As the sound of Qin Wentian's voice rang out, Lu Tong's expression instantly changed, becoming extremely unsightly to behold.
In that case, Qin Wentian was merely trying to get information out of him. Qin Wentian wanted to make things clear first.
The hearts of everyone on the training ground trembled. With just a single sentence, the situation on the training ground suddenly changed. Earlier, Qin Wentian's words had inadvertently caused Lu Tong to admit that he had received the command three months ago. Not only that, Lu Tong didn't reply to it. Even if he wanted to deny it now, it was already too late.
The butler who had been standing at the back, not daring to say anything, felt his heart trembling as he lowered his head even more.
"I'm asking you a question." Qin Wentian's voice suddenly turned colder. The butler spoke in a low voice, "According to the laws of the Lifire Palace, the governor can sever one of his arms and expel him from the governor's manor, erasing his name from the records. After that, we will report this to the Lifire Palace."
"Governor Lu, do you know your crime?" Qin Wentian stared at Lu Tong as he asked.
"Governor Qin, this subordinate truly has something important to do and was delayed. I hope that lord governor can show mercy." Lu Tong lowered his head, feeling rage in his heart. Was Qin Wentian using him to establish his dominance? Before this, he still thought that Qin Wentian wanted to use a softer approach to rope him in. Who would have thought that things would suddenly change.
"Sever one of your arms and leave the governor's manor yourself." Qin Wentian stood with his hands clasped behind his back. His voice was so calm that it was terrifying. The entire training ground turned incomparably silent. The crowd didn't even dare to breathe too loudly. This new governor didn't even leave his room for three months, waiting for three whole months. Did he actually come prepared?
Lu Tong's expression was extremely unsightly to behold. His long robes fluttered even though there was no wind as the might of a mid-stage immortal emperor gushed forth from him. He stared at Qin Wentian and coldly spoke, "Governor Qin, are you using me to establish your dominance?"
Qin Wentian's indifferent eyes flashed with sharpness as he stared at Lu Tong. "Refusing to admit your crimes, and even daring to slander this seat. Seems like this seat will have to act personally." Lu Tong's eyes gleamed with sharpness.
After speaking, he stepped out and gently blasted out with a palm strike. Lu Tong's tyrannical aura gushed forth as he roared in rage, "I want to report this to the grand governor."
As he spoke, he punched out, directly shattering Qin Wentian's attack. A cold smile flickered in his eyes. An initial-stage immortal emperor's attack was merely at this level. Seems like the rumors were exaggerated.
Qin Wentian stepped out, directly appearing before Lu Tong, exuding a sharp killing intent. Lu Tong punched out again, akin to a true dragon subduing a tiger, containing a demonic might, directly penetrating through everything, shattering Qin Wentian's attack and slamming into Qin Wentian's body. With a groan of misery, Qin Wentian was forced back. Lu Tong coldly snorted, "If Governor Qin insists on doing this, don't blame Lu Tong for being impolite."
"Butler, you offended your superiors, injuring a governor. What punishment do you have?" Qin Wentian asked again. The butler trembled, his head was almost buried in the ground. However, when he felt a killing intent boring down on him, he prostrated himself on the ground, "Death penalty."
Lu Tong's heart trembled. After that, he saw a pair of terrifying eyes staring at him. In just an instant, Lu Tong felt his entire body sinking into a spatial dimension. The heavens and earth were sealed, he had no way to sense the radiance of the constellations. His heart violently pounded as he felt a chill in his heart.
He was tricked!
Lu Tong suddenly felt a sense of fear. Even if the rumors were exaggerated, Qin Wentian's attack shouldn't be so weak. Also, although he managed to hit Qin Wentian earlier, he didn't manage to do anything to him. This indicated that Qin Wentian might have intentionally allowed him to hit him, wanting to sentence him to death.
In the spatial dimension, Qin Wentian stabbed out with his finger. In an instant, numerous swords of light manifested, directly piercing through Lu Tong. Lu Tong had no way to defend and was directly pierced through by the swords of light. His eyes were wide with anger as he stared at Qin Wentian who appeared before him.
"Vile thief, you harmed me …" Lu Tong had a look of despair on his face, feeling somewhat unwilling to accept this. As a mid-stage vice governor, he was actually killed on the spot by this new governor.
With a thud, Lu Tong's body slumped onto the stage. His eyes were still open, as though he died with a grievance.
Staring at the ice-cold body of Lu Tong, the hearts of everyone on the stage trembled violently. A mid-stage immortal emperor vice governor was actually killed by this new governor just like that. How ruthless.
Only now did they realize that this new governor wasn't some kind character.
For a period of time, everyone felt a sense of danger. The three people who came that night earlier all turned pale.
"Everyone has already seen Lu Tong's crimes. He disobeyed this seat's orders and even injured this seat. His crimes are punishable by death. This seat killed him on the spot. Does anyone have any objections?" Qin Wentian swept his gaze over the crowd as he calmly asked. How would anyone dare to say anything? All of them kept their mouths shut and lowered their heads, not daring to say anything.
"Since everyone has no objections, I will naturally report this matter to the Palace Lord and remove Lu Tong's name from the records." Qin Wentian inclined his head and glanced at the three immortal kings who were still standing in the air. The attendant in the lead instantly turned pale as he clasped his hands, "Your subordinate will take my leave now."
Qin Wentian flicked his sleeves as a powerful palm imprint blasted the three of them through the air, causing them to cough out a mouthful of blood as their internal organs trembled violently. However, they didn't dare to linger in the slightest as they fled miserably.
