There is a god in the sky

Chapter 258 Beauty Bones 18

On the day Elder Tu was executed by slow slicing, Xiao Ji was the one who supervised the execution.

The executioner was not skilled in this profession, so a butcher was temporarily substituted.

The butcher had a daughter, who was one of the girls the authorities dug out of the cellar.

People love to join in the fun, and the market was packed with people. But when they saw such a bloody and cruel scene, many turned and ran away.

Tu Ying was barely clinging to life when a few more stabs slammed into her, and she fell into a coma.

The government doesn't care whether you're dead or alive; at least you have to finish cutting me a thousand times today.

If this kind of punishment had appeared in her previous life, Shen Lan would definitely have thought it was too cruel.

But when I think about the remains I've examined these past few days, I realize they were all once vibrant, kind, and brave lives, yet they were cruelly murdered.

The fact that the murderer was subjected to slow slicing is nothing compared to that.

She didn't watch the last half of the race; instead, she walked alone on the street, leaving the noise behind.

Passing by a small restaurant outside the market, I saw that the Imperial Guards were guarding the entrance, driving away all the customers who wanted to enter.

"This place is booked today, get out of the way!"

"Who is this? Is there some important person in this small restaurant?"

"They must also be here to witness the execution. The fact that the Imperial Guards are dispatched to protect them means they must be extraordinary individuals."

Shen Lan didn't pay much attention and avoided it when she saw it from a distance.

She continued walking forward, unaware that a gaze was fixed on her from the second floor until she was out of sight.

"Sir, the person you requested has arrived."

Li Ge withdrew his gaze.

He deliberately chose to leave the palace today because he wanted to see her.

The girl from my childhood memories has grown up and is quite different from what I imagined. She is cool and beautiful, and as resolute as a big tree.

If she had been cared for by her parents and brothers since childhood, she certainly wouldn't be the unapproachable person she is now.

"Bring them up; it's time to meet them."

Soon, four people entered the second-floor room. If Shen Lan were there, she would recognize them all.

Li Ye, along with his two unidentified henchmen and his cousin Shen Zhiyuan.

Surprisingly, Wang Qi and his companion were the most excited, kneeling down as soon as they entered.

"Your humble servant greets Your Majesty!"

Five years ago, a gang was wiped out in Bianjing City. The gang had gathered fugitives and vagrants who had fled from all over the country.

After the gang leader was killed, the imperial court intended to exile all the gang members, but Li Ge secretly saved the youngest group of them.

At that time, Li Ge had just gained a foothold in the palace, and he took the opportunity of leaving the palace to gather a group of children who were about the same age as him.

A group of teenagers rented a dilapidated house, hired a martial arts instructor to train them, and lived a hand-to-mouth existence on the silver Li Ge earned from the palace.

But they were all very grateful.

Because if they hadn't left, they would most likely have died on their way to exile, or been sold off by the officials.

Li Ge had never seen them before, and this was the first time they realized that their lord was not only young, but also so handsome that he was almost demonic.

"Thank you for your hard work, you can go now."

"Yes."

The door was closed, and the three people in the room immediately felt awkward.

"Fate is cruel! Eleven years have passed, and I never thought the three of us would have a day to reunite."

Li Ge asked them to sit down.

He wore a purple python robe, his skin was as white as snow, and he was more beautiful and charming than any woman.

But what the other two saw was not these things, but his current identity.

A eunuch.

A man who is not complete.

"Why isn't anyone saying anything? Are you looking down on me?" Li Ge said self-deprecatingly.

"No, it's just that I suddenly realized that all the suffering I've endured over the years is nothing."

Shen Zhiyuan walked over and sat opposite him, removing the half-mask he was wearing.

Li Ge glanced at him and frowned: "You're ruthless enough to yourself, but you don't necessarily have to be disfigured."

"It's just a face, it's not important."

Li Ye sat down on the other side, still wearing his old gray-white monk's robe, with a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes from time to time.

His current demeanor would make it hard for ordinary people to believe he is a Buddhist monk.

Li Ye had a lot of questions, but when he saw Li Ge, he suddenly didn't know where to start asking.

"Did you call me Chen or Li Ye?" Li Ge asked first.

"I can no longer be considered a monk," Li Ye shook his head.

"That's perfect for returning to secular life. I'm lacking a trustworthy military commander, and I think you're the most suitable."

Li Ge came prepared today, handing Li Ye an appointment letter.

"The Crown Prince was plotting to seize a military position in court, and I helped him get things done with several people. As a reward, he gave me this low-ranking sixth-grade officer. Although the rank is low and the power is small, it allows me to access the core of the Imperial City Guard."

When Li Ye saw his original name on the appointment letter, he was stunned. "How can a monk like me become an official?"

"It's just a wig. Put your hands down, and who will know you're a monk?"

Li Ye placed the prayer beads on the table and silently picked up the piece of paper.

"It's time to tell you some things, otherwise you'll never understand who you're taking revenge on."

Liu Engui is indeed hateful. He orchestrated the massacre in Guli Town and used the plague to perfectly cover up his crimes.

But his purpose in doing all this was to obtain the Shen family's unique medicinal formula—a formula that could prolong life and strengthen the body.

Li Ye and Shen Zhiyuan also knew about this.

But they don't know the more specific details.

Li Ge continued, "Back then, when the emperor was seriously ill, the crown prince, in order to please the emperor, ordered the Tong family to search the whole country for this prescription, and finally found the Shen family who were living in seclusion in Guli Town."

Liu Engui was a student of Tong Yiwen, so this task was handed over to him.

What happened next was not hard to guess. In order to obtain the prescription, he repeatedly sent people to ask for it. When that failed, he resorted to coercion, trying to threaten Uncle Shen with the lives of the townspeople.

Uncle Shen had already handed over the prescription when the town was sealed off by government troops, but Liu Engui received instructions from above to silence everyone who knew about it.

Li Ye couldn't help but clutch the Buddhist prayer beads in his hand, his eyes bloodshot as he asked, "Anyone in the know? Nobody else in the town knows anything!"

"Yes, but they would rather kill the wrong person than let one go. If they only kill the entire Shen family, the news will eventually get out."

At that time, the town was suffering from a plague, and there was widespread discontent outside. Liu Engui only needed to exaggerate the severity of the epidemic in Guli Town to his superiors, and Guli Town became a ghost town.

When Li Ge discovered these things, he didn't shed a single tear.

He had already shed all the tears he needed to shed eleven years ago, and he wasn't even surprised. Power, after all, is something that allows people to do whatever they want.

"The higher you stand, the more you see. Things like this in a small town, if you go back in time, which place hasn't had them?"

When the plague raged, not only a small town, but even a city would be locked down or burned down if necessary! The only difference was that a few of us survived, and we all grew up.

Li Ge burst into laughter, his eyes gradually turning cold. "So what if we wiped out the entire Wu family? So what if we killed Yu Heng? The Liu family members were going to die sooner or later anyway. Liu Xianyang is dead, so what? These few lives are far from enough! Far from enough to atone for the sins they committed!"