To the First Emperor of Qin: The state has decreed this!

Fusu's voice was steady.

"His establishment of the Children's Charity Hall was not for charity, but rather a collusion with the likes of Han Kou and Wei Shan to abduct children and commit inhuman cruelty!"

"Every wound on your children is the work of this scoundrel!"

"Such bestial behavior is intolerable to Heaven and Earth, and unforgivable under the law!"

"As for the bully you speak of, my teacher is the Immortal Master Zhang Fan!"

Fusu's voice was choked with emotion!

He turned to Zhang Fan and bowed slightly.

Then he turned to the people again and said loudly:

"It was the teacher who rescued your children from these wolves in human skin!"

The truth struck like a heavy blow to the hearts of every citizen!

They looked up at Zhang Fan on the stage, who was covered in blood and hadn't uttered a word the entire time.

Look at those terrified children, and then look at Wei Sheng kneeling and trembling...

Everything is clear.

So that's how it is!

It turns out that Zhang Fan was the one who saved their child.

And just moments ago, they were insulting their benefactor and pleading for mercy for the demon who harmed their child.

"I was wrong! I'm not human! Immortal Master, I deserve to die!"

A man slapped himself hard across the face and started crying.

"Master Zhang, you are our second parents! We were blind to your greatness!"

The people stood up, and their anger was directed at the real culprits!

"Kill that beast Wei Sheng!"

"You son of a bitch, Han Kou! Give me back my daughter's innocence!"

"Slice him apart! Eat his flesh! Drink his blood!!"

The roar of the people was a hundred times more intense than before!

They picked up stones and mud from the ground and threw them at the platform.

If the soldiers hadn't stopped them, they would have rushed forward and torn those criminals to pieces.

On the high platform.

Han Zhen, Han Kou, Wei Sheng, and the group of bound officials and servants were all injured and looked miserable.

But the physical pain was nothing compared to their inner fear.

They trembled, not from fear of the common people, but from fear of Zhang Fan.

At that moment, I felt a deep sense of regret.

However, they did not regret the crimes they committed, nor the children they abused.

What they regret is why they didn't go any further!

Why didn't they try every possible way to kill Zhang Fan immediately?

One wrong step and the whole game is lost!

Looking down at the crowd that was about to break through the defense line, Zhang Fan raised his hand.

He didn't speak, just made a simple gesture.

But this action silenced the crowd.

The people stared at Zhang Fan with red eyes, eager to hear what he was going to say next.

"Fellow villagers..."

Zhang Fan spoke, his voice hoarse, filled with exhaustion and indignation.

"I'm going to tell you a story."

He paused for a moment, his gaze sweeping over each face.

"In the north, there stands a large tree!"

"It looks very majestic!"

"But nobody knew that the roots of this tree had already begun to rot."

"Some of its branches had already been hollowed out by borers, turned black, and started to rot!"

"These rotten branches no longer grow upwards, but instead burrow downwards into the soil, sucking up nutrients!"

"Make sure nothing grows on the land around the big tree!"

Some of the grasses were unwilling to accept this, and they asked these rotten branches, "Why did you do this?"

"The rotting branches only mock them, even injecting poison into the soil, causing the grass to die one by one!"

Zhang Fan's voice wasn't loud, but everyone could hear it clearly.

Everyone understood.

That big tree represents the Qin Dynasty!

That land belongs to them, the people.

And those dead blades of grass are their lost children.

Zhang Fan reached out and pointed to Wei Sheng, Han Zhen, and the others kneeling on the ground.

"They are those rotten branches!"

"Feng Jing is, and so are they!"

"They're entrenched in Shangdang, entrenched in Changzi County, exploiting you and harming your children!"

"Just to satisfy their own desires!"

The people's anger was reignited, and they gritted their teeth.

"Kill them!!"

"Yes! Cut down these rotten branches!"

"Quiet!"

Zhang Fan raised his voice, suppressing the noise.

He looked at everyone and shook his head.

"Fellow villagers, do you think it's over just by cutting down a few rotten branches?"

"No!"

His voice became heavy.

"You're wrong! Cutting them down is only temporary!"

"Because the roots of that big tree are still transmitting toxins!"

"If the root cause isn't eradicated, today we'll chop down Feng Jing and Wei Sheng!"

"Tomorrow, new 'Feng Jing' and new 'Wei Sheng' will grow up anew!"

"Where are the roots of these rotten branches?"

Zhang Fan spoke slowly and deliberately, each word distinct.

"In Xianyang!"

"Those powerful families! Those influential people! They are the rotten roots of this great tree!"

"Feng Jing and Han Zhen are nothing but their dogs!"

"The crimes they committed here were all backed by powerful figures in Xianyang!"

When the truth was revealed by Zhang Fan.

All the people were stunned!

They only knew that the local officials were despicable, but they never imagined that there were powerful forces backing them from the capital.

A sense of powerlessness welled up inside me.

Even important figures in Xianyang City have been implicated.

How can we investigate then?

How can I get revenge?

"I can't find out..."

In the crowd, an old man muttered to himself, looking lost and dejected, "Those are all big shots, we can't fight them..."

This statement speaks to everyone's feelings.

A sense of despair spread through the crowd.

Seeing the dimming in everyone's eyes!

Zhang Fan took a deep breath; this was the moment he had been waiting for.

He straightened his body, the bloodstains all over his body were very conspicuous.

"Can't it be investigated?"

He asked loudly.

"With connections reaching the highest levels, is it impossible to investigate?"

"Just because someone wields immense power doesn't mean they can't be touched?"

"Even the emperor is subject to the same laws as commoners! How dare a few powerful figures compare themselves to the heavens?"

"I'll tell you!"

Zhang Fan's gaze swept across the entire room.

"If others can't investigate, I will!"

"If others dare not move, I will!"

"His power is immense, so I'll tear a hole in the sky!"

"I'm determined to investigate! I'll get to the bottom of it!!"

"I'll see whether their heads or the sword in my hand are harder!!"

These words ignited the despair, helplessness, and indignation in the hearts of all the people, transforming them into a shared feeling.

It turns out, the immortal master did not give up.

It turns out that he was going to challenge those things they dared not even imagine, all for their sake.

"check!!"

Someone must have used all their strength to shout out the first word.

"Investigate this thoroughly!!"

"Immortal Master! We'll investigate with you!!"

"Yes! We'll go to Xianyang with you! We're going to see His Majesty!!"

The crowd erupted in cheers!

The way they looked at Zhang Fan was no longer just gratitude, but admiration.

He was no longer just the benefactor who saved their child, but became their hope for resistance.

Zhang Fan raised his hand again, signaling everyone to be quiet.