Ten lashes? Miao Yi was speechless. How many times had he been hit by the Dragon Taming Whip? Of course, he knew that the Heavenly Court wouldn't use an ordinary whip to tickle him. He also shuddered at the feeling of ecstasy!
It was out of his expectations that he would be punished without even investigating.
Kneeling on the ground, Ying Wuque was dumbfounded. He had seen the Dragon Taming Whip before. It was a punishment that he liked to use to teach his subordinates a lesson. He never thought that he would be punished one day. He really didn't want to experience it. He turned to look at the ministers from the Ying Clan's faction, then at his elder brother, hoping that someone would plead on his behalf.
However, the result terrified him. All the ministers seemed to have remained silent. Not a single one of them made a sound. Even his elder brother remained silent with a solemn expression.
This was how the Imperial Court worked. Even Lord Qing had to restrain himself. It was a place of reason and rules, not a place where one's fist was bigger. Otherwise, whoever had a higher cultivation would have the final say. There was no need to establish a Imperial Court to govern the world. Lord Qing's words made sense within the limits of his authority, so the ministers naturally had nothing to say.
In fact, all the ministers knew that Lord Qing was punishing Niu Youde on the surface, but in reality, he was protecting him. It was a beautiful move that left everyone speechless.
'How could this be?' Ying Wuque was horrified when a group of Heavenly Generals quickly walked over and picked him up from the ground. Then, he was dragged out together with Miao Yi.
The ministers in the hall reacted calmly, but the ladies had different reactions. Some were shocked, some were frightened, some were gloating, and some felt sorry.
The descendants of the various families at the banquet outside the hall immediately stood up and watched as Ying Wuque and Miao Yi were dragged away. They could tell that the two of them were going to be executed, but they didn't know whether they would be executed or not. The people in the hall dared to use their arts to peek outside, but they didn't have the guts to do so.
However, seeing that even the powerful Ying Clan couldn't protect Ying Wuque, it was quite a shock to the descendants of the influential families.
Inside the hall, Lord Qing tilted his head slightly and transmitted his voice to Shangguan Qing, "It's not over yet. Don't kill them."
Shangguan Qing lowered his head slightly to show that he understood. Naturally, he knew who he was referring to, and there were many accidents when using the Dragon Taming Whip. Sometimes a hundred lashes of the whip would not necessarily kill someone, and sometimes a single lash would be enough to take someone's life. He kept the star bell in his sleeve and secretly sent someone to warn him.
Only then did Qing Zhu smile as he picked up the wine cup on the table. He smiled at Xiahou Ta and said, "Treat it as a way to liven things up during the banquet. Don't take it to heart, Albatross. "
Xiahou Tuo hurriedly raised his cup in greeting. Qing Zhu then raised his cup to the officials. "Let's toast to the Heavenly Father."
Everyone naturally stood up to respond. Then, Shangguan Qing waved his hand, and the graceful immortals surged out from the left and right side halls. The singing and dancing resumed.
Empress Xiahou Chengyu, who had just raised her cup and wet her lips, also turned her head and gave E Mei, who was standing to the side, a look. E Mei had been with her for so many years and naturally knew what she meant. She lowered her head slightly to show that she understood.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the execution ground, Ying Wuque let out a blood-curdling screech amidst the cracking of the whip. Only today did he know how terrifying the Dragon Taming Whip was. He didn't want to scream so miserably, but he couldn't help it. Even his soul was trembling.
Even though Miao Yi wasn't screaming as miserably as Ying Wuque's, he couldn't help but let out muffled groans of pain that came from the depths of his throat. His limbs were still trembling even after being bound by the iron chains. The beads of sweat on his face were proof enough.
Their backs were so badly mangled that even their bones could be seen. Fresh blood flowed all over the ground.
In the distance, a golden coiled dragon and a colorful phoenix perched on top of a stone pillar were staring at the execution ground without blinking.
After the execution was over, the iron chains were removed. Both of them were lying in a pool of blood, twitching. After the Heavenly General finished the execution, he retracted his whip and looked as though he was watching from the sidelines. He didn't care about the executions at all.
The members of the Ying family quickly rushed over and carried the unconscious Ying Wuque away. At the same time, they glared hatefully at Miao Yi, who was lying on the ground. If it weren't for the Heavenly General present, someone would probably have gone over to give him a few kicks.
Miao Yi hadn't fainted yet. He just lay on the ground, twitching violently. He didn't know if he had developed a resistance to the beatings. In any case, he felt that the whipping this time wasn't as fierce as before. However, it was still enough to keep him paralyzed.
This time, no one from the Kou family came to help him.
When the members of the Ying family had left and confirmed that Miao Yi was no longer a threat, the Heavenly Generals carrying out the execution looked at Miao Yi and sighed. They shook their heads and left one after another. After all, Miao Yi was once a member of the Imperial Guard, and was once considered the number one figure in the Imperial Guard. They all knew that he was greatly admired by the Commander of the Left Commandant, Lord Defeating Armies. Among them, there were some who had drunk wine with Miao Yi before. Naturally, that was when Miao Yi was guarding the Imperial Garden.
At this moment, a group of immortals rushed out from behind the moon gate. They rushed to Miao Yi's side and began to busy themselves. Some of them stuffed the Glorious Star immortal herb into Miao Yi's mouth, while a few of them blew out streams of starlight to soothe the horrifying wounds on Miao Yi's back.
'What's going on?' Miao Yi's forehead was covered in sweat as he struggled to look left and right. Could they be the subordinates of Granny Lü from the Green Central Garden? Could the immortals of the Green Central Garden enter the Li Palace? And looking at the grade of the immortals' clothing, they seemed to be from the Heavenly Palace. What was going on?
