Chapter 17 The Human Heart Is Unfathomable

The next day, Lu Ning woke up, but heard a commotion downstairs. When I came to the lobby downstairs, I saw Shile surrounded by a crowd.

The shopkeeper saw that more than a dozen mouths really couldn't tell the reason, so he asked everyone to be quiet and said to Shile: "Master, how did the demon monk break the rope last night and kill the old man who was guarding him, I don't know where to flee!" โ€

"Escaped?" Shile was frightened, and then saw Lu Ning coming,

"Why didn't you kill him last night?" Lu Ning left the scene early last night, and he didn't know what happened.

"This sucks." Lu Ning said anxiously: "Do you know who that demon monk is?" That's a disciple of the Blood Knife Sect in the Western Regions, the Blood Knife Sect has done all kinds of evil in his life, let him escape back this time, wait for him to recover from his injuries, and come back with his senior brother for revenge, I see who of you here can stop it! โ€

When everyone heard this, they immediately exploded, and the shopkeeper came over and grabbed Lu Ning's hand and asked, "That..." How is this good? โ€

Lu Ning said in his heart, how do I know, seeing that Shile was silent, as if he was thinking about something, he suddenly said: "That's bad, monk, I was looked at by him, and he will come back to take revenge on me, which is not good." โ€

"Damn! When is it, you are still thinking about yourself. Lu Ning couldn't help scolding.

"So what do you say? No matter what the Blood Knife Ancestor said, he is the leader of one party, and it is estimated that even if the martial arts are at the level of the Shaolin Dharma Academy again, how come this time the monk has been recognized with a straight face, I am afraid that it will not be peaceful in the future! โ€

The townspeople's hearts have already sunk to the bottom when they hear this, it seems that the forces behind the demon monk can't even fight against the two heroes in front of them, what the hell should this be! Some people even remembered the dozen or so young men who died in front of their eyes that day, their heads were cut off, and they looked at the terrible scene of themselves alive, and their hearts were terrified, and they were afraid that they would also follow such a back path.

"At the moment, there is only one way out." Lu Ning saw that everyone had been hit to the bottom by the morale killer Shile, and they had already lost their opinions, so he said: "We must all leave here to avoid the Blood Knife Gate coming here to take revenge, and when they come, I am afraid that they will inevitably slaughter this place to the ground and kill everyone to vent their anger." โ€

Everyone was silent, their faces were complicated, and some looked at the mayor and the shopkeeper, Shile only said that they were reluctant in their hearts, and couldn't help but persuade: "The current situation is critical, if you don't move out of this place as soon as possible, I'm afraid it will really be like what they said." โ€

"Why! I didn't touch a single hair of the demon monk, why would you want to kill me? One of them suddenly shouted, "I didn't participate in the hunt for him from beginning to end, not to mention that our ancestors lived here, and I won't leave!" โ€

Lu Ning looked at him, and saw that his face was resentful, looking at the two of them, I am afraid that he already regarded the two of them as the main reason for this incident.

And looking at the others, although they didn't say it in their mouths, they also had this meaning on their faces, Lu Ning suddenly felt cold, and wondered if the two of them shouldn't meddle in this matter.

"Mayor Mare, what do you think we should do?" Seeing that Lu Ning's answer did not satisfy themselves, the crowd was expected to pay tribute to the mayor who had always been the backbone

"I... I don't want to go, I'm already dozens of years old, how many years can I live? Go away, and if they want to take revenge, come here. The mayor of the town over there also said, but although he sighed, his eyes were still seeing what else the two of them could do.

