As soon as his chubby palm touched the handle of the sword at his waist, the silvery white light approaching in a graceful and rapid arc had already swallowed up his body.

The sword light rising from the ground and shooting straight into the sky - this was the last scene that was etched deep in Akabane's eyes.

The icy blade of Ding Guishen penetrated into Akabane's right armpit, only stayed in Akabane's body for a moment, and then flew out diagonally from his left shoulder.

Drawing the sword technique and flowing light!

Akabane's plump upper body spurted blood instantly.

A straight blood line stretched from Akabane's right armpit to his left shoulder.

The blood line turned red and darker at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally - the small half of Akabane's body above his shoulders was like a boring drooping willow branch, falling forward and then falling to the ground.

The blade struck with flowing light slashed Akabane diagonally into two halves!

His face, which was stained with dust from falling to the ground, was still filled with intense shock as if he had seen some incredible scene. This expression, which was enough to make everyone who saw it suddenly feel horrified, just bloomed in a pool of water.

In the spreading blood.

A few drops of blood splashed out from Akabane's body due to inertia, splashing on the corner of Qingden's right eye, left lip, etc., and then followed the gravity, flowing down Qingden's cheek, pulling out several terrifying lines.

The scars on Qingden's face - let alone blinking, the muscles on Qingden's face didn't even move.

For a long time, blood continued to gush out from the section of Akabane's lower body that was sitting intact on the rock.

quiet……!

Silence filled the place!

Deathly silence!

Everyone present looked in shock at Akabane who was chopped into two pieces, and Qingden who still maintained his sword-drawing posture.

The expression on his face is extremely wonderful.

At this time, Qingdeng slowly straightened up and released his sword-drawing stance.

"I should make it very clear, right? 'Everyone is following'. My words... Shangguan's words are military orders. Those who disobey military orders——"

Qingdeng raised the Dingguishen high above his head, and then swung it down hard. The blood that fell from the blade turned into a beautiful blood line at Qingdeng's feet.

"Rectify the law on the spot!"

As soon as Qingdeng finished speaking, rapid breathing sounded like a blower one after another around Qingdeng.

Whether it’s Aoi and others who respect Aoto, or a group of people led by Shirasaki who hate Aoto. In short - at this moment, the faces of everyone present are all covered with engraved words that go deep into the skin, as if they are about to be buried.

Shock in the bones.

Beheading—for a samurai, this was the most dishonorable and disgraceful way to die.

In order to give the beheaded a final bit of dignity, neither the Edo shogunate nor the "Three Hundred Lords" would chop off the prisoner's head in whole when executing the prisoner sentenced to beheading.

A beheading method called "head-holding".

When swinging the knife towards the victim's neck, do not completely cut off the skin and flesh, leaving a little skin on the head and neck. Because the executioner usually stands at the side and behind the victim when the knife is drawn, so in the end it is the victim

A small piece of skin at the throat will be preserved. The head, which is connected to the body with only a little flesh, often falls into the arms under the pull of gravity - hence the name "head-holding".

The same is true when you are making excuses for a person who has committed seppuku. Do not allow the head and body of the person who committed seppuku to be completely separated.

This is why those who commit seppuku often find swordsman masters to correct their mistakes, in order to ensure that their death will not be so miserable and that they will not end up with their heads falling on the ground.

Therefore, not just any cat or dog can be an executioner or commit seppuku.

In order to ensure that prisoners who were ordered to commit seppuku or beheaded could die with dignity, the Edo shogunate even raised a man who had been beheading people for generations and was the shogunate's official sword tester and executioner for generations.

, a family with many urban legends - the Yamada Asaemon family.

At this moment, many people present had the same thought: Does this guy know what he is doing?

Although Akabane's act of blatant disobedience just now was indeed an extremely serious violation of law and discipline.

According to military law, Qingto is fully qualified to execute Akabane on the spot.

But, but... Akabane is also a descendant of Hatamoto with a family income as high as 800 koku!

The Edo Hatamoto circle...especially the Hatamoto circle with rich family backgrounds, was a huge network of relationships and interest groups woven by blood and marriage relationships, which affected the whole body.

If you offend this family today, you may suffer crazy revenge from more than a dozen families tomorrow.

This Tachibana Aoden... is really crazy!

Isn't he afraid of getting into trouble?

Isn't he afraid that someone will come to settle the score afterwards?

He just killed people like that? And also beheaded them directly?

Does he really think that he is the incarnation of a benevolent king?

It was impossible for him not to know that for a samurai, being beheaded was a disgraceful way to die.

But he still cut off Akabane's entire body from the shoulders up without mercy.

This is not saving anyone any face...!

At this time, Qingdeng, who was holding the knife in his hand, turned his head and looked around him with calm eyes.

All the people who had just followed Akabane in defying orders and were still sitting or lying on the ground, all shuddered after meeting Qingden's eyes.

The ground beneath them seemed to have turned into hot lava and harsh ice.

They seemed to have been burned or hit by ice, and they stood up in a panic, not daring to let any part of their bodies touch the ground except for the soles of their feet.

No one dares to disobey orders anymore.

No one dares to openly say "I'm tired and I want to rest" anymore.

In an instant, an atmosphere of panic filled the surrounding area.

The nervous heartbeat that kept ringing "plop-plop-plop" became the main theme of this space.

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Qingden has wanted to deal with this guy Akabane for a long time.

He repeatedly went against him, opposed him overtly and covertly, and regarded his captain's authority as nothing.

Buddha can also get angry.

Although Qingdeng was a good-natured person who was easy to talk to, but being treated so helplessly so many times, an unknown fire still rose in his heart.

However, from another perspective, Qingden has to thank Akabane - thanks to the existence of this bull, Qingden has an excellent target to use its head to establish his authority!

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The author visited many relatives yesterday to pay New Year's greetings. He was very busy, so today's chapter is a little shorter (Leopard Death.jpg)

The New Year is indeed full of turmoil...

Although today is a bit short, I still ask for a monthly ticket (Leopard Head Crying.jpg)
Chapter completed!