Wang Xiong suddenly fell to the ground, something that was unexpected by everyone. This unexpected situation caused the people watching at the execution ground to burst into an uproar before the government officials beside him could figure out what was going on.
"This is fake..."
"It's fake, it must be fake..."
"This is amazing, I really came to the right place..."
"There must be gods protecting them, otherwise how could this happen? It seems that God doesn't want them to be executed..."
"Yes, yes, that must be the case. It rained just now, and now it knocked the beheaded man unconscious. There must be a god protecting them..."
"Let me see who else dares to kill them. The Great Merciful and Compassionate Guanshiyin Bodhisattva is here..."
"Hey, hey... people say they worship Emperor Zhenwu..."
"What do you know? Guanyin Bodhisattva is everywhere. She must be compassionate and prevent those dog officials from killing good people..."
"...Okay, since I think it's Emperor Zhenwu anyway, I'd better worship Emperor Zhenwu..."
At this moment, there are no longer any rumors, the people are already talking about it. Many people even knelt down and worshiped directly in the direction of the execution ground, asking the gods on the execution ground to bless them.
"What's going on, what's going on..." The sudden situation made Li Damin immediately jump up from his seat and ask loudly.
"Sir, it seems that the ground was slippery because of the rain. The beheaded Wang Xiong accidentally slipped and fell to the ground. He hit his head and fainted." Li Le, who had roughly seen the process, stepped forward and replied.
"Am I going to say this now? Why don't you hurry over and ask someone to wake him up?" Li Damin yelled.
"Yes, yes, sir. I'll go over there right now." Li Le said and trotted over in a hurry.
…
"What is the situation now? Wake up Wang Xiong quickly, otherwise we will all be in trouble." After Li Le ran to the execution ground, he ordered the government officials who were watching Wang Xiong.
"Head-on, Wang Xiong seems to be really dizzy. He can't wake him up no matter how he screams." A yamen officer leaned down and pushed Wang Xiong several times and looked at Li Le and replied.
"Then give him a few slaps and see if you can wake him up." Li Le said.
"Yes, head catcher."
After saying that, the officer slapped Wang Xiong's cheek hard several times, but Wang Xiong still showed no intention of waking up except for the red cheek.
"Captain, look..."
The yamen servant shook his sore palm, then pointed at Wang Xiong and asked Li Le.
"This... pinch people in the middle. Pinch people in the middle." Lile continued.
"good…"
The officer hurriedly rushed over and pinched the philtrum on Wang Xiong's upper lip as hard as he could.
However, Wang Xiong's people were all pinched black and purple, and they still had no intention of waking up.
"Capture the head, Wang Xiong is like this and he still doesn't wake up, what should I do?" Seeing this, the yamen officer had no choice but to ask Li Le again.
"What should I do? If people faint, do you have any good way to wake them up?" Li Le asked back.
"this…"
…
While the government officials were thinking, no one noticed that there was a trace of tears hanging in the corners of Wang Xiong's eyes.
"Heaven, earth, gods above, please don't let these bastards torture me anymore, okay? I no longer dare to chop off their heads. I really can't stand it if this continues." At this moment, Wang Xiong, who was lying on the ground suffering, prayed desperately in his heart.
At this time, some yamen officials came up with the idea of burning people with irons, which would usually wake people up. But after thinking about it later, it seemed inappropriate, so I had to shake my head and give up.
"We don't have much else to do to arrest the head. If you can't wake him up even if you pinch him, you can only ask a doctor to take a look. It's hard to say where he hit his head to cause this."
"Yes...I think so too..."
"Then you guys can lend a hand and carry Wang Xiong back to his hut first. I'll explain the situation to Mr. Li," Li Le said.
"good…"
With that said, several government officials carried Wang Xiong away, and Li Le could only go back and explain the situation to Li Damin.
…
"The beheaders are all dizzy. They should be able to escape death today!..."
"...This is not necessarily true. The government can definitely find someone else to behead someone. After all, beheading is not difficult. Even a pig butcher can do it..."
"After what happened just now, who still doesn't know life and death and dares to do this?"
"You don't understand this! As long as you give enough money, there will always be people who are not afraid of trouble..."
"But isn't it past three-quarters past noon? Looking at the time, it's probably already noon. …"
"Shhh... don't talk. Government matters are something you can discuss. Don't worry, you will be put in jail and eat jail food..."
Looking at Wang Xiong being carried away, the people watching began to discuss in low voices again.
…
"Sir, the executioner Wang Xiong probably hit his head hard when he fell, and he was really knocked unconscious. We slapped him in the face and pinched him, but he still didn't wake up. Now we have to carry him back to the grass. Resting in the shed." Li Le reported immediately after returning.
"Do we have any other executioners now?" Li Damin asked.
"My lord, Zhang, the butcher in the east of the city, occasionally works as an executioner. How about I send someone to find him now?" Li Le replied.
"It's too troublesome." Li Damin waved his hand and said.
"If I remember correctly, Wang Xiong should have a disciple. Are you following him this time?"
"Follow me, I'm taking care of Wang Xiong in the thatched shed over there." Li Le replied.
"Okay. You go and tell him that the government has decided to let him chop it off this time. After he finishes chopping it off, he will be the government's full-time executioner from now on." Li Damin said.
"My lord is wise, I will take care of it now." Li Le immediately withdrew.
…
"Wang Niogen..." shouted the yamen servant following Li Le when he arrived in front of the hay shed.
"Here, brother, what do you want from me?" Wang Niogen didn't dare to hesitate at all when he heard the yamen servant's call, and quickly walked out of the hut and replied.
At this time, the yamen officer told Wang Niogen what Li Damin wanted Li Le to say. Wang Niogen was stunned for a moment, completely at a loss.
Just when Wang Niogen was still hesitating whether to agree or not, Li Le said: "Work hard, the government will look after you, and your achievements in the future will definitely be higher than that of your master Wang Xiong."
"Yes, yes. Wang Niogen, have you heard that even Capt. Li is so optimistic about you? Why are you hesitating? Why don't you agree quickly?" the accompanying Yamen officer also urged.
"I...I'm afraid that I'm not good enough and will embarrass the government when the time comes." Wang Niogen rubbed his clothes and said.
"Don't be afraid, I'm optimistic about you. Besides, no matter what you do, there is always a first time. Even if something goes wrong, we will forgive you." Li Le said with rare encouragement to him.
"Did you hear that? The catcher is very optimistic about you. If you don't make the decision again, we will be angry." The government servant next to him then started to scare Wang Niogen.
"In that case, I'll give it a try!" Wang Niogen could only reply nervously.
