Chapter 11: The Murder of the Old Man
Cong'er raised her head to look at Ling Yan, her originally handsome face was covered with a layer of black ash by the thick smoke. Although she still couldn't stop coughing www.biquge.info she still smiled at Ling Yan, then struggled to stand up and ran to the old man's side, "Grandpa! Grandfather! While picking up the old man, he gently patted the old man's back with his hand.
Cong'er's sad smile broke Ling Yan's heart. He turned his head, could no longer contain the anger in his heart, and scolded Wu Anguo: "You are all brutes! Are you still human? He did such a hurtful thing! You're not human! ”
"Hmph, this is a punishment for not paying food, and they are asking for their own hardship." Wu Anguo replied lightly.
"You, you, you're really not-" Ling Yan was about to continue scolding, but was interrupted by the rapid shout of the old man behind him: "Baby! ”
Ling Yan turned his head to look, only to see the old man panting and looking over here, his eyes full of begging and apology.
Ling Yan understood that the old man wanted him to stop scolding, but he couldn't help but be angry, so he shouted at the old man, "Grandpa! These people are bastards! Brute! Pigs and dogs are not as good as brutes! After speaking, he stared at Wu Anguo again. Suddenly, he noticed that Wu Anguo's expression had changed.
"General Wu!" The old man hurriedly staggered forward two steps, and then knelt down facing Wu Anguo, "It's my fault that I didn't pay the grain!" Ask the general to punish me alone! I am a dying man, and it is not a pity to die! But my granddaughter is still young, please let the general let her go......" He glanced at Ling Yan, and then begged Wu Anguo, "That baby is also young and ignorant, if you offend the general, please let the general spare him for the sake of him as a child!" This matter has nothing to do with him, don't let him be implicated......"
Ling Yan's eyes suddenly moistened, and he hurriedly lowered his head, letting tears drip down his eyes.
Wu Anguo snorted coldly: "Fang is the punishment for your refusal to hand over grain, but do you know what the crime is for harboring a strong man?" ”
The old man trembled: "I know, I know, I look at the general......"
Wu Anguo looked at the raging fire in front of him, and coldly interrupted the old man's words: "The lord has already had a ban, and no one is allowed to hide money and food or harbor men, and violators will be punished as felony rebellion." There are notices everywhere in the city, who doesn't know? How dare you dare to openly disobey the will of the Lord? ”
The old man's face was extremely gloomy, and his body trembled even more violently.
Cong'er hugged the old man and cried, "Grandpa! ”
Ling Yan suddenly raised his head, with tears still on his face, and roared at Wu Anguo: "You fart!" The money is earned by the people's hard work, so why can't they keep it? The grain is grown by the people themselves, so why can't they keep it? Harbouring a man? Hum! I'm telling you! No one is harboring me! I snuck in! How? Isn't it okay? The ban your lord is talking about is farting! If you don't do military service, it's called harboring? I think you're robbers! Still coming to collect food in the middle of the night? It's just a rush for food! You're a bunch of brutes! ”
"You dare to insult General Wu! You don't want to live anymore, do you? "The dog soldier is in full swing again.
Wu Anguo's face was pale, and the muscles in his cheeks trembled, but he just said in a deep voice: "That's it, I don't care about you." ”
After speaking, he turned his head to look at the old man: "You harbor a man, and you will not escape the death penalty." The Lord has decreed that those who harbor will be found to be in the right place and correct the law. ”
The old man's face was pale, and he slowly turned around and hugged Cong'er, his lips trembled, as if he wanted to say something to Cong'er, but after he glanced at the house that was engulfed in fire and smoke, he turned his eyes to Ling Yan not far away, and there was the last trace of comfort in his cloudy eyes.
"Baby...... Belch...... Ling Yan. The old man shouted.
Ling Yan looked at the old man, his eyes overflowing with tears.
"My granddaughter...... I'm still young and need to be taken care of, I'm afraid...... I won't be able to spend time with her anymore, I thought...... I want to entrust her to you, please...... Please take good care of her...... When her father and mother returned...... "The old man said this, but he couldn't say any more.
