Chapter 85 Beheading

Night falls.

Every household in the city stayed indoors.

Even night markets like Ping An Street have all closed down and are no longer as brightly lit as before.

Following the order from the county magistrate, a curfew was imposed throughout the city!

The huge county town has become exceptionally quiet.

The cold wind howled, blowing through every street in the county, making the doors and windows rattle.

The sound was so eerie that it made this ominous night seem even darker and lonelier.

Fang Zhixing returned to the villa, ate, and took a bath, just like usual.

The thin dog also likes taking a bath. He lies in the basin, soaking the warm water from the neck down, with his head drooping on the edge, his eyes half-closed, and an expression of great enjoyment.

It was at this time that the man and the dog were calm and peaceful, and did not disturb each other.

After a while, Xigou looked at Fang Zhixing who was in a daze, and suddenly asked in a voice transmission: "What are you thinking about?"

Fang Zhixing responded: "I'm thinking about Luo Qianqian."

Hearing this, Xigou immediately perked up and said with a grin, "I knew it! As soon as I saw your dreamy look, I knew you were thinking about women! Humph, if you hadn't told me, I would have thought you were thinking about those rebels."

Fang Zhixing squinted and asked, "Why would I want to be a rebel?"

Xigou said seriously: "Don't you think that Yulan and Gao Daxing are very courageous and have a lot of guts?"

Fang Zhixing chuckled twice, looking down on them, and sneered, "A bunch of useless people who don't know their own limits. Apart from shouting slogans and making some small moves, what good are they? Have they changed anything? Can the common people have enough food to eat just because they rebelled against the aristocratic families?"

Xigou said, "Look at what you said. Where there is oppression, there is resistance. They have suffered injustice, so why can't they resist?"

Fang Zhixing sneered, "Tsk, in our two lives, we have seen so many people who wanted to resist oppression! What happened? Didn't they all go to work on time and repay their loans on time?"

He analyzed carefully: "Everything must be done in a proper way, and one must know how to keep a low profile and judge the situation.

Look at Yulan, Gao Daxing and their gang. They rashly assassinated Luo Peiyun without knowing exactly how powerful he was, which aroused Luo Peiyun's vigilance and led to his fierce counterattack, ultimately harming both themselves and others.

This group of people are more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything. Whoever gets involved with them will suffer misfortune. Do they have backbone and courage? Humph, we can just feed their bones to dogs and make them completely extinct!"

The little dog was speechless for a moment.

Yes, Fang Zhixing is not the kind of person who gets carried away by passion, and he will not be shaken by a few loud slogans.

He is so realistic! His name is Zhixing, the unity of knowledge and action!

Understanding the principles of things and putting them into practice are inseparable.

There is action in knowledge, and there is knowledge in action! No matter how lofty your ideals are, you must remember that everything should be down-to-earth and based on reality. Being too ambitious will only make you fall.

This is Fang Zhixing's style of dealing with things.

He would only choose the side that could win! He didn't care about those fancy things.

This is also the reason why he took the risk and still joined Luo Peiyun's team.

It now appears that he was right.

Thinking of this, Xigou quickly brought the topic back to the topic, and said with a chuckle: "Why, you like that bitch Luo Qianqian, and want to pursue her?"

Fang Zhixing rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "Do you really think I'm you? You can only think with your lower body."

"cut!"

Xigou sneered, "Who stayed at Hanxiang Tower last night? Who couldn't control his lower body last night?"

Fang Zhixing snorted, "Luo Qianqian really didn't misjudge you. You are an ungrateful person who can never be tamed."

"Ah!"

The thin dog stood up and shook himself.

With a splash, water drops scattered everywhere.

It splashed into the bathtub and onto Fang Zhixing's face.

Fang Zhixing waved his hand and splashed the water with the back of his hand, creating a wave that hit the little dog and drenched him like a drowned chicken.

"rough!"

Seeing that he could not beat Fang Zhixing, the thin dog quickly stopped fighting and lay down again.

But he was not convinced and continued to sneer: "Luo Qianqian is beautiful, has a good figure, and has smooth skin. She must be very smooth to play with. You have always had good taste, so it is understandable that you like her."

Fang Zhixing raised his arm and said to himself, "Luo Qianqian inserted a few silver needles into the arms of Guo Hongying and Yulan, and it made their arms extremely resilient. Don't you think it's amazing?"

The image of the twisted arms appeared in Xigou's mind. His expression became serious and he smacked his lips and said, "Yeah, that bitch is really good at it. It's like black technology."

Fang Zhixing deeply agreed with this and sighed, "The background of the aristocratic family may be far beyond our imagination."

