Chapter 161 A sudden accident at the execution ground
After Fan Xian came out of the death row, he sat in the carriage and started to move forward slowly.

He didn't know how long he walked, and there was no guard to talk to him, so he just kept walking like that.

At the beginning, Fan Xian didn't feel anything, his mentality was still the same as before, and he still held the attitude that he would die.

As a result, as the vehicle slowly moved forward, his heart began to gradually collapse.

In fact, death is not scary!
What is scary is the process of waiting for death.

Because at this moment, Fan Xian didn't know whether he could survive the execution ground.

Despite Emperor Qing's assurance and Wu Zhu's rescue, he still couldn't fully believe it.

Therefore, the more Fan Xian thought about this, the more panicked he became.

Fortunately, this feeling did not last long.

Soon, Fan Xian heard bursts of noise and quarrels coming from all around, and he knew that he had arrived at the execution ground.

After Fan Xian took a deep breath, he began to slowly relax himself.

Whether he lives or dies will be revealed soon.

at the same time.

Near the execution ground, someone shouted, and the crowd that was originally watching began to look towards the carriage.

They all wanted to see what kind of person was so bold as to kill the current crown prince!
Li Yunrui, who was present, and the queen beside him, also saw the carriage.

"Sister-in-law, the criminal is here!" Li Yunrui said.

The queen suppressed her inner impulse, clenched her hands tightly in her sleeves, and a flash of anger appeared on her face.

Then, she gritted her teeth and growled, "It's finally here!"

"I've been waiting for this moment for a long time!"

"He's finally coming!"

If there hadn't been guards protecting her, the Queen would probably have rushed out immediately and bit Fan Xian to death.

Seeing the Queen's behavior, Li Yunrui did not say much, but turned his gaze towards Li Chengze who was not far away.

the other side.

Fan Jian, Chen Pingping and Fei Jie were also on the platform of the execution ground, sitting among the officials.

They had already arrived and were well prepared, so they were not at all panicked.

"Here it comes." Fan Jian said to the two people next to him after seeing the carriage approaching.

Fei Jie was a little restless, and his brows were tightly furrowed as he looked at the carriage.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Are you sure Fan Xian won't be in danger?"

Chen Pingping said, "Don't worry. I have just sent people to recheck the wooden planks under the execution ground. There won't be any danger."

"Wait a minute, it's just a formality."

"Okay." Fei Jie sighed.

Then, he thought of something and asked, "By the way, where is the fifth master?"

"Why didn't I see him today?"

When Wu Zhu was mentioned, Fan Xian and Chen Pingping suddenly reacted.

Yes, how could they forget Wuzhu!

It seemed like Wuzhu had not been in the Fan Mansion since yesterday, and no one knew where he had gone.

Fan Jian said: "Wu Zhu is probably busy with other things. It doesn't matter whether he comes now or not."

"I just hope that this show can end quickly so that Fan Xian can leave Kyoto as soon as possible."

at the same time.

Behind the officials in the square, in an inconspicuous room.

Emperor Qing was wearing casual clothes, sitting at the table, drinking slowly.

And the position he was in at the moment was just right for him to have a clear view of the entire execution ground. In fact, he didn't need to come over at all for the next beheading.

Because Chen Pingping had already made arrangements, all it took was for the matter to be completely completed by the afternoon.

However, Emperor Qing was still a little worried, so he hid in the dark, waiting for something to happen.

Emperor Qing put down the empty wine glass and looked at the execution ground not far away. He felt a little uneasy in his heart.

He thought about this and sighed slowly.

I hope there won't be any unexpected things happening next.

After a while.

Fan Xian carried a black cloth bag and followed the guards to the center of the execution ground.

Then, one of the guards shouted, "Kneel down!"

Fan Xian didn't say anything more, and just knelt on the ground obediently.

At the same time, on the execution platform on the execution ground, sat a young man in official robes.

When he saw Fan Xian kneeling on the ground, he immediately waved his hand and said, "Begin to identify the prisoner!"

As soon as the executioner finished speaking, the guards took off the cloth bag on Fan Xian's head, revealing his appearance.

Originally, Fan Xian had always been in the shadows. When he was suddenly exposed to the sunlight, he was unable to adapt for a moment and his eyes were stung by the light.

At this time, a guard holding the portrait compared it with Fan Xian and said, "My lord, we have verified the identity and it is undoubtedly the criminal."

"Okay!" The executioner immediately took out an imperial edict from the table, opened it and began to read:
"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: The prisoner Fan Xian is so audacious that he has murdered the Crown Prince, assassinated the Queen Mother, and plotted rebellion. He shall be executed for this crime!"

"Today at noon, behead him and display his head in public as a warning to others!"

After the executioner finished reading the imperial edict, the onlookers all burst into an uproar.

They didn't expect that someone would actually dare to rebel in public. It was simply unbelievable.

Li Yunrui and the Queen recognized Fan Xian immediately after seeing him appear.

The Queen, in particular, clenched her fists so tightly that her teeth were almost broken.

Li Chengze looked at Fan Xian calmly, with a faint smile on his face.

at the same time.

Behind the crowd of onlookers, a dozen men in ordinary clothes were all looking towards the platform of the execution ground.

Because in their eyes at this moment, those were not prisoners at all, but gold and silver.

A lot of gold and silver!
If they are lucky, after completing this order, they can live a carefree life for several years.

At this time, one of the men whispered, "Tell everyone to start preparing."

"There aren't many guards around the execution ground right now. If we move quickly, we can leave before the backup arrives."

"Okay, I'll notify the others right away." Another man replied immediately.

In this way, many people on the execution ground began to wait for the arrival of noon.

Time passes bit by bit.

Noon has finally arrived!

When the supervising officer Chen Qi saw that it was already noon, he immediately picked up the token from the table, threw it to the ground, and shouted:

"The time has come, execute him immediately!"

As soon as the supervising officer finished speaking, the executioner in charge of beheading, holding a shining machete, slowly walked towards Fan Xian.

The guard next to Fan Xian, seeing that the time had come, prepared to press the mechanism on the wooden board to replace Fan Xian.

At this moment, a riot suddenly broke out below the execution ground.

A dozen men armed with swords rushed towards the platform of the execution ground.

As they rushed forward, they shouted:
"Fan Xian, we are here to save you!"

(End of this chapter)