Chapter 954

But what made his heart tremble even more was, why was the Living Yama, who was perfectly fine, investigating the dirty business of the entire Suiyang Prefecture?

What did he want to do?

Wasn't he a corrupt official, a poisonous strategist?

Just as Wang Ermazi's heart was in chaos, Gao Yang stepped toward the direction where he was.

Seeing Gao Yang walk over, even Wang Ermazi, the owner of a black shop who had killed countless merchants, couldn't help but feel a sense of fear.

"My... My Lord..."

Wang Ermazi said fearfully.

A person's name is like the shadow of a tree; he had heard Gao Yang's great name like thunder.

Gao Yang's gaze was calm as he stared at Wang Ermazi and said, "I told you my identity long ago. Do you believe it now?"

"This lowly one has no eyes and had my eyes growing on my butt, but I ask Lord Gao to give me a quick death."

Gao Yang shook his head, which made Wang Ermazi feel a chill.

If the Living Yama wanted to torture him, he feared he would wish he were dead!

But the next second.

Gao Yang's voice rang out, which surprised him greatly.

"I can spare your life and send you to the front line to redeem your sins with military merit, but you must do one thing for me."

"Otherwise, death is just the quickest choice for you."

Hearing this, Wang Ermazi's eyes widened suddenly.

After knowing Gao Yang's identity, he had no thought of living at all, only asking for a quick death.

Gao Yang's name was spread among the people, even making children stop crying at night; he was the true Living Yama.

And he, Wang Ermazi, was just a baby of a few hundred months!

But he said almost without hesitation, "Wang Ermazi only has one thing to say: as long as Lord Gao thinks highly of me, I'll do whatever it takes. Even if it's a ten-thousand-foot cliff, I can go down in three seconds. This is my progress manifesto."

If Gao Yang had said he would just let him go, he would never have believed it.

But if he were sent to the front line of the army, although the chance of living was slim, it was ultimately one more way to survive!

These words sounded very true!

A smile appeared on Gao Yang's face, but that smile, under the illumination of the firelight, was cold enough to seep into one's bone marrow.

"You are a smart man."

"I will take you back to the Qingshui County government office to expose the dirty things you have done, but no matter what means you use—bribery or threats—I want you to get me thrown into prison."

"Your words must be arrogant, and your attitude must be overbearing. In the prison, I allow at most one whip, and it can only hurt the skin and flesh; otherwise, you will be sold to a brothel, your body fixed in shackles in a ninety-degree bowing posture. Do you understand?"

Gao Yang's voice was very soft, but it made Wang Ermazi's heart tighten and his pupils shrink.

Even Wang Ermazi, who killed people like hemp, had trembling legs.

Although he didn't know exactly what Gao Yang wanted to do, he clearly knew that if the Living Yama were thrown into prison, the entire Suiyang Prefecture would change.

And he, Wang Ermazi, would become the culprit of all this!

"Yes!"

"My Lord, you can rest assured; as long as we return to Qingshui County, this matter is not difficult."

Wang Ermazi nodded hurriedly, a fawning smile on his face.

"Wu Guang, untie him first."

Gao Yang gave an order.

Wu Guang stepped forward immediately to untie the rope on Wang Ermazi's hands, but when he untied the rope, he didn't forget to pinch Wang Ermazi's butt.

"Don't think about escaping, otherwise, if you ruin the Lord's business and get caught by me, Wu Guang, you'll suffer a lot."

Wu Guang gave an evil smile, licked his somewhat chapped lips, and stared at Wang Ermazi as he spoke slowly.

Wang Ermazi's pupils shrank instantly, as if facing a great enemy.

"My Lord, you can rest assured; I, Wang Ermazi, am not that stupid!"

"Go wait on the side," Gao Yang said faintly.

Wang Ermazi hurried to the side, showing a terrified smile to Wu Guang.

As expected of the Living Yama's subordinate, his taste is quite unique!

"These words don't sound like acting."

Wu Guang looked surprised and then said, "My Lord, what acting?"

"To tell you the truth, I like people with beauty marks on their faces. This Wang Ermazi is very much to my taste."

Gao Yang: "..."

Soon, the group went down the mountain.

The carriage traveled along the official road to Qingshui County, running rampant all the way.

On the carriage.

Shangguan Wan'er looked at Gao Yang and asked, "Gao Yang, you are taking Wang Ermazi back to Qingshui County to report to the authorities, for what?"

With such a big move, Shangguan Wan'er was naturally not a fool; she knew Gao Yang's idea at the first opportunity.

According to Wang Ermazi's network in Qingshui County, as long as he was willing to cooperate, he would definitely be able to get Gao Yang thrown into prison.

But if that happened, the matter would be huge!

Gao Yang looked at Shangguan Wan'er's extremely beautiful face and said faintly.

"In the affairs of the world, if you want to stir up a big enough commotion, you can't do without hype."

"The people have been bullied for a long time. If you want to stir up the waves in their hearts and spread the news throughout the entire Suiyang Prefecture at the fastest speed, relying on the Waguan grave alone is far from enough!"

"My reputation is notorious. To put it bluntly, in the Da Qian officialdom, officials protect each other. Will the people believe that I, for the sake of the Waguan grave, couldn't bear it and stood up for them?"

Shangguan Wan'er was stunned.

Gao Yang continued, "The people won't believe it; instead, they will think this news is extremely ridiculous."

"But if I make a secret visit, get trapped and killed by a black shop, personally report to the government office, but am thrown into prison by the colluding magistrate, suffer torture, and am mocked to the extreme, and therefore become furious and want to hold the entire Suiyang Prefecture accountable—wouldn't that be more believable to the people?"

"What I want to do is to enter the game myself and make all this venting and anger reasonable!"

Shangguan Wan'er stared at Gao Yang's calm face, a stormy sea rising in her heart.

If, as Gao Yang said, the people of the entire Suiyang Prefecture would be boiling with blood, and the local officials would also tremble with fear.

"My evil name is known throughout the world. By using evil to control evil, no one will say anything about me. But by using good to govern evil, I will become an extremely unstable person in the eyes of all the officials in the world."

"This is unnecessary."

Shangguan Wan'er said in a low voice, "But this way, it's a bit thankless for you."

"It doesn't matter. A gentleman judges by deeds, not by heart."

After speaking, Gao Yang leaned against the carriage to take a nap.

Shangguan Wan'er's beautiful eyes were tightly fixed on Gao Yang, as if she wanted to firmly engrave this face into her mind. ===== CHAPTER 956 =====