Under the sky

Chapter 85

The three of them walked not far and saw a house on the river bank. There was firelight in the window. Shen Weichen was overjoyed and hurriedly stepped forward and knocked on the door.

She knocked for a long time, but no one answered the door. After calling a few more times, there was finally movement in the house.

The person who answered the door was a woman with shaggy hair, sunken eyes, and a sallow and dry face. She couldn't tell how old she was.She is said to be old, but her skin and flesh still have some luster. She is said to be young, but she looks weathered. In short, she is between twenty and forty.

Gu Qingshang was puzzled. Why did it take so long to open the door? Is there something weird?Also, seeing that this house has no village in front and no store in the back, it is all alone, and it also looks weird.

Shen Weichen didn't ask about these many things and just said: "We were passing by and accidentally fell into the water. We want to borrow some firewood to keep warm." He took out a few coins and handed them to the woman and said, "It's convenient for you, otherwise my friend will freeze." died."

The woman hesitated for a while, then took the money and said, "Girls, please come in."

How many girls?Shen Weichen was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that Li Jingfeng was wearing his own dress. He couldn't help but burst into laughter and hurriedly thanked the young woman.

As soon as I entered the hut, I immediately felt warm.This hut is extremely simple, with only two rooms inside and outside. The inner room is a bedroom with a large kang. There is a slightly raised quilt spread out on the kang, and an eleven or twelve-year-old girl is sitting beside the kang.The woman shouted: "Little Taoer, get up quickly and give the kang to the guests!" The little girl jumped up quickly.The woman said again: "Call someone!"

Little Tao'er was very smart and shouted: "Hello, three sisters!"

Why did the woman say: "There are still patients on the kang and they can't get out of bed. The three girls are aggrieved." Shen Weichen saw that there was very little firewood in the kang and asked, "Can you add some firewood?"

The woman called the girl and said, "Little Tao'er, go collect firewood with your mother."

Little Taoer jumped up and down. Shen Weichen felt that there was still warmth on the kang and put Li Jingfeng on the kang.Seeing that there was only one quilt on the kang, she reached out to pull it out, but she saw that the quilt was stained with blood, and the blood stains were bright red. It was obvious that it had been stained not long ago.There was a young man sleeping under the quilt. Shen Weichen hurriedly called Gu Qingshang to come and see. The two looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.Shen Weichen was afraid of disturbing others' rest, so he took the blanket brought by Gu Qingshang and covered Li Jingfeng, removed his shoes and socks, grabbed his hand, rubbed his fingers, and put it to his mouth to breathe to keep warm.

Gu Qingshang said: "The feet also need to be warm." Then he pinched the soles of Li Jingfeng's feet to rejuvenate his blood and said with a smile, "I have never pinched a man's feet in my life."

Xiao Tao'er and the woman brought in firewood. Shen Weichen saw that they were only twigs, and some were newly cut wood, stained with snow and wet.Shen Weichen expected that this family was in a difficult situation and couldn't even afford firewood, so he didn't force it, so he piled it all under the kang and lit it.

Seeing them squeezing Li Jingfeng's hands and feet, Xiao Taoer also sat on the kang and pinched Li Jingfeng's feet.Gu Qingshang smiled and said, "The little girl is so considerate." After saying this, he touched Xiao Tao'er's head, then remembered something strange and asked, "Sister-in-law, who is that person on the kang?"

The woman said: "He is a friend of mine."

Gu Qingshang thought to herself: "How can a friend come to visit in the middle of the night? He is still a patient, sleeping on the kang. I have been knocking for a long time and no one answered the door. How can the quilt be covered with blood?" She was suspicious. Asked: "Sister-in-law, where is your husband-in-law?"

The woman lowered her head and said, "My husband passed away early, leaving us, mother and daughter, to depend on each other."

Gu Qingshang shook his head and said: "There is a man on the bed. How can ordinary people let a man sleep on the widow's bed? And there is so much blood."

The woman said: "My friend is injured..."

Her tone was erratic, as if she was hiding something.Gu Qingshang became suspicious and lifted up a corner of the quilt. He saw that the man on the bed was asleep or unconscious. Only half of his right hand was left, and the end was wrapped in a bandage. Blood was seeping from the broken arm.

The quilt was suddenly lifted, and the man snorted softly. Gu Qingshang hurriedly covered the quilt again and looked at the woman with a questioning look in his eyes.The woman lowered her head and said, "He is my friend, and he came to help me when I got into trouble." When she said this, her eyes turned red, as if she was aroused by something sad, and she actually shed tears, and the flow became uncontrollable. Hiding his face and crying.

When Xiao Taoer saw her mother crying, she stepped forward and pulled her mother's hair, calling out: "Mom!"

Gu Qingshang said: "Sister-in-law helped us. If you have any grievances, tell us and see if we can help."

The woman just cried: "You can't help..."

Shen Weichen felt that Li Jingfeng's hands and feet were gradually getting warmer, and knowing that he was okay, he pulled the blanket and covered him tightly, and said, "Sister-in-law, even if I can't help, it feels better to say it."

It turned out that this woman's surname was Ma, she was 30 years old, her parents died young, and when she was 17, she took her younger brother to marry the businessman Yue Sheng as a continuation of their marriage.She pointed at the young man on the kang and said: "This Bu Sheng is my neighbor and a private school teacher. I also have a younger brother who is eighteen years old."

Gu Qingshang asked in confusion: "Why don't you see your brother? Did you get a wife and separate the family?"

The woman just shook her head and continued.

Yuesheng was engaged in business, and the Bu family had ancestral land, and they all had small assets.After they got married, Ma lived next door to Bu Sheng, and the two neighbors had a very good relationship.Ma was illiterate, and her husband Yuesheng was busy doing business. When he had nothing to do, Ma learned to read from Bu Sheng. Because Bu Sheng's wife was also there, there were no rumors.Unexpectedly, less than a year after her wedding, Yue Sheng suddenly contracted a sudden illness and died within three days. There was no abnormality at the time of death. He was buried after reporting to the sect.Fortunately, the family still has property and can still make a living. When his younger brother grows up and takes care of the family business, he can live on.

