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Chapter 520 Horrifying Scene 1

"As far as I know, the Green King does indeed have a penchant for abusing women."

Qianlier did not answer directly, but said: "Because his birth mother died in childbirth, Xia Yuanying, who lacked maternal love since childhood, hated women. When he was young, he often kidnapped women from ordinary families in the capital and tortured them to death in his mansion. Most of the women kidnapped to the mansion were pregnant women."

Pregnant woman!

Zhu the Butcher and Li Qingsong raised their eyebrows. A penchant for torturing pregnant women... such a taste is simply outrageous.

In fact, Butcher Zhu had heard of some of the evil deeds of the Green King, but he had always thought the rumors were exaggerated. He never expected this...

The rumors he heard were true, and what the Green King did was even more heinous than those rumors suggested.

As for Li Qingsong...

Li Qingsong, whose Taoist temple was located in the capital, was naturally very familiar with the deeds of the Green King, which was why he had previously been so indifferent to the Green King.

"As he grew older, the Green King's hobby not only did not disappear, but became even more intense."

Qianli'er continued, "None of the women who were abducted to the Qingwang Mansion survived until the next day, and their deaths were often extremely tragic and shocking!"

Because of this matter, the late emperor disliked Prince Qing intensely, but Prince Qing was ultimately his own son, and aside from occasionally reprimanding him, he always let the matter drop.

The late emperor, who was the previous emperor of the Xia Kingdom, could be considered a wise ruler.

A wise ruler is not necessarily good to the people; he simply wants to maintain the country and preserve the legacy of his ancestors as much as possible.

To put it bluntly, the emperor sitting on the dragon throne, high above all others, has long been detached from the common people. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he and the common people are two different species.

Living deep within the palace, they could not see the suffering of the common people, and naturally had no pity for them.

Under such circumstances, how could the late emperor possibly punish his son because of some dead women?

The common people are called common people, but in the eyes of both the late emperor and Xia Yuanying, they are no different from weeds, and the death of some of them is of no importance.

"With the Qing King committing such heinous acts, is there really no one who can stop him?"

Zhu the butcher frowned and asked, "Even I, a butcher, find what the Prince of Qing has done cruel. How come no one in the entire capital cares?"

Yes, but there's only one.

Li Qingsong replied, "When the former prime minister Li Mingyuan was in office, he submitted memorials to the late emperor many times, impeaching the Qing King's misdeeds, and even repeatedly requesting the late emperor to depose the Qing King from his throne. At that time, the late emperor trusted Li Mingyuan very much and reprimanded the Qing King many times because of Li Mingyuan's memorials, but... that was all."

Li Qingsong sighed and said, "The Prince of Qing is the late emperor's own son. How could he possibly depose the Prince of Qing? Li Mingyuan's repeated petitions have only made the Prince of Qing more restrained."

When Li Qingsong spoke of Li Mingyuan, a hint of respect flashed in his eyes. He clearly held Li Mingyuan, the former prime minister, in high esteem.

"This……"

Butcher Zhu opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Even a butcher like him couldn't stand the Qing King's evil deeds, yet... the officials in the imperial court, who considered themselves scholars and talked all day about benevolence and morality and always talked about the common people, turned a blind eye to the Qing King's tyrannical behavior...

This completely overturned Zhu the butcher's understanding.

Do they not consider ordinary people human beings, or their lives worthless?

Even the most ignorant common people know the principle of "a life for a life," yet the King of Qing has tortured and killed so many women without receiving any punishment... Is the law of Xia Kingdom just a joke?

"Let's go back to your original question, Lao Zhu."

Qianli'er said, "You asked me whether the death of Lü Xiaoyu and the others was caused by the Green King. I don't know the answer to that question, but I think... there is a high probability that the Green King did it."

Given the Qing King's temperament, he is entirely capable of handing over Xia Kingdom women to barbarians to be tortured and killed, and might even... be pleased with it.

"..."

Zhu the butcher remained silent; he roughly understood why the boy was so angry.

Anyone with a conscience would find it hard not to feel anger at what the King of Green did.

Just like him at that moment, an unnamed rage rose in his heart.

Imagine if his relatives and friends in Qingzhou had encountered such a thing, his anger and murderous intent would probably be no less than that of the young man.

only……

Butcher Zhu looked at the boy whose clothes were slightly damp from the rain, and a look of worry appeared in his eyes.

This boy doesn't even look 20 years old. Can he really be a match for the Azure King? Does he really have the courage to fight the Azure King?

Zhu the Butcher doesn't know the answer to this question yet.

Chen Dao continued, "Xia Yuanying, you are a prince of a kingdom, enjoying the support of the people, yet you have committed numerous evils, are violent and immoral, and have repeatedly tortured and killed women. Now you are even having an affair with the barbarians. If Heaven has eyes, someone like you would probably have been struck dead by a bolt of lightning long ago."

“How dare a mere child spout such nonsense?”

Xia Yuanying, whose crimes had been listed, grew even angrier, wishing he could kill Chen Dao as soon as possible.

However... although he was tyrannical, he was not a fool; on the contrary, he was quite cautious.

He knew that Chen Dao must have some reason for daring to come to his door, so he did not choose to take action himself. Instead, he ordered the warriors around him, "Gentlemen, kill this man, and I will reward you handsomely."

"Yes!"

The warriors who had pledged allegiance to the Green King received their orders and immediately took action, each unleashing their full power to charge towards Chen Dao.

Faced with the large number of attacking martial artists, Chen Dao remained motionless, only instructing Xiao Yuan, "Xiao Yuan, take care of the others for me. As for Xia Yuanying..."

Chen Dao paused, then said firmly, "I want to kill him with my own hands!"

"Hey!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the little round object on Chen Dao's shoulder moved.

With a push from its two hind legs against Chen Dao's shoulders, the little creature vanished in an instant.

"what?"

"What is that?"

"So fast!"

"..."

Wang Jie and the others who rushed towards Chen Dao were startled. As mid-level martial artists with extremely sharp eyesight, they had naturally noticed the small round object on Chen Dao's shoulder long ago. At first, they thought it was just a pet.

However, it now appears that the situation is not as they imagined.

The small beast disappeared from their sight with a single leap, and its speed immediately put them on high alert.

Wang Jie came to an abrupt stop, his eyes scanning his surroundings. He activated all five senses, straining to perceive any movement around him, fearing an attack.

"what!"

Just then, a scream rang out beside them.

Wang Jie turned his head sharply and then saw a horrifying scene.