The person speaking had a sharp voice, indicating to the executioner to ignore them, whether they were scared stiff or trying to put on a bold front. As long as heads continued to be chopped swiftly, nothing else mattered. If anything interfered with the proper proceedings, he too would be punished.
From a teahouse nearby, local residents of Chengdu whispered among themselves, one showing a hint of fear, and lowered his voice: "I told you these Demon Soldiers are killers without hesitation."
"You haven't thought it through."
"When they first entered Ba and Shu, they didn't hesitate to chop off their own people's heads. I heard that due to violating military discipline, they decapitated over six hundred heads in one go."
"Have you ever seen a general act so ruthlessly towards their own soldiers?"
"If they're this ruthless towards their own, won't killing others be a breeze for them?"
