Hail the King

Chapter 735: Martial Saint Token (Part One)

While the crowd cursed and shouted, the Royal Family of the Xuelun Kingdom were escorted onto the execution stand.

The person in the front was an elderly man; he was the current King of Xuelun, [One Sword]’s father.

Right now, this old king was stripped away of his royal robe, and he was dressed in simple prisoner clothes. There were a few handprints on his face, and he was staggering a little. His hair was messy, but there were still some majestic lights flashing in his eyes. However, he looked depressed and sad.

Behind this old king, there was [One Sword]’s mother. She was more than 50 years old, but it was clear that she had maintained her looks. Her skin was still white and smooth, and wrinkles could barely be seen on her face. She was also in simple prisoner clothes, and she had heavy iron chains on her wrists and ankles. From the look on her face, she was on the verge of mental collapse, and she couldn’t even stand still. If it weren’t for the old king and a pretty woman who looked to be in her mid-twenties holding her up, this queen would have fallen onto the ground.

This pretty woman was also in simple prisoner clothes and iron chains, but she looked a bit more mentally stable. She was beautiful, and she had a kid with her. This kid looked to be five to six years old, and he grabbed onto his mom’s shirt and followed her tightly. He looked like [One Sword], so he should be the son of the biggest traitor of Zenit.

Behind them, there were the other members of the Royal Family of Xuelun, as well as some of their guards. These people weren’t treated as nicely as the previous people. The ones with warrior energies had their collarbones broken, and iron chains penetrated their shoulders and locked them together.

However, these men were all tough. Even though blood dripped down their wounds, and their faces turned pale while their lips turned purple from the pain, they didn’t groan and kept to themselves.

“Kill them! Kill these b*stards of Xuelun!” the crowd shouted while throwing rocks, rotten vegetation, and stinky eggs at them. The hatred that the citizens of Zenit had toward the traitors was on another level. The strength of public opinion was mighty. Once it was ignited, it had the blind power to destroy both enemies and the people themselves.

Right now, the crowds were angry, and the people’s eyes were all red. Even that timid little boy who was about five to six years old had several big bumps on his head after being hit. However, he didn’t cry at all.

His mother protected him to the best of her abilities, and this weak woman who didn’t have any warrior energy used her body to block the attacks for her son. Soon, she was covered in the smell of rotten eggs, and the rocks left many injuries on her body.

Soon, all these people from the Xuelun Kingdom were put on the execution stand.

“Prince [One Sword] of Xuelun had betrayed the Empire and joined the enemies, leading the Ten-Empire United Troops into the territories of Zenit! As a result, the six provinces in the south had fallen, and the Capital was even in danger…” The military clerk announced the decision of the Imperial Military Headquarters, and all these people were going to be hung right away, including males and females, children and elderly. All 31 of them were going to be hung before being decapitated.

A series of cheers sounded from the crowds after this statement was announced.

“No! We are wronged! We are unwilling to die with such verdict…” The pretty woman who was silent suddenly shouted, and she hugged onto her son tightly as she begged, “We don’t know about His Highness’ betrayal! The Xuelun Kingdom didn’t commit treason! The Royal Family of Xuelun had been loyal toward Zenit, and His Highness went to the southern region of Zenit to battle the enemies of Spartax! The 6,000 soldiers of Xuelun also went along! [One Sword] His Highness killed more than a dozen masters of Spartax and was injured more than 20 times. Out of the 6,000 soldiers of Xuelun, 3,781 of them died in battle, and 540 of them became disabled…”

This pretty woman was [One Sword]’s only wife.

This boy who was about five to six years old was [One Sword]’s only child, and his name was Luffy.

However, the pleading and begging of this young woman was overpowered by the curses of the angry crowd.

Right now, no one was calm enough to think everything through.

The fact that [One Sword] had committed treason was something many people witnessed with their own eyes. The scene where he wore the armor of Ormond and battled with the master of Zenit was ironed into many soldiers’ minds.

