Li Jing could understand that war with the demon race would result in death.

However, those who died were soldiers and civilians who volunteered to resist the demons. Children and women were always the ones being protected, and it was impossible for their numbers to decrease significantly without some incident.

The next moment, the hot-tempered Li Jing grabbed a middle-aged man who looked like a civil official from the crowd.

"Tell me, what exactly happened in the city? Where have all the children gone?"

Li Jing, his eyes red, spoke sternly.

"Li Jing, how dare you! Do you intend to rebel? How can you act so recklessly towards your colleagues before Princess Fengyi?"

Several generals immediately surrounded Li Jing.

"Why aren't you releasing Lord Zhang at once?"

However, despite the threats from the generals, Li Jing showed no intention of letting go.

He grabbed the man's collar tightly and said, "He is the clerk in charge of the city's population and household registration. The innocent disappearance of children in the city, isn't that his problem?"

"This……"

For a moment, the generals were speechless. They hadn't expected that Li Jing, who looked so burly, could see things so clearly and immediately pinpoint the source of the children's disappearance.

"Li Jing, release Zhang Sili first. Because of the demon invasion, the city has indeed been negligent recently, and we need to investigate thoroughly."

At this moment, Tu Feiyuan, the general of Chentang Pass, spoke up.

"General Doi-Yuan, what exactly is going on?"

Before Li Jing could let go, a stern voice suddenly rang out.

Upon hearing this, Tu Feiyuan's heart tightened; the thing he feared most had finally happened.

Tu Feiyuan had considered that their affair might be exposed, and he had already begun to make some preparations.

However, no one expected that Princess Suzhi would discover something unusual in the city as soon as she entered it.

It was too fast; there wasn't even time for him to agree.

"Princess, I..."

Tu Feiyuan stepped forward, looked at Madam Yin, and was about to speak when suddenly, a force from the void descended from the sky, pressing his obese body firmly to the ground.

"what--"

A scream came from Doi-man's mouth. At that moment, he felt as if all the bones in his body had been crushed.

"Hmph, how dare you look Princess Fengyi in the eye while speaking to her? Who gave you the audacity?"

Ao Yifan's cold voice came through.

The sudden turn of events startled everyone. After all, this was the General of Chentang Pass, and this son-in-law actually took action directly. Wasn't that too violent?

Beside her, Lady Yin also looked puzzled as she gazed at her husband.

"Prince Consort, why did you suddenly make a move?"

"Hehe, Madam, the demon race is eyeing us covetously from the outside. We don't have much time to play games with these people. So, my suggestion is to interrogate everyone separately. Those who confess will be treated leniently, while those who commit heinous crimes will be executed on the spot!"

When it came to killing him, the void power pressing down on Tu Feiyuan intensified, causing him to spit out blood continuously.

At the same time, several generals also lost their footing and could not stand steadily.

Seeing this, Madam Yin immediately realized that the case of the missing child was actually related to these people in the city.

"Damn it!"

Lady Yin uttered two words: she was wholeheartedly dedicated to protecting the people of the Great Shang Dynasty, and now that some of her subjects were actually harming children, how could she tolerate this?

A pair of phoenix eyes coldly swept over everyone in the room, the killing intent like a sharp blade piercing straight into their hearts.

"Princess, please forgive us! Princess, we did it for the sake of the hundreds of thousands of people in Chentang Pass. That evil Dragon King of the Sea requires a hundred children to be sacrificed every year, otherwise he will launch a massacre of the city. We have no choice!"

A timid civil official, unable to withstand the princess's murderous intent, immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

"What? Child sacrifice? How come I didn't know about this?"

Li Jing flew into a rage and kicked the civil official to the ground.

He never imagined that these people would do such a despicable thing right under his nose.

You should know that he has been in Chentang Pass for three years.

If the sacrifices have continued to this day, it means that at least three hundred children have been sacrificed to that evil sea dragon king by these beasts right under his nose!

In an instant, Li Jing's teeth were clenched so tightly that they made a grinding sound, and a trickle of blood even spilled from the corner of his mouth due to the force he used.

He felt that this was his dereliction of duty. If he hadn't been careless, it would have been impossible for these beasts to do such an outrageous thing right under his nose.

Enraged, Li Jing drew his long sword and prepared to kill the civil official with a single blow.

However, before his longsword could fall, suddenly, a force of void energy wrapped around it, preventing the sword from advancing an inch despite his bulging veins.

"General, didn't you hear what I just said?"

Ao Yifan said, "As I just said, those who confess voluntarily will be treated leniently. Since this person has confessed voluntarily, I naturally cannot let you take his life."

