Disguised as a man, she became the biggest villain in the book.

Zheng Luoqi changed his mind. He felt that they shouldn't be allowed to die so easily, so he ordered his men to execute them all. Zheng Luoqi still felt that beheading was too lenient on them.

Zheng Luoqi wanted to execute them all by slow slicing, including Master Kong and everyone else involved in the matter. They were to be executed on the spot as a sacrifice to those who died here, including the newborn baby and the pregnant woman.

As Master Kong was being carried to the execution platform, he continued to curse Zheng Luoqi.

"You will die a horrible death, you corrupt official! Your master will not let you off! You will die a horrible death! Your sins will never be washed away, and you will never be reincarnated!" Master Kong kept cursing.

Zheng Luoqi ignored Master Kong's curses, but Boyu still asked with doubt, "Does the sacrifice really work? Does this world really have gods?"

"Hahahaha, I don't know if gods exist in this world, but now that I've killed the entire Kong family, I am a god in the hearts of the people!" Zheng Luoqi said disdainfully, "Execute them!"

Zheng Luoqi watched the execution from the sidelines, and this time Pei Wenyu and the others did not step forward to stop them.

However, Pei Wenyu and the others couldn't remain as calm as Zheng Luoqi when watching the execution. They couldn't bear the bloody scene and so they all excused themselves.

This Confucius sacrifice has been performed for eighteen years, and it was originally performed for Prince Gong. Prince Gong was born sickly and the imperial physicians predicted that he would not live past twenty, but now Prince Gong is over thirty.

Because Prince Gong was physically weak, the late emperor treated him quite well. Prince Gong was the late emperor's youngest brother, and Xue Huaiyu's uncle. Prince Gong was fifteen years younger than Xue Huaiyu, and also fifteen years younger than the late emperor.

Because Prince Gong was born weak and sickly, he was not eligible to inherit the throne. During the struggle for the throne among the brothers of the previous emperor, they knew that he was not eligible to inherit the throne, and Prince Gong had always been very well-behaved, so they did not take any action against him.

Prince Gong, who was originally predicted by the imperial physicians to live past twenty, has lived to this day. He has been clinging to life for some unknown period of time and has even outlived the late emperor. It was thought that Prince Gong was the shortest-lived among the late emperor's brothers, but unexpectedly he has lived to this day.

When Prince Gong was a teenager, some people who claimed to be able to defy fate approached him; these were the people dressed in strange ways.

Those people told Prince Gong that as long as he could find ten women born in the yin year, yin month, and yin day each year, and have them give birth to children born in the yin month, yin day, and yin hour, the flesh and blood of these children would be the purest thing in the world. They could protect Prince Gong from all his illnesses and pains, and their flesh and blood could be exchanged for Prince Gong's lifespan.

As long as those babies die in place of Prince Gong, Prince Gong's lifespan can be extended, so those babies are just dying in place of Prince Gong.

The Kong family has also been doing this for Prince Gong.

At first, Prince Gong did not want to believe it, but since the sacrificial ceremony, his health has been getting better and better, and he could not help but believe it.

So the sacrificial rites have always been performed, but Prince Gong's rites were interrupted this year. Prince Gong will definitely not let Zheng Luoqi off the hook.

Zheng Luoqi found it ridiculous. He didn't believe in the existence of anything that could defy fate. He thought that Prince Gong was probably alive because of medication, psychological factors, a good mood, and the will to live. With the addition of other tonics, he could live for several more years. He didn't have any terminal illness. As for the imperial physician who diagnosed Prince Gong as not living past twenty, he suspected there was something fishy going on.

Prince Gong believed such nonsense, but Zheng Luoqi did not.

After the execution, Zheng Luoqi ordered the place to be burned down.

The Kong family was wiped out overnight, and when other aristocratic families heard the news, their initial restless hearts instantly turned cold. For a time, they all kept their tails between their legs, not daring to provoke Zheng Luoqi.

The He family was even more afraid, fearing they would be next, as they had offended the prefect quite badly last time.

...............

Inside the government office

Zhi Zi and the other rescued women are currently in the courtyard. Ping An excitedly ran out after learning that Zhi Zi was alright.

Gardenia was in the courtyard when she heard a voice from afar: "Sister Gardenia!"

Upon hearing the sound, Zhi Zi looked over, and the moment she saw Ping An, her expression instantly brightened. She smiled and said, "Ping An, what are you doing here?"

"I'm here to report a crime. I haven't seen you in a long time, so I've been looking for you everywhere, and I found out that you've been kidnapped by the Kong family."

“Then I kept searching around the Confucius Mansion, knowing that you would leave clues for me to find you. Then I found the purse you left around the Confucius Mansion. After getting the purse, I inquired about the prefect’s character before I dared to report the case,” Ping An explained.

"Ping An, thank you so much, Sister Zhi Zi. If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't be alive today. Thankfully, you came looking for me," Zhi Zi said, tears streaming down her face as she hugged Ping An.

“Sister Gardenia, this is just what Ping An should do. If it weren’t for you, Ping An would have starved to death on the streets long ago. It was Sister Gardenia who gave me my name. Ping An also hopes that you, Sister Gardenia, will be safe and sound,” Ping An replied with a smile.

In the study

Zheng Luoqi was thinking about where to go of the rescued women. These women had all been sold. She had asked them if any of them were willing to go back to their original places and if she could send them back, but they all said they didn't want to go back.

Zheng Luoqi was still thinking about where to put them when she suddenly remembered that she hadn't yet established her own information gathering organization in Xuzhou. If they were all women, it would be much more convenient, and since they didn't have family ties, they would have fewer concerns when doing things.

However, these people cannot be used casually. We must observe them first. Their temperament and mindset must be good. Those who are usable should be kept.

Zheng Luoqi thought it would be more convenient to build a theater like Yuexin Pavilion in Xuzhou to collect information.

Moreover, there were already people available, so Zheng Luoqi got right to it.

That evening, they gathered the women together, making sure to avoid the gatherings organized by Pei Wenyu and his group.

Zheng Luoqi shared her thoughts, but only mentioned the idea of ​​the opera house; she hadn't yet discussed gathering information. Upon hearing that it was just about performing opera, the women were still willing to do it.

Suddenly, Zheng Luoqi produced a poison that everyone had to take, with the antidote being one pill per month, which could be obtained from Zheng Luoqi.

When they first received the poison, they hesitated for a moment, wondering why they had to take poison to set up a theater. Then they thought that they had already died once, so if there was any conspiracy involved, they had nothing to be afraid of. At worst, they would just die again. So they took the poison.