The Qi Imperial Court and the three major sects naturally felt that these people had gone too far. For those who were about to surrender, what was Gao Pin's status now? With a single word, he could decide whether they lived or died. Here, Gao Pin's words carried more weight than even the Jin Imperial Court and the Artifact Cloud Sect. It could be said that Gao Pin represented both the Jin Imperial Court and the Artifact Cloud Sect. Asking Gao Pin to collect the bodies and pay his respects—what kind of joke was that?
Thus, a Qi Imperial Court official in charge of the surrender arrangements stepped forward to rebuke them. Instead, he stirred up trouble and was rushed by enraged mutinous soldiers, then hacked to death on the spot.
At first, the people from Qi's three major sects wanted to intervene, but they discovered that the emotions of the surrounding officers and soldiers were not right. If they forcibly tried to stop them and went head-to-head, they might provoke a mutiny among six hundred thousand troops. They hurriedly withdrew and stepped aside. They could not afford to provoke them and did not dare interfere again, merely watching helplessly as those Imperial Court officials were killed by the mutinous soldiers.
This also alarmed Gao Pin. The moment he heard that the weeping of the six hundred thousand troops shook the heavens, he knew danger was at hand. This was a pile of dry tinder that a single spark could set ablaze.
Was it not simply a matter of collecting the bodies and paying respects? Better that than having another batch of Jin soldiers die in battle, no? Upon receiving the news, Gao Pin immediately agreed and hurried over.
At this moment, beneath the reviewing platform, the corpses hacked apart