I am building a fairy garden on earth

Chapter 179 The big hermit hides in the city?
Xu Boqing changed into a python suit...

When they arrived at the execution ground at the entrance of the market, they found that there were already many people in the capital watching the excitement.

Although there are officers and soldiers guarding the execution ground, the officers and soldiers will only maintain the law and order inside the execution ground and ignore the people who are watching.

Because the flow of news was slow at that time, and the market was crowded with people and there were many spectators, the execution here not only allowed the people to spread the news of the thief's conferring the head to the maximum extent.

Moreover, it can also play the role of "killing one as an example" to deter officials and the people, so that potential criminals will see the end and dare not continue to do evil.

This is also the reason why the execution ground was set up at the entrance of the market...

Xu Boqing sat down at the supervisor's seat, looked up at the sun, there was about a quarter of an hour until three quarters in the afternoon, it was not too late.

So they made a pot of tea and waited slowly...

And the sky prison has already sent people to pull the prison carts on the road to show the public, and the people on both sides of the street are not stingy with the few pennies, throwing eggs or vegetable leaves at the prisoners in the prison carts.

Most of the prisoners who were sentenced to beheaded were vicious people. Even if the onlookers didn't know what the prisoner had committed, it didn't stop them from hating this kind of person.

I usually dare not provoke him, but now it's time to behead him, and if he doesn't swear a few words or hit him a few times, he has no chance to vent his anger.

It just so happened that there were vegetable sellers in this market, who weighed eggs, bought a cabbage, and threw it a few times with everyone, and it didn't cost a lot of money, and they could vent the breath they had held for a long time.

At this time, King Yu's hair was withered and white, his eyes were cloudy, and he was completely dying, and he didn't respond to the eggs and vegetable leaves thrown at him.

He was already sixty years old, and lived on the 'Returning Children's Pill'. Now that Shi Xinjue is dead, naturally there is no 'Returning Children's Pill' for him...

After being imprisoned in the prison for three days, the guards didn't make things difficult for him, but he cut off the elixir, and in just three days he became old, and his heart felt like a knife, life would be better than death.

Especially when he learned from the visitors that Xu Boqing's stray dog ​​was going to kill him, at first he clamored to meet His Majesty and asked his old friend to help him intercede.

Later, when he realized that his old friend was not coming to visit, he realized something, and he almost recovered from his breath.

Even after being rescued...

There was only one breath left to hang on.

Xu Boqing took a sip from his teacup, and glanced inside and outside the execution ground, always feeling that something was missing, but after a closer look, he found that the executioner was not there.

He frowned and glanced at Jiang Jin beside him, and asked, "It's almost three quarters in the afternoon, why don't you see the executioner?"

"..."

Jiang Jin was also taken aback when he heard the words, obviously he also found out about this, but it was his first time to be executed under the supervision of the supervisor, and he was not familiar with this matter, so he hurriedly said: "Don't worry, the supervisor, please ask me."

After finishing speaking, he ran down the stage to greet the little official in charge of the execution ground. The two chatted for a while, then he led the little official up to the stage and said, "You tell the supervisor yourself."

Hearing the words, the little official quickly bowed and saluted, "I have seen the governor in my humble position."

Xu Boqing waved his hands, motioned him to stand up, and asked, "It's almost three quarters in the afternoon, why don't you see the executioner in this execution ground?"

"To the Governor."

The little official wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and explained: "There were originally five 'red servants' on duty at the execution ground, but strange things have happened recently.

Within two months, three 'red men' were killed in succession, and only two were left. They had been appointed as candidates yesterday, but they never thought that those who were fine yesterday would suddenly fall ill today. "

His voice paused, and he felt a little palpitated when talking about these things, and then he hurriedly assured: "But governor, don't worry, the humble officer has already sent someone to call the last one, and he should be on the way here now. We are determined not to waste time."

"Three red guards died within two months?"

Xu Boqing was surprised.

Executioners usually wear blood-red cassocks. One is eye-catching, and the other is that some blood splashes are not conspicuous. Therefore, they were also called "red servants" by the people at that time.

The job of executioner is not something anyone can do. It not only needs to be fierce, strong, skilled, hard-working, but most importantly, courageous.

Moreover, people at that time believed in gods, ghosts and ghosts, and there were even fewer people who were qualified and willing to do this job.

There were only five "red servants" in the execution ground at the entrance of the market, but three of them died in a row within two months, and they all died suddenly, which is obviously a bit weird...

"yes…"

The little official wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, and said: "The three 'red servants' all died at home, and they all stared at their eyes and vomited blood. God damned."

