Chapter 448 Another one sent to their death.
"Tell me, who do you want to save?" As for whether or not to spare that person's life, that's up to Lin Luoxi.
Lin Luoxi's words made Li Daikui's sons and daughters all look at Xiao Yunan with expectant eyes.
"I'll protect my eldest grandson—Li Muchun!" Xiao Yunan turned her head away, ignoring the looks in her other grandsons' eyes, and uttered a name.
"Your eldest grandson died this morning, now choose another one..."
"Even princes are subject to the law; you'd better choose someone whose hands are clean..."
Lin Luoxi gave Xiao Yunan a warning look. Li Da Kui's children were all ruthless people who took pleasure in toying with other people's lives and oppressing ordinary people. Lin Luoxi would never let such people live another day.
As soon as Lin Luoxi said that, the hearts of Li Daikui's children sank to the bottom.
Lin Luoxi's words indicate that she has thoroughly investigated all the dirty deeds they have committed.
Even if they deny it, it's no use. With no hope of survival, they slump to the ground in despair, at the mercy of others.
"Then let's give it to Li Muyuan from the second wife's family!" Xiao Yunan said with difficulty, looking at Lin Luoxi's insightful eyes.
The list of names that Lin Luoxi investigated showed that Li Muyuan was the least favored member of the Li family, with a status even lower than that of a servant, indicating that this person had not stained his hands with blood.
"Who is Li Muyuan? Step forward!" Lin Luoxi went through all the things these people had done and only called on this person to step forward after confirming that Li Muyuan had not been involved in any murders.
The descendants of the Li family never expected that the person Xiao Yunan ultimately protected would be Li Muyuan. They all looked at Xiao Yunan with resentment.
As soon as Lin Luoxi finished speaking, a man from the Li family stood out. He was sallow-faced, thin, and frail, as if a gust of wind could blow him over.
But the eyes that looked at Lin Luoxi were very determined, filled with a longing to live.
"You're fortunate that you haven't taken any lives or abused your power. You can leave now." Feeling the boy's gaze, Lin Luoxi paused and then let him go.
"Yuan'er, you must live on..." Xiao Yunan called out to Li Muyuan with a hopeful voice as he watched Li Muyuan's resolute departure.
Li Muyuan didn't look back at Xiao Yunan, nor did he look at his brothers and sisters who shared the same blood as him; he just left.
The people gathered at the city gate breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Li Muyuan come out, and they also felt sorry for the thin boy.
Lin Luoxi frowned as she watched the interaction between the people and Li Muyuan.
"Take these people to the market and behead them..." Seeing Li Muyuan leave, Lin Luoxi turned around and ordered the soldiers to take all of Li's family members away and behead them.
"Wait!" The commotion at the city lord's mansion finally alerted the county government.
"Who are you, daring to lay a hand on the City Lord's Mansion..." Wang Lanshan rushed over in a hurry when he heard that Chen Chuchu was in trouble, without even having time to straighten his official hat.
The appearance of Wang Lanshan caused fear to spread through the faces of the people of Quanzhou. They quickly retreated further and further away from the entrance of Chen Chu's residence, afraid that the fire would spread to them.
"Hmph, another one coming to die." Lin Luoxi saw the reactions of the common people, and then saw the pot-bellied Wang Lanshan, and a cold smile appeared on her lips.
"How dare you! You've come to see me, why don't you kneel down immediately?" Wang Lanshan had rushed over in a hurry after hearing that something had happened at the City Lord's Mansion. He hadn't even had time to figure out what was going on when he saw Lin Luoxi trying to make her kneel down.
"Hmph!" Lin Luoxi snorted coldly, and Wang Lanshan uncontrollably knelt down and kowtowed to Lin Luoxi.
"Open your dog eyes and see clearly whether I'm kneeling to you or you're kneeling to me." Le Xi took out the dragon pendant given to him by Xiao Jingchen.
"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!" When Wang Lanshan saw the dragon pendant in Lin Luoxi's hand, he finally realized that something was wrong. In a panic, he knelt down and kowtowed to the dragon pendant in Lin Luoxi's hand.
"I am Princess Changping of the current dynasty. He is the ever-victorious general personally appointed by the Emperor, and has been ordered to arrest you and Li Da Kui..."
"Guards, strip Wang Lanshan's men of their official hats and robes, and take them all to the market for immediate execution..." This fool delivered himself right to her doorstep, saving her the trouble of making another trip.
"Ah!" Wang Lanshan never expected that after decades of lording it over Yancheng, he would actually bring this upon himself. Upon hearing that he was to be beheaded, he immediately knelt down before Lin Luoxi, repeatedly proclaiming that he was innocent.
"Lord Wang, you don't need to feel wronged. The evidence has already been submitted to the Emperor. This is the Emperor's order."
Lin Luoxi kicked Wang Lanshan away and had him taken away, out of sight, out of mind.
The soldiers dragged away Wang Lanshan and the Li family members who were struggling. When the people of Yancheng heard that these corrupt officials were going to be executed, they were not afraid of the scene of their heads being separated from their families, and they excitedly followed them all the way.
Xie Hanchuan and Lin Luoxi split up into two groups. Xie Hanchuan went to arrest the officials on the list, while Lin Luoxi led her men to raid their homes.
In a single day, many officials in Yancheng were arrested, their homes were ransacked, and the gold and silver treasures they had embezzled were moved out and piled up in the city lord's mansion warehouse.
At the same time, in the capital, Xiao Jingchen dispatched Lin Wenqian with an elite team to quickly head towards Yancheng.
"Haha, Lin Luoxi's move was brilliant." Xiao Jingchen received Lin Luoxi's message via teleportation and slapped his thigh with excitement.
"Hey, my junior sister is like a monkey, she doesn't like being tied up in the capital, she'd rather run all over the mountains..." Lin Xingman chimed in, seeing Xiao Jingchen's happiness.
"Xingman, once you give me a son, I'll abdicate the throne to him, and we can run freely all over the mountains and fields..."
Don't say Lin Luoxi likes running all over the mountains and fields, he likes it too, but he can't say it and he can't do it against his will.
"Okay!" Lin Xingman looked at the high walls of the palace; she didn't want to be trapped here either.
She was touched by what Xiao Jingchen said and looked at him tenderly.
Xiao Jingchen was captivated by Lin Xingman's gentle gaze. He stood up, picked her up in a princess carry, and headed towards the dragon bed.
"How dare you indulge in lewdness in broad daylight? Have you no shame?" Looking at Xiao Jingchen, whose eyes were filled with lust, and then at the bright sun outside, Lin Xingman pushed Xiao Jingchen off her.
"If I keep this up, when will our prince be born..." Xiao Jingchen replied shamelessly, his hands starting to wander.
He was even planning to have three children in two years, just to shut up the ministers who kept trying to put women in his life.
Seeing Lin Xingman's shy expression, Xiao Jingchen waved his hand, and the curtains of the dragon bed fell down, covering the spring scene on the bed.
The palace maids and eunuchs waiting outside the palace heard the commotion coming from inside and covered their mouths to chuckle.
A perceptive palace maid ran out of the small kitchen and asked someone to boil water and prepare it.
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