Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 259 Stubborn
The execution ground of Chengfeng County is located at Caishikou in the west of the city.

This place is not only bustling with people every day, but also full of yang energy and popularity.

It is also the "hot spot" in Chengfeng County.

The death row prisoners who are executed here, even if they are harboring evil spirits and violent emotions, will be burned by the "fire position", and then dispersed by the Yang energy and suppressed by the human energy. They will not be able to cause any waves and will not be transformed into evil spirits.

When Shang Lu and his companions arrived at Caishikou, Zhao Qi had not yet been brought in.

But here, there were already a large group of people watching the fun, three layers inside and three layers outside.

From the day Zhao Qi was sentenced to immediate execution, officials had been publicizing the matter in the city, so many people knew that there would be a beheading at Caishikou in the west of the city today.

This is also a common tactic used by the government.

Execution in public is used to deter villains and make those with evil intentions fear the law and dare not violate it easily.

Killing only one person today can only be considered a small scene.

In some places with poor public security and frequent banditry, it is not uncommon to publicly execute dozens or even hundreds of bandits at a time.

When Shang Lu was in Luoshui County, he also killed many people.

After squeezing through the crowd and showing his badge as a thief official, Shang Lu finally entered the execution ground surrounded by officials.

In the center of the execution ground, there was a wooden platform.

It is said that this is to prevent the prisoner from touching the soil immediately after death.

Normally, after death, people should be buried in the ground. They should not be allowed to touch the soil, as this could easily lead to accidents. However, this execution platform was built by the Wuyuan, so there must be some other explanation.

After taking a closer look, Shang Lu discovered that this execution platform was built like a stove.

The lower part is the "fire" position, and the upper part is the "stove".

The souls of the prisoners who died here were burned in the stove, so it would be difficult for them to cause trouble even if they wanted to.

I guess this is one of the reasons why the Witch Court built the execution platform?

Shang Lu had heard the clerks in the government office mention this place these past two days.

He also knew that the execution platform was not blocked on weekdays when beheadings were not taking place. Instead, there would often be opera troupes or wandering people performing on the platform.

It is performed for the living and sung for the dead.

However, this statement made Shang Lu a little confused.

Aren't the souls of the criminals executed here burned by the "fire" and "stove"? What's the point of watching a show?
It is estimated that the people living near Caishikou made up this story to feel at ease.

An official was directing the clerks to pile up firewood with pine, cypress and other materials so that their body could be burned immediately after Zhao Qi was beheaded.

Zhao Qi's body had undergone a demonic transformation after being sacrificed in blood for the demon. Unlike ordinary prisoners, he could not be exposed to the sun for three days after death and then thrown into a mass grave. Instead, he had to be burned directly.

Upon hearing that Shang Lu had arrived, the official hurried over to pay his respects.

Then he raised his hand, pointed to the shed beside the execution platform, and said politely, "Shang Zecao, please go to the execution shed and take a seat."

Shang Lu originally planned to go to the prison shed, but after thinking about it, he stopped.

"The prisoner being executed today is quite strange. I will not go to the execution shed, but will stay under the execution platform to prevent any changes."

The official did not dare to persuade him any further, so he asked the clerk to go to the shed and bring a chair out for Shang Lu, but Shang Lu refused again.

"No need to bother. I'll just stand here for a while. Don't worry about me. Go and do your own thing."

Shang Lu walked back and forth in the execution ground, checking the layout and observing whether there were any suspicious individuals hiding among the crowd.

After some observation, they did not see any suspicious elements, but discovered that several civilians were giving money to the officers who were maintaining order, and were then placed by the officers in the position closest to the execution platform.

These people all held some steamed buns in their hands.

Shang Lu understood at a glance that these were a group of people who wanted to make a living by rubbing their hands in human blood.

No one knew where these people heard this folk remedy from, but they believed that steamed buns stained with human blood could cure tuberculosis.

Shang Lu had also seen such people when he was in Luoshui County.

