143: Public execution

Dragon Feather was to be publicly executed, and the news quickly spread.

Countless commoners, hearing the news, cheered the Great Emperor's wisdom, while the people of the Imperial City began to rub their fists and palms, preparing some rotten eggs and vegetable leaves, waiting for the day of the execution to throw them at Dragon Feather.

Time passed day by day.

Soon, the day of Dragon Feather's execution arrived.

Early in the morning, the streets were packed with people, many carrying baskets filled with household trash, eager to participate.

In their hearts, Dragon Feather was a great devil.

He had harmed countless people, and throwing trash at him was considered lenient.

Qin Jiang had naturally received the news early.

Without leaving the ship, standing at its edge, he could see any part of the Imperial City.

By his side were Liu Shuwan, Qin Lianer, and Dragon Xiner; the Demon Hall Forefather was still in seclusion, and Sword Yao remained in the Void Divine Hall to keep an eye on the Demon Hall Forefather.

The other women were not interested.

They were all busy with their own things.

At this moment, Qin Jiang looked at Dragon Xiner and spoke:

"In a few days, I will be leaving the Divine Dragon Empire. Will you leave with me, or stay in the Divine Dragon Empire?"

"I'll go with you."

Dragon Xiner said without hesitation.

In the past, she might have weighed the pros and cons, but now, there was no need.

Everything she had gained in the Divine Dragon Empire was because of Qin Jiang; it was clear that following Qin Jiang was more beneficial to her, and furthermore, through their time together, she had gradually developed feelings for Qin Jiang.

Therefore, she had long decided to stay by Qin Jiang's side from now on.

Qin Jiang was not surprised either and nodded with a smile.

Suddenly, a shout came from below. Qin Jiang and the others looked down, following the sound, only to see the prisoner cart carrying Dragon Feather slowly moving along the street.

Disheveled, he had long lost his former demeanor.

Many commoners continuously threw various types of trash, hitting Dragon Feather.

However, Dragon Feather's eyes were dull, and he didn't show much reaction.

Qin Jiang raised an eyebrow.

With a wave of his arm, he casually threw out a compass, which was a treasure obtained from Chu Yuan.

An immortal item, capable of divining the future.

It was somewhat similar to the System, but its configuration was too low, which Qin Jiang found a bit underwhelming.

As soon as the compass appeared, it moved towards Qin Jiang, trembling slightly, looking as if it was trying to please him.

Qin Jiang tapped the compass and, pointing at Dragon Feather, said:

"Divine for me about him."

The compass swayed back and forth twice, then began to spin. Beams of light flickered, and soon after, a white ray shot out from the compass.

In front of Qin Jiang, it formed a light screen.

Qin Jiang looked, and a figure appeared on it, which was Dragon Feather.

It was a scene of him in the forbidden prison. In the silence, another figure walked into the scene. Although he wasn't wearing an imperial robe, Qin Jiang still recognized that this person was the Divine Dragon Emperor.

He saw the Divine Dragon Emperor standing before Dragon Feather, watching for a moment, then raising his hand and feeding a drop of crystal-clear imperial blood into Dragon Feather's mouth.

The next moment, the devil energy on Dragon Feather's body surged violently.

At the same time, Dragon Feather's Bloodline was also completely activated, continuously boiling.

However, as the Bloodline was activated, the devil energy on Dragon Feather's body became even denser.

Just then, the scene shifted again, showing Dragon Feather being beheaded.

The Divine Dragon Emperor personally carried out the execution.

With a swing of the large saber, he directly cut off Dragon Feather's head, blood splattering on the spot.

It was clearly felt that Dragon Feather's life force had completely dissipated.

But then, another scene appeared. In this scene, there was no spaceship above the Imperial City; it should be a scene after Qin Jiang had left.

The Divine Dragon Emperor appeared in the wilderness.

This was a mass grave site. Many people who had committed heinous crimes were thrown here after being executed. After Dragon Feather was executed, his royal status was also stripped.

His corpse was directly thrown into the mass grave site.

He saw the Divine Dragon Emperor sweeping his gaze around, then reaching out his hand in a certain direction.

Dragon Feather's head appeared in the Divine Dragon Emperor's palm.

Without the slightest hesitation, he squeezed his hand forcefully, directly crushing Dragon Feather's head.

Immediately after, Qin Jiang saw a wisp of golden light emanating from Dragon Feather's shattered head. The golden light grew stronger and stronger, and finally, it actually transformed into Dragon Feather's appearance.

However, at this moment, Dragon Feather was merely a soul.

What surprised Qin Jiang was that there was no devil energy in Dragon Feather's soul.

"Good heavens, this Dragon Aotian really has some tricks up his sleeve."

Qin Jiang muttered to himself.

If he hadn't intervened, this guy really could have saved Dragon Feather.

Qin Jiang's gaze moved away from the scene and looked towards the Imperial City. At this moment, Dragon Feather had already arrived at the execution ground.

The Divine Dragon Emperor also appeared at the execution ground.

He was preparing to personally wield the saber and execute Dragon Feather!

Qin Jiang had just seen this scene once. Amidst the cheers of the many commoners, the Divine Dragon Emperor raised the large saber and directly struck towards Dragon Feather's head!

Blood splattered, and Dragon Feather's head rolled off.

The scene was silent for a moment, and then everyone cheered the Great Emperor's wisdom.

Immediately after, the Divine Dragon Emperor gave a speech, and then declared the stripping of Dragon Feather's royal status and ordered his corpse to be thrown into the mass grave site.

Watching the Divine Dragon Emperor's performance, Qin Jiang shook his head with a smile:

"As expected of an emperor, this performance is truly powerful."

As the crowd dispersed, the Imperial City guards cleaned up Dragon Feather's corpse and were about to throw it into the mass grave site.

Qin Jiang also stood up and said with a smile:

"Let's go, we'll see Dragon Feather off."

Without any concealment, he directly swept down from the spaceship and arrived beside Dragon Feather's corpse.

The Divine Dragon Emperor had already left, but he was still paying attention here.

Seeing Qin Jiang appear, his heart couldn't help but tighten.

"Could it be that he discovered something?"

The Divine Dragon Emperor murmured.

The group of guards naturally recognized Qin Jiang. Seeing his figure, they quickly bowed.

Qin Jiang waved his hand:

"You carry on."

Everyone nodded and, carrying Dragon Feather's corpse, headed towards the mass grave site.

Qin Jiang followed all the way, which made everyone's hearts tremble with fear.

Liu Shuwan and the other women had also seen the compass's divination and knew what Qin Jiang was going to do.

Soon, they arrived at the mass grave site. Everyone threw Dragon Feather down and cautiously approached Qin Jiang, but before they could get close, Qin Jiang waved his hand, signaling them to leave.

They naturally didn't dare to hesitate and, as if granted a great amnesty, immediately left the mass grave site.

Qin Jiang then walked towards Dragon Feather's corpse.

No trace of life could be felt. Dragon Feather's eyes were wide open in a dead stare, completely devoid of light.

Furthermore, upon careful examination, no abnormalities could be found.

"What a clever trick."

Qin Jiang chuckled softly.

He stepped on Dragon Feather's head and pressed down forcefully. Blood spurted out, and in an instant, a bright golden light flashed.

Dragon Feather's slightly bewildered soul appeared before Qin Jiang. On this soul, there was a thin layer of blood membrane; it was this layer of blood membrane that had obstructed Qin Jiang's investigation.