Several more days passed. On this day, many citizens of the Huang Empire's Imperial Capital got up early, ate breakfast, and hurried toward a certain part of the city.
They rushed along as though afraid someone else would beat them to it.
Some newcomers to the Imperial Capital were naturally curious when they saw this. One quickly stopped a young man in front of him and asked, "Why are you all in such a hurry? Everyone I've seen is like this. Is something good happening?"
"You just arrived in the Imperial Capital, didn't you? I wouldn't call it a good thing, but no matter what, you can't miss it!"
"You've heard of that utterly evil minister from the former dynasty, right? Because of him, people like us were constantly oppressed, living every day under his cruel rule and in fear. If His Majesty hadn't put an end to all that, whether we could have even survived would have been uncertain. But now... that criminal is finally being sentenced, and it's the death penalty! He'll be torn apart by chariots!
"We have to see it with our own eyes before we can be satisfied! All right, no more talking. If I don't hurry, there won't be any spots left."
After hastily explaining a few things, the man ran off toward the execution site. If the person who had stopped him had not been such a cute girl, he would not have bothered explaining at all.
After this delay, he had no idea whether there would still be a place to watch from.
After all, most of the common people in the Imperial Capital hated that minister to the bone. They all wanted to see him die with their own eyes before they could feel at ease.
"Today is the execution day