Wuxia: Start with max-level Nine Yang Divine Skill

If it were Li Fulai before he had mastered the Yi Jin Jing, it would have taken him a lot of effort to defeat them.

Perhaps we will have to go through a truly brutal battle involving life and death.

Unfortunately, they ran into Li Fu, whose power had doubled and whose martial arts skills had increased dramatically, making him incomparable to his former self.

"God!"

Is this even human?!

Those palace retainers and guards who had miraculously survived and were hiding in the distance were already dumbfounded and terrified.

Although they had not fought the Four Elders of the Void, seeing the four of them combine their powers and unleash their strength, distorting the void, they knew that the four of them were definitely top masters in the martial arts world.

But he couldn't even withstand a single punch or kick from the young man and was easily knocked down.

"Hero, spare my life! Spare my life!"

Li Fu casually blasted two people away with a palm strike, the aftershock even collapsing the courtyard wall. When they saw Li Fu's gaze sweep over them, they no longer had any will to resist.

They all knelt down with a thud, kowtowing repeatedly and begging for mercy while crying out for their parents.

"We haven't done anything wrong; I've only just joined the Prince's household!"

Li Fu ignored the henchmen and turned his gaze to the one who was already terrified. Wang Chongyu, standing on the ground, his face filled with extreme terror.

"No...that's impossible!"

Wang Chongyu's mind went blank at that moment, filled only with boundless fear.

He never dreamed that his greatest reliance, the four Elders of the Void, who were sent by the Dragon Shock Society and whom he regarded as his lifeline, would actually be so vulnerable to Li Fu.

Li Fu approached step by step, his footsteps sounding like a death knell to Wang Chongyu, making him tremble all over.

"You put a bounty on my head and hired someone to kill me, was that your doing?" His voice was icy cold, chilling to the bone.

"What...what are you going to do?"

I'm telling you I'm an official appointed by the imperial court. Even if you're just a constable in blue robes, I'm still above you in rank.

You...you can't kill me, killing me would be a violation of the law.

"I am the Flower and Stone Envoy of the Imperial Collection Bureau, specializing in searching for flowers, stones, and treasures for the Emperor... I have already notified the county government; you can still leave now."

Wang Chongyu trembled violently, his lips quivering. When he met Li Fu's emotionless eyes, he was so frightened that he became somewhat incoherent.

"Those people of Pingliang whose families you destroyed, did you ever think of the law when you harmed them?" Li Fu's tone grew even colder, and he raised his hand to slap him again, knocking out several of his teeth.

He stopped wasting words with the screaming Wang Chongyu and instead looked at the guards and stewards kneeling on the ground, trembling like leaves.

Where did Wang Chongyu hide the embezzled tribute flowers and stones?

"If someone in the know points it out, they can atone for their crime!"

Everyone was already terrified by Li Fu, and upon hearing this, they felt as if they had been granted a pardon. How could they dare to hide anything?

Immediately, several stewards and guards who knew the inside story scrambled up and pointed towards the backyard.

"In...in the cellar under the artificial hill in the back garden."

Also... there's a hidden compartment in the study in the east wing!

"Lead the way!" Li Fu picked up Wang Chongyu, who was as limp as mud, and carried him like a chick. Led by the managers, they walked backward.

Sure enough, beneath a huge artificial hill in the back garden, a hidden entrance was discovered, with stone steps leading underground.

Upon entering with torches lit, they found the cellar spacious, filled with all sorts of unusual stones, rare trees, and bonsai.

They were all exquisite and priceless, and many of them still had seals on them, clearly marking them as tribute!

In a secret compartment of the study in the east courtyard, several thick ledgers were found, detailing how Wang Chongyu intercepted tributes, sold them privately, and embezzled funds. The amount involved was staggering!

Li Fu carried Wang Chongyu back to the front yard.

At this moment, the mansion was surrounded by a large group of people who had rushed over upon hearing the news!

The magistrate and county constable of Pingliang County, along with their three shifts of yamen runners and constables, and even a small detachment of local garrison soldiers,

Swords were drawn and bows were strung, and the palace was completely surrounded.

A constable was shouting outside the door, ordering the murderers to surrender.

Just then, Li Fu brought Wang Chongyu out, causing a stir among the crowd outside.

Hearing that Li Fu was a formidable martial artist who had already killed dozens of people, the Pingliang County Magistrate, a plump middle-aged man in his official robes, turned pale with fright and hid behind his constables.

"You...you audacious madman!"

In broad daylight, you trespassed into the residence of a high-ranking official, killed and injured many people, and kidnapped Lord Wang. Do you know that this is a crime punishable by the extermination of your entire clan?

"Hurry up and release Lord Wang, kneel down and surrender!"

Upon seeing his reinforcements, Wang Chongyu felt as if he had grasped at a last straw and shouted in a muffled voice.

"Magistrate Zhou!"

Help me! This thief is named Li Fu. He is a seventh-rank constable in blue robes. He knows the law but breaks it. He killed my son and broke into my house to kill me.

"Take him down immediately and kill him without mercy!"

