Cyber ​​Daming

Chapter 701 People are like lights extinguished
"Brother, it's those ghosts. They're here again."

One after another, human figures stood up from the ruins, including men, women, young and old, and they looked no different from ordinary people.

But in the girl's eyes, they were clearly a group of evil spirits crawling out of hell.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Even though his body was shaking constantly, the boy still held the girl tightly in his arms, using his narrow chest to block the girl's sight.

He didn't know who the man holding a long black sword and standing in front of him was, but he knew that it was the other person who saved his life.

But this turmoil had completely wiped out his trust in outsiders, leaving only uneasiness, suspicion and doubt in his heart. The young man quietly picked up the dagger he had just discarded because of cowardice, and as for the valuable high-quality spiritual orifice, he threw it away and it sank into the dust.

"Shang Lu, there is no point in resisting. Hand over your authority, and you may still have a chance of survival!"

"wishful thinking."

Shang Lu's cold and resolute attitude immediately angered the group of law enforcement officers, and they began to rebuke him harshly.

"Haven't you merchants harmed our Law Order badly enough over the years? In order to obtain the Huangliang Law Realm from Zhang Fengyue and to be promoted to the third rank of Law Order, he was willing to kowtow and make the Law Order be completely abandoned by the imperial power. From being the supervisor of all the orders, he was reduced to a thug who guards Zhang Fengyue's house, and made the people of the world forget the majesty of the law."

Someone shouted angrily: "All the humiliation that Faxu suffered was caused by Shang Sigu. Although he is dead now, he still cannot wash away the mistakes he made over the years. Therefore, you Shang Sigu are no longer worthy of continuing to hold the authority of Huangliang Law Realm!"

Shang Lu looked at this group of righteous people and sneered, "Don't you know why he died?"

"So what if you know? Shang Sigu's single-handed assassination of the traitor Zhang Fengyue was nothing but a joke from beginning to end. Who could have hidden his extremely shallow speculation from the eyes of others? You two uncles and nephews pretended to be good, thinking that you had bet on both sides, but in the end, who could have saved whom?"

Someone interjected, "In such a turmoil that could change the world, we, the Law Order, can only risk everything to prove our worth in order to gain a chance to rise. Shang Sigu couldn't even understand this, he deserves to die for being such a coward!"

"Yes, you Shangjia are the biggest sinners of the law order, and Shang Sigu is not worthy of being the source of the law order!"

The scolding was like a violent storm, hitting Shang Lu on the head.

"Yes, my uncle is not a remarkable person. He has neither iron-blooded and tough means nor deep and unfathomable scheming. He is silent and dull, and has no ability to lead a sequence. But I really want to ask you guys."

Shang Lu raised his eyes as if raising a knife, cutting the faces of these people one by one.

"You say he was servile, but where were you when Huangliang was first established and the Confucian aristocracy was preparing to take advantage of the opportunity to replace 'laws' with 'rituals' and completely eradicate the legal order? If he hadn't been willing to bear the infamy for the sake of the legal order in exchange for 10% of its authority, where would the legal order be now?"

"You said he was just pretending, but where were you when he set the rules in the Shang family, requiring all Shang family children to sacrifice themselves before death to become law-abiding people?"

"You said he died a cowardly death, but where were you when he risked his life and attempted assassination to beg Zhang Fengyue to give the Faxu people a chance to choose?"

The ruler in Shang Lu's hand trembled continuously, and the sharp sound was piercing.

"My uncle never thought of betraying Prime Minister Zhang, but he did it in the end because he was a complete idiot and couldn't think of any better way. You guys got the benefit, but now you're pretending not to understand. Okay, today I, as your nephew, will let you remember the past!"

As soon as the words were spoken, a black light suddenly appeared.

Shang Lu held the cracked ruler in both hands and stabbed it heavily into the ground in front of him.

"The dream thief will be exiled according to the law!"

An invisible wave of waves swept across the area, and the crowd surrounding them froze in place, their eyes rolled back, and they fainted one after another. The yellow beam ghosts that had stolen from their bodies were all driven out and annihilated by the power of the law.

"Uh-huh."

Shang Lu suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. Such a large-scale legal trial was undoubtedly a huge burden for him at the moment.

"The Great Ming Code clearly states that in any case of the Yellow Bead Ghost possessing a person's body, the possessing ghost is primarily responsible for causing trouble, while the possessed person is also responsible for entering into a bad dream and not knowing how to conduct himself. If the circumstances are serious, regardless of whether they are human or ghost, they will all be executed."

There were sneers of contempt from the group of black-clad judges who stood by and watched.

"You are so soft-hearted and indecisive, it shows that you business people are not qualified to enforce the law!"

