klisemfg Chapter 45 Kill! You didn't admit your mistake...
Chapter 45 Kill! You didn't admit your mistake...
Public opinion is as vast as a mountain and as deep as the sea!
Zhang Fan stood right in the middle of this roaring, surging sea.
His gaze swept across the frenzied crowd.
suddenly.
At the edge of the square, he saw a familiar figure—
Fusu!
Fusu had clearly just returned from a pursuit, with a dense crowd of men in black pressing down on him.
He saw Zhang Fan's gaze but didn't say anything.
She simply nodded emphatically at him.
A simple action, yet it conveys enough information:
All the men in black have been apprehended!
Leave no one alive!
The capital's army!
It's under control!
Zhang Fan understood.
A bittersweet smile of relief appeared on his tense lips.
very good!
He did not look at Ying Zheng on the high platform, nor did he pay attention to the officials kneeling on the ground.
Zhang Fan slowly turned around.
Bloodshot eyes fell on the three men in black kneeling on the ground not far away.
Those were the fish that slipped through the net in Wangjia Village!
Zhang Fan, carrying the still-dripping blood-stained longsword, walked step by step toward the three of them.
His pace wasn't fast, but his presence was incredibly imposing!
Three men in black saw this killing god walking straight towards them with a knife in his hand.
I was so scared I almost jumped out of my skin!
"No...don't kill me! Immortal Master, spare my life! We'll confess! We'll confess everything!"
The leader of the men in black was in tears.
He kowtowed frantically, screaming incoherently:
"It was Fan Xun! Fan Xun made us do it!"
"He said that after it was done, he would pin all the blame on the bandits!"
"It's none of our business! We were just following orders!"
"Acting under orders?"
Zhang Fan walked up to them and stopped.
Looking down at them from above.
His face was expressionless, only a deathly coldness remained.
He spoke softly, his voice not loud, yet it sent a chill down the spines of the three men in black.
"Those three hundred-plus lives, those elderly people, those children..."
"Did they deserve to die?"
The man in black was stunned, his mind going blank.
He finally realized what was happening and began to kowtow even more frantically, his face covered in snot and tears.
"I was wrong! Immortal Master, I was wrong!"
"We truly know we were wrong!"
"Please, spare our lives!"
"We'll never do it again!"
"Hahaha...hahahaha!"
Seeing his pathetic, begging-for-forgiveness display, Zhang Fan suddenly let out a bitter laugh.
Two lines of tears slid down her cheeks!
"Do you know you were wrong?"
Zhang Fan covered his eyes and slowly shook his head.
The last trace of warmth in his eyes vanished, leaving only a bone-chilling cold.
"No, you don't know you were wrong..."
Zhang Fan's voice was icy cold as he spoke, enunciating each word clearly:
"You all just know you're going to die!"
The moment the words fell!
puff!puff!puff!
A flash of light, incredibly fast!
No one saw how he made his move; they only saw three streaks of blood shoot out!
Three terrified heads shot into the sky.
It then crashed heavily to the ground and rolled to the side.
Three headless corpses collapsed to the ground with a thud!
On the execution ground.
In front of the emperor, in front of all the officials, in front of tens of thousands of people...
Zhang Fan has killed three more!
"hiss--!"
A collective gasp filled the room!
If the killing of Fan Xun was not without reason, but a revenge after conclusive evidence, then...
So now, executing these three prisoners who have confessed is utterly lawless!
This is no longer a trial!
This is a massacre!
On the high platform.
Ying Zheng's pupils suddenly contracted!
Even though he had just shouted "Well done!"
They were all stunned by Zhang Fan's earth-shattering move!
What audacity!
Such a strong bloodthirsty intent!
I haven't even given the order yet, how dare you... how dare you do this in front of me!
Execute directly?
good boy!
Well done!
This ruthless and decisive nature... actually made him feel a little admiration for it!
Those officials who knelt down were truly terrified!
madman!
Zhang Fan is a complete madman!
