Chapter 438 [Buying and Selling Are Same Crime]
Sheng Wei struggled hard and actually broke free from Sheng Zhixing's hands. He hurriedly chose a direction to run, looking back to see if anyone was catching up with him. To his surprise, there was no one chasing him.
However, as he was running hurriedly, looking back every few steps, his feet slipped and he fell into a ten-foot-deep pit. The bamboo thorns in the pit pierced his legs directly!
This pit was actually one of the traps that his men had set up a day earlier!
Sheng Wei wailed in pain at the bottom of the pit: "Is anyone there? I'm hurt!"
"Father! I know I was wrong! Can you please rescue me?"
After a while, Sheng Zhixing poked his head out from the pit and looked down at Sheng Wei in the pit.
Sheng Wei covered his bleeding wound and burst into tears: "Father, I knew you wouldn't abandon me!"
Sheng Zhixing, who was standing at the entrance of the pit, smiled coldly when he heard this, "Of course, you and I are father and son."
"It must be lonely staying in this deep pit alone, right? So I found a companion for you."
Sheng Zhixing threw two large bamboo baskets into the cave, and then quickly covered the entrance with gauze.
With a "click", the sealed basket fell to the ground, and the bamboo lid that sealed the basket fell off. Groups of small flying insects flew out from the bamboo building, and an annoying "buzzing" sound was heard in the deep pit.
Sheng Wei looked closely and saw that what flew out of the bamboo building were mosquitoes the size of a fingernail!
From another bamboo basket came a bunch of crawling insects. The light in the pit was dim, so it was impossible to see what they were. When three or five cute little cockroaches with tentacles crawled along Sheng Wei's arms and into his clothes, Sheng Wei screamed in surprise: "Ahhhh——"
If it were just a few cockroaches, he wouldn't be afraid at all, but now there were cockroaches all over him like a quilt!
Just as he opened his mouth to scream, a cockroach crawled into his open mouth.
"vomit--"
He wanted to ask Sheng Zhixing to let him out, but he was afraid that he would be attacked as soon as he opened his mouth. At this moment, he felt like he was living a life worse than death, and had been tortured to the point of physical and mental collapse.
Just as he waved away the cockroach, mosquitoes came to bite him again. Sheng Wei was so annoyed that he wanted to die by diving into the bamboo thorns, but he didn't have the courage.
The mosquito bites were incredibly itchy, but he hadn't expected cockroaches to bite! Tiny red spots appeared in pairs on his skin, causing both pain and itchiness.
Sheng Wei, who had been arrogant for more than 20 years, cried for the first time.
Sheng Zhixing's voice came from above: "You can't stand it? You sent people to hunt me down, forcing me to flee to the ends of the earth. The conditions I was in were much more difficult than yours!"
"When you let your people engage in human trafficking, how can you understand the pain those children are suffering when they are displaced?"
"Just reflect on yourself right here!"
*
When Sheng Wei was pulled out from the bottom of the pit, he had lost too much blood and fainted, with not a single piece of intact skin on his body.
Of course we can't let such a scumbag get away with it and let him die immediately.
Sheng Zhixing ordered the guards following behind him: "Send the doctor to treat him and keep him alive."
The guards immediately went to do it after receiving the order.
Sheng Zhixing looked at the eldest prince's adviser. This adviser was originally a civil official in the court who was responsible for revising the laws. Now that he had just returned to the court and was short of manpower, he was not picky and used all the officials who could be used first.
He said to the counselor, "The laws of Nanzhao should be revised. Now there is one rule, remember it first: anyone who kidnaps or sells people will be punished by being bitten."
The counselor asked doubtfully, "Your Majesty? What is the Devouring Punishment?"
Sheng Zhixing explained calmly, "They throw people into a pit to feed the cockroaches and mosquitoes. If they survive, they are whipped until they die."
"The eldest prince will be kept as an example. When you have nothing to do, push him in a wheelchair to the most prosperous places in each city for a walk. Then, whip him until he is still breathing, and then hang him alive."
The counselor asked cautiously, "What if the eldest prince doesn't make it..."
Sheng Zhixing said calmly: "Then you will die. You will die anyway."
The counselor opened his eyes wide in surprise. Does Your Majesty really have no feelings or attachments towards his own children?
Yes, if one is hunted down by one's own children, being tolerant to others is being cruel to oneself.
The soldiers who had surrendered to Sheng Zhixing saw that the once majestic eldest prince had become unrecognizable. Looking at the wounds on his body, they were terrified and looked at Sheng Zhixing with fear and respect.
After His Majesty escaped death, his temperament changed drastically. He became decisive and ruthless, like a completely different person.
However, even if there were doubts about Sheng Zhixing's sudden change in temperament, no one dared to investigate it in detail. After all, the iron fist was the right to speak, and no matter who became the emperor, as long as they could keep their lives, it would be fine.
A night passed, and by noon the next day, Sheng Zhixing had led his men to clear the eastern rainforest. The dead and injured had been cleared out and taken out of the rainforest, and the rainforest had returned to its usual tranquility.
Panda took the animals to visit the golden python's home, and took the opportunity to socialize and get to know other animals in the rainforest.
Jiang Lili and Wen Qiao led the Xin family army and the Navy No. 2, and Sheng Zhixing led 2,600 surrendered rebels. The three teams headed towards the northern camp of Haikui City together.
Xin Che had already taken the lead after leading his troops to subdue the eldest prince's 5,000 reinforcements.
The eldest prince was wrapped in dense gauze. His legs were disabled and he was lying on a cart with one side of his body paralyzed, being pulled by a horse.
His miserable condition served as a constant warning to the surrendered soldiers, who were so obedient that they never dared to cause any trouble again.
*
The northern camp of Anemone City.
The Third Prince had not received any news about Wen Qiao and was extremely worried: "Master, it's been a day and a half since Senior Sister and the others left. How come there is no news at all?"
"I told you not to rush."
Master Liao said, and he produced two books, one called "Fitness Exercise Guide: From Beginner to Mastery" and the other "Grappling Techniques". "Haven't you already practiced most of the previous techniques?"
Master Liao placed the book on the table and said, "I have prepared two more secret books for you. One is about body movement, and the other is about body training."
"Fitness training guide?" Sheng Qingyun casually flipped through the fitness manual. "And this is the legendary body-building technique?"
Master Liao nodded seriously: "After you have mastered this, your strength will increase significantly and your body will become stronger!"
"Moreover, even mortals can practice this secret manual. After you learn it, you can spread it to your soldiers. When you inherit the throne, you can let all the people in Nanzhao learn physical training."
When Sheng Qingyun heard this, he was ecstatic. He immediately picked up the book and began to read it eagerly.
Master Liao looked at Sheng Qingyun who was so active, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.
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