The Second Life of Hu Liena
161. Pretend faint.

Punch after punch Xiulin had received, until his back looked wet as a lot of blood seeped out from his skin.

The shabby clothes that were attached to the body, now also almost torn on the back because it was continuously forged by a board that landed hard on the surface of Xiulin's skin.

The sound of his screams was now no longer heard with the increasing number of blows Xiulin received on his back.

Either fainting or how, clearly everyone felt frightened when witnessing the current events.

In their hearts they promised that when they returned to their homes, they would return, they would remind their Murba Princesses not to harass the legitimate Princess as Xiulin did with Hu Liena.

Emperor Li Jinhai stood on the podium upright, he watched the punishment given to Xiulin without turning his face away at all.

In contrast to the Emperor, Hu Boqin's face looked sad when her previous favorite Princess got a lot of punches on her back.

Although Xiulin often committed crimes, it did not mean that Hu Boqin simply hated him.

No, Hu Boqin's feelings remained the same, she still loved Xiulin despite his frequent crimes.

"Tabib, check on the defendant." the Emperor said when Xiulin was no longer struggling.

The Palace Physician nodded, then moved up onto the torture stage to check on Xiulin's complete condition.

After he finished, the Physician then went down and walked before Emperor Li Jinhai.

"Sincerely Your Majesty! The defendant is now in a critical condition, I am not sure if he can continue the sentence" the doctor reported.

Everyone held their breaths waiting for the Emperor's reply, in their hearts, everyone hoped that the Emperor would stop the punishment because the person who was the defendant was almost dying as the Physician had said.

"Wait until a few minutes, if he's still critical, we'll stop his sentence. If he improves, we continue, until the sentence of one hundred lashes is completed" the Emperor said without blinking.

Everyone who heard, was now staring towards the torture stage with very sharp eyes.

Their hearts were all pounding looking forward to the next event that would befall Xiulin's life.

Will he be able to survive, or will he have to die on the torture table?

A few moments passed, there was no more movement visible from Xiulin other than his breathing that had begun to be irregular.

The Palace Physician again checked his condition after receiving instructions from Emperor Li Jinhai.

Not just one, now the Emperor added two Physicians so that the examination was more accurate and reliable.

The first Palace Physician shook his head, a sign that Xiulin was in a state of chaos.

His heart rate is already getting weaker, and probably won't be able to last much longer.

"Let me try ...," said the second Physician.

He slowly approached, then touched his veins of Xiulin to confirm his condition.

However, how surprised he was, when he found Xiulin's pulse was very bad.

And after discussing, the two Physicians who were sent by the Emperor, finally came back to give a report.

"Please, Your Majesty! The defendant's condition is currently in a state of dying, if it is pleasing, we should just move him to a more decent place." said the Palace Physician who was appointed as speaker.

Emperor Li Jinhai snorted unhappily, the punishment was not yet completed. How could, the Palace Physician propose for removal?

Nah! The emperor did not want to do it.

"If the body is getting weaker, just leave it there!" the Emperor grumbled.

The Palace Physician bowed lethargic, as a practitioner of medicine, naturally he could not let the injured person be left alone.

And at this time, Xiulin's body according to the Physician had already suffered too many punch wounds, until some parts of his skin were torn and shed a lot of blood.

But what would be said, if the words of the Physician were not heard by the Emperor, they could not do anything either.

Second by second, minute by minute, and hour by hour had passed.

Xiulin's body that was still face down on the table did not even move a single bit from its place.

Everyone guessed, if Xiulin was lifeless again after being tortured with dozens of hard board blows.

"Your Majesty, I'll be there to check it out." Hu Liena suddenly woke up, and shocked everyone.

Checking in?! What mean?! Thought everyone while continuing to pay attention to Hu Liena who was still standing before the Emperor to wait for his approval.

Emperor Li Jinhai nodded, he had already been told everything by Physician Hong. There was no more reason for him to reject Hu Liena's words, after knowing the truth about her.

"Sure, you can do it." replied Emperor Li Jinhai who made everyone dying.

After saluting first, Hu Liena then walked to the large stage where Xiulin's punishment was carried out.

The soldiers who were lined up guarding the stage, instantly stepped aside as Hu Liena passed them all.

Hu Liena stared inside Xiulin's back, which seemed to be emitting a red liquid mixed with white blood as the wound was left open for too long.

"I know you haven't given up yet, which is why, I'm coming before you right now Brother!" said Hu Liena half-whispering after being next to her Xiulin.

Basically, Xiulin was indeed just pretending to faint so that he could take a break from the punishment of punching the board. With capital only silence this, finally Xiulin can rest the body from the pain of the blow of the executioners.

But unexpectedly, Hu Liena was even now intending to approach her while she was pretending to close her eyes.

"Be quiet*****, take care of your own business." Xiulin swore rudely in the heart for fear that his behavior would be exposed and his sentence would be re-started.

Hu Liena reached out her hand trying to grab Xiulin's limp drooping wrist to check her pulse.

Suddenly, Xiulin got up and moved his hand to grab Hu Liena's jaw.

"Death to you, ******!" shouted Xiulin loudly.

Emperor Li Jinhai and the people who were there immediately looked up to witness the sudden incident.

Even the Physician who had previously examined Xiulin's condition became frightened for fear of being blamed by the Emperor and the officials there for being considered negligent to give incorrect information.

"Daughter Xia, watch out!" yelled Prince Jun and the others simultaneously.

"Agdhhh!"

There was a long cry from on stage that made everyone's heart beat faster than usual.

Everyone thought, if the shout came from Hu Liena who was hit by a loud scratch from Xiulin.

However, once they all meticulously again. Hu Liena just now looked fine, and it was Xiulin who was now groaning in pain with his body on the big stage.

"You wait especially! Fast tie his legs and hands! Don't let him go back to attacking Princess Xia Yang the Great!" shouted the head of the soldier who instantly resuscitated everyone from their shock.

Li Junjie immediately ran over to Hu Liena who was now cleaning up the splash of Xiulin blood in her hands.

"Are you hurt?" li Junjie asked worriedly.

Hu Liena shook her head, she indeed did not sustain any injuries.

From the start, Hu Liena could already guess if Xiulin was only faking a faint as the Physicians checked his state.

Therefore, Hu Liena deliberately went to the stage where the punishment was so that she could dismantle Xiulin's cunning ploy.

He also deliberately did not try to dodge when Xiulin attacked him, instead he was very much looking forward to the incident. Because that way, Hu Liena had the opportunity to counterattack Xiulin using the needle she had prepared beforehand.