Fear spread among them like a plague!
However, the people's reaction was completely different from theirs!
After a brief moment of shock came even more enthusiastic cheers!
"Well done!!!"
"A blood debt must be paid in blood! That's how it should be!"
"Why talk about law when dealing with these beasts! Just kill them!"
This is the most satisfying and fair justice!
Just as Ying Zheng suppressed the shock in his heart.
Just as he was about to speak and completely pardon Zhang Fan's crimes, thus putting an end to the matter.
An unexpected change occurred!
Feng Yuan, who had been slumped on the ground, had a resolute glint in his eyes.
He spoke a few words hastily to Tian Wei beside him, in a barely audible voice.
A hint of panic flashed in Tian Wei's eyes, but he still nodded emphatically.
then.
He took advantage of the fact that everyone's attention was on Zhang Fan.
They quietly slipped into the crowd and disappeared.
After doing all this, Feng Yuan took a deep breath, used all his strength, gritted his teeth, and stood up from the ground!
He bowed deeply to Ying Zheng on the high platform!
"His Majesty!"
His voice was shrill, instantly attracting everyone's attention!
"Fan Xun colluded with bandits and massacred the villagers; he deserves to die!"
"Zhang Fan has certainly rendered meritorious service by eliminating a scourge for the people!"
He first affirmed Zhang Fan's actions, but then abruptly changed the subject!
"But! Merit is merit, and fault is fault!"
"There have been quite a few rumors circulating among the people lately!"
"Everyone says that the potatoes offered by the immortal master are an ominous thing!"
These words shocked the entire audience!
The crowd, who had just been cheering, fell silent instantly, looking at Feng Yuan with suspicion and uncertainty.
Ying Zheng's gaze instantly turned cold, fixing fixedly on Feng Yuan!
He forcibly suppressed the murderous intent surging within him and coldly spoke:
"Feng Yuan! Potatoes are an auspicious sign of high yield; I have witnessed this with my own eyes!"
"Are you trying to slander the immortal master and frame Xiangrui with just a folk rumor, without any evidence?"
Feng Yuan felt Ying Zheng's angry gaze and trembled with fear.
But now that things have come to this, he has no way out!
He forced himself to say:
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty dares not!"
"But... but this matter concerns the nation and its people; it cannot be ignored!"
Just then!
"This humble citizen...this humble citizen can testify!"
An old voice suddenly rang out from among the people.
The crowd was separated.
An old man dressed in hemp clothing, with gray hair and a sorrowful expression, walked out shakily.
He knelt down with a thud, facing the platform, and cried out in tears:
"Your Majesty! Lord Feng's words are entirely true!"
"Those potatoes...they really are an ominous sign!"
The old man knelt in the center of the square, tears streaming down his face.
I beat my chest and stamp my feet in frustration!
The cries were heart-wrenching!
It's absolutely terrible!
"Your Majesty! This humble subject is Wang Er from the neighboring village!"
"It lives right next to Wangjia Village!"
He kowtowed heavily while screaming:
"That day I heard that the immortal master presented auspicious omens..."
"This humble commoner was momentarily bewitched! He just wanted to absorb some divine energy!"
"I secretly went to that field at night... and dug up a potato to take home!"
"Who would have thought! All because of this one potato!"
"Disaster is coming!"
The old man suddenly raised his head, his face filled with fear and regret.
That very night!
"All of my dozen or so chickens and ducks are foaming at the mouth!"
"Completely wiped out!"
"My grandson, who just turned one month old, is so chubby and healthy!"
"Suddenly developed a high fever! And convulsions!"
"I almost...I almost died!!!"
He recounted his accusations with tears streaming down his face, every word filled with boundless fear:
"I've consulted doctors and shamans, but they all said it was no use!"
"In the end, it was a wandering Taoist priest who said that I had brought back something ominous from outside!"
"They angered the spirits of the earth, and that's why they brought down this calamity!"
"Your Majesty! These potatoes are nothing short of an ominous sign!!!"