Yang Xiao didn't want to make it too bloody. These people didn't have the ability to threaten his safety, so he loudly addressed the guests around:
"Ximen Ding is already dead. Among you, who holds the highest prestige in Fei'e City? Please step forward."
The entire crowd was taken aback, not knowing what Yang Xiao intended to do.
Yang Xiao coughed lightly and said:
"Fei'e City cannot go a day without a ruler. You all must elect a new City Lord, right?"
According to the rules of the Flying Leopard Empire, the City Lords of large and medium cities are mostly appointed by the Emperor. In a small city like Fei'e City, it's often the most powerful local family that, after gaining the consent of the higher-level governing City Lord, is officially appointed.
Like today, with Yang Xiao killing the City Lord, it generally falls upon the local factions to choose a new City Lord.
