Looking at the clansmen's formation, the woman knew that what she was most afraid of had finally happened. Looking at the mud on her body and smelling the stench, she thought about what might happen. Fear and grievance intertwined in her heart, and tears flowed down uncontrollably. She looked at the chief and asked in a trembling voice, "What happened?"
The strong man looked at her angrily and growled, "You put a man from another place in the house, and you dare to ask us what happened? You unfaithful b * tch, you're a disgrace to the whole clan. "
The woman lowered her head in silence, panicked and didn't know what to say. Although she wanted to explain that nothing had happened between her and the man from another place, she knew that the clansmen wouldn't believe her. More importantly, she knew very well that she was indeed unfaithful and wanted something to happen between her and the man from another place.
The chief coughed lightly and stopped the villagers from smashing the house. He walked to the woman, looked at her slightly lowered head, and glanced at her plump breasts. He sighed and said, "Linzi, although you are from Yuelun, can we not treat you well after you married into our village?"
The woman lowered her head and begged with a trembling voice, "Thank you for taking care of me all these years, Fourth Elder Master and the clansmen."
The chief's face suddenly turned cold. He said, "After Brother Cheng died, I made the decision to let you remarry. You refused and said that you wanted to keep your chastity for Brother Cheng. So we did as you said. But what are you doing now?"
Hearing this, the woman raised her head and looked at the strong man. She thought sadly, "Chief, you want me to remarry your son. How can this be?" When Brother Cheng fell off the cliff and died while picking herbs, he was by his side. Who knew what had happened at that time?
At this moment, Chao Xiaoshu walked out of the house.
The villagers saw that the man from another place didn't run away and even dared to appear in front of them. They became even angrier and brandished their hoes, ready to beat him to death.
However, the clan elder strangely stopped the crowd.
Chao Xiaoshu had been listening for a while in the house. Looking at the situation, he knew what had happened. When he was in Chang 'an, he knew that the people of the Great River Nation were conservative and traditional, especially women in rural villages and towns, had an extremely low status. However, he didn't expect that such a storm would arise.
He walked in front of the clan leader and gave a few sincere words of explanation.
The clan leader expressionlessly shook his head and said, "This matter concerns the reputation of our clan. How can we let such a shameless woman go so easily?"
Chao Xiaoshu said calmly, "If I really had an affair with her, would the clan leader punish me?"
The chief looked at him and said after a moment of silence, "I know you are a Tang, so as long as you apologize and leave a sum of money as compensation, you can leave."
Chao Xiaoshu glanced at the trembling woman and asked, "What are you going to do with her?"
Before the chief could say anything, the strong man fiercely said, "Drown him in the pig cage!"
The words "pig cage" seemed to have a strange allure to these villagers. Immediately, shouts rang out in the small courtyard. They all shouted that they wanted to drown the woman in the pig cage, and then strip her naked and beat her with a paddle.
Chao Xiaoshu looked around and saw the greedy and obscene looks in the men's eyes. He looked at their twisted faces because of excitement and said softly, "It seems that we can kill these people."
The small courtyard under the big banyan tree suddenly became quiet.
The clansmen seemed to think that they had heard something, but they could not believe what they had heard. The chief's face suddenly became gloomy. He looked at Chao Xiaoshu and was about to say something.
However, before he could speak, Chao Xiaoshu turned to look at the woman and asked gently, "Do you think we should kill these people?"
The woman's body was slightly stiff, and she came to her senses after a moment.
She had been desperate, but now, looking at Chao Xiaoshu's gentle expression, she felt that hope was returning to her body.
She looked at the hateful clansmen, and her body suddenly trembled violently. She cried and said, "I am not from this village. I am from the forest of Yuelun Kingdom. I was sold here by human traffickers. My husband is dead. They want me to marry the chief's son. I don't want to marry, I don't want to marry …"
She had never said these words to outsiders because there were no outsiders in this remote village. No one believed her words, and even if they did, no one dared to sympathize with her.
So she wanted to know the story of the outside world, and wanted to have a story with the outside world.
At this moment, she finally shouted these words because she wanted to live.
"It's good that you killed them."
Chao Xiaoshu looked at the people in the yard and asked, "Who did you kill?"
The woman pointed at the white-haired chief and the strong man, and said in a trembling voice, "This father and son deserve to die the most."
Chao Xiaoshu took two steps forward.
The clansmen in the yard raised the hoes and iron forks in their hands, wanting to hit him.
The fence was trampled by these people.
Chao Xiaoshu picked up a piece of bamboo.
Then he waved it twice.
The heads of the chief and the strong man flew up.
The clansmen looked at this scene in a daze, and their faces suddenly turned pale. Someone shouted, and everyone fled in all directions. No one cared about the two bodies on the fence.
"Murder!"
"Go and report it to the government!"
Frightened and desperate cries rang out in the village, startling the fish in the pond and disturbing the birds in the banyan tree. It tore apart the peace and rules that had lasted for thousands of years.
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The headless bodies of the chief and his son were still lying in the simple and crude yard.
