Comprehension against the sky, creating the Five Thunders in the real world
Chapter 700 Revealing the Truth
It was not until this moment that Hu Yi understood all of this. Lin Beichen and Hu Yi could both understand the old man's worries.
After discussing things with the old man, Lin Beichen prepared to leave his home and go around the village to carefully examine the terrain and specific conditions here. The village is located in a low-lying area, surrounded by mountains, and the environment is not very good.
When Lin Beichen was checking the terrain in the village, he met some people with bad attitudes. They were extremely dissatisfied with the appearance of Lin Beichen and Hu Yi, and even spoke rudely, thinking that they were deceiving the villagers, and now they wanted to build a Taoist temple, which was simply a nuisance to the villagers' lives, and they were very resistant.
Lin Beichen didn't care about it. No matter what others said, he ignored them and was busy with his own business. This puzzled Hu Yi. She was angry at the attitude of these people and asked Lin Beichen with a puzzled look: "Master, look at their attitude. We are here to help. Why do they treat us like this?"
"Are you going to continue helping me? Do you really not care about this? I feel uncomfortable."
"Why are they doing this? We didn't ask them to do anything. It would be fine if they were unwelcome, but they want to hurt us like this. Why are these people so unfriendly?"
Lin Beichen listened to Hu Yi's complaints and understood her feelings. After all, these people were indeed a bit excessive. But Lin Beichen didn't think it was strange. When you go out, people's hearts are unpredictable and there are all kinds of people. He was used to encountering such situations.
He smiled and comforted Hu Yi: "Don't worry too much about them. They have a lot of resentment in their hearts. Some things are not directed at us. But you have to understand that if you don't care about these things, they can't hurt you."
After persuading Hu Yi, Lin Beichen walked up to the villagers and said earnestly: "We are here today because we are entrusted by others to help you. We have no ill intentions and will not bring any inconvenience to your lives. So, you don't have to treat us like this."
"We are just passing by here. We have the chance to meet you. There is no need to vent your resentment on us. Life is unpredictable. As long as everyone has good intentions, everything will go smoothly. But if you always complain, I believe your road will be more difficult."
Lin Beichen patiently advised them and said a lot of things, hoping that they would have good intentions. Hu Yi also benefited a lot and finally understood Lin Beichen's intentions. He was not trying to please anyone, but to fulfill his mission and wish.
After taking a rough look at the terrain, Lin Beichen said to Hu Yi, "Let's go back. No need to look any further. I have an idea of what's going on and don't want to waste time here."
Hu Yi followed Lin Beichen silently. Although she was curious, she didn't ask much. On their way back, they discovered a strange phenomenon. When the villagers saw them, they looked nervous and even a little scared.
Hu Yi wanted to step forward to ask, but the villagers all avoided her, which shocked Lin Beichen and Hu Yi.
"Master, what happened to them? They looked like they saw a ghost. Are we that scary? Why did their attitude change so much?" Hu Yi asked in surprise.
Lin Beichen also found it strange. He looked at Hu Yi and said, "Something must have happened, otherwise everyone wouldn't suddenly become like this. Let's go and take a look."
As they spoke, the two hurried to the village. When they noticed something was wrong, they followed the villagers to find out what had happened after they left.
However, the scene before them was unbelievable to Lin Beichen and Hu Yi. The old man who had just spoken to them had collapsed at home without any signs of life.
Hu Yi looked at Lin Beichen nervously and asked, "Master, what happened? Wasn't he fine when we left? How could he die suddenly? This is too strange, isn't it?"
Hu Yi was filled with astonishment. She suddenly realized that the villagers' panicked expressions when they saw them were because they suspected Lin Beichen. The villagers felt that the old man's sudden death was related to Lin Beichen. Judging from the current situation, the suspicion did point to Lin Beichen. After all, when they met before, the old man was still standing in front of them.
But just after they left for a while, the old man died, which naturally aroused the suspicion of the villagers. This is also human nature. After all, no one knows the truth of the matter and what happened. Hu Yi himself was also confused. The old man was fine when he left, so how could such a thing happen suddenly?