Lu Ning looked at him, and saw that his eyes were wandering, and he no longer believed in the two of them, and couldn't help but have a nameless fire in his heart: "Okay, if you don't leave, just stay here and wait for the demon monk to bring someone back for revenge, we still have something to do, and we don't have time to bury you here!" โ€

Lu Ning's heart was on fire, and he didn't care about other people's feelings when he spoke. The man who spoke earlier suddenly said: "You torture him for a good time, and then pat his ass like leaving, leaving a mess for us to clean up, thinking of beauty!" โ€

"Wang Shanju, how are you talking!" The shopkeeper was furious when he heard this, grabbed his collar and scolded: "The two heroes are only going to deal with the demon monk for the sake of our town's affairs, you are talking like this now, do you still have a little conscience?" โ€

"You let go! That's the way it was, the disaster was caused by them, why did they want to leave without doing things well, and when the demon monk came back to take revenge, he couldn't find them, so how could he not be angry with us? In my opinion, they should be left behind, if they can solve this level, it is not too late to go, if they can't be solved, they should be taken to the demon monk to vent their anger! After the young man's words, there was a sudden silence in the lobby of the inn, without a sound. The people of the town had complicated faces, and a pair of eyes looked at the two of them from time to time, and it seemed that their hearts were obviously a little shaken by the young man's words.

Lu Ningruo said that he was cold just now, but now his heart has been frozen into ice, frozen to the point that he still doubts whether what he heard just now is true, will people's hearts be ugly to such a point? He asked in his heart.

He looked at the young man, the person named Wang Shanju, and also looked at him at this moment, and there was no trace of guilt on his face, this person was afraid that he was the same age as himself, wearing a Confucian shirt, heh! It turned out to be a reader.

"What did you say!" Shiraku also seemed to be unable to believe what his ears were hearing, what was going on, was this what he was getting in return? His face turned red and he pointed to the king's good deeds.

The shopkeeper didn't seem to be able to listen anymore, the corners of his mouth trembled, as if he wanted to say something, and suddenly slapped Wang Shanju in the face: "Get out, don't dirty my place here." โ€

"You..." Seeing that the shopkeeper turned his face, Wang Shanju covered his face for a while and didn't know what to think in his heart, glanced at Lu Ning and the others fiercely, and turned to leave.

The mayor of the town saw that Lu Ning and Shile were angry, his face was embarrassed, and when he saw that Wang Shanju left, he was also a little disappointed in his heart, and at this moment, the crowd in the inn looked at each other, not knowing what to say. Lu Ning suddenly laughed, and said with a strange face: "Shopkeeper, thank you for your hospitality, people, we helped you catch him, he ran away, and it was also your disadvantage to take care of him, I can't complain about the two of us, I am really sorry to disturb your hometown, I have other things to do, wait for us to clean up, and leave here." โ€

"Yes, yes!" When the shopkeeper saw him speak like this, he was afraid that he would be really angry, and he would return with his mouth full.

"Two heroes..." The mayor of the town had a difficult face, and he said embarrassedly: "This demon monk has not been eradicated yet, two..." When he said this, he saw Lu Ning looking at him with a "smile", and his eyes also had a hint of fierceness, it was not good to continue, Lu Ning saw him stop, so he said: "Mayor Town, don't say that I don't remind, if you still refuse to make up your mind to move out of here, I'm afraid that when we come back, we can only collect the corpse for you." โ€

"But..." The mayor also told him that when he saw Lu Ning going upstairs without looking back, he could only give up. Shile followed behind, his face flushed, and he scolded: "What a thing! Wishing no longer to care about these people, the two of them went back to their rooms, cleaned up, and went downstairs to leave.

The townsfolk in the lobby had dispersed, and they didn't know what they were going to do, Lu Ning didn't know what kind of evil fire was in his heart at the moment, and he didn't want to stay here for a moment.

"Two..." When the shopkeeper saw that the two of them were leaving, he felt a lot of emotions in his heart, and he couldn't say it for a while, so he suddenly knelt down and said: "The two of you caught the demon monk for our town, and they never got a little favor, but they still received such a cold reception, I..."

