Liu San'er led his subordinates to light a few torches, held the torches proudly and shouted, circled around the pyre, and searched for Xia Qingyun's family in the crowd.

However, he couldn't find any of them, could the Xia family bear to let her be burned alive?!

"Don't rub it in, burn her!"

"Hurry up and light the fire! Burn the demon maiden and sacrifice to the mountain god! ”

The villagers' feelings were instigated by the splashers, and Mu Ran's expression began to become excited.

They had completely forgotten the benefits that the Xia family had brought them on weekdays, and decided that only by burning the demon girl on the pyre, the disaster in Beixi Village could be reduced.

Xia Jianxi secretly made a gesture, Liu San'er understood, and threw the torch in his hand towards the pyre.

"Whew!" The flames sprang up from under the pyre, the pine branches crackled in the fire, and the tongues of fire spun sparks and rose into the air with the smoke.

Xia Qingyun was choked by the fireworks and coughed violently.

She secretly thought to herself, hold on a little longer, wait until the fire was bigger, quickly flash into the Ruyi Treasure Pavilion, soak her whole body in the spring water, and then come out to scatter the pyre, creating the illusion of being buried in it.

A bolt of lightning pierced the dark night sky, and a thunderclap rang out in the sky. A gust of wind rolled up on the flat ground, and the wind fueled the fire, and the raging flames stretched out into the air with teeth and claws.

The ground trembled slightly, as if thunder was rolling in from afar.

Xia Qingyun's skin began to burn, and she gritted her teeth, calculating in her heart what action to take next.

The fire grew more and more intense, and tongues of fire kept jumping up, less than a foot from the soles of her feet.

Suddenly, several black shadows broke through the sky and went straight to the burning pyre.

Four black-clad men in brass masks descended from the sky, wielding shiny swords and slashing, scattering the pyre, and splashing sparks swept into the sky with thick smoke.

With a few swishes, the hemp rope on his body broke into several sections, and the man in black picked up Xia Qingyun who had fallen, jumped up and jumped out of the fire.

"What people! How dare you destroy the fire festival! Liu San'er grabbed the machete and led the splashes to hug up.

There were a few cold snorts under the brass mask, and the long sword in his hand pulled up a sword flower, and in the blink of an eye, the cold tip of the sword was on Liu San'er's neck.

"If you dare to move again, you will be killed!"

The crowd was agitated and ran out. After running a few steps, he found that he was surrounded by a team of soldiers in black clothes and black armor.

The sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, and the black-armored soldier dodged a way.

At the head of the horse sat a general dressed in a black coat, wearing a silver mask on his face, the mask only showed two eyes, and the rest of the place was densely engraved with blue runes, which looked extremely strange in the dark night.

Behind him, dozens of tall horses were also black-clad and black-armored guards, and even the horses were covered in black iron armor.

The general grasped the reins in his left hand and looked at the panicked crowd without saying a word, and waved his sword forward with his right hand.

The man in black received instructions, his body shook, and the tip of his sword provoked a few blood beads.

"Ahh After several screams, Liu San'er and the others had their right foot tendons cut off, rolling and crying on the ground holding their legs.

Everyone was stunned by this sudden change, and they didn't dare to move a step from standing still.

Xia Jian'an and Xia Jianxi were so frightened that they hid in the crowd with their heads down, for fear of being pulled out by the man in black.

"You all deserve to die!" The general spoke slowly, his voice dark and hoarse, like a hellish Yama.

The captain of the guard urged the war horse under his crotch to come to the front, and shouted: "General Qinming Zhenyuan is here!" Kill those who act recklessly! ”

Xia's house.

The scars on his body had mostly healed after being moistened by the spring water, and Xia Qingyun changed into clean clothes and came to the hall.

In the hall, General Zhenyuan, wearing a silver mask, took his seat, and four black-clothed men in brass masks stood behind the general.

The father and mother thanked him for bringing someone to save his daughter in time, but General Zhenyuan just bowed his head slightly and didn't say much.

"Dad, mother!" Xia Qingyun walked quickly, his face was calm, and he couldn't tell that he had just experienced an ordeal.

She walked in front of General Zhenyuan, and Ying Ying saluted: "People's girl Xia Qingyun, meet General Zhenyuan!" Thank you for saving your life! ”

"Not necessarily." General Zhenyuan's voice was hoarse, and he cherished words like gold.

She peeked at the general, and the general of Zhenyuan was thin and tall, wrapped in a black coat, revealing only his skinny hands tightly grasping the armrests of the chair, and his bones were white, as if he was enduring great pain. I couldn't help asking, "General, where are you unwell?" ”

A man in black behind him spoke: "The general was injured in a melee with the Japanese Kou half a month ago, and he has not fully recovered."

General Zhenyuan raised his hand to stop him from continuing.

"Probably not. Miss Xia, you have been wronged. Tomorrow morning, those people will be beheaded for public display! ”

Xia Qingyun was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "General, no!" Although I don't know why the general came, they were also bewitched by traitors, and they were all villagers from the village, begging the general to let them live! ”

"You intercede for them?"

"It was because my family went up the mountain to open up the wasteland, and their family was sick and dying, so it was inevitable that they would behave excessively, and the people asked the general not to pursue it."

Xia Qingyun continued: "Please forgive the people's daughter's rudeness, I can't accompany the general to talk, the patients in the village are in danger and must be treated immediately." ”

"In this case, the death penalty is forbidden, but the living sin is inescapable. Tomorrow will have its own punishment. General Zhenyuan got up and took his leave.

