Su Hao was so frightened by Mu Zian's cold single word that he almost collapsed to the ground.
Treason! Execute his entire clan!
Any single word he uttered would be enough to kill him ten thousand times over.
"Run! Run!"
Su Hao, who had been so arrogant, immediately led his soldiers away in a sorry state.
As the saying goes, they came in a hurry and left in a hurry.
Chen Yuanbai was left standing there, stunned.
Looking at Mu Zi'an's cold eyes, Chen Yuanbai swallowed and spoke.
"Duke Zhenguo, you..."
Before he could finish speaking, Chen Yuanbai heard a whistling wind in his ear.
The next moment, Mu Zian grabbed Chen Yuanbai by the neck and lifted him off the ground like a chick.
The intense feeling of suffocation made Chen Yuanbai struggle frantically, but it was all in vain.
Mu Zian said in a cold voice.
"Isn't it satisfying to bully others with your power?"
Chen Yuanbai's face became red and swollen due to lack of oxygen.
The murderous aura emanating from Mu Zi'an made the surrounding temperature seem to drop several degrees.
Pei Liang, looking emaciated, shouted at Mu Zi'an.
"Are you planning to murder a high-ranking official of the imperial court?"
Mu Zian sneered upon hearing this.
"Just a corrupt official!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone heard a cracking sound!
Mu Zian crushed Chen Yuanbai's neck.
With a casual toss, Chen Yuanbai's body rolled outside the Pei family's gate.
The people of Qinghe County who were watching at that moment saw Chen Yuanbai's body being thrown out.
His previously lifeless and numb gaze instantly became clear.
"He's dead! That corrupt official is dead!"
"Heaven has eyes! Heaven has eyes!"
"You corrupt official, when you killed my father, did you ever imagine this day would come!"
"Hahahaha! Daughter, can you see this from heaven? That corrupt official is finally dead!"
In an instant, all the people in Qinghe County burst into laughter.
But that smile carried endless desolation and tragedy.
Over the years, the Pei family has held the power of life and death in Qinghe County like local emperors.
Anyone who offended the Pei family would be arrested and imprisoned by Chen Yuanbai under various pretexts, and then subjected to inhumane torture.
Moreover, during years of famine, the Pei family would use various means to force people to sell their land.
Anyone who resisted was either severely beaten and had their hands or feet broken, or even beaten to death on the spot.
Chen Yuanbai personally compiled those land deeds and field deeds into a book and sent it to the Pei residence.
The entire Qinghe County has suffered for a very long time!
This corrupt official has finally met his end!
The people of Qinghe County all around rushed forward and started punching and kicking Chen Yuanbai's corpse!
In the blink of an eye, Chen Yuanbai's corpse was smashed into a pulp!
Inside the Pei family compound, they witnessed Mu Zi'an so forcefully and domineeringly killing a county magistrate.
Everyone was utterly shocked!
In the silence, someone suddenly shouted.
"Fire! Fire!"
Upon hearing this, the people inside the mourning hall rushed out.
Outside the gate, Zhao Yun, along with five hundred elite soldiers from the Trapped Camp, stood ready to prevent any chaos among the crowd.
As the flames ignited, the entire mourning hall seemed to transform into a sea of fire.
Before the pitch-black coffin, Pei Liang's face flickered in and out of focus in the firelight.
The two looked at each other amidst the flames.
Suddenly, Pei Liang gave a bitter laugh.
"I never expected this! I never expected that my Pei family would end up being destroyed by you."
Mu Zian remained expressionless upon hearing this.
"The Pei family was destroyed by your own hands, destroyed by your arrogance, domineering and cruelty."
Pei Liang laughed wildly.
"Using a lowly maid to exchange for the Pei family's century-old foundation and reputation, Duke Zhenguo, you truly have a clever way of doing things!"
"A family of wax artisans! A family of wax artisans!"
Pei Liang's eyes were bloodshot, filled with endless resentment and venom.
Seeing Pei Liang's frenzied state, Mu Zian felt a pang of sorrow for him.
Who else was involved in that incident?
Mu Zian's cold voice rang out.
Pei Liang, who was in the middle of a frenzy, suddenly looked up, stared intently at Mu Zi'an, and then a mocking smile appeared on his lips.
"Too many people want to kill your father."
"Back when your father personally helped that false emperor ascend the throne, his hands were stained with the blood of all the noble families of Dali!"
"Our Pei family is nothing more than a tool in their hands; the implications are far greater than you imagine."
"Ji'er and I will be waiting for you in the underworld."
"Hahaha, hahaha!"
Pei Liang laughed wildly.
It was as if he were the victor at this moment.
The flames in the surrounding mourning hall burned ever brighter.
The flickering firelight illuminated Mu Zi'an, making his figure appear and disappear intermittently.
Did I win?
On the surface, they did win.
In just two days, he used public opinion to incite the people and shatter the Pei family's century-old reputation.
However, Mu Zian felt no excitement whatsoever.
All that remains is sorrow for this era.
He did not save the innocent woman who was turned into wax.
It is even more impossible for one person to change the world today.
The flames crackled and popped.
Pei Liang laughed wildly in the firelight, which seemed somewhat ironic.
One Pei family may fall, but there are still thousands upon thousands of Pei families in the world.
At this moment, a hint of confusion appeared in Mu Zi'an's eyes.
However, just then, a shout came from outside the door.
Mu Zian turned his head and saw countless Confucian scholars, students and common people standing side by side outside the door.
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