I was taken away by the system

Chapter 182 182. Crime and Punishment

"This is probably the source of everything. No one thought that the saint was pregnant with his child. Bai Ranyou inherited her mother's beauty and intelligence, and she also yearned for the outside world. With the few words of the villagers, she decided to leave the mountain village , Looking for my father who left without saying goodbye." Jiang Bai sighed, "But how can a person who has died long ago find it? The sad fate of two generations."

"The old village chief deliberately killed the villagers and pretended to be a ghost. He wanted to get rid of Bai Ranyou, who was trying to connect the village with the outside world. At the same time, he warned the villagers that outsiders were all ominous and would bring ghosts. But even he I never thought that there really is a ghost in this village."

"The villagers are ignorant and simple. They don't know the truth of the matter. In their eyes, the surnamed Bai abandoned his wife and daughter, and the saint committed suicide. Naturally, there is no psychological burden. But in the end, they teamed up to burn Bai Ranyou to death. There is a root of fear buried in the bottom of my heart."

"Things have been out of control since then, like a curse. The more people died, the greater the fear. In addition, Xu Shannan contributed to the flames behind the scenes, and the whole village panicked for a while."

"If you do something bad, the ghosts will naturally come to you. If I'm not wrong, the villagers who took the lead will die the fastest."

"Later, the village chief thought of the eminent monk of Qiming Temple." Having said that, Jiang Bai suddenly looked at Master Ruoyu, "Let the master tell us the next story."

Master Ruoyu smiled miserably, his lips parted slightly.

"The village chief paid a sudden visit to Qiming Temple that day. In fact, the village chief is a person who hates the outside world, and Qiming Temple is the only passage connecting the two realms. His visit must be of great importance."

"There are ghosts in that village. We have always known that ghosts are inherently fearful and cannot be eradicated. So our ancestors built an altar and used it as a big town for sealing, so that it will never be born and cause harm to the world."

"The ghost is good at using the fear of the people to devour the soul, so the patriarch found a group of war-torn wanderers from the outside world to live here. Although the people are ignorant, they have a simple and honest way of life. The ghost has never had a chance to attack."

"As there are more and more corpses in the cemetery, the power of protection will become stronger and stronger. In a few hundred years, the ghosts will be completely annihilated."

"The Qiming Temple is responsible for supervision and guarding."

"Master once left a commandment when he sat down to transform his mind, letting us stay away from worldly karma and practice Buddhism peacefully."

"But senior brother has the world in mind, so he went down the mountain."

"When he came back again, he had already solved all the problems. He calmed down people's hearts with a white lie. As long as you participate in the Light Festival every year, you can avoid the attacks of ghosts."

"What kind of light ceremony is clearly a sacrifice to the light! At that time, he realized the danger."

"Because senior brother knows too much, I don't need to know anything."

"Because senior brother must die, so he died..."

"That tomb has become a vicious curse!"

"On the day when the dragon came, the mysterious warrior came out with a sword and slew the dragon, but the people don't need a warrior, what they need is a king, so the identity of the warrior must be buried in the dark, and the most capable Those who keep secrets are always dead." Jiang Bai sighed slightly.

"No, why is the village chief okay?" Fatty Wang said, "If you want to say that the crime is serious? This old man should be the first to be killed, right?"

"The village head firmly believes that what he is doing is just, and everything he does is for the sake of the village, so why is he so guilty?" Jiang Bai smiled, "When I asked him questions before, I observed the changes in his micro-expressions , There is no sign of lying, but my intuition tells me that he is lying, obviously he has convinced himself."

"Fuck? Is this okay too?" Fatty Wang's eyes widened.

"This mountain village is closed in the surrounding mountains and is self-sufficient. The people live and work in peace and contentment. Under the leadership of the village chief, they live happily." Jiang Bai whispered, "Ignorant but living happily, outsiders bring What comes is not only knowledge, but also unlimited desires, just like Pandora's box."

"To a certain extent, the village chief is a good person." Fatty Wang always felt something strange.

"But people should not live in ignorance and ignorance forever, even if it is well-intentioned, like the best dream in the world." Jiang Bai said, "To go or stay, at least everyone should have the right to choose."

"We are leaving, what are you going to do? If you want to kill everyone, I am happy to help." Jiang Bai looked at Shan Muqing and Yue Shuilan, smiling harmlessly.

After listening to this long story, the two had their own thoughts.

Yue Shuilan cried several times in the middle, while Shan Muqing clenched her fists and remained silent.

"I want to leave!" Yue Shuilan said firmly.

"You can go down the mountain along this road." Master Ruoyu pointed to the path beside the gate hall.

"You go first." Jiang Bai said softly, "I know what you are going to say, so let's part here."

Yue Shuilan looked at him, silent.

"The long river of life is always turbulent. Some people leave, we call him a passer-by; while some people stay, we call him a returnee. I am not a returnee, I was just a passer-by that year." Jiang Bai said, " The people I met when I was young always felt so good, but what I saw at that time was just a corner of the world, the person you like is not Shan Muqing, nor should it be me."

Yue Shuilan bit her lip, and after a long time, she spoke slowly, "Will we meet again?"

"We will meet each other if we are destined." Jiang Bai said with a smile.

"I...I want to stay." After a long silence, Shan Muqing said.

Fatty Wang was stunned for a moment, thinking that your goddess is gone and you are still here, you are lonely, brother!

"Only I can deal with the village chief, so I must stay!" As if guessing what everyone was thinking, Shan Muqing said in a low voice.

"you?"

"Because I am the successor of the next village chief."

……

Many years later, when Yue Shuilan stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows and overlooked the whole city and the mountains in the distance, she would always think of the past.

I don't know if the mysterious young man is doing well now?
On the mountainside surrounded by clouds and mist, Master Ruoyu is sitting on the blue stone steps in front of the mountain gate, as if waiting for someone to come back:

The drunken dream of the world of mortals does not want to wake up,
The tomb has become a curse and the world is in chaos.

Giving up one's life for righteousness and floating one's life,
The old man did not return much love.

Ruoyu Ruoyu, Great Wisdom Ruoyu!

Even you, brother, said that I am a person with great wisdom, so how could I not know anything?

This village is a prison, and these people are criminals.

Because they want to atone for their sins, they must live, and living in fear is the greatest punishment!
(End of this chapter)