Chapter 13: Slapped
Just looking at the name would think that it is not very toxic, but it is actually an extremely torturous poison.
The courtyard fence was locked, and the people inside had no strength to stop the barley's practice, and the barley glanced at everyone, and the corners of his mouth raised a shallow arc, "Next, you will enjoy it slowly, I'll go first." ”
The barley's pace seemed unusually relaxed, obviously thinking through a lot of things, and no longer paying attention to the courtyard that was about to become a purgatory on earth. She believed that when she became stronger, she would never need to return to the dilapidated little courtyard. After changing the rag clothes from before, Qing Barley felt that she was in a very good mood, sure enough, she was still not suitable to dress like that, a beautiful man of the dignified generation, the only daughter of Ling Nan, must be amazing,
At this time, when she came to the back mountain, she thought of the rabbit spirit that almost killed her on the cliff, tonight, she decided, just roasted it and ate it, she came to this world immediately, she wanted revenge.
Soon came to the top of the mountain, more than a month did not come to the back mountain, the back mountain actually, there is a little vitality, some weeds to break the ground. She relied on the fox's sense of smell. After turning around, I found that the rabbit demon was no longer here. This made her feel a little depressed, and she thought to herself, this is the fox's territory, and the spirit fruit is gone, so why is it risking to stay here. Looking for death, if you want her, she also flashed.
However, it was not for nothing, she did not catch a rabbit, but she caught a mountain yellow chicken, picked it up, and threw it into the house. Looking, it was getting late, and I thought, at this point, I don't know if the housekeeper is not there, and the fox nest is messed up.
When she was about to arrive in the Qingqiu clan, Qingqiu found a secluded corner where no one was, restored her original ugly appearance, and climbed over the wall to enter the fox clan, she had to find out the current situation of the Hu family first, and soon, Qingqiu came to Qingxue's yard, Qingxue's yard was much more prosperous than hers. Not only is the area several times that of hers, but also surrounded by rare flowers and plants, carved beams and painted buildings, pavilions and pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, a wonderful picture, this is the gap between strength and no.
Qingxue had her own residence after she was ten years old, but after so many years, her residence can be said to be getting better and better.
Qingqiu stood at the door but did not go in, she still remembered when she was a child when she went in and was angrily scolded by Qingqiu's subordinates, no one in the Qingqiu Fox Clan was willing to accept her, except Qingxue.
She didn't want to, the face of the next person, at the moment, standing there.
After waiting for a long time, there was no shadow to see, and the barley couldn't help frowning, so she didn't know when to wait, just when she was about to go in and try it, but she heard the person behind shouting: "It's that waste, that waste is back!" ”
The sound was like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, causing a ripple, as if it had a chain effect, and the others shouted, and in a short time, a large number of foxes appeared around the barley, surrounding her in the middle, pointing and whispering.
At this time, Qingxue heard the sound and ran out quickly, and when she saw Qingxue, her face first showed a hint of joy, but soon turned to worry.
He walked up to the barley and asked softly, "Barley, you're back." ”
Qing Barley nodded: "Qing Xue, has something happened?" Although she used to be called a waste, it had never happened that so many fox people watched today, but she also roughly guessed what was going on.
"Qing barley, do you know that Steward Hu Cai and so many people died in your yard? , Everyone says you're a murderer, so they want to catch you back, you're back, how can this be good? Qing Barley Xue frowned, obviously worried about Qing Barley.
Hearing this, Qing Barley smiled and said, "This matter has nothing to do with me, don't worry." "The fool only admits it, there are a lot of people in the Hu family who want to abolish her, doesn't this just give them an excuse?
"Come on, grab this waste and go to the master of the house!" The captain of the guard also rushed over at this moment, and when he saw this, he wanted to catch the barley, and the guards behind him immediately stepped forward.
Qingxue was blocking Qingxue's figure: "Don't move her." ”
When the captain of the guard saw Qingxue's actions, his face was also a little embarrassed, and he said: "Miss, this is the meaning of the head of the family, and the little one is also ordered to do things, so don't be embarrassed." ”
"Barley is not a prisoner, I won't allow you to do this!" Qingxue's face was serious, and the body that stood in front of Qingxue did not waver.
"Then it's good to offend the eldest lady." The captain of the guard was also ruthless, and he glanced at the guards who were standing still.
