Chapter 117

"Men! See them out!"

Mi Shengtong shouted impatiently.

Dozens of people rushed out of the Mi mansion, looking aggressive.

Dozens of house slaves faced two hundred government soldiers without the slightest fear.

It was evident that the Mi family was used to acting like tyrants in the county; even now, with soldiers at their gate, they weren't afraid.

Their reliance was that they had someone in the imperial court backing them, so they were fearless.

"Mi Shengtong, this is blatant tax evasion!"

Xiao Ren's expression was somewhat ugly; this reminded him of his previous tax collection experiences.

"Oh, you noticed."

"So what? Do you dare to touch me?"

Mi Shengtong laughed loudly, but the next moment he couldn't laugh anymore.

The smile froze completely on his face.

"Very good! Openly defying the Ninth Prince's order and maliciously obstructing tax collection."

"This time, it's not just half; all of the Mi family's property will be confiscated!"

"Kill them!"

Xiao Ren sneered, gave the order, and stepped back a few paces.

"Yes!"

Two hundred soldiers drew their sabers; with a "clang," the sound of blades leaving their sheaths echoed through the Mi mansion!

Seeing the soldiers draw their blades, the dozens of house slaves panicked immediately.

Every time they stood outside the Mi mansion in large numbers, no one dared to act wild.

They would all be scared away; were these soldiers not afraid of the big shot backing the Mi family?

"You... you dare!?"

Seeing the soldiers draw their weapons, Mi Shengtong's heart trembled violently.

Xiao Ren waved his hand, too lazy to speak.

Since soft methods didn't work, he would collect taxes by force!

Seeing Xiao Ren's gesture, the soldiers charged directly at the dozens of people.

They swung their blades and slashed down!

*Splat~~! *

*Splat~~! *

The sound of blades entering flesh rang out.

Screams immediately echoed throughout the Mi mansion.

The dozens of house slaves fled in panic, their hearts and guts shattered.

They hadn't expected these soldiers to dare to take action.

Otherwise, even if they had one hundred guts, they wouldn't have dared to stand out.

Some of the house slaves even knelt on the ground to beg for mercy.

But it was useless; a soldier cut off their heads with a single stroke.

Seeing this scene, the house slaves cried out; now they could only run as far as they could.

Seeing this scene, Mi Shengtong's legs went weak.

He collapsed directly onto the ground.

This kid Xiao Ren was actually serious?!

How did he dare?

Was he not afraid of that big shot above him anymore?

In no time at all, the dozens of house slaves were slaughtered!

The entrance to the Mi family mansion was suddenly filled with the stench of blood.

Mi Shengtong retreated in panic.

"You... you... you actually dared to take action?"

"You... you are dead; no one can save you!"

Mi Shengtong shouted in panic.

"Whether I die or not, I don't know, but I know you are definitely going to die today!"

Xiao Ren's face was pale, and he revealed a ferocious smile.

He had never seen such a scene either; dozens of people were killed before his eyes in an instant.

"You... you still want to kill me?"

At this moment, Mi Shengtong was finally a little afraid.

He thought this Xiao Ren was just killing the house slaves to intimidate him.

Who knew he even wanted to kill his Mi family clan.

"Kill them! Execution of the entire clan!"

"Confiscate all property of the Mi mansion; leave no one in the Mi mansion alive!"

After Xiao Ren said this, he bent over and started vomiting.

"Yes!"

The soldiers charged into the Mi family mansion.

"Don't..."

Mi Shengtong sat leaning against the threshold, his words unfinished.

He was slashed across the throat by a soldier who rushed into the mansion.

Mi Shengtong's eyes widened, staring fixedly in Xiao Ren's direction.

He never dreamed he would die in such a way.

If he had known sooner, why would he have been so stubborn? He would have paid the taxes long ago.

Now, it was too late; execution of the entire clan!

Thinking of this, Mi Shengtong was filled with regret, his throat rolling.

He wanted to say something, but only a gurgling sound was heard; before his last breath could be drawn, he died instantly.

He died with his eyes wide open!

"It's no use staring at me; who told you not to listen to the orders?"

"If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for refusing to pay taxes!"

"Now it's your whole family being executed, which is better than my whole family being executed."

Seeing Mi Shengtong's appearance, his eyes not even closed after death, Xiao Ren's face turned ashen, and he hurriedly retreated.

The smell of blood in this place was too strong; he was extremely unaccustomed to such bloody scenes.

The soldiers were carrying out the extermination inside the Mi mansion, and countless screams came from within.

He trembled all over; if he failed in his duties, if he obstructed the reform, then these soldiers would be the ones exterminating his entire clan.

Fortunately, it was he who was leading the soldiers to exterminate someone else's clan, holding the initiative.

This was the first time he had encountered such a scene; he was very unaccustomed to it and moved far away from the Mi mansion.

A hundred meters away from the Mi mansion, Xiao Ren stopped and stood on the street, looking at the Mi mansion from afar.

At this moment, there was no one on the street; the moment the soldiers drew their blades, people had hidden away.

Xiao Ren spent a great deal of effort to dispel the fear in his heart.

He had recited the names of all the gods and Buddhas in the sky.

At the same time, he was also fortunate; if he didn't do this, someone would surely do this to his family in the future.

Reform was imperative!

Whoever died was fine, as long as it wasn't his family.

Whoever resisted would meet the same end as the Mi family—execution of the entire clan!

Half an incense stick later.

A soldier came to Xiao Ren.

"Master Xiao, all three hundred members of the Mi family have been slaughtered!"