Chapter 108 Rescue from the Execution Ground "Ting Feng knows he truly deserves to die."...

Two more figures appeared at the beacon tower, standing against the lamplight in front of the watchtower to watch the execution, just like the merchants and commoners who had gathered at Fenglingdu at noon to watch the execution. However, they were not only the observers, but also the executioners who had set up the platform.

"Hmm, as expected, someone's trying to break into the execution ground."

"Killed them all at once?"

"The blind master's skills are extremely rare and will be of great use in the future. He should not be killed lightly."

This place borders western Henan to the south and Guanzhong Plain to the west, at the junction of three provinces.

The observers were hidden in batches on the high cliffs along the banks of the three provinces, their field of vision covering the ferry crossing and even the surrounding dozens of miles of waterway. The arrows that intercepted Zhou Yaren were shot from the high cliffs.

They had painstakingly framed the salt monopoly case these past few days, deliberately luring the censor to Fengling, intending to use the imperial envoy's special privileges to set up an execution platform, easily beheading a batch of innocent people to forge a net of torture. They had completely captured the innocent and were just waiting to execute him on the spot. However, as expected, Ting Fengzhi, who "rescued" the execution ground, appeared. Although this was also expected, they hadn't anticipated that this blind man would risk being killed by a hail of arrows to cut the execution chain.

Under normal circumstances, when a blind person is in danger and their hearing is impaired, they would certainly not dare to make any rash moves.

Someone in front of the lookout tower immediately tensed up: "The chains have broken!"

clang--

The chains binding his hands and feet snapped, and Bai Yuan finally broke free of his shackles. He forcefully suppressed the rebellious vengeance within him, and suddenly leaped up like a trapped beast breaking free of its restraints. His movements were as swift as a blur; at the last moment, he tumbled past Hu Ying's claws, managing to catch Zhou Yaren beneath the arrows and shield him behind the tax marker at the ferry crossing: "Yaren..."

Having narrowly escaped the heavenly punishment, Zhou Yaren stared at Bai Yuan's mangled neck and blood-stained white clothes. His heart pounded and his ribs ached. He couldn't suppress the fear and lingering dread of that moment, because he was just a hair's breadth away from realizing, "I'm too late."

The tiger's shadow fell like a star, crashing heavily onto the execution platform, creating a deep crater. Broken bricks and stones scattered everywhere, the earth shook violently, and even the mighty Yellow River surged and overflowed in the tremor. The immense roar and waves drowned out Zhou Yaren's voice. But Bai Yuan heard her. She quickly glanced at the penetrating wounds on Zhou Yaren's shoulder and knee, and without any unnecessary words, simply and decisively uttered: "Stay here and stop the bleeding."

"A white injustice—"

Bai Yuan had no time to listen to his nonsense. As he stood up, he conjured a ten-foot-long ice blade as hard as steel and slashed at Hu Ying like lightning.

Zhou Yaren didn't even have time to grasp a piece of her clothes. Just a moment ago they were kissing in the warm pavilion where musk was burning, and the next moment they were arrested and put on the torture platform, while Bai Yuan's smell of alcohol had not yet dissipated.

This White Tiger in execution is formed by the power of the star-inducing evil spirit, symbolizing the divinely granted power of execution, as tough as copper and iron, impervious to swords and spears.

As Bai Yuan wielded his sword, a clanging sound echoed through the valley, and the resulting waves crashed against the cliffs, affecting the merchant ships of all sizes moored at the ferry, which swayed and churned in the giant waves.

The ice blade in Bai Yuan's hand shattered inch by inch, and countless broken ice fragments whistled as they pierced the brick walls, causing the tax shed at the riverbank to collapse instantly.

Tiger Shadow's eyes flashed like red lightning as it pounced on her with ferocity.

Bai Yuan landed lightly on the riverbank, caught the surging tide with one hand, and shaped the wave into a weapon, thrusting it at the tiger shadow's claws as it struck down.

Clang—

The waves that had transformed into swords and spears shattered once more, proving utterly vulnerable. However, the power of the Star Fiend was formidable, violently blasting Bai Yuan away. Just as she collided with the waves, several long swords coalesced again and slashed out...

Tiger Shadow's body was as if it were gilded, and every step it took caused the earth in Fengling to shake. Wherever it went, the wooden fences were all broken. Its power was unimaginable. Therefore, every slash made Bai Yuan's arms go numb.

