kvmb Chapter 806 The Powerful Families' Frame-Up of Lin Xue
Chapter 806 The Powerful Families' Frame-Up of Lin Xue
Just as Zhao Kang cruelly hoisted Lin Xue's beautiful but already cold head high and placed it in a crumbling wooden cage atop the city wall of the largest city under rebel control, a biting wind howled past, making the cage creak as if it might collapse at any moment. However, none of this could stop Zhao Kang's cold heart. He simply watched helplessly as Lin Xue's head was exposed to the wind, sun, and rain, without a shred of pity.
Even more appalling, Zhao Kang went even further! He ordered his men to hang Lin Xue's naked, utterly undignified corpse on the same city wall, so that everyone could see how this once stunningly beautiful woman had become so wretched. Passersby invariably stopped to stare. Some wore expressions of horror, unable to believe what they were seeing; others shook their heads and sighed, expressing sympathy and regret for Lin Xue; still others made no attempt to hide their disgust, pointing and commenting on Lin Xue's body.
Lin Xue had completely lost her breath, but her pale face still revealed deep despair and sorrow. Beneath her body, a razor-sharp spear mercilessly pierced her lifeless, naked corpse: the spearhead plunged in from her lower body and then abruptly emerged from her neck, creating a bizarre and terrifying sight. At the same time, a pool of bright red blood slowly flowed out, mixed with some white and yellowish substances, as if silently telling the world of the inhuman brutality and humiliation Lin Xue had suffered in her life… Even more heinous and depraved was that Zhao Kang had ordered his men to use the bright red blood flowing from a living person to cruelly write five chilling words on Lin Xue's lifeless, cold, and stiff chest—"The fate of a whore!" Not only that, he even ordered others to hold extremely sharp blades and ruthlessly carve another equally malicious and sarcastic sentence on Lin Xue's back: "Lin Xue, you slut, die here!"
Without a doubt, Zhao Kang's despicable, shameless, and inhumane actions were clearly intended to humiliate the brave and fearless female general who was killed by his own hand to the extreme, thereby showing the world the tragic, miserable, and unbearable end that female generals appointed by the court would ultimately suffer!
Lin Xue's once youthful and delicate skin, as white as mutton fat jade, was now completely bloodless, as if life had been drained from her, as pale as snow paper, covered with shocking and terrifying wounds! The wounds crisscrossed, some still oozing blood, a sight that sent chills down one's spine!
Looking at her once beautiful and captivating eyes, which shone like stars, they were now dull and lifeless, filled with a deathly stillness and emptiness, staring into the distance like two stagnant pools of water... This tragic and desolate scene was so horrifying that everyone present couldn't help but feel fear and tremble uncontrollably!
At the same time, this scene utterly shattered the hopes of the innocent civilians, leaving them utterly disillusioned with the imperial court! They could never have imagined that Lin Xue, a female general, would suffer such a cruel fate! If even a high-ranking female general could not escape death, what about the fate of other officials in the court? Perhaps a hundred or a thousand times worse than Lin Xue's...
Thus, Lin Xue died with resentment, leaving this world with endless humiliation. However, the conspiracy meticulously planned by the powerful clans did not end there; instead, it became even more rampant. Before long, news of Lin Xue's tragic death quickly spread throughout the entire prefecture, causing a huge uproar! Upon learning of this, the prefectural governor and the powerful clans held emergency consultations for several days, ultimately jointly formulating a series of countermeasures.
So, on a fine, sunny day, the governor of the prefecture, under the instigation of powerful families, ascended the city wall and announced Lin Xue's crimes to the people of the city.
"Lin Xue, as a female general of the imperial court, has behaved improperly, colluding with the rebels, which led to the defeat in battle and caused heavy losses to our army. Her lewd behavior is a disgrace to our state!" the governor of the state said righteously.
Upon hearing this, the people shook their heads and sighed, feeling heartbroken and angry at Lin Xue's actions.
"Lin Xue, Lin Xue, you shameless woman!" The governor of the prefecture roared angrily, his eyes wide with fury. "Back then, you also made great contributions in battle, but now you have degenerated to such a low level, colluding with traitors. This is simply outrageous! What you have done not only brings shame and humiliation to us soldiers, but also plunges the entire country into a huge crisis!" He became more and more agitated as he spoke, and his voice grew louder and louder.
Upon hearing these words, the surrounding people's expressions changed drastically. They stared wide-eyed at the prefect, some even muttering curses under their breath. Clearly, everyone felt immense resentment and disappointment at Lin Xue's actions.
Immediately afterward, the prefect took a deep breath to calm himself down, and then continued, "I hereby expose Lin Xue's immoral and depraved behavior to the world. From this day forward, I will make public Lin Xue's scandalous and improper conduct and record it in history. At the same time, I will send people to paint a picture of her being hung on the city wall and subjected to humiliation, and make it into a book to be distributed to all prefectures and counties for circulation, so as to warn the world never to imitate such despicable behavior!" After speaking, he waved his hand forcefully, as if to express his indignation.
At this moment, an old man stepped forward and said, "Your Excellency, although General Lin Xue suffered a defeat in battle, she fought for the imperial court after all, and should not be punished so severely!"
The governor glared at him and said, "What do you know! Lin Xue's lewd behavior has brought shame to our state and she must be severely punished!"
The old man shook his head helplessly and left silently.
The people dispersed, their hearts filled with hatred and disappointment towards Lin Xue.
On the city walls of the largest city occupied by the rebels, Lin Xue's head and naked corpse still hung high, as if telling of her injustice and resentment...