Ever since the Imperial house began intentionally suppressing the Hexi Prince’s Estate, let alone executing a City Lord, the City Lords of the four Hexi cities had always been appointed and dismissed directly by the Emperor.
Li Feng, however, had done something unheard of: as a City Lord responsible for the people of Yanhu City, he had not even bothered to notify the imperial court. Instead, he had the man’s limbs severed and left him tied in front of the City Lord's Mansion to be tortured to death.
"You are mistaken. I did not just execute a City Lord; I wiped out the entire Ye Clan," Li Feng said, his voice cold as he emphasized the point while reflecting on the crimes the Ye Clan had committed.
Chapter 157