All the evil beasts in the world, I feed on demons and monsters

Chapter 125 The Upside-Down Man Hit the Tai Sui

The banquet didn't end until it was almost dark.

At home, Tongtong was holding a handful of moldy amaranth stems, nibbling on them. His wife hadn't eaten yet and was planning to make a few more baskets to sell at the market.

Ji Ran remained silent, then stood up stiffly and walked towards the government office. He wanted to ask how much copper coins the banquet cost.

When I walked out of the door, the sky had already darkened. The strong western sun dyed the houses and streets blood red.

On the land vacated by the flowing water, the wild cats, wild dogs and old people in the village all knelt on the ground, looking for leftover bones and meat to eat.

Ji Ran saw the blind old man in the east of the village. His son had been killed while enlisting in the army, and the pension was six Beiyang silver dollars. Three remained when he went to the government office, one when the police officer took over, and now, he had a full ten!

It’s a pity that it’s a copper coin.

And that night, someone smelled something and came. He insisted on taking his silver dollars, but how could the old man take them out?
People didn't even ask him why he was blind. They just caught the old lady and beat her, forcing her to hand over the silver dollar!
The poor old woman, still unable to weep enough tears for her son's death, was beaten with sticks all night. Seeing that nothing could be learned from the interrogation at dawn, the thieves confiscated all 17 copper coins from the house and stole the blind man's son's belongings - a blood-stained enamel pocket watch.

Go ahead and go.

The next day, amid the old man's miserable cries that sounded inhuman, the yamen runners came over, only to find that the old woman had already died, her brains oozing out of her nostrils from the beatings.

In theory, the county magistrate should be able to handle this kind of thing with ease.

This case is clear, it must be this blind old man who caused trouble and beat and killed his wife! Arrest the old man and torture him, make him confess and sign, and then put him in prison and behead him!
Well, we have to make another note of your merits in the book of merit.

But the county magistrate was not completely evil. He had just robbed the blind old man of two silver dollars, and now he was eating people, so he still felt guilty.

So, the county magistrate waved his hand, and the old lady was so sad that she fell on the door frame and died!

How could a murder happen when people don't lock their doors at night under my rule?

The poor old man's son sacrificed his life for his country, and in return his family was destroyed overnight.

At this moment, the old man had already gone crazy, shouting "silver dollar" and "my silver dollar", and snatching a bone from a wild dog, who kicked him twice with his teeth bared.

Ji Ran walked over silently and entered the station room.

The officer had been waiting for a long time. He waved the account book in his hand and said with a smile, "Come here, brother. I've served you well today. Those believers won't come looking for you again!"

Ji Ran took the account book. He couldn't read, so he only saw the amount below: 30.

The officer handed Ji Ran a pen and a seal, and asked him to sign.

But even if Ji Ran was honest, he knew that the 30 yuan was definitely not a copper dollar! And the 30 silver dollars was a fortune he could never earn in his entire life!

Seeing that he was unwilling, the originally smiling officer refused to argue and immediately turned his brows against him. The smiling tiger turned into a ghost arhat!
"Brothers, there's someone here who wants to steal our money!"

In the shadows, several yamen runners came out with killing sticks, with sneers on their faces.

……

A night of cold wind made people thin and emaciated.

Ji Ran practically crawled out. The yamen runners tallied up the total debt in front of him, including his house, wife, and land, as if it were repayment of his debt. He should have also spared his skinny, dark-skinned girl, but since he was a fellow villager, he waived the remainder.

Really exempted?

Hey, this low-level official is the most sinister and meticulous. If he really pushes someone to that point, I'm afraid he'll be so angry that he'll cause trouble. It's better to keep a worthless girl and tie up a mad dog with nothing.

Back home, the couple spent the night in silence. The wife only gave the girl a good bath and combed her hair before bed. This was a pre-emptive ceremony for her coming of age, as she knew she wouldn't live to see her child grow up.

The little girl knew nothing and happily snuggled in her mother's arms and slept soundly. She was still dreaming sweet dreams when her mother was taken away.

Ji Ran's heart was burning with resentment, but he didn't know who to vent it on.

Everyone has their reasons and evidence, but I am the only one who is completely wrong and cannot be refuted.

Ji Ran and his daughter struggled to survive. The drought in Tianjin was getting worse and worse. People had nothing to eat, so they ate tree bark, wild grass, tree trunks, and Guanyin soil.

