Infinite Professions

Chapter 345 - 180: Entering Together

Song Wen’s thoughts, let’s set aside for now.

A few heads rolled to the ground, and bloodshed instantly appeared at the threshing ground.

Even though everyone knew those people’s deaths were well-deserved, witnessing them being executed like this still left many villagers with pale faces and eyes filled with reluctance.

The Lu and Huang families were even more so; Lu Xuan and Huang Lin looked at each other in panic, both seeing fear and anxiety in each other’s eyes, along with some doubt and worry.

But Song Wen did not care about these, and directly said to several strongmen: "Take the corpses outside the village and burn them. These traitors cannot enter our Little Huang Village’s cemetery, nor can they enjoy our incense offerings. After death, they will only become wandering ghosts."

"Yes!"

Several strongmen nodded, then gathered the bodies and took them outside the village for cremation.

Song Wen also turned his gaze towards the uneasy crowd: "The lesson is laid bare here. I hope everyone remembers it in their hearts and takes it as a warning, so as not to follow their old path. Let’s disperse now!"

Upon hearing these words, the crowd felt as if pardoned from a great offense and immediately dispersed, each returning to their home.

Such a thunderous display indeed serves to kill the chicken to warn the monkey, establishing authority effectively.

Yet excessive intimidation also caused panic.

Many villagers were frightened, hurriedly returning home to close their doors and windows.

Lu Xuan did the same, his wife closed the doors and windows, her eyes full of fear, and some concern.

"Husband, are those people truly..."

"What is it?"

Lu Xuan’s eyes flashed sternly, interrupting her directly, "Caught red-handed, with conclusive evidence, what else is there to say?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

His wife also reacted, nodding repeatedly, not daring to speak further.

Seeing this, Lu Xuan sighed helplessly, "It’s late at night, go to bed quickly; we need to get up early for the harvest tomorrow morning."

"Mmm, mmm!"

His wife nodded, lay beside him on the bed, and fell asleep in thought.

Logically speaking, after such an event, most people would have trouble sleeping.

But for some strange reason, as soon as the couple lay down, they felt drowsy, their eyelids extraordinarily heavy, and involuntarily closed.

Once their eyelids closed, they entered the dream realm, with various fleeting lights and shadows, until everything solidified into clarity, revealing a temple, a magnificent and resplendent temple.

The temple was enormous, far beyond the ordinary, with hundreds of people gathered in the hall at that moment, precisely the villagers of Little Huang Village.

"This is..."

"The Land God Temple?"

Seeing this, everyone was at a loss, unaware of the reason.

At that moment...

"The Divine Monarch ascends the hall!"

Someone announced loudly.

Soon, dazzling golden light gathered atop a high platform, transforming into a figure, like a divine being descending.

"Majestic~!"

Left and right in the great hall stood constables, dozens in two lines, rhythmically tapping their water and fire sticks.

"Bring the criminals!"

Soon, the sound of a wooden staff was heard, followed by several constables escorting people into the hall.

Indeed...

"San Gouzi?"

"Xiaowu?"

"Lu Qi?"

"This..."

The crowd focused their gaze, recognizing the figures, and immediately gasped in shock.

It was those idlers who colluded with bandits and were executed on the spot at the threshing ground.

They looked pale, shackled, with a bloodline mended at the neck, marking the knife scar from their beheading.

Arriving here, they appeared in panic, but the constables paid them no heed, pressing them directly to the ground.

Soon, the divine being atop the high platform spoke, his voice resonating like thunder.

"Huang Wu, Lu Qi, Chen San..."

"Do you acknowledge your crimes?"

The voice resonated heavily.

"The, Land God?"

The criminals started, then awakened, hurriedly admitting guilt.

"Guilty, guilty!"

"I was forced!"

"It was Wang Liu who coerced me!"

"Mercy, Earth God, mercy!"

They knelt, either confessing or pleading for leniency.

Only one person...

"I am wronged!"

One shouted, his voice shrill: "I just wanted to relieve myself outside the village, but the Song Family took me without explanation, accused me of colluding with bandits, when I don’t have the courage, they clearly framed me because I’m from the Huang Family, to establish dominance and monopolize Little Huang Village..."

"Bold!"

The words weren’t finished when a loud sound interrupted, followed by a commanding shout.

"Huang Wu!"

The divine being on the stage shouted coldly, directly calling his name: "You were blind with greed, colluded with bandits, plotted against the village, your crimes heinous. Yet here under my authority, you still dare to reverse right and wrong, slander others; truly maddened without conscience!"

"Creatures like you, even in reincarnation, will continue to commit evil, harming humanity!"

"I hereby sentence!"

"Huang Wu, your sins are unforgivable. You will be cast into the Eighteen Layers of Hell, never to be reborn."

"Come forth!"

"Here!"

The divine being commanded, and the constables stepped forward, seizing Huang Wu. Strange lights and shadows appeared in the void, revealing a hellish scene filled with countless penalties, tongue extraction, finger shear, iron trees, and copper pillars... With endless souls suffering therein.

Two constables lifted Huang Wu, sending him inside, where he first endured the tongue extraction.

Screams immediately erupted, terrifying the crowd.

Though the hellish scene quickly vanished, the rest of the criminals had their hearts torn, especially the one who had tried to exonerate himself. He immediately nodded frantically: "I admit guilt, I admit guilt!"

"It was my greed and desire that led me to accept Wang Liu’s benefits!"

"Last year, I stole a dog, Song Wen caused me trouble over that, so I bore a grudge, and colluded with mountain bandits for revenge."

"Mercy, Earth God, mercy!"

The criminals repeatedly bowed, each confessing their crimes.

The divine being no longer spoke: "Your sins are grave, yet your frankness shows some remorse, so be it; you will be cast into the Beast Dao, reborn once to atone for past wrongs."

"Mercy, Earth God..."

Upon hearing this, the people remained terrified, still seeking clemency.