Time, in the blink of an eye, had come to the end of August.
At the Turbid River Ferry in Hejin County, where the first Dragon Gate, Yu Gate, was located, a special site for executing criminals was prepared.
The execution ground had been set up, and a criminal with the ferocious face of a leopard and ringed eyes was bound hands behind and pushed to the center of the execution platform by constables.
"The criminal Tu Wannian fled to our Hejin County a month ago, oppressing the locals, committing every conceivable evil.
Three days ago, he even killed seventeen members of the prominent Zou family, his crimes unforgivable. Today he will be executed to uphold justice—behead him!"
As the white-haired County Magistrate threw down the order token, the assembled citizens burst into cheers.
"Kill him! Kill him!"
"The villain deserves death!"
"....."