Tiger Shadow's tail whip swept across, forcing Bai Yuan to retreat hastily. The ground cracked and crumbled several feet down to her feet. Just as Bai Yuan lost her balance, a gust of wind suddenly lifted her from behind, ruffling her long, silvery hair, which fluttered wildly in the wind. Without being distracted, she used someone's momentum to soar into the air and spun around, kicking Tiger Shadow into the Yellow River. The waves rose ten feet high, surging towards the riverbank like a rising tide.

The tiger's shadow, having fallen into the water, let out a long roar that shook the mountains.

Those watching the execution from the beacon tower felt the deafening roar and couldn't help but say, "If we don't kill her today, we'll be in big trouble later."

The other dark figure remained calm: "What are you afraid of?"

Based solely on my impression: "Terrifyingly powerful."

Despite the clanging of metal, he wasn't afraid of the blind man overhearing him: "No matter how strong she is, she is still suppressed by the Heavenly Dao. As long as the right method is used, there is no evil that cannot be subdued. Just watch, she will surely die today."

"So confident?"

"It can't all be for nothing."

“Back in Beiqu, even those cultivators from Taihang Road couldn’t subdue her.”

"What can a few greenhorns accomplish? They've certainly made quite a fuss. Besides, those fools in Taihang Mountain, including Celestial Master Jingzong, probably don't even know her background. She's not some kind of evil spirit that can be subdued by just drawing a talisman."

Indeed, they have been busy setting up schemes and plotting these past few days, and it can be said that they have put in a lot of effort. It was only today that they learned that the fabricated case was to capture and kill this woman.

It's truly astonishing. In all my years of cultivation, this is the first time I've used such a bizarre method, using wrongful convictions and punishments as the foundation of the formation, and it works remarkably well. It's like a tailor-made remedy for the specific ailment.

Even so, the situation within the formation was far from optimistic. It was all because a blind monk who had stormed the execution ground appeared halfway through, severing the shackles of constraint. Otherwise, it should have been completely over by now, and one could have gone back to sleep peacefully without any worries. It's just a pity...

The riverbed trembled violently as the tiger leaped out from the splashing water, its long claws, like butcher knives, slashing at Bai Yuan.

Bai Yuan strode across the turbid waves, his back like a drawn sword, and with a swift movement, he pulled up the iron lock that was locked between the sluice gate stones. The closed ferry chain that spanned the Yellow River for hundreds of feet was like a reclining python, rising and reviving in Bai Yuan's hands.

The Fengling Ferry Chain, forged from black iron and tempered through countless hammer blows, weighs over ten thousand jin. Historically, it has been used to block the Yellow River and guard Fengling at night, preventing even the largest merchant ships from crossing. Now, this massive chain, held in Bai Yuan's hand, snapped violently from the tightly gripping thousand-jin sluice gate. The whip-like whistling sound it unleashed nearly shattered the tiger shadow formed by Xing Sha in mid-air!

Ironically, after being bound by the chains of torture for so long in her Yin Dao body, in the end, the giant chains of the River Lock were more convenient to use than those damn ice blades.

Tiger Shadow rolled over in the waves, then grabbed the giant chain that was rolling towards it and pulled it backward, dragging Bai Yuan forward.

At the same time, Zhou Yaren stood up, supporting himself on the tax monument. The hurricane whipped up by his folding fan swept up huge waves and mud and sand, forming a magnificent spectacle of a waterspout in the middle of the river, which forcefully strangled the bloodthirsty beast!

The sound of metal clashing was incessant, and even though he couldn't hear it, he could still lend a helping hand to Bai Yuan because of his ability to see the underworld.

However, in the instant the river was sucked up by the hurricane, the ropes of boats of all sizes on the bank snapped from their stone posts. All the boats capsized and sank, and the goods in their holds, such as rice, medicine, silk, cloth, porcelain, and ironware, all poured into the river and were completely overturned.

Merchants, both large and small, who stopped here lost everything overnight. They were determined to wail and wail in despair the next morning.

The onlookers on the high cliff could no longer bear to watch: "What time is it? That blind man is getting in the way. If we don't get rid of him soon, he'll only make things worse."

He wasn't the only one who was anxious.

No sooner had he finished speaking than several sharp arrows shot toward Zhou Yaren, who was standing next to the tax monument, but his hearing was completely impaired by Lian Tie, and he could not hear them at all.