But I have never heard of anyone being cured of an illness by eating human blood bun.

Shang Lu did not try to dissuade these people.

These people will not listen even if he advises them, and will instead hold a grudge against him.

When the sun was at its hottest, there was a commotion at Caishikou.

It was Zhao Qi who was escorted here.

Seeing this, Shang Lu opened his oil-paper umbrella and raised it above his head.

The figures of Qin's mother and son appeared under the shadow of the umbrella and bowed to Shang Lu in thanks.

When others saw him holding an umbrella, they thought he was afraid of the sun. After all, he was handsome and looked like a pretty boy, so they didn't think much about it. Zhao Qi, who was locked in the prison van, was still a mess of skin and blood.

This appearance caused the onlookers to exclaim in surprise.

In addition to the county soldiers and the thieves, Zhao Qi was accompanied by Lu Yang and a chief criminal officer.

When he arrived at the execution ground, Lu Yang saw Shang Lu and Qin's mother and son under the umbrella.

He nodded slightly, seemingly not surprised at all, and followed the chief executioner into the prison shed.

Zhao Qi was dragged out of the prison cart by the county soldiers and Qiu Dao and taken to the execution platform.

Not only was he wearing shackles and shackles, but he also had several talismans stuck on him.

However, the three swords that were previously nailed to his body were taken away by Lu Yang.

"Your Majesty!"

After Zhao Qi was dragged onto the execution platform, he was kicked by a county soldier and yelled at to kneel down.

Youqiudao strode up to him and stuck a card of convict into his back.

On the sign, Zhao Qi's name was written in vermilion ink, as well as the big word "behead".

Below are several lines of small characters, listing the crimes committed by Zhao Qi.

Of course, the words on the criminal's card could not be seen by the people watching the commotion nearby.

At this time, the chief judge played a role.

He first loudly stated Zhao Qi's name and identity, and then recounted all the crimes he had committed.

At first, when the people who were watching the fun heard Zhao Qi offering blood sacrifices to demons and worshipping demons as gods, they cursed but not very fiercely.

But when they heard that Zhao Qi cursed and stole people's luck, there was an uproar.

Because among the crowd, many people had been cursed by Zhao Qi.

And more people walked past the intersection in front of Zhao Qi's house.

When they learned that Zhao Qi had actually set up a magic spell at home to steal the luck of passers-by, they were all furious.

"I was wondering why I have been so unlucky lately. It turns out that this monster has stolen my luck!"

"I have never won a prize in all these years. It must be because he stole my luck! Damn you monster! Give me back my luck and the grand prize!"

"No wonder our whole family has been plagued by illnesses this year. It's because of his curse! I just didn't want to lend him money, but he treated me like this. It's really hateful!"

The people watching were very excited.

I don't know who took the lead, but they picked up stones, tiles and other things from the ground and threw them onto the execution platform.

The thieves were experienced and raised their shields to protect themselves at the first moment.

The county soldiers who came to help did not expect such a thing to happen, and several of them were hit.

Although these things couldn't hurt them, they still made them look quite embarrassed.

As for Zhao Qi, who was kneeling on the execution platform, he was no longer protected by his skin and was hit by flying stones and tiles, with blood flying everywhere.

Although he became the target of public criticism, Zhao Qi was not panicked at all. He raised his head, glanced at the people around him, and shouted fiercely:

"It is your blessing that you can dedicate your luck to me. Don't be ungrateful for what you have!"

Zhao Qi's ferocious appearance frightened the people around him.

The actions of throwing stones and tiles also froze.

The chief executioner in the prison shed snorted when he saw this, and shouted, "You are stubborn and recalcitrant!"

He then gave the order: "Identify the criminal and execute him immediately!"

"kill!"

"kill him!"

"Kill this monster!"

The people around the execution ground were once again excited and shouting angrily.

Zhao Qi, who was standing on the execution platform, revealed a strange and hideous smile.

Shang Lu frowned slightly.

His intuition told him that something was wrong.

(End of this chapter)