Fang Yuan was striding along the street, carrying a corpse in each hand. Lin Jing was quietly following not far behind him. Their footsteps were particularly clear on this silent street.
Previously, the Black Tiger Gang had a large - scale patrol, and then a demon broke into the county town. These series of changes frightened the common people so much that they all hid in their homes, closed their doors tightly, and dared not go out. Therefore, the street was deserted at the moment, without the usual hustle and bustle.
However, gradually, the atmosphere around began to change quietly. At first, only a few curious and somewhat cautious glances carefully peeked out from behind the doors and windows of the common people's houses on both sides of the street, and there were also faint whispers of discussions. Before long, several bolder common people summoned up the courage to come out of their homes. They stared at Fang Yuan in the middle of the street and then looked at the two corpses in his hands. Their faces couldn't help but show a dull expression, as if they were stunned by the scene in front of them.
Subsequently, more and more common people came out onto the street. Each of them fixed their eyes firmly on Fang Yuan, with shock and disbelief in their eyes. The whole street was still so quiet that a pin drop could be heard, until suddenly someone shouted at the top of their voice: "Zhao Shuanghe is dead, Zhao Shuanghe is dead! Everyone, come out and take a look!"
This shout was like a bomb with its fuse lit, instantly making the whole street lively and bustling. This lively atmosphere spread rapidly like ripples and reached every corner of the entire city.
As if inspired by some powerful force, more and more common people came out of their homes in an orderly manner. Some were hobbling with crutches, some were walking briskly with their strong bodies, and some women were holding children in their arms. They formed a mighty procession and swarmed towards the place where Fang Yuan was. The originally cold and lonely street suddenly became extremely crowded, with people jostling against each other.
They crowded around Fang Yuan but, quite tacitly, deliberately left enough space. As they walked along with the procession, they talked loudly:
"It's Zhao Shuanghe, really that corrupt official Zhao Shuanghe!"
"He's dead, killed by Lord Shen!"
"What Lord? He should be called Hero Shen!"
"Exactly, Hero Shen!"
"The cat demon that ate people before was also eliminated by Hero Shen. I saw it with my own eyes!"
"The leader of the Black Tiger Gang also died at the hands of Hero Shen!"
"Hero Shen is our great savior!"
More and more people joined the procession. For a time, the entire Changqing City presented a spectacular scene of all people coming out. Almost all the men, women, and children in the city followed in Fang Yuan's footsteps and came to the Caishikou together.
From beginning to end, Fang Yuan remained silent. With a calm expression, he casually threw the corpses of Zhao Shuanghe and his son to the street corner and then turned around and left. As soon as Fang Yuan left, the common people around seemed like a volcano that had been suppressed for a long time and suddenly erupted. They immediately rushed forward!
The resentment that had been pent up in their hearts for a long time could no longer be suppressed at this moment. Everyone was roaring and crying. Countless hands stretched out eagerly, and countless mouths began to bite. They frantically tore and gnawed at the corpses of Zhao Shuanghe and his son, as if they wanted to vent all the pain and grievances they had suffered over the years.
At a certain place on the periphery of this excited crowd of common people, Jiang Su'e and Wu Haisheng, a couple, were tightly embracing each other and crying. Not far away, an old beggar was holding the bones of his grandson, with tears welling up in his eyes. He said in a trembling voice: "Doggy, can you hear me? Hero Shen has avenged you. Now you can leave in peace!"
One scene after another left Lin Jing, who was standing in the distance, dumbfounded. At this moment, Lin Jing finally understood the meaning of the words Fang Yuan had said before, why he had left Zhao Shuanghe with a complete corpse, and who he had meant when he said he would leave the opportunity to someone.
"Fang Yuan, was all of this also in your plan?" Lin Jing quickly walked up to Fang Yuan and asked in a low voice. The excited expression on her face lingered for a long time.
"More or less..." Fang Yuan nodded slightly. In his original assumption, the common people would definitely carry out a fierce act of desecrating the corpses of Zhao Shuanghe and his son to vent their anger. But he really didn't expect that everyone's emotions would be so intense and that they would go to such an extreme. This was far more than just desecrating the corpses. It was as if they恨不得 to eat their flesh, drink their blood, draw their sinews, and reduce their bones to ashes!
However, thinking about the one - thousand Good Deeds Points that Zhao Shuanghe had dropped after being killed, it seemed sufficient to show how extremely heinous his usual deeds were to arouse such strong hatred among the common people. Oh, this world! It's really so frustrating. Sometimes, it really feels like the world is not worth living in.
This act of revenge, filled with anger and hatred, came quickly and ended quickly. Before long, Zhao Shuanghe and his son were completely dealt with by the crowd of common people. There wasn't even a single hair left at the scene of the dumped corpses, truly achieving the complete destruction of the corpses.
After finishing all this, the common people did not disperse. That large, bustling crowd, led by a respected old gentleman, came to Fang Yuan in an orderly manner.
The old gentleman first made a respectful bow to Fang Yuan, and then suddenly knelt down with a thud, with tears streaming down his face, and said: "Hero Shen, the people of the whole city are extremely grateful to you!"
"Extremely grateful!" Countless people echoed the old gentleman's words.紧接着, there was a rustling sound as everyone knelt down in unison. Looking around, there were nothing but a sea of black heads, and the scene was quite shocking.
Lin Jing, standing beside Fang Yuan, had an extremely complex expression. Her eyes also sparkled with respect and gratitude, and her gaze towards Fang Yuan was full of admiration.
Fang Yuan took a deep breath. He had originally done all this just to avenge his personal grudge, but in the end, he had somehow become a great hero in the eyes of everyone. Well, how should I put it? This feeling... is really quite good.
Just then, the "Book of Good Deeds" in Fang Yuan's mind suddenly shone with a dazzling golden light, and lines of words appeared on its pages in a flamboyant script:
[Your good name has reached the second stage: becoming somewhat famous]
[Obtain a legendary - level reward: You can upgrade one of your martial arts talents]