So fast.
Jiang Ci had been sentenced to death! A secret execution.
The Four Great Families would jointly oversee the execution.
Jiang Ci had exploited Jiang Xiaogou's influence, forged imperial orders, amassed wealth, committed murder for profit, and brought calamity upon the martial world...
He had brought it upon himself. His crimes were beyond redemption. He deserved what was coming to him. His death was no loss!
That was the official explanation.
The Four Great Families had to save face. And when a family had reached the scale of the Jiang Family, their direct descendants were not executed lightly.
Not only would the Jiang Family refuse, the other three families would refuse as well.
This precedent could not be set.
So, a scene that Lu Chengwen found absurd and bizarre unfolded. Jiang Yuanzheng insisted on personally killing Jiang Xiaogou with a palm strike, yet the Bai family, Mo Family, and Xia Family all pleaded for mercy.
Jiang Shang, as the Jiang Family Patriarch, also ordered that Jiang Xiaogou not be executed.
Thus, a grand gathering of all four families was held, and Lu Chengwen had even been specially invited.
Ming Disha brought Lu Chengwen, Long Aotian, Zhao Ritian, and Liu Ruyan to the Jiang Family.
The main hall.
The representatives of the Four Great Families were all seated.
Lu Chengwen had been given a seat as well.
Lu Chengwen understood perfectly that this was a gesture, and also the Jiang Family's way of doing things.
You were half a Jiang Family man. You had witnessed and exposed this affair, so today, you would be treated as an honored guest. They would give you full respect and let you see with your own eyes how the Jiang Family handled matters!
Jiang Shang spoke. "Because the Jiang Family produced a rebellious son