"This lowly one surrenders himself!"
In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen of them had slipped through the net and knelt down to surrender themselves. Each and every one of them was trembling in fear, not knowing if Miao Yi would keep his word.
It was obvious that these people had been hiding in the crowd and watching the scene just now. They knew that Sky Street was sealed and it was difficult to escape, so they had no choice but to surrender themselves in order to survive.
As for those who didn't show up, they were either not at the scene and didn't know, or they were still hoping to get lucky.
Miao Yi gestured to the Invincible Eagle with a slight tilt of his head. The Invincible Eagle immediately waved his hand to summon his men to take away the people who had turned themselves in. Naturally, they wanted a confession.
Miao Yi then issued another order, "From today onwards, no one is allowed to organize any kind of Chamber of Commerce in Heaven Street. Those who violate this order will be executed! Right now, the merchant association was divided into four parts, and they were all under the jurisdiction of the governor's manors of the four regions. Each region was further divided into several regions, and the deputy generals of the various governor's manors were in charge of them, strictly controlling them! This is the Celestial Court's Celestial Street, not some influential family's Celestial Street. If there's any private collusion, the person in charge of that district will bring his head to see me! The commanders of the Fourth District will report the regulations to me later! "
"Yes!" Fu Qing and the others acknowledged the order.
Xu Tangran was secretly delighted. Now that he had the right to intervene, it was tantamount to having one more source of income.
The eyes of the deputy generals in the Fourth District also lit up. Their mentality was naturally the same as Xu Tangran's. The higher-ups ate the meat, and they drank the soup. Everyone had something to eat. Of course, they supported the decision of the commander from the bottom of their hearts.
The group of deputy generals were so excited that they almost shouted that their commander was wise! Looking at the corpses all over the ground, he felt that the killing was too appropriate!
However, everyone was also worried in their hearts. They didn't know if the Great Commander could pass this hurdle. Otherwise, it would be too early for them to be happy!
When the various shops heard this, they groaned inwardly. In the future, they would have to take out more items to show their filial piety!
Miao Yi then swept his gaze over the thousand people who had been captured from the one hundred shops. He slowly said, "Bring all the merchants suspected of conspiring to rebel into the Eastern District Governor's Manor. Interrogate them immediately. Those who dare to lie and confess to their misdeeds will be executed! The other shops in Heaven's Street that were involved in this matter immediately reported to the governor's manor where they were located. Those who took the initiative to apologize would be pardoned. Those who do not report will be beheaded for treason once it is discovered! "
"Yes!" Fu Qing and the others answered. After that, he immediately called for people to bring the 1,000 plus captives to the eastern governor's manor.
After killing so many people, there were still a series of 'beheading orders' that were filled with murderous intent, causing the surrounding onlookers in the shops to feel that they were in danger, and all of them were terrified. Many people secretly cursed Ye Xungao and the others to die a horrible death. If you want to die, so be it. He even dragged us into this. Now that Niu Youde has implemented strict control over all the shops in Heaven Street, everyone can forget about being as free as before.
In short, ever since the Heavenly Court established Heavenly Street, this bunch of shopkeepers experienced the consequences of going against the great commander of Heavenly Street for the first time. Blood flowed like a river! It was too shocking!
Those who used to think that they had some background to back them up now realized that it didn't matter how strong their background was. Here, there was a knife on their necks at any time, and they could take their lives at any time!
And this was the main reason why Miao Yi had purposely put on such a show and publicly carried out the execution for everyone to see. He wanted to let everyone understand, 'Don't think that I can't do anything to you just because you have a background.' Even if I die, I'll drag you guys down with me. If you push me too far, let's see who gets unlucky first!
After issuing a series of decrees, Miao Yi turned around to leave. When he turned around, he was stunned.
There was no other reason. The Second Steward, Lan Xiang, had come out of the room. She was standing at the door, looking at the scene before her with a pale face.
Miao Yi tilted his head to look at Bao Lian, who was still in a daze. He furrowed his brows. Needless to say, he left Lan Xiang alone in the Blessed Paradise. It would be strange if she didn't come out to see what was going on.
Bao Lian turned around to look, and his expression changed. He immediately realized that he had caused trouble for the great commander by losing his composure. For a moment, he didn't know what to do!
Miao Yi's cold expression quickly changed to a smile. He strode forward, cupped his fists, and said, "Second Steward, I apologize for not welcoming you. I was in the middle of some official business, so I couldn't welcome you in time. Please forgive me! "
'You call this official business?' Lan Xiang was so angry that she was trembling. By the time she came out, it was already too late. Miao Yi had already killed everyone!
However, he wasn't wrong. He was indeed in the middle of some official business. However, the way he handled it was truly shocking!
"You …" Lan Xiang didn't know what to say to him. She pointed at him and nodded with a steely expression, as if to say, 'You've got guts!'
She didn't say anything else. Things had already escalated to this point, and she couldn't make a decision on her own. She quickly left for the City-Guarding Palace.
Miao Yi tilted his head and looked in the direction of the City-Guarding Palace. After a moment of silence, he strode away.
Bao Lian chased after him and said in fear, "Milord, I really … I saw that Sage Yu Xu was there too. I was worried …"
"Be more careful next time!" Miao Yi said with his back facing him. He didn't pursue the matter any further.