After Miao Yi's injuries were slightly stabilized, the group of women hurriedly lifted Miao Yi up and quickly carried him out of the Li Palace.
They didn't go anywhere else. They directly sent Miao Yi to the Green Central Garden.
Seeing Miao Yi like this, Granny Lü and Fei Hong, who were waiting for news of Miao Yi, were shocked.
After leading the way and sending Miao Yi into the tree hole, Granny Lü followed the immortals out of the tree hole and asked, "Girls, what's wrong with him?"
She recognized these women as the immortals of the Heavenly Valley Palace. She had always personally escorted the flowers and plants of the Heavenly Valley Palace. But what puzzled her was, why would the people of the Heavenly Valley Palace personally send Miao Yi here?
The immortals smiled. They also knew that Granny Lü often went in and out of the Heavenly Valley Palace, and even often chatted with the Heavenly Empress. They didn't dare to be arrogant in front of Granny Lü. But today, they were very tight-lipped. They bowed slightly and said goodbye. "Granny, we still have matters to attend to. We will take our leave first."
Without revealing anything, they all turned around and left.
After sending them off with a puzzled expression, Granny Lü returned to the tree hole and was stunned again. It wasn't because Miao Yi's injuries were too horrible to look at, but because Fei Hong, who was holding the Glorious Star immortal herb to treat Miao Yi's injuries, was so distressed that tears rolled down her cheeks.
She carefully looked at Fei Hong's distressed expression, and then at Miao Yi, who was groaning. Granny Lü slowly closed her eyes and was silent for a long time. Finally, she slowly walked to the bed with the help of her walking stick. She smiled coldly at Miao Yi, who was sweating profusely, and said, "What trouble did you get yourself into now? You clearly know that no one in that place likes you, and yet you still dared to go in. You're lucky that you didn't die and managed to keep your life. I guess this godmother of yours is nothing in your eyes. You better take care of yourself. I won't be able to control you anymore. "After saying this, she shot a glance at Fei Hong, then turned around and left without another word.
Miao Yi smiled bitterly. He turned around and saw Fei Hong crying. He quickly transmitted his voice over and advised, "You've been injured before, no matter how serious it is. A little flesh wound is nothing. Wipe your tears. Don't let anyone see anything wrong."
Fei Hong bit her lip and nodded, wiping away her tears.
The Imperial Garden's birthday banquet would last for an entire day. Naturally, there would be various activities to entertain the guests.
Halfway through the banquet, there was a gap. Lord Qing summoned Sima Wentian to avoid the crowd and asked, "What do you think of today's incident?"
Sima Wentian saw that other than Shangguan Qing, who was accompanying him, he was the only one summoned. What was he in charge of? Naturally, Sima Wentian was summoned to ask about related matters. He roughly understood the meaning behind Lord Qing's words and asked, "Could it be that Your Majesty feels that there's something fishy about today's incident?"
Lord Qing stroked his beard and said, "That monkey is quite bold. But why do I feel that he came prepared? Was he so depressed that he beat up his concubine to vent his frustration? Look at how lively he is. Does he look like he's depressed? "
Sima Wentian was a little depressed. "That's what the spy told us. Could it be that he was putting on an act?"
Lord Qing narrowed his eyes and said, "Could it be that he bribed your spy to put on an act?"
Sima Wentian hurriedly denied, "He shouldn't have been bribed." He then switched to transmitting his voice over, "Your Majesty, I have a weakness in that spy's hands. That spy's identity is …"
Shangguan Qing didn't know what Sima Wentian was talking about. But when he saw Lord Qing looking at Sima Wentian thoughtfully, he didn't ask anymore. Instead, he said slowly, "If that monkey has been planning this for a long time, then he's really not simple!"
Sima Wentian nodded in agreement, but he couldn't help but mutter in his heart. So what if he knew that the other party had been planning this for a long time? Who wouldn't think of ways to fight for the top position? This was obviously an overt plot. Even you couldn't help but help out the four Marquis positions.
However, Lord Qing's transmitted voice soon sounded in his ears, "That monkey is quite bold. He even has ideas about me. If he has the ability, I won't be stingy to give him some benefits. But if he dares to have bad intentions … spend more effort on that spy. He might be put in an important position in the future." After saying that, Lord Qing waved his hand and gestured for Shangguan Qing to leave.
Sima Wentian was stunned for a moment. Then, he understood. Once the situation changed, that spy would probably become a killer in the future. He immediately cupped his hands and said, "Yes! This subject will take his leave. "
After he left, Lord Qing tilted his head and said, "Summon Wuqu and Gao Guan."
"Yes!" Shangguan Qing responded and contacted them with the star bell.
"Your Majesty!" Wuqu and Gao Guan quickly came together to greet him.
"Dispense with the formalities!" Lord Qing waved his hand at the two and then said to Wuqu, "Arrange a group of people to escort Niu Youde back. He will temporarily stay in the Ghost City's Zongzhen Mansion and be responsible for protecting Niu Youde in case someone tries to do anything to him before the result of the gamble is out …" Then, he changed to a transmitted voice, "If the development of the gamble is not good, someone will go and destroy the stage. Let your people be responsible for cooperating. Do you understand what I mean?"
Wuqu was silent for a moment. He understood. If the gamble was good for this side, it meant that they would protect Niu Youde. If the gamble was bad for this side, the so-called 'someone will destroy the stage' meant that someone would get rid of Niu Youde and dissolve the gamble. The people he sent to protect Niu Youde were not to interfere. He nodded and cupped his hands, saying, "As Your Majesty commands!"
Lord Qing turned back and said to Gao Guan, "Keep your eyes open in the Right Ministry. Once you find out that someone is playing tricks behind the scenes and interfering with the Ghost City's recruitment, I don't need to teach you what to do, right?"
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