Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

The prison vans arrived in a line, and the van at the head of the line carried the world-renowned fourth-level Molten God, the leader of the Whale Shark Gang, Tong Wei.

Tong Wei was locked in the prison van, looking at the crowd outside with a blank expression. Suddenly, a rotten egg exploded on his head, followed by a child rushing out of the crowd shouting, "You big bad guy, you're the one who killed my dad! Give me back my dad's life..."

As they spoke, the child burst into tears. Hearing the child's cries, the surrounding people all cursed and spitted, saying, "What a pitiful child, losing his father at such a young age."

Tong Wei glanced at the child, then a disdainful expression appeared on his face as he said, "Hahaha... What's the use of crying, kid? When I was your age, if anyone killed my father, I would kill their whole family. Now all you know is to cry, hahaha... Incompetent brat."

"Incompetent junior."

Tong Wei laughed loudly, his eyes sweeping over the child. The child felt as if he had been swept over by a tiger. Although the tiger's hands and feet were bound, it still instilled an unprecedented fear in the child.

A fourth-level Fusion God, a renowned expert throughout the land, is not someone a few children can intimidate. His face was full of disdain as he looked around and said, "You people from Huangzhou Prefecture are all cowards! Apart from that Chen Jiu Si, I don't have a single one I fancy. You're all incompetent, incompetent, hahaha..."

Tong Wei then burst into laughter, displaying the full extent of his ruthless and domineering demeanor.

Just as Tong Wei was laughing the loudest, a half-eaten steamed bun suddenly slammed into his face.

"who!"

Tong Wei glared angrily, when he saw a little girl of eleven or twelve years old looking up and saying, "What's so arrogant about you, a prisoner? Today, the Huangzhou Prefecture will chop off your head. You're about to die, yet you still try to scare us. Let me tell you, new talents emerge in every generation. This world will belong to us young people sooner or later. You old codger, you should just lie in your grave and repent for your crimes!"

"Crime? Hahaha, what crime have I committed? If I had won today instead of Chen Jiu Si, would I still be guilty? This crime is something you used to deceive the common people. The crimes of this world are determined by the strong, hahaha..."

"I admit defeat today, but I can't bow down to a bunch of incompetents like you. The one who can judge me hasn't been born yet!"

Tong Wei shouted.

Upon hearing this, the eleven or twelve-year-old girl said, "The victor is king, the loser is villain. It has always been that way. If you lose, you are guilty. What's wrong with that? If you're so capable, then win! If you win, you won't be riding in a prison cart today, but in a dragon carriage!"

Upon hearing this, Tong Wei glanced at the little girl and said, "You are more knowledgeable than them. You are right. Losing is a crime. I lost, and my current fate is not unreasonable. But you, little girl, are quite to my liking. If I weren't going to be beheaded today, I would really like to take you as my apprentice."

After saying this, Tong Wei asked, "What's your name?"

The little girl said, "What do you want? Do you want to complain to the King of Hell about my misdeeds? I'm not telling you."

"Hahaha... Interesting, interesting."

Upon hearing this, Tong Wei was immediately taken away in a prison cart. It seems he met an interesting person before he died.

Seeing Tong Wei leave, the little girl said to a young man beside her, "Rui Rui, let's go back quickly. If the teacher finds out that we skipped class to come and see this, we'll definitely be punished by our godmother."

The young girl glanced at the young man behind her and said, "The killing of such a powerful figure is a once-in-a-century event. How could we not come and see?"

"But……"

"Stop with the 'buts,' Sun Yong. What are you afraid of? If something happens, I, your aunt, will take the blame, and you won't be punished. By the way, I heard that you'll be assigned to the Beggars' Army soon? As a flag officer under General Zhang Dingbian. Is that true?"

Sun Yong said, "Yes, this was arranged by my godfather."

Rui Rui said, "Since it's your brother-in-law's arrangement, do it well. General Zhang Dingbian is really capable. I've heard my brother-in-law praise him often. You'll definitely learn real skills if you follow him."

"Ah."

Sun Yong nodded: "I will try my best."

Rui Rui nodded and said, "Come on, it's almost noon. Let's hurry up and go see it. We still need to go back to school for lunch after we're done!"

"Can you still eat this?"

Sun Yong looked at Rui Rui and asked, Rui Rui replied, "What's wrong with that? It's just beheading, it's not like they're chopping off my head, it won't delay my meal..."

As they spoke, the two followed the crowd to the market entrance. Here, a wooden platform had been set up with wooden stools on it, and a group of people were gathered around watching.

