It must be noted that 'Xue Longhu' was a great Jin Dan cultivator. If they wanted to execute him in a dignified manner, they should've at least come up with some shocking crimes. Not just Fang Chengzhi, even Xue Longhu himself did not see it coming at all.
Fang Chengzhi was told later that Xue Longhu's case was settled so quickly because Xue Longhu himself did not realize the severity of the case at all. He did not even consider it a 'case'.
He had argued for himself in cases such as forced buying and selling, mining hegemony, and so on, but when asked about this matter, he readily admitted it and signed it clearly in black and white.
However, when he was about to be killed, he still had no idea what law he had broken. He was still shouting, "The two children were bought by my disciples. One of them was eighty coins, and the other was a hundred and twenty coins. There were also two bags of good rice, which was five percent higher than the market price. They were bought! They were bought!"
At this point, what was the point of talking about it? A Cultivator at the peak of the Core Formation Stage who had trained hard for more than a hundred years, a Cultivator with immense magical power and remarkable abilities, had been tied up like a pig and kicked into the iron cage. The iron cage was crackling and emitting thousands of electric arcs. In the blink of an eye, the Cultivator was burnt into charcoal and vaporized into nothingness!
It was probably an example of 'killing a chicken to warn the monkeys'.
The bystanders all felt that their legs were shaking, and they were soaked in cold sweat.
Naturally, Fang Chengzhi did not like Xue Longhu. He even hated the guy's guts after the dogfight in the past few days. But to be honest, he felt rather sorry for Xue Longhu after his uncanny death. He was both frustrated and confused, not knowing what the weird 'Cultivators of the Federation' were up to exactly.
Others were meat on the chopping block. Killing them was a matter of course, but there was no need to use such a ridiculous reason to humiliate them. They were merely a pair of young boys and girls. If Xue Longhu hadn't bought their lives, perhaps they would have already starved to death. Besides, Xue Longhu didn't personally kill them. They were clearly eaten by the Thousand Year Old Snake Demon. What kind of capital crime was this?
It took Fang Chengzhi quite a few days to figure out that Xue Longhu had to be killed not just because he killed a boy and a girl, but because he had run out of 'points'.
As it turned out, in the special zone committee of the Federation government, a ledger had been established for the Cultivators of the Ancient Sages Sector who were suspected of violating the Divine Wrath Order, with all kinds of 'contributions' and 'crimes' listed.
Merits such as chivalrous deeds, exposing crimes, maintaining local order, and so on could all be converted into 'bonus points'. After adding them up one by one and accumulating more than 1,800 points, one would be considered to have passed the investigation and regained their freedom.
On the other hand, such evil deeds as dominating the market, forcing people to buy and sell, gathering people to fight, disturbing the local order, and even killing people, such as burning, killing, and looting, were all "minus points."
All the Cultivators of the Ancient Sages Sector, regardless of whether they were Refinement Stage Cultivators or Yuanying Stage Cultivators, were treated the same. They all had five hundred basic points. If their crimes were so unforgivable that their points were deducted to zero, they would be sentenced to death. Even the deities would not be able to save them.
Merits and demerits could offset each other. However, 'merits' could not be converted into many bonus points, while 'crimes' could be converted into a lot of deduction points. It was impossible to make up for the shortfall.
The death of a boy and a girl was not enough for Xue Longhu to be sentenced to death. Together with the conflicts of other sects, such as murder and looting, his five hundred points were almost gone.
In his desperation to survive, Xue Longhu had squeezed out a lot of materials to expose the crimes. He finally managed to get some points back and was about to be killed. However, as the leader of Red Tiger Hall, he shouldered the 'leadership responsibility' for the entire sect. Whenever the disciples of Red Tiger Hall did anything wrong, ten to twenty percent of the points would be counted on him. As it happened, it was revealed that one of his true disciples had been practicing evil arts in secret. The guy turned out to be a notorious rapist who had killed dozens of innocent girls to build his secret sword.
Whether or not Xue Longhu was aware of the incident was unclear right now, and it was no longer important. The bottom line was that his five hundred points had all been deducted, and he could not come up with any great contributions for the time being. Therefore, he had no choice but to die without a burial!
After figuring out the wretched 'point system', Fang Chengzhi was greatly relieved at first. It seemed that the Xing Yao Federation was more or less reasonable after all, even though it was absurd.
But on second thought, he was even more scared. The Cultivators of the Federation were so merciless and strict that even the most trivial things were counted as crimes. Fang Chengzhi had no idea whether or not he had gotten himself killed without knowing it.
Even if he had not, he was still the young leader of the Green Cloud Sword Sect. Was it possible that he had been implicated by a certain wretched guy in his sect?
For the next half a month, he spent his time worrying about his gains and losses. Occasionally, when he was about to fall asleep in the iron coffin, he would vaguely feel someone fiercely patting his shoulder and yelling, "Fang Chengzhi, you've been exposed!" Then he would be tied up and dragged away like a pig.
