Under the guidance of the inspector, Tong Dagong's group passed through the streets and alleys. Strangely, they were not heading in the direction of the Law Bureau, but outside the city.
"Where are we going?" Tong Dagong asked.
"You'll know when we get there," the inspector replied.
It was dusk, and the lanterns were lit.
Tong Dagong looked up and saw a hazy sky between the buildings. A light drizzle had begun to fall at some point.
They met another group of people on the way, who were also heading out of the city under the guidance of the inspector.
Although they were not particularly close, they were comrades. After greeting each other, they began to chat and laugh.
When something appeared in the sky, everyone raised their heads to look. It was a gigantic figure with its back facing Wanxiang City, standing under the clouds.
It was the statue of Li Qingshan.
They were all very familiar with that figure. They could not help but recall the Black Tortoise military god and felt inexplicably excited.
As the statue gradually grew larger, they all understood that it was their destination. They vaguely guessed something, and their mood gradually became heavy. They all fell silent and walked in the rain, as if they were angry at each other.
"Draw a clear line between us and Li Qingshan …"
How could the statue of a traitor be erected so openly outside Wanxiang City?
It was obvious what the Wanxiang Sect wanted them to do.
As the sky grew darker, more and more lanterns appeared, and the rain grew heavier.
There was a quiet commotion in the city as people followed the inspector's footsteps out of the city.
The long bridge outside the city gates was already filled with people, waiting to watch the show. The group had to part the crowd to pass through, and the faces around them were cold and excited.
On the square at the pier outside the city, the head of the Law Bureau, Leng Yuan, stood with his hands behind his back on a huge beast. It looked like a wolfhound, but it did not have any fur. Instead, it was covered in layers of icicles, emitting an eerie chill. The drizzle turned into snow as soon as it approached.
The huge beast lay on the ground, and in front of its claws were the inspectors, law enforcers, judge, and executioners.
Li Qingshan's statue stood motionlessly in the sea, gazing into the depths of the sea. It allowed the wind and waves to batter it, completely unaware of what was happening behind it.
"Reporting to Senior Brother, Tong Dagong and the others have arrived. Everyone is here!"
The inspector bowed to Leng Yuan, but Leng Yuan ignored him, so he returned to the ranks of the inspectors.
More than a hundred soldiers stood on the shore, looking up at the statue of Li Qingshan. From close up, this grayish-black statue looked especially tall and mighty. They had once followed this figure without caring about anything else.
And now, behind them were all members of the Law Sector, and behind them were tens of thousands of spectators.
They were all people who had been judged by the Legal Department to be related to Li Qingshan.
Even though there were countless officers and soldiers in the army who worshipped Li Qingshan, there was no way the Law Sector could investigate all of them.
These soldiers had all been heavily rewarded by Li Qingshan after the battle of Black Cloud City. It could be said that they had received a personal favor from Li Qingshan. In addition, they were all Foundation Establishment cultivators who had undergone at least one heavenly tribulation, which was the lowest standard to enter the sect. They could be considered disciples of the Myriad Phenomenon Sect, even though they were only "attendants" or "study companions", the lowest positions that didn't even have the status of a disciple.
Official disciples who had "entered the hall" and "entered the inner chamber" were already the backbone of the sect. They held important positions like "commandant" and "general" in the army. If they were to be investigated, they would be investigated in private. They wouldn't be summoned like this and ordered to draw a clear line between them and Li Qingshan in public.
As for those ordinary soldiers with even lower cultivation, no matter how much they worshipped Li Qingshan, it wouldn't be enough to affect the overall situation. It wasn't difficult to change the image of Li Qingshan in their hearts. Even those who refused to repent would be forced to move forward under the circumstances, even if the enemy was Li Qingshan.
In fact, the reason why Li Qingshan rewarded them was not because he wanted to do them a favor, but because they fought bravely and didn't hesitate to die. Many of them had died more than three times in battle, and after they were resurrected, they still followed in his footsteps.
Without them, Li Qingshan couldn't have won that battle!
"Let's begin!"
Leng Yuan gave the order.
