Martial Arts Crossover: It All Started with Hijacking Li Canghai

Since the Wu and Wang families enjoyed immense wealth, they should be prepared to be executed along with their entire families when they are purged.

"Take them all to Caishikou!"

Li Jing's voice remained completely calm.

He took the riding whip from a disciple of the Ruijin Banner, mounted his horse, and headed towards Caishikou.

"promise!"

The three hundred Xuanjia guards responded in unison, increasingly resembling a regular army.

Then, as if herding livestock, he used the blade to shove and push the group of people, causing injury or even death with a mere graze.

"Li Jing! You will die a horrible death!"

"I curse you..."

Curses and cries echoed throughout the street.

Li Jing ignored him, his eyes filled with ruthlessness and determination.

From this day forward, Li Jing will be the sharpest blade in our lord's hand!

The entire city of Shuzhou was in an uproar on the way to Caishikou.

Countless people poured out from the streets and alleys, following behind the procession, pointing and gossiping about the Wu and Wang families who were being escorted away.

"Isn't that the Wu family's steward? He always acts like a tyrant just because his sister is a mistress and a concubine!"

"And then there's the third young master of the Wang family. Last month, he snatched my neighbor's daughter. She was an innocent girl! He finally got his comeuppance!"

"Leader Qin is ridding the people of Shu Province of a scourge!"

The people's discussions were mostly filled with joy.

The Wu and Wang families had been tyrannical in Sichuan for many years, and the people were already deeply resentful. Otherwise, where would their wealth, land, and shops have come from?

They weren't all squeezed from ordinary people at the bottom of society.

Previously, the two families could suppress each other with iron fists, but now that both family heads have been thrown out of the city, this group of clansmen naturally has no one to rely on.

Seeing them end up like this, the people naturally felt very pleased.

As Wu Jingwang, Zhao Fu, and others, who were being held captive in the crowd, listened to the curses of the surrounding people, their faces turned from pale to white.

When have they ever suffered such humiliation?

"A bunch of unruly commoners! Lowly people!" Zhao Fu, knowing he was going to die anyway, decided to be defiant. "Once the imperial army arrives, all of you lowly commoners will die!"

"Snapped!"

Li Jing happened to come to his side and lashed his face with his horsewhip.

A bloody gash appeared instantly, and Zhao Fu screamed in agony, clutching his face and collapsing to the ground.

"If you dare to speak disrespectfully again, I'll cut your tongue out right now."

Li Jing's voice this time carried a chill.

Zhao Fu met those emotionless eyes, shuddered in fright, and dared not utter another sound.

The procession continued onward.

The women who had been crying and begging for mercy gradually fell silent, leaving only desperate sobs.

We arrived at Caishikou soon.

This is the largest market in the city, and also the place where the government usually carries out executions.

The area around Caishikou had already been cleared out, and the execution platform was surrounded by executioners holding long knives. Each of them was burly, with a face full of scars and fierce eyes.

Three hundred Xuanjia guards escorted hundreds of people from the Wu and Wang families to the execution platform and made them kneel down in rows.

After dismounting, Li Jing walked onto the execution platform.

Standing at the very front of the execution platform, his gaze swept over the dark mass of people below, and also over the kneeling members of the Wu and Wang families, their faces ashen.

"Fellow elders of Shu Prefecture!"

Li Jing channeled his inner strength, and his voice echoed throughout the entire market area.

The previously noisy crowd quieted down, and all eyes turned to Li Jing.

"These people behind me are the family members and confidants of the traitors Wu Xi and Wang Quanbin!"

"The two traitors, Wu and Wang, colluded with the Jurchens, intending to betray our beautiful land and let the wolf into our house! This is an unforgivable crime!"

"And their family, in Sichuan, ran rampant, bullying men and women, seizing land, and disregarding human life! Their crimes are too numerous to recount!"

Li Jing's voice grew increasingly impassioned.

"I swear to rule the Qin and Han dynasties, and I have taken control of Shu Province for only two reasons!"

"First, to fight against the Jin invaders and protect our beautiful land!"

"Secondly, to eliminate the treacherous officials and restore a bright and clear world to the people of Shu!"

"Today, all the core criminals of the Wu and Wang families will be publicly executed! Their blood will be used to commemorate the innocent people they have harmed!"

Let their heads comfort the heroic souls who died in the battle of Shuzhou!

"Well said! Kill these people!"

It's unclear who started it, but the people below the stage were ignited by Li Jing's words, and they raised their fists in support.

The people's hearts are worth supporting!

Looking at the excited crowd below the stage, Li Jing understood.

He turned to look at the hundreds of people kneeling on the stage.

"Thump!"

A little boy who looked only seven or eight years old was so frightened by the scene that he wet his pants and burst into tears.

His mother, a richly dressed noblewoman, crawled frantically to Li Jing's feet, clung to his legs, and cried out:

"General! General, spare my life! The adults made a mistake, it has nothing to do with the child! Please, spare my child!"

I...I can do anything, he's still so young! He's just a child!!

The woman cried and begged for mercy without regard for her image, which even moved many soft-hearted people around her to show their pity.

Li Jing's gaze fell on the child, whose face was covered with tears and snot.

Li Jing's gaze remained unchanged.

"Is he young?"

Li Jing sneered, thinking that this was the kind of person he despised the most.

"While your Wu and Wang families enjoy the fruits of the people's labor and wear fine silks and satins, how many children his age, inside and outside the city, starved to death because of your exploitation?"

"While you lived a life of luxury, indulging your servants without a care in the world, how many families were torn apart and destroyed because of your persecution?"

"Since you've enjoyed wealth you shouldn't have, you must bear the corresponding consequences!"

"If you have to blame someone, blame yourself for being born into the wrong family and serving the wrong master in this life!"

After Li Jing finished speaking, he kicked the woman away.

He drew the knife from the person next to him and glanced at the sky.

"The time has come!"

"Execute!"

The two words were like the pronouncement of death.

"No--!"

Wu Jingwang and the others let out desperate roars.

puff!

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Jing swiftly brought down his blade.

A bloody head shot into the sky, arced through the air, and rolled to the ground.

It was Wu Jingwang, who was still making a fuss.

Blood gushed from his severed neck.

"kill!"

As Li Jing made his move, dozens of executioners on the execution platform simultaneously raised their knives.

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

A flash of light, and heads rolled to the ground.

Cries, screams, and pleas for mercy were instantly drowned out by the sound of blades piercing flesh.

Blood stained the entire execution platform, flowing down the steps and pooling in small puddles on the ground.

Some of the people in the audience closed their eyes in fear, while others showed expressions of utter satisfaction. Most of these were exploited and suffering people.

This bloody massacre.

It lasted for a full half incense stick's time.