Chapter 54 I'd Rather Die Standing

He was like a cornered wild boar, roaring at the people.

Now that things have come to this, there is no way he will admit his mistake.

If he felt in his heart that he was wrong, then wasn't everything he had done to climb up wrong?

He couldn't be wrong. If he was wrong, he wouldn't have been able to climb to the position of chief priest.

He was not wrong, he was just unlucky enough to encounter an omniscient monster like the System.

There shouldn't be such monsters in this world. He shouldn't have reached this point. It's all the fault of the system and the princess. If it weren't for them, he could have climbed higher, so high that no one could pull him down.

Seeing Cai Shaotan's unrepentant look, Jing Han did not feel disappointed. Even if he repented, Cai Shaotan's ending would not be good.

Jinghan was a little curious.

[System, in the other timeline, what happened to Cai Shaotan?]

[Wait a moment, host, let me deduce it! ]

The common people and guards who had never heard Jinghan's true feelings understood it completely.

Then I thought of the thunder that had just happened during the day.

They completely understood.

Her Royal Highness the Princess must be a goddess who has descended to earth, and the child's voice belongs to the girl beside Her Royal Highness the Princess, who followed Her Royal Highness the Princess specifically to help her!

No wonder, no wonder, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess and that girl called System know everything.

What does this prove? It proves that their Jing Kingdom is a country favored by God. There is no need to worry about the prosperity of Jing Kingdom and the people of Jing Kingdom not having a good life.

Although their guess was far from the truth, they got one thing right.

Jingguo is indeed favored by God!

However, they were still confused about the other timeline Jinghan mentioned, especially the common people, who had no idea what he was talking about.

[Host, in another timeline, because Jingguo began to be in turmoil and your mother was seriously ill, Cai Mingyue came to file a complaint with the emperor, but no one could take care of her!]

But before Cai Shaotan had time to be happy, he heard the system say again.

[But Cai Mingyue and Luan Jing did meet up anyway. They hit it off immediately, sharing the same enemy. Luan Jing brought Cai Mingyue to the Cai residence, not giving Cai Shaotan any time to spare. Cai Mingyue tied him up, and the two of them beat him until there was no flesh left on his body. Then they hanged him from the beams of the house!]

Cai Shaotan thought that without Jinghan and the system, he could become a truly powerful official, but in the end, he was even worse than he is now.

After all, at the same time, his body should have become stiff.

The hatred in the depths of Cai Shaotan's eyes rushed towards Cai Mingyue and Luan Jing like a ball of fire, but the two were not afraid at all. They even felt that Cai Shaotan's death was too easy!

They were almost dying of joy. Thinking of having killed the murderer of their mother and father with their own hands, their souls seemed to tremble. It was so satisfying.

Luan Jing pretended to hold a funeral for Cai Shaotan, but in reality, his body was left in a mass grave. Even stray dogs were unwilling to eat it because of its stench!

To save his life, Cai Shaotan confessed everything under the whipping of Luan Jing and Cai Mingyue. Luan Jing also found an antidote and recovered greatly! Later, the two of them stayed together, and the Luan Mansion's former servants were also retrieved. When the Youmu invaded, Luan Jing and Cai Mingyue led the entire mansion to fight against the Youmu, and later died in battle!

Those who don’t know about Jingguo’s other timeline: fear, horror, anger, and hatred!

Those who already know it will still feel angry when they hear it again.

But when they heard that Luan Jing and Cai Mingyue had died in battle, they felt sorry for them.

But Luan Jing and Cai Mingyue did not feel it was a pity. It was their honor to die fighting for Jing State. They would rather die standing than live on their knees.

Luan Jing and Cai Mingyue are incredibly strong-willed, but Cai Shaotan is completely spineless. Even if he hadn't died, if he'd known You Mu had invaded, he'd probably have been the first to fall to his knees! After all, he'd done anything to get to the top, so who would be the best dog?

Jing Han praised Luan Jing and Cai Mingyue highly, and did not forget to pull Cai Shaotan out for some stimulation.

Cai Shaotan was so irritated that he rolled his eyes, but Jinghan guessed that what he could do was exactly what he could do.

His face felt burning.

[Yes, at that time, almost all the people in the city took up their farm tools or kitchen knives to resist. Most of the spineless ones were the officials, haha!]

The smiling faces of all the civil and military officials in the court suddenly felt hot.

Even the unarmed civilians know how to resist, but some officials who are "supported" by the people are greedy for life and afraid of death.

Even if they acknowledged that they were nomadic, how could they possibly reuse Jingchen?

Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess has a sharp tongue, and that little system is no less so.

However, Jinghan thought of another dynasty.

This reminds me of the Qing Dynasty. Wasn't it the Jurchens who invaded and massacred Han Chinese cities, killing several civilians? The people didn't want to surrender, but some scholars directly welcomed the invaders into the city. They were really a bunch of bastards, who only cared about whoever gave them milk. But after the Jurchens established their country, Han Chinese became their slaves, no matter if you were a high-ranking official!

[Similarly, no matter how high an official position the nomads give you, if you are a Jing person, you are just a slave!]

Everyone who could hear Jing Han's inner thoughts, whether they were officials, common people, or Jing Chengji, were so angry that their eyes turned red.

Wei Zheliang thought to himself that these nomads must be fought, and even if they had no money, they would have to be fought with money to kill them all, leaving no one alive.

The generals felt even more itchy and wanted to kill a few nomads immediately to vent their anger.

[I've strayed off topic. This Cai Shaotan...]

Jinghan only said a few words and was too lazy to continue, thinking it was a waste of words.

After eating melon for half a day, it’s time for Jing Chengji to come forward.

Jingcheng Jidao.

"Cai Shaotan, do you plead guilty?"

"I plead guilty, and I only ask for death."

[Death is still too easy. Now that Jingguo is as stable as a rock, there's actually time for you to enjoy yourself!]

Cai Shaotan was shivering, and he felt like a hot current was flowing from his lower body again.

Sima Shike was still suffering on the execution ground, and the blood was so red it was turning black.

He took one look at it and had a nightmare all night long.

But he never expected that in just one day, he would follow in Sima Shi's footsteps.

Jing Chengji didn't answer, but asked again.

"Cai Mingyue, Luan Jing, you are the victims. Do you want to give Cai Shaotan a quick death?!"