Chapter 64 Sentencing of Criminals(1/2)
And above the clouds in Yuezhou City in the distance, a god was walking on the clouds to the Wuhun Tiangu. Suddenly he felt the thunder in the sky, and he was slightly startled. He looked at Tianyu in surprise, but there was no more.
Abnormal movement.
The four divine generals guarding the four corners of Wuhun Tiangu also looked at the sky and the distant mortal world, wondering why there was thunder just now.
"Xingjun, why did the thunder sound just now?"
Wuqu Xingjun's red brocade robe seemed to be integrated with his own divine light. He looked around the sky and then looked away.
"It's just the occasional changes in the energy movement that cause the clouds, water, and trees to grow. It's the normal state of nature. Don't worry about it."
Generally, this kind of clear thunder only has the power of one strike. As expected, as Wu Quxingjun said, the thunder only lasted for one moment, and there was no more movement after that.
Wuqu Xingjun walked to the Wuhun Tiangu, grabbed the drumsticks of the Tiangu, and hit the drum head. With one blow, the light exploded with the sound of the drum.
"Dong dong dong...dong dong dong dong dong dong..."
On the corner building of the northwest city wall of Yuanjiang County, Yi Shuyuan looked towards the sky in search of sound, and could see the Wuhun Tiangu revealed again, and the god was beating the drum in the sky.
Ah Fei saw Yi Shuyuan looking towards the sky and subconsciously looked in that direction. In a daze, he seemed to hear some faint sounds again.
"Senior Yi, I wonder if it's my imagination, there seems to be a drum sound?"
Yi Shuyuan looked back at Ah Fei.
"Perhaps there are gods beating drums in the sky."
A Fei just thought it was Yi Shuyuan's joke, picked up the flask, poured wine into his mouth, and mentioned the incident again.
"When I came to the county town today, I saw an execution platform being built at the street corner. It should be that the criminals in that case are about to be executed. This case should be considered closed, right? Then do seniors have time to go to Yuezhou City to join in the fun?"
Yi Shuyuan shook his wine bottle and looked in one direction in the city, as if he could see the execution platform.
"It's settled, the execution will be the day after tomorrow. As for joining in the fun, we'll see later."
Although this case is not perfect, it can only be said that the court has the court's considerations, and the emperor has the emperor's thoughts. Now this is considered courageous. After all, here in Yuanjiang County, Jia Yuntong, his minions and some warriors were killed, but in Wuzhou
Continuous killings and dismissals almost wiped out the entire Wuzhou officialdom, and even more people, such as the Tianjing Gang, were jointly punished.
If the Yuezhou Martial Arts Conference and the Mountain and River Immortal Furnace Picture had not attracted a lot of attention, the Wuzhou Salt Case initiated by Yuanjiang County would definitely have been even more sensational.
"The day after tomorrow? Then I will watch the execution and then go back. Anyway, the martial arts competition is not until the first day of the new year, and there are still several days."
"You'd better eat quickly. After eating, go back to the inn early to adjust your breath. You have exhausted your internal energy today, so don't lose the first game."
Yi Shuyuan said this jokingly, and Ah Fei chuckled.
Since Ah Fei's practice of the Qingxin Jue has been on the right track, his internal energy has been growing continuously. The more it is depleted, each time he recovers, he will be purer than before, and his recovery speed will be faster. One night is enough to recover.
A lot.
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March 27th is an important day for the people of Yuanjiang County to watch, because Jia Yuntong is about to be executed.
Of course, due to the martial arts conference, it was not just the locals of Yuanjiang County who were watching the fun together. In addition to some foreign businessmen, there were also a lot of martial arts warriors. A Fei was mixed in with the crowd like some warriors.
At the archway at the intersection of Central Street in Yuanjiang County, the execution platform has been erected, surrounded by soldiers guarding the execution. However, Yuanjiang County's own government officials are only maintaining order on the periphery to prevent people from getting too close.
This side of the street has long been surrounded by people. Some people even brought stools from their homes in order to get a superior viewing position. Not to mention the several teahouses and restaurants near the street entrance. The upstairs positions have long been occupied.
Being occupied.
If it weren't for the warriors who would give face to the government during the Yuezhou Conference, I'm afraid there would be people standing on some rooftops.
It's just that He Xin's family still couldn't arrive at this moment. Perhaps the journey is still too far for ordinary people.
On the execution platform, Jia Yuntong and a group of prisoners were tied up and kneeling in a row. Among them were some of Jia Yuntong's vicious servants, as well as Sun Shiwan and the few Sky Whale Clan warriors who were captured in Yuanjiang County.
These people arrested in Yuanjiang County were executed here, while most of the other prisoners who needed to be executed were executed in Wuzhou on the same day.
In addition to an executioner beside the criminals, there was also a large black knife placed next to Jia Yuntong.
There were several tables placed on the execution platform, and three people sat behind the tables. One was the county magistrate Lin Xiu, one was the Yuezhou Tongpan, and the other was an inspector from the Imperial Supervision Department.