"Hurry up." Although the two of them were angry in their hearts, they still had a little good impression of the shopkeeper, so they said: "Shopkeeper, I see that you are different from them, so I advise you not to stay any longer, leave early, there is still a way back." โ€

"Ahh The shopkeeper sighed, didn't know what to think, turned to look outside, and said: "It's still early, the sun is not hot at the moment, the two of you are on the road at this time, and then go north is no longer the boundary of the Central Plains, and the little old man over there has never been, but I heard that there are a lot of people back there, so it's better for the two to be more careful." โ€

Thank you for your hospitality. Lu Ning and Shile said goodbye to him and led their horses away.

At this moment, the sun is just born, it is not strong, the town is still silent, Lu Ning and Shile looked at each other, there was an indescribable feeling in their eyes, why did he do chivalrous and righteous things, but he didn't have the slightest happiness in his heart? And at this moment, is it also what you deserve? They don't know, but there is still a trace of luck in their hearts, this is just an accident, after all, not everyone is like that king's good deeds, and they have just stepped into the rivers and lakes, and they have too little knowledge. My heart was heavy, so I had to comfort myself with this.

Walking to the head of the town, he suddenly saw the mayor and a group of people standing on the road, Shile was furious: "Hey! Lu Ning, don't you really want to do it with us, you want to leave us behind, right? โ€

Lu Ning didn't answer, the two walked closer, and the mayor suddenly gave a deep salute to the two and said: "The two of you have solved this trouble for our town, but they have suffered a lot of grievances, and everyone is really guilty in their hearts, so they came to send them off." Then he led the people to salute them.

Seeing this, Lu Ning said in his heart that this was about the same, and he finally had a little conscience, and saw that Wang Shanju over there was also in the crowd, looking at himself with a reluctant look on his face, Lu Ning was like seeing a dead fly, and his mood suddenly dropped a little.

"No need." Lu Ning said coldly: "The two of us are ashamed of everyone, first, we can't make everyone live and work in peace and contentment, and second, we can't keep you safe all your lives, so I really don't dare to be such a great gift to you." โ€

The mayor of the town blushed when he heard this, and said embarrassedly: "It's a joke." Seeing that Lu Ning's face was gloomy, Shile was still angry, so he beckoned: "Quickly take a little of our heart and give it to the two heroes." โ€

Lu Ning looked and saw two people coming out of the crowd, one carrying a bag of gold and silver, and the other leading a horse, coming to the two.

The mayor of the town sneered: "The two of us solved the demon monk, we naturally have a generous gift, please accept this heart, and this horse, I saw that the two of them only had one horse in the inn, so I took it upon myself to send the two of them a horse for use." โ€

"Lao Tzu doesn't want your things, take them away!" Shi Le felt more and more hateful in his heart.

Lu Ning suddenly stretched out his hand and said: "We have accepted the horse, you can keep the gold and silver for yourself, I still say the same thing, the power behind the demon monk is extraordinary, if you want to save your life, leave here immediately, there is only one way, otherwise what the consequences are, it can only depend on your luck." โ€

"Yes, yes, yes." After some pushing, seeing that the two resolutely did not accept gold and silver, the mayor had no choice but to give up, and responded: "I have sent people to the south to find a suitable place to live, the two heroes have helped us so much, if we are not in a hurry, we can stay here for a few more days, we will definitely be hospitable, and we will never slack off." โ€

Lu Ning saw that although he was sincere on his face, how could he know what he was thinking in his heart, and he was really lazy to distinguish whether he was true or false, so he also said: "No, the two of us do have something to do, so we won't bother anymore." โ€

Anyway, the mayor saw that he couldn't keep the two of them, so he waved again, but saw that the woman who rescued her yesterday was holding a plate of wine utensils in her hand, stepped forward, saluted the two, and said: "The grace of the two heroes to save each other, the little woman is really unable to repay it..."

"Then you don't have to report it, report it to avoid trouble." Lu Ning said.

The mayor of the town poured three glasses of wine and handed them to the two of them: "The great kindness of the two, the town will engrave a tablet to record and leave it for future generations to spread, the two heroes do not want to stay for a long time, I will give a glass to the two heroes on behalf of the people of the town." โ€

With that, he drank his drink and looked at the two of them.

