Early in the morning, the streets and alleys of the imperial capital were filled with crowded people.
Whether it was out of curiosity, pity, or other reasons, everyone flocked to the Meridian Gate.
The area around the execution ground had been closely guarded by armored guards for a long time.
Rong Jiu hasn't been escorted over yet, but there are already people standing around. It was extremely noisy.
"Tsk, this Third Highness has made great military exploits in the Northwest Army in the past few years! His glory is endless! Who would have thought that he would become a prisoner in the blink of an eye?"
"Master Bai, who has great achievements and shocking achievements, has not even left the gate of the imperial capital in the past few months. Isn't it obvious what the person above is thinking? In my opinion, the accusation is false, but the execution is real!"
"But among the remaining princes, His Highness is the most suitable candidate for the crown prince. Doing this would be too ruthless."
"How much do we know about the affairs in the palace? Anyway, the current prince is still in his prime. After a few years, the prince below will also grow up, right?"
"It's a pity that His Highness's biological mother has passed away long ago, and she is not from a high family. At this time, there is no one who can help."
Everyone was talking a lot and had different opinions on this matter.
But everyone knows that by today, everything is almost a foregone conclusion.
Time passed bit by bit, and the sun gradually rose into the sky.
Suddenly, the noisy crowd suddenly became quiet.
The crowd separated on both sides, leaving a path open.
Everyone had a premonition of something and looked over.
A group of people is coming this way.
The person in front of him was actually Si Yezhi, the head of the Si family.
He came today, obviously to supervise the execution.
Compared with before, Si Yezhi looked much more haggard now, with the sides of his cheeks deeply sunken and his eyes bloodshot.
Obviously, what happened during this period had a huge impact on him.
After all, Queen Si Huijing is his biological sister.
The front foot had just finished attending to the Queen's funeral, and the back foot came here. He didn't even have time to rest.
Si Yezhi walked forward step by step.
He could clearly feel the countless different eyes around him falling on him.
But in fact, he was almost numb both physically and mentally at this time.
Originally he didn't want to come, but His Majesty made a decree and he could only follow it.
A prison van followed slowly behind him.
In the iron cage, the man wearing prison clothes, with his hands chained, looking miserable, was none other than the current Third Prince Rong Jiu!
He was forced to sit there on his knees, his head slightly lowered, and his messy hair was spread out, covering most of his face.
But everyone could still vaguely see his expression at this time.
Indifferent, cold.
He even had a strong aura about him that could only come from experiencing life and death on the battlefield!
All in all, there was no trace of panic or despair.
Around the prison car, there were also guards following closely.
But those people put together were not as powerful as Rong Jiu alone.
Probably infected by some kind of emotion, everything the prison car passed became extremely quiet.
The person standing in front even took a step back unconsciously.
This Third Highness, somehow, looks really inexplicably scary.
When they arrived at the execution ground, Si Yezhi raised his hand, and the prison car finally stopped.
"Bring them here!"
After giving the order, the guards who were following him immediately stepped forward and took Rong Jiu out of the iron cage.
Two extremely sharp swords were pressed against Rong Jiu's neck, and he was escorted towards the platform in the middle of the execution ground.
From the beginning to the end, Rong Jiu's expression remained unchanged.
But when he finally stood at the execution position, he suddenly raised his eyes and glanced in the direction of the palace, with a flash of ridicule in his eyes.
It seems that the father will not change his decision.
He must put him to death today!
Rong Jiu withdrew his gaze and lowered his eyes to cover up the murderous intent surging in his eyes.
He actually didn't want to do this unless he had to, but he had been fighting on the battlefield for many years and had experienced countless lives and deaths. He didn't expect that in the end, he would end up like this!
Anyone else would be heartbroken.
"Still not kneeling down!"
A person behind Rong Jiu shouted impatiently, and at the same time kicked Rong Jiu hard in the knee!
However, Rong Jiu was not kicked to his knees.
His body was as hard as a steel plate!
Seeing that Rong Jiu failed to kneel down as he wanted, the kicking man was also surprised.
Rong Jiu slowly turned around and glanced at him.
The man suddenly felt guilty when he was seen, and felt a sense of fear for no reason.
Immediately, he frowned and shouted loudly:
"What are you looking at!? Do you think you are the superior Third Highness now!?"
He's just a death row prisoner, yet he's still so arrogant when he's about to die!
"Kneel down!"
The man winked at the person next to him, and they both worked hard together!
Two long swords instantly cut Rong Jiu's neck, and red blood slowly seeped out!
The last bit of hesitation in Rong Jiu's heart finally disappeared.
He bent slightly, looking like he was actually going to kneel.
However, the next moment, his body suddenly jumped up and kicked the two people closest to him quickly!
He moved so fast that the two of them didn't even have time to react before they were kicked away by Rong Jiu!
Si Yezhi immediately realized what was happening and shouted:
"catch him!"
Rong Jiu actually wanted to run away!
Everyone around him also reacted at this time and rushed forward!
A huge figure suddenly appeared above Rong Jiu's head!
Si Yezhi looked at it intently and was shocked.
That was actually a fourth-level magical beast—the White Mao Falcon!
Wow!
The white-coated falcon suddenly spread its wings!
Rong Jiu turned over and jumped up!
"Walk!"
With a clear neigh, the white-coated falcon vibrated its wings and soared into the sky!
At this time, everyone around them finally realized that it was Rong Jiu's magical beast!
He was imprisoned in a sky prison with nothing else on him except a prison uniform.
But they actually forgot that he also had his own magical beast!
Rong Jiu had been keeping a low profile in the imperial capital for the past few months, so much so that they had forgotten that he had such a trump card!
Although this white-haired falcon is a fourth-grade monster, it has a ferocious temperament and extremely strong fighting power! It can almost be regarded as the top existence among the fourth-grade monsters!
The figure of a man and a beast quickly swept away into the distance!
Si Yezhi immediately said:
"Bows and arrows ready!"
Many imperial guards immediately took out the bows and arrows they carried on their backs and aimed at Rong Jiu in mid-air!
However, at this moment, several figures suddenly rushed out of the crowd and attacked the guards!
Tsk!
There was a messy sound of breaking through the air. Many of them deviated from the previous direction, and even the edge of the white-haired falcon's wings could not be touched!
Si Yezhi looked at the people who suddenly rushed over with a mixture of shock and anger, and suddenly his eyes widened in shock.
—They actually took the initiative to make a killing move!
They came prepared!
(End of chapter)