"No, I can't let myself be manipulated like this. I need to improve my cultivation as soon as possible."
If Han Feng wants absolute safety, he still needs to reach the cultivation level of a Golden Immortal.
He had another suspicion: even if he gave enough immortal jade, the two immortal cities would still target him.
The numerous families in the desolate city, when combined, possessed far more immortal jade than ten thousand low-grade immortal jades.
The two immortal cities can profit from both sides, and eliminating the desolate city would be even more in their best interest.
This life simulation reminded Han Feng that he should never be soft-hearted in anything he does.
Fortunately, Han Feng had a life simulator, otherwise he wouldn't have discovered so many unstable factors.
Han Feng wrote down the names of the families that had betrayed him and handed them to Leng Hanmei.
When Leng Hanmei saw the list of more than a hundred families, she was stunned and speechless.
"Confiscate all the property of these families, don't let a single one escape," Han Feng said coldly.
“If we really have to deal with these hundred-plus families, they are a bit two-faced, but under my pressure, they absolutely won’t dare to resist,” Leng Hanmei said hesitantly.
"What you're saying is under normal circumstances, but have you considered that these families might rebel during the upcoming beast tide?"
"That's possible. You are the master of Desolate City, so whatever you say goes."
Following Han Feng's instructions, Leng Hanmei confiscated the property of several families with relatively minor influence.
Actually, she didn't quite believe the list Han Feng gave her; it contained a total of 150 families.
Of these 150 small and medium-sized families, she only suspected a few dozen.
Leng Hanmei handled many of the matters concerning the desolate city, so logically, no one should know more about them than her.
Han Feng relies on her to report on many things, so how could she possibly list hundreds of families?
So Leng Hanmei found a few small families to test Han Feng's judgment to see if he was wrong.
The outcome was beyond his expectations. These small families appeared to be obedient on the surface, but in reality, they had already formed alliances with many other families.
They secretly formed an alliance to drive Leng Hanmei, a cultivator from the lower realm, away.
“Clan Chief Qian, I valued you so much and was thinking of supporting you to the position of Deputy City Lord. Don’t you feel any remorse for treating me like this?” Leng Hanmei questioned.
"What's there to feel guilty about? You, Leng Hanmei, are just a cultivator from the lower realm. I don't know what kind of underhanded tricks you used to obtain the position of city lord."
"My Qian family is a small family, but we are very principled and will never submit to power."
Qian Yanliang said with righteous indignation.
"Since you've said all that, I have no choice but to grant your wish." Leng Hanmei's pretty face was full of murderous intent.
Several guards escorted Qian Yanliang over, preparing to take him to the execution platform inside the city.
The Execution Platform was originally located in the city lord's mansion, but in order to intimidate the various families, Leng Hanmei moved it to the city.
The execution platform successively killed the patriarchs of the Chen and Xu families, deterring many petty villains.
Originally, Leng Hanmei was no longer needed, but unexpectedly, she came in handy again very quickly.
"Lord Leng, spare my life! I am not with Qian Yanliang. I was forced into this."
The Xiao family patriarch was terrified and immediately knelt down to beg for mercy.
"You say you were forced, then I ask you why you didn't tip them off. And look at this list, you were the first to sign. If you were forced, you shouldn't have been the last to sign."
Leng Hanmei's words left the Xiao family patriarch speechless.
"Lord Leng, spare our lives! We were forced into this situation. They forced us to obey, threatening to exterminate our clan if we didn't comply."
"I know I was wrong. We were blinded by greed. Please give us another chance."
...
Faced with the horror of death, many people instantly become spineless.
Even Qian Yanliang stared blankly at Leng Hanmei, thinking that if he kowtowed to her, she might let him go.
His assertive words just now stemmed from his belief that the law would not punish the masses.
But he was completely overthinking it. In some ways, Leng Hanmei was far more ruthless than Han Feng.
In the past, she had exterminated several families of people who had offended her.
Now that Leng Hanmei no longer cultivates the Severing Emotions Technique, she is no longer as capricious as before, but Qian Yanliang is not someone who can change his mind so easily.
"Take all of these people out, don't let a single one go, and lock all the clansmen in the Heavenly Prison."
The cold plum blossoms show no mercy.
"Spare me!!!"
Xiao Li's knees buckled and he collapsed to the ground.
The others weren't much better off; they were so frightened that they all knelt on the ground.
"Old Xiao, stop begging for mercy. This female demon won't let us go," Qian Yanliang laughed loudly.
"The others will be sent to the execution platform to have their immortal souls and physical bodies severed, while Qian Yanliang will be subjected to the punishment of being sliced to death." Leng Hanmei's voice grew even colder.
"Slicing to pieces!"
Qian Yanliang was so frightened that he lost all color in his face and his body trembled uncontrollably.
This form of torture, known as "slicing by a knife," is similar to the death by a thousand cuts, where pieces of flesh are cut off from a person's body.
Many people who are subjected to slow slicing experience the most excruciating pain in the world before they die.
The punishment of dismemberment was even more severe, first sealing a person's soul into their physical body.
First, use a sharp knife to cut the flesh from its body; after the flesh is cut off, then it's the turn of the soul.
The executioner used a knife to cut out the soul, slicing the soul into pieces, which was equivalent to double the pain.
Qian Yanliang had seen people being executed, and the pain he witnessed was enough to make one's scalp tingle.
"Lord Leng, spare my life! It was all my fault just now, please don't carry out the punishment of being sliced to death."
Qian Yanliang was as arrogant as he was just moments ago, and now he is as humble as he is now.
"Drag him away!"
Leng Hanmei's voice became even colder.
"You she-devil, you've treated me like this, you'll end up the same way I did."
When Qian Yanliang realized that his pleas for mercy were ineffective, he resumed his verbal abuse.
"First, dig his tongue out!"
Leng Hanmei said with a cold face.
Soon, Qian Yanliang, Xiao Li, and other core members of the family all arrived at the Execution Platform.
With each rise and fall of the guillotine, countless heads were severed, and the flowing blood stained the surrounding ground red.
The air was thick with the stench of blood, which terrified many people.
The most tragic case was Qian Yanliang, whose screams echoed from day to night.
Leng Hanmei did not stop, and began to settle scores with the members of these 150 families.
Many families, unable to withstand the pressure, began to rebel in the city.
That outcome was even worse; almost no one from the family was left.
Leng Hanmei's ruthless methods terrified everyone.
What puzzled many families the most was how Leng Hanmei knew about their secrets, even though they had kept them hidden so well.
More than half a month later.
“I have wiped out all 150 families. These one million low-grade immortal jades came from confiscating their property.”
Leng Hanmei took out ten storage bags and handed them to Han Feng.
"These 150 small and medium-sized families have quite a good foundation, actually possessing a million low-grade immortal jades. No wonder they dare to unite together; it turns out they have quite a bit of capital."
Han Feng accepted them all without any hesitation.
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