Seeing him drink, the two of them also picked up the wine glass, Shile was angry in his heart, and drank it angrily, Lu Ning smelled the clear and strong aroma of the wine, and his heart would not be poisonous, there was often this shot on TV, but he didn't care, he swallowed the wine in one gulp, and suddenly felt like fire in his chest, and slowly his eyes became blurry, and he fell to the ground with a snap.

Nimaยทยทยท It's really toxic! He thought so in his heart, and saw that Shiraku's figure also became shaky, but the woman fell on him and cried, Shile was still holding on to fight with the townspeople who came up around him, he struggled and pulled Shiraku's legs, shook his head at him, signaled to stop resisting, and Shiraku finally collapsed. At this time, the crowd had already gathered around, what kind of group of people was this, looking at this group of faces, he thought like this in his heart, and slowly lost consciousness.

"Hey! Lu Ning, wake up! Lu Ning was kicked awake in a moment of confusion, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that it was Shile. Seeing that his body had been firmly tied with ropes, and his hands were behind his back, he looked at himself as well.

Lu Ning sat up, and he had already thought clearly in his heart before he fell unconscious, this group of inhuman townspeople wanted to send them to the Blood Knife Gate in exchange for this town, or their own peace.

"Huh." I felt a chill in my heart, and I couldn't help but sneer.

"Why did you really pass out?" Shile suddenly leaned over and asked a strange question.

"Why aren't you faint?" Lu Ning was puzzled.

"I'm also dizzy, but I'm not dizzy, I wanted to resist, but I saw you give me a look, I thought you saw their plot, why didn't you see it?"

Lu Ning was speechless... Speechless... looked at Shile with an idiot on his face, and said: "Big brother, I think that you will be caught by them in the end anyway, you are too fierce to resist there, and they suspect that the power of medicine will not work for you, for safety, they directly slaughtered you or abolished your hands and feet, so I reminded you!" โ€

Shile thoughtfully: "Well, it seems to make some sense..."

"There's your uncle! There is no tacit understanding in this life! Lu Ning scolded, "Since you still have the strength, you can escape..."

"What's the noise!" Suddenly, there was a shout and a curse from the top, and then there was no movement.

Only then did Lu Ning realize that the two of them were locked in a cellar-like place, and the exit was on it, and it was tightly fastened, thinking that the two of them couldn't open the exit inside.

Seeing that there had been no movement from above for a long time, Lu Ning suddenly turned his back to Shile and whispered, "Quick, untie the rope first." โ€

"How?" Ten Joy was at a loss.

Lu Ning really hated that iron could not become steel, and he couldn't bear to bite his heart to death, swinging his hands that were tied behind his back.

Shile understood, and also moved his body, turning his back to Lu Ning, and the two of them untied the rope for each other with both hands, although they couldn't see it, they untied the rope after a short time and stood up.

"What now?" Shile asked in a low voice.

"How do I know!" Lu Ning replied angrily.

Shile was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said angrily: "Damn, when Lao Tzu goes out, he will definitely beat them with their skin and flesh, so that they know what is the weight of Buddhist culture!" โ€

Lu Ning looked at him with deep contempt, he was already moved with murderous intent in his heart, this group of people was kind and cowardly, but once instigated by others, they were three points worse than the most vicious people, and they treated benefactors like the two of them like this, there was really no need to continue to live!

Seeing his extremely powerful face, Shile was shocked and asked, "You... You don't want to kill someone, do you? โ€

"Why shouldn't it?" Lu Ning asked rhetorically, "Do you know what the consequences will be if we can't escape?" It was sacrificed to the Blood Knife Gate by them, and then slowly concocted by the evil monk Chang Xiu, and in the end, I am afraid that there will be no bones. โ€

"But it's just a bunch of ordinary people after all!" Shile couldn't bear it in his heart and persuaded.

Lu Ning's face was uncertain, but he looked at the wall fiercely with a pair of eyes, not knowing what to think in his heart.