HLnovel Chapter 150 She was trampled to death by the magical beasts of Fuyang City.
Chapter 150 She was trampled to death by the magical beasts of Fuyang City.
Upon hearing Xue Lan's reply, Bai Chenghuang burst into laughter, clearly very satisfied with Xue Lan's answer and insights.
At this moment, they arrived at the execution ground, Caishikou, which was already packed with people who had come to watch the execution. The two exchanged a glance and disappeared from their spot, silently appearing on the roof of a building not far away.
Under the cover of magical power, those below did not notice the three people above. They were all staring at the serious criminal kneeling on the execution ground.
Xue Lan used her divine sense to observe the scene below. Bai Chenghuang, who was beside her, glanced at the girl's gray-white eyes and couldn't help but ask, "Miss Xue, can you still see with those eyes?"
It's no wonder he asked that question. Xue Lan's grayish-white eyes, in the City God's divine sense, were devoid of life, like two abysses constantly draining the life force from Xue Lan. It looked truly terrifying.
However, the person in question, with such terrifying eyes, didn't take the matter to heart. The girl smiled nonchalantly at Bai Chenghuang and said, "I was injured by the demons at Luoxia Mountain. I'm trying to find a solution."
They had barely exchanged a few pleasantries when a commotion broke out in the execution ground below. The Emperor of the Great Shun Dynasty had acted too hastily; it was unclear whether he hadn't chosen a suitable supervisor or whether the original supervisor had already been beheaded the previous night. In any case, the supervisor now wasn't a high-ranking official, but a commander of the Imperial Guards.
The Imperial Guard leader had a thick beard that looked like it hadn't been trimmed for days, covering his entire mouth. He held a golden book of crimes in his hand, and quickly listed the crimes committed by the people below him. Then, with a wave of his hand, he directly ordered: "Execute them."
The executioner, with a red cloth wrapped around his head and bulging muscles, moved with practiced ease, his silver-white scalpel falling gently, and the heads of the criminals fell to the ground.
Under Xue Lan's divine sense, the souls of those who died violently rose from their corpses, and after a short period of confusion, they saw their own corpses beside them.
Then he was chained up by the underworld officials who were waiting nearby and taken back to the underworld for interrogation.
After the crimes committed in the mortal world have been judged, there are still crimes in the underworld to be determined.
Judge Xu bowed slowly to the two people beside him: "Your Majesty, Miss Xue, I must go and see the cases of these people."
"Then farewell!"
Watching Judge Xu disappear into a cloud of white smoke, Xue Lan looked down at the execution ground again. The surrounding people were still in a state of excitement. If it weren't for the imperial guards around them, some of them would have gone up and stomped on the corpses of the corrupt officials' families.
The White City God also looked at the scene below, and then asked Xue Lan, "Miss Xue, in your opinion, what kind of officials in this world are virtuous and what kind are wicked?"
Caught off guard by this question, Xue Lan pretended not to have realized what was happening and said, "Your Majesty, please allow me to think about this question."
The White City God smiled and waved his hand, "No rush, no rush."
Xue Lan stood on the rooftop for a while longer, watching the corpses below being carried away, and several imperial guards sweeping the execution ground, cleaning all the bloodstains off the bluestone bricks.
A thought suddenly came to Xue Lan's mind.
The White City God watched as the girl slowly raised her hand, pointing to the imperial guards below who were sweeping and cleaning: "My lord, please look, what are those soldiers doing down there?"
Bai Chenghuang followed up with a reply: "Naturally, it's to clean up the bloodstains."
The girl's voice was as gentle as the first spring breeze: "Then, sir, please take a look. Has the bluestone slab been washed clean?"
The White City God looked at the bluestone slabs. This execution ground had always been the place in the capital where mortals were executed. The bloodstains accumulated over the years had long since stained the bluestone bricks, and no matter how hard you scrubbed, they could not be made as good as new.
"Of course not..."
Xue Lan nodded slowly: "This is my answer. Corrupt officials are rampant in this world, and even the honest and upright officials who manage to survive are like those blue stone bricks. No matter how much self-discipline they have, they are bound to change!"
