Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 688 God Slayer Warrior
Liangzhou, Zhangye

Although in the middle of the night, the bonfire illuminates the surrounding area brightly. This is a rural area. The construction of the Xizhou Chi Road is to pass through here. The old man was dancing around a bonfire. In front of the bonfire, there was a sculpture at the same height as a person. The sculpture could vaguely be seen to be in the shape of a human, but its face was terrifying.

The old man was still chanting a sacrificial speech that no one could understand except him, while the people gathered around looked at him in horror and awe, all lowered their heads and did not dare to raise their heads. The statue, the old man danced around for a long time, then sat down suddenly, trembling all over, making some noises from his mouth, humming for a long time, he just opened his eyes and looked at the people around him.

"The gods have ordered you not to break ground here. If you destroy the feng shui luck here, your luck will be damaged. The gods will no longer bless you, and disaster will come."

"Disaster will befall your old mother!"

The old man was talking, when someone interrupted him suddenly, and he still used such vicious words, Han people value filial piety, in this era, even insulting teachers and teachers is an endless hatred, not to mention insulting parents, this is simply forcing each other He drew his sword, not to mention that here is Xiliang, where the folk customs are the toughest. Sure enough, upon hearing these words, the old man jumped up angrily, and looked at the common people opposite.

The people gathered around were terrified in their hearts, and they all avoided, but they revealed the group of people behind them. These people are obviously foreigners and do not belong here. The leader is a young man, and behind him is More than a dozen officials, even their pavilion chief, stood behind the young man with their heads down. The young man was not wearing an official uniform, but a Confucian long gown, holding a jug of wine, looking very comfortable.

The old man just looked around and immediately hid the anger in his heart. He squinted his eyes and asked a little threateningly: "Who do you dare to ask Your Excellency? Could it be that you are bullying me that Liuyuan has no one? How dare you insult me ​​like this?" Wanting to arouse the anger in the hearts of the people and make them stand on his side, the young man shook his head helplessly, looked at the officials on the side, and asked, "Which one is this?"

"Back to Mr. Zhong, this is number 62."

The young man nodded thoughtfully, took a sip of wine, looked at him just now, and said with a smile: "Why don't you tell me, what is the use of you, a god, and what is the most important thing for him?" offend?"

The old man was furious and shouted: "This is the god of my Liuyuan people, you must not offend!"

Hearing this sentence, most of the villagers around him looked unkind, and looked around, as if they were looking for weapons. The young man chuckled and said, "Do you want these people to besiege me? You Believe it or not, if you hurt a single hair of my hair, the whole village, young and old, will be buried with me?" Hearing these words, the old man was startled, and the people around him lowered their heads again.

"Your Majesty, have I offended you? I am quite familiar with County Magistrate Wang"

"Wang county magistrate, right?" the young man asked, the old man smiled and nodded, showing his black teeth, the young man looked at the officer on the side, and ordered: "Write it down, and give the county magistrate later." Got it!", the officer almost nodded.

Hearing this sentence, not to mention ordinary people, even the old man pretending to be a ghost trembled in fright. The county magistrate of a majestic county took it as he said, who the hell is this man? The old man held back, no After losing his composure, he asked: "Who is the gentleman? We didn't break the law, but"

"Hehehe, in Xiazhong Changtong, the main job is to kill gods and ghosts, and the deputy job. Envoy of the Son of Heaven"

The old man's lips were trembling and he couldn't speak. Zhong Changtong sneered and said, "Since I arrived here in Xiliang, my duties have become much more busy. I just don't understand why Xiliang people are so good at ghosts and spirits." What about the matter?? Along the way, I have seen all kinds of gods. I have done all kinds of things, such as urinating on their heads and throwing toilets. You see, I am still alive and well. Disaster It didn't fall on me, but those thieves who pretended to be ghosts were beheaded by me."

"You" the old man wanted to say something, but couldn't say it.

Zhong Changtong looked at the people around and said loudly: "Whoever wants to throw that statue down for me, I will give him a hundred dollars!"

When the people heard about it, they all lowered their heads and dared not respond.

"Five hundred dollars!"

"One thousand dollars!!"

Zhong Changtong yelled again, but in the crowd, a few strong men raised their heads, their eyes shone with a different kind of light, this price, now you can buy a cow, if there is a farming cow, everyone Just as he was thinking, a burly man came out of the crowd, bowed to Zhong Changtong, and walked towards the statue. The old man was shocked. He didn't expect that someone would dare to offend the gods. If it's an official post, it's fine. How dare you, the head of Guizhou? ?

The old man yelled and stood in front of the statue, not daring to curse the strong man. The strong man stretched out his hand, grabbed the old man's arm, and threw him aside. Then, he walked up to the statue and flew up. With one kick, the statue collapsed. Seeing this situation, Zhong Changtong couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing, and this scene made the common people extremely shocked, and their eyes widened.

Only the old man was still cursing the strong man.

Zhong Changtong waved his hand, and immediately an official came forward and pressed the cursing old man to the ground. The old man was speechless, so Zhong Changtong stepped forward, looked at the strong man, and said with a smile : "You are very good. From now on, you can work in the county. In addition, I will build you a good residence, and you will live a good life..." Zhong Changtong said, looking towards Some of the officials behind him took the money and handed it to the strong man.

