Chapter Twenty-Four: Killing
The door of the firewood room finally opened, Feng Zhiling had already put on her hat and saw several people in the courtyard. Jin Yang who was dazed, Jin Yun who looked worried, and Lan Yuan, who was quietly watching her.
She avoided these glances, turned back again, wiped the blood from the dagger in her hand on the body of the surnamed Zhao - because the surname Feng's clothes were already tattered and covered with blood - and then inserted the scabbard and dragged the two of them off the ground with an expressionless face and threw them in front of Han Shen.
"You are Han Shen. Feng Zhiling looked at the person who was frozen by Lan Yuan and asked.
When Han Shen saw Feng and Zhao who were tied up and covered in blood, he knew that what he did in Jicheng should have been almost explained by the two. He whispered, "Yes." β
"Do you want to give the antidote directly, or do you want to talk about it first?" Feng Zhiling asked.
People are swordsmen, Han Shen had no choice but to say honestly: "I don't have an antidote to the poison of Shenwuding, really, I didn't lie." β
"Shenwu Ding's poison?" Feng Zhiling asked Han Shendao, "You are a disciple of the Immortal Sect of the Witch White Sect, why did you fall under the poison of the Demon Realm?"
Han Shen said: "When I was in the Demon Realm, Demon Venerable Lian Mingxuan gave it to me. β
Feng Zhiling glared at him and said, "Demon Venerable Lian Ming Xuan has poisoned the Shenwu Ding
The medicine is given to you, and your face is quite big. β
"Back then, in order to deal with the demon world, I lurked beside Lian Mingxuan for many years, and I won his trust. I paid for it with my life. Han Shen straightened his chest and said, "If it weren't for me, the Immortal Alliance wouldn't have won the final battle to eliminate demons." It's just a few poisons of the gods
Isn't it normal to give me medicine?"
Feng Zhiling heard what he said so justifiably, so he mocked: "It turns out that you have served the Demon Realm allegially. No wonder, you will do so many things that are shameful for Xianmen. β
Feng Zhiling would feel harsh when he heard any words from the Demon Realm and Lian Mingxuan, especially when he saw Han Shen's appearance of being oily and slippery, and his mouth full of guns, he was even more disgusted with this person.
"I've heard all about you, and if you add it up, it's enough to lose your head eight hundred times. Feng Zhiling said, "If you don't cherish the opportunity to speak, then there is no need to keep your head." - By the way, your nephew is still in bed, right? Yes, it's been ten days?"
"Did you do that?" Han Shen said angrily, "What did you do to him?"
"Why don't you ask, what did that Han Renguang do?" Feng Zhiling glanced at Jinyun and said to Han Shen, "Our little sister in the bosom friend workshop was almost killed by her, this is a trivial matter for him, right?"
Lan Yuan didn't know that Feng Zhiling had also done something to Han Renguang, he opened his mouth to say something, but Feng Zhiling didn't give him time to speak, she continued to say to Han Shen: "Some people have done too many bad things in their lives, and they can't recall them if they want to. In order to save them trouble, it is better to let their heads fall to the ground early and rest well. Oh, and Han Qi together, I won't forget it. β
"You ......" Han Shen felt unprecedented uneasiness at the petite woman with a veil in front of him, and this uneasiness was even stronger than what Lan Yuan brought him, not because of the threat caused by the disparity in mana, but because of the sense of oppression from the depths of his soul.
He seemed a little deflated, and said: "I really don't have the antidote, even if I kill my brother's whole family and kill me, I can't get it, you have to go to the demon world to find Ling Xiao." β
Feng Zhiling looked at him and said, "I'll go find him, don't worry." β
Hearing her tone, Han Shen didn't even pay attention to the Demon Realm Venerable, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart where this woman came from? Under this dark red dress from head to toe, she was a little girl who was only twelve or thirteen years old, but how could she be covered with a cold and evil murderous aura?
After a day of trial, the truth of the matter, what could be asked, was almost asked.
