The sky is blue and clear like water, and the clouds are swaying like a boat in the sea. Set sail with the breeze.

There is a special scenery above the clouds, two old men, one in black clothes and black hair, and the other in white clothes and white hair. The two of them used the clouds as the stool, the canopy of the sky as the chessboard, and the void crack as the chess game.

The Chu River and Han Realm in the middle of the chessboard are like an insurmountable abyss. Heng Chen is in the middle of the black and white elders.

The old man in black smiled, "I am the guest, you are the host, and the guest will come first." Immortals show the way"

The red son settled down, and the void suddenly wailed. The blood-colored drizzle slowly emerged, as if the heavens and the earth were wailing.

The old man in white said disdainfully: "Half a step away is not an immortal, and the confidence is not enough to bluff." You take your non-immortal path, and I take my sleepy dragon path. Elephant up!"

The sunspot fell down the avenue and roared, and Hong Zhong Dalu spread melodiously. The two of them playing chess are more terrible than thousands of troops and horses, and the slightest carelessness will hurt the avenue and hurt themselves. Much more dangerous than physical combat.

There are also pictures around the two of them, and the world is full of all kinds of things.

The green hills are leaning against each other, surrounded by bright streams. The scorching sun is shining, and the catkins are long and the warblers are flying. The town is not beautiful and quiet, only the laughter of children ripples in the tranquility.

Qingyang Town is located in the remote area of Shushui Country, and the original small town suddenly poured in a large number of outsiders eight years ago. As a result, the population of the town suddenly exploded, and the population of a small town can be compared with that of the county seat.

The imperial court was helpless about this, and why not increase taxes. The county government was set up in Qingyang Town, and the county ordered Ge Shu people to manage everything.

In fact, the imperial court has been examined by the imperial court, on the one hand, for tax revenue, and on the other hand, to find out where these surge in population come from.

The reason for the population boom was found, and eight years ago the town suddenly rose to prominence. This so-called ascending dragon qi is condensed by spiritual energy, hovering over the town like a great dragon. It cannot be seen by ordinary people, but it can be detected by the divine cultivation of warriors. Divine cultivators thousands of miles away could also detect it, and the town therefore alarmed half of the Sleepy Dragon Continent.

The sudden vision aroused the suspicion of the warriors and the cultivators, and they went to the town to investigate, which was also the reason for the population surge.

After testing, no one knew why the ascending dragon qi came from, and no martial artist or divine cultivator could capture the ascending dragon qi and use it.

On the contrary, the children in the small town have benefited a lot, and they have invisibly changed the physique of these children's growth, either their physique is amazing or suitable for spiritual cultivation.

In this way, it attracts the attention of martial artists and cultivators, and if you can choose a good seedling to inherit the mantle, if you really grow up, you can suppress the luck of the sect.

At this point, all major sects have people stationed in the town to select suitable seedlings for cultivation and observation. The first to enter Qingyang Town were the four major colleges in the Sleepy Dragon Continent, which advocated peace and liked to recruit outstanding children.

The status of the four academies is transcendent, standing above the dynastic family, and ordinary sects dare not provoke it. The college advocates peace, so the four colleges keep the peace of the town. It will not be swarmed by the gods and warriors who will be cholera.

Although the population of Qingyang Town has surged, it is still a simple folk style, and there are four major colleges in the town, and the peaceful days have not been broken.

The Qingyang County Ya has been established for eight years, and there are very few cases handled in a year. From top to bottom, from the county order to the official office, the so-called office is actually idle, sleeping and playing cards.

This Lord Ge's performance has not improved much in the past eight years, and his fat is increasing day by day. If it is thrown into a pigsty, it is thicker than two pigs together.

Today, this county government is rarely lively, and it is occupied by more than a dozen children. It seems that there is not enough fighting. It's in court, and I'm still rolling up my arms and sleeves. After the old man in official uniform arrived, he was quiet for a moment.

Ordinary people will get up in the morning, that is, get up early in the morning and complain about the sky, and no one is pleasing to the eye. This Lord Ge has a sleeping gas, no matter morning or night, as long as he sleeps and wakes up, his temper will inevitably be irritable for half an hour.

It's the same today, I'm sleepy when I walk, and my head is like that of a chicken. If you don't have the support of the master next to you, maybe you will have a dream somewhere halfway.