At this time, Qingxue's master, a middle-aged beauty, is also from her own clan, the great elder, called Xue Ji. also walked out when he heard the news, and when he saw the situation, he hurriedly said, "Xue'er, what are you doing?" Hurry up. ”
"Master, I won't let them take Qingxue away." Now there are so many people, she does this, of course, to others to know, what a kind person she is, everyone knows that she is usually taken away by them is likely to be a scapegoat, and this time she appeared here to find herself, how could he let them take her away?
"You girl, hurry up and come over to me, what if the head of the family gets angry and punishes you together? As a teacher, you are such an apprentice! Xue Ji moved her gaze to Qing Barley's body and said, "Do you solve your own affairs by yourself, don't always want to hide under other people's shoulders!" ”
Qing Barley smiled at Qing Xue and said, "Qing Xue, get out of the way, this is my business, they just said to take me to see the head of the family, besides, I don't admit that I did it, can they still rely on me?" ”
She wants to see what the head of the family, Qingxue's father, and her uncle, who has abandoned her all abandonment, will say? In Qing Barley Xue's impression, only when her father Lingnan was still alive, she followed Lingnan to see this uncle, Hu Lingbai, and then after Lingnan died, the uncle became the head of the family, and she never saw it again.
Even the family feast she was not allowed to attend, and stayed in her desolate little courtyard, living a life of ignorance. I didn't expect to see Hu Lingbai again because I was pressed to see him.
"But Qing Barley ......" Qing Xue looked at Mu Zhili and frowned.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine." Barley comforted
"Master, it's okay, if that dead old man dares to touch you, you can hide in the space, I don't believe it, he can get in." Yao'er in the space said indifferently, in fact, in her heart, she also sympathized with the little master of barley, after staying in such a family for so many years, how did she survive these days?
"Thank you, Yao'er." In this situation, Qingli didn't care what Yao'er called her. "Miss Barley, hurry up, the head of the family is still waiting for you. The captain of the guard was born at the right time and reminded him, after all, if he went late, it would only mean that he was not doing his job well.
Qing Barley pressed out Qingxue, who was about to say something, looked at the captain of the guard and said, "Let's go." ”
Immediately, he stopped looking at Qingqiu Xue, who was being held by his mother, and walked to the meeting hall of the Qingqiu Fox Clan with the captain of the guard in the eyes of everyone or ridiculed or mocking.
She knew that Qingxue's body couldn't help herself, and she also knew that so many onlookers were waiting to see her good show, Rao had thought of it a long time ago, but she still couldn't help but feel sarcastic, or desolate?
"When you get stronger, that's when these people shut up completely." Tian'er saw the sadness that couldn't be dissolved in the depths of Mu Zhili's eyes, and couldn't help but open her mouth to comfort.
She understands this feeling, because she was also in such a situation at the beginning, but these are not the cornerstones of the road to becoming a strong man, only by truly seeing the world clearly, truly experiencing the world's cold state, can she strengthen her beliefs.
The road of the strong is destined to be lonely, and it is also a good thing to adapt early.
Hearing this, the rich sadness in Qing Barley's eyes quickly dissipated as if he had lifted the clouds and seen the sky until it was gone, replaced by firmness from the deepest part of his heart.
Yes, as Yao'er said, she will use her strength to shut up these people, when she puts aside the negative names of waste and ugliness, will she be reborn, who will laugh at her at that time, and who can laugh at her?
Survival of the fittest, survival of the fittest, the unchanging law of survival in the Tianxuan Continent.
"It won't be long before I'll shut up all of them." Qingli said to Yao'er, and suddenly she had a sense of luck, because she was not alone because of Tian'er's company.
Although the council hall was in the middle of the Qingqiu fox clan, the distance was quite far, and Qingli followed the escort team for more than half an hour before walking to the door of the council hall.
"Here, go in by yourself." The captain of the guard said
The barley looked at the tall and majestic building, on which the mahogany lacquer was carved with three large characters written by an unknown calligrapher - the council hall.
The meeting hall of the fox clan is located in the center of Qingqiu, there is only one floor, but the range is the largest barley, the whole building is mainly white and red, like a spirit fox flying over the nine heavens arrogant momentum, surrounded by gold lacquer painted railings.
Taking a step, the barley walked in with his head held high.
The moment she opened the door, Qing Barley sighed that this was the first time she had seen so many people from the Qingqiu Fox Clan, because from the main seat to the door position was full of people, of course, Qing Barley's eyes were fixed on the main seat of the uncle Hu Lingbai, who had not seen her for nearly 20 years, but found that her uncle was exactly the same as in her memory, no, take the test, say, more high-spirited, more energetic. It seems that in the past few years, the head of the family has not tired him, but on the contrary, made him feel very accomplished.