"Get out of the way!" Bai Yuan shouted, but Zhou Yaren on the shore ignored him.

Bai Yuan rushed forward on the waves, and the splashing water instantly transformed into ice blades that shot out, deflecting the sharp arrow that was meant to pierce Zhou Yaren's throat at the last second.

Zhou Yaren seemed to sense something and paused for a moment. Then, disregarding her injured leg and the danger, she took half a step forward and used the wind to push the dragon sucker in the middle of the river, swallowing the tiger shadow that had just emerged back into the hurricane vortex!

As the tide receded, the mudflats were revealed. With a crackling sound, Bai Yuan flicked his wrist, and the giant chain suddenly rose up, like a black python soaring into the air. As the waves passed through the gaps in the chain, they quickly froze into ice, covering the black python with solid ice scales and studded it with sharp icicles. As it was caught in the storm, the giant chain's ice spikes pierced the beast's throat on the spot, and a deafening roar echoed. Taking advantage of the moment, Bai Yuan drew a wave into a blade, his body as sharp as a sword, and fiercely plunged it into the wide-open tiger's mouth!

The tiger's form suddenly vanished into light and shadow, but its sharp fangs embedded themselves into the tiger's shoulder blade the instant the white fangs were driven into the tiger's mouth, and the executioner's blade, carrying the power of stars, instantly corroded and burned the wound.

The storm that had swept across the river instantly dissipated, supporting the rapidly falling Bai Yuan. The enormous column of water that had reached the sky, now freed from the hurricane's influence, poured down like a torrential downpour, creating a fierce storm that drenched everyone in this area.

At the same time, bolts of crossbow bolts pierced through the "storm," targeting Zhou Yaren on the shore. He sensed the immense danger, but the rapid, sharp impact felt like a barrage of needles piercing his ears, causing him to nearly lose his balance. He grabbed the tax monument and instinctively threw out wind blades to defend himself, indiscriminately intercepting several arrows.

Before they could catch their breath, another tiger's shadow appeared in the starry sky, accompanied by the river rain!

Zhou Yaren's expression changed drastically: "Innocent!"

Bai Yuan had just regained his footing when he heard the voice and turned his head slightly, his voice icy and sharp: "Take care of yourself!"

The torrential rain washed away some of the blood on her body. Bai Yuan raised the python whip in his hand, lightly touched the sluice gate with his toes, and leaped towards the tiger shadow in the void.

"Hiss, this is tough to deal with." The smiling man on the beacon tower produced an oil-paper umbrella from nowhere, as if he had been prepared. As soon as the "sudden rain" started, he held it over his head. The umbrella was covered with flowers, painted in a bright and bold style, which contrasted sharply with his ghostly attire.

The person next to him, who was soaked to the bone, rolled his eyes and glanced at the umbrella several times: "Your umbrella is too flashy."

"Isn't it pretty?"

The person next to me said with mixed feelings, "It looks good, but it's not your style."

"I feel that something too plain is a bit unlucky."

"..." Are you dressed in a particularly auspicious way?!

"What time is it now?"

"It's just past the hour of Chou (1-3 AM), are you about to make your move?"

The smiling man glanced at the sky, his feet seemingly welded to the watchtower, remaining motionless throughout, unfazed by any earth-shaking or mountain-shaking tremors. He displayed remarkable composure and calmness: "There's still time." Perhaps he wouldn't even need to intervene.

The man beside him also looked up at the sky, but the river rain mixed with mud and sand dripped into his eyes, forcing him to rub them. Then he heard the smiling man sigh, "Ting Fengzhi truly deserves to die."

As they spoke, a crossbow bolt pierced through the clouds and shot straight at Zhou Yaren's blind eye!

He couldn't see the blinding arrow that was about to strike him; he was staring intently at Bai Yuan, who was rising into the air. Just as the arrow was about to pierce his eyeball, a flash of sword light appeared, and a long sword blocked Zhou Yaren's view in time. The mirror-like blade of the sword reflected his handsome features.

The forest that followed was so frightened that it could hardly breathe.

The one who drew his sword to shield Zhou Yaren from the arrow was naturally Li Liuyun, who was one step ahead of his fellow disciples. He stared solemnly and murderously at the night sky as Bai Yuan was suddenly bitten by Hu Ying.

Lin Mu cried out in horror. Before he could stop running, he grabbed his sword and rushed forward without thinking: "Senior brother! Quickly save her!"