Chapter Three: The Exile Comes Home

The written rules for the Trial of Name were placed on the table. After forty-eight hours, the candidate with the worst public rating would be eliminated. The eliminated person would lose every Lu protection, including legal support, medical funding, and confidentiality. Zhou Ye read it and sneered. “You invent charges, then use protection as a leash.” Tang Li tore the document in half. “Was my brother on this list?” Henian did not answer. Wanqing laid the umbrella on the table. “Before my mother died, she said the Lu ancestors didn't create these rules. The Night Council changed them later.” “The memories of the dead are often unreliable,” Bai Yi said gently. “What about a living record?” Chenzhou held up the card.