Chapter 616: Chapter 614

Xiao'er may have exaggerated her words a bit, but the commoners didn't know that! They weren't aware of exactly how treason was dealt with under Imperial law, but they did understand that it was considered the gravest sin, punishable by extermination of nine families!

What's the meaning of nine families? They weren't entirely sure, but it was safe to say that it included grandfathers, brothers, sons, sons-in-law, maternal and paternal grandparents, aunts, and great aunts. In other words, it roughly encompassed one's entire extended family!

The commoners gathered outside the mining area were even more outraged. Brandishing their mining tools in hand, they began to fight the guards at the gate!

Seeing the situation spiral out of control from just a few words spoken by Xiao'er, the mining area manager quickly picked up a bugle horn and blew it!