Ji Ran still had some strength left in his hands and managed to keep his daughter alive.

Until, five trains full of red-haired devils rushed to Tianjin! Countless Boxers swept in all directions, beating and killing all the devils! Unfortunately, the Boxers rushed into the church here several times, but the red-haired devils inside were so strong that they couldn't take it down.

There was another big battle on the front line, and the Boxers did not fight to the death, leaving the devils still hiding in the cathedral.

It’s just that the big devils in the church and the second devils like Wang Liu didn’t dare to come out.

Later, the court's new army arrived.

In sight, these troops were all wearing brand new uniforms, carrying guns, chasing after the devils. But they did not attack, just watched the Yihe fight.

The Boxers tore up the railway tracks. On the stopped trains, the red-haired devils came to the village with guns, smashing and looting for fun, waiting for the tracks to be repaired.

The man was beheaded for resisting.

Women, fearing humiliation, committed suicide by jumping into wells, filling up the village wells. As for the new troops, they hid in the village houses, guns drawn, and kept their heads down as long as the red-haired devils didn't attack them.

Ji Ran didn't understand. The red-haired ghosts set the village on fire, and he held his daughter in his arms, wanting to hide her in the courtyard of the imperial recruits.

But the imperial army was afraid that these rioters would come and anger the red-haired devils, so they only gave him three bullets.

When he woke up, the red-haired demons were gone, and the imperial army was gone.

My daughter also left.

Her clothes were stained red by the bullet hole on her chest, just like the red cotton-padded jacket she had been clamoring for a long time.

There was also a bloody hole in his lower abdomen, and blood seeped out whenever he moved.

Around him, countless civilians fell to the ground facing forward, toward the courtyard where the new imperial army was stationed.

But the bullet holes all came from the front.

He dragged his exhausted body and buried his daughter in the field where his family once lived. He then took the hemp rope woven by his wife and hung himself high on a tree branch.

He wanted to see when these devils would be driven out of their homeland!

He also had to watch and see when the court, which had its guns pointed at the people, would rot, stink, and collapse!

Just as he was about to put the hemp rope around his neck, he sighed softly.

"So, it's because of this skin?"

Ji Ran gently opened his eyes. The moonlight was magnificent, saturating the desolate countryside. Right in front of him was a rough hemp noose. If he hadn't woken up, he would have been caught in it, becoming a hanged ghost.

In the hanged man’s nightmare, the uniforms worn by the court’s new army were exactly the same as his own.

He raised his hand, drew out Kunwu, and slashed with one blow!

Li Yan, whose neck had been strangled, whose face turned blue and whose feet had left the horse's back, suddenly fell down!

boom!
"what!"

There were still traces of tears and despair in the corners of his eyes. At this moment, he fell to the ground and finally woke up from his dream! He was shocked to realize that he was not the person in the dream!
Whoosh!
At this moment, the noose in front of Ji Ran was still trying to strangle his neck!
Ji Ran grabbed it suddenly, and with a "swish", he tore the rope apart!

He didn't look at the hanged man on the tree again.

Ji Ran just glanced at Li Yan and said, "Get on the horse!"

"oh oh!"

The boy was also quick-witted. He got on the horse immediately without asking any questions!
The law——

Ji Ran suddenly pulled the reins, turned the horse's head, and raised a finger.

"One month."

"Kill Dajing!"

The man's voice was low, like the roar of a wild beast suppressed in its throat, but also like a promise to someone.

His back stood tall, stirring the darkness of the night. His voice echoed, every word resonant. Immediately, the horses' hooves quickened, and the Don River horses began to gallop, stirring up dust like a stalking dragon!

Beside the upside-down man, the locust tree trunk was filled with sinister figures.

From the roadside ditches, pale, eerie heads popped out. Everyone's eyes, with only the whites of their eyes left, stared at the galloping horses.

Li Yan was much more awake. She looked in the direction of the deserted village and was a little confused: "What are we going to do?"

"Murder and arson."

In the direction of the horse, a Gothic spire appeared behind the distant hillside.

Ji Ran's eyes were sharp as he galloped into the night!

A happy family of three was destroyed like an avalanche in one day, and the family was broken up.

This kind of situation is everywhere.

Ji Ran admitted that the Hanged Man had finally bewitched him.

What the hell is this world.

If you want to make a fuss, then make the whole world turn upside down! Make the imperial star fall and Mars rise to the sky!

(End of this chapter)