After Lord Ge sat down, he slapped the startling wood weakly, and the two rows of officials next to him cooperated and whispered: "Wei...... Wu ......"

Master Ge lowered his head and said vaguely: "Let's talk about fifty boards each." ”

The officials below hesitated. Just kidding, they are all twelve or thirteen-year-old children, and the youngest is eight or nine years old. Fifty boards are not dead and crippled.

On the high platform, Master Ge raised his hand and signaled to wait for a while.

Bent over and whispered: "Master Qiqi, there are many friends and children below who have a good relationship with you. ”

Lord Ge didn't open his eyes at all: "The public is public and private, and the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people." ”

The master continued to remind: "Back to the master, there are children from the four major families below, and they just gave gifts yesterday. There are also two children of the teacher's family, and two children of the blacksmith's family. ”

Master Ge fluttered and opened his eyes. Look at the group of teenagers kneeling under the court. Ask aloud: "Who is the plaintiff and who is the defendant, and why are you beating the drum?"

The master replied in a low voice: "Back to the master, they all say that they are the plaintiffs, and they all say that they were beaten, but in fact, they are just little children fighting." It's too small to see if it's gone. That is, it saves worry and effort, and the master can go back to sleep immediately. “

Master Ge shook his head and said, "Then how can I do it, I won't give some punishment, I won't have anything to do in the future, and I will let people sleep well." Find a few typical beatings to drive away. ”

Master Ge muttered again in a large circle: "The two children of Mr. Teacher's family, there is only one Mr. Teacher in the town, forget it, if you get angry and go on strike, no one will teach the children to read." The townspeople had to gather to make trouble. ”

"The two children of the blacksmith shop, no, no, no, the blacksmith shop is the only one, and if they lose their temper and strike without iron, they will soon have no tools to make for the autumn harvest. ”

"The Qian family sent 10,000 taels last month, and I can't fight. The Sun family sent 8,000 taels in the spring of this year, and his children couldn't fight. The Zhao family and the Liu family ......"

Master Ge suddenly brightened his eyes, and finally found a slightly familiar young man, who seemed to be an orphan in the back mountain.

Master Ge pointed to the children: "Who's in it, what's your name?" Say you don't look at other people, yes, yes, yes, the dark, thin, stupid kid with a tattered gourd on his waist stepped forward to speak. “

Xing Zhen pointed to his nose and said, "My lord is talking about me?"

"Yes, yes, it's not you or who? You're the mastermind of this fight, right?"

Several teenagers behind Xingzhen suddenly stopped doing it, and shouted together: "It's not Xingzhen, it's not Xingzhen." ”

These exculpatory people are a tall boy who is a head taller than Xingzhen. A Sven boy is white and pure, a girl who is a little shorter, and a slug with two long rivers under the nose.

Master Ge drank impatiently: "Come on, leave the punishment behind, and push the rest of the people out of the door to await trial." ”

There were 9 children left here except Xingzhen, and after being easily pushed out of the public hall by a group of officials, Xingzhen knelt in the public court alone.

Xing Zhen was confused, why did he interrogate himself alone? And without asking, he became the mastermind in a daze. Obviously, it was the disciples of the four major families who bullied Qingyi first, and it was they who were at fault first. Why don't you judge them and judge me instead, it seems a little unfair.

Master Ge suddenly became majestic and serious: "Are you guilty of the crime?"

The young man thought for a moment, and replied truthfully, "Hmm...... Ignorance. ”

Master Ge asked again, "Xing Zhen, why are you fighting?"

Mu Ne's juvenile punishment is really from his heart, "Hmm...... I don't know."

Master Ge smiled and said, "Do you know who Master Ben is? ”

The young man Mu Ne didn't understand the twists and turns of the world, and he didn't know that he had invisibly angered the official master, so he continued to answer bluntly: "Hmm...... Ignorance. ”

After asking three questions, Master Ge thought: "Don't go to the road, confess your guilt earlier." With a pen offering, you can go to the four major families to exchange some silver. You can go to private schools and blacksmiths to extort some money. I'm a genius to take advantage of both ends."