Then Zhong Changtong said loudly: "I heard that you claim to be the descendants of the champion. If it is true, then don't do things that embarrass the champion again!! Listen carefully, in the future, you will encounter such a Anyone who pretends to be a ghost, report it to the county government immediately, or arrest him, and get a reward of one thousand!!" His words made the eyes of the villagers here sparkle.

"As for this old thief..." Zhong Changtong smiled, squatted beside the old man, and pulled off the old man's gray beard with his hand. Obviously, it was a fake beard, and he was not as old as he showed. But in his fifties, he pretended to be a centenarian. Zhong Changtong stood up, looked at the people, and said, "Look at it!!!" In an instant, he pulled out the sword at his waist, With a swing of the long sword, the old man's head was instantly chopped off by him.

The head rolled to the ground, and the headless body was still spraying blood, and finally fell to the ground.

Zhong Changtong looked at the terrified people in front of him, and said gently: "If you dare to believe in these nonsense again, or follow suit, this person will be punished."

After finishing speaking, Zhong Changtong led the officials and left in a mighty way, leaving only a headless corpse and a broken statue.

Leading the officials, humming a Liangzhou ditty, Zhong Changtong returned to the camp, and the soldiers guarding the gate bowed to him and let him in. These soldiers were all sent by Liangzhou governor Mao Jie to protect Xing Mr. Xing did not refuse. Mr. Xing turned his residence into a large camp. The officials who were responsible for building Chidao all lived here, just like soldiers. Zhong Changtong walked unsteadily to his In front of the tent, the curtain was rolled up and he walked in.

As soon as he walked in, he was taken aback.

Candles were lit in the tent, and a person was sitting in front of the desk, as if waiting for him to come back.

Zhong Changtong took a closer look, then laughed, sat beside Xing Ziang, and said, "Mr. Xing, why are you sitting here while I'm out of respect?" Xing Ziang glanced at him and said : "I've been sitting here for an hour"

"Ahem, recently, my stomach feels a little uncomfortable."

"Speaking of which, where did you go to destroy the gods tonight?"

"Liu Yuan." Zhong Changtong lowered his head, like a junior who made mistakes. He usually looks very casual and domineering, but he dared not go out of line in front of Xing Ziang. The two sat facing each other, and Xing Ziang was a little helpless Said: "Liangzhou people love ghosts and gods. This is also a local custom. Why do you have to be so specific?"

"That guy wants to stop Chidao!"

"This is the edict of the emperor, how can he object? You killed him?"

"He said that believing in gods can lead to immortality. I just want to see if a severed head can be restored. If so, the Northern and Southern Army won't have to be afraid of dying in battle in the future. It's good to worship all the gods. I also think for the sake of the Northern and Southern Army."

Xing Ziang looked at him helplessly, but couldn't say anything to reprimand him, and said, "I just don't understand why you hate ghosts and gods so much and insist on killing them all."

"Because they deceive people, they dare not hide the truth from Mr. Xing. In my opinion, ghosts and gods and destiny are all deceptive lies. They deceive the ignorant villagers, cheat their money and kill their lives. I always feel that people should only go to As a believer, I will go to worship Emperor Xiaokang, not because of his destiny, but because of his great achievements. Similarly, princes, famous people, and champions, I will worship these people, but the so-called ghosts and gods, hehe... Zhong Changtong sneered.

"What merit do they have? Do you dare to ask us to admire?? Do they exist? Over the years, I have offended countless ghosts and gods, and now I am still alive and well, and no one has come to manifest. These ghosts and gods can be eliminated , On the contrary, those who have worked hard all their lives for the country and the people are more worthy of my worship, I think, instead of worshiping ghosts and gods, these people should come and worship Xing Gong!"

Xing Ziang frowned, and said displeasedly, "Ridiculous!"

Zhong Changtong grinned and said: "Xing Gong has been working hard since the year he became the crown until today. I just want to ask, who in the world today can compare with Xing Gong. Those ghosts and gods are simply not comparable to Xing Gong." You are on par!", Xing Ziang stared at him, and said helplessly: "Even if you want to flatter me, don't say that. All my life, I just want to do my duty and do what I should do. This is not a merit."

"You are still young, destiny and so on, don't tell outsiders, you don't believe in destiny, but I do, I have seen things you dare not think about in your life." Xing Ziang said with some nostalgia, Zhong Changtong With the same disdainful expression on his face, Xing Ziang stood up slowly and said, "I don't want to bother you anymore. I'll take a rest early, and I still have a lot to do tomorrow. I have also read the memorials you gave me. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

Zhong Changtong hurriedly supported him. Xing Ziang was holding a cane. His whole body was bent and he couldn't straighten up. With Zhong Changtong's support, he walked out of the camp slowly.

Walking out of the tent, Xing Ziang was stunned for a moment looking at the crescent moon hanging in the sky.

"Justice"

"Mr. Xing?"

"If I die halfway, you can bury me here, the moonlight here is good."

(End of this chapter)