Listening to Lao Luo's narration, my heart immediately sank, with my understanding of the Taoist, he would never do this kind of thing, there must be some misunderstanding, but if the appearance of the matter is really what Lao Luo said, everyone has stolen goods, even if we rush over now, it will be useless, the mountain people are fierce, if you recognize that the Taoist priest is the demon who abuses evil art to harm people, it is really possible to use lynching to burn the Taoist priest.

As we spoke, Lao Luo and I had already rushed to the place of execution, which was a small cliff halfway up the valley, with a three-story stilted building built against the mountain, and a brick and stone Taoist temple outside, which looked very new.

Lao Luo told me that the wooden building on the inside is the ancestral hall of Luogang Village, and the Taoist temple opposite was newly built three years ago, that is, after that strange incident, the people in the village were grateful for the kindness of the fortune teller and spontaneously donated money to build it.

I heard Xiaoling say this before, this Taoist temple seems to be quite famous, I heard that any family in the surrounding villages has something wrong, they will go to this Taoist temple in Luogang Village to pray for blessings, and it is said that it is also very effective.

The two buildings stand on the stone platform of the cliff protrusion, the door is facing the door, the middle is a vacant cliff platform, the mountain stone on the ground is very flat, and the traces of artificial excavation can still be seen, I saw the Taoist priest on the cliff platform who was kidnapped by Wuhua on the pyre from a distance, I couldn't help but be shocked, I didn't expect it to be really a Taoist priest.

Lao Luo looked at me with a nervous face and asked if he had made a mistake? I shook my head and said it was him, but how could he do such a thing?

After getting the answer, Lao Luo seemed to have been drained of all his strength, and sat down on the ground all of a sudden: "It's over, it's over, it's hopeless!" ”

I grabbed him and asked, "Why do you say that, isn't it still on fire?" Let's get over there now and save him first. ”

Lao Luo cried with a sad face, saying that it was impossible, the clan had already held a meeting, and it was unanimously agreed to burn the Taoist chief, according to the clan rules, even if the people of the public family came to stop it at this time, they would carry out the burning at the stake at any cost.

I gasped, I knew that the people in this area were fierce, but I never thought it would be so outrageous, if this is the case, wouldn't the Taoist priest be hopeless?

Wait, there must be some other way, countless thoughts flashed through my mind.

Hard robbery will definitely not work, there are twenty or thirty people who are busy working on the cliff platform alone, I heard Lao Luo say, waiting for the execution, at least two-thirds of the villagers will rush to the spot, just me, I am afraid that I have been pressed to the ground and killed before I can rush up the stone cliff.

Or call the police directly? No, not to mention that it's not too late to call the police now, Lao Luo also said just now, even if the public family comes, these people will still burn the Taoist priest at any cost, and it is useless to call the police.

Left and right, what should I do?

I was in a hurry, and the people who were busy on the cliff had already set up the pyre, and were spreading rosin on it. The Taoist priest drooped his head and looked depressed, and a man in the crowd who seemed to be older was talking to him, and Lao Luo said that it was the patriarch of Luogang Village. Unfortunately, it was too far away for me to hear what they were saying, but a light flashed in my mind.

The Taoist priest was invited to Luogang Village by Xiaoling, and now that the Taoist priest has become like this, where did Xiaoling go? At this time, she should stand up and say a few words!

Thinking of this, I hurriedly asked Lao Luo: "Uncle Luo, the Taoist priest was invited back by Xiao Ling, when this happened, didn't Xiao Ling stand up and say something?" ”

As soon as I asked, Lao Luo let out a long sigh: "Alas, Xiaoling's girl had disappeared before the Taoist priest's accident, otherwise the villagers would not have listed him as the biggest suspect, alas, what do you say is all about this?" ”

"Xiaoling is missing?" My heart jumped, and I suddenly smelled a hint of conspiracy.

At this moment, the big bell hanging in front of the ancestral hall was struck, and the deafening bell spread from the halfway waist of the valley, echoing throughout the mountain forest, continuous and endless.

"Oops! It was the bell that rang for the gathering of the people, and in half an hour it was time for the execution. Lao Luo said anxiously.

I was also anxious in my heart, but I knew that I must not mess up at this time, the life of the Taoist priest is all in my hands, if I can't come up with a way, the Taoist priest will really go to see the immeasurable Tianzun he has been talking about today.

Thinking about it, I was so busy that I took a deep breath to calm myself down, and then patted Lao Luo and asked him to help invite Xiaoling's parents over, saying that I had a way to find their daughter.

The safety of the Taoist priest is related to whether Lao Luo's son can be cured, he is even more anxious than me, and he agreed without thinking about it.

After Lao Luo left, I continued to think about how to save the Taoist, and now it is impossible to convince the villagers to release the Taoist, unless I can find evidence that all this was not done by the Taoist, but this is not easy to say. Besides, I don't know anything about what happened here, and I have to ask the Taoist priest before I can get a clue, and now, I have to do everything I can to delay time.

But how exactly is this to be done?

I was two big, but things were far worse than I could have imagined, and just as I was racking my brains to figure out how to delay time, something suddenly happened above the cliff.

I don't know if this was the work of the Taoist priest, but the patriarch of Luogang Village obviously blamed the Taoist priest for this sudden change.

