Chapter 2244: Satisfaction

"Chirp, chirp, chirp...!"

Suddenly, Xiao Jiu swooped down from the sky, landing on the palanquin, and began chirping loudly: "Tragic, too tragic, unbearable, beyond human tragedies."

Zi Xia glared at it in annoyance, saying, "What madness are you on about now!"

Xiao Jiu tilted its head, looking at Zi Xia and asked, "Zi Xia, have you ever eaten roast human flesh?"

Zi Xia continued walking and said, "Never tried roast human flesh, but I’ve eaten roast bird, it’s quite delicious, want to try it?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jiu immediately chirped, "Cruel, cruel, too cruel, Zi Xia, you’re as inhumane as those government soldiers."

"What are you arguing about again?" Xuexue heard them and reached out to pull open the palanquin curtain to ask.

Xiao Jiu took the opportunity to flap its wings and flew inside the palanquin: "Master, it’s terrible, they’re roasting human flesh in the front!"

"What roast human flesh?" Xuexue listened, completely baffled, not understanding what Xiao Jiu was talking about.

"The government soldiers have set up much firewood and are roasting human flesh in the front, master, hurry up and take a look!"

Xuexue froze for a moment, slowly coming to realization—could it be that the Emperor, to make things easier, is burning the people lost to magic madness? Thinking of this, she was secretly shocked, although they had gone mad and temporarily lost their reason, burning them alive like this is way too cruel, isn’t it?

Xuexue hurriedly asked, "Where are they executing them?"

Xiao Jiu replied, "In the front, right at the turn ahead."

Hearing this, Xuexue quickly opened the palanquin curtain, shouting for the palanquin porters to speed up.

The four porters immediately picked up pace, running swiftly.

Indeed, with Xuexue being a weak woman and four strong men carrying her, it was no effort at all, and the palanquin quickly arrived at the turn.

Just after turning, they saw not only a sea of people but also heard deafening cries.

Xuexue called out from inside, "Stop the palanquin."

The palanquin came to a steady halt.

"Be careful, Miss," Zi Xia stepped forward to help Xuexue out of the palanquin.

In front was a sea of people, some watching the spectacle, others crying continuously.

About a hundred meters away, a high stage was set up, filled with firewood, with pillars standing beside the firewood, each one tied with a person.

Around it were many government soldiers guarding.

Vaguely, Xuexue seemed to see the silhouette of the Fourth Prince.

As the figures kept moving, Xuexue couldn’t see clearly, so she asked, "Zi Xia, take a look, is the person on stage the Fourth Prince?"

Zi Xia observed carefully for a while and said, "Miss, it is indeed the Fourth Prince on stage."

Xuexue stepped forward, angrily saying, "Let’s go ask him what’s going on."

After speaking, Xuexue stepped towards the stage, followed closely by Zi Xia.

The people below the stage were in tears, continuously crying out their relatives’ names.

Xuexue couldn’t help but feel compassionate.

The Emperor is truly tyrannical, upon just learning that the common people have gone mad, not even inviting an Imperial Physician to treat them, he wants to burn them, isn’t that too cruel?

Someone as selfish as him, wishing to secure his throne is simply a dream.

Some government soldiers guarding the stage recognized Xuexue and eagerly made way.

The Fourth Prince was bustling on stage, eager to prove himself to the imperial father who finally gave him a new task, this madness issue must be handled to his father’s satisfaction.

"Fourth Prince."

A cold female voice came from behind him.