But things are not that simple, Ma said: "I have no heirs. As soon as my husband died, my father-in-law forced me to remarry. Several uncles also coveted my family property."

No matter which dynasty, the matter of "eating a desperate family" is not new.If Mr. Ma remarries, the family will have no descendants, and the clan can divide the property among themselves.Unexpectedly, Ma did not realize she was pregnant until two months after Yuesheng's death. If the baby was a boy, her parents-in-law might say a few words for her for the sake of her grandson. If the baby was a girl, the family property would definitely not be preserved.

There is only one child in this house, Xiao Tao'er, so one can imagine the result.Gu Qingshang said angrily: "What does this mean? Isn't the girl's family just human beings?"

Shen Weichen also felt sad and said, "So you were kicked out?"

Ma shook her head and said, "No, I gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl."

Shen Weichen and Gu Qingshang both said "Yeah", vaguely feeling that something worse was waiting behind them.

Ma said: "I don't know much about literacy, so I asked Bu Sheng to help me name my two children. Bu Sheng said that the family and everything would be prosperous, and he hoped that my family would be peaceful, so the boy was named Yue Wanxing, his nickname was Ning'er, and the girl was named Yue Taohong. , said to be taken from the allusion of 'the human face and the peach blossoms complement each other'."

With the child, Ma's status is temporarily stable.Bu was childless, so the couple took care of Ning'er and Xiao Tao'er as their biological children, and often took care of Ma.But misfortune did not spare Ma family. On the Lantern Festival when Ning'er was seven years old, more than ten relatives suddenly came to her husband's family. Ma family and her servants were busy receiving the guests. After seeing off the guests, they could not find their son until late at night. Yue Wanxing was found drowned in the well.

Ma lowered his head and said, "I warned Ning'er since childhood that he never goes near the well..."

Shen Weichen exclaimed: "Is it them?!"

Gu Qingshang also stood up and said angrily: "Is this still justified?!"

Ma said in a low voice: "Girl, Mr. Bu is still resting..."

Seeing Bu Sheng move slightly, Gu Qingshang took a breath, sat down and said, "I'm sorry, I lost my temper. Sister-in-law, continue."

His biological son drowned, and Ma held the child and cried for several days. When Bu Sheng heard the news, he must have been killed by a relative, but there were so many people that day that he didn't know who was responsible.Not long after the child was buried, the father-in-law mentioned the matter of remarriage again.The clan members came to express their condolences, but in reality they were trying to seduce the autumn wind, asking for money, coercing and inducement, and forcing Ma to give money.Ma Xiaodi was only 13 years old and was unable to stop him. Bu Sheng was furious when he learned about it.He was a scholar, so he immediately wrote a petition and went to the sect to file a lawsuit on Ma's behalf.

This situation hit the King of Hell.The giant spirit sect is in charge of the area, and the original leader, "giant god" Du Yinsong, is the unusually burly man Shen and Gu saw yesterday.Du Yinsong was highly skilled in martial arts and was transferred to Huashan as a general. His children were young, so he handed over the sect to his nephew Du Jun.Du Jun is a greedy man who likes gambling. He owes a lot of gambling debts. Huashan Casino is a government-run casino and cannot afford to pay. The Bu and Yue families are well off, so aren't they just the fat sheep that have been sent to their door?

So Du Jun ordered all the men in the Yue family to be arrested and tortured to force them to confess.How can the Yue family endure this suffering?The mastermind was recruited.Du Jun secretly asked for bribes, claiming that if the money was not paid, the case would be closed or he would be killed in prison. He repeatedly asked for money from the Yue family. After more than a year, the Yue family had pawned all their land and property, and then he gave them some advice.

Later, the Yue family retracted their confession and said that the murder of Yue Wanxing was a false accusation by Bu Sheng. They also pointed out that Ma and Bu Sheng had been very close before. Their son Yue Wanxing was pregnant for ten months and was definitely not a posthumous son. He was born from the adultery between Bu Sheng and Ma. An adulterer and an adulterous woman plot to kill their husbands.

Du Jun arrested Bu Sheng. Bu Sheng cried out for injustice, but Du Jun said, "If you were not the biological father of the child, how could you stand up for this woman?" He also found the former widower and confirmed that Yuesheng's body had no external injuries.Du Jun said: "If there are no external injuries, it is poisoning." Find someone to exhume the body.Ma didn't want to disturb her husband's body, but she wanted Bu Sheng to stand up for herself. How could she let him be wronged?He had no choice but to endure the rumors in the town and agree.

The body had been buried for nearly ten years and had long since decomposed.When Wu Zuo took the coffin away, there was no abnormality on the skeleton. Unexpectedly, the autopsy revealed that there were black spots on the waist bones, which were caused by someone adding arsenic, and that he died from medicine rather than illness.Bu Sheng couldn't help complaining that he was wronged, so Du Jun took him to prison and tortured him day and night. He also demanded property from Bu's wife. Bu's wife couldn't bear her husband's torture, so she had to sell her family property to Du Jun.Because Bu Sheng was responsible for her, Ma also sold her business support. This move confirmed the adultery between her and Bu Sheng - if there was no adultery, how could the man sue the woman on her behalf, and how could the woman sue for the woman? The man sells his property?Just like this, two years passed, and all the property of the two families was lost. Bu's wife finally died of illness due to overwork, and Mr. Ma had no more money left, except for a large house, which had been pawned to others.Du Jun saw that there was no oil and water, and he was about to sentence him to death, but he still had some conscience for this deceitful crime, so he persuaded him to be merciful and spare his life. He also said that if an adulterer and an adulterous woman were trying to kill her husband, how could they only arrest the adulterer? , but let Ma go without taking a confession?This was unreasonable and he advised Du Jun to let Bu Sheng go.

Du Jun did not arrest Ma to force her to confess, so that it would be easier for her to sell her property. At this time, after hearing that Gu Zuo's argument was reasonable, he closed the case on the grounds that the confession was insufficient and Yue Sheng should have died from accidentally ingesting arsenic, and let Bu Sheng go.

