Chapter 1172: Never Insult Other Wilderness Soldiers

Rumor? Cutting tongues?

The audience was shaken.

The governor of Silver Plume was like a prime minister. In Silver Plume Planet, his words were considered holy. The gavel of life and death often depended on his decisions.

Other than the Temple, no one else would dare go against what the governor said.

The crowd could feel the hairs on their backs rise.

Every single person at the scene had spoken about the stupid rumor!

The governor may look like just another simple-minded plutocrat, he was actually very shrewd and skilled.

"It looks like all of you are involved in spreading this rumor! Cut off all their tongues!"

"No... No... I never spread this rumor..."

"I've never spoken about that stupid rumor at all!

"Have mercy on me, governor! I have not said anything stupid!"

The crowd was on both their knees this time and they banged their head against the floor, denying their involvement in spreading the rumor.

But the governor did not respond to them.

The four men in chang pao forced open the mouth of the gossiping men, and reach into their mouths to pull out their tongues.

The onlookers were so frightened they nearly peed their pants.

The one who was most innocent was Gu Congwen.

This old man was the only one who did not mock Wenren Jinghao. But when the crowd fell to their knees, he followed suit. Now, he looked just as guilty as the others.

Gu Congwen regretted his decision to pretend not to be acquainted with Chen Xiaobei!

Only God knows that Wenren Jinghao was sent back to Silver Plume Planet but he still held the position of Temple Elder.

The punishment for offending the Temper Elder was not as simple as having his tongue removed. Gu Congwen would never be able to become the manager of the Northern Wilderness Chamber of Commerce.

This was the biggest tragedy on earth!

"Wait!" Wenren Jinghao spoke up. "They're just a bunch of ignorant people who believed in a stupid rumor. They are not the source of the rumor so there's no need to punish them so harshly!"

"Yes, yes, yes..."

The group of idiots quickly tried to explain themselves.

"We heard the rumor... We didn't start it..."

"Fine! Since Elder Wenren is interceding on your behalf, I Dong Zhuo will have to give him face!" The governor said, "We won't pull out your tongue but you can all give yourselves 100 slaps! And remember! You can listen but you cannot spread rumors, especially rumors about the Temple!"

"Yes, yes, yes... I understand..."

The group of nobles said apologetically and began slapping their own faces.

With Dong Zhuo and Wenren Jinghao standing right in front of them, they dared not try to cheat.

"Hey, old man! The governor asked you to slap yourself! Didn't you hear?" A man in a robe pointed at Gu Congwen.

"I..."

Gu Congwen wanted to explain himself, but there was no point. He could only look to Chen Xiaobei for help.

Chen Xiaobei saw him and said, "Oh, that old man didn't say anything. I can personally guarantee that!"

"Who are you?"

Dong Zhuo peered at Chen Xiaobei. The expression on that chubby face was unreadable.

"I am Silver Plume 3rd Regiment surviving soldier, Chen Zhufeng!" Chen Xiaobei answered.

"3rd Regiment?" Dong Zhuo snuck a look at Wenren Jinghao and then put on a sincere face. "Oh! I didn't think there were any survivors from the 3rd Regiment! That's great! I've been very upset over the destruction of the 3rd Regiment and have wanted to search for survivors and rebuild the 3rd Regiment!"

Chen Xiaobei knew that what this fatty had said was insincere.

But Chen Xiaobei replied casually, "I never thought that the governor would actually care so much about our regiment. If our dead brothers knew this, they would sleep contentedly in their graves!"

"What are you saying? Northern Wilderness soldiers are very important members of the Northern Wilderness Starfield. Every soldier that comes are our brothers and sisters! How could I not care?"

"The governor treats us as brothers and sister?" Chen Xioabei's brows were raised. "But someone said that we Northern Wilderness soldiers are watch dogs!"

"Which idiot was that? Who dares say such seditious things?!" Dong Zhuo growled. "Northern Wilderness soldiers shed blood, sweat, and tears for us! Which ungrateful creature called them dogs?"

Dong Zhuo's statement about caring for the 3rd regiment may not be sincere but right now, he really was furious.

The rest of the people may be short-sighted and overlooked the importance of Northern Wilderness soldiers, but the people on Dong Zhuo's level, on the Temple's level look at the big picture. They know very well that without these soldiers, the nobles would lose everything! Their comfortable lives, the abundance of resources, the higher standings—all of these were built on the shoulders of the Northern Wilderness soldiers.

Without them, all of the nobles would have to become soldiers themselves.

Without resources, their cultivation would never be as high as they were now.

The endless battles with the Demonic Beasts would mean that there would be less of them. Their kind would slowly diminish until one day, they would be completely wiped off the planet. Extinct!

Even if Dong Zhuo was not sincere, he would still have to act as if he cared very much for the Northern Wilderness soldiers!

How could Dong Zhuo not get angry when someone commented that the Northern Wilderness soldiers were just watchdogs?

"Who said it? Don't tell me it's all of you again."

Dong Zhuo looked at the crowd.

"No, no, no... We didn't say that..."

They all shook their heads.

"Who was it?"

Dong Zhuo roared. He was not going to let this slide.

"It's her! It's her! That's the one!"

All of them were pointing fingers at the noblewoman who had tripped the little girl.

"I..." The noblewoman was at a loss. All that bravado was gone and she looked like she wanted to run.

Dong Zhuo took a good look at her and then ordered, "Take her down! Pull out her tongue! From tomorrow onward, we'll parade her in the streets for all to see and know that no one can disgrace the Northern Wilderness soldiers!"

Two men in chang pao grabbed the woman and dragged her out.

"Have favor... Governor, please have favor..." The noblewoman screamed.

"Wait!" Wenren Jinghao called out again.

Everyone thought that this upright man would plead on her behalf again but instead he said, "I want her right leg!"