#2089 - Iron-blooded approach
Jun Wuxie's residence, the top floor of the main building.
An Ning hurried over and knocked on the tightly closed door.
Strands of chaotic golden ripples spread out.
Jun Wuxie, who was accumulating life essence to break through to the Heavenly God Realm, sensed something and suddenly opened his eyes, realizing that An Ning was outside the door.
With a wave of his hand, the barrier opened, the door opened, and he walked out of the Time Array barrier.
"Ning'er, have you encountered something difficult to deal with?"
Jun Wuxie knew very well that An Ning would not easily interrupt his cultivation, so something must have happened.
"Lord Jun…"
An Ning stepped forward quickly, looking up at him with her beautiful face.
Decades had passed, and looking at this face again, she was so excited that she couldn't speak for a moment.
"Don't cry."
Jun Wuxie gently embraced her and said, "Call me husband when there are no outsiders around, it's more intimate. 'Lord Jun' is what outsiders call me."
"Mmm~"
An Ning responded softly, snuggling into his arms, wishing she could melt into his flesh and blood.
"Tell me what's going on."
Jun Wuxie picked her up and sat down on the chair by the window.
"It's about the dark creatures secretly releasing dark curses.
Some time ago, they released dark curses, causing a large number of my dynasty's people to be infected with the curse.
It's been over a year now, and the dark curse has not been resolved."
Jun Wuxie frowned slightly, "We had already prepared for this and refined a large number of pills to purify the dark curse.
Besides, we have almost inexhaustible materials for refining pills. With the speed of pill refining in the medicine halls of each city in the dynasty, how could the curse problem not be resolved in a year?
Could it be that someone is profiting from this, deliberately not wanting the dark curse to disappear?"
"My husband has keen insight, that's exactly the case."
An Ning immediately told him the whole story and all the evidence that the Surveillance Division had found.
She noticed that Jun Wuxie's aura was becoming colder and colder.
His expression remained calm, but the aura of slaughter on his body made her feel terrified, and she couldn't help but shudder.
"I still underestimated their bottom line.
I didn't expect that within my dynasty, with the dark curse raging, there would still be so many people who would take risks for profit, disregarding the people of the dynasty and the overall situation of the realm!"
"Husband, these people are extremely daring. They must think that we need to rely on them to refine pills to solve the dark curse, so we can't do anything to them.
In addition, you have been in secluded cultivation and haven't appeared for decades, so Ning'er's deterrent power over them is still weak.
Ning'er didn't do well in this matter. I should have transferred a large number of pharmacists from my sister Jingyi's dynasty to refine purification pills.
However, we don't know when the dark invasion will arrive, and we need a large number of six-times-speed cultivation pills. Considering the supply of six-times-speed cultivation pills, I decided to let the medicine halls of various families refine the pills.
Who would have thought that they would dare to secretly reduce the proportion of the medicinal formula and turn this into a business to make huge profits!"
"Don't blame yourself. No one can guarantee that all aspects can be taken care of perfectly at any time.
Over the years, I have let you manage the dynasty. My Ning'er has already worked very hard. If you blame yourself for this, my heart will ache."
Hearing this, An Ning's beautiful eyes were immediately filled with a layer of mist. She stared at him痴痴痴痴 and gently shook her head, "Ning'er is not tired. For her husband, Ning'er is willing to do anything, only hoping to share her husband's worries."
"Silly woman."
Jun Wuxie lowered his head and kissed her bright red lips.
"How are the various forces from the universe doing now?
Their sects and families must have pharmacists. We can let their pharmacists refine pills."
"Although they are all in the Canglan Star Region, the dynasty's Time Barrier only covers most of the Canglan Ancient Star, but it has not expanded to the entire star region.
Due to the difference in time, after they moved the Ancient Life Stars over, they are still busy improving the environment of the Ancient Stars.
Currently, they may be able to free up their hands."
An Ning had naturally thought of these things a long time ago.
It was just that at that time, the Ancient Life Stars where the various forces were located had undergone changes in their ecosystems due to the migration, and many creatures had varying degrees of maladjustment.