Shang Lu's face was red, and blood was flowing from his nose: "You bastards are killing innocent people!"

"Nowadays, the world is full of people who despise the law. Who deserves the word 'innocent'?"

Someone waved his sleeves and sneered: "In this chaotic time, we should use severe punishments!"

Zheng!
Shang Lu remained silent, took out his ruler and took a step forward.

"The criminals are being executed. They are holding the important instruments of law and order without any official position. This is an act of usurpation and they should be executed according to the law!"

The grand and solemn voice of condemnation rose above the unconscious people on the ground.

Shang Lu felt as if he was being shackled. He staggered and had difficulty taking a step.

"The criminals are being executed for violating the order of the law and defying the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty. This is treason and they should be executed according to the law!"

click
Shang Lu's body was bleeding like arrows, the ruler in his hand broke into pieces in an instant, blood stained his face, and his body was crumbling.

"Wen Sikou, Bai Jian, Xue Wuqu, it turns out you are three ungrateful old dogs!"

It was not until this moment that Yang Bai Ze finally recognized the identities of this group of judges. They were the current chief officers of the three judicial departments of the Ming Dynasty.

"Whose kindness have we forgotten, whose righteousness have we betrayed? His merchants are in the dark for the sake of law and order, so aren't we also in the light for the sake of law and order?"

One of the three people responded, "Yang Bai Ze, you are a smart person. You should know that the price we paid over the years is no less than that of his merchants. How can you say you are ungrateful?"

"If standing on stage and enduring a little grievance and ridicule can be considered as giving, then I can only say that the business has protected you too well over the years. I should break all your legs and make you kneel on the ground to experience what it means to be humiliated by others!"

"Yang Bai Ze, you don't have to rush to die. After Shang Lu dies, you will be the next one. Instead of chattering nonsense here, why not use the last time to look back and see what the people you just saved are doing now?"

There was chaos all around just now and Yang Bai Ze's attention was on Shang Lu. When he heard this, he turned around in surprise and saw the young man pulling the girl back step by step.

Realizing that he was discovered, the young man suddenly raised his knife and pointed it at Yang Bai Ze, shouting heartbreakingly: "Let us go."

"See? Ants only fear the powerful and will never learn to be grateful. This is their inherent badness. Zhang Fengyue cut off the connection between heaven and earth for them, but in the end, in their eyes, he just cut off their way to success. He is just like Shang Sigu, a self-righteous fool."

"Fuck your mother's fart."

Unexpectedly, Yang Bai Ze did not show any sign of anger. Instead, he smiled and waved at the young man, signaling him to leave quickly.

He turned around and looked at the three people, with a look of contempt, "With your short-sighted vision, are you qualified to speculate on the good intentions of the Prime Minister? Even though you have a thousand fears in your hearts, you still dare to hold the knife to fight the enemy. Isn't an angry young tiger a hundred times stronger than you three old dogs wagging their tails and begging for mercy?!"

Zheng!
A black stream of light appeared suddenly, and in an instant it was in front of Yang Bai Ze's eyebrows.

A fierce wind blew in his face, and a bony hand rushed into Yang Bai Ze's sight and grabbed the flying ruler.

The edgeless ruler slid across his palm, and splattered blood hit Yang Bai Ze's face.

"Those who followed the order of the Legalists were killed. Now I voluntarily give up my seven emotions and six desires and my human body, and sacrifice my consciousness to enter the realm of Huangliang Law. I am willing to be a person who abides by the law! For eternity, for thousands of years."

As Shang Lu's low voice came out, an inexplicable throbbing spread in the air.

"After procrastinating for so long, Shang Lu, you are finally willing to give up your life. But you can't just enter Huangliang whenever you want. Everyone in the East Palace, it's your turn to take action. After the matter is accomplished, Faxu will definitely reward you handsomely!"

Suddenly, the people who had fainted around them got up from the ground again, staring at Shang Lu with ferocious eyes like wild beasts. No matter men, women, young or old, burst into shrill screams at the same time!

The sound waves overlapped like waves, carrying with them a captivating magic. Yang Baize, whose spiritual orifice had long been removed, felt as if a sharp knife had been stabbed into his brain. Blood immediately gushed out of his mouth and nose, and he fell to the ground in pain.

Shang Lu, who was connected to Huang Liang, was trembling all over and letting out a hoarse roar, as if another soul was fighting with him for this body.

"Shang Lu, now you are in the body of the Yellow Bead Ghost, just like these people. As the Law Order, will you choose to drive away the ghost or kill people?"

"Or now that the crime has come upon you, you choose to ignore the law and bend the law for personal gain?!"