Do you recognize this?

Li Fu's gaze swept over the soldiers who looked like they were facing a formidable enemy, and he ignored the magistrate's shouts.

He carried Wang Chongyu with one hand, and with the other hand reached into his robes, took out something, and shook it.

Judging from his casual movements, it doesn't seem to be anything special at all.

However, under the sunlight, the token gleamed with golden light, and the four characters "Imperial Edict" were clearly visible, exuding an invisible majesty.

"Imperial Edict (Golden Plaque)!"

When the magistrate of Pingliang County saw those four characters, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"What?!"

"An imperial gold medal?!"

Everyone outside the gate, from the county magistrate and county constable to ordinary yamen runners and soldiers, turned pale with fright.

Although not all of them may have seen the imperial gold medal, its unique style and majestic aura are undeniable!

Moreover, who would dare to forge this item in broad daylight, under the watchful eyes of everyone?

Pfft!

The magistrate of Pingliang County was the first to react; his legs went weak, and he knelt down on the ground.

"Your humble servant, Zhou Yong, the magistrate of Pingliang County, pays his respects to the Imperial Envoy!"

"I was unaware of the Emperor's envoy's arrival, and thus failed to greet him properly, offending his majesty. My crime deserves death!"

Behind him, the county magistrate, the registrar, and other officials, along with numerous yamen runners and soldiers, all knelt down in unison, shouting, "Greetings, angel!"

"How...how did you get an imperial gold medal!"

Wang Chongyu couldn't believe his eyes when he saw the gold medal.

Li Fu, holding the gold medal, announced loudly:

"Wang Chongyu, the envoy of the Flower and Stone Bureau, was entrusted with the emperor's favor and was in charge of the procurement of tribute. Instead of being loyal to the emperor and serving the country, he was corrupt and lawless, intercepting tribute and enriching himself."

Furthermore, they have been oppressive to the local people, disregarded human life, committed numerous atrocities, and the evidence is irrefutable!

I, Li Fu, am here today to rid the people of this scourge and to purge the treacherous officials!

Anyone who disagrees may come forward.

Upon seeing the imperial edict and the gold plaque, who would dare to disobey?

"No...it's impossible."

Wang Chongyu felt as if his last backbone had been removed, utterly devastated, and the last glimmer of hope in his eyes was extinguished.

The officials and clerks of Pingliang County fell silent, trembling with fear. Li Fu looked at Magistrate Zhou and gave the order.

"Magistrate Zhou, immediately send men to move the tribute items and evidence of crimes found in the Prince's mansion to the main street in front of the county government office!"

At the same time, the gong was sounded to inform all the people of the city that they could seek justice if they had grievances, and avenge their grudges if they had grudges!

I want to put this corrupt official to a public trial in the street.

"Your humble servant... obeys!"

Magistrate Zhou dared not disobey in the slightest. He quickly got up, ordered his yamen runners and soldiers to enter the mansion and move the evidence, and ordered people to strike a gong and shout along the street, "Cola Novels, keep up with the updates, I've never felt so happy!" to spread the news throughout the city.

Before long, the mountain of treasures, rare stones, gold and silver ledgers confiscated from the Prince's mansion were moved one by one to the widest cross street in front of the county government.

Some yamen runners even brought out a case and chairs to temporarily set up a courtroom.

Li Fu walked behind the desk and sat down. Wang Chongyu, whose face was ashen, was pressed down and thrown onto the open ground in front of the desk like a dead dog.

Wang Chongyu's legs were broken, his official robes were stained with blood and mud, his hair was disheveled, and he no longer had any of his former prestige, only endless embarrassment and fear.

The news spread like wildfire throughout Pingliang County!

At first, the people were still skeptical.

Upon seeing the piles of tribute stones in front of the county government office, the usually aloof county magistrate treating the young man in blue with utmost respect, and then seeing Wang Chongyu being thrown into the street like a dead dog…

The anger and injustice that had been suppressed for many years erupted like a volcano!

"Your Honor, you must do justice for us common people!"

"Wang Chongyu, give me back my daughter's life!"

You disregarded the lease agreement and raised the land rent to an exorbitant level. Unable to pay the rent, I had no choice but to sell my children, including my daughter, into your household as a slave.

Who would have thought that our next meeting would be one where the white-haired bury the black-haired?

"Corrupt official."

My father only said one thing to you, and when it reached your ears, you had him beaten to death. Do you remember that?

Crowds surged in from all directions, completely blocking the main street.

The cries, curses, and accusations were like a tsunami, shaking the heavens and the earth!

Li Fu slammed his gavel, his voice dominating the entire courtroom.

"quiet.

Today, I, Li Fu, am here to publicly try Wang Chongyu. Anyone who has been wronged may come forward to plead their case!

With irrefutable evidence, I will certainly stand up for you!

As soon as he finished speaking, an old woman with gray hair and tattered clothes rushed out, knelt down on the ground, and cried out to Wang Chongyu with tears streaming down her face.

"Lord Qingtian.