When Bu Sheng returned home, all his property was empty, his wife was dead, and his family was completely ruined.There were rumors in the countryside that he was hooking up with Mr. Ma, and the two women were serving the same husband.His income from teaching was meager, it was just a hobby, and he didn't even have any students at this time. Finally, some former students believed in the teacher's character and chipped in a few taels of money to give him.Ma's big house was repossessed by her creditors, and she was left homeless to save Bu Sheng. Bu Sheng was grateful for her loyalty and asked his students to build a house on an ownerless land by the river. This is the current hut for her, her brother and Xiao Tao'er. Stay.Ma embroidery, he found a Taoist temple to live in the town, and took Ma Xiaodi to do odd jobs to make a living.

However, Bu Sheng was not reconciled and collected evidence everywhere.The Yue family is also dilapidated and living in poverty. Everyone hates Du Jun deeply, but they are afraid that the murder of Yue Wanxing will be exposed, so they keep silent.Bu begged and begged night and day, and finally someone wrote a confession, telling how he and his party plotted to kill Yue Wanxing, how Du Jun demanded bribes, and finally ruined his family.This dedication letter was signed by six or seven people, which is worthy of its credibility.Bu Sheng went to the autopsy office again, knelt down and begged, pointing to the sky and saying that the gods had spirits.He was disturbed by his conscience and finally admitted to forging the corpse certificate and wrote a confession, pointing out that if the corpse had been poisoned before death and buried for ten years, the poison would have entered the bones. If the broken waist was taken apart, if there was black hair inside, it was poisoning. If there was only The surface turns black and can be washed away, which means the body was removed and then poisoned.This is irrefutable evidence. Knowing that he had offended Du Jun, he escaped overnight after writing his confession.

It took Bu Sheng more than a year to find all this evidence, and he used the little money he and Ma Xiaodi saved this year to pay for travel, and went straight to the headquarters of the Huashan Sect in Chang'an.Unexpectedly, she had been away for more than a month. Six days ago, Ma heard someone knocking on the door. When she opened the door, it was Bu Sheng. He was covered in injuries and had a broken hand, and he fell at the door of her house.

After Ma finished speaking, she kept sobbing.Gu Qingshang gritted his teeth and said, "Where is the Giant Spirit Gate? Sister, let's go kill that thief!"

Ma said anxiously: "Although Juling Sect is not a sect, it is still heavily guarded. Du Jun is a direct descendant and has great martial arts skills. You two delicate girls, don't go and die!"

Shen Weichen shook his head and asked, "What happened to Mr. Bu in Chang'an? How could he lose a hand?"

Ma lowered his head and said, "I don't know, I just know that I was deceived."

Suddenly, a sound of "uh" was heard, and Bu Sheng, who was lying on the bed, groaned.It turned out that he had woken up a long time ago, but he was suffering from fever and pain all over his body after his broken arm, making it difficult to get up. Listening to Ma's talk about the past once again aroused a feeling of sadness, anger and grievance in him. He couldn't help but feel the blood welling up, and he managed to stand up.Ma hurriedly persuaded him to lie down, and Li Jingfeng, who was lying on the bed, also said weakly: "Master Bu... you... don't get up." Ma originally thought that Li Jingfeng was a girl, but was surprised when he heard his male accent. See clearly it's a man.

Shen Weichen asked: "Are you awake?" Originally, she should be happy that Li Jingfeng woke up, but after hearing Ma's story, she couldn't be happy anyway.

Li Jingfeng nodded and said, "Little sister, you saved me again." Then he said to Bu Sheng, "Mr. Bu, you have a good rest."

Shen Weichen saw that blood was still oozing from the broken part of Bu Sheng's arm, and the bandage was dirty. He suddenly remembered something, walked quickly to the luggage area, took out a bottle of medicinal powder and said, "This is Dr. Zhu's golden medicine. I take it with me when I go out." It's alive!" She helped Bu Sheng remove the bandage and applied medicine to the broken arm.The bandage was dirty and could no longer be used. Gu Qingshang took a piece of his own clothes, tore it into long strips, and bandaged Bu Sheng.

Shen Weichen said sadly: "It's a pity that I didn't bring Dr. Zhu's life-saving pills." Taking too many pills will hurt your health, and Shen Weichen usually doesn't walk around in the world.Zhu Menshang didn't give her first aid pills.This golden medicine was leftover from the last time Shen Weichen was injured by Fang Jingjiu on his shoulders.She handed the whole bottle of medicine to Bu Sheng and said, "This medicine has miraculous effects. You can keep it for use."

Bu Sheng took a few deep breaths and told his story in Chang'an.

He arrived in Chang'an a month and a half ago, thinking that Du Jun was Du Yinsong's nephew, and Du Yinsong was a general of Huashan. If he went directly to the Huashan faction to complain, he would be covered up.He heard that the eldest son Yan Xiangcheng was kind, honest and a good person, so he wanted to find an opportunity to appeal.Unexpectedly, I heard that Yan Xuancheng had gone to Songshan Mountain. He didn't know when he would come back, so he had to find a Taoist temple to stay in Chang'an.He stayed here for a month. Seeing that it was already the twelfth lunar month, Yan Xangcheng still hadn't returned. He was anxious and had all his financial problems. The Taoist temple also blamed him for staying too long and wanted to drive people away. So he had to beg for a living near the Huashan sect. By the way, I asked Yan Xuancheng when he would be back.

Ten days ago, there was a snowfall in Chang'an. He squatted under the eaves in the corner, shivering, and nibbled on a cold nest.An old man passed by and saw that he was pitiful. He took off his raincoat to keep him warm from the cold, and poured a glass of cold wine to warm him up.Bu Sheng was very grateful and kept saying thanks. Seeing that the old man did not look rich, he hurriedly took off his raincoat and returned it.But the old man said: "I live just a few steps away from the front, and I've seen you hiding here for several days. My wife just bought me a new one. I think this old one can still be worn. Don't waste it. You first Dress to keep out the cold, and I'll ask you for it again in a few days when the snow stops."

Bu Sheng asked him: "Old sir, aren't you afraid that I will keep your coir raincoat and not return it?" The old man chuckled and said, "It's just a shabby coir raincoat. I can't believe it. Can people be so bad? You have to believe that there are other people in the world. You are so kind."

