"I thought you wouldn't dare to come!" said the head of the Rong family.

When Rong Zhen arrived at the Rong family's meeting hall, the head of the Rong family, the second prince, and the eldest prince had been waiting for a long time.

Rong Zhen sneered, "I, Rong Zhen, am not even afraid of death, am I still afraid of coming to see you?"

"Alright. Don't say too many meaningless words!" the eldest prince spoke.

When facing the eldest prince, the expression of the second prince was also serious, and it was terrifying. Obviously, there is still some fear of this great prince.

"So, do you want to kill me with a rod, or do you want to pierce my heart with ten thousand arrows?" Rong Zhen said evilly: "Otherwise, use all the punishments of the empire to torture me, anyway, this is not the first time." ”

"Shut up!" the eldest prince scolded, and said to Rong Zhen again: "The past is gone. Hugh will mention it again!"

"Hmph!" Rong Zhen snorted coldly and stopped talking.

The second prince said: "Father's will has come out, the last defeat, although it will damage the majesty of the royal family, but victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers. Just make a show of the outside and give a little punishment. Therefore, I hereby order you to escort you to the Imperial City Execution Ground, and give you fifty strokes of the cane to show your vigilance. ”

Rong Zhen frowned, and said coldly: "That's it?"

The head of the Rong family immediately scolded: "Bastard thing! Thanks to Your Majesty's kindness, I didn't ask for your dog's life, and you don't know how to be grateful." You dare to speak out and make a lot of nonsense!"

"His Royal Highness the Great Prince!" Rong Zhen ignored the head of the Rong family and looked at the eldest prince, "I am willing to replace the families of those soldiers with my life." Please forgive them for the sake of being the people of the Falling Moon Empire!

Rong Zhen kowtowed heavily to the eldest prince a few times.

"And me!" Nangong Xue limped in, "Plus my life!"

"Aren't you miserable enough for me?" Rong Zhen got up and looked at Nangong Xue, and the killing intent on his body surged.

"I..." Nangong Xue was a little aggrieved, her eyes were red again, she didn't let herself cry, bit her lip, and said: "I caused this matter, and I should bear it." If you're going to kill me, go ahead and do it!"

"Do you really think I won't dare to kill you?" Rong Zhen grabbed Nangong Xue's neck again.

Nangong Xue suddenly felt very difficult to breathe.

"That's enough!" the eldest prince snorted coldly. "I don't have time to watch you play a bitter show. So be it, a hundred rods, and the soldiers will still be exiled, and their families will be happy to avoid the pain of exile, but they must be expelled from the imperial city. Life and death are up to heaven!"

"His Royal Highness the Great Prince!" Rong Zhen kowtowed a few times again, and even his head was broken.

"The eldest prince, this..."The head of the Rong family was a little embarrassed, isn't this disobeying the royal order?

The eldest prince looked at the head of the Rong family and said, "All the consequences will be borne by me!"

"Yes!" said that, the head of the Rong family returned

What can be said?

"Someone, escort Rong Zhen to the execution ground!" the eldest prince shouted.

Immediately, two soldiers came up and escorted Rong Zhen down.

"Thank you!" Nangong Xue said thank you to the eldest prince, and hurriedly ran to Rong Zhen's side.

The matter of punishing Rong Zhen today has already spread throughout the entire imperial city, and the residents of the city and people from all parties have gotten up early to watch, and the road leading to the execution ground is blocked.

Along the way, Rong Zhen was silent, and he was also calm in the face of the fingers and fingers of the people in the city.

Nangong Xue didn't speak, she knew that Rong Zhen would not pay attention to her, and it would make Rong Zhen angry. She only hopes that Rong Zhen will be safe now.

Soon, Rong Zhen was escorted to the execution ground, and the people who supervised him were still the eldest prince, the second prince and the head of the Rong family.

"Let's do it!"

Rong Zhen's matter had already spread, and most of the people gathered here came to see the excitement, and the eldest prince and others didn't say anything, and the people under their hands directly started to do it.

Unlike the others, Rong Zhen did not lie down, he was kneeling, and his body was straight.

There is no provision that the tortured person must lie down, and in addition, it is also to leave some dignity for Rong Zhen, and the eldest prince will let him.

