Chapter 374 - Emperor of the Liang Kingdom

Chapter 374 - Emperor of the Liang Kingdom

Ji Xiang munched on the guokui while explaining, “It seems that you don't understand just how special he is. I rummaged through all of the books from the first to the fourth archive before finding out how he had saved us all. He used the Ao Jing Sect’s secret technique, Cang-Qiang Ascension!”

“What is that?” the old woman's tone of voice lowered upon sensing the severity in Ji Xiang's voice.

“I don’t know. I couldn't check any further than the fourth archive. All I know is that the majority of the people who had used it had perished, while the survivors became extraordinary cultivators.

"Now that I think about it, it makes sense. Why does the technique have the word Ascension? In its name? Ascension to where? Those who had used that technique are no longer humans. Do you really think we can offend someone like that?”

The old woman nodded. “I think you did the right thing, Brother. We can't afford to owe him a favor.”

“I think there's another reason why he decided to join the Surveillance Bureau. I don’t think he simply wants to take revenge on the Sitting Oblivion Dao," Ji Xiang said.

The old woman took out her handkerchief and wiped the beaded sweat that had formed on Ji Xiang’s forehead. “It’s fine. Let’s just forget about these. They're no longer of concern to us, and we should just go home.”

Ji Xiang nodded and stared at the city gates with a pensive gaze. Ji Xiang revealed his identity token, and the city gates opened, allowing them to leave.

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Li Huowang woke up the next day and prepared everything he needed before he embarked on a journey to the prison.

However, Li Huowang was surprised to find out that he wasn't alone.

There was a child guiding a blind man toward the prison.

Does he need that many people to escort a prisoner? Li Huowang pondered and waited silently.

Soon, a man sitting on a cow arrived, and he was dressed in clothes that Li Huowang had never seen before. A four-armed statue of a female Buddha was on the man's lap, and the man’s head was lowered while his mouth fluttered open with inscrutable chanting.

Li Huowang reckoned that the people in Shangjing seemed to have an idea as to what was to happen, as they dared not approach the prison. The shops near the prison were all closed, and the entrance to the prison was desolate.

The people on the palace walls didn't reply as they stared quietly at the prisoner

The cart moved slowly, but it reached its destination without any accidents. The executioner was already waiting for them. It was already noon, and a crowd had formed at the execution site.

“Ji Man has been sentenced to death for treason, and there is no pardon for such a crime!”

A red token was thrown to the ground, and the prisoner was dragged out of the cage.

The prisoner was limp, and a yellow stain had marred his trousers.

The executioner promptly shackled the prisoner.

Li Huowang stared at the prisoner and found the latter's body to be a bit weird. His stomach was large, while his limbs were skinny. It didn’t look like a bulging stomach from excess fat. From what Li Huowang could see, there seemed to be countless tiny orbs trying to burst out of him beneath his skin.

The executioner sprayed the wine in his mouth onto his blade before raising it up high and decapitating the prisoner in one swing. Blood haphazardly scattered in the air, drenching the ground.

The executioner took off the prisoner's golden mask before presenting it with both hands to the minister.

The minister wrapped the mask with golden silk before running back into the palace with haste. The other ministers left as well, abandoning the corpse to grow cold on muddy ground.

The crowd rushed over to dip their white buns in the blood that had pooled beneath the corpse, and they ate the buns with relish. Two women even fought each other, as they had failed to dip their buns evenly into the blood.

Li Huowang scoffed at them.

Is that it? Is it really this easy? Li Huowang thought with a frown. He was about to leave when he turned around upon recalling something and approached the headless corpse.

Li Huowang took a dagger and sliced open the prisoner's abdomen. Numerous small orbs popped out of the corpse.

Hm? Li Huowang picked up one of the fist-sized orbs. The body of the "Emperor" is stuffed with pills. He was engorged by all the pills that had been forcefully stuffed into his stomach and intestines.

1. Sanxingdui, an archaeological site in China that has many bronze age artifacts. The types of masks found there are quite unique ?