Sun Ruoxi walked up lightly and called out again, "Brother Lin Mo!"
"Maybe it was just a dream!" Lin Mo sighed.
Completely subconscious, he reached out and touched Sun Ruoxi's cheek.
"A soft and realistic touch!" Lin Mo thought to himself, "Is this a dream?"
Women in the Great Xia Dynasty were expected to follow the Three Obediences and Four Virtues. Sun Ruoxi, an unmarried young woman, could hardly bear such a face-touching act.
Her face flushed instantly, and she nervously bit her lip.
"Brother Lin Mo, what are you doing?" she said, blushing.
"N-nothing!" Lin Mo stammered. "How did you know I was here? And...where am I?"
"Huh?" Sun Ruoxi asked in confusion, "Brother Lin Mo, you're the one who brought me here, what, you don't remember?"
"I brought you here?" Lin Mo asked in surprise.
“Yes!” Sun Ruoxi said, “When you were little, you would come to this place whenever you were unhappy. You said that after coming here, you would forget all your unhappiness.”
You used to call this place Tranquil Lake, didn't you?
"Tranquil Lake?" Lin Mo called out the name subconsciously, and then memories from the depths of his mind suddenly surged forth.
That's right...
This is indeed the place I brought Sun Ruoxi.
According to his previous memories, Lin Mo wasn't very smart when he was a child; to put it bluntly, he was a bit simple-minded.
As a result, I inevitably got bullied by other children my age when I was a child.
When Sun Ruoxi was a child, she was physically weak and sickly. She was also introverted and didn't like to talk.
Such children are naturally disliked by their peers.
Only Lin Mo, who was also a fellow "fellow sufferer," treated her as a true friend and stood up for the vulnerable Sun Ruoxi many times.
And it was precisely because of this that the seed of love sprouted in Sun Ruoxi's heart.
"Ruoxi..." Lin Mo hesitated, "Aren't you afraid of me?"
"Why should I be afraid of you?" Sun Ruoxi retorted. "Brother Lin Mo, you would never hurt me. You will always protect me, just like when we were little, right?"
Hearing this, Lin Mo felt a warmth in his heart and a long-lost smile appeared on his face. "Yes!" he said with a smile, "But, what I did... don't you hate it?"
“Why should I hate them?” Sun Ruoxi replied, “Brother Lin Mo, the two people you killed were guilty of heinous crimes!”
Heinous crimes!
These words touched Lin Mo's heart.
"Why should one become a Buddha simply by laying down the butcher's knife?" Sun Ruoxi continued. "If that's the case, then do the victims who died deserve to die? Shouldn't their justice be served?"
If treason can be forgiven, then in the Great Xia Dynasty, from the highest officials to the lowest commoners, wouldn't everyone be allowed to first betray their country and then become monks?
She was right, and Lin Mo's heart skipped a beat.
I was so focused on how the system corrupted my mind that I completely overlooked the real issue!
The death penalty is used to severely punish criminals, deter and educate those with criminal intentions, protect the legitimate interests of law-abiding citizens, safeguard the normal order of the country and the nation, and uphold the bottom line of human ethics and morality.
Therefore, the true purpose of the death penalty is not to kill, but to kill in order to prevent killing.
The reason why Yao Guangxiao and Sun Mian pointed out that Wei Maozhen should not be killed was simply because of her status and position.
Killing Wei Maozhen was a challenge to the authority of the Great Xia, the Great Xia system, and even the system of this continent.
"The law does not apply to high-ranking officials!" This was a privilege of the feudal class.
What if Wei Maozhen was just a commoner?
The common people who betrayed their country, the people who attempted to murder the King of Shu of the Great Xia Dynasty, and the people who altered the imperial edict.
I'm afraid that if Lin Mo were to personally execute her by slow slicing, the people of Great Xia would applaud!
"Ruoxi..." At this moment, Lin Mo liked Sun Ruoxi more and more, from the bottom of his heart, and it was definitely not the kind of liking that he wanted to express.
Sun Ruoxi chuckled. "Brother Lin Mo, why are you making that face?" she said. "But then again, what you did was indeed a bit wrong!"
"Oh?" Lin Mo roughly guessed what she was going to say. "Tell me!"
“Brother Lin Mo, you shouldn’t have executed Wei Maozhen in front of so many people!” Sun Ruoxi said.
Just as I thought! Lin Mo thought to himself.
“Think about it,” Sun Ruoxi said. “You are now the Regent of the Great Xia Dynasty, and all the power is in your hands. Wei Maozhen’s life or death is just a matter of a word. Why did you have to kill him in that situation? Especially in front of the Princess!”
There are plenty of ways to make her shave her head and become a nun, then kill her.
Poison her and make her die suddenly. Make her work in the fields until she dies from exhaustion!
Even if she isn't killed, the weight of those crimes on her shoulders, coupled with public outrage, could still lead to her execution!
Suddenly, an idea flashed through Lin Mo's mind:
"Who says you don't have the qualities of a queen? In my opinion, you are the most suitable candidate for empress! You are beautiful and dignified, meticulous and insightful, and your thinking is not limited. Most importantly, she truly loves herself!"
For a moment, Lin Mo's eyes widened, and he stared intently at Sun Ruoxi.
"Brother Lin Mo, what are you doing!" Sun Ruoxi was both excited and shy from being stared at.
"Ruoxi..." Lin Mo said softly, "I want to kiss you!"
"Ah..." Sun Ruoxi blushed to the roots of her ears upon hearing this, "Isn't that a bit inappropriate? What if someone..."
She couldn't continue speaking because there was no one around.
At the same time, Lin Mo's hands reached out and wrapped around her slender waist.
"Hmm..." Sun Ruoxi let out a soft hum.
Then, Lin Mo's big mouth came close.
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