Chapter 12: Picking Up a Life
The executioner held the knife in both hands, his face was hideous, and he slashed down hard, this knife without hesitation, fast and ruthless.
At the moment when he was about to cut off Garth's head, he heard a "bang", and the long knife was broken, as if Garth's neck was as hard as steel, just cutting the long hair to pieces. The executioner was also stunned, he had never seen such a strange thing.
Everyone was stunned, they all had an incredible look on their faces, and besides, all the strong people of the Mu family gathered here, if anyone wanted to do anything, it would be impossible to escape the eyes of so many people, and more importantly, the strongest person here was only Mu Lingfeng, a middle-level martial artist, and at this level, it was still impossible to hide from the sky and the sea quietly.
Moreover, none of the people present had any reason to help Garth, and they all wanted to have his body shattered.
Seeing this, Garth was also frightened, sweating profusely, panting heavily, for a young man who has not seen much of the world, no matter how he looks down on life and death, it is difficult to be unfluctuating at this time of life and death.
"What kind of evil method have you used, don't think that you will survive this way. Mu Lingyun, who was on the side, asked viciously.
"I didn't do anything, and I don't know why. Garth looked innocent and panicked.
The executioner on the side leaned over to pick up the broken knife, and he also looked puzzled, and he didn't see anything wrong with the knife.
Mu Lingfeng opened his mouth and said: "Could it be that this is the will of heaven? The ancestors of my Mu family stipulated that those who were punished but did not die could be left alive to help our clan and watch their deeds. That will only save you from death. β
When Chu He heard this, he thought that things were definitely not that simple, there must be someone behind the scenes who was helping, there must be a strong hidden among these people, or they had high-level special martial arts, but these people had no reason to help a thief who stole the resources in the seller, and the only one who could help was Mu Lingfeng, the head of the family, who said that the will of heaven was so like a deception to a child, and blurted out the rules of the ancestors, so that everyone had nothing to say, and also highlighted his status as the head of the family, and the style of doing things according to the clan rules, but only Mu Lingfeng knew the most about the clan rulesγ
Thinking of this, Chu He stared at Mu Lingfeng again and watched his next move.
"Hmph, I think you did it, but you used the clan rules to pressure us. Mu Lingyun looked unconvinced, and immediately retorted.
"You and I are both middle-level martial artists, practicing the same martial arts and exercises, don't you know how capable I am? Don't want mad dogs to bite people? Mu Lingfeng seemed to have prepared a rebuttal a long time ago, and his face was calm.
He said again: "Otherwise, my brother will kill this son, and we will pay you for cultivation according to the clan rules, and I can't wait to kill him, or you will make a contribution to my clan and relieve everyone's hatred?"
Unexpectedly, as the head of the family, he was not to be outdone when he quarreled, and his words were sharp.
I saw Mu Lingyun's face swollen with anger, but he was speechless, unable to find the words to refute Mu Lingfeng, and he couldn't find any evidence of anyone's crime.
But he shook his arms, snorted, and walked away in a huff.
Mu Lingfeng was secretly happy, and said slowly: "In this case, if you don't have any doubts, then let this son go and assign him to the alchemy pharmacy to do chores." β
Everyone looked at each other, and they had nothing to refute, knowing that there might be something strange, but no one dared to say nonsense if they didn't find evidence, so they could only look at me, I looked at you, and acquiesced in the matter.
And Garth didn't expect that he would come to a shocking reversal in this situation, picking up a life and surviving, his eyes were full of excitement, eagerness, and trembling with excitement.
"Thank you to the head of the family, thank you for the great kindness of the herdsman, Garth will definitely change his past mistakes in the future and contribute to the herdsman's family in a down-to-earth manner. Garth said with another handful of snot and tears, kowtowing as he spoke.
Through the careful observation just now, Chu He once again affirmed that what he thought just now must have been done by Mu Lingfeng, because all this seemed to be arranged, all the actions and answers were too natural, and at the same time, when everyone was dumbfounded, only Mu Lingfeng's expression did not change.
Chu He analyzed that there were two reasons why Mu Lingfeng did this, one was that Mu Lingfeng had an unknown relationship with Gas, and the other was that Gass must have something that the Mu family needed, or something outstanding about it.
Looking at the appearance of Garth and Mu Lingfeng, Chu He immediately ruled out the first thought, then it must be something that Garth lacked or needed.
When the matter was over, Mu Lingfeng ordered everyone to retreat, and Garth was taken to the alchemy pharmacy.
After everyone dispersed, it was already early hour, but the night sky was pitch black, and I couldn't see my fingers, but fortunately, there were more street lamps in Mujia, otherwise most people like Chu He who had just come would probably not be able to find a room.
At Mu Ning's repeated requests, Jin Ta and Chu He first went to send Mu Ning back to the room, and on the way, Chu He thought for a while, full of curiosity about this Garth.
"I wanted to go see that Gas, and I always felt that there was something wrong with him. Chu He opened his mouth and said to the two.
Hearing this, Mu Ning looked excited. He immediately replied, "Okay, okay, I'll lead the way." β
In this way, a group of three people accompanied by the street lamp, turned left and right, and came to the alchemy pharmacy, the alchemy pharmacy is not big, the walls are mottled, and at a glance, you can know that it is a year, and there is only one middle-aged person on night duty at the door.
"Miss, it's so late, what are you doing here, the head of the house has a rule that no one is allowed in, and besides, the gas who stole the elixir is also locked inside. β
"My father asked me to interrogate this guy named Garth, this matter is quite strange, I am afraid that he will run away and delay the matter of your responsibility. Mu Ning's usual style of the eldest lady is undoubtedly revealed.
Then again, if you don't, you won't be able to enter this alchemy.
I saw that the subordinate pushed down in a gray manner, for fear that this eldest lady would find her own business again.
In the alchemy room, a huge copper furnace was placed in the middle, about the same height as Chu He, it must have been moved in by a martial artist-level powerhouse, Chu He went up and knocked lightly twice, and felt the echo in the copper furnace, and the purity of the material could be seen.
And all around, there are all kinds of alchemy tools that cannot be named, and there are some locked wooden boxes, and in the boxes are some refined pills.
Suddenly, the frightened Garth saw the three of them, but he looked frightened and said, "Who is it, the head of the family has forgiven me, what do you want to do?" After speaking, he subconsciously took a few steps back and distanced himself from the three of them.
"We don't have any ill intentions, we just want to know about you, is there something hidden in you?" Chu He replied kindly.
"What do I have to know, I live in the north of Lore City, and my mother is the only one in the family, and I only came to work in the Mu family a year ago. I don't know why the knife broke, but I felt a chill in my neck and felt like I was going to die. Unexpectedly, he survived. β
"You're not a warrior. Quinta said.
"I'm not interested in fighting and killing, I used to steal the iron family's alchemy when I was idle, and I was almost beaten to death and ran out. But I learned all the alchemy methods I saw, and I created several of them myself, and the few guards guarding the mountain behind me were fascinated by the medicine I created. Speaking of this, Garth had a smug look on his face, and he was very confident in his alchemy skills.
Mu Ning's big eyes turned around, and he didn't know what crooked ideas he was making, so he replied: "Oh, it turned out to be a habitual offender, I will report to my father in a while, it seems that according to the clan rules, I want to cleanse you." With that, he pretended to run out the door.
When he landed, Garth's legs trembled, he subconsciously clamped, his face was full of consternation, and he hurriedly knelt down and said: "Auntie, don't, I haven't lived enough, I finally survived, I am willing to be a cow and a horse." β
"Haha, but you said it. β