Chapter 17: Pretending to be a ghost
"Don't look for it, I'm here. You are a warlock, pretending to be a ghost, this girl hasn't bothered you yet, but you found this girl's head first, and you really died! ”。 A crisp and pleasant voice sounded from above everyone's heads.
Then, with a thud, something heavy was thrown on the platform.
The villagers, who were still kneeling on the ground, stood up one after another, craned their necks and looked up.
The heavy object rolled on the spot a few times, and everyone saw that it was a fat man in black, who had been tied up with ropes.
Chen Ling'er gently floated down on the high platform, faced everyone, and said unhurriedly: "Don't believe that mustache, he is not a half-immortal real person at all, just a warlock who pretends to be a ghost and is abducted. This is his accomplice. As he spoke, he lightly kicked the fat man who had fallen to the ground.
The mustache turned pale, sweated on his forehead, and waved the peachwood sword wildly in his hand and roared, "This is a demon girl! I don't even know the dead fat man on the ground, this is a frame-up, bloody mouth! Old and young masters, don't be stupid, let's go up together and help me capture this demon! ”。
Everyone looked left and right in a daze, not knowing who to believe. Finally, all eyes were on the white-bearded patriarch's face.
The white-bearded patriarch was also stunned at first, at a loss. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, a layer of fine sweat instantly appeared on his head, and his originally pale face gradually turned red.
He rolled his eyes and thought quickly: That real person cast the spell twice, and we saw it with our own eyes, so it should be true. Even if it is fake, if I admit that I have been deceived in public at this moment, not only will I lose face, but I will also lose the prestige of the head of a clan, and I will not be able to raise my head in front of my clan in the future! The lesser of two evils, this little girl of unknown origin is always relatively easy to deal with, right?
Thinking of this, the patriarch stretched out his arms and beckoned: "Everyone has witnessed the mana of real people, and there will be no fakes. But this girl of unknown origin in the river is more like a demon! The big guys went up together and helped the half-immortal real person capture the demon girl and sink it into the river. ”
When Chen Ling'er heard the patriarch's words, her willow eyebrows suddenly rose up, her silver teeth were clenched, and her face turned pale with anger.
When more than a dozen young men in the village heard the patriarch's order, they also rolled up their sleeves and were eager to try.
"I see who dares to move a finger of Miss Chen, Lao Tzu will fight with him today!". Xin Botao, who was red-faced, had rushed forward desperately at this moment, stretched out his thick and powerful arms to stop in front of Miss Chen, and his fire-breathing eyes scanned everyone.
Chen Ling'er raised her head and glanced at Brother Xiao Tao gratefully, desperately suppressed the anger in her heart, and said in a crisp voice: "Fellow villagers, it is not difficult to uncover the veil of this charlatan: let him demonstrate the profound spell in public!" ”
As she spoke, she looked back at the dark mountains behind her, and casually pointed to a small tree as thick as a thumb in the light of the fire, and said, "You knocked down that tree in the air, and the big guy believed you." This girl will not make any resistance, she will be captured, and she is willing to be sunk into the river as a demon. ”
Hearing her say this, coupled with Xin Botao's fierce and vicious deterrence, the dozen or so young men who were ready to do it all stood in place, not daring to act rashly.
The corners of Xiao Heihu's mouth twitched twice, raised his hand to wipe a handful of sweat that kept dripping from his forehead, gritted his teeth and said: "Every time the deity casts a spell, it will consume a lot of true qi, and it will not be able to cast the spell again in a short time!" This patriarch also knew. ”
Chen Ling'er sneered: "Really? I don't think you'll be helpless without a helper, right? You can't do it, but this girl can! ”。
Under the stunned gaze of everyone, Chen Ling'er unhurriedly reached out to take the rope from the fat man in black at his feet, held it in his hand, turned his head suddenly, stretched out his jade arm, and with a "swish" sound, the long rope in his hand flew towards the small tree and wrapped around it.
Then, with a crisp "click", the small tree broke off from it and split in two.
Not only everyone, but even the little black beard widened his eyes and was dumbfounded, his legs were weak, and he sat on the ground with his buttocks.
