A rare opportunity

Chapter 165 Hanging

Upon hearing this, the executioners immediately put the prepared ropes around the necks of Li Yu and the others. At this time, of the four people on the stage, only Li Yu could still stand, and the other three were all limp, as if they had no bones, and they relied entirely on the city guards to hold them up so that they did not collapse to the ground!

Li Yu looked at the three people, blood gushing from his eyes, and secretly hated them! This dog city lord, it’s fine to frame me! But he even dragged these innocent people into it! I won’t let you go even if I become a ghost! I’m really sorry for the three brothers! You have been implicated and died unjustly!

At this moment, I felt my feet go empty and my body fell rapidly! My neck hurt and I suddenly felt difficulty breathing, blood circulation was blocked, and my face turned red!

He couldn't help but want to stretch out his hands to grab the rope, but his hands were firmly trapped by the shackles, so he could only kick around with his feet!

He only felt that the rope was getting tighter and tighter, his mind gradually became fuzzy, and finally his whole body stood upright and he stopped struggling!

When Mu Xue in the inn saw it, she couldn't help but scream "Ah!" and a mouthful of blood came out of her mouth! Then she fainted! When Mu Chengqi saw it, he sighed, leaned over and picked her up, walked out of the inn, and walked out of Tianxing City! It's not that he didn't want to take back the powder box, but he was afraid that Mu Xue would miss her when she saw it! Secondly, he felt that he owed Li Yu, so he would just treat the powder box as a burial companion for him!

The pink-dressed girl also sighed and turned her head, as if she couldn't bear to look any longer. However, the uncle standing behind him let out a light "eh"!

The pink-dressed girl heard the voice, turned around and looked at him and said:

"Uncle San! What's wrong?"

"Miss! I just think it's a little weird!"

Uncle San replied quickly.

"eccentric?"

The girl in pink asked in confusion.

"Miss, look, Li Yu is a little different from those who were strangled! He doesn't seem to have been strangled."

Uncle San replied.

"Hmm? I don't see any difference!"

The girl in pink looked at it carefully and said in confusion.

"Look, young lady. The other people all have purple faces and sticking tongues out. Look at Li Yu!"

"Hmm? Didn't his tongue stick out, too?"

"He only spit out a little bit before he died! In other words, he died earlier than the others!"

"You mean..."

The girl in pink said in astonishment.

"That's right! He must have taken the drugs a long time ago and died early!"

Uncle San nodded.

"Alas! Even if it's early death, it's still death!"

The girl sighed.

"That may not be the case! Maybe someone wants him to die early, or maybe someone wants him to fake his death?"

"Oh?"

The girl in pink couldn't help but cheer up, her eyes shining!

Seeing the four people slowly stop struggling, the crowd gradually lost interest and most of them slowly left. Only a team of city guards and some naughty children were left in the huge square.

Of course, Shi Lin, the executioner, did not leave either, because according to regulations, in case the prisoner was not completely dead, the body had to be left to dry for an hour.

In addition to these people, there were several corpse collectors sitting on a big cart who kept complaining and waiting to collect the bodies!

Originally, after the execution, the family members could collect the body. But Li Yu had no family members, and the families of the other prisoners had either fled or lived far away in the city, so they had to do the hard work!

At this moment, a carriage came galloping from outside the square! In the carriage sat a gloomy-looking man. Shi Lin looked up and found that the man was Qi Biao, who had been dismissed from his post!

Shi Lin saw Qi Biao's posture and knew that he was going to collect Li Yu's body. He couldn't help but sigh: This kid is so stubborn! Why is he still getting involved in this mess at this time?

Shi Lin and Qi Biao were both city guards. Although they were not close friends, Shi Lin had always admired Qi Biao. Although Qi Biao had been dismissed from his post, he at least retained his status as a city guard. After a while, he might be reinstated. Therefore, he did not want Qi Biao to completely ruin his future.

He immediately jumped off the platform, stood in front of Qi Biao's carriage, and said with a salutation:

"Brother Qi! Can I have a word with you?"

Qi Biao naturally understood Shi Lin's meaning and immediately bowed and said:

"I appreciate your kindness, Commander Shi! But Mr. Li has done me a favor, so I cannot let his body lie exposed in the wilderness! I ask Commander Shi to grant me permission to collect his body!"

When Shi Lin saw this, he knew that it was useless to persuade him any further! He immediately looked up at the sky and sighed:

"Alas! The time has come! In this case, please ask Brother Qi to collect his body!"

Qi Biao immediately bowed to Shi Lin and drove towards the platform!

The corpse collectors were naturally happy to see someone collecting corpses! Someone immediately shouted:

"Hey! Brother, since you are here to collect the bodies, it doesn't matter if you collect one or two. Why don't you do it for all of them? Don't worry! We won't charge you a penny for collecting the bodies. We'll give it all to you!"

To be honest, they are in the business of collecting corpses, and they make money from collecting corpses. But this time, they are unwilling to make this money. First, these people have been labeled as spies of the demon clan, and they are afraid that they will also be infected with the devil. Secondly, the most taboo for corpse collectors is the hanged people! Most of the hanged people have hideous faces, and they will inevitably have nightmares for a few days when they go home! What's more, it is said that the hanged ghost likes to possess people the most. If you are possessed by the hanged ghost, then it is not as simple as a nightmare!

Qi Biao glanced at the bodies of Jiang Laonian and others, and nodded silently! These people were very familiar to him, and he had dealt with them a lot on weekdays. Although they were a little bit unreasonable sometimes, they were still decent people. It was worth knowing them to help them collect the bodies. However, he only prepared one coffin. But it was too late to buy one now, so he could only let them down!

With the help of several corpse collectors, Qi Biao immediately put Li Yu's body, which had been freed from shackles and fetters, into the prepared coffin, and then piled the bodies of Jiang Laonian and the other two on the cart. According to regulations, the executed people could only leave the city through Xuanwu Gate. Therefore, Qi Biao drove the carriage towards Xuanwu Gate!

Not long after he drove the carriage out of the city, he heard the hurried sound of horse hooves behind him! Tianxing City was bustling with people, and Qi Biao thought that someone was in a hurry to get on the road, so he didn't take it seriously and continued to drive forward.

However, as the sound of horse hooves approached him, he felt a gust of wind behind his head, which made him shudder! He immediately leaned forward! This is how he managed to avoid the fatal blow!

Before he could get up, he heard a soft "Huh?" and felt a sharp pain in his shoulder! He couldn't help but let go of the reins in his hand and rolled into the dust!

Qi Biao endured the severe pain, turned over and climbed up, his eyes were bloodshot! But he saw that his carriage had been controlled by an old man and was galloping towards the woods in front! There were five fast horses following the carriage. One of them was an empty horse, which was obviously the old man's mount.