Xigou nodded, rarely stopping arguing, and agreed: "Yeah, after all, they are the masters of this world. They are able to dominate the entire world, so they naturally possess unimaginable power."

At this point, Xigou suddenly got inspired and suggested, "How about you go and flirt with Luo Qianqian, chase her away, and then you can cling to her thighs and let her take you flying."

Fang Zhixing was speechless and said, "You mean, like you, whenever you meet a pretty girl, you'll hook up with her and have a harem?"

“Isn’t this good?”

Xigou shouted seriously: "Of course the more harems the better. As a man, it is not shameful to love every woman you meet."

Fang Zhixing sneered: "This is called path dependence. No matter what happens to you, your first thought is to pick up girls. You cast a wide net and pick up as many girls as you can. You think that you can solve all problems by relying on girls."

Xigou said confidently, "What's the problem with this? Now that you have Luo Qianqian, and you are the son-in-law, you can call the wind and rain, get whatever you want, and then quickly gather supplies, continuously upgrade, and become bigger and stronger!"

Fang Zhixing glared and said, "Are you blind? Can't you see what kind of person Luo Qianqian is? The reason why I pay so much attention to Luo Qianqian is not because I want to pursue her, but because I think she is too dangerous and it is best not to provoke her."

Xigou said disdainfully: "You are a coward without guts. You didn't even dare to chase after the rich woman even though she was so close to you. You deserve to be hunted down by a group of rebels."

Fang Zhixing retorted, "You deserve to be a dog in this life, no, an ungrateful wolf."

After taking a bath, the man and the dog felt tired and lay down to sleep.

A dreamless night.

The next day, the entire city was still under martial law, with no one allowed to enter or leave.

Ding Zhigang led the yamen runners to arrest people everywhere.

Guo Hongying, Yulan, Gao Daxing, Xu Dali!

Their relatives, friends, and people they regularly interacted with were all thrown into jail and interrogated.

For a time, the prison was overcrowded.

Those who were arrested all cried out for injustice.

At the same time, the news that Yulan and others would be executed spread like wildfire.

Ding Zhigang and Wen Yudong were busy running around, and the county government was also busy. Everyone was exhausted and it was extremely lively.

Only Fang Zhixing has a very leisurely life and doesn't have to worry about anything.

Archer Battalion can train itself.

According to Fang Zhixing's previous design and arrangement, Huang Dashun and ten other people served as captains and led their teams in training. Gao Daxing had actually been sidelined.

To put it bluntly, Gao Daxing is just a supervisor. It makes no difference with or without him, and things can still go smoothly without him.

Three days passed in a flash.

Caishikou! At noon, Fang Zhixing led 300 archers and arrived outside the vegetable market.

At first glance, the vegetable market has a triangular outline.

There are pavilions and tiled houses on the two streets on the left and right.

According to Luo Peiyun's request, Fang Zhixing quickly divided the three hundred archers into two teams.

"The first team has 200 people. Huang Dashun, you will be the captain. The second team has 100 people. Follow me."

Fang Zhixing quickly counted the soldiers and pointed to the right, and ordered: "Huang Dashun, you lead the team to occupy the houses on the right street, clear out all the residents and vendors in the houses, and then choose the best shooting angle. If anyone robs the execution ground, follow my orders."

Huang Dashun looked serious and took a deep breath, saying, "I obey your command!"

Fang Zhixing waved again and said, "The rest of you follow me, we will occupy the house on the left."

"yes!"

A group of archers obeyed the order and broke into every house, no matter whether it was a residence or a shop, and drove out all the people inside without saying anything.

Soon, the archers chose their positions, either squatting in front of the windows or hiding behind the high walls.

Fang Zhixing held the thin dog in his arms, flipped over nimbly, and jumped onto the roof easily.

Then he looked around and quickly found a relatively spacious roof and hid himself there.

At the same time, a guillotine was quickly built at the vegetable market. Except for the front, the back and the left and right sides were all covered with canvas.

At first glance, the canvas is just a prop used to decorate the venue.

But Fang Zhixing knew the inside story.

Wen Yudong led the infantry and ambushed behind the canvas.

Time goes by little by little...

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Upon hearing the news, people in the city rushed over one after another, filling both sides of the streets with people.

They were all in high spirits and talking a lot.

They came to watch beheadings! Beheadings are undoubtedly the most visually impactful show in this world without the Internet.

Out of curiosity or just to watch the fun, people rushed to watch.

Noon is approaching.

Just then, the crowd broke into a commotion.

Ding Zhigang and a group of yamen runners escorted Guo Hongying, Yulan and Xu Dali across the street, straight to the vegetable market, and towards the execution ground.

