Chapter 1508: Chapter 1481: I’ll Do It Myself!
"Punish me if you want, it has nothing to do with the captain!"
Xiao Yi grabbed the Execution Whip with his bare hands, staring defiantly at Captain Liu Chun Zhu in front of him.
This sudden turn of events plunged the Military Affairs Department into silence.
For a moment.
This new recruit became the focal point of all attention.
"It’s over!"
"This new recruit is doomed!"
"Since I joined the Vermilion Bird Legion, this is the first new soldier to stand up against the Law Enforcement Team. If he survives today, he’ll surely be someone to watch in the future!"
"It’s no wonder Shu Feng went all out against Wang Hui to help him!"
Whispered discussions brought Shu Feng back to reality, and he subconsciously glanced at the increasingly dark face of Liu Chun Zhu, his heart sinking as he sensed the impending trouble.
The people from the Law Enforcement Team have always been domineering.
No one dares to defy their wishes.
But now...
A newly registered recruit actually dared to openly obstruct the Law Enforcement Team from performing their duties?
Liu Chun Zhu’s eyes, cold and piercing, scanned Xiao Yi from head to toe. His voice grew colder, each word dripping with chill: "Very well, you want to be punished, since you insist, I’ll grant your wish!"
"Captain Liu, please don’t!"
Shu Feng hurriedly spoke, positioning himself protectively in front of Xiao Yi, with his arms spread wide like a protective hen guarding its chick, shielding Xiao Yi behind him. "Xiao Lin is new here and doesn’t know it’s forbidden to interfere with the Law Enforcement Team’s disciplinary actions. If Captain Liu insists on holding someone responsible, it’s my fault as the captain for not making the rules clear, punish me, not him!"
"Captain..."
Xiao Yi opened his mouth, but before he could finish, Shu Feng glared at him with a strong, reprimanding look and said, "Apologize to Captain Liu right now!"
While speaking.
Shu Feng simultaneously shouted at Xiao Yi, "Kid, do you still want to live? Hurry up and apologize to Captain Liu..."
Liu Chun Zhu sneered coldly, "An apology now? It’s too late!"
Wang Hui, who already bore a grudge against Xiao Yi, found the opportunity he had been waiting for and naturally wouldn’t let it slip. He chimed in from the side, adding fuel to the fire: "Captain Liu represents the Law Enforcement Team, which is the authority of our Vermilion Bird Legion, and even Jun Shang City. How can a new recruit dare to obstruct him from executing disciplinary actions? If an apology could solve everything, who would fear the Law Enforcement Team in the future?"
"Wang Hui, you..."
Shu Feng’s face changed drastically.
With Wang Hui’s instigation, even if Liu Chun Zhu didn’t want to punish Xiao Yi, he had no choice.
Sure enough.
After hearing Wang Hui’s words.
The Execution Whip in Liu Chun Zhu’s hand made a crisp cracking sound, his cold gaze fixed on Xiao Yi: "Daring to obstruct the Law Enforcement Team from executing disciplinary action, you have no respect for the law. Even if you’re a new recruit, you’ll face severe punishment. Unless I break this Execution Whip today, I won’t stop!"
"Captain Liu, please have mercy..." Shu Feng pleaded.
"Enough!"
Liu Chun Zhu raised his hand to stop Shu Feng from further pleading for Xiao Yi, "Just like Wang Hui said, if this kid isn’t severely punished today, who will take the Law Enforcement Team seriously in the future? Shu Feng, you’d better step aside. If you continue to obstruct, you’ll face the same punishment as this new recruit. As a captain, you should know the consequences of disrupting the Law Enforcement Team’s duties..."
Shu Feng shuddered.
Disrupting the Law Enforcement Team is a serious crime.
At the very least, it would be over a hundred lashes from the Execution Whip.
At worst, it would be immediate execution by martial law!
Especially as a team captain, breaking the law knowingly would be an aggravated offense.
It’s definitely a dead end!
Seizing Shu Feng’s moment of distraction, Liu Chun Zhu swung the Execution Whip, aiming at Xiao Yi. Since Xiao Yi wasn’t wearing armor, there was no need to wait for him to take it off.
Swoosh!
The Execution Whip whizzed through the air like a black dragon, twisting and striking fiercely towards Xiao Yi’s chest.
This whip showed no mercy.
If struck.
Even if one were a master at the peak of the Nirvana Realm, they couldn’t avoid suffering serious injuries, involving flesh and organs.
Moreover.
Liu Chun Zhu had just vowed to break the Execution Whip before he’d stop. If he waited until the Execution Whip broke, how could Xiao Yi still survive?
"It’s over!"
Shu Feng closed his eyes in despair.
Wang Hui was smugly satisfied: "This is what happens when you go against me!"
However...
When the whip cracked against him, yet there wasn’t the expected sound of Xiao Yi’s heart-wrenching screams, everyone’s faces showed confusion and disbelief.
All eyes focused on Xiao Yi.
And then.
Everyone gaped in shock.
Wang Hui blurted out: "This can’t be!"
"Did I see that right? The Execution Whip lashed against him, but not even his clothes are torn?"
Shu Feng rubbed his eyes, first shocked, then delighted: "I knew it... This kid came through the formation; he can’t be simple. Nice kid, almost had me fooled..."
Xiao Yi flicked the collar of his spotless clothes.
He frowned at Liu Chun Zhu, who was standing bewildered holding the whip, impatiently urging: "Captain Liu, are you going to strike or not? If not, I’ll take my leave..."
Liu Chun Zhu finally snapped back.
Seeing Xiao Yi’s calm demeanor, his face flushed with anger.
God damn!
This was blatant provocation!
A dignified captain of the Law Enforcement Team swung the Execution Whip but couldn’t even tear a new recruit’s clothes—if word got out, how could he continue to hold his position?
Liu Chun Zhu took a deep breath to hide his embarrassment, speaking deliberately: "I didn’t expect this rookie had some skill, but just now was merely a casual try. From now on, I’ll be serious. Kid, if you’re afraid, kneel and beg for mercy now, maybe..."
"Hurry up and do it, stop babbling!" Xiao Yi urged.
Liu Chun Zhu: "..."
Shu Feng: "..."
"This kid is too arrogant!"
"Haven’t seen a new recruit so brazen in years, looks like the Vermilion Bird Legion will be lively in the future!"
"In the future? I think this kid doesn’t have long to live. Of all things, he had to provoke the Law Enforcement Team? Watch, Captain Liu is serious now, I bet he won’t last ten lashes..." Wang Hui said confidently, arms crossed.
But after the sound of ten lashes was over.
Xiao Yi remained spotless.
Instead, Liu Chun Zhu was drenched in sweat, almost losing grip of the Execution Whip.
Looking at his cracking palms from the backlash, then at the untouched Xiao Yi, Liu Chun Zhu began to question his own reality.
Who’s receiving punishment here?
Why does it seem like I’m the one being whipped?
Liu Chun Zhu’s eyes turned vacant.
Xiao Yi walked straight up to him, and before Liu Chun Zhu could react, he took the Execution Whip from his hands. With a toss and a pat on Liu Chun Zhu’s shoulder, he said earnestly: "You’ve worked hard, let me handle it myself!"
Then...
He suddenly pulled hard.
And with a crisp crack, the once-feared Execution Whip broke into two pieces. Xiao Yi handed the two pieces back to Liu Chun Zhu, smiling warmly under the awestruck gaze of many strong men: "The Execution Whip is broken, the disciplinary action is over. I’m leaving first..."