Jinyun only heard Lan Yuan say that Feng Zhiling was her junior sister, as for what Immortal Sect Wu Baimen, she didn't understand at all, let alone know about the battle between the Demon Realm and the Immortal Demon, Feng Zhiling and Lan Yuan didn't intend to explain, so she didn't ask much, she just felt that the true identities of these two people were mysterious and not simple.
Lan Yuan saw that Feng Zhiling's face was not good, and he felt sorry that her previous wounds had not yet healed and she was so tired, so he asked her to hurry up and rest.
According to the confessions of several people, Lan Yuan arrested all the men involved in the child abuse case and interrogated them overnight.
That night, Feng Zhiling stayed overnight in the bosom friend workshop, tossing and turning all night, haunted by nightmares.
All kinds of terrible dreams tormented her one after another.
She dreamed that her hands and feet were bound by iron chains, and she couldn't scream, and several hideous-looking people waved whips at her, and one whip made her feel pain; she dreamed that her clothes were torn to pieces, pulled by chains and hung in the air, and many familiar faces laughed wildly beside her; she dreamed that her senior brother Lan Yuan put his arm around her waist and lowered his head to kiss her lips, and when she was indulging in it, Lan Yuan took out the ruby dagger and stabbed her chest......
It had been a long time since she had such a terrible dream.
The taste of being awakened by the nightmare was very uncomfortable, she sat up, wrapped herself tightly in the quilt, did not dare to sleep again, and nestled in the bed in a daze.
......
"Why did you give me a gift?"
"Because the senior brother gave me a crane. Senior Brother is good to me, and I want to be good to Senior Brother. β
"If you must give me a gift, promise me one thing, will you give it as a gift?"
"Okay, big brother!"
"You promise me to heal this little rabbit's injuries and let it live healthy and happy, okay?"
"Hmm!"
......
The east gate of Jicheng, the school field.
Lan Yuan, Feng Zhiling, Jinyun, Jin Yang, Xiaozhu, all the sisters of the bosom friend workshop and even Chen Bo came to the school to gather.
There were a lot of people from Jicheng who had gathered on the school grounds.
The current county guard Han Qi, his son Han Renguang, his younger brothers Han Shen, Feng Ke, Zhao Song, and several other powerful dignitaries have gathered almost half of the dignitaries in Jicheng, and now they are all kneeling neatly on the wooden platform of the school grounds.
Lan Yuan, Feng Zhiling, and Jin Yun stood in the center of the wooden platform in the school field, while Jin Yang stood quietly with the sisters of the bosom friend workshop under the side of the wooden platform, and no one noticed him for the time being.
The crowd was bustling and pointing, all watching the scene with curiosity, looking forward to what was to come.
Lan Yuan and Feng Zhiling glanced at Jin Yun and nodded, and Jin Yun also nodded in response, cleared his throat, and said loudly:
"Ladies and gentlemen of Jicheng, please be quiet. Some people may know me, I am Jinyun of Bosom Friend Fang, but today I want to tell you one, many people don't know, my true identity. - My father is the former county guard, Jintang. β
Hearing this, the people below all started to talk about it, most of them were surprised, they didn't expect that the county guard's daughter would become a showgirl.
"I'm not here, of course, to introduce my identity to you, but to expose a scandal that has been covered up for many years. Everyone must be very curious, why is our county guard Lord Han Qi today, his eldest son Han Renguang, his brother Han Shen, as well as Feng Sima, Zhao Duwei, Liu Duwei, and Song Tong...... So many big names are kneeling down here for everyone?
"Because they are guilty. Our Jicheng has always had a stable livelihood for many years, but there has always been a strange case that has not been solved, that is, there are often little girls about ten years old who go missing and die. A year ago, the red-haired demon began to stir up in the city, and then a person named Tianyi Chang came out and told everyone a solution, which is to regularly send girls to the monster as a sacrifice every month, saying that this can prevent the red-haired demon from entering the city. But do you know how the red-haired demon came about?
There was a lot of talking.
