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Chapter 28 This official is foolish and ignorant; please punish him, Daoist!
Upon hearing the magistrate's loud shout, he ordered the execution.

Executioner Wu Dadao immediately looked at Qian Youcai, who was still on the stage, and said:

"Young Master Qian?"

Qian Youcai stepped behind Du Yuan, looking at Magistrate Fang on the execution platform with absolute confidence, and said:
"Your piece of junk can't harm the Taoist priest. I'm right here, and I'll see if that corrupt official will still be so stubborn!"

Seeing this, Wu Dadao said no more, but simply brandished his broadsword and looked at Du Yuan, who was still standing with her hands behind her back under the blazing sun.

He didn't ask Du Yuan why she was still standing, but instead, almost as if possessed, asked:
"Taoist Master, I really will kill him!"

Du Yuan smiled confidently:

"I have said it before, there is no sword in this world that can kill me!"

The people have already believed it, and he has tried it himself, so why would he be afraid?

"That's an offense!"

At this moment, everyone held their breath.

Meanwhile, in the backyard of the county government office, the black python, transformed into a sixteen-year-old girl, looked smug.

If one were to ask what Qing County fears most, it wouldn't actually be the magistrate of Fang County, who wears official robes and enjoys the blessings of the nation.

Having spent so much time together on the bed, it has gradually figured out how to get along with it and how to use it.

In Qing County, what it fears most is actually this Wu Dadao!

Or rather, the decapitation blade in Wu Da Dao's hand!

Wu Dadao's family had been executioners for generations, and this beheading blade had been passed down from generation to generation.

In the early years, Qing County was the richest and had the most complete facilities, so once the imperial court approved the execution of death row inmates from several neighboring counties, they would also be sent to Qing County for beheading, and this continued year after year.

Even Wu Dadao himself probably doesn't know how many vicious people this knife has slain.

So to outsiders, it was just a terrifying knife.

In its eyes, however, this knife was imbued with malevolent energy, capable of vanquishing evil spirits; even looking at it from afar would cause a stinging pain in the corner of its eye.

Normally, when it waits for an opportunity to prey on those martial arts practitioners, their weapons can not even hurt it, let alone break through its protective black aura.

Even if some of them secretly possessed crossbows that were explicitly prohibited by the imperial court, this was still the case.

But this knife is the only one that won't work.

It estimated that if it were really struck by this knife, it would either die from decapitation or be injured by its touch.

Therefore, it deliberately expended a lot of its essence and blood to forcibly break through the national fortune protection of Magistrate Fang, so as to use Magistrate Fang's hand to use this knife to cut off the bull's nose!

"Hahaha, you old Taoist priest, let's see how long you can keep laughing!"

The Immortal Queen Dinghou said, "You are just a humble cultivator from the mountains. Right now, I have the advantage of timing, location, and popular support. What can you use to fight me?"

The sinister laughter seemed to travel over the government office and straight up to the execution ground.

It reached Du Yuan's ears.

In response, Du Yuan simply put both hands behind her back.

He also looked forward to what would happen next.

"excuse me!"

With a loud shout from Wu Dadao.

The decapitation blade, stained with malevolent energy, immediately fell towards Du Yuan.

The eyes of the common people, the county magistrate, and even the demons all fell upon this blade.

In a daze, they even saw countless evil spirits howling mournfully on the blade.

Then I vaguely saw a scene of strict laws and regulations, a prosperous nation, and where evil spirits and demons could not be corrupted.

"This is?!"

Such a miraculous sight was so striking that everyone was seeing it for the first time, and their first instinct was to gasp in astonishment.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, he was stunned.

Because what they saw was even more astonishing!
Executioner Wu Dadao's arms bulged with veins, his blade only three inches from Du Yuan, yet it felt as if he had struck a wall of bronze and iron. In an instant, a deafening roar, like shattering gold and jade, echoed through the sky, leaving everyone's ears ringing.
On the execution ground, the clang of metal clashed and rang out.

The people below the execution ground were stunned and speechless.

Wu Da Dao, who had just swung his sword, was horrified and withdrew it, retreating repeatedly.

He knew better than anyone else present what he had just chopped.

That was a fortress of gold and jade, a bottomless chasm between the mortal world and the might of heaven.

How could someone like him possibly surpass him?
They didn't even care about the cracked hand on their hand, nor did they care about checking if the blade was broken.

