"Yes." The Palace-Dressed Woman respectfully accepted the order and left, somewhat frightened. She could tell Her Majesty was truly angry.
Since she had said she had time to wait, Qieshan was in no hurry either. He simply waited there with his trademark smile.
They all behaved as though nothing had happened, watching the Mirror Projection from the Sky-Gazing Mirror.
Everyone else stood, while Shi Chun alone knelt.
But Shi Chun had also secretly turned to steal a few looks at the Mirror Projection. Seeing that no one paid him any mind, and unable to speak, he openly turned his head to watch the scene at the Execution Ground. He roughly understood how the projection came about and grumbled inwardly. What extravagance. So far from the Execution Ground, yet it was like being there in person.
Of course, he occasionally sneaked another glance at the Queen. Having seen such a legendary figure, he could not shake his sense of wonder. Even if he really died this time, his death would not come cheap.
Within the Mirror Projection, the public executions at the Execution Ground had ended. Most of the spectators had begun moving and were gradually dispersing.
The Bright Mountain Sect group, Young Master Nan and his attendants, the Golden-Haired Rat Clan, the Mount Wukang group, Mulan Qingqing and Miao Yilan's group, and the others all stood rooted to the spot, unsure for the moment whether they should leave.
The Bright Mountain Sect group felt this especially keenly. They had come to collect the Chief's corpse, and Young Master Nan had even prepared a fine coffin. Yet this had happened instead.
The Royal Court's men at the Execution Ground were already wrapping things up. Was the Chief going to die or not?
"The Prison of Life came to arrest the Chief.