This uncle, who had never given her the slightest care, this uncle who was her father's only brother, if it weren't for the majesty and momentum that exuded from him to feel his identity, she would definitely hide from him if she saw him outside.
Qing Barley walked to the center, I didn't expect that this time the family was really fanfare, there were more than Hu Cai who died in the hands of any descendant, but because the other party was her, she was treated so seriously by everyone, and if she was someone else, everyone just laughed it off.
Hu Lingbai looked at the daughter born to the proudest brother of his family, and saw the ugly dark lines on her face, and there was something more in his eyes.
Especially when he saw the rags she was wearing, he was a little puzzled, why was she dressed like this? The family should have a monthly distribution of monthly silver to her on time, although twenty crystals is not much, but it is enough for ordinary civilians to live for a few months.
Obviously she is twenty years old, but she still looks the same as when she was three years old. How the hell did she get to be like this all these years? Rao is heart has a lot of doubts, now is not the time to ask, Hu Lingnan is his only younger brother, how can he care about Qingli as his daughter, at least from her body he can still vaguely see his shadow.
But he had never been to see her for so many years, and he had never even mentioned her, because he couldn't mention her, because he didn't want to see her, and he hated his brother, so he took his niece with him, if not, because he was afraid of gossip...... So he ignored what his subordinates did.
The disaster that Ling Nan brought to the family at the beginning made him suffer too much, he was not only Ling Nan's brother, Qingqiu's uncle, but now he was the patriarch of the entire Qingqiu Fox Clan.
He has to think about the future of the whole family, so he is destined to be an unqualified uncle, so he can't help but hate his younger brother.
"Why aren't you in your room during the day?" A deep and deep voice came out of Hu Lingbai's mouth.
All the demons present turned their eyes to the barley in the center, and most of them had a good show on their faces, but what puzzled the barley was that she saw hatred in the eyes of several elders.
That's right, maybe she doesn't know much about other positive emotions, but she can't understand this negative emotion anymore, it's hate!
Although she Qingqiu is the first waste material, she has lost some face to the Qingqiu White Fox, but it should not let them reach the level of hatred, at this moment, Qingli suddenly felt that she still had a lot of things she didn't understand.
For example, why her father poisoned herself, how her father died, who her mother was, and where the hatred of the elders and uncles came from, all of these things show that there are some mysteries in her body that have not yet been solved.
Hearing Hu Bonan's words, a smile rose at the corner of Qing Barley's mouth, but those smiles looked extremely strange in this situation, after all, in such a serious atmosphere, ordinary children and grandchildren should be scared and didn't know what to do, but she could still laugh.
"It's ridiculous for the head of the family to ask this, I often don't go to the house anymore, you have never paid attention, I don't know."
Qingli was calm, without the slightest nervousness, on the contrary, it was like her peers chatting, so comfortable, and she didn't see the eyes of everyone looking at her, but her eyes looked directly at Hu Lingnan on the main seat.
Seeing Qing Li's performance, a trace of surprise flashed in Hu Lingnan's eyes, followed by embarrassment and a hint of anger? At least among Qingqiu's juniors, no one dared to look at him like this, and no one dared to talk to him like this.
"Then why are you going?" In his mind, the barley should stay in his own residence, what can he do when he goes out?
The corners of Qing Barley's eyebrows rose slightly: "If you don't go out, do you want to stay in the place where you live and starve to death?" ”
"It's so rude to answer the elders!" The Great Elder on the side, that is, Qingxue's master, Xue Ji angrily reprimanded, in front of so many elders, she dared to speak like this.
"I've never been disciplined, and I don't have rules to speak, and I hope the Great Elder will take care of me."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was silent.
Because they have nothing to say, everyone knows that Qingli has always been left to fend for herself in Qingqiu, no one has ever cared about her life or death, let alone taught her, people say that they can't be taught, their father's fault, what can they blame?
Suddenly, someone applauded: "This courage is worthy of being a member of my Qingqiu Fox Clan." ”
Barley took a look, this person, she knew, her grandmother. The guardian of Qingqiu. This old lady who is in Qingqiu, but always sees the head and the tail of the dragon, Nian Wei, actually appeared.
Blue Devil She never thought that this granddaughter Qing Barley would have such courage, and there was obviously a big difference between the timid and mouse-like mouse, and this courage alone was enough to make people face it.
The Great Elder was about to say something, but was stopped by a gesture from the patriarch, in Qingqiu, the rights of the guardian of the family are above the patriarch. What's more, this guardian is also the mother of the patriarch.
