Of the more than seven hundred people Kong Shizhan had cut down with a single stroke, every one of them had committed unforgivable crimes. Being allowed to die so swiftly was already a light punishment for them!
The list of human traitors Kong Boyu had obtained through soul-searching contained over three thousand names!
The first batch had committed capital crimes!
Crimes so heinous that even dying once seemed too easy for them!
The second batch, numbering over a thousand, had committed serious crimes. Acting on Confucius's behalf, Xu Kun stripped these thousand-odd people of their Kong family bloodline, considering that they had once rendered service to humanity, and expelled them from Kong City effective immediately!
Amid wails and cries, the Sage's Carving Knife passed over each of them, leaving their auras utterly drained. Kong Shizhan then swept his sleeve and expelled them from the city!
From this day forth, they would have no further ties to the Kong family, nor could they receive Confucius's protection!
The remaining fifteen hundred or so had committed far lesser offenses than the first two groups, but they could not be spared lightly either!
"More than fifteen hundred of you will be sent to the front lines to defend against the enemy for ten years. Kill one person of the same rank, and one year of your sentence will be waived. Kill ten, and your merits and crimes will offset each other. At that time, you may return to the Kong family. Do any of you object?"
After Xu Kun finished speaking, someone in the crowd kicked the person beside him. The latter fell flat on his face, then instantly understood after looking at the person nearby!
He hurriedly raised his hand. "I object!"
Oh?
Xu Kun revealed a smile, and countless gazes turned toward