"In Xue's opinion, what the Great Shun Dynasty lacks is not incorruptible officials with clean hands, but virtuous ministers who can truly serve the people and the country. You can't expect such virtuous ministers to accomplish great things while being penniless and living in poverty."
The White City God smiled and nodded: "That's what I think too. I was once an official in Yun Gui City. Every time I saw those so-called honest officials who were incorruptible but accomplished nothing and whose people in their jurisdictions were starving, I felt quite sorry for them!"
After the White City God finished speaking, Xue Lan saw a ghostly figure fly from the direction of the City God Temple and turn into a ghost messenger next to the White City God.
Bai Chenghuang bowed to Xue Lan: "I have benefited greatly from this conversation with Miss Xue. However, many people died in Yun Gui City last night, and I still have matters to attend to in the underworld. I will take my leave now!"
Xue Lan bowed and said, "Respectfully seeing off the City God!"
After the White City God left, Xue Lan was left alone on the rooftop. Xue Tong's voice came from beside her: "Finished talking? Come down from up there, my neck is sore!"
Xue Tong had seen Xue Lan and the two gods chatting on the rooftop when the criminals were beheaded. But she didn't dare to go up and talk to Xue Lan, so she could only crane her neck to look up from below, until her neck was practically worn out.
Xue Lan chuckled softly. The girl slowly flew down from the rooftop and landed beside Xue Tong.
"Xiao Tong, we may not be able to stay in the capital for more than two years."
Xue Tong was quite accepting of her impulsive behavior: "What's wrong? Has there been any news from your master?"
Xue Lan treated her like family and showed Xue Tong the map that Ling Yuanzi had left for her.
The little girl looked at the map in her hand, her expression changing several times before finally revealing an awkward smile.
[Your master has arranged a huge reality show for you! It's practically a journey to the West to retrieve the scriptures. Why don't you go back to the Xuanhuang Sect now and bring Lianchuan back?]
Xue Lan couldn't understand what she was saying, nor did she know why she had brought Lian Chuan out.
I just inexplicably felt offended.
"Let's go back first, and I'll draw that white wolf picture for you."
The two walked slowly towards Yu Niang's house. Xue Tong asked Xue Lan, "If that's the case, does it mean I won't be able to finish my embroidery?"
"We'll come back eventually. We'll wait until after Sister Yu Niang's wedding before we leave. We'll definitely be back in two years."
Hearing Xue Lan's promise, the gloom on Xue Tong's face vanished. Amidst the bustling crowd, the two slowly walked towards their place of refuge in this mortal world.
The capital of the Great Shun Dynasty had just undergone a major purge, and the Long Sword Sect on the border also welcomed two guests that Long Siyin did not particularly want to see.
On the stone steps of the Longsword Sect's mountain gate stood a man and a woman.
It was none other than Xue Chongyu and Wu Jin, who had met Long Siyin once in the Wan Gong Fang secret realm.
To be honest, although these two didn't cause Xue Lan as much trouble as Lei Chuxi and Lin Buyu at the Wan Gong Fang, the young sect master of the Changjian Sect still didn't like them very much.
There's not a single good person in the upper realm; all they know how to do is bully weapon refiners.
If Xue Chongyu and Wu Jin on the other side knew what this young sect leader of the Longsword Sect was thinking, they would definitely have a good argument with her.
What do you mean by bullying a weapon refiner? Don't you even know what kind of weapon refiner you have?
The faces of geniuses from the upper realm have never been trampled on so much, and we've been bullied instead.
Watching Long Siyin slowly descend from the mountaintop, her face showing displeasure, Wu Jin looked at Xue Chongyu beside him: "She seems rather unfriendly. Will she tell us Xue Lan's whereabouts?"
Xue Chongyu ignored her, and the girl stepped forward and gave Long Siyin a deep bow: "Chongyu greets Miss Long."
Long Siyin gave a gentle smile: "Miss Xue, it's been a long time. Since you're here, please speak frankly."
The tone was quite sharp. Xue Chongyu was taken aback for a moment, but still braced himself and asked a question.
"Does Miss Long know the whereabouts of Miss Xue Lan?"
Long Siyin thought to herself, "I knew it wouldn't be good!"
The girl chuckled and said, "I know!"
"She's dead. She was trampled to death by the demonic beasts attacking Fuyang City!"
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