Chapter 447 Encountering an Acquaintance during the raid; What goes around comes around.
Seeing these people with tears in their eyes, spontaneously and sincerely kneeling down to worship him, Lin Luoxi felt a heavy responsibility on her shoulders at that moment.
With soldiers leading the way, Lin Luoxi and her entourage headed towards the Yancheng City Lord's Mansion.
Along the way, I saw that all the shops on both sides of the street had their doors closed, and the thresholds of the shops were getting old, as if no one was taking care of them.
"Hey folks, why do your shops look like no one's running them?" Lin Luoxi asked an old man sitting at the shop entrance out of sheer curiosity.
"Sigh, the rent for these shops is too high, no one can afford it..." The old man subconsciously complained to Lin Luoxi because he saw that Lin Luoxi's tone was friendly.
But when the old man saw the soldiers behind Lin Luoxi, he immediately shut his mouth!
"Everyone says Yancheng is the most prosperous place, how come it has become so desolate?" Xie Hanchuan was also curious.
"Forget it, these people have probably been exploited by the city lord for too long. They're too scared to tell the truth when they see soldiers..." Lin Luoxi felt a pang of sadness seeing the cautious look on the street.
It will take some time before the people believe that they will not exploit their hard-earned money for personal gain.
"Let's go, let's check on the city lord first."
What Lin Luoxi needs to do now is to check on the situation at the City Lord's Mansion, so that those people don't transfer their assets.
Xie Hanchuan understood the meaning behind Lin Luoxi's words and drove the carriage quickly toward the city lord's mansion.
Looking at the tightly closed gates of the City Lord's Mansion, and hearing the sounds of singing and dancing coming from inside, Lin Luoxi felt extremely cold.
These people are blatantly using ordinary people's hard-earned money to enjoy life.
"Break down the door..." Lin Luoxi didn't have that much patience to wait for the people from the city lord's mansion to open the door.
Then, the large group of ordinary people who had followed her breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Lin Luoxi's words.
It seems that the high-ranking official who came this time is a good one, at least he is not on the same side as Li Da Kui.
"Yes!" The soldiers, trembling with fear, carried the five-meter-long tree stumps over to the sturdy gate of the city lord's mansion, looking at Xie Hanchuan and Lin Luoxi who exuded a murderous aura.
"Who has the audacity to cause trouble at our city lord's mansion?"
The loud banging on the door startled the people inside the city lord's mansion, who came running out of the gate cursing and swearing.
"Charge!" Lin Luoxi said coldly again when she saw the soldiers looking at her with knowing eyes.
"Thump!"
"ah!"
The huge tree stump collided with the person who opened the door, sending them flying two or three meters away.
"Who dares to cause trouble in my mansion..." A voice, somewhat pretentious and slightly aged, came from inside the city lord's mansion.
The people who heard that angry, teeth-gritting voice knew that the person was Li Daikui's mother, Xiao Yunan.
"Hmph, what audacity..."
Before Old Mrs. Xiao could finish speaking, Xie Hanchuan's four-meter-long broadsword was held directly against her neck, startling her.
He sat down on the ground, and soon a foul smell of urine filled the air.
"How dare you treat me like this! Don't you know who I am?"
Grandma Xiao looked at the large knife against her neck. The mocking smiles of the people outside the door stung her. Ignoring her wet skirt and trousers, she pointed a trembling finger at Xie Hanchuan.
"I know, aren't you Xiao Yunan, the eldest sister of Duke Xiao? Your Xiao family takes advantage of Yancheng's remote location to act as local tyrants, accumulating wealth and supporting Duke Xiao's treasonous acts..."
"Your maternal family, the Xiao family, had their property confiscated. Didn't you receive the news?"
Upon hearing Old Madam Xiao's words, Lin Luoxi immediately revealed all of their dealings with Duke Xiao in front of all the common people.
"Who are you, you lowly wretch? How dare you slander our City Lord's Mansion like this! Be careful..."
Xiao Yunan never expected that these two people could know their well-hidden secrets so thoroughly.
Her face was deathly pale, but since she already had several layers of white powder on her face, it was impossible to tell that she looked any different.
When Xie Hanchuan saw that Old Madam Xiao dared to scold his wife, the knife in his hand trembled, and blood instantly seeped from Old Madam Xiao's neck, which was covered with wrinkles.
The pain made Old Mrs. Xiao shudder. Seeing the gleaming knife against her neck, she tried to roll her eyes, but because she had been pampered for so many years, she couldn't even faint.
"Alright, stop pretending. Look at you, so tall and strong, with five layers of fat on your belly, do you think you can faint?"
After Lin Luoxi finished speaking, she waved her hand, and the soldiers behind her instantly swarmed into the city lord's mansion and took control of everyone inside.
"Bring everyone in this mansion here!" Everyone here has blood on their hands; they will not be let off easily.
The soldiers nodded and rushed into the various courtyards as quickly as possible.
Before long, all the owners of the various courtyards in the city lord's mansion were brought before Lin Luoxi.
"Oh, I really didn't expect to run into an acquaintance here..."
Lin Luoxi actually saw her scumbag father's son, Xiao Lang, and his family of three at the City Lord's Mansion.
It seems that ever since Wang Qianqian's scumbag father found out the truth, she took her child and followed Xiao Lang to Yancheng to stay with his aunt.
Judging from their clothes, the family of three seemed to be doing quite well here, but unfortunately their good days are over.
"What a small world! There's a saying that goes, 'What goes around comes around.'" Lin Luoxi looked at Wang Qianqian and her son with a look of utter disdain.
"This has nothing to do with me. If you want revenge, go find them..." Seeing the cold smile on Lin Luoxi's face, Xiao Lang pushed Wang Qianqian and his son forward without thinking.
"Haha..." Lin Luoxi laughed heartily when he saw Wang Qianqian's face turn ashen.
"Arrest all the family members of the City Lord's Mansion, take them to the entrance of the market, and behead them as a warning to others!!"
After observing the terrified expressions on the faces of this family, Lin Luoxi ordered them to be dragged to the market and beheaded as a warning.
"No, you can't kill us! Our ancestors received the late emperor's pardon..." Xiao Yunan shouted, disregarding her fear, upon hearing Lin Luoxi's execution of them.
"A pardon can save a life. How many do you have in the Li family?" Lin Luoxi didn't expect this old lady to have such a trick up her sleeve. However, she didn't believe that they could provide pardons for everyone in the entire mansion.
“One, one…” Upon hearing Lin Luoxi’s words, Xiao Yunan’s face turned ashen, and she trembled as she held up one finger.
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