[BL] After Being Abducted by the General

chapter 169

The descendants of the Liu family were held down in front of the Governor's residence, waiting to be beheaded.

The common people stood on the side, looking at the luxurious silk robes worn by the Liu family and listening to the soldiers announcing their crimes. When they heard that these corrupt officials of the noble families had deliberately damaged the river embankments during heavy rainfall, causing the devastating floods, the common people were stunned.

It took them a while to understand the meaning of it all.

An elderly man collapsed to the ground, his eyes staring blankly. Farming couples wailed loudly, unable to believe that the flood had destroyed the crops they were about to harvest and took away their homes and loved ones, all due to the intentional acts of these officials.

The suffering caused by these corrupt officials was even worse than natural disasters.

Amidst their grief, a thin and fierce-looking child suddenly rushed out from the crowd. The child was only eight or nine years old but held a look of fury. He picked up a stone from the ground and threw it with force at the head of the Liu family. The stone hit the head of the Liu family accurately, leaving a bloody hole, and the child cursed, "May you all have a miserable death!"

Other common people were infuriated by his actions, and with trembling hands, they also picked up stones and threw them at the descendants of the Liu family, their expressions filled with anger, wishing to strangle them.

"You despicable creatures!"

"It was you who drowned our fields! Come back and face us!"

"Kill them!"

The head of the Liu family had never been in such a miserable state in his life. He kept his head down, trying his best to avoid the stones raining down on him. His face looked extremely unpleasant, and the pain made him feel dizzy, rendering him unable to utter a word.

As the leaders of the noble families in Xu Zhou, how could they endure such humiliation? How could these lowly peasants, who only knew how to toil in the fields, dare to treat them like this?

The Liu family members who were hit by the stones shouted indignantly, "You can kill and torture us as you please, but you cannot humiliate the descendants of the Liu family like this!"

The soldiers roughly covered their mouths with cloth, "Don't worry, you won't have to suffer for long. Duke Wen has instructed us that you have committed grave crimes and that the common people should vent their anger before you die."

The soldiers didn't stop the common people from attacking the Liu family members. When the common people had almost beaten them half to death, the soldiers finally stepped forward to stop them.

However, the child who had attacked first managed to slip through the soldiers' grasp and pounced on the head of the Liu family. He fiercely bit down on the ear of the Liu family head, who screamed in pain and nearly fainted. By the time the soldiers pulled the child away, he had already bitten off the ear.

The child spat out the ear and then spit saliva on the head of the Liu family, intending to bite him again.

The soldiers looked at each other and pulled the child aside.

After the common people vented their anger, the soldiers forced the Liu family members to kneel and apologize to the common people. The Liu family members were powerless to resist. Facing their imminent death, they finally felt regret and fear, emitting low sobbing sounds.

The common people watched as each head was beheaded, crying and laughing, clapping and celebrating.

They knew that even though these people were dead, their lost crops and loved ones could not be brought back. But with a benevolent leader like Duke Wen who was willing to help them and stand up for them, it was something they were immensely grateful for.