That corrupt official's son, Wang Lun, took a fancy to my daughter, Xiao Cui, and brazenly brought her into his mansion in broad daylight, where he defiled her!

My daughter... she couldn't bear the humiliation and threw herself into the well that very night!

My old man went to the yamen to file a complaint, but this corrupt official beat him forty times and kicked him out. He died of vomiting blood a couple of days later!

"Sir, look! This is a letter written in blood by my daughter!"

The old woman trembled as she pulled a blood-stained rag from her bosom.

Immediately afterward, a middle-aged man with a missing arm squeezed forward, his eyes bloodshot.

"grown ups!

Wang Chongyu was building a dock, and he forcibly conscripted my father to work there, deducting his rations and pay!

My father fell ill from overwork, but they refused to treat him, accusing him of being lazy, and beat him to death!

I went to demand an explanation, but they beat me so badly that I lost an arm. I beg you, Your Excellency, to seek justice for this humble citizen!

"And me, Wang Chongyu has his eye on a piece of Tianhuang stone that has been passed down in my family for generations..."

"My nephew's family's century-old plum tree was dug up by them!"

"My younger brother..."

"My sister..."

One after another, ordinary people stepped forward, weeping and recounting their bloody grievances.

Each and every one of these incidents is shocking and too numerous to recount!

Each one is related to one or more lives, and to a broken family!

The onlookers were all moved to tears, their emotions running high, and they roared in anger.

"Kill that corrupt official!"

"To be torn to pieces!"

"No...it wasn't me...I did it all for the court, to search for rare stones for His Majesty..."

Wang Chongyu collapsed to the ground, as if stripped of all his fig leaves amidst these tearful accusations, exposed to the light of day, enduring the slow torture of countless hateful gazes.

He trembled like a leaf in the wind, and said in terror.

"So, those rare and precious stones you embezzled were also embezzled for the sake of the Emperor and the court?"

The evidence is irrefutable!

"I...I..."

Wang Chongyu was speechless.

"Wang Chongyu".

Li Fu's gaze was icy and filled with murderous intent as he looked at the pile of mud on the ground.

"You embezzled tribute and deceived the emperor."

They prey on the people and treat human life like dirt.

Offering a bounty for the assassination of a high-ranking official of the imperial court is an additional crime!

With witnesses and physical evidence all presented, what else do you have to say?!

"No...don't kill me."

Facing imminent death, Wang Chongyu trembled with fear and began to plead with the very enemy he had once hated so much.

"This constable pronounces the sentence."

Li Fu stood up, his gaze sweeping over the agitated crowd, and said in a deep voice.

"Wang Chongyu's crimes are intolerable to Heaven and the law, and he should be sentenced to death according to the law."

Today, I, the head constable, will heed the will of the people and bring this corrupt official to justice!

He pointed.

"You have suffered greatly from this, and your resentment is hard to quell."

By special permission of this constable, anyone with a deep-seated blood feud and irrefutable evidence may step forward and personally cut the other person with their own knife!

But remember, don't let him die too quickly!

He must be made to slowly repay this blood debt!

A constable had already placed a gleaming, ox-ear-shaped dagger on the open ground in front of the official's desk.

After a brief silence, the old woman who had lost her daughter was the first to shakily step forward and pick up the sharp knife.

She looked at Wang Chongyu, who was trembling on the ground, and her eyes flashed with astonishing hatred.

"You corrupt official, give me back my daughter's life!"

She didn't know martial arts, but with all her strength, she slashed Wang Chongyu's thigh with a knife, cutting off a piece of flesh!

"ah--!"

Wang Chongyu let out a bloodcurdling scream, utterly terrified and desperate.

"Li Fu, Li Fu, I was wrong. I will not seek revenge on you anymore. Please forgive me."

The old woman dropped the knife and knelt down, weeping bitterly.

"It's not a matter of whether I'll forgive you or not."

It's not about who you're dealing with, but whether these villagers, these people, will forgive you!

Li Fu sneered.

The disabled man strode forward, grabbed the knife, and roared, "This strike is for my father!"

Another scene of flesh and blood being torn apart!

Next came the old man whose son lost the Tianhuang stone, whose daughter was forced to be sold into the royal palace and beaten to death, and the sister whose brother was conscripted and worked to death...

One victim after another, filled with deep-seated hatred, took turns stepping forward.

"You lowly people, get out of my way, ah... ah..."

Each stab was accompanied by a piercing scream, which elicited shouts of satisfaction from the surrounding crowd.

At first, Wang Chongyu could still scream, but gradually his voice weakened, and he could only make hoarse gasps. His body was covered in blood and flesh, and he was unrecognizable.

This process lasted for nearly an hour.

When the last victim, an old man whose eyes had been blinded by the evil servants of the Wang family, was helped by others, he groped his way to make the final cut on Wang Chongyu's body.

This once powerful and domineering official in Pingliang County breathed his last amidst endless pain and humiliation.

The gruesome manner of their deaths was shocking, yet also incredibly satisfying!

"Heaven above!"

"Many thanks to Your Honor for ridding the people of this scourge!"

"Long live the Righteous Ruler!"