“Please! Please! It is ok that we die, but please pardon Little Luffy! He is only a child! He doesn’t know anything…”

Chapter 735: Martial Saint Token (Part Two)

With tears rolling down her face, this young woman grabbed onto the executioner who was putting thick rope around her neck. She hoped that her son could be forgiven.

When she saw the thick rope being placed around her little son’s neck, her heart was broken.

“Please pardon him! He is the only descendant of the Royal Family of Xuelun! Please! Many brave soldiers of Xuelun had died for the Empire! Please pardon him!”

Her whine and cry sounded miserable, and it was enough to make people cry from just hearing it on a typical day.

In fact, a lot of people in the crowds were moved by her right now, and they felt sympathetic.

However, the executioner shook his head cruelly. The order for this execution was given by the Imperial Military Headquarters and Zenit’s God of War. Although the people of Xuelun were pitiful, [One Sword] did commit treason.

Someone had to take responsibility for the anger of the Royal Family, Imperial Military Headquarters, and citizens of Zenit. No one could save the Xuelun Kingdom now.

All the prisoners were placed onto the hanging stations.

Thick ropes were wrapped around the prisoners’ necks, and the ropes were tied to a thick wooden beam above them. The places that the prisoners were standing on contained moving pieces.

As soon as the executioner gave the order, levers would be pulled, and the surface that the prisoners were standing on would fall.

Without support from below, the prisoners would be hung to death. This was a cruel execution method. The thick ropes would slowly suffocate the prisoners, and they would gradually experience the excruciating process of death!

These people of Xuelun were desperate.

That young woman was still begging with tears on her face…

Just as the military clerk raised his hand and was about to yell the word, execute, under the rush of the crowd, a clear voice sounded and suppressed the noises made by others.

“Wait!”

A handsome young man with long black hair walked through the crowds and stopped the execution.

“Who is he? How dare he disrupt the execution? He is reckless!”

Immediately, soldiers walked up and tried to stop this man.

The military clerk was a mid-aged man who looked a little mean. After he took a look at this young man, he realized that the latter was only wearing an ordinary robe and had no unique identifications on him.

However, what this young man said next shocked everyone.

“[One Sword] is innocent, and the Xuelun Kingdom is also innocent. Let them go!”

What he said was considered treasonous, and some people wondered if he were going to be torn apart by the angry citizens.

As expected, a lot of people were angry after hearing this.

“Who the f*ck are you? How dare you speak for a b*stard like [One Sword]?”

“This man is crazy! He must be a co-conspirator of [One Sword]! Arrest him and hang him!”

A series of curses sounded, and everyone looked at this young man with hostility.

The mid-aged military clerk looked at the soldiers, signaling them to go up and arrest this young man.

After such things were said, the Imperial Military Headquarters and Crown Prince Arshavin were going to be angry at him if he let this young man go.

However, people’s visions blurred, and this young man with long black hair appeared on the execution stand and broke all 31 thick ropes that were around the necks of the prisoners with a waved of his hand.

“You… arrest him! How dare you free the prisoners? This man is a spy of the Leon Empire! Arrest him! Kill him if he dares to resist!” The military clerk was terrified.

Soon, a lot of soldiers rushed over from all directions, surrounding the execution ground. Hundreds of magic arrows were loaded onto strong bows, and the bowstrings were pulled to their max while the arrowheads aimed at the young man and the prisoners.

The archers were going to shoot if anything strange happened.

The situation was really dangerous.

Tink!

Suddenly, a piece of black token was tossed to the feet of the military clerk, and this young man said lightly without turning back, “[One Sword] is innocent! No one is allowed to touch the people of Xuelun!”

“Who do you think you…” The military clerk was about to curse subconsciously, but he froze as soon as his gaze landed on that token. The rest of that sentence disappeared from his head.

With a pale face, he shivered and asked, “Martial Saint Token… You… You are…”