Bu Sheng was so moved that he burst into tears. He held the old man's hands tightly and kept saying thank you. The old man left with a smile.Unexpectedly, as soon as the old man left, a group of bodyguards suddenly surrounded him, pointed at Bu Sheng and shouted: "That's him! That's him!" As he said that, they rushed up and gave him a good beating.Bu Sheng just complained that he was wronged, and the group of bodyguards cursed: "Many people have seen it. The person who stole the Jade Buddha Pendant from Jinfuyinlou was wearing your clothes, and you still don't recognize it!"

Bu Sheng shouted: "You want to catch people for stolen goods, you can't accuse me unjustly!" The group of bodyguards grabbed Bu Sheng and tore his raincoat. What fell inside was a man two fingers wide and three fingers long, with a bright emerald green body and exquisite carvings. Buddha statue pendant.

Bu Sheng was shocked and turned pale. He quickly defended that the coir raincoat was a gift from others, but the bodyguard would not listen. He shouted: "Everyone will get the stolen goods, you are not the one to blame!" A group of people punched and kicked Bu Sheng until he vomited blood. Almost died.Bu Sheng shouted: "You are catching thieves, you should escort me to the sect! Do you want to beat me to death?!"

The group of bodyguards violently tore off his clothes and tried to snatch away the evidence and documents he carried with him, which were the confessions made by the in-laws, Du Jun's extortion for bribes, and the evidence of the deceased's body.It was something that cost Bu Sheng more than his life. He fought hard to get seriously injured, holding it tightly in his arms and refusing to let go. He kept shouting: "Send me into the sect, and I want to fight! Send me into the sect, and I want to fight against it!" "When the bodyguard saw more and more people gathered, one of them suddenly drew his knife, cut off his arm with one blow, took away the confession document, tore it into pieces, and shouted: "I'll cut off your thieves' hands and teach you not to do it again!" Immediately, the crowd of onlookers lined up and dispersed without knowing where to go.

Bu Sheng was so painful that he fainted on the street. Fortunately, a kind person bandaged his wounds.He woke up in a mansion, and a maid was taking care of him. Seeing that he was awake, she hurriedly called for someone.

The person who came to see him was a middle-aged woman with a good figure and luxurious clothes. She said she saw him unconscious on the road and was afraid that he would die from excessive blood loss, so she ordered someone to take him home for treatment.Bu Sheng thanked him for saving his life and couldn't help crying.The woman comforted her softly and asked about the reason. Bu Sheng felt sad and told her story.The woman was very sympathetic and said, "Wait a minute, I'll ask my husband how to resolve this matter."

Bu Sheng was surprised and happy when he heard that the woman said it could solve the problem. He also saw that the room was luxuriously decorated and he thought he was meeting a noble person.But I saw the woman walking outside the door and saying to the door: "Did you hear it? She is a loyal person." It turned out that there was someone standing outside the door.

Bu Sheng was in a panic, so he only said there was hope. Not long after, he heard a man's voice saying: "The person who delivered the raincoat and the nurse who chopped off his hand colluded with each other. He has no evidence, and the eldest son can't help him when he comes back. Du Yinsong belongs to the Second Young Master, and I can't control his sect. If I ask the Third Young Master for help and owe this favor, the Second Young Master will think that I have chosen a side, and I will not take it."

After Bu Sheng heard this, he cried loudly: "Is it true that my family has been wronged in vain?!"

The man outside said coldly: "How many of the nine people died unjustly? This is just a small injustice for you."

The middle-aged woman sighed: "I'll hire a car to take him back."

The person outside the door said nothing. The middle-aged woman returned to the bed and apologized: "I'm sorry, my husband can't help. I'll hire a car to take you back."

Bu Sheng burst into tears and begged. The middle-aged woman went to see her husband again, but when she came back, she still shook her head and refused.Bu Sheng only felt that the sky was dark and the earth was dark, and there was no hope in the world.Although he was angry with the family for not helping, he still deeply felt the grace of saving his life. He kept thanking the woman and dragged his injured body back to the village. He remembered what Wu Zuo said, the poisoned bones after death were so dark that they were not deep, and he still thought about it. There is final evidence.When he arrived at Yuesheng's grave, the coffin had long been dug up and the whereabouts of the body was unknown. He had nowhere to go and no one to take care of him, so he had to come to see Ma. By then he was already suffering from injuries and exhaustion. This was six days ago. .

Ma Xiaodi had always regarded Bu Sheng as a brother. When he saw that his hand was broken and his brother-in-law had his grave dug up, he knew that there was no hope of suing him, and his grief and indignation could not be contained.When he arrived in the town, he went around beating gongs and drums and talking about Du Jun's scandal and his own grievances. Ma couldn't stop him.

Not long after, some gangsters came and grabbed Ma's brother and beat him severely. Ma's attempts to stop him were useless.Fortunately, it was in a busy city, with many pedestrians coming and going, and many people stopped to watch. The group of people immediately dispersed when they saw that there were more people watching.As soon as Ma Xiaodi got up, another group of Giant Spirit Sect disciples came and grabbed Ma Xiaodi, saying that he had been fighting in the street and wanted to take him back for trial.Where is the fight?It was clear that he was beaten alone.Mr. Ma was crying so hard that he couldn't stop her.Just watching him being taken away.

Hearing this, Gu Qingshang's eyes were about to burst into flames. He held his sword and said, "It's a waste of rice to let this thief eat another bite!"

Shen Weichen shook his head and said: "Sister, you are killing people at will in the Huashan realm, and you are still a relative of the general. If this matter is found out, there will be no name and arrest warrant, and there will be no hope of you inheriting your master's mantle."

Gu Qingshang said: "If there is no hope, there is no hope! Just do it secretly and don't let anyone know!"

"Let me think about it..." Shen Weichen was thinking of a perfect solution when he saw Xiao Tao'er looking above his head, so he smiled and asked, "Why do you keep looking at your sister?"

Xiao Taoer pointed at Shen Weichen's hairpin and said: "What a beautiful hairpin!" Then she lowered her head and said, "I am 12 years old, but I don't even have a hairpin..."

Ma stepped forward and hugged her daughter, crying: "Little Taoer, be good, you will have a more beautiful hairpin in the future." Xiao Taoer said: "When I have a more beautiful hairpin in the future, I will give it to my mother first, so that my mother will be beautiful." Woolen cloth!"

