Chapter 454 - Offenses of Trespa.s.singAt the north gate of the Dragon City, there was an endless stream of people walking in and out of the city. Today, there were still crowds of people moving shoulder to shoulder.
All of this, as an enormous palanquin that was like an attic, slowly walked over, became even more congested.
Outside the city, almost everyone was crowded together, looking at the big palanquin that was like a moving fortress, slowly walking over. Everyone"s eyes were filled with confusion and shock, as if they were in a dream.
"What is this?""Oh my G.o.d, who moved their house? Did they just move their house over here?"
"What move? This is clearly a palanquin! It"s too big, we can only drag it with horses!"
"Heavens, what palanquin is this big? I"ve seen the biggest palanquin in the capital, and it"s not even a tenth of the size of this one. This is almost as big as my family"s courtyard."
In an instant, amidst various discussions, this domineering large palanquin slowly walked over and finally arrived in front of the city gates of the North City.
Everyone moved to the sides of the road, not daring to stop the palanquin that was opening the path for the twelve horses!
Just as the palanquin was about to enter the city gate, a discordant voice suddenly rang out from the pa.s.sageway through the city gate!
"Halt!"
At the moment, dozens of armored guards were guarding the north gate of the city.
In the middle of the city gate tunnel, there was a man wearing a golden armor and a long blade on his waist. He had a round body like a bear and two small eyes like a date growing on his face.
At this moment, he was standing in the middle of the pa.s.sage to the city gate with his legs crossed. He was staring at the palanquin that almost covered the city gate with a ferocious look in his eyes.
Hearing Xiong Feihu"s loud shout, the palanquin was forced to stop in front of the city gate.Seeing this, a smug look appeared in Xiong Feihu"s eyes as he shouted again with a cold face.
"Everyone, get off the palanquin for inspection!"
With that said, the big palanquin went silent for a moment. Then, a person opened the door of the palanquin and jumped off. With large steps, he arrived in front of Xiong Feihu.
The figure was eight feet tall and was a middle-aged man with a long, green face. His body was wrapped in a greyish black cloth. His face was slightly ancient, but his eyes were bright and he looked very energetic.
"Sir, I wonder why you are blocking our way?" The man asked with a gentle expression.
When Xiong Feihu heard that the man had an obvious northern accent, and sized up the clothes of the person in front of him, his originally ice-cold face finally had an unconcealable excitement.As the son of Dragon City"s Prefecture Overseer, he, Xiong Feihu, was not a brainless fool. A person who dared to ride such a large palanquin was naturally not an ordinary person, so he naturally had to plan and act later.
And looking at this man who looked like a servant, wearing a black robe, one could tell that this person was definitely not from a top family of Feudal Lords, or else even the servants of the mansion would not be wearing such shabby clothes.
Moreover, this person spoke with a strong northern accent. It was obvious that this group of people were not from Dragon City!
Since he was neither a rich family nor a person from Dragon City, he could be sure that he wasn"t someone that he couldn"t afford to offend. This also eased Xiong Feihu"s worries and he could finally freely unleash his strength!
"Hehe." Xiong Feihu sneered at the middle-aged man, "The Imperial Dragon City is under the watch of the Emperor. We have the right to inspect all those who enter or leave the city.Hearing this, the gentle looking middle-aged man"s face suddenly turned slightly cold, and his eyes began to shine with a bright light.
Xiong Feihu felt a chill in his heart when the middle-aged man looked straight at him, and a trace of a cold air rose from his back.The middle-aged man stared at Xiong Feihu and said in a flat tone.
"My lord, my lord is tired of traveling, I am afraid it will be inconvenient for us to get off the palanquin. I hope you can do me a favor. My lord still has something to do in the capital, and we cannot delay it."
Xiong Feihu was stunned by the middle-aged man"s imposing manner. After being startled for a moment, he immediately became furious!
"How dare you!"
"How dare you cause trouble for the people! How dare you disobey the law under the Emperor? Men, seize them all and throw them into death row!""Yes sir!"
When the soldiers on both sides heard this, they immediately rushed forward to grab the person!
However, the middle-aged man was startled when he heard this. He frowned and shouted: "Wait!"The voice was not loud, but it carried an intimidating aura. It actually caused the soldiers to involuntarily stop.
The man stared at Xiong Feihu and said, "Officer, if you really want to inspect, we can just accept it. The punishment for this is death row, isn"t this a little too serious?"
When Xiong Feihu heard this, he cast a sidelong glance at the middle-aged man and sneered: "It"s serious. Hehe, Captain is telling you, it"s not serious at all. And now, even if you all are examined, it"s too late!""What do you mean?" The cold light in the middle-aged man"s eyes gradually acc.u.mulated.
Xiong Feihu shouted with a stern expression!
"A bunch of ignorant countryside b.u.mpkins, riding a palanquin that is even more imposing than His Majesty"s Dragon Carriage, you call this" tyranny ", you have already committed the crime of deceiving the monarch, this is the crime of exterminating nine clans, don"t you think you should die!"so called "transgression," being of lower status, being used in a false name or in an artifact, etc.,
In particular, it refers to the use of utensils, carriages, etc that are specially used by the royal family, such as the color, style, etc of the clothes worn by the commoners
In ancient times, etiquette was very strict. Even the slightest act of transgression could result in death.
However, the crime of hegemony was not a crime as direct as murder and looting. It was a crime that could be easily committed. If it wasn"t for the fact that someone wanted to capture him but didn"t want to let him go, there was room for negotiation.