Daddy got up to send it, but was stopped by the man in black behind the general.

After they left, Hua Yun Qiuyun and sister-in-law Wu Chen and others came out of the back hall and surrounded Xia Qingyun to ask long and short questions.

"Dad, mother, sister-in-law, I'm fine." Xia Qingyun helped his father sit down and helped him check the injury on his leg.

"Qingyun, my legs are much better. But those patients, hurry up and find a way! ”

"I know." She stood up, "Hua Yun, let's go check on the patient's condition first." ”

The team leader guarding the door saw the two sisters and brothers coming out, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I am under the order of the general, follow Miss Xia!" ”

"Oh?" Xia Qingyun was slightly surprised, not knowing why General Zhenyuan valued him so much. "It's hard work!" She thanked the team leader, knowing that she wouldn't say anything if she asked him, and it was not too late to leave these questions for tomorrow.

With the squad leader and the soldiers following, Xia Qingyun was unimpeded in the village. The patient's condition was examined from house to house and it was determined that it was falciparum malaria.

When he got home, Xia Qingyun arranged: "The condition is critical, and I can't wait for tomorrow morning." Little uncle, you take Hua Yun and Hua Da and them to find some Artemisia annua, the more the better. Mother, you let the rough mother-in-law boil a few pots of boiling water. Sister-in-law, you have a body, you can't be tired, hurry up and rest. ”

"How can I be so squeamish!" Xia Yinglan refused, "I can help you a little!" ”

"Sister-in-law, Artemisia annua is cold, it's not good for you and the child, you better go and rest first, so as not to worry your uncle."

"Yes, Yinglan, it's enough to have us here. You took the vines and the flowers to rest, and the children were also frightened, so you should be more appeased. The mother also persuaded her, and Xia Yinglan took Xiaohuateng and Huarong back to the room.

At that moment, Hua Yun and Hua Da and others were carrying torches to collect Artemisia annua, and General Zhenyuan learned about it and sent people to help them find it together.

Xia Qingyun and his mother took their subordinates to wash and chop the picked Artemisia annua, and they were busy until midnight before boiling more than a dozen pots of Artemisia annua soup, and then mixed some Qixing spring water into the boiled Artemisia annua soup and packed it into bamboo tubes.

General Zhenyuan's people had been waiting outside for a long time, and under the personal leadership of the captain of the guard, they distributed the decoction to every household.

The villagers were already trembling with fear when they saw the black-clothed and black-armored soldiers, and they all obediently drank all the decoction, and they didn't even dare to leave a scum.

In order to prevent more people from being infected, Xia Qingyun didn't care about resting, so he boiled more Artemisia annua soup overnight, mixed it with Seven Star Spring Water, and let all the soldiers, including General Zhenyuan, take a bowl.

It was not until dawn that someone came to report that the unconscious patient had woken up and no one had died, and Xia Qingyun breathed a sigh of relief.

After the overnight interrogation by the captain of the guard, Liu San'er completely recruited him to collude with Xia Jian'an and Xia Jianxi to murder Xia Qingyun and attempt to seize the Xia family's property.

General Zhenyuan was furious and ordered Xia Jian'an and Xia Jianxi to be tied up at the entrance of the village together with the Wang family and the Fang family.

After noon, the whole village was gathered.

The captain of the guard announced in public that Liu San'er and others were murdered for money and beheaded according to the law, and because of Xia Qingyun's intercession, General Zhenyuan opened the net, exempted him from the death penalty, and exiled him to the border to serve as a coolie. Fang's heart was like a poisonous scorpion, cut off his tongue, and sold him as a cheap slave with Wang.

Fang Shi was so frightened that he rolled his eyes and fainted.

Wang grabbed the ground, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Xia Qingyun repeatedly.

"Qingyun! My dear nephew! You can't just watch our family die! I was blinded by lard and had no idea of their calculations! Please be merciful and spare me this time, I swear to be a cow and a horse for you in the future! Dear nephew! Please, please! ”

Xia Qingyun lowered her eyes and didn't even look at her.

Nephew? When you were about to burn me, did you remember that I was your own nephew?

When you tried to harm my whole family, did you ever think about the words "ruined family"?

The captain of the guard waved his hand, and the soldiers stepped forward and dragged several people down.

The Wang clan was about to cry, and was slashed by the soldier's palm, and he also learned from the Fang clan and rolled his eyes.

"Where's the village chief?" General Zhenyuan asked.

The village chief shuddered and came out of the crowd and knelt at the general's feet.

"Grass people, bye, meet the general!"

He was so frightened that he didn't dare to look up at the hideous silver mask.

The captain of the guard took a scroll from the general's hand, unfolded it and read: "From now on, the Zhenyuan army will be stationed in Beixi Village, and you will provide assistance, and if anyone does not comply, they will be punished according to the crime of treason, and they will be executed!" ”

"Yes, yes! The grass people obey! The village chief was busy responding.

Reclamation of the border? Xia Qingyun's heart moved, and he looked at General Zhenyuan.

Even through the mask, she could still feel his gaze on her.

After dismissing everyone and leaving only the Xia family, General Zhenyuan asked Xia Qingyun: "Are you satisfied with this treatment?" ”

Xia Qingyun smiled slightly, and replied calmly: "The general is wise and decisive, how can the people's daughter He De bother the general." But I don't know what the general means by reclaiming the border, but there is something that the Xia family can serve? ”

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