newbobooks Chapter 713: The Execution Platform
Chapter 713: The Execution Platform
Mei Sanniang had already left, but after hearing the news, she returned and slapped the king three times. This time the king learned his lesson, and half a year later, he re-issued a decree that no woman in the country could serve as a "shopkeeper".
When Li Changxiao was passing through this country, he heard the rumors and guessed that it was Mei Sanniang who was behind it. As luck would have it, the king was holding a grand banquet, sitting in a gorgeous chariot, parading through the streets, surrounded by flowers on both sides and guarded by soldiers. The king stuck his head out and happened to catch a glimpse of Li Changxiao. When the king saw Li Changxiao, he felt his face flushed, as if he had been slapped several times.
The more he looked at Li Changxiao, the angrier he became. He simply waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to arrest Li Changxiao and put him in the Tianlao. There was no need to wait until the autumn. Three days later, he would be beheaded in public.
Li Changxiao finally understood why Mei Sanniang beat him. Mei Sanniang was also a lawless person, not afraid of heaven or earth, but normally, she would not bully the weak. The king's extravagant tyranny and his love of venting anger can be seen from the decrees he issued. Moreover, because of her hot face, she wanted to kill Li Changxiao for no reason, without mercy, and acted arbitrarily. It was not unfair to be beaten. Li Changxiao really deserved this unprovoked disaster. He went there and fell asleep in the prison. As the saying goes, it is easier to invite a god than to send him away, but he really refused to leave.
Three days later, Li Changxiao was taken to the market and beheaded. When everyone left, he groped on the ground with his hands, found his head, and put it back on his neck.
Everyone was shocked, but curious and unwilling to leave. When the king heard about this, he immediately rushed to the execution ground, followed by a tall and thin man, who was the state teacher of the dynasty. The king of Wuji Kingdom issued several decrees, asking the state teacher to perform a demon-exorcism ceremony and behead the thief.
So they worked hard for a long time. He was over 80 years old, but still strong as a teacher of a country. He performed rituals and prayed to the gods, and finally raised his sword and chopped down.
Li Changxiao's head was severed, and the king and the imperial teacher breathed a sigh of relief. But the next second, the head flew back and was firmly attached to the neck, and everything was intact.
Even the swordsman in white was seen lying leisurely on the rack, drinking wine sip by sip. He threw two seductive glances at the king and waved to the people below. For a moment, there were countless responses and even cheers.
When has it ever been so lively? The news spread quickly to the royal family and the streets. In the vegetable market, there were more than thousands of people.
Ministers, princesses, guest officials, princes, etc. all came to the scene uninvited. Seeing the overwhelming momentum, the king's face turned livid. The imperial order could not be withdrawn, especially now that the situation was so serious that it was getting worse and worse. He could only go all the way to the end.
So he waved his hand and ordered the Imperial Master to chop off the demon's head in front of the world. The Imperial Master was unsure, but he could only agree and performed another ritual, using his best skills to give the beheading sword some strange abilities.
It turned out that the national teacher really had some skills, and the sound of the big knife showed his extraordinary ability. Seeing that the national teacher was ready, Li Changxiao tightened the lid of the gourd, lay down on the beheading rack honestly.
The Imperial Master was so angry that his eyelids twitched, thinking that no one had ever dared to be so arrogant while lying on the execution rack. So he raised the beheading sword high, and the hearts of all the people immediately followed suit, staring at this scene intently.
As the knife fell, a scream was heard: "Ah! I'm really dead this time." A head fell to the ground and rolled on the ground, with its eyes rolled up and its tongue sticking out. It was a tragic sight.
The king and the state teacher both wiped their sweat and felt relieved, thinking that this weirdo was finally dead, but their legs were shaking unconsciously, which left a lot of psychological trauma. The people and cities who heard the news felt bored and were about to turn back.
But then a voice rang out: "I was kidding you." The head flew back by itself and connected to the neck. Looking at the man in white, there was no trace of a broken head and bleeding. Not only was it intact, but it was also relaxed.
The ups and downs of the scene were cheered by the people, which was more exciting than any other drama. The officials pinched the corners of their clothes and felt happy. Nowadays, the emperor is incompetent and oppressive, and the officials in the court can kill people at will. Living with the emperor is like living with a tiger. How can you not feel happy with such a good drama?
The king almost fainted from fear, but he still managed to stay calm and looked at the imperial teacher for help. At this time, the scene was noisy and seemed to be out of control. But the white-robed swordsman on the execution platform stretched out his hand and pressed down on the people.
Then all the people fell silent. The king of the Black Chicken Kingdom could not tell who was the ruler and who was the one being punished. His eyelids twitched, and for the first time he felt that he should think twice before ordering someone to be killed.
Seeing the silence at the scene, the Imperial Master suppressed his fear and explained to the King that the drunkard in white was actually a nine-tailed fox with a handsome appearance and the ability to take away people's spirits. He was indeed a terrifying monster. This monster had nine lives, but three of them had already been used. He only needed to chop it six more times to kill it completely!
The king was delighted to hear that the state teacher's words made sense, and thought that the state teacher was indeed knowledgeable. So he believed it and ordered the state teacher to quickly cut off the remaining six lives of the fox demon to enhance the country's prestige!
The Imperial Master received the order, but he was uneasy. As for the people and officials, they all had their own thoughts. Some just wanted to watch the fun, while others hoped that the king would not be able to step down.
The Imperial Master performed rituals again, and then beheaded him, again and again, for a total of five times, and the man in white did not seem to panic. After each head was attached, he lay on the rack. At first he drank leisurely, but later when the wine ran out or he felt bored, he started to interact with others.
He talked about governing the country with minor officials, about corruption with senior officials, about palace fighting with his beautiful concubines, and about neighborhood matters with the common people.
When everyone heard this, they realized that this was not some demon fox at all, but a man of profound knowledge, who was well versed in everything. It was really strange, and it was really infuriating.
He exposed the methods used by corrupt officials to exploit the people and pointed out the selfish desires of the monarch, which made the man feel embarrassed and his face turned blue and purple, but he could do nothing about it.
When he chopped off the heads for the ninth time, he lit the book of mandarin ducks, tied the red thread for all the people, and helped people calculate the fortune and misfortune, to see if the two people would get together, and the fortune and misfortune would be the most peaceful.
Then, a strange phenomenon occurred. On the one hand, the high officials were trying their best to kill Li Changxiao. On the other hand, the people were asking Li Changxiao to bring them together.
There has never been such a strange scene in this world.