A moment later, Wu Dadao actually knelt on the ground and shouted:
"Please forgive me, Daoist Master!"

On the execution platform, Magistrate Fang stood up in astonishment, not even realizing when his gavel had fallen to the ground, and cried out to Du Yuan in a trembling voice:
"How could this be?!" This was shouted by both the magistrate of Fang County and the demon.

In the backyard of the county government office, its hair disheveled and its face pale with shock, it cried out repeatedly:
"How could this be? How is that possible?"

Isn't it supposed to be a secluded mountain retreat?
In Du Yuan's eyes, the black aura on Magistrate Fang's forehead still lingered, but it was like a rootless duckweed, drifting aimlessly.

So Du Yuan said:
"Aren't you snapping out of it?!"

The magistrate of Fang County shuddered instantly.

The black aura above its head dissipated instantly, but the demon seemed unwilling to give up.

It struck his chest directly, vomiting a mouthful of blood from his heart:
"You old Taoist priest, this isn't over yet!"

The black aura that had just dissipated flowed back up and gathered on Magistrate Fang's forehead as if flowing backward.

He shook his head abruptly.

The magistrate of Fang County, his eyes bloodshot, shouted:

"Wu Dadao, your wife and children were saved by this county. Why do you repay kindness with enmity, associate with evil Taoists, and deceive the people of Qing County?"

Wu Dadao hurriedly kowtowed to Magistrate Fang and said:

"No, no, really no, Your Excellency, the Taoist priest is truly a master! You, you, you may have been deceived by a demon!"

Magistrate Fang could not hear anything.

He was delirious and lost his mind.

All that remains is a wildly amplified obsession.

Pushing aside the yamen runners, he stumbled and ran to the execution ground.

Magistrate Fang kicked Wu Dadao away and then picked up the beheading knife.

Du Yuan didn't stop him, but simply stood with his hands behind his back, amidst the gloom and under the blazing sun, and said to the magistrate of Fang County:
Still not coming to your senses?

"You heretic, stop talking nonsense!"

Magistrate Fang roared again, but this time, many people heard a shrill female voice mixed in with the shout.

This caused countless people to watch as the magistrate of Fang County gradually changed his expression.

The magistrate of Fang County was completely unaware of what was happening; he simply raised his knife with both hands and slashed fiercely at the table in front of him.

With such force and weight, even the heavy table was cut in two with a single stroke.

After confirming that the executioner's blade was unharmed, Magistrate Fang raised the blade and rebuked Du Yuan:
"You evil Taoist, you yourself told me to strike you three times. There are still two more strikes to go. Do you dare to accept them?"

"That's it!"

If we weren't afraid before, why should we be afraid now?

"Then take my knife!"

The executioner's blade fell again, but this time, it wasn't the executioner Wu Dadao who brought it down, but the magistrate of Fang County, dressed in official robes and blessed with the nation's fortunes. Also present was a large black python standing in the backyard of the county government office, its hands also raised high, almost in a frenzy.

The murderous knife fell ruthlessly amidst the demon's maniacal laughter.

This time, it refused to believe it couldn't cut down the enemy.

But then a deafening roar, like shattering gold and jade, rang out again.

It not only failed to see the decapitation blade come within three inches of Du Yuan's body.

They even saw a golden light shining brightly, heading straight for Magistrate Fang's spirit.

In an instant, the demon, far away in the backyard of the county government, was sent flying backwards and suddenly coughed up blood.

The black aura surrounding Magistrate Fang vanished completely.

But his official hat also flew off instantly, and the broadsword in his hand was knocked out of his grasp.

He was so frightened that his hair was disheveled and he didn't know what to do.

The people were so shocked that they didn't know what to say.

Qian Youcai was so excited that his legs trembled, thinking to himself that his life had not been in vain!

After a long while, it was Du Yuan who broke the silence that everyone would never forget.

Du Yuan picked up the executioner's blade, presented it to Magistrate Fang, and said:
"Magistrate Fang, there's one last cut. So, are you awake yet?"

The sound pierced his ears and entered his soul; the magistrate of Fang County stared blankly at Du Yuan.

He opened his mouth, then stared blankly into space.

In a split second, Magistrate Fang, who had instinctively taken the executioner's blade, immediately bent over and bowed, presenting the blade to the ground, saying:
"This official is foolish and ignorant; please punish me, Daoist Master!"

(End of this chapter)