Hu Yi really couldn't figure it out, so she whispered in Lin Beichen's ear: "Master, these people are all suspecting you and think you did it. What should we do now? We can't just let this happen unjustly, right? This is a matter of life and death, you have to think of a solution quickly."
"You have to explain it clearly to everyone. Don't let them misunderstand us. Now they see us as if we were a flood or a beast. They can't even hide from us in time."
Lin Beichen listened to Hu Yi's words, but he seemed calm and not anxious at all. This surprised Hu Yi even more. She couldn't figure out what Lin Beichen was thinking. Could it be that Lin Beichen had found some clues? But no matter what, at this critical moment, he should defend himself and explain it clearly to everyone.
However, Lin Beichen was staring at one person at this moment. Since he came here, his eyes have never left the village chief Wu Dazhu. When Lin Beichen was observing Wu Dazhu, he found that Wu Dazhu looked nervous, as if he was hiding something from everyone.
Wu Dazhu was very flustered when he noticed Lin Beichen's gaze, but he still questioned Lin Beichen: "Why are you so cruel? What did the old man hinder you from doing? What did you talk about?"
"Why did you take his life? He was just an old man in his seventies. How could you have the heart to kill him? Was the kindness you showed in front of everyone just an act?"
"Please explain to everyone what happened. Why did the old man lose his life after meeting you?"
Wu Dazhu said something without thinking and bit back at Lin Beichen. Lin Beichen listened to Wu Dazhu's words, but his face did not change and he was not panicked at all.
Hu Yi couldn't stand it any longer. She didn't want these people to misunderstand her master. Hu Yi walked up to the village chief angrily and said, "Don't talk nonsense here! It's right that we met the old man, but when we left, the old man was fine."
"He was not killed by my master at all. There must be something hidden. Why do you say that my master killed him? Is there any evidence to prove it?"
"I'm telling you, don't talk nonsense here. If the truth is found out and it wasn't my master who did it, do you know what the consequences will be?"
Hu Yi was standing up for Lin Beichen. She didn't want these people to misunderstand Lin Beichen. This matter was not done by Lin Beichen at all, and he couldn't be accused and wronged for no reason. As his apprentice, Hu Yi really couldn't stand it.
Seeing these people swearing to catch the murderer, Hu Yi was really angry. She didn't expect these villagers to turn against her so quickly and smear others without knowing the situation clearly.
But no matter how Hu Yi explained or how she defended Lin Beichen, the villagers kept defending the village chief. "You said you didn't kill the old man, so what evidence do you have?"
"We trust you so much, but you are hypocritical. On the surface, you are preaching to everyone, but behind the scenes, you do such things."
"Aren't you taking human life lightly? It's so vicious."
The villagers blamed Lin Beichen and Hu Yi. After all, they were from the same village, and when something so serious happened, they would definitely protect each other and would not listen to what Hu Yi and Lin Beichen said.
To these villagers, Hu Yi and Lin Beichen were outsiders. This village used to be relatively closed, but since Lin Beichen and Hu Yi came here, they brought them a lot of new things, and the villagers were interested for a while, so they warmly entertained them.
But something like this happened suddenly, which made the villagers feel a little scared. For a while, their attitude towards Lin Beichen and Hu Yi changed a lot, and they thought they were the murderers and did not give them a chance to defend themselves.
Village chief Wu Dazhu looked at Lin Beichen and Hu Yi and said, "Take them away and prepare for the sacrifice."
After hearing the order from the village chief, the villagers rushed towards Lin Beichen and Hu Yi. They were furious and grabbed Lin Beichen and Hu Yi and dragged them towards the altar. Hu Yi struggled and shouted, "Let us go, we are being wronged! We really didn't kill the old man, this matter has nothing to do with us, why don't you believe us?"
"You will be punished for doing this sooner or later!" Hu Yi tried to buy them a chance, but the villagers didn't believe them at all.