"This group of rebels is extremely vicious and will kill anyone they see. I heard they also like to eat people!"

"Yes, yes, yes. Did you see that fat woman? She was the one who killed Mr. Zhang's entire family. She left no one alive. How cruel!"

"The rebels must not die well, they deserve to be killed!"

"Alas, that Yulan seems to be a pitiful person."

"What a pity! She is just a slut. How many men has she hooked up with and how many families has she destroyed?"

"They deserve to be killed, all of them!"

…

The whole world is noisy.

Guo Hongying and the other two had a blank expression on their faces. They didn't shout or cry out, nor did they struggle or resist.

The three of them had been tortured to the point of being half dead, and had been starved for three days. How could they have any strength and energy left?

A moment later, Guo Hongying and the other two were carried to the guillotine like dead dogs.

After a while, the county magistrate Luo Peiyun, wearing an official robe and a black gauze hat, walked slowly behind a table and sat down.

Luo Kezhao stood beside him, knife in hand, his face full of murderous intent.

Luo Qianqian also showed up and sat on the chair next to Luo Peiyun. She looked a little lazy and was playing with her braids.

"The time has come, read out the charges!"

Luo Peiyun said lightly.

Immediately, Luo Kezhao stepped out, opened a scroll, and read it word by word.

"The criminal Guo Hongying participated in the massacre of Mr. Zhang's family in Yunshui Town..."

"The criminal Yulan, for her own selfish reasons, colluded with the rebels..."

"The criminal Xu Dali was tempted by money and was willing to be used by the rebels..."

The charges were listed one by one.

After reading it, the people were filled with righteous indignation and cursed Guo Hongying and the other two as being extremely hateful and unforgivable.

The next moment, Luo Peiyun stood up, took out a stick from the stick tube and threw it on the ground.

"cut!"

Once the word spreads!

On the guillotine, three shirtless executioners each poured a bowl of wine, took a big gulp, and then sprayed it towards the sword.

Puff, puff~~ The big knife was stained with wine, which slid down the blade and dripped onto the ground.

Then, the three executioners raised their swords in unison and aimed at the back of the necks of Guo Hongying and the other two.

This situation...

Fang Zhixing scanned the crowd and every corner around him.

Huang Dashun and others had already taken their arrows and drawn their bows, each preparing for a formidable enemy.

Ding Zhigang, Wen Yudong and the others all had stern expressions and subconsciously clenched their weapons.

Puff~ puff~ puff~ The sword fell, heads rolled down! Blood was scattered all over the ground! The world was first deathly silent, and then erupted into a tsunami.

The crowd cheered in the light of blood.

Luo Peiyun looked up, a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

Then he laughed contemptuously and said, "Rebels and their ilk are nothing more than that."

Ding Zhigang and others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After this bloodbath, Qinglin County will surely usher in a period of peace.

This matter is over.

Fang Zhixing curled his lips, feeling bored, and withdrew his troops.

In the afternoon, all curfews were lifted.

Life in the city quickly returned to normal.

It was evening soon!

"Damn, I'm so nervous today."

Ding Zhigang walked over to Fang Zhixing, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and sighed, "I thought a bloody battle was inevitable today, but it turned out to be nothing but thunder and rain."

Fang Zhixing said with a smile: "The chess pieces that the rebels had placed in the city were wiped out by you, sir. I guess they retreated because they knew it was difficult."

Ding Zhigang agreed with him and nodded, saying, "My Lord, make plans before taking action. A mere rebel band will not be able to cause any trouble."

Then he pulled Fang Zhixing's arm and shouted, "Come on, come on, Hanxianglou is reopening today. Big brother will take you to listen to some music."

Fang Zhixing frowned and said, "Yulan appeared in Hanxianglou, but it hasn't been banned yet?"

"Well, how can it be banned?"

Ding Zhigang shook his head repeatedly. "The big boss behind Hanxianglou is Lu Anfu. He thought he was unlucky and paid a fine. Your Excellency has always had a good relationship with Lu Anfu, so you didn't make things difficult for him."

Fang Zhixing understood and immediately said with a smile: "I have nothing to do today, so I'll go to the brothel and listen to some music."

The two men walked out of the yamen arm in arm, and rode out on horseback.

The sun gradually sets in the west, and the bright red afterglow pours down on the streets, making the bluestones on the ground and the tiles on the roof appear infinitely unrestrained and rough.

Ta da da~ Two tall horses came to Ping An Street.

Fang Zhixing looked up and saw that Hanxiang Tower had hung up red lanterns again. The place was bustling with people and cars, and it was bustling with people.

There are still a few people who remember that there was once a girl named Yulan leaning against the window of Hanxiang Tower looking out...

(End of this chapter)