Volume 1 The Human World Chapter 44 Betrayal
Cheng Zhongfu saw that he was stunned and didn't answer, so he asked twice in a row. The more anxious he asked, the more disgusted Xu Xuan became, and deliberately made trouble with him at the moment, shook his head, and said: "The 'Qiankun Yuanqi Pot' is not here with me, it is hidden by Ge Zhenren on Mount Emei." ”
Cheng Zhongfu's expression changed slightly, and he frowned: "Where is he hiding?" Do you remember? Is it still in the Nine Old Caves? ”
By the time of the last sentence, the finger force involuntarily increased, pinching Xu Xuan for a while. In the dim moonlight at the entrance of the alley, his eyes were burning, his face was half cloudy and half clear, and he looked indescribably strange, as if he had become a stranger.
For some reason, Xu Xuan suddenly remembered the Taoist priests he met on Mount Emei, and his heart sank, and he felt a sharp void-like fear, and faintly felt that he couldn't deliver the gourd to him. After settling down, he said, "Immortal Ge only said that he was hiding in a very secret place, how can I know?" Uncle, don't worry, in two days, the demon form will be destroyed, and even if the demon gate is found, it will be useless. ”
Cheng Zhongfu muttered: "The form and the gods are destroyed? Extinction? ”
He squinted his eyes, as if he was making some inconclusive decision, slowly let go of his fingers, and said, "Xuan'er, this matter is very important, you think about it carefully." Is the 'Qiankun Yuan Qi Pot' really not on you? Or, you really can't remember where the Ge Immortal hid it? The tone changed to a soothing tone, his expression was solemn, and he returned to his usual familiar appearance.
Xu Xuan's heart softened: "Maybe my uncle is just worried that Lin Lingsu will fall into the hands of the Demon Gate, so he is so anxious." "It's hard for him to believe that his dearest uncle is in the same category as those bullnoses; But what if...... In case of...... The throat is choked by something and is hard to breathe.
He shook his head, and before he could speak, the back of his head was suddenly slammed by a heavy object, and Venus danced wildly, and suddenly he couldn't feel anything.
At the moment before he fell unconscious, he vaguely saw the rotating lanterns in the long alley, the flickering figures, and Cheng Zhongfu's ice-like eyes......
"Wow!" Topping with cold water, chilling to the bone.
Xu Xuan shuddered violently and woke up. Surrounded by stone walls, the forest is like a well, and a few dim oil lamps are swaying brightly and darkly.
His arms were chained and suspended in the air, and his waist and abdomen were immersed in cold water. For a while, I was stunned and in a trance, and I couldn't tell whether it was a dream or a wake-up, and where I was. Suddenly remembering what happened before, my heart sank, and I cried out, "Uncle......"
"Help, save, save, save your dick!" A man in Tsing Yi threw the barrel to the ground and turned out behind him with great strides, "Private baby, when you get to Lao Tzu, the Jade Emperor can't save you!" ”
As he spoke, he took out a thorny whip from the stone wall and slammed it on Xu Xuan's head.
Xu Xuan's eyes darkened, and his entire head seemed to be about to explode, and the hot blood suddenly flowed on his face. Before he could breathe, he was whipped eight or nine times in a row on his face and body, and the pain was like a crack, and he couldn't avoid it, and he couldn't help but roar.
The man shouted, "It's useless to call the king of heaven!" Gua Wazi, call Lao Tzu 'grandpa', Lao Tzu may be able to leave you an inch of skin. While scolding, he whipped violently, beating his skin and flesh.
Xu Xuan has been pampered since he was a child, how could he have suffered such a crime inexplicably? If he hadn't taken the Yuanying Jindan, he would have passed out several times.
He is rebellious and strong by nature, not only does he not beg for mercy, but he is aroused into a raging rage, and no matter who this person is, he laughs bitterly: "Good grandson, I know that grandpa has itchy skin, and I scratched grandpa." Again, again, an inch up...... Yes! Be...... Yes! This is it! This is it! ”
The harder the man smoked, the louder he laughed, and he ate dozens of whips like a storm, and even if the stones were opened, he would not be convinced for a moment.
The man snorted, as if he didn't expect this thin-skinned and tender-fleshed boy to be so stubborn, and sneered: "You are an immortal, but you are a stone in the pit, smelly and hard." Lao Tzu doesn't believe that he can't cure you! ”
Throwing down the whip, he turned around and picked up an iron rod from the corner of the wall, and said, "Gua Wazi, since you like to laugh so much, Lao Tzu will let you laugh to the end!" ”
Xu Xuanyilin, he once heard a diner at home say that there is a kind of torture in the prison called "laughing", which is to insert an iron rod into the mouth of a prisoner and penetrate the stomach and intestines, causing people to suffer so much that they cannot survive or die. If this person knows this method, is he actually a jailer? Where is it...... Isn't this a government prison?
Thinking of his father who was captured by the officers and soldiers, and thinking of Cheng Zhongfu's cold and strange expression, it was even more like falling into an ice cellar for a while, and his body was cold.
The man in Tsing Yi pinched his cheek open, grabbed the iron rod and wanted to thrust it in, but he heard a man shouting, "Slow! Xu Xuan turned his head to look, as if he had been electrocuted, the most worrying and fearful thing had finally come true!
The iron gate on the right wall creaked open, and a white-faced, long-bearded official walked slowly down the stone steps with his hands behind his back and a smile on his face. Behind him, Yuguan followed two men, and in front of him was a scarf cloth with a solemn expression, it was Cheng Zhongfu.