A person immediately stepped forward from the disciplinary organisation and called out, "You already know about that traitor Li Qingshan, so there's no need for me to say anything more. As for you, every single one of you is suspected of colluding with the Demon domain!"
Wang Junxing's chest was filled with the joy of revenge. If there was anyone in the Myriad Phenomenon Sect who was the happiest about Li Qingshan's betrayal, it would be him, although Li Qingshan might have already forgotten who he was.
He was originally the official in charge of allocating residences in the Department of Abundance. He was bribed by the Herb Garden's chief steward, Shen Yu Shu, and made things difficult for Li Qingshan. In the end, he was taught a lesson by Li Qingshan and then expelled from the Department of Abundance by Pi Yangqiu. He lost his lucrative position in the Department of Abundance and had no choice but to become an inspector in the Department of Law. He was also waiting for an opportunity to take revenge on Li Qingshan.
However, when Li Qingshan became Eldest Shixiong, he no longer dared to stay in Wanxiang City. He hurriedly became a Law Enforcement Department official and went everywhere to arrest criminals. He was still in a constant state of anxiety, afraid that one day, Li Qingshan would remember him and end up like Shen Yu Shu.
No one knew what kind of days he had been living these past few years. Now that he had been looking forward to it, the day Li Qingshan betrayed him had finally arrived. He felt as if he had been pardoned and was about to go crazy with joy.
Other people still cared about Li Qingshan's grace and power and were unwilling to take on such an errand. However, he took the initiative to volunteer, not for anything else, but to vent the resentment in his chest.
Hearing this, the soldiers were in an uproar. The crime of colluding with the Demon Territory was even more serious than desertion in the face of battle. There was only death.
"However, my Department of Law has always been fair and strict. Senior Brother Leng is even more wise and powerful. He won't let a bad person go, nor will he wrongly accuse a good person. Today, your mission is to completely destroy this broken statue and not leave a single trace. Also, everyone must take action. If anyone doesn't, hmph, think about your own fate! "
The soldiers looked at each other in dismay, but no one was willing to take action.
Wang Junxing flew into a rage and questioned, "Could it be that you sympathize with that traitor and are also preparing to betray the Demon Territory?!" He couldn't wait for these people to not take action and let the Department of Law kill all of Li Qingshan's lackeys!
The soldiers' faces all sank and they didn't move. They were all proud soldiers and valiant generals who had experienced hundreds of battles. The more they were threatened, the more unwilling they were to submit.
The surrounding crowd all held their breaths in concentration. If this deadlock continued, they didn't know how it would end. The crimes that the Department of Law had set were so serious, it was likely that all of these people would lose their lives here.
"Officer Luo, you have the highest military rank here. You should set an example for them!"
Leng Yuan suddenly said. He had never liked Li Qingshan. From the beginning until now, that man had a kind of unrestrained wildness about him. But he didn't come here today to kill people. Otherwise, any of his inner disciples would be able to kill all of these people.
"Senior Brother Leng, I …" A long-faced man was startled, clearly unwilling.
"Junior Brother Luo, how many of your comrades have sacrificed themselves on the battlefield of the Demon Territory?"
"Countless." Officer Luo lowered his head.
"Could it be that you wish for your comrades to sacrifice their lives here in vain?"
"I don't want to."
"When Li Qingshan betrayed the Demon Territory, he didn't care about you. This is the path he has chosen, so you must also choose your path."
Leng Yuan changed his usual habit of being a man of few words and could almost be said to be patient and patient.
Although the cultivation of these soldiers wasn't high, they were the backbone of the Xuanwu Army. If these people died, the morale of the Xuanwu Army would definitely be greatly affected. It might even be impossible to recover, which would be very disadvantageous to the sect.
Officer Luo lowered his head and thought for a moment, then sighed. "Thank you for your advice, Senior Brother. I understand." He turned around and walked towards the seaside. His right hand formed a knife and raised it high. He took a deep breath and swung it down heavily.
A ray of light whistled through the air and slashed at the statue of Li Qingshan. With a rumble, the rubble scattered and sank into the sea with a pitter patter.
The surrounding crowd all let out cries of surprise.
Looking at the back of Li Qingshan's statue, they saw that there was already a deep wound.
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