Wang Hu was still standing.
A moment ago, he was surrounded by his brothers.
Brothers who ate meat in big mouthfuls and drank wine in large gulps together under Zhan Shubai.
Because they were his brothers, they gave him boundless courage!
Making him entirely unafraid even when facing Ren Tianye's order of "immediate execution"!
With over five hundred brothers, what was there to fear from a newly appointed imperial envoy?
Furthermore, as long as he performed well, not only could he greatly improve his current treatment, but General Zhan would also value him even more upon his return.
But the next moment, all the brothers around him fell to the ground, with no breath, no heartbeat, only blood pooling all over the floor.
Wang Hu's face turned pale, his legs gave way, and he collapsed to the ground.
He knew that because he had contradicted the imperial envoy, the envoy's subordinates had deliberately spared him when they shot dead the first three rows of his brothers.
Yet, this caused endless terror to surge within his heart.
M-m-my Lord...
T-this lowly one, this lowly one was wrong, this lowly one was wrong...
Wang Hu kowtowed desperately. He didn't even dare to steal a glance at Ren Tianye, the very man he had just been shouting at to apologize to him.
He only focused on kowtowing with all his might.
He banged his head until it bled, only begging to be spared his life.
He even confessed about his frail and helpless mistress: My Lord, spare my life! This lowly one was also bewitched.
It was my concubine, she has the heart of a viper. Originally, this lowly one didn't dare to oppose Your Lordship, but she insisted that I fight for it, making me contact everyone...
My Lord, t-this lowly one...
Hearing this, Ren Tianye slightly raised his hand. The two personal guards who had already hauled Wang Hu up immediately stopped. Ren Tianye then continued, So there is a mastermind behind the scenes.
Wang Ming, what is the penalty for an instigator?
Reporting to the General, the same penalty!
Men, go and fetch this brother's frail and helpless mistress... A cold sneer spilled from the corner of Ren Tianye's mouth, ...invite her over!
Yes, sir!
Two personal guards immediately went to execute the order.
This allowed the kneeling Wang Hu to breathe a slight sigh of relief, and he continued to beg for mercy, My Lord, t-this lowly one has already confessed the mastermind. Could Your Lordship perhaps show this lowly one some leniency?
Ren Tianye said, That is only natural!
Wang Hu was instantly overjoyed and was about to kneel and kowtow, when he heard Ren Tianye order, Make the blade quick, let him suffer less!
Wang Hu: ???
The soldier beside him raised his blade and brought it down.
A human head instantly fell to the ground.
Ren Tianye's gaze then slowly swept over the crowd who hadn't been shot by the arrows, his tone turning cold: Throw the rest into the grand prison, to be executed after autumn!
The remaining people had long been terrified out of their wits by Ren Tianye's ruthless methods. With ambushing soldiers already surrounding them, everyone clad in strong armor and holding sharp weapons, they simply had no courage to resist.
In an instant, they all fell to their knees with a series of thuds, filling the air with pleas for mercy.
But they were still tied up behind their backs one by one and sent off to the prison.
While the scene was still in chaotic turmoil, the two personal guards had already returned, bringing a woman along with a child.
Before them, corpses piled like mountains and blood flowed like rivers.
It frightened the woman so much that she collapsed softly to the ground with a thud. But in just a moment, she immediately knelt properly toward Ren Tianye and pleaded, My Lord, my Lord, it wasn't Xiaolian who bewitched him.
Xiaolian is but a weak woman. At home, I was constantly beaten and scolded by Wang Hu, how could I dare to bewitch him?
This was all Wang Hu's own doing.
Do not blame Xiaolian!
Xiaolian knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face. Already appearing frail, the gentle breeze blew past her garments, making her slender and tender figure even more apparent.
This pitiful appearance instantly attracted the gazes of the soldiers; even the several personal guards behind Ren Tianye looked over.
How astute was Xiaolian! After slightly raising her head and seeing this, her eyes grew even redder, and she wept even more beautifully, like rain on pear blossoms.