Soon the prisoners arrived at the execution ground and were pressed one by one in front of the wooden blocks.

The executioner in this case was Hu Weiyong, the head of the civil officials in Huangzhou Prefecture, and the deputy executioner accompanying him was Ni Wenjun, the deputy commander of the entire army.

The two men sat on the execution platform, while a row of prisoners knelt below.

Just then, someone suddenly exclaimed, "Hey, look! Look! The Lord of the Manor is here!"

As everyone listened, they saw Chen Jie and Yuan Sanjia slowly go up to the second floor, where a tea table was set up. The two sat on either side of the tea table, and naturally someone poured tea for them.

When the servants saw Chen Jie arrive, they cheered, "Lord of the Prefecture! Lord of the Prefecture!"

Hearing the cheers from below, Yuan Sanjia said, "Nine-Four, you truly have the support of the people!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie chuckled and said, "You flatter me. What do you mean by 'popular support'? It's just that the common people are praising me."

The two then sat down, and Chen Jie asked, "By the way, Mr. Yuan, has the soul-binding array that I asked you to set up under this execution platform been completed?"

Yuan Sanjia immediately said, "It's all set up. At the very least, it can guarantee that the Dao Fruit won't be lost here for at least an hour."

Chen Jie clasped his hands in thanks and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Yuan."

Chen Jie sought out Yuan Sanjia mainly to set up this Soul-Binding Array. With this Soul-Binding Array, it could be ensured that Tong Wei's Dao Fruit would not immediately dissipate after his death.

Tong Wei is of great value. Publicly killing Tong Wei can quickly restore the morale of the people of Huangzhou Prefecture and appease their emotions, so Tong Wei must be killed publicly.

However, after killing him, Tong Wei's Dao Fruit would also rapidly dissipate, which Chen Jie would not allow. Dao Fruit is so precious, how could he watch it slip away? But in this situation, you want Chen Jie to be the executioner and kill him, and then absorb the Dao Fruit on the spot.

That would make Chen Jie seem too unrefined; it's not something a prefect should do. So Chen Jie sought out Yuan Sanjia.

Yuan Sanjia set up a soul-binding array around the execution ground to temporarily prevent the Dao Fruit from leaking out, so Chen Jie could wait until everyone had dispersed before calmly absorbing the Dao Fruit.

This is Chen Jie's plan.

When Chen Jie heard that Yuan Sanjia had said the matter was settled, he felt relieved and sat there drinking tea.

However, just as he was drinking tea, he suddenly felt a pair of eyes watching him from the crowd. This watching was completely different from the watching of ordinary people; it was filled with more hostility.

Since reaching the fourth level of the Fusion God realm, Chen Jie's spiritual senses had become even more acute, allowing him to react more quickly to such hostile stares. At that moment, Chen Jie suddenly looked towards the spot where the hostile gaze had just been directed at him.

No, there was no one suspicious; there were only a few uninformed civilians cheering there.

Meanwhile, Zhang Shicheng, who was mixed in with the crowd, had already lowered his head and used his agile movements to weave through the crowd, having already moved to another location.

Chen Jie frowned. Who was that spy who had given him such a bad feeling just now?
Chen Jie had many guesses in his mind, and there must be spies from other forces in Huangzhou Prefecture at this time. Who could it be?

Chen Jie frowned deeply.

Zhang Shicheng then emerged from the crowd, turned several times, and entered an alley. Leaning against the wall, he glanced back slightly and said, "Chen Jiu Si, let you be smug for a bit."

With that, Zhang Shicheng strode forward. Now that he had confirmed Chen Jiu Si was here, he could begin his plan.

As for Tong Wei being beheaded, he could just take a look and that would be enough. The world might be shocked by this, but it didn't matter to Zhang Shicheng. After all, his purpose in coming to Huangzhou was not Tong Wei, but that old man who knew the Golden Demon Skill.

As I imagined him turning and leaving, I thought, "You can all have your fun here, but my fun is yet to come."

Zhang Shicheng quickly crossed the alley. He had already found out yesterday that the old man who knew the Golden Demon Skill lived in the backyard of the Chen residence.

So I need to go to the backyard of the Chen residence and lure him out.

With this in mind, Zhang Shicheng went directly to the Chen residence. He arrived at the Chen residence quickly, passing through the front yard without alerting anyone else. After all, his purpose was not to steal from the Chen family, but to see the Grand Elder.

He soon arrived at the backyard.

Meanwhile, in the house in the backyard, the Grand Elder was sitting cross-legged, healing his injuries. With Chen Jie's help, his injuries had almost completely healed in the past two days, but there were still some minor injuries that needed to be slowly nurtured.

