Chen Xiaofei flicked his wrist, raising his long saber once more. A splash of blood flicked off the vibrating blade.
The tip of the saber swept across the Imperial Inner Guard before him, across the heavily equipped City Defense Army, and finally across the Feathered Forest Guards standing off in the distance.
"Today, I am executing this scoundrel here, not for my own sake, nor out of any personal grudge, but for the wronged souls of Wencheng," Chen Xiaofei said, taking a deep breath and speaking in a resonant voice. "I have walked through Wencheng and seen it in its prosperity and in its ruin. I have heard its lively laughter and its miserable cries. I have embraced children full of hope and picked up whitening bones from the ground..." He took a deep breath. "I execute this scoundrel purely for the righteous spirit of heaven and earth, to seek justice for the innocent."
Chapter 168