Yang Daniu listened to the Zhang brothers' cries, their voices growing faint, almost unbearable to watch.
"Village Chief's wife," he bowed to Feng Yun, "the village punishment has been completed."
Feng Yun hummed in acknowledgment and stood up from the wooden stump.
"The state has its laws, and the village has its rules. Since the chastisement has been dealt, let this matter rest. I summoned everyone here today in hopes that the people of Huaxi Village will take this as a warning... In short, challenging Feng Yun is one thing, but challenging the village rules will result in the same fate as that of the Zhang brothers."
The villagers agreed in unison.
"We will listen to the Village Chief's wife."
"We will abide by the village rules, we definitely will abide by the village rules."
Feng Yun saw fear in everyone's eyes, knowing her objective of establishing authority was achieved. She smiled faintly, bowed to the crowd with full propriety, and left with her entourage.