A tall, middle-aged priest walked towards Zhao Xinghu with several guards, and stretched out his hand to restrain Zhao Xinghu's cultivation. He was Gao Yuqi, the punishment priest of the Huayu Temple.
In fact, Zhao Xinghu's strength was far superior to his, and it should have been impossible for him to be subdued. But there was no way. Mu Hanyan's burning flaming spear was pointing directly at his heart, and he didn't dare to act rashly.
"Take him away!" Gao Yuqi said expressionlessly.
A guard kicked Zhao Xinghu to the ground and dragged him out of the hall like a dead dog.
"Stop, stop, I didn't do anything to her, she is still innocent, Mu Hanyan, you can't kill me!" Zhao Xinghu roared hysterically.
The guard's kick completely broke through his last line of defense and shattered all his illusions. Initially, he thought Mu Hanyan was just bluffing, doing it for the people below to see, and that it would naturally fade away after a few days. However, he soon discovered that things were not as optimistic as he had imagined.
Especially the kick from the guard, it made him completely sober. If they didn't know that Mu Hanyan was truly determined, how could the guards dare to use violence against him, the dignified Priest of the Temple of Life?
He now truly understood that his identity and background were worthless in Mu Hanyan's eyes. She was determined to punish him, and even the presence of the Right Priest of the Temple of Life, let alone the Lord God himself, would not be able to change her mind.
"Oh?" Mu Hanyan made a gesture, asking Gao Yuqi and the others to stop temporarily.
"Is what he said true?" Mu Hanyan asked Ruan Zhi.
"I fought back with all my might and prevented him from succeeding, but...but he..." When Ruan Zhi said this, her face turned red with shame and anger, and tears streamed down her face.
There is no need to say much about what happened next, as everyone can guess that although Ruan Zhi's desperate resistance did not allow Zhao Xinghu to succeed, she also suffered a lot of insults and was taken advantage of by him.
"Mu Hanyan, she also admitted that I did not ruin her Xinbai. You can't kill me." Zhao Xinghu shouted loudly as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw.
"Master Chief Priest..." Zhuge Qiu turned his gaze to Mu Hanyan again.
Zhuge Qiu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Ruan Zhi admit that Zhao Xinghu did not ruin her innocence.
Not only him, but even many of the Flower Rain Temple's priests breathed a sigh of relief. After their initial indignation, they gradually calmed down and became deeply concerned about Mu Hanyan's decision. After all, the other party was a Priest of Discipline from the Temple of Life, and he had the support of the Right Priest behind him. Furthermore, there was also the Temple of Life.
Since the other party did not tarnish Ruan Zhi's innocence, this is of course the best outcome.
Mu Hanyan's mood suddenly became much more relaxed, but unlike them, Mu Hanyan was not in this mood because of the Temple of Life or the Right Priest, but simply for Ruan Zhi.
Whether it is the Holy Court Continent or the Continent of Gods, although the barriers between men and women are not strict, especially for cultivators, who do not care much about small details, chastity is still taken very seriously. If Ruan Zhizhen's innocence is ruined, she may live in the shadow for the rest of her life.
But if you have only suffered some humiliation or been taken advantage of, it doesn't matter much, because you can put it another way, that is, you will never surrender in the face of power, and you will fight to the death, and it can even become a good story.
"Then spare his death sentence, lash him a hundred times, and execute him tomorrow morning!" Mu Hanyan was in a good mood. With a wave of her hand, she changed the order.
Since Zhao Xinghu did not really ruin Ruan Zhi's innocence, according to the laws of the temple, Mu Hanyan naturally could not sentence him to death. However, Mu Hanyan did not feel any regrets. Compared with Zhao Xinghu's life and death, Ruan Zhi's innocence was much more important to her.
"What!" Zhao Xinghu felt relieved when he saw the joy and relief in Mu Hanyan's eyes, but then Mu Hanyan's words made his mood plummet again.
"Take him away." Mu Hanyan ignored him and turned away.
"Mu Hanyan, you will regret this!" Behind him came Zhao Xinghu's shrill and angry roar.
The next morning, in the huge square in front of the temple, Zhao Xinghu was tied to a tall pillar, shivering in the cold wind.
"Execute!" With Mu Hanyan's order, the long whip with silver light emitted a soul-stirring whistling sound and hit Zhao Xinghu's body heavily. Blood splattered up, and then Zhao Xinghu's heart-wrenching scream was rang out.
This whip is called the Divine Punishment Whip, and it is also a magical weapon. The power of the law of death was specially added during its refining. When one's cultivation is restricted, not to mention the Divine Heart Priest, even the Divine Soul Priest may not be able to withstand it.
All around, tens of thousands of people stopped to watch, and when they saw this, they burst into thunderous shouts and cheers.
Originally, Mu Hanyan was planning to execute Ruan Zhi privately at night for the sake of her reputation, but since she was innocent and the insult she suffered was not unacceptable to the people of the Continent of Gods, she changed her mind and executed her in public in front of all the priests and guards in the city, as well as tens of thousands of people.
Although Zhao Xinghu's identity and background were not deliberately publicized, Mu Hanyan did not deliberately block the news, so before the execution began, everyone had heard about Zhao Xinghong's identity and background.
Looking at Zhao Xinghu who was tied to a pillar and wailing in pain with blood splattered, and then looking at Mu Hanyan who had a calm expression above the temple, everyone's hearts were filled with admiration.
Things like sleeping with someone in bed are common not only in the major temples but also in the major priest families. I have never heard of anyone being punished for it, let alone the fact that the other party has such a powerful background.
Only in Huayu City, in Huayu Temple, and only their chief priest would treat common people like them as human beings. At this moment, Mu Hanyan's reputation reached its peak.
Looking at Ruan Zhi, who was so moved that she burst into tears beside Mu Hanyan, even many girls from commoner backgrounds showed envy. How could they not envy Mu Hanyan, their chief priest, their god, for such protection?
Although she knew that this incident would not have much adverse impact on Ruan Zhi's future life, Mu Hanyan still didn't want her to suffer any grievances, so she made her her personal maid. With this identity, no one would dare to say anything about her anymore.
Finally, the last whip fell. Zhao Xinghu was already exhausted and hoarse. As soon as Gao Yuqi unlocked the shackles, he collapsed to the ground like a dead dog.
The people looked at Mu Hanyan excitedly. At this moment, they really did not hesitate at all to die for Mu Hanyan.
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