Some things had to be faced sooner or later. It wouldn't be right to push such a huge responsibility onto Bao Lian. Bao Lian wasn't qualified to bear such a heavy responsibility.
Bao Lian, on the other hand, was blaming himself. He had killed so many people, and so many of them were servants of noble families. It was a big deal, and the general's plan had been ruined by his own hands. What was he to do?!
The crowd outside the Commander's Manor sighed. Some of them were still shaken as they left.
On the roof, Yun Zhiqiu had noticed the Deputy Steward's reaction. She stared in the direction the Deputy Steward had left, her brows and eyes filled with anxiety. She turned to the people behind her and said, "We still have to make the necessary preparations. Let's go!"
The crowd gradually dispersed. The Celestial Soldiers and Celestial Generals were busy dealing with the corpses on the ground.
Soon, Madam Bi Yue could no longer sit still, accompanied by Deputy Steward Lan Xiang. She rushed over and landed at the gates of the Commander's Manor in the Eastern District.
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed that Miao Yi was capable of such a thing.
But when she saw it with her own eyes, her face instantly paled. The air was filled with the stench of blood, and the ground was littered with corpses! Blood flowed like a river!
She had just seen a few heads rolling on the ground in the City Guard Palace yesterday, and they were all arrogantly complaining about Miao Yi. But now, all of them had turned into corpses. Miao Yi had beheaded them all! Ding Gui and the others were still on their way back to the Marquis's Manor, and the people who were complaining about Miao Yi were all killed by them!
Madam Bi Yue couldn't help but tremble at the sight. She felt a little dizzy. 'What should I do?!'
She couldn't imagine the consequences of this. It involved so many nobles, and most of them had a higher status than Marquis Tianyuan. If they joined forces to condemn Miao Yi, it was only natural that Miao Yi would die. When that happened, even she wouldn't be able to escape. Not to mention her, even her husband, Marquis Tianyuan, wouldn't be able to escape the blame.
One thing was obvious. Miao Yi had set up such a huge formation right under her nose, causing such a huge ruckus, and slaughtering thousands of people. When the time came, people would ask her why she didn't come out to stop him. How could she just say that she didn't notice him? Who would believe her?
When the time came, people would say, 'What were you doing sitting there when you couldn't even notice such a huge incident right under your nose?'
Once they asked, 'You wouldn't even be able to defend yourself.'
'Madman! How crazy must he be to do something like this?! '
Madam Bi Yue turned her head and dashed into the Eastern District Governor's Manor. The guards didn't dare to stop her.
She went straight into Miao Yi's manor's backyard. What made Madam Bi Yue's hair stand on end was Miao Yi, clad in armor with bloodstains on his boots. He had his hands behind his back as he sniffed the flowers by the side of the pond. He looked valiant and elegant.
When Miao Yi turned around, he almost bumped into Madam Bi Yue. The two of them stood face to face almost instantly.
"Greetings, Madam!" They were standing too close. If he cupped his fists, he would be able to bump into her full chest. Miao Yi hurriedly took a step back and bowed. "I was about to go to the City Guard Palace to see Madam. I didn't expect Madam to be one step ahead of me. Please forgive me for not going out to meet you!"
Madam Bi Yue's face was pale from anger. She gritted her teeth and said word by word, "Niu Youde, how dare you! How dare you deceive your superiors and confuse me. You deserve to be punished! "
"Madam, are you angry because I killed those people outside?" Miao Yi chuckled. He was thinking that he had to quickly resolve her anger. Otherwise, he didn't know what this woman would do. She was currently the most dangerous thing to him. He hurriedly put on a gentle smile and bowed deeply. He cupped his fists and comforted her, "Madam, you worry too much. This matter may seem dangerous, but in reality, nothing will happen!"
"Bullshit!" Madam Bi Yue followed up and scolded. The beautiful, charming, and noble woman was actually made to swear by a certain someone.
"Three days!" Seeing that she had the urge to attack, Miao Yi knew that he was no match for her. His heart tightened and he quickly calmed her down. He decisively flipped his hand and showed three fingers. "Madam, you only need to give me three days. After three days, we will see the results. At that time, not only will Madam not be at fault, but you will also be rewarded!"
It was impossible to see the results in three days, but he had to say it now. Even if it was nonsense, it was still the most important thing to calm this woman down!
In fact, he wasn't confident at all. This time, he had decided to take a gamble purely out of anger. It was fine if he won, as he could secure his position as the Great Commander of Heaven's Street. It was fine if he lost, as he had already plundered the wealth of the hundreds of high-grade shops in Heaven's Street. When that time came, he could just run back to the small world and eat for many years.
Either way, he wouldn't be at a disadvantage. Why wouldn't he do it? In short, he couldn't accept being controlled by a group of merchants while he was the Great Commander of Heaven's Street. It was better to get the pain over with!
As for what kind of trouble Madam Bi Yue would face after he ran away, that wasn't something he was worried about. From the moment Madam Bi Yue told him to take care of himself, he knew that this woman had already given up on him. He could only take care of himself, so he decided to act decisively!
His words were a little bluffing, but the effect was not bad! Seeing that he was so determined, although Madam Bi Yue was still angry, at least she wasn't as angry as before. She also wanted to know the reason. She slowly lowered her raised fist and gritted her teeth. "What is the reason for three days?"
It was fine as long as they could talk properly. she was just afraid that there wouldn't be a chance to talk properly!
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