"Then how do you explain the fact that Hu Cai and a group of subordinates died in your yard this time?" Hu Lingbai's face became a little more serious, and sitting there without speaking made people feel a coercion coming to him.
Qing Barley knew that this was a kind of momentum of his superiors, and of course part of it was because of his strength.
Now she has entered the acquired realm, and she is not an ordinary person before, so she can feel it.
"What does this concern me? When I came back, I was arrested by you, and I don't know exactly what happened. "Qing Barley's ability to pretend to be stupid is still good, and the medicine that looks worthy of her heart blushes for her.
"How can you not know this waste, you die in your yard, you will not know, you must have a grudge against Hu Cai, so you found an opportunity to kill people and kill people!" Great Elder Xue Ji said aggressively
When she saw this evil seed, she remembered her pain, if it wasn't for her mother, how could she be like this! The pain of heartbreak can only be understood if they have truly endured it, she has made people laugh for so many years!
"Just because you die in my yard has something to do with me?" Qing Barley asked rhetorically, she didn't show the slightest anger at what the Great Elder said: "Great Elder, you said it yourself, I'm a waste!" Not to mention so many people, I don't have the slightest power to fight back with Hu Cai alone, how can I kill them? You help me? ”
In the past, the barley had been bullied for so many years, and she had never resisted, because she didn't have that strength, if she hadn't worn it, it was estimated that there would be no change in the life of the barley until she died of old age.
Hearing Qing Barley's words, the Great Elder was stunned, and the people present were also stunned, the fact that Qing Barley could not be cultivated by waste materials was well known to the entire Qingqiu, and Hu Cai was also an acquired master, how could she kill a group of them?
They had never thought about this before, but now that they think about it, it is really suspicious.
"Maybe it's your waste who has cast some kind of demon magic, otherwise how could Hu Cai and them die so weirdly! Maybe it's you, the ominous person, who killed them, not necessarily. Qingxue, who couldn't think of an explanation, said
Although this statement is absurd, the people present are not unconvinced, because Hu Cai's death is really tragic, and it is the first time they have seen such a dead person in so many years.
When they saw Hu Cai's group, all of them were in a state of flux, and there was not a single intact piece of skin on their bodies, all of which were bloody flesh exposed, as if a devil's hand had torn off all their skin, and the ground was full of blood, as if there was purgatory on earth.
Many banshees fainted at one point when they saw it, and such cruel methods were simply appalling.
"The Great Elder has won the award, if I had that demon law, I would definitely not just apply it to Hu Cai and those subordinates, although they have often bullied me over the years, but you are the initiator behind this, aren't you? As the saying goes, there is a debtor and a debtor, if I can cast the demon law, I will also be the first to cast it on you, right? Qing Barley looked directly at the Great Elder, and her words did not hide her resentment towards the Great Elder, if it weren't for their reasons, how could Hu Cai dare to treat her like that? Which other descendants have been insulted by them?
The people present were also shocked by Qingqiu's courage, there were many demons in the Qingqiu Fox Clan, but no one dared to say it so bluntly.
I have to admit that Qing Barley's words angered the Great Elder and at the same time made a good break from her and Hu Cai's death, so that everyone didn't think that Qing Barley would be a murderer.
"Bold, how could I have a demon girl like you in Qingqiu!" The Great Elder can be said to be more angry the more he looks at Qingxue, which junior dares to talk back to him after he has been in a high position for a long time? The most important thing is that she didn't know what to say in front of so many people, and she was so embarrassed!
"Why should the Great Elder be obsessed with this matter? If you are **** like me and are suppressed by the people in the house, facing the danger of starvation at all times, and being ridiculed by everyone when you walk on the road, will you still love this family? Needless to say, those hypocritical words are understood by everyone. ”
The Great Elder pointed at the barley angrily, but he couldn't speak for a long time.
At this moment, a tall figure walked out from the left side of the barley, and came to the front of the barley without saying a word, which was a loud slap in the face, so fast that everyone didn't react.
"How can you be a junior and an elder, you deserve it!" The righteousness of the man's words was awe-inspiring, but Qing Barley knew that he just wanted to trample on himself in order to gain the favor of the Great Elder and other elders.
Wiping the blood spilling from the corner of her mouth, Qing Barley looked at the man in front of her, she recognized him, Qing Xue's brother, the eldest young master of the Qingqiu Fox Clan, Hu Qingfei. (To be continued.) )