The Grand Elder, however, showed no interest in outside affairs, such as the execution of Tong Wei.

He didn't care about these things at all, and he didn't even consider himself a person of this world, so he didn't care about things outside. The only thing he cared about now was his ancestor's divine sword, Tiger Soul.

The Grand Elder was thinking that once the matter in Huangzhou Prefecture was almost resolved, he should let Chen Jie take him to find Zhang Shicheng. How could the Tiger Soul Blade fall into the hands of a foreign tribe?

In the fairyland, so many people are waiting for him to bring that knife back.

The elder tried to calm himself down, but just then, a figure suddenly appeared at the doorway. The elder opened his eyes abruptly and asked, "Who goes there?"

Without saying a word, the man leaped away.

"Who's there? Stop right there!"

The elder was very impatient, and he immediately roared and rushed out. But as soon as he reached the door, he saw a blade of light slashing down at him with astonishing power.

Upon seeing this, the elder exclaimed in surprise and dodged aside. He then looked up and saw a person on the roof, half-crouching, holding a gleaming sword that seemed to be alive and flowing with magma.

"Tiger Soul Blade!"

The elder roared angrily, then suddenly looked up and saw that the person was none other than Zhang Shicheng, whom he had seen on the city gate that day!
Zhang Shicheng then grinned and said, "Old man, you still recognize me, don't you?"

The Grand Elder roared, "Even if you were reduced to ashes, I would still recognize you!"

Zhang Shicheng said, "This knife belongs to your Jiuli tribe, right? That's right, I'll take it. As for your life, you old bastard, I'll come back for it. Goodbye."

With that, Zhang Shicheng turned and ran, but the Grand Elder, seeing this, roared, "You scoundrel, leave your precious sword behind!"

He was about to give chase when the noise alerted the guards in the courtyard. They rushed over and, seeing the scene, shouted, "Elder, wait!"

"My lord said that the Grand Elder is not allowed to leave the manor while he is not in residence!"

At this moment, Chen Chun, the chief steward of the Chen family, shouted. Upon hearing this, the eldest elder said, "We can't worry about these things now. Tell Chen Jiu Si that I'm going to chase after the thief and retrieve the treasured sword. He doesn't need to worry."

Chen Chun panicked and shouted, "This person's sudden appearance clearly indicates he came prepared. Elder, don't fall for his trap!"

The elder said, "Our clan's treasured sword is right before our eyes. If he gets away, who knows when we will be able to retrieve it? If he disappears without a trace, wouldn't our clan have missed out on the treasured sword?"

"This time, I must go after them."

"Elder, I will go and inform the Lord now. Please wait a moment while we go together."

Upon hearing this, the Grand Elder hesitated slightly, but Zhang Shicheng had already jumped onto another rooftop and was about to disappear from sight. At this moment, the Grand Elder said, "It's too late!"

Without waiting for a reply, he jumped up and gave chase. Chen Chun was so anxious that he stamped his feet and said, "Quick, quick, prepare a horse for me, or we'll be too late."

Upon hearing this, the servants immediately agreed and prepared a horse for Chen Chun. Chen Chun looked in the direction where the elder had gone and stomped his feet in anger. It was true that good advice was useless against this damned devil. How could this person not listen to advice?

Seeing a huge pit ahead, they insisted on jumping in. What's wrong with them? Are all people from Kunlun stubborn?

Chen Chun was furious, but there was nothing he could do but try to get the message to Chen Jie as soon as possible.

With the horse ready, Chen Chun charged straight toward the market entrance. However, after riding for only a short while, he encountered a large crowd of people. To get into the market entrance, he had to walk. Helpless, Chen Chun dismounted and walked toward the market entrance.

Meanwhile, from the direction of Caishikou, Ni Wenjun had finished reading the verdict and then said, "Lord Hu, behead him."

Hu Weiyong nodded and said, "Execute!"

As he spoke, he threw the token in his hand down. The next moment, the executioner's broadsword slashed down, and several heads fell to the ground, rolling around with a gurgling sound.

"it is good!"

The people erupted in a thunderous roar of cheers, and Chen Jie stood up and joined in the applause. With Tong Wei killed, Huangzhou Prefecture's prestige soared, and the military and civilians were united. Now they could expand their territory.

Chen Jie has already envisioned a bright future.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps sounded from the stairs.

stomping on...

As footsteps sounded, Chen Chun rushed to Chen Jie's side and said, "My lord, something terrible has happened! The Grand Elder has gone after Zhang Shicheng!" (End of Chapter)