Ji Xiaolan: Kill Qianlong at the beginning

Chapter 336: Spare His Life? No Need

Emperor Gai Zhang asked, "How do you know?"

The Quyang County Magistrate said, "I have instructed the executioner not to carry out the execution before three quarters past noon."

Mo Li pretended to be surprised and asked, "What time is it now?"

The Quyang County Magistrate thought for a moment and said, "It's one quarter past noon."

Mo Li said okay and asked him to prepare the horse.

The Emperor then ordered the Quyang County Magistrate to prepare five horses. The Quyang County Magistrate immediately ordered the horses to be prepared, and everyone hurriedly left the scene.

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execution ground.

Three wooden figures knelt in a row. In the crowd, Wu Shudu looked on leisurely, stroking his beard with a smile on his face.

"Where is the central army?" Shang Rong asked.

The middle army said, "I'm here."

Shang Rong asked why the execution had not been carried out yet.

The commander said, "Sir, I have urged him twice, but the executioner said that the execution must not take place until three quarters past noon."

Shang Rong asked why.

The middle army said, "The executioner said that when he came here, the Quyang County Magistrate told him that the fortune teller said that if anyone is killed before 3:30 in the afternoon, there will be a bloody disaster."

Shang Rong asked, "How long until three quarters past noon?"

The middle army said, "Sir, it's only a quarter of an hour left."

Shang Rong said, "No more waiting, execute immediately." Then he threw out the order.

After the order was issued, the executioner hesitated for a moment, but still chopped off the heads of the three men.

At this moment, the three wooden figures returned to their original form and turned into wood. The people present cried out in surprise.

"wood?"

"Why is it wood?"

……

The executioner said, "I told you not to execute me until three quarters past noon, but you didn't listen. Now look what's happened. Something strange has happened."

Shang Rong asked, "What's going on? How come three good people turned into wood?"

At this time, someone said, "It must be the Bodhisattva's blessing that these three good people did not want to die tragically." The people bowed down one after another, and the Buddhists began to pray that the Bodhisattva would bless them with a year of good weather and good harvests.

Wu Shudu also bowed down, thinking that it was all thanks to his Bodhisattva’s blessing.

Shang Rong said, "I don't talk about strange things. Someone must have switched people. But in broad daylight, with so many people watching, when did they do it?"

The Central Army said, "Sir, have you ever heard of magic tricks? Westerners call it magic. Even if there is no one performing magic tricks, people can still appear. Even if there is someone performing magic tricks, people can still disappear."

"Yes, yes, it must be the work of a magician." Shang Rong agreed with Zhongjun's statement.

At this time, five horses came galloping over, and Mo Li shouted from his horse, "Spare his life."

Whoosh... The five men reined in the horses' heads at the same time, and the horses' two front hooves were raised up, and the five men turned over and got off the horses.

Shang Rong felt very panicked and fell to the ground in fear.

Emperor Gai Zhang walked up to Shang Rong, looked at him, and then looked at the three pieces of wood on the execution ground.

Shang Rong said in a trembling voice, "I didn't know the emperor was coming, and I failed to welcome him. I deserve to die."

Emperor Gai Zhang said, "Shang Rong, what's going on? Where are Du Xiaoyue and the other three?"

He still didn't understand what was going on. How could three people turn into three pieces of wood? However, he vaguely guessed that there must be someone with magic skills secretly helping Du Xiaoyue.

The Central Army knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, it was a magician who turned Du Xiaoyue and the other two into pieces of wood."

At this time, the real Du Xiaoyue and the Hong father and daughter came over. Du Xiaoyue said, "Your Majesty."

Mo Li smiled and said, "Xiao Yue, I'm so glad you're okay."

Shang Rong said, "Your Majesty, there is one thing I don't understand. If the sudden transformation of a living person was truly a magic trick, then where is the magician?"

Mo Li said, "You don't need to know this."

Shang Rong said, "Mo Li, please let me die with a clear mind."

"Does this really matter? To you, it's a magic trick, but to me, it's God's blessing. May my Xiaoyue survive this disaster and have good fortune in the future."