The white-faced and long-bearded official shook his head and said, "Zheng Jiejie, Xu Gongzi is Cheng Zhenren's nephew, if you don't look at the face of the monk and look at the face of the Buddha, how can you be so reckless." He pretended to reprimand in his mouth, but he smiled on his face and did not mean any blame.
The man in Tsing Yi hurriedly saluted and said, "Little Zheng Hu, see Master Li Ti Xing." He arched his hand towards Cheng Zhongfu again, and said lightly: "Cheng Zhenren, although Zheng's position is light, he is also an official of the imperial court, so he naturally wants a bowl of water, what should I do." If there is anything offensive, you bear with me. ”
Cheng Zhongfu replied: "How dare you." Zheng Jiejie is upright and strict, has a good reputation, and everyone in Chengdu knows it. The Xu family colluded with demons and plotted rebellion, so they should be interrogated strictly, not to mention whipping, even if they were poured with lead and cannons, it was reasonable. ”
Xu Xuan was so shocked and angry that he could hardly believe his ears.
This Zheng Hu is the section in charge of the prison, and the surname Li should be the criminal officer of Chengdu Fulu. My father was arrested by the government for the crime of treason, and he was imprisoned in a daze, and his uncle, who was usually regarded as a close relative, instead of trying to rescue him, fell into the well and said such vicious and cruel words!
Li Tixing nodded and smiled: "Cheng Zhenren understands the righteousness, reports the traitor, and personally captures this little thief, we all admire it very much." When the rebels are eliminated and reported to the officials, the court will be rewarded. ”
Cheng Zhongfu said: "Lord Li has an overreputation. Those who are cultivating in the lower path do good deeds and accumulate virtues. Righteousness destroys relatives, does not want glory and wealth, only hopes for peace in the world......"
The two sang and harmonized, and they were coy, and when they heard Xu Xuan's heart, they seemed to sink to the bottom, and they were so angry that they almost exploded, and shouted: "Cheng Zhongfu! How did our Xu family treat you badly? How can you be like that...... Such a slanderous frame! My father is loyal to the monarch and patriotic, does good deeds, and donates money, food, and medicinal materials to the imperial court every year. What is the opposite? ”
Li Tixing brushed his hem, Shi Shiran sat on the chair in front of him, and said with a smile: "Cheng Zhenren, Nan Shopkeeper, it seems that Xu Gongzi doesn't shed tears when he doesn't see the coffin." ”
Another brocade-clothed man who followed behind him, Xu Bu, stepped forward and said loudly: "Xu Zhengting colluded with the Demon Gate, did a lot of evil, and the demon warlocks in the house are innumerable, and they talk about great rebellion all day long. He bought the abandoned garden by the West Lake, hid the demon queen in the tomb, and ate hundreds of children within a few years, and half a month ago, he killed dozens of Qingcheng Taoist priests and Jinshan Temple elders, and even Zhang Yanei, the son of Zhang Shangshu, was almost killed by them. ”
After a pause, he said: "The traitor Lin Lingsu caused trouble in the world, and was suppressed by the Taoist Buddha faction on the top of Emei Mountain...... Cheng Zhenren and Nan are the most clear about the detailed rules of this. The evidence is ironclad, how can it be cunning? ”
Xu Xuan laughed angrily, these people really came for Lin Lingsu!
Li Tixing said that this person was the shopkeeper of Nan, presumably Chengdu Nanbaotang, whom his father relied on the most. My father was frank and selfless, generous and benevolent all his life, but he couldn't imagine that he would be betrayed by a close relative and a trusted person in the end, and he suffered this catastrophe in vain!
Zheng Hu shouted: "Green hook doll, dare to laugh when you die!" He swung his iron rod and wanted to slash his head.
Li Tixing waved his hand and said: "This dynasty's punishment is more lenient, even if he is a thief, he should be given the opportunity to reform and make meritorious contributions." As long as Xu Gongzi truthfully confesses the whereabouts of the traitor Lin Lingsu, the punishment will be submitted to the official family, and the Xu family will be exempted from the crime of beheading, and exiled to Lingnan to see the after-effects. ”
Xu Xuan was filled with grief and indignation, and laughed and said: "Lord Li, you also think too highly of me, Xu Xuan is just a yellow-haired child who has not dried up, and he stepped out of Lin'an Mansion for the first time when he is so old, what do you know about the Demon Gate?" However, my uncle thinks about cultivating the Tao every day, and does everything he can, and this time he took the opportunity of my illness to take the initiative to ask for help, and after going to Emei, he disappeared without a trace, which is very suspicious. If you want to ask about the whereabouts of the demon, it is better to give him a hundred killing sticks to see the aftermath. ”
Cheng Zhongfu said lightly: "Xuan'er, Master Li reads that you are still young, and you have a chance to reflect on yourself. You colluded with Ge Changgeng to steal Lin Lingsu, causing a hundred miles of Emei Mountain to be tragically destroyed, as evidenced by all the doors of Taoism and Buddhism. Besides, a few days ago, you were still yellow and thin, and you were dying, except for Lin Lingsu's 'Hundred Body', what kind of demon magic can make you have such a reborn change? ”
The lights shone in his eyes, scorching like ghost fire, and he said word by word: "Jingkang's shame, that demon is to blame, and he is really the first traitor of my Great Song Dynasty." It is a capital offense to have anything to do with him. If you want to save hundreds of lives up and down the Xu family, quickly tell the whereabouts of the 'Qiankun Yuan Qi Pot'. ”