Lian Pingchao walked slowly towards the execution ground, but he kept persuading himself in his heart.
"I will not be defeated by Fang Yun! My heart is the strongest in the world!"
Lian Pingchao took a deep breath slowly. The power of the Grand Secretary had dissipated, but the knowledge he had accumulated over the years was still there, the rich experience he had gained over the years was still there, and the heart of a scholar was not broken!
"You can take away my strength, but you can't take away my unyielding heart!"
Lian Pingchao slowly raised his head. Even though he was wearing tattered clothes and was covered in mud, he still had a unique temperament that ordinary people did not possess.
Some people originally looked down on him as a beggar who was unwilling to endure hardship and cast contemptuous eyes on him, but now when they see him, they instinctively respect him.
Soon, Lian Pingchao arrived at the outskirts of the execution ground and watched from afar.
The execution ground was not big, but it was surrounded by a large number of Qingyang City residents. Many soldiers were maintaining order to prevent anyone from disrupting the execution ground.
At the deepest part of the execution ground, Yun Zhaochen was talking with officials from Qingyang City.
Except for a few officials who were proud and upright, most of the officials became servile.
Yun Zhaochen was personally chosen by the Lord of Blood Ray!
His status is no less than that of a king of a country.
Soon, an official read out the charges against the Lian family one by one.
"The Lian family has been squandering money for generations, like Zhou from generation to generation... They have forgotten their ancestors and admired the evil... They have wolfish ambitions and are plotting evil... The people of Qingyang City are in disgrace and have nowhere to sue... "
Afterwards, the official who read out the charges listed the specific crimes committed by the Lian family one by one, and all of them had basis in fact, and even included confessions from the Lian family, exposing many of the Lian family's dark secrets.
The crowd was excited.
"Okay, so it turns out that the incident of Tofu Xishi falling from the building was actually caused by Lian's family. No wonder it was left unresolved in the end!"
"The Lian Family Restaurant sells a chicken for a hundred taels of silver. It's really a golden chicken!"
"The Lian family relied on their numbers to beat the doctor to death. No wonder the City Lord's Mansion did nothing about it."
"Haha. Lian Er is also a beast. The land of Qingyang City was originally worth ten thousand taels of silver, but he only sold it for three thousand taels. He only got one thousand taels of benefit, but Qingyang City lost seven thousand taels. Such a beast must be cut into pieces!"
Lian Pingchao gritted his teeth, countless thoughts flashed through his mind, but in the end he smiled coldly, thinking that this Qingyang City was built by my Lian family. Whatever the Lian family did was right, a bunch of mud-legged people dared to presumptuously discuss it, be careful that they would die without a burial place in the future.
Lian Pingchao's eyes remained firm and he was not shaken by the evidence.
Following Yun Zhaochen's order, the executioner swung his knife.
Heads rolled down and blood flowed like a river.
The pungent fishy smell spread, making people's throats itchy and wanting to vomit.
Watching the heads of his children and grandchildren rolling down one by one, looking at those pairs of eyes that were still open after death, smelling the fishy smell of his relatives' blood, the determination in Lian Pingchao's eyes finally faded.
"My son! My grandson! Fang Yun, you are too cruel! Too cruel!"
Lian Pingchao roared in his heart, but dared not make a sound.
Lian Pingchao's body was shaking, and his figure was as stiff as ice amid the cheers of the people.
"I shouldn't go against Fang Yun..."
Lian Pingchao burst into tears, and the ruins of Longcheng appeared before his eyes. He finally understood that if he could stop in the Crime Hall, he could still be a rich man.
If he had stopped before entering the Palace of Sinners, he could still become a Grand Secretary.
If I had stopped when I first met Fang Yun, I would be a hero in opening up a new world!
Like clouds shining on dust.
But now, Lian Pingchao can only act as a beggar. He dares not say a word and sheds tears silently as he watches his entire family being killed.
