Uchiha Ying Yue fixed a cold stare on him and asked icily, "Did you do all this?"
The manor lord trembled all over and hurriedly tried to defend himself. "I've been wronged, my lord! I... I had no choice! These were orders from above. I... I didn't want to do any of this! My lord, I can give you whatever you want. I have ninety million ryo in my basement. If you spare my life, I can give you even more..."
A hint of disdain flashed in Uchiha Ying Yue's eyes. His voice grew even colder. "What do you think a life is worth?"
The manor lord's excuses and bribes seemed utterly laughable and futile in front of Uchiha Ying Yue.
He realized that the man standing before him would never let him off easily. The shadow of death hung over him.
Uchiha Ying Yue stood and looked down at the manor lord. "Take a deep breath. It'll be over soon."
Uchiha Ying Yue turned to the guards under the Sharingan's control and calmly ordered, "Give him a dignified end."
The guards mechanically drew their weapons, their eyes vacant and cold. Without hesitation, they brought their blades down on the manor lord.
The manor lord didn't even have the strength to struggle. In just a few seconds, he was hacked to pieces, and his life came to a definitive end.
Uchiha Ying Yue watched it all with cold eyes, feeling nothing.
This was just one small step in cleansing this rotten world, but it was a necessary one.
He gave the criminals no chance and never let them think they could escape responsibility for their crimes.
He knew that this feudal society held many more places of wickedness like this. It was his job to ensure that such evil had