Chapter Twenty-Eight: Horror
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The blood is drenched and the taste is precious, and the same pain and grievances are difficult to redress. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Put yourself in his shoes, who is willing to cut himself with a knife.
For thousands of years, the bowl has been as deep as the sea and the hatred is difficult to settle.
I want to know about the sword and soldiers in the world, but listen to the sound of the slaughter in the middle of the night.
The moon has fallen without a trace, the galaxy is dim, Yongye Fang, located in the north of Jiangdu County, is a little unusually quiet tonight, the three watch drums on the tower have been beaten, and the two errand officials guarding the door of the fang have also fallen asleep in the simple gatehouse.
There are still two red lanterns hanging at the door of Cao Xianling's house, because the night is halfway over, the lamp oil is about to burn out, and the two red lanterns are dying from light to dark.
"Wow!"
A wild dog curled up on the side of the street barked wildly at the sky, as if it had spotted a meteor that suddenly crossed by, looking a little frightened and curious. But it barked only twice, and then curled up in the corner and fell asleep.
Jiangdu County ordered Cao Youdao to lie in his study at this time, because his son was still young and lived with his mother, so Cao Youdao often rested in the study. It is also a lot of affairs today, after Cao Youdao came back from the county office, he didn't read any more books, and lay down to rest after dinner.
At this time, it was the middle of the night, Cao Youdao only felt hungry and thirsty in his mouth, and turned over and woke up, Cao Youdao opened his eyes slightly, but saw that the oil lamp in the bedroom was dim, and Wang'er, the scholar who served him, did not know where he went.
"Wang'er, Wang'er?!"
Cao Youdao called twice to the front hall, but did not see the figure of the scholar, thinking that it must be late at night, and the scholar had already gone back to the room to sleep, so he put on clogs and walked to the desk to pour water and drink himself.
Cao Youdao raised his head and drank a cup, picked up the teapot and continued to pour water, intending to drink another cup, but heard the bead curtain of the inner door behind him, thinking that it was the scholar who heard the call, so he came to wait.
"Wang'er, where did you go, you only came here in the past half a day!"
Cao Youdao lifted the glass of water that had just been poured and was about to turn around to reprimand Wang'er, but was suddenly hugged by the man from behind, and a cold dagger was already attached to his throat.
"Don't make a sound, or I'll kill you!" A deep voice came from my ears.
Cao Youdao shivered in response, and instantly fell asleep, so he obediently put down the teacup in his hand, trembling, and let the man dispose of it.
"A good man spares his life, a good man spares his life! There is something to discuss, there is something to discuss! Cao Youdao was so frightened that he trembled, so he had to beg for mercy, but his mind was blank, and he couldn't remember how he had such an enemy.
"You are not allowed to move, just do what I say, or I will cut your neck!!" The man threatened viciously.
"Okay, okay, I don't move, I don't move!" He asked again: "I don't know the name of the good man, if I Cao Mou has offended something, I must make amends, why do I come here late at night?" ”
"You don't talk nonsense, put your hands behind your back and sit on the chair first."
Cao Youdao followed the man's instructions, turned his back to a Taishi chair, and then sat down. But I saw that the man wrapped a rope around his neck and tied his backhand to the Taishi's chair. After the man tied Cao Youdao, he checked the tightness again, and made sure that Cao Youdao was difficult to break free for a while, so he walked to the table, blew out the oil lamp on the table, and showed the bright dagger.
Cao Youdao took advantage of the starlight outside the window, only to see the person who came to cover his head with a black cloth, but he didn't know who he was, and he didn't know what he wanted to do, so he was so shocked that his forehead was sweating, his back was cold, and he asked tremblingly: "I don't know the name of Haohanzun?" What is your enmity with me, and why are you here late at night? ”
The man's mouth and nose were covered by a black cloth, and he only pointed a sharp knife at Cao Youdao, and then shouted in a muffled voice: "Hmph! You know the bad things you have done, and you dare to ask me?! ”
"This" Cao Youdao was in a circle for a while, and he didn't know who he had offended, so he provoked the other party to enter the house late at night, and threatened himself with a sharp blade. "I don't know what the hero is referring to, please make it clear, if it is really Cao's fault, he must apologize!"
"Hmph, you've been an official for so many years, have you forgotten all the bad things you've done?"
"What bad did I do?" Cao Youdao is indeed confused, over the years, he has gone from a scholar to the head of a county, and he has always been cautious and honest. Because he knows that he has no background, no talent, and wants to be a big official but no one can recommend him, even if he is a seven-grade petty official, he still has to take care of it up and down, and act when he sees the opportunity.
"This official is an official, he has always been for the people, he has never been corrupt and bent the law, I don't know what the bad things in the mouth of the good man refer to, please make it clear!"
"Hmph, don't you pretend to be confused here, let me ask you, what good things did you did sixteen years ago, have you forgotten it? Yes?! The man's eyes widened angrily, his tone was stiff, and he only put the cold dagger on Cao Youdao's face, which frightened Cao Youdao into a cold sweat.
"Sixteen years ago?"
"Yes, sixteen years ago!"
Cao Youdao's eyes rolled, pretending to be a memory, but he was speculating about the identity of the person who came in his mind, so he replied in a low voice: "Sixteen years ago, Cao was just a scholar, and he didn't do anything bad?" Please also ask the good man to make it clear. ”
"You're still pretending to be confused! It seems that you are toasting and not eating and drinking, let me cut off one of your ears first, and see if you want to get up! With that, the man reached out and lifted one of Cao Youdao's ears and put the dagger on top of his ear.
"Oops! The good man is angry, the good man is angry! It's been a long time, and Cao can't remember it for a while, let me think about it, let me think about it."
"Hmph, you have to think about it, if you can't remember, I'll remind you, at the foot of Poria Mountain sixteen years ago, huh? Do you remember?"
"Sixteen years ago, under Poria Mountain? Yes? Who are you! Cao Youdao was suddenly startled, and involuntarily shuddered, and asked the masked man sharply.
"It doesn't matter to you who I am, as long as you answer me truthfully, I will spare you from death, if you dare to say half a lie, my knife can be very sharp!!" He scolded again: "Don't think I don't know, let's say quickly, sixteen years ago, what did you do under Poria Mountain!" ”
Hearing this, Cao Youdao was stunned for a few seconds, then sighed, lowered his head and said, "Alas, I can't think of this matter, I can't escape after all!" Then he asked, "Haohan, you must be from Luoyang, right?" ”
When the man heard this, he was also stunned for a moment, and then nodded and replied: "You are still smart, that's right, I am from Luoyang!" If you tell the truth about that case from sixteen years ago, I will spare you from death! ”
"The adults are angry, and the villains are allowed to report to you!"
Last week, due to a business trip, I missed some updates, and this week will be made up, I hope readers and friends will understand! Thank you for your support.
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