To be fair, Wan Youlong wasn't a thin-skinned man. He'd even stooped to calling Elder Shui his godfather in public. But in Wan Youlong's eyes, Elder Shui was at least a great figure, and his Martial Arts realm was a level higher.
But who was slapping him now? A mere ant who had only just entered the Body Tempering Stage. Even the thickest skin couldn't stand being slapped again and again by an ant.
"Xu Yi, we belong to the same Martial Arts lineage. Why humiliate us like this? You're a law enforcer—how dare you break the law yourself? We're only going to the Adjudication Hall to pay our fines. Why subject us to such humiliation?"
Ma Wensheng knew shouting wouldn't work, so he tried reasoning with Xu Yi.
"Pay your fines? Who said I was taking you to pay fines? Your crimes are heinous, your wickedness boundless. A hundred deaths wouldn't atone for them, and you dare talk to me about humiliation? In my eyes, every one of you deserves to die!"
Xu Yi finished in righteous fury, swept his hand, and sealed every mouth shut. Then he swung onto his sturdy horse and rode off in a cloud of dust.
Before long, Xu Yi led the procession to the North City execution ground. When the huge troop of constables entered the marketplace, half the city was stirred.
The North City hadn't seen a spectacle on this scale in many years. The last time had been when the Guang'an Prefecture Governor oversaw the execution of Yang Chunfeng, the Qi Sea Realm rapist.
Who would be executed this time?
Once someone on high got a clear look at the captives, the news spread, and all of North City erupted. Countless people poured toward the execution ground.
It was unprecedented. From