The afternoon sun was scorching, Yanzhou execution ground.
The streets were crowded and the air was sultry, with layers of heat waves floating in the air. But this does not diminish the people's enthusiasm for watching executions - for thousands of years, people have always loved to watch the excitement, especially if it has nothing to do with beating a drowned dog.
Men, women, old and young, dressed in rich clothes or in rags, they all stood in a circle around the execution place.
There were noisy gossips among them, which were like invisible sharp knives inserted into the tortured body, as if beheading in public was a lighter punishment, and enduring all kinds of contempt and insults from the world was the real punishment.
"I heard he is a fierce bandit."
"Isn't that right? I killed nineteen people, so what if I'm not a gangster!"
"Bah! After all, he had an official position before. Who would have thought that he would show his evil ways just for money!"
"The imperial court treated him well, so why did he betray Mr. Xiao and become a bandit himself?"
"How do I know... He's not a good person anyway."
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Intention: ride the wind and waves, and finally get revenge.
