Huang Le Proves His Worth

"Smack, smack, smack..."

The Power-Assaulting Rods came down one after another. The woman screamed several times, then could no longer cry out.

But the rods didn't stop. They kept striking until they had beaten her to a bloody pulp.

The bloody, mangled sight terrified everyone on the ground.

Huang Le, who was also being held down, felt so sick at the sight that he opened his mouth several times, nearly throwing up.

He couldn't help praying silently: Please don't question me. Please don't question me...

But things often didn't go as one wished. Just as Huang Le was praying to himself...

The County Magistrate, suspended in midair, had already fixed his gaze on Huang Le. Even with his head lowered, Huang Le could feel the scorching stare on his back.

"My lord!"

Just then, Qi Tongwei hurried over with several people. A man with disheveled hair obscuring his face followed behind them.

Two constables brought the man forward, bound hand and foot.

Qi Tongwei cupped his hands. "Reporting to Your Honor: this man is the murderer who killed five people at Widow Zhang's home tonight. He has now been apprehended."

The County Magistrate shifted his gaze from Huang Le to the man, and Huang Le immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Insolent!"

The County Magistrate raised his hand. Strands of golden light descended and transformed into iron chains, binding the man.

"Criminal, you dared to take lives so wantonly. Do you know your crime?"

The County Magistrate's voice boomed like thunder, shaking everyone to their core.

Yet the man, bound in chains, raised his bloodshot eyes and glared fiercely at the County Magistrate. "You corrupt official! You've beguiled people and made them do evil. You'll die a horrible death! I only regret that I wasn't strong enough. Otherwise, you'd have