"Get down on your knees!"
The furious shout rang out, and Lu Wenyuan involuntarily wanted to kneel.
He was a warrior of the Gongsun Family in Xi Country, serving the Gongsun Family Head, Gongsun Lan. As a warrior, he ought to dedicate his life to his Household.
But at this moment, as he looked at that Family Head on the platform, Lu Wenyuan still felt that something was wrong.
"When facing an enemy, if you suffer defeat in battle, you shall receive thirty strokes!"
Gongsun Lan had a rugged face and announced the punishment directly.
Two family retainers then stepped forward, intending to bind Lu Wenyuan. Beside them, another man held a thick wooden cudgel. He glanced at the Family Head, a ruthless glint flashing through his eyes.
The Family Head had long since ordered that this man surnamed Lu was advancing too quickly in Martial Arts and would sooner or later bring disaster upon the main Household.
To prevent trouble before it arose, he should simply be beaten to death!
"Master Lu, it's only thirty strokes. Just endure it, and it'll be over..."
A family retainer carrying specially made ropes stepped forward, a smile still on his face.
Pfft!
The next moment, without a second thought, Lu Wenyuan drew his sword and thrust it forward.
The tip pierced precisely three inches into the man's throat—neither more nor less.
A speck of blood fell, blooming like a plum blossom.
"How bold! You dare resist?"
The surrounding onlookers all flew into a rage, as though they had seen a monster.
The main Household wanted to punish you, yet you dared resist?
This had undoubtedly shattered Xi Country's unspoken rules between master and subject, amounting to a challenge against the entire society's morals and order!
"Lu Wenyuan, if you have even the