After waiting for a long time, he did not receive a cold hand or a shout. Instead, he received two smiling faces, who said that the problems of the Green Cloud Sword Sect had all been investigated. They were indeed a righteous sect that had maintained the order of the Flowing River State for a hundred years. Objectively speaking, they had contributed to the prosperity and stability of the Flowing River State, too.
Although it was a minor stain on his record that he had participated in the 'Rising Sun Ceremony' at the last moment, he had not suffered any major losses. Also, he had actively approached the government of the Federation, which set an excellent example for all the fellow Cultivators. Therefore, the investigation on him was over, and he was free to reunite with his father.
Fang Chengzhi was about to burst into tears of joy when he heard that the Green Cloud Sword Sect had been set as an 'example' after regaining his freedom, when a bolt from the blue struck him into the bottomless abyss again.
He had heard that his father had sold all the properties, mines, and gardens of the Green Cloud Sword Sect to the government of the Federation at a low price!
So that's how it was. So he was such a "role model". So that's how he was released!
That was too sordid, too shameless, and too hateful!
"Father!"
Outside of the enormous starship, the father and the son both felt that they had been apart for a long time when they met again. Fang Chengzhi could not hold back the fury in his heart anymore. He gnashed his teeth and said, "Those Cultivators of the Federation are wolves and bandits. They are truly unreasonable!"
Then, he sighed, almost in tears. "The heritage of the Fang family that has been passed on for a hundred years has been taken over by them for nothing!"
Compared to Fang Chengzhi, who was jumping up and down, Fang Shiyi, the leader of the Green Cloud Sword Sect, was much calmer. He smiled and said peacefully, "Changing the old and changing the new is how it has always been. It's not like I'm inviting you to dinner or embroidering. Who needs to be polite and reasonable with you?
"Besides, what they are doing right now is already courteous and reasonable enough!
"Let's not talk about the bloody storm when the Thunderous Qian Hall overthrew the previous dynasty and established the Great Qian Dynasty a thousand years ago. How many people were involved in the conflict between Eunuch Wang Xi and Emperor Phoenix when the court executed the eunuch's party a few years ago? How much blood was shed? At that time, we were still on the Purple Pole Sword Sect's side, and we were sort of part of the 'eunuch's party'. Our hundred years of heritage was almost destroyed because of the accusation of 'complicity'!
"Hehe. Fate is changing, and the marvelous equipment is changing. Infinite blood has been shed since the beginning of time. The amount of blood that has been shed today can't be more than a little. Thankfully, both you and I are still alive, unlike Xue Longhu who died without an intact body. It is already a blessing in disguise."
Fang Chengzhi was dazed for a moment. Then he sighed and said, "Vulture Li Yao, the representative of the Xing Yao Federation, claimed that he was a 'pacifist who convinced everybody with his virtues'. That is too outrageous!
"Do you think that he is just because he says so? What about the posthumous titles of the past Emperors, and what about 'establishing the Dao according to the laws of heaven, cultured and virtuous, filial piety and benevolence'? Could it all be true?
Shaking his head, Leader Fang said, "I'm told that the guy is the husband of the current emperor of the Xing Yao Federation. Yes. The dynasty is ruled by the empress. Then, the special titles of the empress's husband, such as' pacifist who convinced everybody with his virtues', must be the customs of the Xing Yao Federation. It is not surprising at all.
"All in all, according to the information that I've found out, this' Vulture Li Yao 'is best known for his cunningness and ruthlessness in the Xing Yao Federation. He is one of the most brutal men in the sea of stars!"
"What!"
Fang Chengzhi was sweating hard in fear.
"It's true."
Frowning, Leader Fang said, "The Green Cloud Sword Sect belongs to the system of the Purple Pole Sword Sect. We used to be very close to Eunuch Wang Xi. You must know how powerful Eunuch Wang Xi was when he was dominating the court. You must've heard of how terrifying his' Ghost Character 'was, right? Then, you can basically figure out Eunuch Wang Xi's personality and capability, right? "
Fang Chengzhi nodded quickly.
One of the "Three Saints and Four Evils", the Head Eunuch Wang Xi who had once been famous, was both a powerful minister and a Sword Immortal. He was also the leader of the "Ghost Character" that made people turn pale at the mention of his name. His fierce name could stop children from crying at night. Naturally, there was no one who did not know him.
"Then, you know how immeasurable Han Baling, the dominator of Ghost Qin, is, right?"
Leader Fang asked again.
Fang Chengzhi nodded again. To some extent, Han Baling, who had great power and commanded a million soldiers, was an unparalleled brutal man who was even more dreadful than Eunuch Wang Xi. He deserved to be the leader of the 'Four Rapscallions'.
"Then, do you know what Eunuch Wang Xi and Han Baling called this' Vulture Li Yao '?"
Head Leader Fang asked mysteriously.
Fang Chengzhi was slightly dazed. He shook his head and said, "I don't know."
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