Chapter 119, Chapter 119, Surprise...
Chapter 119 Surprise
Although Wuqing didn't want to answer Zhuiming's question, he believed he was right. Although those flower thieves had been crippled by Linghao, they still harbored delusions because they still possessed the items they carried.
They probably thought that as long as the things were still there and the person was still alive, there might still be a day when they could be cured. But after being sentenced to castration, all hope was lost, so naturally they were unwilling. Their suicide was probably also because they hoped to have a complete body so that they wouldn't be crippled after reincarnation.
Wuqing had heard this rumor before, circulating among the palace servants, but she never expected that even flower thieves knew it. However… Wuqing sneered.
Let alone the fact that there is no such thing as reincarnation in this world, even if there were, these people couldn't even be a decent animal, let alone want to be human? That's just wishful thinking.
"Senior Brother, it's said that castration wasn't a form of punishment before, right?" Zhui Ming's voice lowered when he asked this question.
Wuqing nodded. This kind of punishment didn't exist during the late emperor's reign, and the punishment for lecherous thieves who abused women wasn't this severe. It was changed after the current emperor ascended the throne, even though many court officials opposed it, which led to some trouble.
However, there's nothing the Emperor can't accomplish if he sets his mind to it. If he can't do it in a day or two, he'll surely do it in a year or two. There aren't many left who can rival her and are still alive.
"That's good." Zhuiming looked at the expressions of those flower thieves and felt extremely pleased. He looked up at the sky, "Senior Brother, the time has come."
"Execute."
At a command, several men brought oilcloth and surrounded the execution ground, so that the onlookers could only see the faces of the flower thieves. Then, several pale-faced, beardless men entered; most of them looked to be in their forties, with indifferent expressions.
"Ah—!" A series of shrill cries rang out, and the people around the execution ground immediately shuddered. Especially the men, who felt a sharp pain in their groins.
Yue Lingshan had initially wondered if she should look at those filthy things, but she hadn't expected that she couldn't see them at all. She smiled and said to Linghu Chong, "Senior brother, this capital city is really something else. Even executions are done with the consideration of onlookers in mind."
Linghu Chong smiled wryly. To be honest, he really didn't want to see this kind of execution. But since his junior sister wanted to see it, then so be it. However, for some reason, he had a strange feeling looking at those womanizers. Hmm, did he want to try chopping them down himself?
Could that be? Linghu Chong felt that something must be wrong with his brain; how could such a strange thought come to mind?
"Hiss!" Lin Pingzhi grimaced, looking genuinely frightened. He thought to himself how lucky he was to have been stopped; if he had actually tried to practice the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual, he wouldn't have been able to bear the pain.
Two middle-aged men not far from Lin Pingzhi exchanged a glance, then smiled helplessly. The young镖头 (bodyguard/escort) was clearly terrified; he'd even said he wanted to practice the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual. Luckily, he hadn't tried it, otherwise the entire Fuwei Escort Agency would have been filled with his shouts.
The two middle-aged men were the head镖师 (bodyguards/escorts) of the Fuwei Escort Agency. After the Lin couple discovered that Lin Pingzhi had run away from home, they asked the two men to follow him. They were faster than Lin Pingzhi and caught up with him in no time. It was also they who protected Lin Pingzhi along the way; otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to have a safe journey by secretly following Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan.
They planned to return to Fuzhou only after Lin Pingzhi's matter was settled. Either he would successfully become Ling Hao's disciple, or he would decide to return to Fuzhou after failing.
These three groups of people, one following another, two following another, it's hard to say whether it can be considered a case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
On the second floor of a restaurant a little further away, Ling Hao's gaze did not fall on the execution ground, but on the crowd.
Gongzi Mingyue came over and asked, "What is Ah Hao looking at?"
"I saw some familiar faces." Ling Hao pointed to two groups of people in the crowd.
Young Master Mingyue spotted Lin Pingzhi immediately and frowned. "Why is that silly boy from the Lin family here too?" He didn't like Lin Pingzhi because he remembered how much effort and energy Ah Hao had spent saving his family.
Or to be more precise, Gongzi Mingyue disliked anyone who made Linghao spend time and energy on him; he wanted her to only look at him and only be with him. However, he didn't know that Linghao disliked this behavior, and he worried that they wouldn't be able to remain friends, so he could only endure, suppress, and control those dark thoughts.
Gongzi Mingyue was very successful, but he still disliked those people, including Lin Pingzhi.
Linghao pointed in another direction, "Not only Lin Pingzhi, but also people from the Huashan Sect." She was also a little surprised. Why were Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan in the capital? Could it be that Yue Buqun was here too? Her gaze swept around the crowd, but she didn't see Yue Buqun.
Gongzi Mingyue didn't remember what Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan looked like. In his eyes, they were just two small fry and not worth paying attention to. However... "What are they doing in the capital? Are they here to avenge their master? Heh, their talent is mediocre and their martial arts are terrible. If that missing senior brother were still alive, he might even be able to find your sword sheath."
