Xing Zhen looked at the second child of the Wu family in a daze, and he didn't know what to do.

Seeing this, the second child of the Wu family hugged Xing Xuan's boots and began to kowtow fiercely.

"Please, save them, please. The second child of the Wu family kept begging, he kowtowed so heavily that he bled profusely after a few times.

"Don't do this, you get up first. Xing Zhen frowned, trying to help him up, but the second child of the Wu family always broke free from him, continued to kneel on the ground and kowtowed fiercely, and the two pushed each other like this.

The person next to him couldn't help but sigh when he looked at this scene.

The second child of the Wu family was still begging him, but the light in his eyes gradually dimmed.

Xing Xuan was also helpless, looking at him sadly, it was not that he didn't want to save the people on the execution table, those people couldn't be guilty.

But now he can do nothing but pale language.

At this time, two soldiers came up and grabbed the second child of the Wu family.

"No, what are you doing!" Seeing this, Xing Xuan shouted angrily and wanted to step forward, but at this moment, two hands grabbed his shoulders.

Xing Xuan suddenly felt a numb in his shoulders, and he was stunned, turning his head to look at the two people behind him.

Sure enough, it was two people dressed in Yuan Hall costumes, Xing Xuan felt a faint Yuan Shi coming from the other party, it should be a cultivator of the Ning Yuan Realm, and there were two people around Chen who restrained her.

If Xing Xuan was in his heyday, these two people would naturally not be able to control him, but Xing Xuan's old injuries have not healed at the moment, and his strength will not be able to be exerted, and these two people are not only relying on Yuan Li, but the numbness on their shoulders is probably using something. I suddenly couldn't use my strength.

No matter what, he is now being restrained and can't break free for a while.

At this time, a guard captain came out, his face was flat, and he arched his hand to Xing Xuan: "Elder Tingwei is frightened. ”

"The second elder of the Wu family, as a slave attacking the chief, dragged to the corner and beaten to death with a stick!" the captain of the guard turned his head and ordered with an extremely fierce expression on his face and tone.

Xing Xuan's eyes widened when he heard this, and he hurriedly broke free.

"No, you can't!" Xing Xuan roared, but his body was weak and he couldn't break free.

"Don't, don't! He's innocent! He's innocent!" Xing Xuan shouted, but everything was in vain, and he could only watch the second child of the Wu family being dragged away.

"Save them, please. The second child of the Wu family kept struggling, his hands and ten fingers were blurred by the flesh and blood of the sand and stone, but his eyes were still staring at Xing Zhen.

"Stop! I order you to stop!" roared Xinghu.

"The chief of the court guard has been tired for many days, and he has been frightened by this villain, so I ask a few of the elders of the court guard and his family to return to the city lord's mansion so that they can rest. The captain of the guard said to the Yuanmen.

The few people nodded, restrained Xing Xuan and Chen, and walked out of the crowd.

Everyone in the crowd shook their heads heavily, but no one dared to speak, and they were all terrified.

"The hour is up, execution!" said the official, who had been drinking tea upstairs, stood up and shouted in a loud voice.

Xing Zhen struggled to look back, and suddenly saw a scene that made his face pale.

At this moment, the executioners leaned over and pulled the wrench on the execution table forward.

Suddenly, the floor beneath the feet of the prisoners standing on the execution table disappeared, and the rope around their necks tightened violently.

The prisoners looked pained, clutching the rope around their necks, their dangling feet pushing forward.

But all in vain, their complexions gradually turned purple.

After a while, their scrambled feet slowed down, and at last they were motionless.

And on the corner of the street, three or five guards kept falling sticks on the body of a man with a disheveled head, and after a few groans, the man died of exhaustion.

In the distance, the officials of the Criminal Division upstairs looked at each other and smiled, stood up, and left here with a smile.

The crowd stirred, sighed, and gradually dispersed.

"Guards, evacuate!" the captain of the guard commanded in a loud voice, heading in the direction of the palace.

Soon, it was empty except for the souls and corpses, and there was nothing left.

The weather was already cloudy, but then lightning and thunder began, followed by a downpour.

Houses around the Castle Lord's Mansion

Xing Zhen looked at the pouring rain outside, listening to the rain scattered on the ground like beans, and the sound of "crackling" was endless.

From time to time, a few crows' cries mingled into the sound and entered Xingshu's ears, but he remained silent.

Chen, Amon, Lucher and the others all sat behind him, but they all just sighed, and no one dared to come forward to persuade him now.

His hands were clenched tightly, he couldn't figure it out, he was furious, but there was nowhere to vent.

The begging eyes of the second child of the Wu family seemed to still be in front of his eyes, clearly visible.

He gritted his teeth.

Why?

At the beginning of an assassination, the city lord told him that it was just related to someone, but within a few days, several crimes were committed, and the whole house was beheaded!

Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if Master Wu was involved in that matter, what about the Wu family's little servant, what about the kitchen guys, and even the three-year-old child?

Even Wu Ershao, who is usually sinister and ruthless, although he once wanted to harm everyone, but in the end, his family was ruined and reduced to slavery, and it can be said that he has been punished.

But then he was beaten to death, and the men killed him as easily and without any burden as if they were killing an animal.

The Wu family is innocent, but the guards who beat Wu Ershao to death still talked and laughed during the execution, and regarded this as a drama for the criminal officials, are they right?

And those people of the demon race, those poor people, should they be inferior?

Xing Xuan couldn't understand why it was like this?

"Brother Xin, I know you're angry right now. At this time, Chen stepped forward and said tentatively, "But now that Kuicheng is in danger of hanging upside down, we still have something to do, and we are almost out of time." ”

"Yes, Xiao Zhen, the city lord said that he hoped you could go and discuss how to delay time. Amon said, "After all, the three of us escaped together, and the three of us have more ideas than you." ”

Xing Zhen nodded.