Madam Ma cried with a trembling voice: "You... just don't blame your mother in the future..."

Gu Qingshang thought that Shen Weichen would take off the hairpin and give it to Xiao Taoer, but when she saw that she had not made any move, she thought to herself: "It seems that my little sister is thinking about this matter." Then he said: "I will give you this hairpin. ." She took off the hairpin and handed it to Xiao Tao'er.Gu Qingshang spent all his assets to maintain the academy, and his background was no better than that of Shen Weichen. The hairpin was just a cheap item, and it was naturally far less refined than Shen Weichen's hairpin.

Little Tao'er looked at her mother with joy on her face, but her mother remained silent.Xiao Taoer stretched out her hand to take it and said, "Thank you, sister!"

Gu Qingshang was thinking about how the third master would handle this matter if he encountered it.The Third Master must have beaten him up, or even killed him outright, and brought the evidence to the sect to surrender.He is the "Third Master of Kongtong Qi". As long as the evidence of guilt is conclusive, those people will die innocently. Even if there is no evidence of guilt, they will still deserve to die if they are beaten to death by him, and the sect will never protect them.And what about yourself?Now there is not even a resounding nickname like "Miss Gu from Hengshan". If there is no evidence, killing people is just indiscriminate killing.She looked at Li Jingfeng again, wanting to ask him what he could do, but she saw Li Jingfeng lying motionless on the kang. She couldn't tell whether he was asleep or resting with his eyes closed.

Seeing Mr. Ma holding her daughter and sobbing, she recalled that the mother and daughter were talking strangely just now. She suddenly remembered something and asked: "Mrs. Yue, we have been knocking on the door for a long time, but you didn't open the door. Why?"

Ma bit her lower lip and just held Little Taoer and cried.After a while, they heard another knock on the door. Both Shen and Gu were surprised.Shen Weichen asked: "It's so late, why is there still someone here?" This time, it was Gu Qingshang who guessed the clue first, drew his sword in his hand and asked: "Is it that dog thief?"

Shen Weichen was afraid that she would be impulsive, so he grabbed her arm and said, "Sister, don't worry!"

Ma hurriedly said: "Girl, don't be impulsive! That thief is very powerful, don't go out, I will deal with it." After saying that, he closed the door.She really didn't believe that these two delicate girls and a patient could handle the masters of the Giant Spirit Sect.

Gu Qingshang and Shen Weichen leaned against the door and listened carefully, only to hear a thin man's voice saying: "Have you thought about it carefully? 40 taels of silver are exchanged for your brother's life!"

Ma trembled and cried: "I...I...I don't even have four taels of silver. Where can I get 40 taels of silver? Du...Master Du...our family's wealth has been filial to you...please let us go." …”

Du Jun said: "I know you don't have it, so I thought of a way for you. Look, didn't I bring everyone here?"

Then I heard an enchanting woman's voice say: "I see your daughter is born with a sign, she is only 12 years old. Madam, you can't support yourself, and it's even harder to remarry with a daughter. Follow my advice, sell your daughter, and I'll do it for you." You work as a prostitute for two years, wait for the client, earn money, redeem her body, and maybe bring some back to honor you. There are many good prostitutes, maybe you meet a good customer, redeem yourself as a concubine, and from now on Just live a good life.”

When Xiao Taoer heard that her mother was going to sell her, she was shocked, her eyes turned red, and she was about to cry.Shen Weichen held her in his arms and comforted her: "Don't cry, don't be afraid, my sister will help you." Du Jun said loudly: "Your brother fought in the street, he will be imprisoned for at least three months! I'm not afraid to tell you, he is in prison If I can survive until the full moon, my surname will not be Du!"

Mr. Ma cried, "No! Mr. Du, please be noble and let our family go!" After that, there was a "dong-dong" sound, which must be Mr. Ma's kowtow to beg for mercy.

Gu Qingshang couldn't hold himself back for a long time, so he threw Shen Weichen away with all his strength and kicked open the door.Hearing a loud "Bang!", Du Jun was shocked when he saw a woman coming to kill with a sword.

Gu Qingshang said nothing and stabbed with his sword.Du Junneng, the current leader, is really capable. In a panic, he avoided the sword, pulled out the short iron rod from his waist, and hit the target with two "clang clangs".The room was small, and Gu Qingshang was afraid of hurting Ma, so his attacks were inevitably a little awkward. Du Jun's weapon was short and he had no scruples, so the first few moves were evenly matched.

Suddenly, he saw a figure approaching like lightning. Du Jun was about to block it. Shen Weichen raised his left arm across his chest, raised his right palm from bottom to top, and slapped Du Jun on the chin, making him dizzy.Shen Weichen swept Du Jun to the ground with a sweep of his toes, pressed down with his left palm, pushed him to the ground, and stepped on his back with his right foot.She was extremely disgusted with this man. She stepped on Du Jun's arm bone with her left foot and crushed it. Du Jun screamed and the short iron rod fell to the ground.

These few blows were like lightning. Before Ma Shi and Ya Po who followed could see clearly what happened, Du Jun was knocked to the ground.Na Yapo screamed and turned to run away. Shen Weichen shouted: "Don't let her run away!"

Gu Qingshang had already caught up with her, grabbed her and pushed her to the ground.She was so furious that she turned around with her sword to kill Du Jun. Shen Weichen hurriedly used his Emei thorn to kill him and said, "If you kill him here, it will be hard for this family to explain!"

Du Jun shouted: "I am the head of the Giant Spirit Sect! If you kill me, you will be wanted for revenge! This family will also be implicated! A drop of blood in Huashan, a head in Jianghu, have you heard? My uncle is Du Yinsong, and he will not let you go!" He kept shouting, begging and threatening, while Na Yapo and Ma were trembling beside him.

Gu Qingshang said: "Are we going to let this thief go and let him harm others again?!"