Young Master Mingyue was well aware of the current grudges between the Huashan Sect, Ling Hao, and Feng Qingyang. To eliminate any potential threats to her, he specifically ordered an investigation of the entire Huashan Sect. Fortunately, the Huashan Sect was currently too weak to cause Ling Hao any trouble.
The only somewhat possible candidate is the current senior disciple of the Huashan Sect, but he has been missing for many years. He also had someone conduct a thorough investigation into the background of the missing senior disciple, Linghu Hao, and the events surrounding his disappearance.
Before joining the Huashan Sect, Linghu Hao was just a homeless beggar on the streets. He was later taken in by Yue Buqun and became the sect's senior disciple. He was very talented, and Yue Buqun even boasted to his friends that the Huashan Sect might have a bright future. Not only Yue Buqun thought so, but everyone in the martial arts world who had met Linghu Hao thought so too.
Yue Buqun wasn't exaggerating Linghu Hao's aptitude; he truly was a martial arts genius. However, he still needed to grow up and master his skills.
One day, the young Linghu Hao disappeared after descending the mountain, vanishing without a trace. Yue Buqun searched for a while but gave up, and the other Huashan disciples were also unable to find Linghu Hao. From then on, the senior disciple of this generation of the Huashan Sect remained missing.
Ling Hao said, "The Qi Sect has indeed declined, which proves that our Sword Sect is still the most powerful." She thought to herself that if her master hadn't gone into hiding, she would definitely write to him and tell him this good news.
Upon hearing this, Gongzi Mingyue's gaze fell on Linghao, and he asked with a smile, "Does Ahao want the Huashan Sect?"
"Hmm?" Ling Hao turned her attention away from Linghu Chong and the others and focused it on Gongzi Mingyue. "What do you want to do?"
“Yes,” Gongzi Mingyue did not refute. “Whether it is the Sword Sect or the Qi Sect, they are all part of the Huashan Sect. Why can the Qi Sect become the sect leader, but the Sword Sect cannot? If Ahao were to become the sect leader of the Huashan Sect, he would definitely do a better job than that villain Yue Buqun.”
"How do you know Yue Buqun is a villain?" Ling Hao's focus immediately fell on the fact that Yue Buqun was a villain. Logically speaking, no one has called him a villain yet; everyone says he is a gentleman. Otherwise, he wouldn't have the title of "Gentleman Sword."
"Heh, anyone who calls themselves a gentleman is a scoundrel." Gongzi Mingyue sneered twice. "Whether it's Gentleman Sword or Li Gang, neither of them are good people."
"Li Gang, that name sounds familiar." Ling Hao searched his memory for who this person was.
"Li Gang, the true gentleman who remains unmoved by beauty among the Six Gentlemen of the Martial World." Young Master Mingyue laughed. "Unmoved by beauty? He's clearly a lecherous scoundrel. Look, he's on that execution ground, it's his turn now." He pointed to someone being executed.
"Hmm?" Ling Hao quickly went over to take a look, then pulled her head back from the window. "Oh, it was him." She remembered Li Gang, one of the Six Gentlemen along with Lian Chengbi, Yang Kaitai, and the other three. "You arrested him?"
“Yes.” Gongzi Mingyue nodded. “I wanted to make you happy, so I sent people to catch some flower thieves. They also caught Li Gang. I always thought you knew about it.”
Ling Hao was somewhat dazed. "I don't know. I didn't even see their faces clearly when I crippled them." She didn't want to be friends with those people, nor did she need to continue hunting them down. Why bother remembering their faces? As long as she crippled them, that was enough, wasn't it? "Wait, Mingyue..."
"Hmm?" Young Master Mingyue looked at Linghao.
"Yes, I meant to say thank you." Linghao gripped the snowflakes in her hand tightly.
"No need to thank me," Young Master Mingyue smiled brightly, "As long as you're happy." After saying that, he looked at Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan in the crowd, "I don't think they're very capable. The Huashan Sect is really not good now. Ah Hao, how about you become the sect leader?"
"Hmm, we'll see." Ling Hao's mind was now entirely focused on Gongzi Mingyue because of what he had just said.
It was clearly A-Yu who ordered the arrest, but Mingyue now believes it was him. Previously, only A-Yu possessed Mingyue's memories, but Mingyue didn't have A-Yu's memories. Does this mean that Mingyue is slowly acquiring A-Yu's memories as well?
Or is it that their memories are about to merge? Or is it that they are about to become one? Ling Hao's mind was in turmoil, and what troubled her most was that there was no one she could discuss things with.
"Ah Hao?" Young Master Mingyue stepped forward and took Ling Hao's hand. "What's wrong? You've been absent-minded lately. Has something happened? Or is something on your mind? You can tell me, and we can discuss it together. Maybe we can solve it."
"No." Ling Hao smiled slightly. "I just heard you mention the Huashan Sect, which reminded me of the Sword Sect and my master. I wonder where he is now, and I'm a little worried about him." She trusted Feng Qingyang; his martial arts were so powerful that he would never be in any trouble.
The person she's worried about now is him.
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Author's note: I felt terrible last night, so I drank a bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water (a traditional Chinese medicine for heatstroke). I'm sure I got heatstroke in the pouring rain QAQ
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