Chapter 16 Betrayal (1/2)

Chapter 16 – Betrayal

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It had to be known that within Huang Wei’s heart, Sikong Jin was a spiritual demon lord who controlled the destiny of everyone in the Divine Orchard Gang.

Now, that invincible existence in his mind had been beaten into a pile of rotting meat by someone.

And, the one who killed Sikong Jin was the young county magistrate who he had been taunting and sneering at just several days ago in the county court hall.

If he could turn back time, Huang Wei truly wished that on that day in the court hall he had fallen to his knees and called this fellow his father, and he definitely wouldn’t have looked down on him with contempt.

Li Mu sat where he was, eating the fragrant barbecued snake meat, grinning as he saw Huang Wei’s expression.

At such a great time, how could he not continue his act?

What he liked to see were these people who had openly taunted him in the past suddenly frightened speechless by him.

This sort of feeling was amazingly refreshing!

“My L-L-L-Lord….please forgive me.” Huang Wei felt as if he were standing upon pins and needles as Li Mu stared at him.

Li Mu laughed. “L-L-L-Lord your face…wahaha, a few days ago in court, weren’t you extremely arrogant back then?”

“This lowly one should die, this lowly one should die…” Huang Wei bowed deeply, almost smashing his head into the ground.

Li Mu was invigorated. “Heh, weren’t you also the one who told me that in Alabaster County City, I might not be able to keep my word? So, tell me, does this count as keeping my word?”

“This…” Huang Wei was immediately frightened. He didn’t think that this young county magistrate would be someone to bear such a grudge. His voice trembled, “This lowly one was a fool, this lowly one should die…in the county, My Lord is majestic and wise. Only your words can be relied upon.”

Zhou Wu and Zheng Longxing glanced at each other. They finally understood that the so-called ‘important matter’ was to drag this little storekeeper Huang Wei of Divine Herb Hall here for punishment. Wasn’t this a bit too vengeful?

The two of them were left speechless.

But Li Mu didn’t care about this at all.

This Huang Wei had put on such a front that day, so today he would be ruthlessly smacked around.

A true man should stand tall and virile, with a strong and indomitable spirit. If others were to put on such an act and affront you, then if you didn’t beat them back would you still be called a man?

And now was the best time to beat them back.

“I also remember that on that day, you said I should inquire into how deeply rooted your Divine Herb Hall was. So, I came here to the Divine Orchard Gang to ask. Sikong Jin didn’t seem too willing to tell me, so I sent him off first. Storekeeper Huang, how about you personally tell me instead?” Li Mu asked in all seriousness as he continued to eat his barbecue.

Huang Wei was frightened to the point of peeing his pants.

“In front of the great lord, Divine Herb Hall isn’t worth a single cent…” His intestines began to turn blue with regret.

Li Mu said, “Oh. Then, about the case concerning Zhang Li and her family, what can you tell me?”

“This is…” Huang Wei’s heart shivered. He instinctually wanted to justify those events with a few sentences, but as he saw Sikong Jin’s rotting corpse near the pool as well as Li Mu’s somewhat playful and thoughtful smile, his mind became as clear as a mirror and he didn’t dare to try his luck again. He reiterated the process of everything the apprentices of Divine Herb Hall had done, confessing all they had done and all their lies.

“My Lord, this lowly one has spoken of the entire series of events. This lowly one was mistaken. This lowly one was wrong. This lowly one deserves 10,000 deaths…but I beg the lord to spare this lowly one’s life. This lowly one will surely turn a new leaf in the future, surely become a new person…” Huang Wei cried as he finished, pleading with remorse and sorrow in his voice.

Li Mu put down the barbecue in his hands. He looked as if he had been touched.

“Become a new person? What lazy words. Storekeeper Huang, you can turn over a new leaf and become someone else, but what about Zhang Li? And Little Kin, she was only a child. Before she tragically died, do you know what she experienced in these Divine Orchard Gang headquarters that is no different from a living Asura hell? Do you even dare to imagine? Very well. If you can return Little Kin and her family back to life, then I will give you a chance to reform yourself. How about it?”

As Huang Wei heard these words, he recoiled as if bitten by electricity. Despair swelled up in his eyes.

“My Lord has such a vicious heart…” His eyes filled with hatred, as if he were cursing Li Mu.

Li Mu welcomed this hatred-filled gaze. He chuckled. “My viciousness cannot even compare to a tenth of yours…remember, in your next life, do some more good deeds and stop putting on such a front.”

As his voice fell, Li Mu sent out strength from his toe. A piece of rock shot out and pierced through Huang Wei’s forehead.

This cruel and ruthless storekeeper of Divine Herb Hall died like this, bringing an end to his life of evil.

On the side, Zhou Wu and Zheng Longxiang were stunned.

This young county magistrate wasn’t trying to make an example of punishing people to frighten them, right?

Li Mu turned his head. He looked towards the two and said, “You two also saw what happened. He confessed his crimes himself and according to the laws of the empire, he deserved execution. If I killed him, this isn’t an example of personal retaliation, alright?”