Chapter 19

Kozuki Hiyori was so terrified that she even forgot to breathe.

Denjiro struggled desperately, but could not make a single sound.

Only blood stained the ground red.

In this pitch-black night, it spoke of a kind of terror.

It is unknown how much time passed.

When Denjiro was on the verge of death, Hiyori finally spoke with a tremble:

"Can... can you let Denjiro go? No matter what you ask for, I will agree to it..."

Luo Xing’s tone was indifferent, carrying a mockery:

"Do you have the qualifications to negotiate with me?"

His palm exerted force suddenly.

Denjiro’s neck was completely snapped, and his corpse fell to the ground like a dead dog.

Tears slid down Hiyori’s pale cheeks; she could no longer hold herself up, collapsing to the ground, saying in despair:

"You... you might as well kill me..."

Luo Xing pulled out a silk handkerchief, meticulously wiped the blood from his palm, and slowly approached Hiyori.

Looking down from above, he was like a monarch judging a mortal.

Luo Xing extended a finger, hooked the delicate beauty’s pointed chin, and his voice turned surprisingly gentle:

"Do you know about canaries? They are a type of very beautiful bird. Because they are too beautiful, people like to catch them and put them in cages, to watch them closely when they have nothing to do."

Hiyori closed her eyes, tears streaming down like a fountain.

She wanted to bite her tongue and commit suicide.

But she found that the deep fear originating from her heart left her without even the strength to bite through her tongue.

And this time, she had no more courage to shake off Luo Xing’s finger.

22. Witnessed by the Whole Country, Orochi’s Execution (Seeking Flowers and Reviews)

Luo Xing summoned Queen.

Queen looked at Hiyori crying on the ground and Kyoshiro’s corpse, his face full of confusion.

"Imperial Son-in-Law, this... what happened?"

"Hiyori and I were drinking, and this Kyoshiro suddenly went mad and broke in to assassinate me. I had no choice but to kill him," Luo Xing said in a calm tone.

Queen rubbed his bald head, glanced at the sobbing Hiyori, then glanced at the dead Kyoshiro, and his wise brain turned, immediately filling in a grand emotional drama—

Kyoshiro, as the captain of Orochi’s guard, had always had a secret crush on the Oiran Hiyori. Seeing Hiyori and the Imperial Son-in-Law being intimate late at night, he was blinded by jealousy and rage, which led to the assassination attempt.

Thinking he had seen through everything, Queen chuckled:

"Imperial Son-in-Law, rest assured. Kyoshiro deserved to die; I will handle the explanation to Orochi."

Luo Xing knew without guessing that Queen must have filled in the blanks in that direction, which saved him from having to explain further, so he directly ordered:

"Queen, have someone drag Kyoshiro’s corpse out and clean the floor."

"Also, find a residence for Hiyori in the Flower Capital and send people to protect her twenty-four hours a day."

A lewd smile appeared on Queen’s chubby face as he leaned toward Luo Xing and chuckled:

"Hiding a beauty in a golden house, I understand. I will definitely not tell Young Master Yamato about this."

Luo Xing gave Queen an appreciative look, and the latter immediately went off to handle the task with a spring in his step.

Watching Hiyori’s dejected back as she left, Luo Xing thought of his wife, Yamato.

To be honest, he felt a bit uneasy.

He couldn't be sure if Yamato, who was always gentle and obedient to him, would immediately turn into a mother dragon upon learning that he was keeping a canary outside.

In any case, he would keep this matter hidden from Yamato for now.

Two days passed quickly.

Famous figures from the six regions, including Kuri and Hakumai, arrived at the Flower Capital one after another.

Each of them held great prestige in the hearts of the people of Wano, and could be seen as representatives of their respective regions.

The Flower Capital became increasingly lively, and today it was even more decorated with lanterns and streamers.

At the main gate of the Shogun’s mansion.

The Shogun of Wano, Kurozumi Orochi, was extremely excited, and the smile on his ugly face never stopped.

In the square in front of him, the famous figures from each region sat on the left, while Luo Xing, Queen, and others sat on the right.

Further away were the countless citizens of the Flower Capital who had come to watch the ceremony.

Several large video den den mushi were placed around.

They were broadcasting the situation here to all parts of Wano in real-time.

In the center of the square stood one hundred tough and sturdy men.

They were all the most loyal subordinates carefully selected by Orochi, as well as elite members of the Kurozumi clan.

Originally, this group would certainly have included the guard captain Kyoshiro, but he was already dead.

Orochi was extremely dissatisfied with Luo Xing for killing Kyoshiro without authorization, and even more resentful that Luo Xing had snatched away his favorite Oiran, Hiyori.

However,

Thinking of the one hundred Monster Cells in Luo Xing’s hands, thinking that his subordinates' strength would soon take a leap forward, and thinking that everyone in Wano would fear him even more from now on.

Orochi endured it.

He did not show any anger, and even kept a fawning, sycophantic smile on his face the whole time.

"Imperial Son-in-Law Luo Xing, everything is ready. Can you take out the Monster Cells now?"

Luo Xing swept his gaze below.

The representatives of each region, the live-streaming den den mushi, and the countless onlookers.

Everything was indeed ready.

Luo Xing smiled lightly and nodded: "Good."

He signaled to the masked person sitting below him.

The masked person stood up; she was tall, and looking at her bulging chest, she seemed to be a woman.

She walked straight up to Orochi.

Orochi was very puzzled; he had never seen this person before.

"Imperial Son-in-Law Luo Xing, this person is..."

Before the words had even fallen.

The masked person suddenly let out a cold, sharp shout:

"My name is Yamato, the one who will execute you!"

"Kurozumi Orochi, you have committed countless evils and are devoid of conscience; you deserve to die!"

"Today, let your head be the comfort for the suffering of the people of Wano!"

Clang!

A loud sword ring flashing with extreme cold light!

It was reflected on Orochi’s blank and terrified ugly face!

It was reflected in the incredulous pupils of everyone present, and all the people of Wano in front of the video den den mushi!

Kuri, Amigasa Village.

A cute little girl of about five or six years old, wearing a light green kimono, was following a long-nosed old man, urged by the village chief to gather at the village entrance.

"Master, is there something important today? Why does the village chief want us all to go to the village entrance?"

The little girl tilted her cute little head, suddenly thought of something, and added with great expectation:

"Could it be that the village chief is going to give us food?"

Speaking of the word food, the little girl’s big eyes were full of light, and her stomach even growled.

"Otama, there is no such good thing."

The long-nosed old man, the swordsmith Hitetsu, sighed:

"The current Shogun of Wano is not the Kozuki family of the past, but Kurozumi Orochi. It’s good enough that Orochi doesn't kill us; do you expect him to give us food?"

The little girl Otama said indignantly: "Kurozumi Orochi is really bad!"