Burning at the stake... is the most severe punishment of the Fox Clan. It involves placing the condemned on a platform and burning them alive. The process is extremely painful and cruel, and it is generally only used on Fox Clan members who have committed heinous crimes, or on humans who have done many evil deeds. This punishment has not been carried out for nearly a hundred years, yet unexpectedly, Grandma Arno used it against a human who was unconscious.
"No—" Yi Yi cried out anxiously, "Grandma Arno, you have no right to do this!"
“Grandma Arno, burning him at the stake is too harsh. This man posed no threat to us, nor did he harm our interests. He was just injured and accidentally wandered into the jungle. We can just drive him out of the jungle,” Chen Dudu advised. Of course, he wasn’t doing this for Mu Nanxun, but for Yi Yi.
Even Jiang Shanshan, who was on the opposite side of Yi Yi and Chen Dudu, felt that the punishment was too harsh. Most importantly, this man was so handsome; it would be such a waste to burn him at the stake.
So Jiang Shanshan tried to plead for him, "Grandma, Shanshan also thinks it's not necessary to burn him at the stake. In any case, at least spare his life. Wouldn't that show your magnanimity and broad-mindedness?"
Upon hearing this, Grandma Arno gave Jiang Shanshan a stern look, probably not expecting that Jiang Shanshan would contradict her for the sake of a man.
"From what I'm getting at, you seem to actually feel sorry for this man?! What's his relationship with you? Wait, why is he in your bed... And when I came here yesterday, I smelled a human scent. And it was this man's scent. You lied to me, saying you accidentally picked it up from Chen Dudu and the others. Shanshan, how dare you hide a human and lie to me like that!"
Grandma Arno slammed her cane into the ground, creating a hole.
Jiang Shanshan felt a jolt, as if the cane had struck her.
Her grandmother, who had always doted on her, suddenly lost her temper with her. To make matters worse, her pleading for mercy inadvertently revealed that she had been secretly keeping this man.
Jiang Shanshan tried to calm herself down, stammering as she explained, "This...Grandma, it's not...it's not what you think. I...I am...this man, I don't know...I don't know why he was in my bed...I..."
This explanation was hardly convincing, and Grandma Arno naturally didn't believe it. However, this was, after all, her granddaughter whom she had doted on since childhood, and even if Jiang Shanshan had made a mistake in a moment of confusion, she couldn't bear to punish her.
"Enough, stop talking." Grandma Arno impatiently interrupted Jiang Shanshan. "I don't care who brought this man here, or what your purpose was. But you must understand that humans are the most treacherous, cunning, and ruthless beings. This man discovered our existence, and if we release him, he will bring ruin upon our entire race! Therefore, he must die!"
"Grandma Arno..."
Before Yi could say anything more, Grandma Arno glared at her and said sternly, "Anyone who dares to say another word will be executed!"
As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of spirit foxes wielding weapons suddenly gathered from all directions.
"Execute him! Execute him!"
"There's not a single good thing in humanity. He must die, he must die!"
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