Coupled with the fact that Xingzhen didn't know the last sentence, it made Lord Ge lose face. This fat man, who weighed nearly four hundred pounds, had a heavy body and a heavier temper.

shouted angrily: "Come on, give me a slap." ”

Without waiting for the punishment to refute, the three officials of the big man came out in row, with the pattern of the word "pawn" on the front and back of the official uniform, and the two of them pressed the wooden young man who was kneeling on the ground, and one of them slapped his shoulders and served.

Mu Nezhen has been working in a blacksmith since he was a child, and he has to observe the texture of iron every day. For a long time, the observation was extremely meticulous. I can see all the expressions of Lord Ge clearly, and I can even see the cold hairs on the fat trembling.

Xing Zhen knew that Master Ge was really angry and wanted to beat him, but he didn't know why he was angry, and where he made Lord Ge unhappy.

It's clear that it's not his fault, why did he beat him? After thinking about it for a long time, I didn't know how to explain it, but the unwillingness in my heart drove the young man to protest: "I don't accept it"

No one responded to the boy, only a solid slap in the face.

Crossing the shaking palm, Xing Zhen saw the master in plain clothes nodding slowly, as if to signal: "Hold on, don't admit your guilt." ”

Outside the door, the four older ones clapped their hands, and the tall boy and Sven jumped on their feet in protest. The little girl was almost the same as the youngest slug, snot and tears mixed together.

Xing Zhen didn't care about him, and his face was hot when he slapped him. The mind is buzzing with the huge palms of adults. Far from being afraid, the clear eyes of the young man became more and more determined. Looking at Lord Ge from afar, he seemed to ask, "Why did you beat me?"

The adult sitting firmly in the high hall did not shout to stop, and the big man in charge of the punishment would not stop by himself, and there was another solid slap.

The young man was slapped on the left and right sides of his face, and after the pain, he was numb, so numb that he couldn't speak smoothly.

Only the lips quivered, as if in protest: "I am not convinced." ”

The slap was still continuing, and the young man's brain was blank. vaguely thought that if he followed Lord Ge's wishes, he would suffer less and receive fewer slaps if he confessed his sins and shouted for submission.

The young man was in a trance for a moment, and wanted to open up the suffering of his face with a soft pause. I don't know why an unwilling anger suddenly rose in the bottom of the young man's heart, and instantly burned away a trace of luck.

The young man tried to shake his body, but he couldn't shake his wide palm like iron pincers. Just a slight spasm and powerless to resist.

The young man was still unwilling in his heart, so he could only vent his dissatisfaction with the trembling of his mouth. It's more like saying: "I don't accept it, I don't want to be unwilling, I want to treat it equally." I'm still young and can still grow, and one day I will regain the fairness I deserve. ”

Lord Ge turned a blind eye to this, and after a few slaps, he saw that the punishment really had no intention of giving in. I snorted coldly in my heart: "This is worth it, an orphan without a father and mother dares to disobey my will and delay the opportunity for this official to make money." Outrageous. A little beggar, can't take care of you?"

The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, Master Ge grabbed the token on the table and pointed down: "Hit hard, if you still don't accept it, the big board will wait." ”

Lord Ge is consistent in his words and deeds, and the token in his hand is ready to be thrown out at any time.

The plain-clothed master next to him whispered and reminded: "Adults are angry, Xingzhen is only thirteen years old this year, and he can't stand such a toss." It's not good to kill someone. ”

Lord Ge didn't care: "Don't worry, this official is measured." A little orphan, he can't make any waves. “

Master Suyi was speechless, his hands were slightly clenched, and there were traces of blood flowing out of his nails embedded in the flesh.

The punishment of the big man increased the intensity, and after a few slaps, the front teeth of the young man of Mu Ne flew. The two front teeth are red and white, lonely on the ground of the yamen, and the small front teeth are eye-catching and lonely.

The young man really saw it clearly, but instead of succumbing to the loss of his teeth, his unwilling anger became more and more intense. The body can't move and the mouth can't speak, and the young man only has a slight movement of his lips.

It seems to be felt by the sky, and it seems to be unfair in heaven. The calm town suddenly blew and black clouds swirled, and raging storms ran rampant on the dirt roads in the countryside, bringing up a cloud of sand and dust. echoes the injustice of the wooden boy in the court.

At the same time, the ascending dragon qi hovering over Qingyang Town suddenly faded.