He looked up at the sky again, seeing the sun at its zenith; the time had come. Forget it, let go...
The officials in front of the execution ground loudly read out the charges, displaying the crimes, and declared the sentence.
The executioners simultaneously raised their ghost-head knives, awaiting the order from the execution ground master, ready to swiftly fall and sever the prisoners' heads.
The kneeling Xue family members immediately wailed like ghosts and wolves, terrified with the stench of urine wafting about, yet trapped by shackles, unable to flee.
Among the commoners, some quickly pulled the children watching the spectacle out of the crowd, while the timid also left in fear. The more fearless ones cheered continuously, "Well done! Kill these scoundrel dogs!"
