The Geared Immortal

Chapter 953

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The next day, the noble houses that suffered such a defeat under Shin Jiao's hand conveyed a meeting in a large manor that belongs to the house of Hong.

The house of Hong is a part of the most powerful noble houses in the capital city. They hold many positions in the court and have great influence in the kingdom.

These noble houses did not conform to the norms of society. This is because these noble houses have both the light and dark mages in their care. The war in the kingdom did not even influence them that much as they would only support the winner of the war and would not dip their hands in the politics of the court.

As long as the king supports them, they would follow the current ruler. And be an obedient subject as long as the royal family does not provoke them.

And so, it is said that the true ruler of the capital city are the noble houses in there. Unlike other cities in the inner kingdom, the capital city is where the true power of the noble houses exists.

And right now, the nobles are furious because several of their young men were killed in the capital itself. They are furious at the audacity of that person who did this and would like to capture that person and kill him as painfully as they can to vent their anger towards him.

They have already gotten the information in their hands-on who that person is.

"We have gathered all of you in here because of the grievance this has caused our families. We need to get justice for our children that died in his hands." said a middle-aged man with black and white hair.

This is the Hong noble house's current patriarch, Hong Fao.

"Yes, we have to avenge our sons!"

"That monster should never be permitted to live anymore!"

"I must kill that bastard that did this to my son!"

The people around the long table began shouting with anger in their faces, as they hit the table and angrily showing hatred in their eyes.

While everyone is very rowdy, an old man is not saying anything, and with a relaxed expression on his face, there is even a slight smile that could be seen at the corner of his mouth. This old man is wearing a simple dark gray robe and has an amiable face with long white hair and a beard that made him look like a typical mage. He is the current leader of the Ting noble clan, Ting Ronghao.

Hong Fao who is officiating this meeting has already noticed this old man and with a frown on his face. He glared at the old man while gritting his teeth.

He knew why this old man is having such an expression.

"Old Master Ting… What do you think we should do in this situation?" he asked while looking at the old man.

"Hmm… They deserve it… for being too wild and vile. My granddaughter could rest in peace now…" Ting Ronghao said in a low voice and a slightly relieved tone.

It was as if all the burdens he has on his shoulders have been lifted today upon learning of what had happened yesterday in the poorest part of the city.

"You! How dare you say that?!"

"Do you think that we would let your Ting clan go?"

"The case of your granddaughter was already resolved many years ago. Are you still blaming us for what happened to her? It was those bandits that did that to her, not our sons!"

"Yeah, our children are innocent about that matter… that is already proven by the court!"

"If you do not support this council, then you should have left already!"

The reaction of some of the noble heads of the families in the Capital City made the atmosphere heavy. But there are those who did not say anything as they are not involved in this incident and their juniors were not included in this matter.

"Trying to assault a commoner in the streets like thugs… can you still call those beasts, humans?" Ting Ronghao said with a slight chuckle on his wizened face.

"Plus, I stayed here because I was waiting for this kind of news. I wanted to see how you guys would feel when your sons who are spawns of the devil would suffer such fate one day. I guess, my waiting is not for naught…" Ting Ronghao said with a chuckle.

"Ting Ronghao! You old man are getting senile! This is not about your granddaughter! This is about the insult in the noble houses in the Capital! Would you be fine when the commoners start to step on our heads? If we do not show them our true power, then how can we show dominance over the capital city? Even the royal family would look down on us!" shouted Hong Fao in anger.

"Hong Fao… You decide on what to do. We are just here to support your decision as part of the noble houses. However, if you ask me about the incident with those bastards of yours, then all I can say is, good riddance…" Ting Ronghao said with a slight smile.

"Senior Hong, I think it is better to talk more about what to do with regards to the person who attacks the soldiers… How should we capture him?" suddenly a tall black-haired middle-aged man said.

This guy is the head of one of the top noble houses in the city, the house of Ji. She is the father of Ji Yaolin whom Shin Jiao has met during his travel to the capital and introduced him to Alto Magus Academy.

"I heard that this person is a student of the Alto Magus Academy and is one of the new promising students…" another middle-aged man chimed in.

"Who cares if he is promising. He messed with our noble house; he should be dealt with harshly. I want his head!" a pudgy noble shouted with anger in his eyes.

It is clear that his son was one of those that have died in Shin Jiao's hands.

As the discussion became rowdier, the expression of Hong Fao turned unsightly. He is the head of the Hong noble house and his 5th son was one of those who died in that accident. Although he is not that affected by it, his pride as a noble was trampled, how could he just casually accept that?

Without a word, he grabs the scroll in front of him and then with an angry tone, said while unfurling the scroll.

"This is the petition for the king to take action… I will be sending this to the court. I want those who wanted the kingdom's soldiers to take action immediately sign this appeal." He said as he put his seal on the scroll.

He then passes it on to the next noble house head.

Those who did not want to participate in this matter showed helplessness in their eyes. This is because they did not want to have to do anything with this matter. But since the petition is already in here, if they did not join this petition, then it means they are against it. The Hong noble house and their ally are already considered the leader of the noble houses in the capital.

Though some are a bit reluctant to sigh, they did not have a choice but to sign as this is a blatant threat by the Hong house in front of their faces.

However, out of the 30 plus people in the room, there are 5 people who did not sign. And these five are big noble houses on par with the Hongs. So no one dares to look down on them and no one dare try to threaten them. Two of those noble houses are the Ting and the Ji.

While this meeting is happening, no one discovered that atop this meeting place which they all considered as secret, a person is actually standing calmly atop the roof of this room.

In the cover of the darkness, his figure seems to meld into the shadows and his standing figure makes him look like a statue.

This particular person is Shin Jiao himself, who has a followed a person coming from one of the noble houses which he has investigated. As he listens to their discussion a slight smile crept on his face.

"It seems that these noble houses truly hold a great influence in the Capital. But if this appeal will be sent to the king it would be troublesome, right. Anyway, I'm just going to relieve my boredom with this…" Shin Jiao thought while listening and looking at this group of people.

"But it seems that there are 5 noble families that do not conform with the norms. At least they still have the slight dignity that should be seen in a proper noble house.." He thought while looking at the 5 representatives especially at the old man and the middle-aged man.