CHAPTER XXXI
Xuan Lin came to Changfu early in the morning, and I just arrived at noon and urged him to leave, but Xuan Lin stopped: "It's so cold outside, you don't have a stove to warm your hands so early." ”
"I'm not afraid of the cold, I just want to accompany Shen Kan more."
"Did you have a good relationship with him before?"
"No matter what the friendship is, all the killers of the Qinglian Society are the same kind of people, there is no father and mother, they will grow up together in Qinglian, they have all taken the list, they have all accepted the punishment of Xu Wuresent, and they almost have the same experience, how can you let a group of people like us watch each other die?"
"I can understand you. Then go out, since you're not afraid of the cold, there's nothing else to worry about. ”
I hurriedly walked to the yamen, and my hands were cold. It's a particularly cold day, and the snow isn't too big, but it's not small either. Hardly anyone went out, we walked down the street, and all we could hear was the noise coming from the restaurant, and the silence outside was almost two worlds.
When I finally arrived at the yamen, it was quieter than ever, no one spoke, there were few people, and they all had straight faces. I finally know why Xuan Lin is always straight-faced, if I have been working in such a place, I will have to break my face every day.
"The emperor wants to show the public and execute at the entrance of the vegetable market. It's just that it's cold today, and no one comes out, so Shen Kan will feel better. ”
As he was talking, he arrived at Shen Kan's cell. Xuan Lin opened the door, and I walked in, looking at Shen Kan sitting on the ground. He was radiant today, his face was rosy, his eyes were shining, as if he was about to be reborn, and when I saw him like this, it was even more uncomfortable, why was he like a man who was about to die, but he was like a person who had been reborn. Also, for the killer who was caught, death is indeed a new life.
"You're here."
Shen Kan stood up, he was dressed in a thin plain clothes, and in the cold cell, he looked even thinner. But he didn't care, none of these things were important to a dying person. I don't know what Shen Kan was thinking, but I knew it must not be a bad thing. Maybe he will sigh for his life, maybe he will think about what he will look like after he leaves, maybe......
I didn't hold back for a while, tears flowed out, and after Shen Kan saw it, he patted me on the shoulder and said, "I'm not sad, what do you have to be sad about?" ”
“…… I don't know, I always feel sorry for ......"
"Remember, the brothers told us that killers should never show their weak side."
I nodded, Shen Kan turned around, and continued: "I didn't expect it to be today, but I just want to think that it doesn't matter if I die, as long as innocent people are not implicated by me." Killers are pitiful all their lives, and people like you are almost never seen, and I don't know how killers other than the Qinglian Society survive, but I believe that they will not be better than the Qinglian Society. ”
I wiped my eyes and said, "We've all seen a lot of people die, but we haven't seen our kind die in front of our own eyes, and I want not just my own peace, but the peace of all killers......"
"The matter has come to this, there is no room for recovery, many brothers have left before, I can't be greedy for life and afraid of death. After more than 20 years of stealing life, even in the face of death, I should be bright again. ”
Xuan Lin wanted to tell me to leave, but how could I go, there was still a moment when Shen Kan was about to accept the final "punishment", and we had no choice in the face of life and death, but to accept it calmly.
"In the past, I always hated Xu Wuxi, but without him, many of us would not have survived, and no one would want orphans like us, as if we were born to become lonely ghosts, Xu Wuxian saved us and harmed us. It's just that I can't hate him. ”
Shen Kan turned to look at me, pulled the corners of his mouth, and continued: "You used to be good friends with An Ran, and then he went to Qingjiang Yuan to find Ye Shixiang, you haven't seen him again, and now you don't hate him anymore, if he doesn't say Qinglian Society, he will die." ”
I was stunned. "You...... What did you say? He went to Qingjiang Yuan to find Qin Ji Ye Shixiang? ”
Shen Kan looked at me suspiciously and asked, "You don't remember?" ”
"I got the poison on your dart, and I don't remember anything about him."
Shen Kan hesitated for a moment and said: "He was expelled by Xu Wuxian, he went to be a little doctor by himself, and lived alone, at that time, you made an appointment to meet at the foot of Lingfeng Mountain, but after you went on the appointed day, you saw him enter Qingjiang Garden, and he had a close relationship with Ye Shixiang. Then you swore never to see him again. ”
"But I saw him after he was caught," I sighed, "and I have completely forgotten about him." ”
"I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to block the darts...... Don't be sad now, there are some things that you can't just talk about......"
"I'm not sad, and I have to thank you, otherwise, those sad things will always be in my heart and I will never be able to forget."
"The poison at that time was for my own use," Shen Kan's face was heavy, "I use other poisons on weekdays, and the poison can make me forget a lot of things, which should reduce the punishment, but I didn't expect you to rush out halfway, I wanted to harm him, but I didn't expect to be blocked by you." ”
Xuan Lin frowned and looked at Shen Kan, I tugged at his sleeve, meaning to let him not care. Then a jailer ran outside the door and said respectfully to Xuan Shibi, "Xuan Zhutou, it's time to catch the head." ”
Shen Kan laughed and said, "It's finally over." ”
I felt uncomfortable again, Shen Kan looked at me, and suddenly rushed over and hugged me. Xuan Lin urged on the side: "Let's go." ”
Shen Kan let go of his hand, the shackles dragged on the ground, and with the sound of dragging, we arrived at the entrance of the vegetable market.
Fortunately, it was winter, and no one watched Shen Kan being beheaded. It was so cold today that I shivered, and on such a snowy day, with the executioner's movements, I closed my eyes and turned around, not wanting to see that picture. Xuan Lin came over to help me and said, "I'll send you back to Changfu." ”
My whole person seems to have been pulled out of my soul, and my hands and feet are cold, which may have been cold; But my hands and feet were weak, as if someone had broken my muscles and bones and I couldn't use my strength, I leaned on Xuan Lone's body, my legs were weak, and I slid down, and Xuan Lone shouted: "Meet the stars!" ”
I wanted to say something, but I couldn't say anything, as if I wasn't myself anymore and I couldn't control my body, and I muttered strange sounds from my throat, but there was no way to say a full sentence.
Xuan Xiao suddenly squatted down, picked me up, and said stiffly, "Yamen...... Without a carriage, you ...... If you don't care, I'll send you back to Changfu like this. ”
Although I don't have the strength in my body, it doesn't mean that I'm stupid, so I quickly said, "No need, I'll just take a break." ”
Xuan Lin seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, put me down, thought about it, picked me up again, and said, "I'll put you in the house first, it's too cold outside." ”
Xuan Lin made his way to his exclusive room, which was still as poor as when I had come before. He put me in a chair and let me lean back, he turned to boil the water, and I cried out, "No need. ”
Xuan Silence stopped, looked at me with dark eyes, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
"I've come to my senses."
"That's good." Seeing that Xuan Jian was still worried, I said, "Shen Kan is dead, it can be regarded as an early relief, I don't need to worry." It's just that I've never seen my kind die in front of me, so I can't help but lose my mind. ”
"Who else will be after Shen Kan? Who's next? Most people live so sadly, and I can't stop them from dying without a life like mine. I think that if the master can't protect me anymore, I'll stop running away and kill myself before they catch me. ”