Although Shen Weichen also hates Du Jun, she comes from a noble family and is always in the middle of politics, the overall situation, and Qingcheng.Holding the Emei Thorn, she could just drop it to end the villain's life, or take the body back to the Giant Spirit Gate, take out the token, and rely on her status as the eldest lady of Qingcheng to suppress the matter.But the sect suffered a heavy loss and did not dare to seek revenge from her. Wouldn't it be possible to seek revenge from Ma and Bu Sheng?A wanted order or even a writ of revenge would be issued, and then the two families would have to be displaced again.Besides, Yan Ercai took Du Yinsong on board the ship yesterday to warn Qingcheng. Today, the eldest daughter of the Shen family killed Du Yinsong's nephew. In Huashan's view, this was tantamount to revenge or provocation.Huashan and Qingcheng were originally at odds with each other. If this level of discord were added, it would be a real enmity.If this person is escorted back to the sect and the case is tried in Huashan, for the sake of Du Yinsong's face, he might be released in the end.

She suddenly thought, would such a thing happen even in Qingcheng?It's just that the boss and his father covered it up, and he didn't know about it?Just as the family who saved Bu Sheng said, are there too many people who have been wronged like this?

When she thought of this, she suddenly felt sad.The only solution now is to kill this man and then bring Bu Sheng and Ma family to Qingcheng for resettlement.She raised her eyebrow and said, "I'll do it!" This time, it was Gu Qingshang who caught her.

Just listen to Gu Qingshang say: "You are the eldest lady of Qingcheng. If you kill him, the hatred between Huashan and Qingcheng will be even greater. If you are retaliated, more people will be killed." It turns out that Gu Qingshang had thought of this a long time ago, so Then I was anxious to do it myself.Gu Qingshang continued: "If I kill him, Master will definitely protect me, and maybe even praise me for doing a good job. These two families will trouble my sister to settle him."

If this sword strikes, Gu Qingshang will probably have her dream of being the head of the family shattered, but she can't care less in her righteous indignation.Just as he was about to take action, he suddenly heard a weak voice trembling: "I...I'll come..." Looking back, it was Bu Sheng who had broken his hand.He looked pale and said in a trembling voice: "This thief and I have no sworn relationship. I am responsible for the work alone. Don't involve the two girls..."

He was about to walk out, but he was too weak. He was too excited when he told the story just now. His blood was boiling and he was about to fall down.Li Jingfeng supported him from behind and said, "Don't get excited. Let's take a rest first." After that, he walked forward and asked Du Jundao, "Do you want to live?"

Du Jun nodded quickly and begged for mercy: "I want it! I want it!"

When Shen Weichen and Gu Qingshang heard this, they couldn't help but be stunned. They didn't know what kind of medicine Li Jingfeng was selling in the gourd.Li Jingfeng grabbed Du Jun's hair, put his sword on Du Jun's neck, picked him up and dragged him to the river.When Du Jun heard that there was a way to survive, he put his long sword on his neck. Although he saw that Li Jingfeng's face was pale and his strength was not enough, he had lost his courage long ago. How could he dare to resist?He was dragged to the river by Li Jingfeng.Neither Shen Weichen nor Gu Qingshang had any idea what Li Jingfeng was going to do, so they quickly escorted Ya Po to follow him. Ma Shi and Bu Sheng also asked Xiao Tao'er to stay at home and followed him out.

Li Jingfeng said to Du Jun: "Take off your pants!"

Although Du Jun found it strange, he did not dare to resist.Li Jingfeng waited for him to take off his pants, and then said: "You want to live, and these two families also want to live, why don't you give them a way to survive?" After that, he cut Du Jun's throat with a sword, and blood spurted out on the river bank. .

Everyone was shocked, and Shen Weichen exclaimed: "What are you doing?!"

Li Jingfeng picked up his pants, took out a bag of silver from Du Jun's body, and kicked the body into the river.His strength was exhausted, he walked tremblingly to Ya Po, and said to Ya Po: "My name is Li Jingfeng, I am a wanted criminal in Huashan and Songshan, and I have received a complaint against Taishan and Kongtong. This Du Jun saw me on the road and wanted to reward me. Jin wanted to capture me, but I killed him. You saw it with your own eyes, do you know?"

Na Po was so frightened that her teeth chattered and she wet her pants. She nodded quickly and said, "Yes...yes..."

Li Jingfeng handed the bag of silver to Ya Po and said, "Take this silver and find a way to rescue Little Brother Ma."

Ya Po said: "This is... this is the money I paid to buy the girl. I gave it to him first."

Li Jingfeng shook his head and said: "I don't care. I will come back in a year. If I hear that these two families are implicated, I will kill you."

Na Yapo knelt on the ground and shouted: "Don't dare! Don't dare to speak out!"

Li Jingfeng asked again: "What is my name? How did Du Jun die?"

Ya Po said: "Li Dafeng, wanted criminal! Du Jun will kill you... No, no, no, you kill Du Jun!"

Gu Qingshang sighed and said, "Let me teach her." After that, he stepped forward to take Ya Po away and teach her how to speak lyrics.

Li Jingfeng walked back carrying Du Jun's pants, but saw Shen Weichen standing in front of him, his eyes already red.

Li Jingfeng scratched his head and said, "Both you and Miss Gu are in a bit of a dilemma. I carry two vengeance notices on my back, and this one is the best."

Shen Weichen suddenly swept his leg and kicked Li Jingfeng's knee. Li Jingfeng was caught off guard and fell to the ground with an "ouch".Shen Weichen grabbed his collar, picked him up, and slapped him with his hand.This slap came from the front, and Li Jingfeng was the best at dodging it, so he avoided it with one side of his head.Shen Weichen's palm missed, and before he could hit him, he swung his four fingers backwards, and it was a double hit. Li Jingfeng lowered his head to avoid it.Seeing him dodge, Shen Weichen simply pulled him in front of him and hit his lower abdomen with his knee.Li Jingfeng was grabbed by the collar by Shen Weichen, where could he hide?After being hit, his stomach was so full of sour water that he almost vomited it out, holding his stomach and wailing.

Shen Weichen said loudly: "You have so little effort, how can you be a hero or a good man?!" He threw him to the ground and shouted, "I am the eldest lady of Qingcheng, I can't kill a small sect master!" Door? I killed him without anyone noticing, forced this old lady to hide it, and brought these two families to live in Qingcheng, can’t I do it?!"