Their people were busy improving and stabilizing the ecological environment, and their pharmacists were also busy refining pills to help the creatures on the Ancient Stars.
In addition, the medicine halls of the various families in Canglan Ancient Star were enough to refine pills to deal with the dark curse, so she did not draw pharmacists from other Ancient Life Stars in the Canglan Star Region.
Who knew that those medicine halls would actually do such a thing!
"Let's go, come with me. This matter must be explained to the people of the world!
Before the dark invasion arrives, all beings within the dynasty must be united as one, like an iron plate.
If such tumors are not removed, they will inevitably affect the stability and unity of the dynasty!
In my dynasty, such things will never be allowed to happen.
To outwardly agree but inwardly disagree, to oppose the dynasty, is to seek your own death!"
He took An Ning's hand and walked out quickly, soon arriving at the imperial palace.
Standing on the highest steps in front of the imperial palace hall, his divine sense instantly spread to other life planets in the Canglan Star Region besides the Canglan Ancient Star.
"I am Jun Wuxie. I now require all of you forces to each transfer a small portion of pharmacists and quickly go to the imperial capital. I will wait for you here!"
His voice echoed above the major forces on every Ancient Life Star.
"We obey Lord Jun's decree!"
The major forces on most of the Ancient Life Stars knelt down one after another.
They hurriedly transferred pharmacists, and then their patriarchs personally led them to the imperial capital quickly.
Soon, streams of meteors fell in front of the imperial palace gate, and then they hurried into the palace.
"Void Shadow, Wind Rain, you quickly freeze the funds of all the families involved in this matter in the money houses. Take the Heavenly Pride Guards and go to the military camp to mobilize the army to help you seal up the medicine halls of all the families involved in this matter. Anyone who is directly or indirectly involved in this matter, arrest them all and bring them to the central square of the imperial capital!"
"We pay our respects to Lord Jun!"
At this time, the lords of the various forces arrived with their pharmacists.
Gradually, the huge square under the steps of the imperial palace hall was filled.
"Rise.
Presumably, you all already know about the dark curse.
Now, the medicine halls of my dynasty have arbitrarily modified the formula ratio of the purification pills, trying to make the dark curse last forever in order to make huge profits.
Today, I will take down all these people.
You quickly take the pharmacists to the medicine halls in each city to refine purification pills, and after they are arrested, replace their pharmacists to refine pills."
"We obey Lord Jun's decree!"
Without superfluous words, the lords of the various forces immediately left with their respective pharmacists and went to the medicine halls in each city.
"Ning'er, come with me to the central square of the imperial capital!"
Jun Wuxie's eyes were indifferent as he stepped off the steps, and An Ning hurriedly followed.
Soon, the ministers of the dynasty also appeared after learning about this matter.
Jingya, Yanyu, and Chan'er also came.
……
At the same time, within certain families in various cities of Canglan, someone rushed to the family hall in a hurry.
"Patriarch, something bad has happened!"
The person who came to report was covered in sweat, and said in a trembling voice: "All of our family's cash has been frozen by the money houses!"
"What?
Quick, quickly destroy the account books, let each medicine hall destroy the modified prescription, destroy all the unqualified pills, and replace them with the original pills we prepared!
Also, send family assassins to quickly eliminate the deputy director of the Drug Supervision Division and others who helped us pass the inspection!
All evidence must be cleaned up!"
"Yes!"
The person who came to report left in a hurry.
Soon, another senior manager came in a hurry, his face pale.
"Patriarch, it's over, we're all done for. The medicine hall has been sealed up by the Surveillance Division and the army. Everyone has been arrested, and the evidence hasn't been destroyed in time!
It is estimated that they will come to our family soon!"
"How could this be?"
The head of each family sat down with a thud upon hearing this news. His whole body was soaked, his lips were trembling, and his eyes were full of horror.
"How could the Emperor suddenly make things so difficult? Doesn't she consider the large number of purification pills needed for the dark curse?
Quick! Contact the Zhang family!
It was the Zhang family head who took the lead in modifying the prescription!
His connections are tougher than ours, and his background is stronger than ours. Maybe he has a way to resolve this crisis!"