"Shang Lu, hand over the Huangliang Law Realm, and we can let you die with a clear conscience."

Amidst the smug scolding, Shang Lu was no longer able to stand. He fell to the ground with his knees bent, bleeding all over.

At this moment, he was cut off from the sacrifice of the Law Keepers, and it seemed that he no longer had any strength to resist. There were only two choices before him: either hand over the authority and die happily, or watch himself being completely possessed.

"Uncle, they are right, you are really stupid"

As if he had completely given up struggling, Shang Lu slowly raised his hands and looked at the sky, with a half-smile on his face, muttering to himself.

"You shouldn't waver at all, and you shouldn't cling to those corrupt laws. You should follow Zhang Fengyue and kill all these bastards. The current legal order is no longer necessary."

Shang Lu suddenly roared: "Shang Lu is guilty of the law. His first crime is that he failed to eliminate the rioters and traitors."

"not good!"

The three people who were originally standing cautiously in the distance to prevent Shang Lu from counterattacking before his death, suddenly changed their expressions at the same time, as if they understood his thoughts in an instant.

Two rulers were shot out one after the other with a whistling sound.

"The second crime is that he failed to protect the safety of the weak."

Pfft!

A ruler cut off Shang Lu's left hand, and the other one pierced through his abdomen and nailed him into the ground.

The scarlet blood hit the air at the same time as a loud shout.

"The third crime is that he failed to protect the dignity of the law. He must now commit suicide to atone for his crime. There is no time to lose."

click
Shang Lu looked solemn. He suddenly raised his hand to break the ruler that was inserted into his abdomen, and then stabbed it into his heart with his other hand.

In an instant, a vast and majestic aura swept out from his body, covering the entire ruins.

It was as if the sun jumped out of the blue sky, casting warm light. The severe pain in Yang Baize's head melted away rapidly like residual snow. He finally woke up and struggled to get up from the ground.

Looking up, he was shocked to find that everyone around him had knelt on the ground, even Xue Wuqu and others were not spared.

He was trembling all over, like a prisoner kneeling on the execution platform, with his head down, waiting to be beheaded.

"Law is the good thoughts of the human heart. If the human heart is good, then the law can be dispensed with. If the human heart is evil, then the law cannot be condoned."

"May people be kind-hearted, free from treachery, flattery, deception, fraud, theft, robbery, and the destruction of ethics, and may the seas and rivers be peaceful and the people's hearts be forever at peace."

The light in Shang Lu's eyes was as sharp as a sword, and his voice was as loud as a bell, awakening the deaf.

"Those who have no good deeds will be killed immediately without mercy!"

The words sounded like a decree dropped to the ground, and blurry figures of law-abiding people appeared behind the prisoners, like executioners carrying out the verdict, with their hands raised and their knives falling.

There was no blood splattered, but countless souls were reduced to ashes at this moment.

The wind howled among the broken ruins, like wronged souls howling in unison.

There was a look of desolation and death in the eyes of Xue Wuqu and the other two. Their bodies fell into the dust, no longer showing any sign of life.

Yang Bai Ze stared at the scene in a daze, unable to come back to his senses for a long time, until the faint sound of a mosquito's hum beside him woke him up.

"What do you think? Faxu is not just a bully of the weak. I can also kill those who are stronger than me."

Yang Bai Ze rushed over and hugged Shang Lu, but it felt like he was hugging a block of ice, freezing cold to the touch.

"Stop bragging, okay?"

Yang Bai Ze rolled his eyelids and pretended to be annoyed and asked, "Are you going to die or not? Why don't you get up quickly? What's the point of lying on the ground half-dead?"

Shang Lu twitched his lips, forced out a smile, and said, "I was going to die anyway. I had planned to hold on until I sent you out of the city before dying. Now it seems I can't do it. I'm sorry."

"What the hell, get up, I'll carry you!"

Shang Lu raised his hand and pressed Yang Bai Ze's shoulder: "Don't bother, help me with one last thing, Huang Liang Law Realm, help me return it to the Prime Minister, tell him that the law order is no longer needed."

The light in his eyes gradually dimmed and disappeared along with the voice.

Death is like the extinguishing of a light, sudden yet expected.

"You gave it back to him, so what can I give back to you?"

Yang Bai Ze muttered to himself, his expression numb.

"It is a good idea to kill those who are not good, but who can define the boundary between good and evil? Such a legal order is so pathetic."

Thunder roared again in the dead silence. Yang Bai Ze turned his head in horror, only to see Xue Wuqu, who should have been dead, standing up again.

The facial features on his face were moving on their own, and in a moment they turned into a face that Yang Bai Ze was very familiar with.

Zou Sijiu!
(End of this chapter)