The scholars all focused on his use of the words "this Sage" to refer to himself, but everyone else cared more about Fang Yun's promise of rewards for reporting offenders.
"It was him! This Licentiate just cursed Academician Yun and said he deserved to be killed by Xiong Mo! Push him out! Don't let him drag us down!"
The deserters on either side hurriedly pushed out those who had attacked Fang Yun earlier, more than a hundred in all.
Those hundred-odd people were scared out of their wits and kept kowtowing on the ground.
Fang Yun looked coldly at them and said, "I don't need you to practice benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness. It doesn't even matter if you fall short of an ordinary person's standards. But you knew perfectly well that Nie Que and Yun Ao were stealing my property. You knew perfectly well that those two had betrayed their race and joined the rebel species, yet you still waved flags and shouted for them, still longed for my death. Such conduct is unworthy of a human being. The bare minimum anyone owes an innocent person is to keep their mouth shut, because none of you were being coerced. When you opened your mouths to support traitors and rebel species, to attack and abuse the innocent, you ceased to deserve to be called human!"
"Spare us, my lord! Spare us, my lord!" The hundred-odd people all kowtowed.
Fang Yun ignored them, turned to Yun He, and asked with a smile, "Uncle Yun He, how should these people be dealt with according to the rules of the Bloodmang Ancient Land and Gathering Cloud City?"
Yun He gritted his teeth and said, "They must be executed! Everyone, join me in killing these hundred-odd traitors!"
"Yes!"
Before Fang Yun could act,