"Then what do we have to do to leave the decision to heaven?"
The city's residents believed Red Maple without question. Naturally, that excluded the residents among the prisoners...
The Red Maple Immortal Lord swept his broad sleeve forcefully. "Bring them all onto the sacrificial altar! Heaven itself will judge them! For the guilty, heaven will send down tribulation lightning to cleanse their souls. For the innocent, no unusual signs will appear, and they may be released right here in the street!"
As soon as Red Maple finished speaking, voices rose all around him.
"The Red Maple Immortal Lord truly deserves to be called an envoy sent by the Heavenly Dao. He already possesses such power!"
"It seems a little unbelievable, but this method of execution is undoubtedly the fairest."
Still, a few cultivators who seemed out of place wore doubtful expressions. That sacrificial altar was no Thunder-Summoning Platform. Would heavenly thunder really descend?
They remained skeptical.
But regardless, Su Jiu and her companions had already been escorted onto the sacrificial altar. When Su Jiu and Thirteen were carried up as well, someone asked, "Why do these two have to stay locked in cages?"
The Red Maple Immortal Lord smiled. "These two are far too dangerous for everyone here. Only by keeping them locked in cages can we prevent anything unexpected from happening."
Su Jiu gave the Red Maple Immortal Lord a long, penetrating look, then lowered her head without a word.
Someone below could not help snapping, "You really can't judge by appearances. So young and so beautiful, yet she has such a vicious heart."
"Beautiful? More like a fox spirit. Fortunately, the Red Maple Immortal Lord wasn't bewitched."
Another wave of filthy, offensive remarks followed.
Look-this was how abnormal the people of this city were. Even when Red