"The Zhang family? It's useless even if you contact the King of Heaven!"
The people from the Surveillance Division entered each family, and the army had already surrounded those families, not even allowing a fly to fly out.
"You heartless beasts!
When all beings are in distress, when the dynasty encounters dark schemes, you actually disregard everything and make a fortune from the national crisis!
Arresting you is Lord Jun's decree. What is the Zhang family!
Obey the law and stick to your duty. The Zhang family is a large family.
To oppose the dynasty and oppose Lord Jun, the Zhang family plus all of you families are not even as good as ants!
Prepare to accept Lord Jun's anger!
"Come on, arrest them all!
According to the list, directly or indirectly involved, directly arrest them to the central square of the imperial capital, and all the others will be arrested and sent to the imperial capital prison to await punishment!"
Suddenly, all the senior members of each family collapsed on the ground, trembling all over, shivering, and swallowed by huge fear!
……
One after another, the Heavenly Pride Guards and the army of the Surveillance Division arrested the people of each family and returned to the imperial capital.
Jun Wuxie and others stood on the high platform in the central square of the imperial capital, looking at the people who were constantly being escorted over, their eyes extremely cold.
He casually drew in the air, and countless talismans rushed into the sky.
In an instant, enormous light screens appeared above every city on every ancient life star in the Canglan Star Region.
The screens displayed the scene from the central plaza of the Imperial Capital.
“Citizens of the Imperial Dynasty, a year ago, the Dark Curse ran rampant. Our dynasty, being prepared, anticipated this dark scheme and prepared the formula for the Dark Curse antidote years in advance.
Although the Dark Curse is terrifying, with the Purification Pills, all Dark Curse power can be cleansed.
Originally, the Dark Curse could have been resolved within half a year.
However, due to the medicine halls of the various families responsible for refining the Purification Pills, who altered the formula without authorization, seeking exorbitant profits, the Dark Curse continues to ravage our Imperial Dynasty’s territory!
Since ancient times, the Dark has never ceased its attempts to destroy us. We are irreconcilable with the Dark forces!
Darkness is our common enemy!
Yet these families, taking advantage of this opportunity, are making a fortune off the nation's misfortune! Such behavior deserves universal condemnation!
Today, I will give all living beings an explanation!”
Jun Wuxie's voice echoed above every city in the Canglan Star Region, reaching the ears of every living being.
People looked up at the sky, watching the scene within the light screens.
Everyone felt immense anger regarding this matter!
No wonder the effectiveness of the Purification Pills was decreasing. They thought it was due to the mutation of the Dark Curse.
They never imagined that these families deliberately did it to seek exorbitant profits!
For their own gain, they actually committed such outrageous acts that angered both gods and men.
“Lord Jun, spare us! Lord Jun, spare us!
We were also incited by others, it was the Patriarch of the Zhang family, Zhang Hezi!
It was him, he said that as long as the Dark Curse doesn't disappear, we would have endless money to earn!
We know we were wrong, please have mercy, Lord Jun, give us a chance to redeem ourselves, please don't kill us!”
On the plaza, densely packed, knelt the high and mid-level members of various families, each one weeping bitterly, terrified.
“Don't you dare slander me!
You made your own choices back then. I, Zhang, only offered suggestions, but I didn't force you!”
Zhang Hezi's face was full of橫肉, his small eyes blazing with anger, rebuking the people of the various families.
Immediately after, he looked at Jun Wuxie and said: “Lord Jun, I know we were wrong in this matter, but over the past year, if we hadn't refined a large number of pills, what would the Imperial Dynasty be like now? I believe Lord Jun should be clear.
In any case, in this matter, we have great faults, but also great merits!
Lord Jun cannot only see our crimes but ignore our contributions.
Wouldn't that discourage those who work for the Imperial Dynasty?
I hope Lord Jun can give us a chance. We are willing to offer half of our assets and redeem ourselves!”
In the Canglan Star Region, all living beings heard Zhang Hezi's words through the light screens above the cities.
For a time, people were shocked and angry, cursing him for being shameless!