Ling Yan shouted like crazy: "No! No! Grandfather! Cong'er needs your care! You can't leave her behind! After speaking, Ling Yan turned his head to look at Wu Anguo, forcibly held back the grief and indignation in his heart, and said, "General Wu! I was so offended just now, I apologize now! But one person does things and one person does it, I sneaked into his house, and the two of them don't know at all! If you want to punish me, just punish me! Don't implicate them! Aren't you going to take me to your lord? Good! I promised to see you! What sin I have to bear alone! I beg you not to embarrass them again! ”
Wu Anguo coldly glanced at Ling Yan, who was flushed with excitement and bruised tendons, and said lightly: "Hmph! Go to see the lord, it's not your turn to say yes or no...... However, harboring a man is a first-class capital crime, and I will only punish him alone, and I will not implicate you, which is already very benevolent. ”
After speaking, without waiting for Ling Yan to speak again, he turned his head to look at the old man, and his eyes were suddenly full of killing intent: "Okay! The aftermath has been explained! Accept the punishment! As he spoke, with a few "whoosh" sounds, he skillfully turned the long knife in his hand around quickly and lifted it up.
The old man looked at Cong'er in front of him affectionately: "Cong'er, take good care of yourself." With that, the old man turned around and slowly closed his eyes.
"Don't! Grandfather! I don't want you to leave me! Cong'er cried out in despair.
"Wu Anguo!" Ling Yan was anxious and shouted, "If you dare to touch them, you will definitely regret it!" ”
Wu Anguo ignored Ling Yan.
"Take your life!" Wu Anguo suddenly yelled at the old man, and at the same time pulled the reins in his hand, his legs tightened, and the brown horse under him neighed, raised his hooves, turned around and rushed towards the old man.
The steed leapt past the old man in a second. At the moment when he passed by, "whoosh-" With a piercing sound of wind, I saw a silver-white light flash in front of the old man.
Almost at the same time, the old man's head rolled from his neck to the ground, and the hot blood in his body spurted out of his neck, splashing everywhere, and also splashing on Cong'er's body.
Wu Anguo's hand dropped the knife, and in an instant, the back of the snow-white knife was already stained with crimson bloodstains, and under the firelight, the bloodstains looked even more scarlet, which made people chill.
Cong'er stared blankly at the old man's "body" that was still standing, and suddenly, she cried out in a heart-rending voice: "Grandpa-"
The immature voice echoed in the night sky, violently impacting Ling Yan's nerves. Ling Yan was truly stunned and motionless.
The old man's "body" was shaken by Cong'er, and he slowly fell down reluctantly. Cong'er threw herself on the old man and cried bitterly: "Grandpa! Grandfather! ”
However, her grandfather will never hear his granddaughter's call.
"Take his head back and give it to the lord." Wu Anguo rode back and commanded the dog soldiers.
"Yes!" The dog soldier responded happily, hurriedly ran over and lifted the old man's head, and ran to Wu Anguo's side, "General Wu, what about his granddaughter......
Wu Anguo flicked the long knife, and a row of blood droplets splashed on the ground: "Take her away and hand it over to you for the time being." ”
"Yes!" The dog soldier was overjoyed.
"Wu Anguo! I'll kill you! Ling Yan roared angrily, his face full of tears, desperately trying to break free from the shackles of the soldiers behind him.
The dog soldier raised the old man's head and laughed at Ling Yan, "Didn't you see what happened to him just now?" It's up to you? One round will make General Wu cut off the horse! ”
"Hah! Chop me? Ling Yan said loudly, "Just rely on that traitor to seek glory, the two family slaves Wu Anguo?" ”
Wu Anguo frowned slightly, and asked Ling Yan in a deep voice, "What did you say?" ”
"Humph! You know what I'm talking about! Ling Yan laughed contemptuously, "I finally understand why you were able to kill Tai Shi Ci in one round!" You are a villain who sells for glory and defects! ”
Wu Anguo sneered, but no longer paid attention to Ling Yan, and said to the dog soldier: "Let him be unconscious for a while, so as not to listen to his nonsense." ”
"I'm talking gibberish? Am I talking gibberish or are you weak-hearted? Ling Yan shouted desperately, "Wu Anguo! Listen! If you don't kill me today, I'll kill you in the future!" I swear ......"
Before he finished speaking, suddenly, Ling Yan only felt the back of his head sink and fainted.
Under the order of the dog soldier, the two soldiers forcibly dragged Cong'er to the team, Cong'er cried and resisted desperately, desperately holding the old man's body, but she was just a teenage girl, how could she twist the two thick men?
Two more soldiers lifted the old man's body and threw it into the fire.
After doing all this, Wu Anguo left the village with his team.
Until Wu Anguo left the village, no villager dared to come out to see what was going on, and the village was as quiet as usual, as if nothing had happened. But the raging fires and the near-burning house bear witness to the tragedy in its entirety......