Da Zaojun

Chapter 8: The Punishment Department

But I saw six prisoners who were blindfolded by the jailers and taken to the execution ground, with execution signs stuck on their backs.

As the jailer escorted them to the execution ground, he said, "Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor. You committed sins in this life, and the punishment you are receiving today is karma. Die early and go to the underworld as soon as possible. Don't linger in the human world. I am only a guide, and the beheading is just to send you on your way..."

After the six criminals were brought in, six more men took up knives and went to the execution ground to act as executioners. They were the butchers in the county and were fully equipped.

There was no time to find a beheading knife, so everyone used a butcher knife.

Tian Chengbi originally wanted to transfer the county's jailers to temple positions first, but they could deal with ordinary people but had difficulty dealing with demons. The county magistrate also said that killing demons was like killing pigs. Demons were transformed from the spirits of livestock, and butchers could also defeat them.

When Tian Chengbi looked at this scene, the "Daqian Laws" he had learned in the past inevitably emerged in his mind.

According to Daqian law, the county did not have a legal venue, so the county magistrate could not sentence anyone to death and could only detain them temporarily.

Often, cases involving murder would need to be sent to the provincial government. If the provincial government could not make a decision, the case would be sent to the capital. Sometimes the emperor would even have to personally approve the case before the person could be sentenced to immediate execution.

Besides, executions usually take place at 3:15 pm, not 3:15 pm.

But this is a special situation. Dealing with the demons is important, and the City God's talismans and rituals are needed, so they cannot be taken into consideration.

But he knew that once a gap was opened, it would be difficult to close it again.

Harsh punishments are used in troubled times, and the Daqian Law is no longer applicable today.

How could this not be a symbol of the collapse of the “laws” that the City God keeps repeating?
Punishment without law is the beginning of chaos.

What’s more, human life is at stake.

Fortunately, after being examined by Chenghuang County Bo Pan Yin and Tian Chengbi Shen Yang, these six people indeed met the standard of "punishing evil", and even exceeded it. To a certain extent, they really deserved to die, but they just skipped a process.

Reading this, Tian Chengbi shook his head and read aloud the judgment he had written in advance:

"There are criminals Zhao Jia, Qian Yi, Sun Bing, Li Ding, Zhou Wu, and Wu Ji. They are vicious and have committed crimes without repentance. It has been discovered that their crimes, driven by greed and evil, resulted in the loss of innocent lives. This is unforgivable by Heaven and unpardonable by the law of the land. Heaven's net is vast and nothing escapes. What criminal A has done is truly treasonous and blatantly evil. It is beyond compassion and unforgivable by the law. According to the Daqian Code, they are sentenced to immediate execution. They will be escorted to the execution ground and will be executed at 3:30 PM. They will then be transferred to the City God's Underworld and the Yin and Yang Divisions for a joint judgment, to uphold the law of the land and appease the wrath of Heaven."

"Execution!"

Tian Chengbi threw the order.

In an instant, a cold wind blew and dark clouds covered the moon.

The butcher who is carrying out the execution now fills in his name on the talisman given by the City God and presses his fingerprint.

After doing this, I was suddenly filled with a sense of faith, as if I hated evil and had become a messenger of justice and the nemesis of evil.

Not only did it calm the tension of their first murder, it even made them a little impatient.

He was seen holding a butcher knife and stabbing the prisoner in the neck. Blood spurted out immediately and the prisoner died.

The blood stained the butcher knife and also the talisman, which instantly absorbed the essence, energy and spirit of the person being punished.

The criminals felt a surge of heat in their bodies, flowing into their limbs and meridians, making them so comfortable that they almost moaned.

Then the wooden statue of the City God emitted a vermilion light and imprinted a "Judge's Order to Punish Evil" into their bodies, making them understand the responsibilities of their temple post as "Taichang County City God's Order to Punish Evil" and what magic and martial arts they possessed.

Whenever a villain or demon is executed, this Order accumulates its power of punishment, and when it reaches full power, it transforms from a Red Order into a Black Order. Once it becomes a Black Order, it can empty its power of punishment, gaining the power of a full-fledged Punishment Officer, capable of inflicting multiple times the damage to villains, demons, or ghosts.

After executing a certain evil demon, evil ghost, or evil person, you can be promoted to the position of Punisher of Evil based on your merits. Although this position is not of high rank, you can gain more spells and more power, and be able to roam the countryside and fight against demons and ghosts.

The souls of these prisoners appeared for just a moment before they were gathered by the City God.

"next batch!"

Tian Chengbi had no expression on his face and gave another order.

Immediately someone dealt with the bodies, cleaned the execution ground, and escorted six more people in.

There are not many people awaiting death penalty in custody in the county, and the previous limit was six.

Therefore, after killing these six, they temporarily found six more people who had not been tried or even arrested before, and were now directly sentenced to death.

However, since the beginning has already been made, Tian Chengbi is much more receptive.

The six people being executed now are all well-known street bullies in Taichang County. They specialize in setting up gambling games and lending money at high prices. They always cause harm to families and even people, and indirectly cause several deaths.

However, there were not so many butchers, so Tian Chengbi gathered six criminal punishers, including the military scholar who taught students horse riding and archery in the county school, the old soldiers who were registered as military households in the county, and the escort leaders and deputy escort leaders of the escort agency, to serve as the criminal judges.

At this time, the six of them were full of confidence and had no fear. After seeing that they were able to kill a pig just now, they were even more eager to try.

"Execution!"

At the command, they immediately moved forward with knives in hand. The knives in their hands were their usual weapons, not butcher knives.

However, except for the veteran soldiers in the army, the others were not very skilled in killing. They were not as efficient as the butcher who killed with one blow. He chopped the prisoner so hard that he screamed, but the knife got stuck in his neck. He chopped him down one or two more times before the prisoner died.

After waiting for the talisman to be stained red with their sinful blood, they also successfully entered the temple and became the walking officials of the Taichang County City God's Punishment Officer. A surge of heat surged into their bodies, repairing hidden injuries and nourishing the three treasures of essence, energy and spirit.

Therefore, after completing the ritual, Tian Chengbi directly asked the twelve of them how they felt.

"My dear father and mother, we have obtained a sword technique for punishing evil. This sword technique can transform a person's virility and blood into mirage, which attaches to the sword and can easily injure demons and monsters."

They started practicing right away. When they wielded their swords, it was as if they had practiced them a hundred times beforehand and were already very proficient in them.

In the light of the torches, you can see hot smoke rising above your head.

The knife in his hand even emitted a red light, and a faint heat wave could be felt.

However, after practicing for a while, they felt exhausted and never saw the scene of the mirage attached to the knife, which clearly showed that they were lacking in energy and blood.

The City God said, "Your Yang Qi is still insufficient. To become a true Punisher, you must kill at least three evil people, or an ordinary demon or evil ghost, to accumulate enough Yang Sha. You don't have any evil people anymore, and even if you did, you would use it to transform other Punishers."

"Your only chance of escape is to follow the orders of Tianxianjun and fight your way out. There are plenty of evil monsters and ghosts outside the city."

"In addition, to build up blood and qi, you can focus on your diet and eat more aphrodisiac and qi-boosting foods. Also, have sex less often. The more you accumulate, the stronger your qi will be when it explodes, and the more likely you are to win and survive when fighting against demons."

(End of this chapter)