Cruel Punishment

The words rang as a sweet tune in the ears of Fu Shui as she poked her eyes out, just for a quick check to determine if this was actually true. She did indeed believe that her actions hadn't been too severe.

She may have joined the wrong group out of desperation, but she never tried to steal or have evil thoughts about a person, except Huo Shan maybe.

Even though she didn't see her behavior and actions as evil, she knew that power could rule over justice in this world. In the outer area, Huo Yu Bo and Huo Shan were the law. If they thought a person was guilty, the person was going to die, no questions asked.

Now that a more powerful person had come along with enough strength to stomp on the Huo duo, she had a feeling that she would be one of the first people to go. She was well on her way to the paths of reincarnation.

She wasn't the only one who had gone completely speechless. The surrounding people had waited for another death but were left with an exiled.

Huo Yu Bo who was standing within his prison of flame was looking with widened eyes at the scene. The mighty Huang Canfeng had allowed a person to live. Perhaps his son would still have a chance, he thought to himself.

While he wouldn't admit it, he knew that this was nothing more than wishful thinking on his part. There was no way that his son was going to survive after what he had done. Knowing this, deep within, made him want to charge through the flames, yet how would his own death help his son's situation.

"Leave...", Huang Canfeng said with a deep voice, as he held Huang Yang in one hand and his saber in the other. He could see that there was guilt in the eyes of the young woman. She didn't want to kill or rob people, but to train.

While he could have allowed her to live in the estate, he would follow the rules and therefore he exiled her. Deep down he also hoped for her to abandon her dream of becoming a martial artist.

The world of cultivators was not for the weak-hearted who only saw one path forward. She had journeyed here with a dream of advancing, yet she could not see a way beyond joining a criminal gang.

However, Canfeng also realized how wrong the Huang family had been. So many people came to train and advance, yet they would only live as simple servants. He had indeed been short-sighted, not being able to see past the walls of his close family.

Fu Shui began to tremble while struggling to stand up. The pressure may have crawled back, but her fast-beating heart and overflowing sweat never seemed to stop. Fear had gripped her heart.

While she hated her group, she always believed that the day would come where she could grow by seeing the manual.

Her steps echoed in the snow as she walked past the people. It would take her some time to leave the outer estate, but she hardly cared since she had no destination. A sudden voice entered her ear.

"If you wish to remain in the world of immortal, find a path you can live with...", the voice was from Huang Canfeng, who had not even turned to look at her leave. She mattered not to him, but he was not a bad person.

The words made silent tears run, but she allowed them to flow, while not stopping her movement. Whether she would continue on her martial path was unknown.

The change in the atmosphere had caught the people by surprise, but the whole thing riveted by a single sigh coming from Huang Canfeng, who had now turned his eyes to Lu Gong.

Lu Gong had regained his conscious some time ago, but this didn't allow him to talk as his broad jaw had been shattered by Huang Yang. His pupils shrank as he saw how the patriarch was now looking at him.

"You seem to hold pride over your body, I will therefore give you one way out... Survive under my presence!", Huang Canfeng said with a voice that slowly grew heavy for every word.

His aura seemed to reach the skies with a single step. While people felt nothing when seeing this, they knew that Lu Gong was the one who would be punished and not them, so he needed to prepare.

Lu Gong flexed his muscle awaiting the pressure. His scalp felt numb as he saw Huang Canfeng's glowing red eyes. The ground began shaking uncontrollably.

With a sudden shook, Lu Gong felt as though a mountain had been placed on his back. He was a man with a tall structure and others would frequently tell him that he may have been a mountain in his former life.

He was a proud man, but how could he himself handle the power of a true mountain with his strength, he could not even handle the small fist Huang Yang had planted on his face earlier.

Huang Canfeng seemed to enhance the pressure slowly, as Lu Gong had to bend his knees and flex his muscles more and more.

The people watched in horror as blood began flowing from Lu Gong's mouth. But this was only the beginning.

His knees grew weak as he fell to the ground with a sudden thump. Slowly but surely he lay face down on the ground. Blood feel from his red eyes and spurted out from his ears in a hurry to escape from the flesh prison

His skin began to break apart while his bones broke. It was clear that he had long died, but Huang Canfeng had an overflowing rage when he remembered what he had heard. This man dared to smile when thinking about the mutilation of young children.

"May you sufferer the worst of fates in all of your upcoming lives!", he said with gritted teeth. His anger had been triggered more this time. He had shown mercy to the girl before, but he allowed his brutal side to do the work in this situation.

Lying not that far away was Ma Gang who was badly beaten, from what he had heard, this guy didn't try to cause unnecessary injustice and even challenged Huo Shan to a duel. He was only here due to his wish of practicing martial arts.

His talent was supposably better than Huo Shan. Huang Canfeng pointed out some guards and told them to take him away for treatment, he would talk to him later when everything here was settled.

"Thank you very much for your kindness patriarch", Ma gang said with a deep bow. His body was broken, yet he wanted to show respect this once. Seeing this Huang Canfeng gave a quick nod.

Once again silence took over. Huang Canfeng seemed to switch between mercy and punishment, but something told them that this would not continue for long. He was likely going to destroy the rest, and as many people imagined, he turned his head towards the alluring Bing Wei, who was shaking with an ugly expression on her face.

Fear had long since begun haunting hear. She was like a snake who would always try to get into contact with those who passed power.

"You have time and time again tried to draw in people from my Huang family with the power of lust, this time you incited Huo Shan to attack my grandson... since you did not directly try to kill him, you shall not die", he said with a steady tone.

Hearing this Bing Wei breathed out in relief. If she could simply leave through exile, her life could still continue forward. She would simply find a rich man.

"Your sentence shall hereby be... exile, through fire!", Huang Canfeng announced with a booming voice at the end, shocking the people.

The words froze Bing Wei, but before she could even say anything flames ate up her body. While the heat didn't penetrate her body down to her bones. Her skin began to turn black and break apart, exposing bright pink flesh. Her screams echoed through the minds of people all around her.

Had the fire been less intense she would have cried, yet no liquid could exist in the flames. Standing not far from her was Huo Shan who screamed out in rage, yet what could he do as pressure locked him in place.

His world had been destroyed, he had lost all dignity, he had lost all power, he had lost his woman, he didn't even have his right hand anymore. What would his life become?

The scorched body of Bing Wei fell to the ground in a heavy motion, but her body didn't stop moving, as he screams kept on coming even though the flames had faltered. She was alive, yet at what cost. Her skin was black and already falling off. All of her hair had long since been burnt and her body was thin to the bone.

Her screams turned into sobs, but she did not move, she had been allowed to stay lying there, as Huang Canfeng continued his execution. "When she can, she will leave by herself!".