Enduring her fear, she threw herself onto Wang Hu's corpse. Her completely red eyes were full of grievance, and though she spoke with a voice as soft as a mosquito, every word was clear.
Wang Hu, you have truly killed Xiaolian!
Back then, you forcefully abducted Xiaolian, forcing me to submit to you. Now you gather a mob to cause trouble, disobeying the new master. You just left and died, leaving behind us mother and son, what are we supposed to do?
In the future, in this vast Yunji City, us mother and son will have no place to stay.
She cried even more heartbrokenly, her tears soaking her clothes.
Beside her, her son didn't show much emotion on his face. Instead, he said somewhat irritably, Mother, if Daddy is dead, he's dead. Haven't you always complained that he didn't earn much money? This is the perfect chance to find another one.
Xiaolian's expression changed slightly. Judging that her son's voice wasn't loud and shouldn't have been heard by many, she quickly scolded him, What nonsense are you saying? How does Mother usually teach you?
In front of outsiders, you must defend your Daddy!
Oh, I know! The scolded child was unhappy, so he looked down at Wang Hu's corpse, then looked up at Ren Tianye, who was surrounded by the crowd.
Suddenly, he picked up a stone from the ground.
And threw it fiercely at Ren Tianye.
At the same time, he shouted, You bad man, killing my Daddy! I want to grow up quickly, and in the future, I will lead an army to kill you and avenge my Daddy!
The child's strength was small, so the stone wasn't thrown far. When it reached in front of Ren Tianye, it lost its momentum and fell to the ground, rolling with a clatter to Ren Tianye's feet.
But this sudden movement immediately shocked the personal guards.
They all drew their swords and gathered around, protecting Ren Tianye in the middle.
Several personal guards felt a wave of remorse in their hearts; just now, they had only been focused on looking at the delicate and pitiful Xiaolian, almost forgetting to protect the General.
If the General lost even a single hair, these people would instantly collapse and die without a burial place.
Even Xiaolian's expression changed.
She quickly grabbed her son and angrily scolded, What are you fooling around for!
Mother, I'm not fooling around! Shouting like this, the son instead remembered how good Wang Hu usually was to him, and his eyes couldn't help but turn slightly red. He killed Daddy. From now on, no one will buy me delicious food and fun toys.
I want to grow up quickly and chop off his head too, hang it on a stick to play with. I want to avenge Daddy and tear his body into ten thousand pieces...
Before he could finish speaking, his mouth was tightly covered by Xiaolian.
Immediately, Xiaolian quickly begged for mercy, My Lord, he is just a child. Children's words carry no harm, and what he says doesn't count. I beg Your Lordship not to lower yourself to his level.
As she spoke, Xiaolian knelt down again and heavily kowtowed three times toward Ren Tianye. However, when kneeling down, she accidentally let her lapels loosen a bit, revealing her slender collarbones and snow-white skin.
A picture of being too weak to stand the wind, evoking heartache in anyone who saw her.
Ren Tianye couldn't help but smile.
He didn't expect that in this Yunji City, aside from a hidden dragon like Zhan Shubai, there was also a fledgling phoenix like Xiaolian.
He said, You instigated Wang Hu to gather a mob and cause trouble, you should share the same crime as Wang Hu. Your son provoked this General, he should also be executed!
However...
This General has a principle in life, and that is I never kill women and children!
Deputy General Wang Ming turned his head, a look of astonishment on his face.
Xiaolian instantly let out a huge sigh of relief.
She knew it; no man could bear to lay a hand on her, and she knew even better that men cherished women like her the most.
Could she not see that these rustic soldiers were already captivated by her?
This newly arrived official would surely be no exception.
She prepared to continue working her charms.
If she could latch onto a prominent figure like the Imperial Envoy, it would be ten thousand times better than being with Wang Hu.
Just as she was about to speak in a fragile, delicate tone, Ren Tianye laughed and said, "What a pity!"
"You are not a child!"
"And your son is not a woman!"
Xiaolian: "???"
The guards: "..."
Wang Ming: "Sigh!"
"Men, execute them!"
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