The reason why Xiong Feihu was so wild with joy after seeing this palanquin was because he saw a great opportunity for him to reach the Holy Hearing Realm. He had already made up his mind that this time, he would use this matter to deal with a big case!
The crime of exterminating the nine clans was something that the current emperor had to handle. When the imperial report was submitted, his name would appear before the emperor.Even if His Majesty did not bestow upon him, through this matter, his father, along with the Minister of Industry, Lord Mu, and his elder brother, Mu Qixing, would be able to easily bridge the gap between them.
Thinking of this, Xiong Feihu was extremely excited. He lamented that the heavens had finally opened their eyes and given him a great fortune.
"What are you waiting for?" "Capture them for me!" Xiong Feihu shouted!"Stop!" The middle-aged man once again stopped everyone as he said in a stern voice.
"Hmph, even if we did commit the crime of transgression, we"d still be captives from the Ministry of Justice. With the Minister of Rites signing under his hand and waiting for His Majesty to make a decision, how could a city guard captain like you speak without thinking!"
"Hmm?" Hearing this, Xiong Feihu was shocked.
He hadn"t thought that this middle-aged man, who looked like a country b.u.mpkin, would know so much about the laws of the Windy Nation. Even the rules and regulations governing this case were so clear.
However, the opportunity was already right in front of him. Xiong Feihu had long since lost his mind from the urgency of success. Seeing high official Hou Lu waving at him with so many backers behind him, how could he care so much.
"Hmph, you barbarians from the north, how dare you openly provoke the Son of Heaven in the Dragon City. I suspect that you are planning to rebel, and there are a lot of dangerous goods hidden in the palanquin, which could endanger the safety of the Dragon City Imperial Palace. If you need anything, take them all down.
Xiong Feihu"s string of crimes, one ring after another, were all directly placed on the owner of this large palanquin. When the middle-aged man heard this, he was stunned for a moment.The seemingly stupid and fat winter melon in front of him had the ability to frame someone as a villain and spout nonsense. He was on par with his own Crown Prince.
It had only been a few words, but his group had already succeeded. They had brought dangerous goods into the Dragon City, and they were traitors who wanted to rebel. This was a heinous crime of slaying nine clans, and one could see the viciousness of this person.
The middle-aged man shook his head helplessly as he saw the menacing soldiers draw their sabers. He thought to himself, "It"s my own master"s fault for wanting to build such a "magnificent" chariot in Silver City despite the fact that he could have entered the city in a low-key manner."With such a flaunting sign, not only did they encounter constant attacks from killers, but now that they had reached the Dragon City, there were even people who used this as an excuse to punish them for their crimes.
However, they were in the Dragon City, so the middle-aged man did not dare to make the decision easily. He turned around and cupped his hands towards the palanquin as he asked."Gongzi, they want to sue us for the crime of conspiring against them. They want us to go to jail. What do you think we should do?"
First, the sound of a woman giggling and playing was transmitted from within the sedan. Soon after, a lazy and impatient voice faintly resounded.It"s such a simple matter, do I even need to teach you? Uncle is still waiting for me to rush to the banquet.
"Ehh …" After hearing those words, not only was the middle-aged man stunned, even Xiong Feihu was dumbstruck.
He suspected that there was something wrong with his ears. There was actually such a strange person in this world.He had already committed a crime, and now he was going to be kicked in the head by a donkey. How dare he act so arrogantly when he was going to go to some "Loser" party? He was worried that if he went too late, his uncle would be unhappy, and this b.a.s.t.a.r.d"s head would be kicked by a donkey!
However, what made Xiong Feihu even more flabbergasted was that after hearing those words, the middle-aged man actually turned around and said to himself with a helpless expression.
"Officer, please move aside. Don"t make my family"s young master unhappy, otherwise you will regret it."
Heavens, what was going on in this world!?
Xiong Feihu only felt at this moment that his mind was in a bit of a mess for a moment. When a normal person encountered this situation, shouldn"t they be scared out of their wits and knelt down to beg for forgiveness?
But why did the owner of the palanquin and this servant seem to be threatening him?
d.a.m.n it, this was truly a tortoise climbing up the threshold — it was about to turn the sky upside down!"Capture the person for laozi!"
Xiong Feihu was so angry that his face turned white. The corner of his mouth trembled as he pointed at the palanquin and roared.
A group of soldiers holding shiny steel sabers charged into the palanquin!As he watched the crowd aggressively charging over, the middle-aged man in plain clothes finally revealed a fierce glint in his eyes. Just like a ferocious beast wearing sheepskin, he tore off his sheepskin and revealed his ferocious claws and teeth!
"All of you, scram!"
With an angry shout, the middle-aged man waved his hand and a strong wind howled out like countless steel whips!
"Pa Pa Pa!"
Over ten strong and st.u.r.dy city guards with cultivations above Wuyun realm were actually like a bunch of broken sacks, directly flying out and rolling all over the ground!Seeing this scene, Xiong Feihu was greatly shocked. A cold light flashed in his eyes!
"How dare you!"
His chubby hand shot out like lightning, and the long blade at his waist had already formed a faint golden glow. His momentum was sharp and fierce. He was actually an early stage Yellow Cloud Realm expert!Xiong Feihu"s saber slashed brazenly at the middle-aged man, but the man did not move like a mountain. Instead, he gave a cold snort.
"Kneel!""Boom!"
As the sound of his voice faded, a violent aura surged out from the man"s body, like a torrential river falling from the sky, directly pressing down on Xiong Feihu"s shoulder!
Xiong Feihu could not bear the pressure and his legs went soft. With a "plop", he fell to the ground and his knees directly hit the ground, creating two depressions, and even cracks started appearing on the ground.