Jia Yuntong knelt there, feeling the cold air from the knife beside him, and his body couldn't stop swaying. Several former servants beside him were also unbearable.
A few Jianghu people were either heartbroken or kneeling there with expressionless faces. They were quite calm, but facing the countless onlookers around them, some of them had somewhat complicated expressions in their eyes.
"Why haven't you beheaded yet?" "Yes, you've been standing there for so long."
"What do you know? You have to wait for noon!"
"Ah? I'm waiting for dinner at home!"
"Then you go back, hey, don't squeeze me!"
"Tea, tea~~~ It's a penny a cup, we sell tea, it's a penny a cup... Let me go, hey, let me, I'm selling tea, hey, let me pass..."
Some people were waiting to be beheaded, and some were doing business here. The government officials held fire sticks in front of them and shouted from time to time to tell the people to stay back.
Yi Shuyuan and some people in the yamen were somewhat privileged and could watch from a relatively spacious position behind the execution platform. In addition to Wu Minggao and Chu Hang, there were also Yi Shuyuan who had exchanged martial arts with Yi Shuyuan during this period.
Yang Baotou and the old coach were familiar with each other in Yuan Dynasty.
The old coach would say jokingly.
"We haven't beheaded people in Yuanjiang County for many years. I didn't expect that they would be beheaded this year. This section cannot be missing from Mr. Yi's county annals."
"That's natural."
Yi Shuyuan responded, but looked to the other side, where a child was hugged by a slightly nervous woman. The woman looked at Jia Yuntong blankly, with some complexity in her eyes.
Looking at the crowd again, in addition to the people who were looking forward to it, there were also many Jianghu people waiting. A Fei was standing next to the pillar of a shop.
Alas......
A gust of sinister wind blew that was difficult for ordinary people to detect. Yi Shuyuan immediately looked sideways and saw a group of sinister agents arriving at the execution ground. Some were wearing swords, some had chains on their waists, and some were holding big black umbrellas.
"Mr. Yi!"
The leader was Sun Heng from the Sun Patrol. He cupped his hands in the direction of Yi Shuyuan as a greeting. Yi Shuyuan was naturally not able to return the greeting at this moment, so he nodded slightly in response.
The underworld is ready to collect the soul.
The shadow of the sun's corona not far away gradually points to noon, and the imperial patrol over there looks towards Lin Xiudao.
"Master Lin, please."
Lin Xiu nodded and slowly stood up as the chief officer today. Because of his action, many people watching around him slowly became quiet.
"Shh, I'm going to behead you!" "Stop the quarrel, stop the quarrel!"
"Look, look!"
...
The originally noisy streets soon became somewhat quiet.
Lin Xiu looked at the row of people kneeling on the execution platform, pulled out a command arrow from the table, threw the command arrow out, and gave orders in a powerful voice.
"Noon has arrived, the execution will be carried out——"
After throwing the arrow on the ground, the executioner and two officials walked to Jia Yuntong. The latter's whole body was almost limp and his breathing became very rapid.
The executioner pulled away the knife, and two officers dragged Jia Yuntong to the knife holder.
"Uh ah, I, I..."
Jia Yuntong wanted to say something, but his mouth was shaking violently. He subconsciously looked at the woman and child over there, but he couldn't say a complete sentence. People around him seemed to be able to feel his fear, even the onlookers.
Most of them are silent now.
The direction Jia Yuntong was looking at was the child's eyes that the woman had covered.
The executioner on one side moved his shoulders, then grabbed the long handle of the knife with both hands, used all his strength, and pressed down suddenly.
"Gah chi..."
"Oh..."
The sound of the knife slicing flesh and bones rang out, but Jia Yuntong did not scream in agony for the first time. Instead, he inhaled silently. Blood, internal organs and dirt instantly stained the blade holder of the knife and part of the execution platform.
Many people choose to cover their children's eyes, and many people close their own eyes.
But soon, Jia Yuntong felt the pain for a long time, and it became more and more intense.
"Uh-huh...kill, kill me, kill me...please, please, give me a good time, oh-uh..."
The reason why beheading is cruel is that after being cut in half, the person will not die immediately, but will have to endure a period of extreme fear and pain.
Jia Yuntong's lower body was twitching, and his upper body stretched out his hands to crawl. His painful screams gradually weakened into wails, and then gradually turned into silent twitches. It wasn't until a while later that Jia Yuntong completely stopped breathing and died.
The mother and son who had a special relationship with Jia Yuntong have passed away. It can only be said that they were lucky that they were not implicated and executed together, because the court's principle this time was to respect the sentence of the Yuanjiang County Magistrate.
In Yi Shuyuan's eyes, the evil hook has been shot at Jia Yuntong.
"Jia Yuntong, it's time to go to the underworld!"
Amid Yin Zai's sneer, the soul seducer pulled the chain, and the soul of Jia Yuntong's upper and lower body was pulled out, and returned to a human form under Yin Zai's big black umbrella, but the two pieces could still be seen.
The gaping hole was dripping with blood, which was very scary.
Jia Yuntong was still in a daze for a while, and then he woke up as if from a dream, and then looked around him in panic.
To be continued...