Chapter Ninety-Six: The Ideal City-State
The beautiful woman was carried by several big men to the burning pot, and the water in the pot was bubbling and had reached the boiling point.
What a wonderful woman was to face such a cruel death and the pain she was about to endure. Looking at this woman, Daonan felt respect in his heart. Once a person has faith, he can do it without regard for life, and he feels the same way. But it is also difficult to do it. After all, life is only once for everyone, and it is human nature to be afraid of death, and it is even more difficult for people to accept pain and torture.
The woman's performance at this time showed her beauty, nobility, coldness, her bravery and strength, all of which gave off a dazzling light from her.
This beautiful woman made the expressions on the faces of the executioners who were about to be executed change and became colorful. Their movements slowed down, even a little gentle. One also hung a tuft of hair on her forehead on her ear, such intimacy as only a lover could exist, but they existed between the executioner and the condemned prisoner.
The two men were stunned.
"Mom. β
No guess let out a low sip from his throat. Daonan patted her distressedly, reassuring her that he would not make the girl miserable.
At the pot of boiling water, the crowd lifted the spring.
"Stop!"
Daonan shouted, and the executioners really stopped and put the woman down, and then, seeing that they seemed to be waiting for this sound, Du breathed a sigh of relief.
Wuchai held the bone necklace around his neck high.
When the old man at the head saw this, he hurriedly knelt down, and his mouth was full of thoughts, and the people also gently put down the woman, plopped, and knelt down in unison.
Daonan guessed right, this bone necklace has magical powers. It is like a gold medal on the emperor, and the card is like a face. This is a decree from their supreme leader.
Haru walked over and brought the necklace to his mother's neck.
"Let's go!"
The woman looked at her daughter lovingly. Here, she is so powerless that she can't take care of her daughter, not even herself.
Daonan pulled Wu guess and left. The girl looked back as she walked.
"Don't worry, your mother will be fine. β
Degree said. No guess nodded. She knew that the bone necklace could save her mother.
They went back the way they had come, but they could not find the way they had traveled. Kay's navigation also fails here.
After a few trips, everyone returned to the same place. Tao Nan ordered everyone to separate and try from all directions, and the result was the same, they all returned to the same place. Either way, it's always back to where you are. If you go on like this, you're going to be physically exhausted. Then simply don't leave.
"Get some sleep, just get a good day. β
Donan let everyone rest.
A tree was found, and everyone snuggled up and fell asleep.
A rooster crows, and everyone wakes up. At first glance, there is no gossip village, it is an ordinary village. When I went to the courtyard where I went last night, I saw that the cauldron was gone, and I saw the bone necklace on the ground. Du picked it up and hung it around Wuchai's neck.
"Mom, what's wrong with her?"
Unsuspectingly, her tears were about to flow.
"Last night it was witchcraft. "It's an illusion." β
"But for what?" Du asked, "Wu can also use illusions, which is more powerful than our Imperial Soul, and more powerful than the Dementor. β
Tao Nan said that it is not comparable.
"What about Mom......
No guessing.
"She's fine, you saved your mother. "She's safe now." β
Daonan said that Haru came here to complete a task, and we can help if we can, but we can't always disturb her. The girl nodded obediently.
Back in town, there were people on the streets, and people were as busy as usual as if nothing had happened.
Du said that he didn't know if the cursed lake had been restored, and Daonan said that he would know if he went to see it. Everyone ran to the lake to see, the lake has returned to its usual state, it is crystal clear, there are fish swimming in the water, and there are people on the lake who are fetching water and washing clothes.
Du touched the back of his head and said that the cavalry were gone. In the face of these strange things, he calmly analyzed and used his brain.
"Is this also an illusion?"
Tao Nan understands. Wuchai just watched all this quietly, and after all this, the girl matured, and she was no longer a little girl clamoring for her mother.
"I don't know what happened to the old man's house. β
Du said suddenly.
Du spoke everyone's heart. Although the old man was very bad, the scene he saw before was too miserable and uncomfortable. It's such a person who still makes people worry, this is probably human nature.
rushed to the house on the street, and the guards still knew them, so they didn't stop them. Everyone went in and looked, and the servants were busy coming in and out. A servant was about to bring breakfast to his master.
When the old man saw them, he warmly invited them to breakfast.
"Has he forgotten how to fix us?"
Degree of fog. Donan said that he had forgotten to look at him. Du said, whatever, eat it.
After taking their seats, the servant brought them breakfast, four bowls of porridge, four steamed buns, and a plate of pickles. Everyone is really hungry, so pick it up and eat it. The old man asked Kai why he didn't eat it, and Du said that he didn't eat it. The old man said that we only have this, so let's eat it, otherwise we will be hungry.
"He doesn't eat the fireworks of the world. β
Du said, and ate his portion.
The old man looked at Kai curiously, how could this person not eat, and besides, his breakfast was the best, and many people were still eating bran, how could there be white flour to eat.
"Yes. Du took a bite of the steamed bun and said to the old man, "He still doesn't like it, starve him to death!"
Daonan knocked him on the head with chopsticks, "The rice can't stop your mouth!"
Du Hehe smiled and teased him.
After eating, Du asked the old man, "Where is your son?"
The old man looked confused and said that he had no children. Du broke out in a cold sweat and covered his mouth. Wuchai laughed.
"Make you poor!"
Daonan also smiled, and pointed at him with his hand, saying that he was an elm skull.
"You all know it, just hide it from me!"
Du yelled aggrievedly, so he had to ask the honest Kai. Kai tells him that this is what Haru is here for.
At this time, the servants in the courtyard suddenly became busy, and they carried items outside, boxes and boxes, piece by piece, to the cart outside.
"What is this for, and where are you moving to?"
He asked the servant, and he said that it was to be given to the poor of the town.
"Wow," Du said, surprised. How can you give things to the poor like this?
Follow the delivery cart to the town, where the poor people line up to receive their things. The old man looked at it with a smile on his face and a great sense of accomplishment.
On the way, Daonan explained to Du that this was the old man's brainwashing, making him lose his memory and forget all the people and things before.
"This is the ideal city-state of Xia Yao," said Mr. Dao, "and he wants to build this place into the society he wants." β
There is no way to rush to achieve results in this way, and without a unified plan, it will not be solid. This is only a stopgap measure and does not solve the problem at the root.
This summer, a person who looks so attractive is so naΓ―ve when he does things.
"But this is not a solution, it makes people lose their memory, and it is not an initiative to help people. If you remember, you won't want to come back!"
Degrees also thought of it.
"I don't want my mom to do this, it's not good. β
No guesses.
"It will pass. β
Daonan said softly.