Not only Gu Qingshang, but also Li Jingfeng never thought that Shen Weichen would lose such a temper and say such words.Li Jingfeng said with a bitter face: "Let me change my pants first before I scold you... My pants are still wet and cold..."

Seeing his aggrieved look, Shen Weichen thought of what happened before when he changed clothes. He was about to burst into tears, but suddenly he couldn't help but burst into laughter. She was angry at him for doing this and turned away from him.

Li Jingfeng got up, hid behind the house, put on Du Jun's pants, and felt more comfortable.He walked back to the house and saw Shen Weichen sitting outside the house, holding a small piece of wood in his hand and carving something on it.Bu Sheng and Ma Shi went into the house early to rest. Gu Qingshang was teaching Ya Po how to speak by the river. Li Jingfeng was afraid that Shen Weichen was still angry, so he walked up to her and said, "I'm sorry..."

Shen Weichen lowered his neck and said after a while: "You are not sorry for me, it was me who lost my temper. Sit down."

Li Jingfeng sat next to her, and the two of them were silent for a moment. Li Jingfeng said, "I know that my abilities are poor, so I want to learn more skills. Don't you mean that no matter how low your abilities are, as long as you try your best, you will be good?"

Those were the words she said on the boat to Tangmen, and Li Jingfeng always remembered them.Shen Weichen said: "Are you doing this for me?"

Li Jingfeng shook his head and said, "When did my little sister know that I fell in love with you?"

Seeing that he spoke directly, Shen Weichen blushed and shook his head.

Li Jingfeng said: "That day I met an assassin at the Fuju Pavilion. I saw the shopkeeper was killed. I felt sad. When the assassin chased me, I was scared and panicked. I just thought I was going to die there. I still have no choice in this life. There are a lot of things that I have not done, and there are still many thoughts that have not been realized. I am going to die and have nothing left. I am so upset and feel that my life has been in vain. I think that if I survive, I must live a better life in the future. . Then you flew out of thin air and threw something out, which was the phoenix in your hand, which saved me. I breathed a sigh of relief and felt like I was alive again, and then I saw you."

Li Jingfeng said: "You ride on the horse, just like a fairy."

Shen Weichen is not the kind of person who is pretentious. She knows she is beautiful, and she has never heard of many people praising herself like this in her life. Her years of upbringing have made her regard such compliments as politeness.But now when she heard Li Jingfeng say this, she actually felt the same joy as when she was praised by her teacher for the first time as a child.

"I'm not doing this for you." Li Jingfeng said, "I'm doing this because I want to do the same thing as you."

Shen Weichen cut off the small wood branch in his hand and remained silent. After a while, he said, "Then I hurt you?"

Li Jingfeng scratched his cheek and said with a smile: "Of course not! I have been blessed with great fortune. I have been helped by noble people wherever I go in the past year, and I have not died even though my martial arts is so bad. I think God has given me such good luck, and I must let it go." I do something!”

"Do you think you can be so lucky every time?" Shen Weichen said, "If your luck is gone, you might die next time."

Li Jingfeng smiled and said: "Then you should do more things when you are lucky, so that you won't regret it when your luck is gone."

"Come back to Qingcheng with me. I'll be famous one day. Isn't it good to be someone like the Third Master?" Shen Weichen asked.

"If the Third Master were here today, this matter would be easier to handle." Li Jingfeng said, "But the Third Master also has the same difficulties as the Third Master. Besides, there is already a Third Master in the world, so there is no need for another one like me. I want to go my own way. .”

"What happened to you in Songshan?" Shen Weichen guessed that Li Jingfeng's change must be related to the experience of Songshan and his party. There must be some inside story that she didn't know about in Xiao Qinggu's letters. "The Songshan sect doesn't even pursue it themselves. You Why must we kill the deputy leader?"

Li Jingfeng was silent for a long time, starting from when he met Old Xi on the road, and when Su Yinzheng insisted on marrying him, he was forced to stay in Songshan, and Xiao Qing used a trick to lure Qin Kunyang out.When Old Man Xi committed suicide, Shen Weichen couldn't help but exclaimed "Ah!", and finally said that he would assassinate and kill Qin Kunyang without regrets.

"I'm just an ordinary person who doesn't even have the title of chivalrous person. I can kill those bad guys with status that Young Master Xiao and the Third Master can't kill. No matter how bright the sun shines, there are always shadows on the ground. There are always grievances and grievances. Poor." Li Jingfeng said, "That's where I want to go, but I can't be tied to the sect or rules."

He continued: "I will never have anything to do with the Nine Families in this life. Only in this way, what I do will not implicate others, and I will not be embarrassed because of who I am involved with." He scratched his head. "I'm not very good at talking. I've talked a lot, but I don't know if I can explain it clearly or clearly."

"Use force to break the ban, and do not interact with power." Shen Weichen said, "Because power must be tied to rules and identity. The more identities you have, the more scruples you have. Just like if the third master did not tie the identity of the brother of the head of Kongtong, Peng If the old beggar hadn't tied up the identity of Jiangxi Chief Pilot and the Peng family, those people, Yan Feixi and Peng Qianqi, would have died long ago."

Li Jingfeng nodded quickly and said with a smile: "My little sister is smart, she explained it clearly at once! 'Use force to violate the prohibition, do not interfere with power', these eight words are so good, I have to remember them! I don't have the second brother and Mr. Xiao. With that kind of ability, I can't do big things like helping thousands of people. I just help one person and do small things. The Third Master has the Third Master's heroic path, and I have to follow my own path."

Shen Weichen asked: "Then will you no longer be friends with my brother or me?"

Li Jingfeng said: "Friends are okay, but we are not brothers. Not many people know about our sworn relationship anyway. If Qingcheng needs me in the future, I will also help, just be secretive."

Shen Weichen said: "Aren't you lonely for a person like you? What can you do with this little ability? You have no backing and have offended so many sects. They can kill you at any time."

Li Jingfeng smiled and said: "How could it be? You can learn skills slowly. Moreover, with Old Beggar Peng as a role model, there is the Third Master, and with my little sister and the Third Master, there is me."