After finishing speaking, he glanced out of the corner of his eye, as if seeing a savior, and hurriedly said: "Master, someone is here."

"..."

Xu Boqing glanced, and sure enough, he saw a short, fine-looking man with dark skin and somewhat ugly appearance entering the execution ground.

This person was about forty or so, although his appearance was ugly, he walked extremely calmly, and the ghost head machete in his hand was also very cold.

The strange thing is that since this person is a 'red messenger', he is not wearing a red cassock, but a black bunt suit.

His eyes moved slightly, and he asked with great interest, "What's the name of this 'Hong Cha'?"

"To the Lord..."

The little official hurriedly introduced: "This man's surname is Fan, he is the eighth eldest in the family, so he is called Fan Ba, and everyone who knows him calls him Ba Ye Fan.

He himself has some martial arts skills, and his "red guard" has been passed down from generations of ancestors, and his skills are very exquisite. "

"Tsk tsk tsk, some martial arts are close to me..."

Xu Boqing was stunned. From his Celestial Eye's point of view, this Fan Ba ​​was more than just "some martial arts".

Fan Ba ​​came here in a hurry, the ghost head sword in his hand weighed at least thirty to twenty catties, but when he entered the arena, his steps were extremely steady, and his breathing didn't even feel short of breath.

After entering the arena, when wiping with a knife in one hand, he felt even more shocked. He is not a martial artist at all, but a martial arts innate with a restrained aura!

A 'master' who is innate in martial arts is actually an executioner in the execution ground!

This made Xu Boqing a little curious.

The innate martial arts in Daliang's Jianghu are only the number of hands, counting some hermits, there are no more than 20 people at most.

Most of the martial arts talents in the imperial court are warriors and generals, who are assigned outside, not counting themselves, and Liu Yuan and Song Mingde are the only ones staying in the palace.

So when he saw Fan Ba ​​for the first time, he thought it was faked by someone else, and wanted to stage a scene of robbing the execution ground, but after a closer look, he found out that it was not.

There is a layer of blood lingering on this person, and the ghost-head sword in his hand is even more fierce. Although he is haunted by visions, it is not faked by others.

Hidden in the city?
Xu Boqing shook his head indifferently, and asked, "Isn't this Fan Ba ​​a 'red messenger'? Why isn't he wearing a red dress?"

"To the Governor."

The little official rolled his Adam's apple up and down, and explained: "The 'red guards' in the execution ground wear red clothes to prevent the blood from being too eye-catching when the execution is carried out.

And Fan Ba ​​has inherited his ancestral business as a "red messenger" since he was 17 years old, and it has been more than [-] years now.

Over the years, hundreds of prisoners have died under his knife, and they have already practiced the skill of 'the head falls to the ground, and the blood does not stain the clothes', which is very skillful. "

"I see."

Xu Boqing nodded slightly, and then said: "Call him forward, I have something to ask him."

"Yes!"

Hearing this, the petty official trotted over, shouting Fan Ba's name while running.

At this time, Fan Ba ​​was wiping the ghost-head sword in his hand in front of the execution platform, when he saw the little official trotting all the way towards him, still shouting his name, he asked for no reason: "Master Zhou, why are you calling me a lowly post? "

"I didn't call you."

The little official who was called Mr. Zhou hurriedly said: "It is the governor who called you to go over and ask questions."

"Overseer?"

Fan Ba ​​was taken aback for a moment, and subconsciously glanced at the supervisor's position, seeing that the young eunuch in a python suit was also looking at him, he was shocked at the moment.

"Don't be dazed, hurry up and go."

The little official surnamed Zhou saw that he was in a daze, and immediately stepped forward to remind him, then gave him a wink, and warned softly: "I know that you are simple and honest.

But today, Governor Xu of Xichang personally oversaw the beheading. When the governor asks you something, you have to think it over before answering, but don’t lose your life by committing ignorance, you know? "

"Ah, I got it, I got it."

Fan Ba ​​also came back to his senses when he heard the words, although he didn't know what Governor Xu meant by asking him to question him, but he couldn't disobey him, and hurriedly said: "Thank you, Mr. Zhou, for your reminder."

"Don't be dazed, hurry up..."

After the little official surnamed Zhou finished speaking, he led him to the execution stage, bowed and saluted and said, "I report to the supervisor, Fan Ba, the red guard in the execution ground, has been brought here."

Seeing this, Fan Ba ​​hastily bowed and saluted, pretending to be uneasy and said: "Little man Fan Ba, I have seen the governor."

(End of this chapter)