That was a kind of pain that surpassed the limits of human endurance!
Ma Hongjun let out the most shrill and inhuman scream of his life!
His body arched suddenly, like a wildcat whose tail had been stepped on, before crashing heavily to the ground.
Blood gushed out from beneath him like a floodgate opening, quickly forming a pool of glaring blood.
He was writhing on the ground in pain, frantically scratching at the ground with both hands, his fingernails breaking from the excessive force and bleeding profusely, but he didn't even notice.
His face was contorted in agony, his features scrunched up, tears and snot streaming down his face, and white foam gushing from his mouth.
"Ah! Ah! It hurts! It hurts so much! Ahhh!"
A piercing scream echoed through the sky. His eyes rolled back, his body convulsed violently, his limbs spasmed uncontrollably, and he bounced around in the pool of blood like a fish thrown ashore, making a final, futile struggle.
Soon, his screams gradually weakened, and finally, his head lolled to the side, and he completely lost consciousness in the pool of blood.
The air was thick with an overwhelming stench of blood.
The pungent smell, mixed with Ma Hongjun's final, shrill scream before he lost consciousness, was like an invisible hand gripping the throats of all the men at Shrek Academy.
Dai Mubai's face turned deathly pale, and he subconsciously took half a step back, squeezing his legs even tighter.
He felt a phantom pain coming from a certain part of his body.
Oscar, standing to the side, was so moved that he felt weak all over.
He managed to stay upright by holding onto the tree trunk beside him.
That's terrible.
That's just too tragic!
Even Tang San felt a chill run from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and the hairs on his body stood on end.
Looking at Ma Hongjun lying unconscious in a pool of blood, he felt a sense of shared sorrow, like a rabbit mourning the death of a fox.
Today it's him, tomorrow... could it be me?
Yu Xiaogang's face was so gloomy it could drip water. He clutched his empty left arm, the wound at the severed arm seeming to throb with pain again.
Seeing his disciple suffer such torture, he, as the teacher, didn't dare utter a single word.
Utter disgrace!
However, this was quite different from the Shrek members' fear and sympathy.
On horseback, Tang Qing's expression remained unchanged, his deep eyes as still as a deep well, as if the one who had just been executed was nothing more than an insignificant ant.
He glanced indifferently at the Shrek Academy members who were now silent and trembling, a faint smile playing on his lips.
Beside him, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong's faces were filled with undisguised delight.
"Hmph, he got off too easy."
Zhu Zhuqing's cold voice rang out, filled with intense disgust.
"He dared to abduct a young woman in broad daylight right at the academy gate. Who knows how many other dirty deeds he's done behind the scenes?"
"It's already merciful of His Highness the Blue Silver King to just cripple such a scumbag."
Her words were like sharp knives, piercing the hearts of the Shrek members.
Ning Rongrong laughed out loud with schadenfreude, her arms crossed and her chin slightly raised.
"A phoenix of evil fire? I think it's more like a beast of evil fire!"
"All you ever do is think with your lower body. Now look what's happened, you can't even use it if you want to."
As she spoke, she puffed out her proud chest, and her pair of straight and slender legs swayed so beautifully they made one dizzy.
"Serves you right!"
Upon hearing this, Dai Mubai's face turned pale and then red, and his fists clenched tightly.
Zhu Zhuqing seemed not to notice his reaction, and only glanced at the Shrek Academy members with disgust.
She turned around and took out a small bag of gold soul coins, about a hundred of them, from the leather pouch beside the saddle.
Her figure was graceful, and every step she took carried a wild and deadly rhythm as she walked straight up to the still-shaken grandfather and grandson.
"It's alright now."
Zhu Zhuqing placed the money bag into the old man's hand, then squatted down and gently patted the little girl's head, her voice unusually soft.
The old man took the money bag with trembling hands, his cloudy eyes instantly filling with tears.
With a thud, he pulled his granddaughter down and knelt down.
"Thank you, sir! Thank you, Your Highness Blue Silver King! You are our saviors!"
The old man wept uncontrollably.
"If it weren't for you all today, my granddaughter's innocence would have been... would have been completely ruined!"
"If that's really the case, she definitely won't survive, and I... I won't live either!"
As he spoke, he kowtowed forcefully, his forehead striking the hard stone slab with a dull thud.
"My granddaughter and I depend on each other for survival. Just now, that fat guy tried to hurt my granddaughter… and those people, those Shrek students, just stood there watching. We were really terrified, we thought the sky was going to fall…"
Zhu Zhuqing helped them up, her tone calm.
"Rise, you are the people of the North, and the Blue Silver King will protect you."
Upon hearing this, the old man and the little girl turned to Tang Qing and kowtowed three times.
The little girl looked up, her tear-streaked face filled with determination.
Looking at the godlike figure on horseback, she exclaimed, "Your Highness, the Blue Silver King! When I grow up, I want to get into the Northern Holy Court Academy! I want to become your bravest soldier and fight for you!"
Tang Qing looked at her, and the indifference on his face finally melted away, revealing a gentle smile.
"Alright, then I wish you success in passing the assessment and becoming one of the first students of the Northern Holy Court Academy."
"Yes! I will definitely do it!"
The little girl nodded vigorously and clenched her little fists.
Escorted by soldiers, the grandfather and grandson left, expressing their deepest gratitude.
As their figures disappeared at the end of the street, the smile on Tang Qing's face vanished instantly.
That immense and heavy pressure once again enveloped the hearts of the Shrek Academy members.
Flander, Yu Xiaogang, and the others felt that even breathing had become difficult.
Yu Xiaogang could no longer hold on. He took a step forward, his posture extremely humble.
"Your Highness Blue Silver King...you...you weren't going to demolish Shrek Academy?"
He said in a hoarse voice, "Let's get out! We'll get out now, okay?"
Flander, standing to the side, quickly echoed his sentiments, nodding and bowing.
"Yes, yes, yes! We'll get out! We'll get out of Tiandou City right now and never set foot in the Northern Territory again!"
We are at their mercy, like fish on a chopping board.
Now, all they want is to save their lives.
However, in this moment when everyone was on edge and so quiet you could hear a pin drop, an untimely voice suddenly rang out.
"Dean! Master! What are you afraid of him for!"
Xiao Wu jumped out from behind Tang San, hands on her hips, looking defiant.
"We at Shrek Academy aren't afraid of him at all!"
She seemed to think the commotion in front of her wasn't big enough, and she got more and more excited as she talked, puffing out her small chest and shouting in a clear voice.
"Blue Silver King! Let me tell you, we Shrek Academy students represent justice! You'll be punished for what you did to Hong Jun today!"
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