The onlookers stared wide-eyed at what was happening, deeply shocked.
Foreigners have been in Nangang for some time now. During this period, some of them have committed crimes, ranging from minor offenses like not paying for food and drinks to more serious offenses such as breaking into houses, kidnapping young women, or beating people while drunk, and even killing people.
But no matter how big or small the case was, the foreigners would never be punished. The court never interfered and simply turned a blind eye. If the case escalated, they would even charge the person who reported it with the crime of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble".
This is certainly infuriating, but there's nothing we can do about it.
Everyone knows that the lives of "foreign dignitaries" are precious. They have come from afar and are treated as honored guests by the imperial court. How could we allow them to cause trouble while they are at work, let alone lose their lives?
That is why the people were so moved when they learned that Princess Yongning, who was supposed to marry a foreigner and bring shame to Daqian, had suddenly transformed into a righteous and courageous heroine.
Daring to confront these arrogant foreigners is enough to make one a hero.
That's why they've gathered here today to try and stop the execution, hoping to save the lives of these heroes.
Now, in front of so many foreigners, His Majesty, who has renamed Da Gan as Yan Kingdom, has ordered his unparalleled and valiant general to kill this arrogant foreigner with a single stroke. This is truly exhilarating.
Since landing, they first made the foreigners kneel and perform the Yan Kingdom's etiquette, and now they are directly intimidating them with force, showing no fear of the foreigners' threats. This approach made the onlookers stand up straight involuntarily.
They felt a sense of pride and honor.
What makes people stand tall is not the name of the country that was changed from Da Gan to Yan, but the powerful demonstration of its strength.
Just as this mighty general said at that moment: "Those who disagree, stand up!"
This is also their heartfelt sentiment, and the second half of the sentence goes without saying; everyone has the same answer in their hearts.
"You'll see if I kill you or not!" Among the crowd of people, a young farmer, his face flushed, stared intently at the general, gripping his sickle tightly. He had put himself in the general's shoes and couldn't help but utter these words.
A surge of heroic spirit—that was the feeling that this single strike evoked in the hearts of every commoner.
After delivering that slash, Mai Lirui quietly lowered his knee, which had just been raised an inch.
His face was deathly pale as he stared at the general who had killed him in one swift motion. The anger in his heart vanished in an instant, leaving only a look of horror that was about to spill over his body.
The other foreigners were no less ruthless. Regardless of their country of origin, whether powerful or weak, whether of noble status or ordinary soldier, in such a simple and pure slaughter, all they felt was fear.
For a moment, the room fell silent, with only very low gasps escaping the silence.
Fernando was a member of the Saint-Ist family, the royal family of Hunli, but this illustrious identity was of no use. At least in front of this True Martial Emperor, he was nothing more than a pig or sheep to be killed at will.
Among the foreigners were quite a few Huns, but under Qi Jiguang's sharp, knife-like gaze, not one of them dared to retaliate.
Qin Ze stood with his hands hanging naturally at his sides, looking expressionlessly at the group of foreigners who had been eager to make a move.
After Qi Jiguang finished speaking, seeing that the foreigners remained silent and none dared to stand up, he forcefully threw the severed head towards the crowd and shouted:
"Does anyone have a dog? Give it a piece of this!"
As soon as he finished speaking...
boom!
A thunderous cheer erupted from the crowd!
"Excellent! This is the true spirit of Yan Kingdom! This is the dignity we should possess!"
"A bunch of scum who dared to bark at my Yan Kingdom! Well done!"
An old man dressed in a coarse cloth shirt came running forward, grabbed the severed head, and shouted, "Good! My Wangcai is blessed! Haha!"
Then he turned and shouted at the foreigners, "Who else?!"
"Who else dares to disagree!"
"Stand up! I have five dogs at home! I'm afraid that won't be enough to feed them!"
Qi Jiguang squinted, blood dripping from the tip of his long sword. He scanned the crowd; even the foreigners who had raised their heads were gone.
Suddenly, he roared:
"Hurry up and kowtow to our Emperor!"
A sound like thunder resounded throughout the area, causing the foreigners to tremble. Merriel hurriedly kowtowed.
"Bang!"
The sound was so loud that it made his forehead ache. The other foreigners did the same, and a series of kowtows followed, much louder than the previous, insignificant kowtows.
But Qi Jiguang still did not sheathe his sword. He turned to Qin Ze and said:
"Your Majesty, I wonder if the sound of the kowtowing can be heard clearly?"
Qin Ze pursed his lips slightly and nodded, saying, "Mm."
As soon as he finished speaking, Merry breathed a sigh of relief, and the other foreigners also breathed a sigh of relief.
Unexpectedly, Qin Ze then shouted:
"Everyone, can you hear me?" he shouted to the people in the distance.
"I can't hear you, Your Majesty!"
"I can't hear anything at all!"
"They're cheating! Those foreigners are wicked!"
The people cried out.
"Did you hear that? Everyone says they can't hear you."
"Then kowtow even louder, so that every one of my people can hear the sound of your kowtowing!" Qin Ze's expression turned serious as he shouted angrily.
Upon hearing this angry shout, Mai Lirui's face turned completely pale.
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