Cane punishment is a kind of torture that beats a person's back with a wooden stick, also known as "spine", and the tortured person needs to stay in bed for ten months, or paralyzed or killed.

Of course, these executioners were professionally trained. The most skilled ones are often able to wrap tofu in brown paper without breaking it, and put stones in a soft cloth to beat them into powder, and the force looks almost exactly the same to outsiders.

Bang Bang Bang!

The two executioners struck Rong Zhen on the back with huge sticks in their hands, and the skin and flesh immediately opened.

The spine is the most vicious, and ordinary people are very likely to be killed directly with just a few strokes.

Even if it's Rong Zhen, he can't hold it.

No, just a few strokes of the cane, Rong Zhen's forehead was full of sweat, his lips were bitten, and the blood flowed, so he didn't let himself make a sound.

Nangong Xue was not far from him, covering her mouth with her hands, desperately trying not to let herself cry.

At the same time, she is ready in her heart, if Rong Zhen really can't stand it, then, even if he will hate herself for the rest of his life, she will take him away.

Burst!

After more than 20 strokes of the cane, Rong Zhen couldn't hold it, spit out a mouthful of blood, and fell down, his hands were supporting the ground stiffly, not letting him fall to the ground, and he felt that his backbone had cracked. If this situation continues, I am afraid that in less than fifty strokes, Rong Zhen's backbone will be broken, and at that time, he will be a waste person if he does not die.

Executioners don't pay attention to this, they don't stop until they're done or killed.

No, Rong Zhen was just about to stand up and get up

He was beaten a few times, and then he fell down heavily with blood again.

The executioners continued to whip Rong Zhen.

"Enough!"

Nangong Xue roared, quickly swept to Rong Zhen's side, and forced the two executioners back.

The two executioners frowned and looked at Nangong Xue, and then looked back at the eldest prince.

The Great Prince stood up and said in a cold voice, "Do you know that by doing this, you are making enemies of the entire Falling Moon Empire. At that time, no one will be able to save Rong Zhen. ”

"Fart! If it goes on like this, Rong Zhen will die!" Nangong Xue cried.

"Get out!"

Rong Zhen was full of strength, roared, and involved his body again, spitting out a few mouthfuls of blood.

"No! if you continue like this, you will die!" Nangong Xue squatted down and wanted to help Rong Zhen up.

"Do you have to kill me to be at ease?" Rong Zhen roared hoarsely.

The eldest prince spoke, "This young lady, you can think about it." After being scolded with the cane, Rong Zhen may be able to survive. But if you forcibly want to take him away, not to mention, you don't have the ability to escape from the imperial city. Even if there is, do you think he can withstand the bumps with his current body?"

"I..." Nangong Xue couldn't answer for a while.

The eldest prince continued: "Do you really want him to die in front of your eyes?"

"I..."

"If you really want my good, then please step down, or go back to your Shura City, if you want my life, or let them kill me. Either kill me now. Rong Zhen's voice was very small and weak, but Nangong Xue heard it very clearly.

Nangong Xue immediately gritted her teeth: "Then I'll bear the rest for him!"

"You... Ahem..."Rong Zhen was so anxious that he coughed up blood, "Do you want to be angry with me to feel at ease..."

The eldest prince said: "It's rare that you are willing to sacrifice for him. Okay, yes!"

"The Great Prince..."

Rong Zhen was just about to speak to stop Nangong Xue, but unexpectedly, Nangong Xue stepped on his palm, and he couldn't speak in pain.

"Your Royal Highness, I am also willing to be punished for the general!" Guo Tong also walked over.

"Guo Tong! Ahem..."Rong Zhen was obviously angry.

"No!" the eldest prince vetoed, "if everyone can be replaced, then if ninety-nine people bear it for him, wouldn't it be one person at a time? Besides, if one more person bears it for him, wouldn't that mean that our royal family owes you something?"

"Then I'll bear it for Miss Nangong!" Guo Tong said.

The eldest prince looked at Guo Tong with a cold expression, "It's not your turn to do things yet." Get out of here!"

"Yes!" Guo Tong's face was very ugly, but he still obediently retreated.