"Yes, these people are the ones who made it, they control it. They poisoned an innocent man
Medicine, who took control of his mind, became their puppet and was forced to trick the little girl into being a sacrifice for them. Those Taoist priests were also instructed by them to make up such nonsense to deceive us. Over the years, how many cases of missing and killed girls have occurred in our city, almost all of them are related to these people. My own sister, Jinxia, was killed by this Zhao Song with her own hands. I believe that all of you here today, some of your own daughters suddenly disappeared one day, and some of them were forced to give their poor little daughter as a sacrifice to the so-called red-haired demon. And in fact, those poor little girls were caught in their homes by these people with beastly hearts, and they were forced by them
Violence, abuse, and then abuse
Die of humiliation, and in the end, either abandon the corpse in the wilderness, or destroy the corpse.
"A few of us are here today to tell you about their crimes, in the hope that those who are inferior to beasts will suffer the punishment they deserve for the crimes they have committed. Look at them, all dressed gorgeously, scavenging the people's fat and ointment, but treating the lives of ordinary people as mustard, and doing the dirtiest thing in the world to a ten-year-old girl. Can you tolerate such a person continuing to be a parent official in Jicheng, doing whatever he wants in Jicheng, hurting people and killing people?"
"Absolutely not!"
"Let them kill for their lives!"
"The county keeper is like this, can we still be okay in Jicheng?"
"Really? It's scary, isn't it?"
"Give back my daughter!"
......
One after another shouts rang out, Jinyun waved her hand, signaling everyone to be quiet, and she continued:
"Everyone, please listen to me as I continue. The two people standing next to me now are our great benefactors. These days, it was the two of them who helped us to investigate, caught these sinners, and discovered the secret of the red-haired demon. Miss Lanxi personally risked her life, substituted the sacrifice, and went deep into the tiger's den, so that she lured these people into the bait and made them confess their crimes. β
Lan Yuan nodded to the people of this thistle, Jin Yun glanced at Feng Zhiling, she also nodded slightly, and then looked ahead blankly, her eyes were not focused.
Jin Yun opened a few pieces of paper full of words, unfolded them to the crowd, and continued: "-This, this is their confession, they have signed and drawn it, and I have also asked people to transcribe a few copies, and I will paste them on the walls of the east and west cities respectively when I go back, and you can read them for yourself."
"The little sister who was saved as a sacrifice by Miss Lanxi that day is next to herβcome, you say hello to everyone. Next to the little girl stood her parents, their eyes full of gratitude, and waved their hands to everyone.
"The slain red-haired demon has also been rescued. Brother, you come up-" Jin Yun beckoned to Jin Yang, Jin Yang jumped onto the wooden platform, his figure was mighty, the wooden platform shook with his movements, and the spectators in front were startled by this movement. Fortunately, his hair is tied and his clothes are decent, although he has three points of wildness, he is more of a seven-point handsome son.
Jin Yang came to the stage and bowed respectfully to everyone before he stood up straight and stood seriously - this was explained by Feng Zhiling and Jin Yun before.
"This is, the son of the county guard Jintang family, right?"
"Isn't he dead, how is he still alive?"
Sharp-eyed people recognize it, they still regard Jintang as a county guard in their hearts, after all, Jintang has been governing Jicheng for more than ten years, and has a very deep relationship with the people, and there are many people who love him.
"Four years ago, Han Qi, the current county guard, and his younger brother Han Shen set a fire to my house for some ulterior motive, and my parents died in the fire......," Jinyun said.
"It was actually Han Junshou who set fire to Lord Jintang's family and killed ......"
"These people usually bully people everywhere, so they are really not good people!"
"That Han Renguang has done a lot of things to bully men and women, I have seen ...... with my own eyes"
"Yes, if it weren't for the two benefactors and Miss Jinyun, we would still be kept in the dark. β
"Miss Jinyun's family is really miserable, but fortunately, Gongzi Jinyang is still alive......"
Arguments, consternation, anger, resentment, disbelief......
Jinyun disclosed everything that happened to the people of Jicheng as it was, let them see the true face of these people, gave an explanation to those innocent dead, those girls who were tortured and killed, and their families, and also returned a clear sky in Jicheng.
The excited people of Jicheng shouted that these people would kill people to pay for their lives.