The white-bearded patriarch was the first to react, his face turned from red to white again, he knelt on the ground with a "plop", and bowed his head again and again: "Immortal Gu is above, old and stupid!" Ask the fairy aunt for forgiveness. ”
When everyone saw the patriarch behaving like this, they quickly followed, and "Hulala" knelt down again, and kowtowed one after another.
Chen Ling'er stomped her feet angrily and said, "Get up, get up!" This girl has only been practicing martial arts since she was a child, and she has some kung fu in her body, so she is not a fairy girl! Daqi is dead, why are your kneecaps still so soft?! ”。
When they heard this, they looked at each other blankly, patted the dust on their knees, and got up one after another.
Chen Ling'er held the rope in her hand, turned around and looked at the little black beard with a cold gaze.
At this moment, the little black beard had long lost his temper, and he quickly glanced at the fat man who fell to the ground, sighed heavily, and completely admitted it. Seeing that the girl looked at her with cold eyes, she suddenly shivered, and hurriedly prostrated on the ground, kowtowed like garlic and said loudly: "The heroine spares her life, we just came out to cheat some small money, mix a bowl of rice to eat, and the crime will not lead to death!" ”。
Chen Ling'er snorted coldly in her nose and said, "If it weren't for this girl's kung fu, you two liars would have deceived the villagers to be stupid, wouldn't it be that this girl would be thrown into the river unjustly?!" I will kill you here, and I am afraid that my hands will be dirty, so I will tie you up and hand you over to the government tomorrow for disposal!" ”。
Xin Botao held his chest up at this time, took a few steps forward, and kicked Xiao Heihu to the ground with a "bang", and several good guys behind him also stepped forward and unceremoniously punched and kicked Xiao Heihu who fell to the ground.
The white-bearded patriarch stepped forward with a look of shame, squeezed out a very unnatural smile on his face, looked at Chen Ling'er and said: "Adults don't remember villains, little old people are lonely and unheard, shallow in knowledge, and they have fallen for liars, I hope Miss Chen will not blame!" ”。
Chen Ling'er hurriedly returned the salute slightly: "The little girl has always been grateful to Brother Xiaotao and his son for saving my life, and I would like to thank my neighbors for taking me in and accommodating me." The patriarch also asked Mo not to take this matter to heart, fortunately, everyone has nothing to lose, and the two Jianghu warlocks will be escorted to the official mansion tomorrow. ”
The white-bearded patriarch nodded again and again, bowing his head and saying nothing.
The two beaten crooks with blue noses and swollen faces and howling were tied up with ropes, and Xin Botao, who was full of red light, turned around and said to his partners: "Brothers, go to my house for a drink, I'll invite you tonight!" Doctor Xue, you must go too! Haha".
More than a dozen young men in the village responded enthusiastically, everyone giggled and gathered around, and the stars followed Chen Ling'er like the moon, swaggering towards the small courtyard of the Xin family.
Late at night, under the moonlight, in the small courtyard of the patriarch's house, several peers of the same age also sat around the table, and were gossiping unhurriedly with the depressed patriarch.
"Xiao Tao, this child is blessed! I picked up a daughter-in-law from the river for no reason, how handsome she looked, as if she had come down from a painting! ”。 An old man stroked his long beard and praised it.
The old man next to him nodded slightly and said, "The most amazing thing is that she can also do martial arts!" I don't think Xiao Tao's stupid boy may be able to stop her! ”。
The third old man frowned, glanced up at the patriarch, and whispered, "I said, this woman's origin is unknown. I heard Doctor Xue say that she was dying when she rescued her, and there was an arrow and crossbow stuck in her back...... Won't it ...... It can't be a bandit who fights against the imperial court, right? ”。
Several people present were stunned and looked at the patriarch together.
The white-bearded patriarch paused for a moment, shook his head and said, "No matter what she did before, the bad family can be regarded as helping our whole village once, as long as she can live with Xiao Tao in a down-to-earth manner, we can just open our eyes and close our eyes." We can't take the initiative to report to the official, right? That's too unconscionable! ”。
Several old men nodded their heads and echoed in unison. (This chapter is not finished and will be added later)