Chapter 404 The Crown Prince's Decree
"Qi Huai Ren, forty-three years old, has been a member of the Holy Physician Sect for seven years. He secretly helped Jin Diandian hoard food and medicinal herbs, giving her three parts and keeping seven for himself."
"It's such a small matter. I'll make up for whatever he swallowed!" the wealthy businessman shouted.
Lu Qingqing gave him a cold look.
Mo Lang acted instantly, forcefully dislocating the businessman's jaw.
The wealthy businessman was speechless, tears streaming down his face from the pain.
The entire room fell silent; even the whispers ceased.
Lu Qingqing continued reading:
"He contributed the prescription for the Heche Dazao Pill to Ouyang Bingyan and participated in its production. This led to the deaths of 823 pregnant women in 52 counties across 3 prefectures!"
What?
Is it true that the article mentioned the Holy Physician Sect making the Great Pill, and that Doctor Qi was also involved?
They looked at Qi Huai-ren, shocked.
Qi Huai-ren, however, looked wronged.
"I, Qi, have been a doctor for decades, always striving to do good. I was coerced by Ouyang Bingyan to come here. I have repeatedly complied with her but secretly defied her, and I have endured this long in fear and trembling, without ever harming anyone!"
Unexpectedly, one day I was wronged to this extent! Heavens, open your eyes!
His sorrowful expression, coupled with his benevolent demeanor, made people believe him again.
Lu Qingqing had no evidence.
Qi Huai-ren knew this very well.
Because those things were destroyed on the very day the Holy Healer Sect was wiped out.
His only leverage now is those women.
Previously, it was thought that Lu Qingqing was there to replace the Holy Medicine Sect and would inevitably develop her own sect, and that as a highly respected doctor in the city, he would definitely be won over.
Therefore, he did not take those tamed commoners seriously.
Why would important people pay attention to such lowbrow things?
So he ignored it.
But to our surprise, they actually went and investigated those village girls.
But he wasn't afraid; they were all doing it voluntarily.
In order to obtain free medicinal herbs.
He's just soft-hearted.
They have the audacity to say it; they will only be met with the scorn and humiliation of the world!
Living is worse than death!
But now, so many people, not one dares to speak. What good is it for them to believe him? They want to fight back! Fight back against Lu Qingqing!
That way he'll have a chance to survive!
Qi Huai-ren was extremely anxious.
Lu Qingqing continued reading: "He used his medical treatment to manipulate people and seduce eighteen women!"
Their evil deeds are blatant and they have lost all conscience; even gods and Buddhas cannot save them!
His medical license is revoked, and he is sentenced to death by dismemberment!
"..."
The entire room remained completely silent.
Many people would think: This is impossible!
Incredulous gazes fell upon Qi Huai-ren and Lu Qing-qing.
Qi Huai-ren shouted, "Kill me if you want! Don't try to smear me! So many people in this city have received my kindness! Do you think you can make people believe you with these fabricated lies!"
He looked at everyone and asked in a sorrowful voice, "Mr. Wu, I cured your mother's illness, have you forgotten?"
Grandma Li, I saved your grandson from being hit by a car, have you forgotten?
"Lu Si, you got beaten up while gambling, and it was only because I intervened that they didn't chop off your hand. Have you forgotten?"
"..."
I haven't forgotten! I haven't forgotten!
Of course I haven't forgotten!
In an instant, everyone was furious!
They shouted loudly.
It was determined that Lu Qingqing had framed Qi Huai Ren with a fabricated crime.
The wealthy businessman's chin was also reattached by a doctor, and he led the students in a protest.
One person shouted, and the crowd followed.
Some people, unafraid of death, even shoved the soldiers, trying to rush over.
"We don't believe it! Release Doctor Qi! Release Doctor Qi!"
Qi Huai-ren's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile.
His followers will fight for him.
Make it more intense, even more intense.
If they can avoid today's verdict, they will have a chance to escape.
The soldiers tried to stop them, but fearing they might hurt someone, they couldn't help but look at Lu Qingqing.
Then they saw that Lu Qingqing had a long sword in her hand.
The sword was jet black and shiny; even from a distance, its sharpness, weight, and menacing aura were evident!
This is... the Xuan Tie sword that His Highness the Crown Prince used to kill the enemy!
He actually gave it to Miss Lu!
Before anyone could see, several people rushed past the soldiers.
They kept running towards the high platform.
The soldiers immediately went to arrest the man.
As they approached the platform, they seized the few people who were pleading for Qi Huai Ren's innocence, and they happened to witness the blood splattering on the platform!
Qi Huai-ren stared expectantly at those who were speaking out for him.
So he didn't see that Lu Qingqing had already come up behind him and raised the Xuan Tie sword high above his head.
"laugh!"
The sound of a sword piercing flesh.
Qi Huai Ren was kneeling with his hands tied behind his back, while the heavy black iron sword pierced through his neck and chest from top to bottom, embedding itself in the wooden tabletop.
He looked like a grasshopper strung on a straw, nailed to the platform.
This forms a posture of bowing one's head, bending over, and apologizing to others.
The smile on his lips hadn't even faded before it was tainted by the intruding pain, forming a bizarre expression.
The boisterous crowd fell silent once more, as if doused with a bucket of ice water.
Lu Qingqing's cloak, stained with blood, appeared even more vibrant red.
Her technique was superb, avoiding vital points, so even though she pierced through a person, apart from paralysis and numbness, they wouldn't die immediately.
How can you let someone die so easily before they've even undergone the punishment of dismemberment?
"Now, can you please be quiet? If you keep making noise, I'll really get angry," she said.
The sound wasn't loud.
But everyone heard it clearly.
The people who rushed over instantly collapsed and were dragged away by the soldiers.
The young student was on the verge of a breakdown, his body trembling like a leaf. "What kind of doctor are you? You're not a doctor... You're a demon, a demon!"
"We protest! We must protest! You cannot disobey the law! You are defying imperial authority!"
Lu Qingqing took something out of her bosom and held it high.
Shining with golden light, a large, imposing and powerful character reads "Command".
The moment it was brought out, a thousand soldiers knelt down and shouted in a deafening voice, "Long live His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Qiaoxiu was still marveling at how valuable the large piece of gold in Lu Qingqing's hand looked when she was pulled to the ground by a pair of small hands.
"The Crown Prince's decree is here, as if the Crown Prince himself were here!"
"Fellow students, does His Highness the Crown Prince have the final say?" Lu Qingqing asked sternly.
"No, it can't be... Your Highness, His Highness is the most benevolent..."
The group of students who had just been so righteous turned deathly pale.
Looking around, more than half of the people were already kneeling on the ground with the soldiers.
"It is because of your mercy that you dare to come and protest!"
"If Ouyang Bingyan were here today, would you still dare to come?"
"Student protests are a time to uphold justice in times of crisis, not a privilege to be abused!"
You are unable to distinguish right from wrong, easily instigated, and cause trouble without investigating the truth. Even if you succeed in the imperial examinations and become officials, you will likely be incompetent officials!
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