"Who are you people? Do you know where this is? Is this a place lackeys like you can enter?"
As expected of Gao Qiu's residence. Even a mere gatekeeper dared speak to the Imperial Guards like that. It showed just how arrogant Gao Qiu normally was, while also revealing how low the status of soldiers was in this era. They were not facing ordinary troops, but the Imperial Guards.
Throughout the Song Dynasty, military treatment was among the worst Shen Fei had ever seen. Though the nation was wealthy beyond measure, it would rather send enormous annual tribute payments abroad than improve soldiers' treatment or train its army.
Some armies even tattooed characters onto soldiers' faces, treating them no differently from prison inmates. Coupled with the endless natural disasters, they implemented a policy of raising troops during famine years, believing they could maintain more soldiers with less money this way.
"Kill."
The moment the word fell, cold light flashed, and several heads flew into the air. Those gatekeepers, who had always flaunted Gao Qiu's influence, had never imagined that the power they relied upon would collapse this time.
"Who goes there? Such nerve!"
After several screams, everyone in Gao Qiu's once-overbearing residence fell trembling to their knees. Not a single person dared speak loudly again. The most arrogant one, Gao Ya Nei, had his entire mouth smashed to pulp and could only lie to one side, groaning weakly.
"Take him away first. Castrate him." Shen Fei glanced coldly at Gao Ya Nei on the ground and waved a hand, ordering the Imperial Guards to drag him away. At those words, everyone who heard them began shaking even harder.
"Heaven has eyes! They have finally received their retribution! Daughter, you can finally rest in peace!"
As Gao Qiu's residence was sealed