Empress" Dorothy, who originally came to the manor in the morning to ask for an explanation for the Adjudication Division, fell into a brief trance when she heard the lady's soft words and looked at the calm mist in the valley.
in silence,
The lady raised the tea cup and took a sip of tea, looking at the other party calmly.
Time seems to have passed,
It seemed like it was just a short moment.
"Madam is right."
Dorothy finally said this.
At the same time, she sighed in her heart. She was born into a noble family.
is capital,
It is also a kind of shackles.
If it had been the man above her in the queue this morning, he would have been so aggressive, egotistical, cold, and weird in his behavior, and he would have been cold and carefree, and he would not have cared about the identity of the lady sitting in front of her.
I'm afraid that when the other party said those words, the man might have flipped the table!
But Doroxi was different. She not only represented the Adjudication Division, but also had a group of clansmen living in the aristocratic circle behind her. She was destined to be unable to compete with the contemporary leader of the thousand-year-old family in front of her.
Suddenly, Dorothy felt a little weird again.
It stands to reason that the old man sitting in the black building of the Shangjing Adjudication Department cannot be unaware of this.
If the other party really wanted to find trouble with a thousand-year-old family like the Nine Celestials, the person they should send would definitely not be her, but the man who was ranked in front of her in the Judgment Department and who acted coldly and unscrupulously.
After thinking of this in her mind, her expression became much more natural, and she finally understood the real purpose of the old man from the Adjudication Department who sent her here this morning.
She didn't come here to speak out.
But to please people.
As long as you follow the other party's words and ignore the death of the Fifth Judgment Master Crow Sword, then the Tianshi Clan, one of the Nine Celestial Families, will owe the Judgment Division a favor.
The old man sitting in the adjudication department knew very well that these thousand-year-old families would never shamelessly drag out debts of favor without exchanging them. They preferred to settle every account.
Sure enough, as soon as Dorothy nodded to answer, the lady's face showed a smile, she put the porcelain cup she had picked up on the coaster, and started chatting with Dorothy.
Among these gossips, Madam inadvertently revealed that at the upcoming triennial world conference.
As one of the Nine Celestial Families, the Tianshi Clan has many seats in the House of Lords. When necessary, they will give a certain degree of preference to the proposals put forward by the Adjudication Division at this meeting.
In addition, the Adjudication Division has recently encountered troubles in the border project group launched in Wano Country, such as the mysterious strong man wearing a mask. If necessary, the Tianshi clan will always provide assistance at various levels at any time.
"Then there's Mrs. Lao."
After a while, Dorothy spoke.
That's how this world is.
The World Conference of the Houses of Lords and the Lower House, held every three years in Beijing, where the world government is located, may be the only channel for some countries and some humans on the Cross Continent to make a rare voice to change the difficult status quo.
But in the eyes of these big figures who live in the sky, the World Conference is just a re-division of mutual interests based on the routes they have already decided, and then they are re-publicized to the public in a relatively "open and fair" way.
As for the impact and destruction their divisions will have on certain groups in certain countries, they don't know, and they won't care if they know.
In their eyes, they are the main body of the world, and the others are just insignificant supporting roles.
Human beings have such a strong reproductive capacity, what’s the big deal if we replace them with new ones?
Half an hour later, the third ruling caused "Empress" Dorothy to leave the mountainside manor.
The lady on the terrace of the manor said to the housekeeper who was waiting quietly, "Call him and tell him that if you regret it, you can come back at any time, but the opportunity is only for this time."
"yes."
The steward said respectfully.
But my heart felt a little awe-inspiring.
The behavior of these big families is indeed extremely cold and cruel. When the mother woke up and heard that her son had broken an arm outside, her first thought was to intimidate and negotiate, rather than showing concern in any sense.
at the same time,
After the rain, the sky clears up in the country of Wano.
New Tokyo, Aragaki Apartment.
Higashinohara woke up leisurely in the morning light streaming in from the window, and what caught his eye was the pretty and charming little oval face of Nishimaru Miria, who had blond hair and was full of worry.
