I Am the Crown Prince

Li Chenggang's furious roar rang out, and the scene instantly fell silent.

"I am the Crown Prince!"

The brutal execution had already quieted much of the crowd's clamor. With Li Chenggang's shout, those standing near the front heard him almost perfectly clearly.

The crowd was stunned at first, then responded with scorn and laughter.

"Th-this quickly? He's already lost his mind?"

"Maybe the pain was too unbearable. He's spouting nonsense now."

"How tragic, how tragic. He might as well just die."

"Isn't that so... It's only been a few cuts, and he's already gone mad."

"..."

After the crowd fell silent, another wave of uproar erupted with a bang.

No one believed that the person tied to the execution pillar could be the Crown Prince. There were scarcely even any who harbored doubts.

At this very moment, the Crown Prince was behind the hanging curtains on the viewing platform, watching the execution.

But however few people had doubts, there were still some.

The first whose heart skipped a beat was the red-robed eunuch. When he had looked at the prisoner earlier, he had thought he resembled the Crown Prince somewhat. After that shout, the more he looked, the more alike they seemed.

The second whose heart thudded was Bai Sandao, the Execution Department Commandant. Earlier, he had felt that the prisoner's face seemed to have changed. Now that he had shouted such words, Bai Sandao could not stop himself from thinking in that direction.

Aside from them, several expert guards exchanged glances, then instinctively shot a sidelong glance toward the space behind the curtains. Unfortunately, the curtains blocked their view completely. They could only make out a hazy figure, and the Crown Prince's dragon robe was unmistakable.

However, unlike the first two, their suspicions were merely instinctive. When they saw