Ninety-nine struggling prisoners were being escorted to be locked in the execution platform groove.

The escort stepped back, indicating that preparations were complete. Another token was thrown out, the drum stopped, and with another shout of "execute," the blade descended with a roar, a row of heads flew up and bounced on the ground while being dragged by chains.

The guillotine was raised again, and another batch of crying people went up to collect the corpses.

The third round began immediately after.

Each time the guillotine blocked the view and was raised, the old man Wu Jinliang kept a close eye on Shi Chun's reaction. After two more rounds, it would be Shi Chun's turn; he wanted to confirm whether Shi Chun was panicking but didn't notice someone blending into the crowd and moving to his side.

As another row of heads fell, Dao Zhen, watching the mirror image in the palace, quietly flipped out a Mother-child Talisman from his palm, glanced at it, and then transmitted sound to the Demon Queen: "Your Majesty, Wu Jinliang has been found."

The Demon Queen's lips curled into a smile, she nodded slightly, her interest focused on the image where Shi Chun was kneeling, waiting for execution.

With the busy commotion ahead, as the next round approached, Shi Chun felt anxious, looking around, not knowing what the Red-clothed Woman and Situ Gu were up to. Could it be that he had completely cleared himself of suspicions, yet couldn't extricate himself?

At that moment, the two guards responsible for escorting him glanced at each other.

The left one suddenly spoke softly, chatting with his companion, "I say, before coming, I heard that something of the Demon Queen's over at the West Bull King Court was damaged?"

The right one, seemingly bored as well, replied quietly, "That did happen, three days ago. The Demon Queen hosted a banquet to display treasures and invited notable figures from the Cultivation World. It's said that the one who accidentally damaged the treasure was Luo Yan, the Sect Leader of the Refining Heaven Sect. That was the Demon Queen's beloved treasure, causing her great anger. She detained everyone present on the spot, even Situ Gu, the elder of the Refining Heaven Sect who went personally to repair the treasure, ended up being confined, saying the treasure couldn't be left unrepaired..."

Their muttering left Shi Chun, who was kneeling there, filled with suspicion. His eyes darted around rapidly, then he turned his head to look at the person behind him on the left and right.

He felt waves of fear, awakening clouds of doubt.

The suspicious reasoning—why this pair suddenly talked about this beside him—could it really be a coincidence?

Or do they know something?

No, Situ Gu isn't someone who would speak carelessly; the matter between himself and Situ Gu shouldn't be known by others.

The two escorting guards noticed his reaction too and exchanged a subtle glance.

Seeing him turn his head back periodically, the left guard leaned down to his ear amidst the sound of the drum, whispering, "Is there anything you want to confess? Before the patrol left, he instructed that if you have anything to confess, you can tell us, we'll convey it for you, and the patrol will try to help you snag a chance for survival. This is your last opportunity. Once you're on the platform and locked, we step back, and you'll regret it too late."

Initially full of suspicion, upon hearing these words, Shi Chun instead calmed down instantly, inwardly sneering, knowing it was indeed a setup, saying it couldn't be such a coincidence.

Being naturally cautious and suspicious, thinking this way, he immediately concluded that Situ Gu had already taken action, and here it was impossible to execute him. The current life-and-death situation served only as a scare tactic to coerce him into revealing something.

Hence, it explained why they suddenly mentioned Situ Gu; it was because Situ Gu had intervened.

Even the Red-clothed Woman's uncle might have intervened, making it impossible to execute him here, hence they continued to frighten him at this juncture.

With the doubts clarified, his mind was settled, and he shook his head, clearly indicating he had nothing left to confess.

Seeing this, the two escorting guards exchanged another glance, the left one scanned around and made a gesture of raising his hand to cover his forehead.

In the palace, Dao Zhen, with his head tilted, withdrew his gaze, looked at the Demon Queen, and sent a transmission: "Already know Situ Gu won't come, yet he still won't talk."

The Demon Queen remained unfazed, indifferent, and did not respond.

As the raised guillotine lifted again, the execution ground resumed collecting the corpses; the drum sounded again, and Shi Chun was hoisted up by the arms from the sides.

Following the execution flow of others, he was pushed to kneel on the groove, his head pressed down, a tight fastener locked on, his body chained to the ground with blood-laden guillotine smearing Shi Chun's neck with blood.

Working together, the escort personnel exchanged glances before stepping back, just like other escort personnel.

Seeing Shi Chun about to be beheaded, Young Master Nan looked grim and pulled a white cloth strip from his sleeve, tying it around his head.

Members of the Mingshan Sect, including the Golden-haired Rat Clan, all wore expressions of grief.

Among the Wukang Mountain group, many were lamenting.

Disguised as Li Hongjiu, his slightly-opened mouth revealed a rare complex expression. The executing party was too powerful; he was powerless.

Panic-stricken, Miao Yilan raised one hand to cover her chest and the other to cover her mouth.

Among the crowd, Mulan Qingqing bit her lip, helplessly watching, unable to issue a warning that Shi Chun could only die by her hand in the face of the majesty of the East Victory Royal Court.

Disguised as an old man, Wu Jinliang looked grimly puzzled, desperately wanting to ask Shi Chun what was happening. Things had reached this point, yet why wasn't there any fear from Shi Chun?

Locked in, smelling the pungent blood, Shi Chun tried to look at the crowd but couldn't lift his head, only then realizing something was wrong.

Damn it, trying to express a desire to confess would hardly give enough of a reaction, right?

He dared not continue gambling; immediately, he struggled desperately, panicking, rocking his body and hips nonstop, yet with mana constrained, he couldn't break free.

In the audience's eyes, his struggle seemed no different from other condemned's death throes.

Fortunately, Wu Jinliang, who was closely watching, immediately recognized something was amiss, cursing severely inwardly, despite his confusion, he dared not gamble any further.

Just then, an execution token was already tossed out and landed.

The drum stopped abruptly, and the executioner roared fiercely, "Execute!"

This shout directly paled Shi Chun's face, unable to lift his head to plead for help, almost frightening him into urinating on the spot.

Disguised as an old man, Wu Jinliang immediately raised his arm, intending to shout "stay the blade," preparing to rush forward to block the falling guillotine.

Yet, a dry and lean Green-clothed Man behind him on one side, who had long been monitoring his every move, struck once he reacted, silently pressing two fingers steadily on Wu Jinliang's lower back.

Immediately immobilizing Wu Jinliang, preventing him from raising his hand or speaking.

To avoid him falling over, the Green-clothed Man even supported Wu Jinliang's arm.

The one striking wasn't anyone else but Mr. Qing, the one Xiang Laner had reached out to previously.

Once the execution scene was set up, the Demon Path worried Wu Jinliang would come to save people, mainly concerned he would expose them. So they had secretly assigned many spies to investigate. Wu Jinliang thought disguising as a stooped old man would conceal his height, unaware he had already been identified by attentive individuals. After Xiang Laner deliberately sent two messages using the Mother-child Talisman, confirming the target, the person waiting for him had already been placed at his side.

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