Then, a scene that surprised Lin Feng even more appeared. It was that merchant, the merchant who gave him a hundred coins to buy the location of the tiger scorpion's corpse.
"Why is he going to be beheaded? What is the crime?"
Lin Feng was a little confused. He had dealt with these three people before, but there was nothing wrong with them before. The one who deserved death the most was the merchant. The tiger scorpion corpse was so valuable, but he told him it was only worth five cents. Just for this reason, he deserved death.
Lin Feng didn't recognize the rest of the criminals.
The oxcart carrying the prisoners stopped in front of a high platform.
Chairs had been placed on the platform. Several people in official uniforms appeared on the stone platform and sat down in order according to their official positions.
"My Lord City Lord, it's my Lord City Lord."
"And the warden."
"Is that from the Tax Commissioner?"
The onlookers recognized the officials on the stage. They were all big shots in Huangsha City!
"Dong, Dong, Dong!" The bell rang three times.
The official in charge of prisons stood in front of the stage.
"The people in the cages are all spies. They have infiltrated Huangsha City to carry out assassinations and rebellions. They have disrupted the public order in Huangsha City and are illegally undermining the foundation of our Great Yan Dynasty. Today, in order to restore order, they must be killed."
The man then shouted loudly: "The time has come, bring them all up."
After hearing the order, the soldiers opened the iron cages and took the prisoners in heavy shackles to the stone platform.
"It's unfair! I'm just a merchant. I picked up those tiger scorpions from the desert, not stole them. My lords, I don't want the money for those tiger scorpions. It's unfair! Please let me go!" The merchant saw that he was going to be beheaded, so he began to struggle desperately, and his cries were deafening.
After hearing the merchant's cry, Lin Feng instantly understood something. It seemed that the merchant was framed because of those tiger scorpions. They picked up quite a few in the desert, hundreds of them, and sold one for seventy or eighty coins, which was a huge sum of money.
Suddenly, Lin Feng felt that this world was too dirty. For some money and goods, people would rob openly and then kill people to silence them. It was really horrible.
"Shut his mouth!" ordered the prison officer.
A soldier stepped forward and lifted the merchant's jaw, which was immediately dislocated. The pain made him make a whimpering sound, but he could no longer speak.
To be honest, Lin Feng couldn't bear to watch it any longer. It was true that the merchant was greedy for money, but he really didn't deserve to be beheaded. Life is so difficult!
The others were obviously much calmer, neither crying nor making a fuss, their eyes were extremely firm, even a little fierce.
The middle-aged man and the coachman looked listless, and Lin Feng felt that both of them were in an abnormal state.
"Begin the execution!" the official in charge of the prison shouted loudly.
A team of executioners walked up to the stone platform with big swords in their hands. The soldiers were responsible for kicking all the prisoners down and making them kneel down and wait for the executioner to swing the sword.
"Behead!" The city lord threw a wooden sign to the ground.
The executioners raised their sharp knives high, but something unexpected happened. Instead of chopping off the prisoners' heads, they chopped down the soldiers who were on guard nearby, and then swung their knives to cut off the restraints on the prisoners.
After being freed, the prisoners suddenly stood up, picked up the swords and guns of the dead soldiers around them, and rushed towards the city lord and other officials.
Suddenly, the stone platform was in chaos. The merchant had not been beheaded by the executioner, nor had he been untied. He was now kneeling on the platform, confused. What was going on? An internal conflict?
The coachman and the middle-aged man slowly stood up. The coachman held a soft sword in his hand and stabbed at the city lord's guards. Each sword hit the vital parts, and there were spots of blood when it was pulled out.
The middle-aged man grabbed the city lord's neck and lifted him up.
Lin Feng's eyes widened. This middle-aged man was so powerful? The city lord looked to be about 200 pounds, a big fat man, but in his hands, he had no power to resist.
Li Guo grabbed the city lord by the neck, threw him heavily onto the stone platform, and then stepped on his head. "I told you, Prince Yu is someone you can't afford to offend. I gave you a chance to live before, but you didn't know what was good for you. Humph! You thought I wasn't prepared? You even drugged me? Pah, you shouldn't know, right? I, Li Guo, am the ancestor of poison."
The city lord spat out blood and mumbled, "Li Guo, are you planning a rebellion? I'm an official appointed by the imperial court. Even if you kill me, you can't leave this city. I still have a large army in Huangsha City."
Li Guo said coldly: "Open your dog eyes and see where are those armies you mentioned?"
Upon hearing this, the city lord turned around and looked at the audience. He saw the cavalrymen slaughtering his guards. It was obvious that there was a traitor among his men.
"When did you start planning this?" The city lord was terrified. He had been running Huangsha City for many years, but now it had become like a big sieve.
Li Guo laughed heartily. "Do we need to make arrangements in advance? To be honest, I just arrived two days ago. This Huangsha City was yours before I came, but after I came, these people all became Yu Wang's subordinates. Do you know why? Because of Yu Wang's strength, because Yu Wang can give them wealth and honor that you can't give them."
"Originally, surrendering is a good thing, but you are so ignorant that you dare to pretend to surrender with me?"
After Li Guo finished speaking, he stepped hard on the city lord and broke his neck.
"Now Huangsha City is truly King Yu's territory." Li Guo smiled slightly, his expression very relaxed.
The people watching the excitement in the audience had already fled, and Lin Feng did not see the end. He caught the ox cart and took his family away from this ominous place.
"It's really messed up. He was supposed to be beheaded on the execution ground, but in the end, someone killed him instead." Father Lin muttered.
Lin Feng also nodded repeatedly. The reversal happened too quickly. He didn't expect that the middle-aged man and his driver had another identity.
"I can't trust people easily in the future." Lin Feng thought to himself.
Driving an ox cart, Lin Feng and his family came to the yard beside the city wall.
"This is the yard I rented. We are just staying here temporarily. We should get out of the city as soon as possible." Lin Feng said to his parents after driving the ox cart into the yard.
Father Lin asked Lin Feng: "Is there something wrong?"
Lin Feng nodded. "I got the news that the Imperial Court's Ministry of War has dispatched troops, and Prince Yu's army will soon arrive. They want to engage in a major battle in Huangsha City. We are ordinary people, and we might become scapegoats."
After hearing this, Father Lin sighed. "When they fight, it's the ordinary people who suffer. What have the ordinary people done to offend anyone? We just want to live a down-to-earth life. Why is it so difficult?"
"Dad, don't be afraid. We have the protection of our ancestors and we will definitely be able to escape from this Huangsha City." Lin Feng comforted him.
Father Lin nodded and said, "I hope so. Our family doesn't seek great wealth, we just want to live in peace and safety."
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