Chapter 1117: Chapter 762: Corpse Grass
Yang Xiao’s expression remained unchanged, even carrying a hint of a smile, but in Granny Jin’s eyes, her heart sank half way. She was already feeling guilty, and today she feared Yang Xiao might use her as a warning to others.
Under Yang Xiao’s gaze, Granny Jin had no intention of resisting. She had already learned that last night Yang Xiao faced over twenty Angel Envoys alone, among whom there were even three matching her own strength.
Yet within just a dozen minutes, all over twenty Angel Envoys were taken down by the man before her. Such strength could no longer be described as powerful, it was terrifying.
"Granny Jin, the Marquis is calling you," Tong Han raised his head and reminded, his voice neither fast nor slow.
With Tong Han saying so, Granny Jin could only brace herself and stand up, pretending to be calm as she said, "The Marquis has set down two rules for everyone. First, loyalty in conduct, no betrayal of brothers, and second, integrity in behavior, no committing adultery. Qian Xiu...Qian Xiu broke the first rule, he should be punished!"
"How should he be punished?" Yang Xiao’s hands were behind his back, his presence aggressively intimidating.
"He should...be killed! If not killed, it won’t set an example!" Granny Jin disregarded Qian Xiu’s pitiful pleas and immediately stated her position.
"Sir, sir, please spare my life!" Qian Xiu knelt on the ground, crying his heart out, constantly pleading with these brothers who usually had a good relationship with him to intercede.
But now, no one dared to plead for him; everyone wished to immediately clear their relationships with him, afraid that Yang Xiao would misunderstand, which would be troublesome. A joyous banquet turned into a moment of danger for everyone.
"Gentlemen, what do you say I should do?" Yang Xiao handed the decision over to the people below.
Now, these Angel Envoys were all sober, silent like cicadas in winter. They didn’t expect a celebration banquet to turn into a Hongmen Banquet. The smart ones already saw that Yang Xiao aimed to use the opportunity to warn the unruly among them.
During this period, they had benefited quite a bit under the cover of the Pingxi Marquis, especially discovering that a few of the supervisors were usually easygoing, turning a blind eye on some matters, not giving them a hard time.
But over time, some people became bolder, their appetites growing ever larger.
"Are you doubting the Marquis’s fairness by not speaking?" Tong Han spoke coldly.
For Tong Han, the people below feared her even more than Yang Xiao. After all, the Pingxi Marquis rarely showed his face, whereas they had more contact with Tong Han, whose ruthless methods they had seen first-hand; those who offended her had no good outcome.
Indeed, as soon as Tong Han spoke, the people below started chattering in agreement, mainly expressing how the Marquis treated them well, and Qian Xiu’s betrayal made him worse than pigs and dogs, only death could appease public anger.
"Qian Xiu, did you hear that?" Yang Xiao drew the Ghost Bamboo Stick with a backhand, step by step walking towards Qian Xiu, exerting pressure like a mountain.
And at this moment, Qian Xiu also knew he was doomed today. He resolutely cursed out this group of friends around him who were adding insult to injury, no longer feeling any camaraderie.
"Tang Feng, every time you’re assigned to collect money from the pawnshop, you secretly keep some. Did you think I didn’t know?"
"Han Xuan, half a month ago, you and I killed the owner of the West Peace Inn, and from his house, found three Magic Artifacts, yet you reported only two, keeping the best for yourself!"
"Jin Huiya, you had an affair with Han Laoxie under An Nan Marquis’s command. He found someone young and beautiful and dumped you. You are still infatuated with him. Last time, if it wasn’t for you being half a minute late, how could we have let Han Laoxie escape? It was you... you deliberately let him go!"
"And you, Granny Jin, the most excessive and shameless, you privately kept..."
The next second, Yang Xiao swung the Ghost Bamboo Stick across, and Qian Xiu, half-kneeling on the ground, exploded upwards, blood, flesh, bones, and twisted organs splattering messily on the ground, presenting an indescribably gruesome scene.
This sudden bloody scene caused several Angel Envoys to vomit on the spot, and some backed away trembling, seemingly afraid of being implicated.
With this single strike, the scene fell into a deathly silence; even a falling needle could be heard clearly.
The faces of those exposed by Qian Xiu turned deathly pale, and Granny Jin could no longer hold her composure, her drooping fingers started to tremble slightly.
They didn’t know what Yang Xiao planned to do next, but at this moment, they deeply realized one point: the young Pingxi Marquis before them was not nice at all, and the goodwill he had shown before was just because nothing provoked him.
And now, he was angry.
The gaze of several people below focused on Granny Jin, after all, she was considered an elder in the town, and Yang Xiao’s attitude towards her would decide their fate.
At this moment, cold sweat streamed down Granny Jin’s forehead; she was already prepared to confess to Yang Xiao, hoping he would consider her hard work, if not merit, during this period, and spare her this once.
Seeing the atmosphere was almost right, Yang Xiao put away the Ghost Bamboo Stick and sneered at the pile of flesh on the ground, "Nonsense, grasping at straws even at death’s door."
Seeing Yang Xiao walking straight towards her, Granny Jin turned pale, not knowing how to present herself. But when Yang Xiao got close, extending his hand, Ling Yanyu obediently handed over a metal box wrapped in blue satin cloth.
After receiving the box, Yang Xiao solemnly handed it to Granny Jin; until this moment, Granny Jin’s mind was still a blank.
"Granny Jin is a senior in town, and during this period she has diligently resolved many issues for this Marquis, leading the charge in attacking An Nan Marquis’s estate, making her a meritorious person who deserves a reward." Yang Xiao gently patted the box, looking at Granny Jin’s bewildered face, and laughed, "What, you think this gift is too light?"