The strong contrast made the proud Lian Pingchao feel excited and his blood boiled, and he began to have the idea of taking a risk.
At this time, someone said: "This beggar covered in mud is so pitiful. He must have been badly hurt by the Lian family. Look, he was so happy that he cried when he saw that all the Lian family members were dead..."
Lian Pingchao was so angry that he spit out a mouthful of blood, closed his eyes and fainted.
Shengyuan Continent, Jing Country, Chen Family.
The Chen family occupies a vast territory, with more than twenty courtyards used to receive distinguished guests. Among them, Mingxin Courtyard is the largest and best courtyard. Ordinary great scholars cannot live here. At least it must be the head of a noble family or a monarch who comes in person for the Chen family to open the courtyard.
And now, Yang Yuhuan and others live in Mingxin Courtyard.
Ao Huang transformed into a ten-foot-long dragon and vowed, "Sister Yuhuan, don't worry. When I become a saint, I will kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill! I will slaughter all the beasts. I will..."
Ao Huang said the word "kill" seven times in a row, causing dark clouds to gather in the sky, and then continued to comfort Yang Yuhuan while venting his dissatisfaction.
Nunu had been lying listlessly on Yang Yuhuan's lap. Suddenly, it pricked up its ears, raised its head sharply, and then stood up quickly.
“Oh!”
Endless joy burst out of Nunu's eyes. It rushed out quickly, and finally turned into a white shadow and ran out of Mingxin Courtyard, ran to the main gate of the Chen family, and then stood guard at the door like a little lion, walking back and forth.
“Nu Nu…” Yang Yuhuan chased after him hurriedly, and Ao Huang also followed him.
Yilong ran out of the door alone, only to find Nunu patrolling the door with confidence, not knowing what he was waiting for.
A look of disappointment flashed across Yang Yuhuan and Ao Huang's faces, and they both asked Nunu to go back.
However, Nunu ignored them and continued to walk back and forth at the door with a proud and confident look, occasionally using his little tongue to smooth out his hair, while Little Meteor slowly circled around Nunu.
Yang Yuhuan and Ao Huang looked at Nunu helplessly.
Ao Huang frowned and glanced towards the east. It was sunny and bright in the early morning on Shengyuan Continent.
Under the sunshine, a farce took place in front of the government office in Ning'an City, thousands of miles away.
There used to be a solid stone road in front of the government office in Ning'an City, but now the stone has been pried open and a large hole has been dug out in the ground, filled with hundreds of scholars.
There are still more scholars who continue to dig holes and jump into them.
"Since Ji Zhibai dared to burn Fang Xusheng's works in Qingwu City, and threatened to kill anyone who dared to publicize Fang Xusheng's achievements and works in Ning'an City, then we will dig a hole for ourselves and wait for Ji Zhibai to come and kill us!"
"Ji Zhibai, come out!"
"Dog official Fei Chang, we are waiting for you here!"
"Although Fang Xusheng is dead, his works cannot be tarnished!"
"The Holy Court is full of blind people. They could have arrested Zuo Xiang and others for obstructing the spread of the False Holy Court's articles, but they hesitated. What's the point of investigating something that is set in stone?"
"They said they didn't burn the works of Fang Xusheng because those books contained suspected anti-racist remarks. No one would believe that!"
In the crowd, the disguised Chen family members were standing among them, watching with great interest.
"Yes, there are still many upright scholars in our race. It won't be long before the area around the county government office will be hollowed out and filled with scholars!"
"Ji Zhibai is not stupid. He only burned Fang Xusheng's poems and articles in Qingwu City and acted secretly in Ning'an County. Unfortunately, he underestimated the scholars from various countries gathered in Ning'an County."
"These scholars responded to the call of Fang Xusheng and came to defend Ning'an. How could they tolerate Ji Zhibai's mess!"
"When...will you make your move?"
All the Chen family members looked at the young man who was also in disguise.
"I'll wait for Ji Zhibai to come out."
.(To be continued.)