Ultimately, the Chicken-Killing to Scare the Monkeys Couldn't Be Avoided

Fang Liang couldn't figure it out—those who had originally supported him, how could they suddenly turn against him in an instant? Wasn't he just speaking a couple of casual words?

Hadn't he always been like this before? What did it matter?

At worst, he could just apologize later, couldn't he?

What was the big deal!

What right did these people have to treat him like this!

Mo Yunxuan sat in the main seat, looking down at Fang Liang's expression, watching the entire process from anger to panic and helplessness, then to grievance—even a Sichuan opera face-changing master had less talent than him.

If the occasion weren't inappropriate, he would have almost burst out laughing. Fortunately, Mo Yunxuan remembered he was here to take over the Imperial City Imperial Guard, so he forced it back down.

It was precisely because the loyalty of the generals present was high enough that, in handling this matter with Fang Liang, he didn't want to disappoint them.

Unfortunately, Mo Yunxuan had been an introverted person in his past life; his emotional intelligence wasn't low, but it definitely wasn't high either, and he hadn't experienced much of the twists and turns back then.

If the punishment was too light, the cost of making a mistake would be too low, failing to serve as a sufficient warning.

If the punishment was too heavy, it would leave everyone with the impression of him being cruel and ruthless.

Mo Yunxuan hesitated in his heart for a moment, but ultimately chose the latter.

On one hand, he had just taken over the Imperial City Imperial Guard; as the saying goes, a new official burns three fires.

Even if the generals had complaints, their tolerance would be higher than usual.

On the other hand, Fang Liang's loyalty issue was still too serious. In just that instant, his loyalty had directly dropped below 30, and it was still trending downward.

With that, how could Mo Yunxuan possibly let him off? How could he possibly use him?

Most importantly, the opinions of these generals actually didn't matter much.

There were only about 200 generals present in total. In other words, he only needed two years to replace all the High-ranking Generals of the Imperial City Imperial Guard.

Of course, that didn't mean Mo Yunxuan didn't care at all about what these High-ranking Generals thought; he just didn't need to take them too seriously.

For Mo Yunxuan, his confidence always came from the system, from those Elite Vanguard Soldiers with 100% loyalty.

Therefore, his gaze toward Fang Liang suddenly sharpened, and he said in a calm tone:

"Gao Lan, Qiao Heng, Commander of Left Wei Guard Fang Liang refuses to follow the command of the Wei State Duke Mansion, tantamount to rebellion."

"Now remove Fang Liang from his post as Commander of Left Wei Guard, immediately abolish his cultivation, and expel him from the camp. If he dares to resist, kill without mercy."

Hearing this cold command, the generals of the Imperial City Imperial Guard were stunned. Only two people moved without any hesitation, approaching Fang Liang.

These two were Gao Lan and Qiao Heng, whom Mo Yunxuan had named—both were Imperial Guards at the mid Spirit Transmutation stage, the same cultivation level as Fang Liang, so capturing him was no issue.

In the now-silent room, the sound of footsteps from outside the door seemed to strike everyone's hearts.

Fang Liang watched the two getting closer, cold sweat continuously beading on his forehead and dripping to the floor.

Beside him, Meng Qianxue also stood up without hesitation. Zhang Tong, who had already wanted to act, saw Meng Qianxue's movement and quickly coordinated with her to join Gao Lan and the others in surrounding Fang Liang.

At this moment, Chen Wei, who had just snapped out of it, pursed his lips but still didn't speak to persuade Mo Yunxuan to rescind the order.

Instead, he stood up and came before Mo Yunxuan, shielding him behind himself to prevent Fang Liang from launching a desperate counterattack and causing an accident.

Mo Yunxuan, sitting high in the main seat, nodded inwardly at Chen Wei's performance, sighing in his heart.

He had thought some general might plead for Fang Liang, but unexpectedly, every single one of them made their decisions so decisively!

Tsk tsk tsk, what exactly had Fang Liang done in the past?

To be so hated?

Not even one person to plead for him.

Could it really just be because of a single loose-lipped remark that he ended up abandoned by all?

Mo Yunxuan watched the surrounded Fang Liang with interest. Fang Liang, who had been somewhat panicked, looked at the four people encircling him.

He couldn't help but laugh bitterly: "I never thought that after all these years of fighting for the Wei State Duke Mansion, I would end up like this."

Zhang Tong heard Fang Liang's words, sneered disdainfully, and immediately retorted:

"Give it a rest, Fang Liang! If the Old Duke hadn't seen your outstanding talent, would you have gotten so many resource advantages?"

"There are plenty of mid Spirit Transmutation generals in the Left and Right Xiao Guards. What made you the one to become Commander of Left Wei Guard? Haven't you ever used your brain to think about it?"

Meng Qianxue also snorted coldly and said icily: "Fang Liang, surrender peacefully. We were colleagues once, and we don't want to make things too ugly."

"Colleagues once? Colleagues once and you still come to arrest me! What kind of colleague are you!"

"Aren't you just relying on your status as Mo Yunxuan's child bride to climb up! Playing the pure maiden in front of me, you..."

Under the encirclement of the four, Fang Liang's mentality completely collapsed, and he roared madly at everyone around him.

Mo Yunxuan watched this scene and knew he couldn't let him continue. Even though Meng Qianxue was capable enough, Fang Liang's words would still damage her reputation.

So he immediately interrupted: "That's right, Meng Qianxue did rely on her connection to me to become Commander of Right Wei Guard."

"But her ability and strength are sufficient, and her loyalty to the Wei State Duke Mansion is enough. That's all that matters."

"At least in my eyes, you, who disrespect me and the Wei State Duke Mansion, can't compare to her at all."

After speaking, his gaze swept over the four men as he directly ordered, "Kill him. A beast so ungrateful is just wasting food in this world."

Hearing Mo Yunxuan's command, the two who had still been hesitant out of camaraderie immediately lunged at Fang Liang with their fists, restricting his movements.

Gao Lan and Qiao Heng drew the long blades at their waists and launched a joint encirclement to slay him.

Fang Liang, after all, was no Child of Destiny—he had no heaven-defying luck. The four of them executed a combo and lopped off his head in one go.

Blood spurted from the severed neck, splattering all over the Council Hall. The Generals, long accustomed to slaughter, paid no mind to the droplets.

Only Meng Qianxue looked at Mo Yunxuan with concern. In her memory, Mo Yunxuan had grown up pampered and coddled.

Even if he wasn't outright frightened, she worried that such a gruesome scene might disgust him and cause him to show weakness—that would be bad.

But her worry was clearly unfounded. Not only did Mo Yunxuan show no fear or revulsion at the sight, he actually stepped down from the main seat and casually drew the long blade he carried at his side.

He stabbed it once into Fang Liang's heart, then once into Fang Liang's head, and repeated the motion several more times.

"This..."

All the Generals present were startled by his act of corpse mutilation.

At that moment, Mo Yunxuan cut off whatever the surrounding Generals were about to say and declared:

"In the future, when you face enemies, if conditions permit, always remember to finish them off. If you can burn them to ashes with a single fire and eliminate the root of trouble forever, that's best."

Hearing Mo Yunxuan speak such outrageous words with a perfectly serious face, all the Generals were left speechless.

Good heavens! The Duke was far too cautious!