Crack!
Hu Mengde's head fell to the ground, rolling several steps away, his face upturned, his eyes wide open in death!
He likely never dreamed that he, the esteemed County Magistrate, would be decapitated by Wang Chen with a single strike.
This was a total disregard for the rules!
However, it was Hu Mengde's bloody head that shocked the Blood Cloak Guard and the constable yamen attendants present; jolted awake by Wang Chen's shouting, they hurriedly began to seal off the entrances and exits of the Peony Pavilion.
Although the Peony Pavilion comprised three buildings, the entire structure was enclosed by a high wall, with only two main gates and three side doors for entering and leaving, making it relatively easy to seal off.
But while the several zhang high walls might stop ordinary people, they posed little constraint to second or third-tier martial artists, for whom escaping by climbing over was not difficult.
"Gentlemen!"