"Let's go, go to the City Lord's Mansion. ”

Not long - the chamber

The council hall is a Gothic building made entirely of white marble in the official palace, and it can be said that it is the most majestic existence in the entire Kuicheng, and even surpasses the city lord's mansion in terms of reputation.

Xing Xuan walked alone through the long hallway, towards the gate at the end of the hallway.

As for Chen and Amun, they both entered the City Lord's Mansion as retinues, but they couldn't follow Xing Zhen into the council hall, so they could only stay in the guest room and wait for Xing Zhen.

Walking to the door, he stopped and looked inside.

At this time, the high-ranking officials of all sides of Kuicheng had already arrived, and they were expressing their opinions, arguing endlessly, and even worse, slapping the table and arguing with the officials who held opposing opinions.

Xing Zhen narrowed his eyes, he clearly knew that the words that Amon brought back were just polite words from the city lord, and the city lord actually just wanted to let the three of them talk about what happened in front of many officials.

This is also normal, although he is nominally an official of the Yuandian Direct Sect Kuicheng, but he is only fifteen years old, those officials are self-assured and experienced, and they are willing to give themselves a good face, so how can it be that they listen to themselves.

This is also the reason why Xing Xuan did not insist on his own internal power after sitting on this court guard.

After all, you can't take power, it's better to push the boat down the river and do personal favors.

But today is different, this matter is very important, it is related to everyone's safety, the sixth-order royal elephant is terrifying with many demonic beasts to invade, this matter is not trivial.

Thinking of this, Xing Xuan walked straight in.

Sure enough, just as he expected, except for the guards and the city lord who knew him well to salute or signal to him, the others were still arguing, not paying attention to his arrival at all, and even treating him as if he were air.

He saluted the lord, who smiled and motioned for him to sit down.

Xing Xuan nodded, and then sat down in the chair that had been left for him.

He also ignored the noisy officials, but he was not polite, rolled up his sleeves, picked up the silver teapot in front of him and poured himself a full cup.

The city lord, who also didn't speak, watched Xing Yu enjoy the pastry with relish, and raised his eyebrows.

Those pastries are said to have a copy in front of each official's seat, but they are generally only used as a specific form of etiquette, after all, the council chamber and the council hall can't discuss anything, what to eat?

But Xing Zhen began to enjoy it with peace of mind, but the food was very polite, and every detail of etiquette was well handled.

This scene is interesting, a group of middle-aged and elderly officials gathered together to stare at their political opponents, point at each other's noses, pull their throats, spit on the "deliberations" of the stars, and sometimes roll up their sleeves and even want to punch each other.

On the other side, the elder Tingwei was personable, just enjoying his dessert, looking up at them from time to time, and drinking a cup of tea.

The city lord who was also silent supported his chin with the back of his hand and looked at Xing Xuan with interest.

The guards on the side couldn't help but laugh when they saw this scene.

Gradually, these officials also sensed that something was wrong and gradually quieted down.

Ignoring them, Xing Xuan stretched out his hand to greet the servant who was waiting beside him, handed him the empty plate of pastries, and motioned for him to take some more.

The servant froze and looked at the city lord.

The lord nodded, and the servant was allowed to walk to the inner chamber with a plate.

Halfway through, he also turned his head from time to time to look at Xing Zhen.

The officials looked at each other, at a loss.

"Hey, why don't you guys discuss?" Xing Xuan picked up the tablecloth and wiped his mouth, and looked at the officials with a puzzled face, "If we're tired, let's sit down and eat something first, have a cup of tea, and talk about it after a while." ”

"Arrogant! this is the council chamber, why is it so rude!" said a younger official.

"Hmm? What does this sir. Xing Xuan said with an innocent face, "When using tea, where does it not conform to the etiquette?"

"You!" the ......... the official was choked up and speechless.

Xing Zhen is not wrong, he did not violate the etiquette by using his own tea, but was polite and full of aristocratic demeanor.

"Strong words, boy, these pastries are a gift of hospitality to the lord of the castle! At this time, another adult came out and reprimanded.

"My lord, I don't understand this, what does it mean that the city lord is not edible when he puts it out to entertain me and other officials?" Xing Xuan pretended to be puzzled and said, then put on a sudden realization, shook his finger and said, "Oh, I understand, are you afraid that the city lord will poison you?"

As soon as Xing Xuan said this, the official was blocked, and he was sweating profusely and hurriedly argued: "What nonsense is the vertical son talking about!"

The faces of these officials were as ugly as eating flies.

Indeed, it doesn't make sense to say that Xing Zhen is rude.

Because the etiquette in this is unreasonable, it is just an unwritten rule formed by the conventions of various officials.

To put it simply, in terms of formal etiquette, it is okay to eat these things or not.

As for the city lord looking at Xing Xuan with interest, it was because Xing Xuan was the first person to enjoy the refreshments in the council hall since he, the city lord, took office.

The officials could only look at Xing Zhen in a daze, speechless.

At this time, an official stepped forward and bowed his hand to Xing Zhen and said: "Lord Tingwei, the officials here have expressed their opinions on this matter, you are the one who brought back the intelligence, it can be said that you know more about this matter, in this case, please express your own opinions." ”

Xing Xuan glanced at the official, only to ignore himself, but now he is asking for his own opinion, this is waiting for himself to make a fool of himself.

But unfortunately, his wish may be frustrated.

Xing Xuan stood up and nodded his head to the city lord, and then to the many officials.

"Since the seniors do not give up, the juniors will talk about their own vulgar opinions. Xing Xuan bowed his hand and said humbly.