Jinyun said: "I am a civilian, and I have no right to live or die. Just wait for the new county warden to arrive, and then come to try and deal with these people. β
Some of the subordinates who were once loyal to the former county guard Jintang, and many of whom still retained official positions, spontaneously gathered in support of Jinyun.
At this time, a confidant of Jintang's old department, the current military Sima, he said to everyone, now the world is so chaotic, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, since the current county guard is guilty, it is better for everyone to immediately elect a new county guard to manage Jicheng and deal with these people.
The masses have elected Jin Yang to succeed the new county guard. As the eldest son of Jintang, Jin Yang used to be very influential and prestigious in the hearts of the people.
At this time, Han Qi suddenly laughed on the side and said, "He's like this, can he still be a county guard......?"
Probably because his position as the county guard was overthrown, he was angry in his heart, and he wanted to make some more trouble.
Feng Zhiling, who had been silent, glared at him and said, "What did you say?
"I said he ......," Han Qi began.
Feng Ke immediately interrupted: "Brother Han, shut up, this woman is a madman, don't mess with her......"
Feng Zhiling turned his head to look at Feng Ke and said, "Who do you say is a madman?"
β...... You. The surnamed Feng held back a word.
"Why am I crazy?" Feng Zhiling walked by the side of the surnamed Feng and asked oppressively, "Am I as crazy as you?"
The surnamed Feng was probably driven crazy by Feng Zhiling's familiar murderous aura, and he suddenly shouted loudly: "You...... You're so much crazy than I am! You're slashing me with a dagger, cutting my flesh with a knife! Didn't I just strip you naked, hang you up and whip you a few times? Didn't you just feed you a little spring
Isn't it just to make you feel good? How, do you like that feeling? Do you like the feeling of a whip on your body?...... Hmmm......"
The sword in his hand fell, the head fell to the ground, and the surname Feng could only speak again in the underworld.
Feng Zhiling supported herself with the Yichen Sword, gasping for breath, all she had in her mind was chaos now.
I...... Murdered?
Everyone was dumbfounded, many parents covered their children's eyes, and Xiaozhu's eyes were also covered by Uncle Chen, but she still saw the scene of Feng Zhiling swinging her sword and killing people.
Lan Yuan didn't expect that his Yichen sword would actually be taken away by Feng Zhiling, let alone that Feng Zhiling would actually use his sword to kill someone.
Although this man should have died a long time ago.
Feng Zhiling simply picked up his sword, walked up to Han Shen, pointed at him and said, "You, you are the culprit of all this!
Lan Yuan was about to go over to stop Feng Zhiling from continuing to lose control, but Han Shen suddenly opened the rope and punched Feng Zhiling in the chest, Feng Zhiling couldn't avoid it, and the whole person was shocked and flew out, and the veil was also scattered in the air.
Lan Yuan hurriedly went over to catch Feng Zhiling, who was injured, and slapped Han Shen with a palm, Han Shen flew and avoided this palm, and his skill was much higher than when he fought with Lan Yuan before.
Feng Zhiling's face was exposed to the public, and the moment Han Shen saw her face, an incredible expression appeared on his face, and said, "It's you, it's you...... You're actually with He Lanyuan, hahahahaha......"
The laughter gradually drifted away, Han Shen had already floated away, and it was inconvenient for Lan Yuan to cast immortal spells and expose his identity in front of mortals, and he took into account Feng Zhiling in his arms, so he didn't chase after him.
After such a sudden change, the crowd became even louder, talking about Feng Zhiling, Lan Yuan, Han Shen, and some talking about the words of the surnamed Feng before he died......
What's more, it's amazed at Han Shen and Lan Yuan's skills.
But they don't dare to make another mistake, after all, bloodshed is the most deterrent.
Jinyun's father's old subordinates came up to help escort the remaining sinners to the prison, and supported Gongzi Jinyang as the county guard, Jinyun kept shirking, saying that his brother's condition was not yet complete and he was incompetent.
