"Chapter 37: Breaking the Truth"
After the people in the village heard Xu Laohan's shouts of gongs and drums, many people couldn't believe what he said, so they just opened the window, held the fire candle, and secretly looked outside. Many people whispered: "What this old man Xu said is true or false!" It can't be controlled by demons, right? "Everyone talked in a whisper, no one dared to question loudly, and no one dared to come out.
At this time, the son of Lao Zhang next door broke the deadlock and shouted loudly: "Uncle Xu, what you said is true? Xu Laohan squinted and said loudly to Zhang An: "Yes, it's true, it's a young man who helped us catch that monster, let's go out and take a look!" Xiao Anzi. ”
"You tie up the monster and take it to the street for me to see, or we won't know if it's true or not, and we won't dare to go out!"
"Good! Don't worry, everyone, the young man and I will go and bring the monster over and let the big guy take a look. ”
Xuantian had already tied Zhang San's bundle strongly, picked up the torch, and shone it on his face, Xu Laohan was afraid that everyone would not believe it, so he put the bull head mask on Zhang San's head again. "Come out, everyone! This monster has been caught by us, Xiao Anzi, see it! Come out! Uncle Xu, I won't hurt you. ”
Zhang An was in this village, and his courage was relatively large, and after seeing that the minotaur had been tied up, he immediately rushed out of the house and ran towards Xu Laohan. "You damn youkai, I'm going to kill you today." As soon as the words fell, he kicked at Zhang San, but was stopped by Xuantian, "Alas, alas! Don't be impulsive, is it still useful for us to keep this guy? ”
"A monster, what's the use of keeping him!" Zhang An shouted angrily.
Xu Laohan immediately grabbed Zhang An, "Xiao Anzi, don't be impulsive first, we still have something to ask him!" Let's let the big guys come out first! ”
Zhang An controlled his emotions and suddenly shouted loudly: "Hey! It's a man, come out of here, the monster has been caught. ”
Originally, the people in the village didn't dare to come out, but when they saw Zhang An rushing out, they were fine, coupled with Zhang An's mocking tone, many men walked out of the house one after another and came to Xu Laohan's side. Later, all the men, women, and children in the village came out one after another to witness the dignity of this monster.
Xuantian lit a bunch of torches and tied Zhang San to a wooden stake, and all the village names formed a circle, pointing at Zhang San. Xu Laohan coughed twice, walked to Xuantian's side, and said in a loud voice: "Fellow villagers, this is the demon hunting hero of our village, and he is the one who caught this monster." After hearing this, everyone commented, "I didn't expect it to be a doll, and I have such skills at a young age." ”
Xu Laohan whispered to Xuantian: "Young man, let's make a simple introduction!" "To be honest, speaking in front of so many people, Xuantian was still a little nervous, because after all, it was the first time to face so many people. Nervous, he scratched his head and said hesitantly: "Hello everyone, my name is Li Xuantian, and I am going to go to Jiangzhou to find relatives, passing by Zidi." Hearing that Grandpa Xu said that you were in trouble, he drew his sword to help and took down this monster in one fell swoop. ”
"Shaoxia is heroic, in addition to the great harm for us, yes, thank you Shaoxia." Everyone unanimously admired Xuantian.
Xu Laohan raised his hands, motioned for everyone to be quiet, and then said loudly: "After catching this monster, we have discovered a shocking secret, today, let everyone see the true face of this monster." After speaking, he took off Zhang San's bull head mask, and Zhang San's face was clearly presented to everyone through the firelight.
Everyone was shocked when they saw it, and the screams kept hovering in the air. "What's the matter, it's a person, oh my God! It's incredible. Zhang An looked at Zhang San in front of him dumbfounded, and immediately shifted his eyes to Xu Laohan, "Uncle Xu, what's going on?" ”
"Do you need to ask? These so-called demons are actually pretended to be by others. “
Everyone's faces showed incredible expressions, and no one thought that these monsters that had plagued them for nearly a year were all human pretends.