Upon hearing this, the civil official on the ground couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"But, Your Highness, such a heinous criminal should..."

Li Jing was a stubborn man, and even though the other party was a prince consort, he showed no intention of backing down.

However, Ao Yifan didn't waste words with him. With a light wave of his right hand, Li Jing, who was about to argue, was sent flying.

"boom--"

Ignoring Li Jing, who had crashed into the ruins, Ao Yifan looked at the crowd and said with a gentle smile, "Come on, who else wants to confess?"

Chapter 7: Decapitation, Suicide Squad

2025-03-05 04:43:46 Author: The Blind Man Without an Umbrella

"Madam, look, this is the evidence of these people's crimes!"

Encouraged by these role models, more and more people soon began to confess the truth.

Looking at the pile of testimonies from her subordinates, Madam Yin's face turned extremely ugly.

She never imagined that Chentang Pass would be so corrupt.

Led by General Doiyuu, the Ten Digital Generals and civil officials joined forces to offer sacrifices to the Dragon King of the Nether Sea every year.

In this process, countless children in Chentangguan were harmed, and countless families were torn apart and destroyed as a result.

"What a beast!"

Clutching the testimony in her hand, Madam Yin waved her hand.

The next moment, his personal guards stepped forward and escorted more than a dozen generals and civil officials, led by General Doiyuu, onto the city wall.

These were all heinous criminals. Madam Yin arranged for people to loudly proclaim their crimes, and then, in front of all the people of Chentang Pass, they were all beheaded!

"No, Your Highness, you can't kill me! I am the King's appointed General of Chentang Pass, you have no right to..."

Tu Feiyuan still wanted to struggle, but before he could finish speaking, Ao Yifan became somewhat impatient.

"It's really noisy!"

With a flick of his finger, Tu Feiyuan's originally obese body was flattened into a meat patty under everyone's gaze.

Such a bloody scene did not arouse fear among the people of Chentang Pass.

This is because the crimes committed by Tu Feiyuan, the general of Chentang Pass, are too numerous to count.

Countless families have been harmed by him, and the people wish they could devour his flesh and drink his blood.

Now, seeing Tu Feiyuan's miserable end, the people are all applauding.

Compared to the cheers of the common people, the civil and military officials of Chentang Pass remained silent in fear.

After all, they really hadn't expected that Princess Suzhi and her husband would act so swiftly and decisively.

Even the general appointed by the king himself, he can be killed without hesitation!

You must understand that a general is a very important person with a lot of power. Even if the king wanted to kill him, he would have to be thoroughly investigated.

However, in the presence of Princess Suzhi and her husband, General Tufeiyuan died such a hasty death.

"cut!"

With a wave of her hand, Madam Yin didn't even glance at the fat man who had been crushed into a meat patty. She ordered her personal guards to behead the rest of them without showing any mercy.

Heads rolled, and blood instantly stained the city wall crimson, creating a cruel scene under the setting sun.

This was also Ao Yifan's suggestion to Madam Yin.

This image will serve as a warning to all generals and civil officials of Chentang Pass: anyone who does anything that harms the people of Yin Shang, no matter who they are, will be executed on the spot!

"Your Highness, what are your plans for dealing with the remaining people?"

According to Madam Yin's thinking, these people were actually accomplices and should also be beheaded.

However, since the prince consort had made a prior statement, Lady Yin also had to consider his prestige among the people and officials. Therefore, she entrusted the power to deal with these people to Ao Yifan.

Upon hearing this, even those who remained honest felt a pang of anxiety.

After all, based on Ao Yifan's previous methods, they knew that he was a true god of death!

Although the other party promised leniency to those who confess, there was nothing they could do if the other party went back on their word.

Among the crowd, Li Jing, who had caught his breath, also stared at the prince consort, wanting to see how he would deal with these people.

"If he really is protecting these people, even if it means being punished by the princess, I will make them pay the price!"

Li Jing thought to himself, his right hand covering his chest, but he did not act rashly, because he knew very well that the gap in strength between himself and that prince consort was too great!

"take it easy!"

Ao Yifan looked at the remaining people with a gentle expression and raised his hand to comfort them.

However, given the precedent of Tu Feiyuan being crushed into a meat patty, Ao Yifan's simple gesture at this moment still made the remaining people's legs tremble violently.

Ignoring their fearful reactions, Ao Yifan continued, "I promise that those who confess will be treated leniently, and I will never go back on my word, however..."

Hearing that Ao Yifan was willing to keep his promise, the people who had been holding their breath immediately relaxed.

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