Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

Actually, the four of them weren't worried about how their status would change with a new City Lord.

As long as the townsfolk still needed to eat, clothe themselves, and travel, they would depend on them, and they could certainly continue to live comfortably, just perhaps not as comfortably as before.

Therefore, what they discussed the most was how to maintain their own interests.

As for the "new City Lord," what the future held for him? Would the imperial court discover him? Or could he successfully deceive them and truly usurp control?

They didn't care.

Unless cultivators waged a huge battle on their side, affecting the entire city, they could always live comfortably, generation after generation.

"Bang!"

The door was kicked open, and Lu Yixia, leading a large group of people, surrounded the Clan Leaders of the Ye, Huang, Lin, and Xiao Families.

"What are you doing?" the head of the Lin family asked indignantly.

"Slap!"

However, the response he received was a slap in the face.

Lu Yixia commanded, "Take these rearguard elements away!"

Only when the Family Heads of the four major families were taken out of the room did they discover that all the members of the Lin family had been captured—no one was spared, not the old, the weak, nor the women and children.

"You... you..."

"Slap!"

Before the head of the Lin family could finish speaking, he received another slap, "Silence. Don't speak unless spoken to, understand?"

As Lu Yixia spoke, he raised his hand again.

The head of the Lin family's cheek swelled up, but he dared not say anything more, only cursing inwardly, "These bandits have gone mad!"

Not just the head of the Lin family, but the other three families' heads were also quivering in fear.

They had anticipated that their families had probably been looted by these bandits as well.

Still, they couldn't understand what these bandits wanted to achieve?

The four major families controlled the lifeline of the entire Linghua, and even Liu Tianlang only took money from them; he never thought of looting them because if they fell into misfortune, the whole Linghua County would be paralyzed.

Could these be a band of outlaws out for mischief?

But why didn't they pillage or murder after entering the city?

Why not rob the money of the commoners instead of the rich?

The members of the four major families were brought to the square by Lu Yixia and the others.

There stood a wooden stake, upon which the body of Liu Tianlang was tied, now barely recognizable as human. Even if his body were forged from steel, the people of Linghua County could have beaten him to a pulp, one punch at a time.

The Family Heads of the four major families shuddered, as if foreseeing their own fate.

"Spare my life!"

"I can give you all my money!"

"Without us, you won't be able to run Linghua!"

"Please reconsider!"

Heh, haha!" Meng Xiaolan laughed derisively, her expression cold, "Do you really think that without you, Linghua can't function?"

"Naive!"

At that moment, the townspeople, crowded around the square, looked at the four major families with eyes filled with schadenfreude, rage, resentment, and satisfaction.

"Everyone, my name is Meng Xiaolan. This attack on the city is to free all of you..."

Halting mid-sentence upon seeing the townspeople's confusion, Meng Xiaolan didn't continue but instead said, "In short, I am here to seek justice for you!"

"Here are the members of the four major families, along with smaller families and merchants. Presumably, they have oppressed some among you, and now you can stand out and accuse them."

The whole place fell silent.

No one wanted to be the first to speak out.

Fear, trepidation, anxiety.

Lashing out at the corpse of Liu Tianlang earlier was because he was just a corpse, but now, the members of the four major families were still alive. Who knew whether they were colluding to identify those harboring resentment, take note, and wait to deal with them later?

The head of the Lin family calmed down and thought to himself, "It seems these guys want to administer justice, but have they forgotten where they are?"

"It seems you have concerns," said Meng Xiaolan indifferently, "Lu Yixia."

"Present!" Lu Yixia stepped forward, glaring hatefully at a young man from the Lin family, "Deputy City Lord, it was this man, Lin Feihu, who coveted the heirloom of my family, forcing me out of the city and turning me into a refugee."

"That's Lu Yixia!" someone from among the city's people recognized him and exclaimed.

Meng Xiaolan ignored the commotion of the townsfolk and asked directly, "Is what you say the truth?"

"It's true!"

Lu Yixia stared intently at Lin Feihu.

"Good!" Meng Xiaolan ordered people to pull Lin Feihu out from the line, "Robbing a family, driving people out of the city, it's no different from taking a life. The crime deserves death! Lu Yixia, will you carry out the execution yourself, or do you need someone else to do it?"

"Deputy City Lord, I will do it myself!" Lu Yixia took a large cleaver from his brother Lu Erxia and slowly approached Lin Feihu.

"No! You can't kill me!" Lin Feihu's eyes were wide with terror, "I don't want to die, I accidently damaged your family's Jade Pendant, but I can give you all my gold and jewels!"

"Heh!"

Lu Yixia was unmoved, lifting the cleaver high over his head and swinging it down with all his might!

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A large head fell to the ground!

The head of the Lin family gasped for air, his eyes bloodshot.

Lin Feihu was his son!

Huh!" Meng Xiaolan watched the head of the Lin family, who looked as though he wanted to devour her, and let out a cold laugh, "Now, surely you all can trust us, right?"

Immediately, the crowd cheered!

"The scum from the Ye family raped my daughter!"

"Xiao Ning from the Xiao family broke my leg!"

"The old master from the Feng Family slept with my wife and humiliated me with ten copper coins!"