The old woman of the Wang family roared angrily: "Then what are you waiting for, quickly slaughter this guy with a beast's face and heart, and avenge our dead relatives." Wang Po's words resonated with everyone present, and all of them roared one after another: "Kill him, kill him." "These roars don't come out of nowhere, and in the past year, I don't know how many village names have been killed by these monsters. Take Wang Po as an example, her daughter was captured by a monster half a year ago, and her life and death are still unknown.
Zhang San saw these village names desperately shouting to kill him, his frightened legs trembled, and his face was sweating, "Shaoxia, you promised me to let me go, but you can't be untrustworthy!" ”
Xuantian clasped his arms in his hands and looked at Zhang San with contempt, "When you were doing evil, did you ever think that you would have today?" ”
Xu Laohan struck the gong a few times and said loudly: "Don't get excited, everyone, things are not as simple as we thought, this Zhang San is just acting on orders, and someone instructed him to do this." ”
"Who? Who is it? Who is so unconscionable and persecuting us ordinary people? The villagers complained.
Xuantian walked up to Zhang San and said with a wicked smile: "Okay, let's talk!" As long as you are honest, I will let you go. ”
Zhang San nodded frantically, "I said, I said." Xuantian twisted Zhang San's head straight, "Don't say it to me, say it to everyone." ”
Zhang San swallowed and said nervously: "All this is instructed by Huo Zhennan, the owner of Huojiazhuang. ”
"What? How is this possible? When they heard this, they didn't seem to believe it. Zhang An stepped forward, pointed at Zhang San's nose and said, "Don't talk nonsense, you despicable villain, that old lady Huo has distributed all the money and food to help us on a fair day, and asked the demon hunter to help us catch demons, he is obviously a good person, how could he do such a thing?" ”
"He just looks kind on the surface, and there is a man named Pan Hu under his hand, who has practiced in the Hongxing Sect and has high skills. He taught us martial arts, and we were asked to pretend to be demons and go around arresting people, and the men were arrested to be strong men, and the women were arrested to be concubines, and sometimes they were sold to brothels. Those who are disobedient, or who have lost their labor, bury them alive, and they will buy the demon hunters you have hired. ”、
"No wonder the demon hunters we hired can't catch you, so that's the case." Mrs. Xu said angrily.
"What a Huo Zhennan, he pretends to be a good person on weekdays and gives us food, but secretly he makes people pretend to be demons and exploit us, it's really better to be pigs and dogs." In the crowd, a teenager gritted his teeth and cursed wildly. Then, everyone else responded.
At this time, Xu Laohan walked up to Zhang San, "Zhang San, you just said that they arrested the men as laborers, which means that the missing people in our village are still alive?" ”
Zhang San nodded slightly, "Yes, most of them are still alive." ”
After hearing this, Xu Laohan suddenly showed a happy expression on his face, walked to Xuantian's side, and grabbed his hand, "Shaoxia, you help people to the end, send the Buddha to the west, please save my grandson!" An old man also stepped forward and said with tears streaming down his face: "Please save my son too!" Afterwards, all the family members who had disappeared gathered around Xuantian and kept begging.
This is Xuantian is very embarrassed, when he went down the mountain, Xiao Hongfei told him to go straight to Jiang Ling Pavilion, don't meddle in matters on the way, and tell him not to forget his identity. However, having said that, the tragic situation in this village has nothing to do with him. That year ago, Wuzhuang Mountain Youlong was born, it was his masterpiece, if it weren't for him, the enchantment would not have been destroyed, and those villains would not have had a chance to take advantage of this loophole.
Thinking of this, Xuantian said heroically: "Fellow villagers, rest assured, I will definitely rescue your relatives." After speaking, he untied Zhang San's rope and grabbed his head, "You go and tell that old man Huo and let him release him immediately, otherwise, I will go to him and beat him all over the ground to find his teeth." ”
Zhang San kept nodding, and then, like a mad dog, he ran away.