But these old subordinates are all very persistent, so they came up with an idea, let Jin Yang be the county guard, and Jin Yun will act as the county guard, after all, they are all Jintang's sons and daughters, and they have been exposed to it since childhood, and they have their own hills and valleys in their chests, which are different from ordinary people. These old subordinates have a deep relationship, and of course they recognize the old master.
Jicheng has finally returned to its former tranquility.
The strength of Han Shen's palm was not light, Feng Zhiling refused Lan Yuan to heal her, took the healing pill she brought, and lay on the bed all day.
Maybe it's not just because of the injuries on her body, but also the words of the surnamed Feng before she died, and the kind of emotions that made her collapse and lose control, and the terrible pleasure when she swung her sword to kill.
Contradictions, pain, struggles and fears.
After recuperating for a few days, Feng Zhiling said goodbye to Jinyun.
Jinyun wanted to keep her for a while longer, and said: "Sister Lanxi, from the first time I saw you and chatted with you, I felt that you were a very kind and innocent person, who dared to act, dare to love and hate, which made me very envious. I really want to recognize you as my sister-in-law, would you?"
Feng Zhiling didn't feel that she dared to love or hate, she said embarrassedly: "I am also very happy to have the honor of meeting Sister Jinyun, but I have to deal with a very tricky matter next, and the future is uncertain, I am afraid it will be difficult to meet my sister again." When the time comes, won't you let my sister worry about me in vain?"
"Sister Lanxi, since you call me sister, then it can be regarded as a promise. I know that you have your own way to go, you must take care of yourself, don't let yourself be wronged, if you are even wronged, what is the fun of living? We have to live happily for the many people who need us, really care about us and care about us. β
Feng Zhiling knew that Jinyun had always been very sensitive, although she rejected her kindness to marry Jin Lan, but she verbally admitted that she regarded herself as a sister, and she also spoke of comfort, and she was very moved in her heart, so she nodded hurriedly and smiled mischievously at Jinyun.
Jin Yang stood aside with his hands hanging down, like a burly door god, although he was more conscious than before, and could learn to use gestures to communicate with people, but he still couldn't speak, couldn't write.
Now he was looking at Feng Zhiling without blinking.
Feng Zhiling walked up to him, handed him the bottle of Gathering Divine Pill, and said, "You can take one pill for three days with this bottle of medicine." It may not cure your symptoms, but at least it will keep you in a state where you can understand what people are saying. β
Jin Yang nodded vigorously.
"Then I'm leaving. After Feng Zhiling finished speaking, he walked out of the room.
"We'll send you. Jin Yun said, and sent Feng Zhiling out with Jin Yang.
Lan Yuan waited for her in the courtyard, and when he saw her come out, his eyes never left her.
Jin Yun glanced at Lan Yuan, followed his line of sight and then at Feng Zhiling, who deliberately lowered his head and walked.
Walking out of the bosom friend workshop, Feng Zhiling said: "Sister Jinyun, stay here, Jinyang, you also stay." The next time I come to see my sister, I'm going to the county guard's house. Anyway, the last time I went to the county guard's mansion, I climbed over the wall to get in, and the next time I must swagger in through the gate. β
After saying that, he laughed.
Jinyun said: "Sister Lanxi, Brother He, Jinyun wants to thank you again for avenging my parents and sister and saving my brother, this kindness will never be forgotten for the rest of my life." I hope to see you again one day, whether we live in the county guard or not, I hope you can come to see us. β
"Miss Jinyun is serious, if I have the opportunity, I will come to Jicheng to visit you again. Lan Yuan said.
"Well, we'll see you again, Sister Jinyun. Feng Zhiling smiled and nodded.
"Ahh......h
"Jin Yang has something particularly important to tell us, right?" Feng Zhiling asked.
Jin Yang nodded quickly.
"Brother, are you reluctant to let Sister Lanxi and He Xianchang be?" Jin Yun asked.
This time, Jin Yang nodded first, then shook his head.
"You mean, it's not just because you can't bear us, you have other things to say, right?" Feng Zhiling said seriously, "Don't worry, I will definitely get you the antidote, and when the time comes, you can tell me these words well, okay?"
Jin Yang nodded slightly disappointed.