Chapter 92: Settling Scores with Jianghu

  Fortunately, Hualang and others did not consider it for long before they made a decision.

  Jasmine is the murderer, but Wang Song deserves to die even more. Flower Lang decides to let Jasmine off, as long as they don't mention this matter, no one will suspect Jasmine.

  The sky gradually darkened, and after Huā Lang and others left Wàn Huā Lóu, they went back to their own homes to rest.

  And tomorrow will be the final deadline given by Wang De.

  Everyone was speechless for a night, and early the next day, they hurried to the government office. After arriving at the government office, Hua Lang told Bao Zheng about his investigation. Bao Zheng listened and his dark face suddenly turned red, nodding slightly after a long time: "Since the truth is like this, I agree with Brother Hua's suggestion. However, by doing so, we will definitely have to settle the score with Wolf Valley."

  Although they didn't mean to retreat, the White Tiger Sect had indeed lost many people before. Now that he wanted to avenge Wang Song's death, it could be considered as repaying his kindness.

  After Wang De arrived at the county government office, he immediately made a big fuss. Huā Lang saw this and hastily said: "Lord Wang, please calm down, we have already found the murderer who killed Wang Song. If you want to take revenge, you can vent your anger on him."

  Wang De was shocked and asked: "Who is the murderer?"

  "White-haired old fourth!"

  After hearing this, Wang De suddenly felt a sense of being ridiculed. He glared at Hua Lang with an angry expression and asked: "Yesterday I said that Bai Laosi was the murderer and wanted him to take my son's life in exchange for his own. You all repeatedly obstructed me, but now you're suddenly saying he's the murderer? Are you unable to find the real culprit and afraid that the three-day deadline has passed, so you're using Bai Laosi as a scapegoat?"

  From Wang De's words, it can be seen that he is not a fool, but for Jasmine and others, they must treat Wang De as a fool. After Wang De finished speaking, Hualang suddenly smiled and said: "What we said yesterday was just to investigate the case clearly, and we didn't say that Bai Laosi wasn't the murderer. Now that we have investigated clearly, Bai Laosi is indeed the murderer who killed your son, and he has admitted to stabbing Wang Song with one knife. Can we say that the knife was not stabbed by Bai Laosi?"

  After Hualang finished speaking, Wang De used to hesitate at first, but then suddenly burst into a loud scolding: "You good-for-nothing Bai Laosi, how dare you kill my son? I'll make you pay a painful price!" After Wang De's scolding, he suddenly turned to Bao Zheng and said: "I want to be the executioner, I want to see Bai Laosi's head fall to the ground."

  This request was reasonable for Bao Zheng to oppose, and in the end he had no choice but to agree. Moreover, Bao Zheng felt that doing so would at least alleviate some of the hatred between Wolf Valley and the county government.

  Whoever killed Bai Laosi, the people of Langgu will hate whoever it is. If so, Wang De will probably be uneasy for the rest of his life.

  The execution will be at three o'clock in the afternoon.

  At that time, the execution ground in Tianchang County was packed with onlookers who seemed to find watching beheadings an entertaining activity.

  Bai Lao Si was taken to the execution ground, his face calm and composed. Those who saw him thought he was calm because he had accepted his fate and was ready to die. However, Hua Lang noticed that calmness and suddenly felt that something was not quite right. Bai Lao Si was a notable figure in Wolf Valley, and he had been captured for many days already. Moreover, the terrain had allowed him to escape before. It seemed likely that Xiang Shisan, the leader of the wolves, had known about this matter all along. If Xiang Shisan knew about it, would he really tolerate his Fourth Master being killed without doing anything?

  With Wolf Valley's strength, they will probably come to snatch people away.

  As he thought of this, Hua Lang suddenly came up with a plan. He quietly told Wen Meng and Yin Wu Cuo about it, and the two of them nodded slightly before quickly disappearing into the crowd.

  The time had finally come, the executioner who had been sharpening his knife took a swig of wine and spat it onto the blade, then tested its sharpness with his thumb. When everything was ready, Wang De let out a loud shout: "Carry out the execution!"

  The order was given, and the executioner didn't hesitate at all. He swung his big knife towards Bai Laosi's tender neck, just as the blade was about to land on Bai Laosi's neck, a hidden projectile suddenly flew in and hit the knife, causing it to veer off course. Several people suddenly leapt out of the crowd, ignoring everything else, and charged towards the execution ground with all their might.

  Suddenly on the execution ground, Hua Lang hastily shouted loudly: "There is an assassin, protect Bao Daren well."

  The yamen runners, having heard this, originally wanted to take a closer look at the several names of the yamen runners who had slipped away and come to Bao Zheng's side, forming a human wall for Bao Zheng and others, in case the assassin attacked.

  In this chaotic scene, Wen Meng and Yin Wu Cuo, two top-notch experts, had not made a move. They were keeping an eye on the execution ground at all times to prevent Bai Lao Si from being rescued. As soon as any formidable assassin rushed up, Wen Meng would immediately throw flying knives to force him back.

  Wang Deyong saw someone daring to rob the execution ground, and he was suddenly furious. His martial general's temper flared up instantly, and he didn't care about anything else. He picked up his big knife and rushed towards the execution ground. These people wanted to save Bai Laosi, but he insisted on killing him because he thought Bai Laosi was the murderer.

  The assassin's martial arts skills were not bad, and logically speaking, even if Wang De used was extremely powerful, it would still be difficult to rush in front of Bai Lao Si. However, with the help of Wen Meng and Yin Wu in the dark, Wang De was able to run surprisingly fast.

  He came before Bai Lao Si, with a face full of anger, and without saying much, he raised his axe to strike, but when Bai Lao Si saw Wang De Yu's eyes, the normally calm man suddenly became panicked.

  He was confident that Xiao Shi San would send someone to rescue him, so when he was first taken to the execution ground, he was calm. However, after seeing Wang De You, he became afraid because Wang De You was really capable of killing his own people.

  A splash of blood on the execution ground, a crimson-stained chopping knife stood beside the corpse. Wang De shouted in a nearly mad voice: "Who dares to provoke me again?"

  Blood splattered on Wang De's robust body, giving people a terrifying feeling. Those who were originally going to save Bai Lao Si saw that Bai Lao Si had been killed, and for the time being, they couldn't avenge him. In the end, having no other choice, they could only flee for their lives first.

  After the chaos, only the yamen personnel and a corpse were left on the execution ground. Wang De seemed to still be in the thrill of avenging his son. Bao Zheng ordered, "Take away Bai Laosi's body and bury it at Luanyanggang."

  Wang De used no longer cared about how to dispose of the corpses, but he seemed to have a deep hatred for those assassins. He glanced at the crowd and said, "This gang of bandits is truly outrageous. How can such people exist in Tianchang County? They must be a hidden danger. Bao Zheng, if you are wise, you should think of ways to get rid of them as soon as possible."

  This point Bao Gong naturally knew, he repeatedly agreed, but refused to say another word.