The woman's face was pale, and her body was trembling slightly. But the luster in her eyes was brighter than it had been in the past ten years.
Chao Xiaoshu looked at her and asked, "Do you still miss this village and this yard?"
The woman shook her head and murmured, "How could I?"
Chao Xiaoshu said, "Then come with me."
The woman looked at his eyes in surprise, and her eyes were full of surprise. She said nervously, "Okay."
She was very nervous, so she didn't ask where he was going. She wanted to go with him. As long as she could leave this village, she was willing to go wherever he went.
However, at this moment, Chao Xiaoshu suddenly became silent. He frowned slightly, as if he was hesitating. Some words should not be said at this time.
The woman's body was slightly stiff. After a moment of silence, she said bitterly, "Yes, I am a shameless and dissolute woman. How can you bring me home? You'd better give me some money, and I will live on my own. In the end, I will still ask you for money, but I don't care if you laugh at me. "
Chao Xiaoshu looked at her and said, "I will only give money to one kind of woman."
The woman's face was pale, and she said miserably, "I see. Unfortunately, although I am a dissolute widow, and I want to give my body to you, I am not willing to earn money from you with my body."
Chao Xiaoshu looked at her eyes quietly, and said gently, "You misunderstood me. I mean, I will only give money to my wife, but I don't know if you are willing to give it to me."
The woman was stunned for a long time before she came to her senses.
She rubbed her eyes, wanting to cry, but also feeling a little embarrassed.
Chao Xiaoshu looked at her and smiled. He went into the house, packed his luggage, and then walked into the yard. Looking at the woman who was still in a daze, he said, "Let's go."
The woman took the luggage from his hand.
The two then left.
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Ning Que had been thinking about three things.
The first thing he wanted to know was why the sadhu Daoshi was able to find him in Chang 'an with such accuracy. Was there someone behind the scenes who was behind this? Second, if the Judicial Department of the Divine Hall was involved in the Sword Garret's provocation of the Academy and the theft of Chao Xiaoshu's sword, then where would the Sword Garret be if not Chao Xiaoshu? Third, how to reply to the West-Hill Divine Palace's request to take Sangsang away.
The last two things were related to the West-Hill Divine Palace. Thinking of Cheng Lixue's attitude towards the Judicial Department, he felt that he should go to the Southern Gate Temple, at least to inquire about some things.
The Great Divine Priest of Revelation was now in the Southern Gate Temple. To negotiate with such a bigwig, he must first of all, of course, unify the opinions of his side, so that they could work together.
"Girls must have some dreams in life. Look at the Tao Addict, her dream is very simple. She wants to walk to the end of the long road of cultivation. Look at Situ Yilan, she wants to be the greatest female general in the history of the Tang Empire. Even Tang Xiaotang wants to be the most powerful woman in the world."
Ning Que stood behind Sangsang and muttered. Sangsang squatted by the well, concentrating on pickling the small yellow croaker. She did not want to talk to him, nor did she want to discuss this matter with him.
"Only with dreams can there be pursuits. Only with pursuits can life be fulfilling. A woman without dreams will eventually become a lifeless fish eyeball, a salted fish that cannot turn over a new leaf."
Looking at her thin back, Ning Que sighed and said, "Of course I don't want you to leave. But since you have the ability, it would be a pity to waste your time on daily necessities. I'm afraid that when you grow old, you will be afraid of your current choice."
Sangsang placed the salted fish in the bamboo basket and washed her hands in the cool well water. She turned to look at him and said, "I've thought about it carefully. I still don't want to go to the West-Hill."
Ning Que asked, "Why?"
Sangsang said seriously, "It's the same old problem. Who will cook for you after I leave?"
Ning Que said, "This is indeed a troublesome problem. It's easy to find a few more maids. The problem is that I can't sleep well without you."
After a while, he shook his head and said with emotion, "But I can't let the West-Hill Divine Palace lose the Great Divine Priest of Light just because there is no one to cook for me and I can't sleep well. This matter will be recorded in the history books. My body will definitely be dug up by the future generations."
That night, the master and the servant had a very deep conversation about this matter. They talked until late at night before reaching a preliminary conclusion and falling asleep wearily.
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The next morning, Ning Que and Sangsang washed up and had breakfast. When they were about to go to the Southern Gate Temple to visit the Great Divine Priest of Revelation, they suddenly heard the ritual music coming from the distance.
The neutral and peaceful ritual music gradually approached Lin 47th Street from afar. Wherever the music reached, there was first a noisy discussion and then absolute silence.
Ning Que was a little surprised. He pushed open the door of the Old Brush Pen Shop and looked at the entrance of the alley. He saw fresh flower petals flying all over the sky, and the music was gentle. A divine sedan was slowly coming under the solemn guard of honor.
The Great Divine Priest of Revelation had arrived.
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(Damn it, it only took me an hour to finish this chapter. I still like to write this kind of rural literature. Does it start from Yingxiu? I'll try to finish the third chapter before midnight.) (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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