Having committed such heinous acts, he actually dared to talk about merits?
“Since you mentioned merits, considering your merits, I can show extra grace and guarantee that you will not die within ten years.”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Hezi and the people of the various families couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
At least they had ten years of life left. Perhaps they could think of other solutions within these ten years?
In any case, they had to get through the immediate life-or-death situation first!
Just as everyone was stunned, not understanding why Lord Jun would show grace to these people, Jun Wuxie's voice rang out again.
“It has now been verified that the various families, led by Zhang Hezi of the Zhang family, disobeyed imperial orders, unauthorizedly altered the Purification Pill formula, sought exorbitant profits, opposed the Imperial Dynasty's laws, divided the Imperial Dynasty's cohesion, harmed all living beings, and attempted to subvert the Imperial Dynasty!
I hereby sentence all of them to ten years of slow slicing, to be executed immediately!
The process of ten years of slow slicing will be broadcast live above every city in the Canglan Star Region!”
The high and mid-level members of the Zhang family and other families, who were still secretly rejoicing, were immediately so frightened that they collapsed to the ground.
So, this was the so-called guarantee of not dying for ten years!
This was to torture them alive for ten years!
Slow slicing, every cut would be excruciatingly painful. This kind of cruel punishment was too terrifying, and they would suffer under this torture for ten years!
“No, please, Lord Jun, have mercy, give us a quick death, don't torture us, no!”
Zhang Hezi and the others broke down, so frightened that they lost control, excrement and urine flowing everywhere, filling the plaza with a foul stench.
“You still dare to plead for yourselves?”
Jun Wuxie glanced at them coldly and said to the Void Shadow and Wind Rain of the Prison Administration Division: “Ten years later, cut off all their heads, make them into specimens, and display them in the Imperial Dynasty's major events negative teaching material hall to warn the world!
All their relatives, anyone who knew of their actions but did not object and enjoyed their illegal gains, shall be executed!
The rest shall be sent to a unified area for centralized supervision. Once any disloyal intentions are discovered, kill without mercy!”
For a time, the people of the various families wailed and cried their hearts out.
They never expected Lord Jun to be so ruthless, stripping their entire clans!
All their relatives would be implicated as a result, and even those who did not die would have to live under surveillance. Their future lives were unimaginable, inevitably suffering the scorn and ostracism of the world.
At this time, more Celestial Guard and troops arrived, escorting some people from the Medicine Supervision Department who colluded with the various families to this place.
“Officials of the Medicine Supervision Department, undermining the Imperial Dynasty's credibility, knowingly breaking the law, the crime is doubled, sentenced to twenty years of slow slicing, and their family members, within three generations, shall not enjoy any welfare policies of the Imperial Dynasty and shall not enter any academies of the Imperial Dynasty!”
In the Imperial Dynasty's various ancient life stars, in every city, the people cheered.
They never expected Lord Jun to punish so harshly.
However, they felt extremely happy for it!
“Now, execute immediately!
The number of slow slicing cuts per day must reach three thousand. Within ten years, they must not be allowed to die. Use life essence to sustain their lives!”
Jun Wuxie was cold and ruthless. This kind of cruel punishment could be said to be extremely brutal.
However, everyone felt incomparably relieved, even wishing they could rush up and cut them a few times themselves.
Soon, those people were tied to racks on the spot, and the executioners used a very fine metal net to cover their entire bodies, pulling it hard.
The flesh on their bodies bulged out piece by piece.
As the slow slicing blades began to carve, miserable screams echoed through the plaza, ringing above every city, the scene bloody.
“Citizens of the Imperial Dynasty, Purification Pills are now being distributed free of charge at the original sales points in various cities.
Those in need can go and collect them at any time.
Within a few months, the Dark Curse will surely be resolved.
I hope everyone cultivates diligently and prepares for the Dark invasion.”
After Jun Wuxie finished speaking, he turned and returned to his residence.
An Ning and the others followed closely behind.
Back at the residence, An Ning's heart was still very shocked.
She never expected her husband to use such ruthless methods to deal with those people.
She suddenly realized that her own methods were still far from being iron-blooded enough!
