Those years when I hunted demons in Dali Temple

Chapter 901 Another Purpose

County Magistrate Liu was shocked by her gaze and subconsciously took a step back.

"Miss Daoyi, right?" County Magistrate Liu lowered his head in shame. "This county has no other choice. A plague suddenly appeared in Puyang, and it spread very quickly. We have no time to deal with it. We can only use the most stupid method."

"It's understandable that you used those criminals who should have been executed, but what about him?" Daoyi pointed at the crying elder brother, "You heard what he just said. He used the crimes that had been defined and sentenced, and disregarded their lives."

He paused for a moment before saying, "As the magistrate of a county, if you really feel that their crimes are unforgivable, you should act according to the law. In this way, what is the difference between you and them?"

County Magistrate Liu could not even lift his head. He knew the situation, but he was also panicked by the sudden outbreak of the plague in the county.

When Hu Xin saw him like this, he immediately yelled, "County Magistrate Liu, don't listen to this woman's nonsense. What you did is beneficial to the people of Puyang County. They will be grateful to you. And these prisoners should have died long ago!"

Fearing that Magistrate Liu would not listen to him, he emphasized again, "They are all criminals anyway. You just took their lives in advance. If you want to blame someone, blame them for committing crimes. They asked for this."

County Magistrate Liu was about to nod subconsciously, and at this moment, reason finally prevailed.

He avoided the tearful prisoner and dared not look at him any more.

Daoyi sneered, "If all crimes, no matter how big or small, are punishable by death if they are committed once, people like you, Hu Zhubu, would have died thousands of times already."

Hu Xin also snorted coldly, "If you want to accuse someone of something, you can always find a pretext!"

He said confidently: "What Magistrate Liu and I did was a sin in our generation, but it will benefit future generations. It's fine if they don't appreciate us, but they don't have the nerve to say we were wrong, let alone you."

Hu Xin stared at Daoyi with disdain, "You are just a woman, how can you be qualified to judge whether we are right or wrong?"

Daoyi was almost amused by his shameless face.

"If I didn't know what you were doing behind my back, I would really be fooled by your righteous words."

Daoyi's eyes patrolled the prison and stopped at the medicine that had not yet been drunk by the prisoners. She walked over, picked up a bowl of medicine at random, leaned in and smelled it. After she smelled the medicinal ingredients used in it, her face suddenly turned cold.

With a "pop" sound, she threw the medicine bowl at Hu Xin's feet.

Everyone in the cell, inside and outside, was shocked by her sudden action.

County Magistrate Liu had a bad feeling, so he asked cautiously, "What, what happened?"

Daoyi asked him coldly, "How many people have taken this medicine?"

County Magistrate Liu swallowed and said, "This is the third batch of prisoners."

"What a bastard!"

Following Daoyi's scolding, all the bad guys looked at her nervously.

Daoyi took a deep breath, but still couldn't suppress it. She went straight to Hu Xin, and before anyone could react, she kicked him and sent him flying. After a 'bang', Hu Xin slid to the ground, sticking to the wall at the end of the corridor.

"Miss Daoyi, the matter is still not concluded, you..." County Magistrate Liu was still unwilling to believe that Chief Hu was a person with ulterior motives.

If it is really proven that the other party is guilty, and is a member of the monster army "Five Characters" that makes the whole Henan Province tremble with fear, then knowing that the previous County Magistrate Liu is guilty, and still keeping his unclear chief clerk, his crime cannot be ignored.

Magistrate Liu's thoughts changed several times, but Daoyi had no time to care about him.

Daoyi interrupted him and said, "I know a thing or two about medicine. These medicines are ostensibly for treating plague, but in fact, they contain other things that will only cause more deaths among those who test them."

She looked at Magistrate Liu with certainty, "Because of the death of the prisoner, you haven't given it to those infected with the disease, right?"

County Magistrate Liu nodded stiffly. His ominous premonition had come true. His heart was finally at stake. County Magistrate Liu had no way of controlling the plague, but the drug testing was caused by his listening to slander. This was something he had to bear.

The court will make a fair judgment on his merits and demerits.

What she has to do now is to stop Hu Zhubu, that is, the Wu Zi tribe's conspiracy from expanding further.

"Magister Liu, don't be fooled by her. It's inevitable that people will die when trying out medicine!" Hu Xin was hit so hard that his whole body felt like it was falling apart, but he still kept on instigating her, with a hint of hatred in his eyes for her not fighting back.

If it weren't for County Magistrate Liu's indecision, the third batch of prisoners would have been poisoned to death long ago, and there would be no chance for those prisoners to cry out.

Daoyi tapped the ground with her toes and in the blink of an eye she was in front of Hu Xin. While he was stunned, Daoyi grabbed him by the collar. Everyone watched in amazement as she dragged Hu Xin back to his original place.

"Hu Xin, our county has treated you well, why do you want to harm us?!" No matter how stupid County Magistrate Liu was, he came to his senses at this moment.

"County Magistrate Liu, I don't understand what you are saying!" Hu Xin gasped.

Daoyi sneered, "It seems that you didn't listen to a word I said just now."

Hu Xin: “.”

After thinking about what Daoyi had just said, he decisively closed his mouth and eyes, but Daoyi's voice kept drilling into his ears.

"The 'Five Character Tribe' are leading the way, killing only one in ten people alive wherever they go, and you are following behind to poison the rest of the people for them. Killing everyone is your goal, right?" Upon hearing this, Hu Xin froze and suddenly opened his eyes.

Hu Xin looked at her in disbelief, even with a hint of fear.

He heard from his superiors that Daoyi had some magical power that could reveal a person's secrets.

He had clearly made a lot of preparations, and was even confident that even if he met Daoyi, he could escape again.

"Are you confused as to why I directly suspect you?"

Daoyi grinned and bared his teeth at him, "That's because you are too stupid! You went to poison yourself, and the smell is still on you!"

Hu Xin discovered that although Daoyi was smiling, there was no smile in his eyes, and he shuddered suddenly.

His abnormality finally brought the confused County Magistrate Liu back to his senses.

The smell in the prison grew increasingly cold in the winter. Magistrate Liu took a deep breath and almost couldn't breathe.

He pointed at Hu Xin with a shaking finger, "You, you poisoned me?"

Daoyi suddenly took off Hu Xin's coat and found a small purse.

She unblocked the acupuncture points on the bad man's body and said, "Go and ask the doctor to come. County Magistrate Liu will know whether it is true or not."

The bad guy took a look at the depressed Magistrate Liu, listened to Daoyi's words decisively, turned around and ran out.

Daoyi opened the purse under Hu Xin's angry eyes.

"This is the proof!"

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I’m sorry. I was planning to resume updating as normal, but I recently adjusted my sleep schedule. I woke up at 4 or 5 in the morning, cleaned up in the morning, had lunch, and planned to take a nap before writing. I’m embarrassed to say that I slept from 3 in the afternoon to 8:30 in the evening, and then after 11 pm, I was too sleepy again. It’s been like this for a few days. With this state and schedule, I’m just going to give up…