He paused and continued: "I used to think that a hero meant helping those in need, but later I learned that the original meaning of a hero is to light a lamp in the shadow of the bright sky to illuminate a small area of ​​darkness. Then someone will learn to light the lamps one by one, and there will be no dark place in this world. I hope that someone will continue to do such things because of me. As long as there are people who are willing to light the lamps because of me, one by one, this will happen. If the lamp is passed down, I will not be lonely even if I die."

At this point, Shen Weichen finally knew the reason why Li Jingfeng did not return to Qingcheng, and also understood why Li Jingfeng became so calm with him.Just because I have decided to let go, I don't care about it and am naturally magnanimous.

She could only hear her chanting in a low voice: "My father did not cross the river, but he crossed the river and fell into the river and died. What should I do?"

Li Jingfeng didn't understand this sentence and thought, how can I get to Gansu if I can't cross the river?And he didn’t die after falling into the river last night.

Gu Qingshang finished explaining to Na Ya and let her go. He came over and said with a smile, "Why have you been talking for so long? Tell me too."

Shen Weichen said: "I won't take him back to Qingcheng."

Li Jingfeng said happily: "Really? I knew my little sister would understand me!"

Gu Qingshang said in surprise: "If you don't take him back to Qingcheng, what will happen next? We will go back to Qingcheng by ourselves?"

"With his skill, he died before he reached Kunlun." Shen Weichen turned around and said to Li Jingfeng, "We will take you to Kunlun, to the place Mr. Xie said."

Li Jingfeng didn't expect that Shen Weichen would send him to Kunlun, and couldn't help but be stunned.Gu Qingshang clapped her hands and smiled and said: "Great!" She was reluctant to say goodbye to Shen Weichen. This time she was looking for Li Jingfeng, thinking that the journey was about to end, and she was feeling sorry for herself. Now that she heard that she would have to go through the mountains again, she couldn't help but be overjoyed.

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That night, Ma Shi and Bu Sheng slept on the kang with little Tao'er between them. Li Jingfeng was so tired that he slept next to the kang.Gu Qingshang put on a blanket and slept against the wall.As for Shen Weichen, no one knows when she fell asleep and when she woke up.

Early the next morning, Gu Qingshang came to his senses when he saw a few taels of silver and a carved wooden hairpin on the table. The style and appearance were exactly the same as Shen Weichen's. Even the pendant had two small wooden beads strung with thin threads.With the current poverty of these two families, if they were given a hairpin, it would be sold off immediately, which would ruin their mother-daughter relationship. It would be worse if they had real money and wooden hairpins. This is what Shen Weichen carved last night.

Seeing that Shen Weichen's eyes were red and swollen, she hugged her and said, "Good girl, you are so considerate. Look at you, your eyes are so red. Have you been up all night and busy at work?"

Shen Weichen turned his head and nodded "Yeah".

Gu Qingshang whispered: "It's really worth it for you to come here to save this Li Jingfeng. If I can't be the leader at the age of 30, and I can't be the third master, I really want to imitate him and make some nonsense."

Shen Weichen was stunned and asked, "Sister, is she attracted to Jingfeng?"

Gu Qingshang smiled and said: "Where are you thinking? I don't plan to get married, it's just a talk. Opening ten or twenty academies is my ambition."

Jingfeng's ambition is chivalry, Gu Qingshang's ambition is academy, what is his own ambition?Shen Weichen thought to himself: "Marry into a sect that can help Qingcheng?"

After Li Jingfeng got up, Ma took his younger brother's clothes for him to wear. Although they were a little small, he finally resumed men's clothing.Gu Qingshang smiled and said: "I see that brother Jingfeng is pretty good in women's clothes. If people don't recognize him, he won't get into trouble."

Li Jingfeng smiled and said, "Miss Gu, don't be joking..."

Xiao Taoer was overjoyed as she held the wooden hairpin given by Shen Weichen. Shen Weichen made a bun for her and put the hairpin on it.Ma and Bu Sheng led Xiao Tao'er to kneel down and thank them. The three of them were not willing to accept it. They thanked them profusely and then sent them out.

The three of them walked westward for half an hour when they suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves.The three of them looked back, and Shen Weichen and Li Jingfeng couldn't help but exclaimed.I saw a broken dragon tattoo on the visitor's mouth, which turned out to be a dragon-slaying sword and a toast!

Fang Jingjiu was surprised when he saw the three of them. He reined in his horse and stared at them with fierce eyes.Li Jingfeng and Shen Weichen quickly put themselves on guard. Gu Qingshang also noticed that the atmosphere was tense. Knowing that the enemy was very powerful, he held his sword and asked in a low voice: "Who is this person?"

Shen Weichen said Fang Jingjiu's name, and Gu Qingshang suddenly realized and stared at the Huashan general.

Shen Weichen asked: "Senior Fang came here specially to chase Jingfeng?"

Fang Jingjiu turned to look in the direction of Han River. After a while, he said, "I didn't want to come. My wife was worried, so I came here to take a look." After a while, he asked again, "Du Jun didn't go home last night. Is he dead?" ?”

Li Jingfeng took a step forward and said, "I was the one who killed him. It has nothing to do with anyone else, let alone Miss Shen! If you have anything to do with me, come to me!"

Fang Jingjiu nodded: "I know, you killed him."

Li Jingfeng and Gu Qingshang saw that he was weird and didn't understand what he meant. Shen Weichen was quick-thinking and suddenly thought: "Did you save Bu Sheng in Chang'an?"

"I can't save people, I can only kill people." Fang toasted.

Shen Weichen remembered that Li Jingfeng carried Huashan's arrest warrant and killed Du Jun again. He immediately became alert, held the Emei in his arms and stabbed: "The junior is just trying to learn from the senior's clever tricks again!" She remembered Qi Zijie's advice on how to crack the "Dragon-Snake Transformation" This method can be used just now.

Fang Jingjiu looked at the three of them silently, and after a while he said: "Last time I was able to win against you because I had the advantage. Now there are three of you and this inexplicable kid. I can't beat you." After saying that, he turned his horse. Walk.

The three of them felt that this party was making a strange toast, and they came and left, and they couldn't figure out what this person was thinking. However, there was no danger at the moment, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Qingshang said: "It's better to leave the Huashan boundary quickly."

Shen Weichen nodded, and the three of them continued westward.

(End of this chapter)