Lin Beichen did not struggle at all. He seemed indifferent to the village chief's offer to sacrifice them. Although Hu Yi did not understand Lin Beichen's behavior, she still believed in him very much. She believed that Lin Beichen would definitely find a way to get them out of this predicament. Just like before, at the critical moment, Lin Beichen would always stand up and explain everything to everyone.
Hu Yi thought, maybe now is not the best time. Thinking of this, she stopped struggling and stopped arguing with the villagers. She was very calm, neither panicked nor afraid. As long as she could be with Lin Beichen, no matter how dangerous the situation was, she believed that Lin Beichen could turn the danger into safety and keep them safe.
Hu Yi looked at Lin Beichen with a firm look: "Master, no matter what you do, I will always stand by your side and support you. Even if they wrongly accuse us, I will believe in you and will not have any doubts about you."
Lin Beichen smiled slightly. He really looked at this apprentice differently. Every time he encountered difficulties and dangers, Hu Yi would stay by his side without hesitation and believe in him unconditionally. This made Lin Beichen very moved.
But sometimes, Lin Beichen also felt sorry for Hu Yi. This time, she followed him out and experienced all kinds of dangers. Although she was safe every time, this thrilling experience might leave a shadow in her heart.
Lin Beichen felt that these villagers were really ignorant. He had seen the quarrel between the village chief and the old man in some way, and also knew the reason for the old man's death. In fact, all this was done by the village chief.
The village chief felt upset when he found out that they had gone to the old man. He went to the old man to argue and wanted to drive Lin Beichen and Hu Yi out of the village. But the old man didn't agree at all, so the two quarreled over the matter.
The quarrel became more and more intense, and finally there was even pushing and physical conflict. The village chief accidentally killed the old man. This is how it happened, and Lin Beichen knew it clearly.
But he was not in a hurry to speak out about this matter. Instead, he wanted to see if the village chief would correct his mistakes and suddenly realize that he had done something wrong. He wanted to know what the village chief wanted to do and how he would treat him and Hu Yi.
Lin Beichen was waiting for an opportunity. He wanted to give the village chief a chance to reform, so he was not in a hurry to expose the matter.
However, seeing that Lin Beichen had no intention of resisting, the village chief actually wanted to frame Lin Beichen and let him take the blame.
Lin Beichen and Hu Yi were brought to the altar by the villagers. Looking at the burning torches, Hu Yi knew what would happen next. This was the second time they had been sacrificed since they came here. Hu Yi didn't know what they had done wrong and why they had been treated like this again and again.
She was unwilling to accept it, but she didn't want to say anything more or defend herself, because these ignorant villagers didn't believe them at all and thought they were the murderers.
The village chief looked at Lin Beichen and Hu Yi and shouted, "The sacrifice begins, light the torches!"
"Wait a minute, I have something to say." Lin Beichen suddenly looked at the villagers and said loudly.
The village chief asked with disdain: "What do you want to say?"
Lin Beichen sneered, looked at the village chief and the villagers and said, "You killed the old man, and you are still slandering me here, framing me for this. Do you think I don't know?"
"You wanted to drive us out of the village, so you went to the old man to argue. The old man disagreed with driving us out, so you had a conflict with him. After accidentally killing the old man, you deceived the villagers in desperation and said that I was the murderer. What on earth are you thinking?"
"Do you think that this will be perfect and no one will know? You underestimate me. I will let everyone see clearly who the murderer is."
At the most critical moment, Lin Beichen told everything.
At this critical moment, Lin Beichen told the truth. However, instead of winning the trust of the villagers, he was used by them as an excuse to quibble and shirk responsibility.
The villagers' eyes widened with anger, and they accused Lin Beichen one after another: "It's easy for you to say that. How could the village chief kill the old man? The old man is highly respected in the village, has never had any grudges with anyone, and has always had a harmonious relationship with the village chief."
"The village chief had no reason to kill the old man. Don't make up stories and frame him just to get away with it. We won't be fooled. This is clearly a conspiracy you designed to stay in the village and build a Taoist temple. The old man didn't agree, so you killed him." (End of this chapter)
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