"The thirty newly appointed attendants, manage your subordinates well. Without my orders, all of you have to do things according to the rules. In the future, if there's anyone who dares to neglect their duties, they will be directly punished. For those who came today, record their names and send them to the butler. If they come, expel them immediately. From now on, they are no longer people of the governor's manor."
Qin Wentian gave the order, and everyone listened quietly, not daring to breathe.
"As for Zhao Yichuan and Zhong Zihua, the two vice governors, they disobeyed this seat's orders and didn't reply for three months. One of their arms shall be chopped off and they shall be expelled from the governor's manor. Pass down my command, immediately issue a bounty for Zhao Yichuan and Zhong Zihua. If they take the initiative to come to the governor's manor to confess their crimes within three months, they shall be punished according to their original crimes. If they don't come within the time limit, they shall be treated as traitors and I shall report this to the Lifire Empyrean to capture them and kill them without mercy."
Qin Wentian's voice was filled with sharpness and killing intent, causing the hearts of everyone to tremble violently. This time around, he didn't merely target Governor Lu Tong. He wanted to capture all three vice governors and expel them from the governor's manor. In addition, he wanted the other two vice governors to take the initiative to confess their crimes and sever their arms. If not, they would be captured and killed without mercy.
This was too ruthless, there was no room for negotiation at all. Right now, even if Zhao Yichuan and Zhong Zihua wanted to return, they wouldn't be able to do so.
Everyone secretly glanced at Qin Wentian's handsome countenance, yet all of them felt a chill in their hearts. Qin Wentian didn't come out for three months and shocked the world with a single feat, capturing all three vice governors. Before this, who said that this new governor was weak and weak? Was the northern governor's manor going to undergo a huge change?
The trusted aides of the three vice governors all felt their hearts trembling, worried that Qin Wentian would find trouble with them in the future. This was especially so for those who had received benefits from the Jialan Clan. All of them felt panic in their hearts, afraid that things would be exposed.
Qin Wentian took a few steps forward. A majestic aura gushed forth from him, enveloping the hearts of everyone.
"I've received orders from the Lifire Empyrean to take up the position of the northern governor. In the past, I have no idea what happened here. Whatever you guys have done in the past, it has nothing to do with me and I won't pursue it. Even if you guys have committed great crimes, I will still pardon you. But from today onwards, if anyone dares to defy me or collude with outsiders, including Zhao Yichuan and Zhong Zihua, Lu Tong's ending will be a good example." Qin Wentian coldly spoke, his words causing everyone to feel a huge pressure weighing down on their hearts.
Qin Wentian didn't pursue the past. This was giving them a chance to be absolutely loyal to him from now onwards. Many of the attendants here were trusted aides of Zhao Yichuan and Zhong Zihua in the past. Now that the situation had changed, all of them instantly felt that things were getting thorny.
"Go back." Qin Wentian waved his hand as he spoke.
"Yes, Governor." Everyone felt somewhat taken aback. There was actually no new vice governor? However, they still felt as though they had been pardoned from a great crime and all of them left with their tails between their legs.
After they returned, the hearts of everyone in the governor's manor were filled with trepidation. There were no longer any signs of laziness like before. Many of them had to make a decision now. No matter who they supported, it would be extremely dangerous.
If this was the governor's manor of the other regions, things might still be fine. But this was the northern governor's manor and it was rumored that this new governor was an enemy of the Jialan Clan. It was unknown how long he would be able to hold this position for. If they really followed in his footsteps and the situation changed in the future, they would definitely be in dire straits.
After several days, Vice Governor Zhong Zihua came back to plead guilty. The governor's manor was shaken and Zhong Zihua was brought before Qin Wentian.
"Zhong Zihua pays my respects to Lord Governor." Upon seeing Qin Wentian, Zhong Zihua bowed.
"Zhong Zihua, do you know your crimes?" Qin Wentian's expression was cold. The Evil Emperor followed behind him, his jade-green eyes staring ahead.
"This subordinate knows his crimes and is willing to accept Lord Governor's punishment." Zhong Zihua bowed. "It's just that this subordinate is bold enough to beg Lord Governor to give this subordinate a chance. Don't expel me."
"Hmph." Qin Wentian snorted. In an instant, resplendent tree branches shot out, wrapping around one of Zhong Zihua's arms. The branches were as sharp as knives, piercing into Zhong Zihua's arm.
Zhong Zihua gritted his teeth, enduring the pain and silently enduring it.
"Why did you come back? Are you still willing to stay here?" Qin Wentian asked.
"Governor Qin, I know about the grudge between you and the Jialan Clan. I've also heard what happened to the Jialan Monarch. Honestly speaking, it's truly not a wise choice to follow you. After all, even if you can fight against the Jialan Clan, you would still be in danger in the future." Zhong Zihua calmly spoke, his words causing Qin Wentian's eyes to flash with interest. He naturally understood that even if he could fight against the Jialan Clan, it was unknown how long the Lifire Empyrean could still use him.
"However, Governor Qin's order is simply cutting off my path of retreat. If I carry the name of a traitor, there would be no place for me to stay in the vast territories controlled by the Lifire Palace. Even if I go to the grand governor, he would definitely support you. After all, everyone knows that you were planted by the Lifire Empyrean. I have no other choice." Zhong Zihua spoke. He then continued, "The Jialan Clan would definitely not dare to accept me. That would be giving the Lifire Empyrean an excuse."
"You still have another choice." Qin Wentian laughed.
"Naturally, within three months, you can assassinate Governor Qin or borrow the Jialan Clan's hands. But I don't feel that this is a wise choice. Hence, it's better for you to admit your guilt." Zhong Zihua shook his head. As long as he could kill Qin Wentian within three months, Qin Wentian's order would naturally be meaningless.
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