In the eyes of the villagers, the Taoist priest first used witchcraft to harm people, and then captured a lot of children in the village, and tried to escape when he was ambushed, which undoubtedly angered the villagers completely, only to see the onlookers around the stone cliff shouting to burn him, and the remaining villagers on the stone cliff also let out the same shout.

In the midst of these shouts one after another, the patriarch who had spoken to the Taoist priest before lit a torch, looked at the Taoist priest who was tied to the pyre and shook his head, looking at this, he was actually preparing to be executed in advance

Worst!

I secretly shouted in my heart, I couldn't do anything more, and I passed through the crowd of onlookers in a few arrows, and rushed to the top of the stone cliff under the stunned gaze of everyone, and at the moment when I just stepped on the stone cliff, the torch in the patriarch's hand had already come to the side of the pyre, and it was about to be lit.

I was in a hurry, the pyre was covered with rosin, it was no worse than gasoline, it burned when it was touched, and it could all burn in a few breaths, and it was too late to save it. In desperation, I picked up a stone and threw it at the torch that the old man was sticking out.

Fortunately, God forbid, the Taoist priest's life should not be extinguished, and the stone I threw hit the handle of the torch, the patriarch was already very old, and he was defenseless, and the torch was immediately knocked out of his hand by the stone.

I breathed a sigh of relief, the Taoist priest was saved, but my trouble also came.

After a short period of consternation, the old patriarch of Luogang Village looked at me with a pale face and shouted, "Where did you come from, what do you want to do?" ”

As soon as his voice fell, the remaining dozen or so strong men on the stone cliff suddenly surrounded me, their faces were not good, obviously taking me as an accomplice of the Taoist priest.

At this moment, the Taoist priest who was tied to the pyre with a languishing face also recognized me, and suddenly wailed weakly: "Ouch, hey, your grandmother is a Tianzun, reporter, you are here, if you take a step slower, the Taoist master will be tested by them, quickly, save me!" ”

At this moment, the identity of my demon accomplice is completely confirmed, and the faces of the big men who surrounded me suddenly showed disgust and jealousy, and they all pulled out the firewood knives on their waists.

I secretly complained in my heart, this dog-day Taoist priest, will you die if you don't open your mouth? Okay now, Lao Tzu has also become your accomplice, so many people, how can I do this?

Although I knew that it was not good, but I couldn't show it on my face, I pretended to be calm, looked at the people surrounding me, and then moved my eyes to the old patriarch not far away, and said in a deep voice: "Old man, can you let me say something?" ”

The patriarch looked skinny, old, and dim, but the light in his eyes from time to time made me know that this person was by no means as simple as he looked, since he could be the head of the clan, and his voice was even greater than that of the village chief, it means that this person definitely has extraordinary abilities, as long as he can stabilize him, other people will not be a problem.

The old man frowned and looked at me, put his hands behind his back, and said lightly: "Say anything you want!" But listen, if you are really an accomplice of this demonic way, don't blame the old man for being ruthless, you two must accept the punishment of the god of fire. ”

The old man's words made me complain in my heart, saying that people who are a little older like to rely on the old and sell the old?

I replied quietly: "Old man, I am indeed a friend of this Taoist priest, but I am not his accomplice, I know this guy's personality, to be honest, I don't believe that he will do what you say, could this be a misunderstanding?" ”

Hearing me say this, the old man's face softened a little: "Since you are not his accomplice, then this is not your business, and the old man will not embarrass you, you can go!" ”

"Wait, old man, you haven't answered my question yet, you must not be wronged, good people!"

The old man raised his eyebrows, but this time before he could speak, someone from the big men who surrounded me said, "Misunderstanding? What kind of misunderstanding, we saw him poisoned in the mountain stream, and tried to kidnap the children, and now the poisoned villagers are still lying on the beds, and the kidnapped children have not been found, you say we wronged him? ”

Sure enough, my heart jumped, what this person said was not much different from what Lao Luo said and what I said, so someone really saw the Taoist priest do these things with his own eyes?

I didn't know how to explain it, so I looked at the Taoist priest and asked him what the hell was going on.

The Taoist priest was tied to the wooden pole with a big flower, and his face was sluggish, which was completely different from him in normal times, and with the skills of the Taoist priest, even if it was a tide of corpses, he might not be able to help him, just these few villagers, how could they catch him? This can't help but make me feel a little strange.

The Taoist priest looked at me with a bitter look on his face and sighed and said: "Alas, the Taoist master was framed, I really didn't do it, don't you understand?" Dao Ye doesn't worry about food and clothing, why do you need to do such things that damage yin morality? ”

As soon as the Taoist priest's words fell, a cold snort came from the crowd: "Hmph, you still dare to quibble, we caught you with our own hands, how do you explain this?" ”

As soon as I heard that this was not right, the Taoist priest said that he was framed, but the villagers swore that they had personally caught the evidence of the Taoist priest's crime, which was like a bitch stealing a man, and then being caught and raped in bed by a relative led by the bitter master, but this bitch did not admit it after being caught in front of him, not that he was framed. The Taoist priest's pale explanation didn't sound much credible even to me, so it was no wonder that the villagers were so excited.

"Tell me what's going on?"

"Oops, what does this make Dao Ye say? I don't know what's going on, but I was scared by someone, that night the Taoist slept well, and when he woke up suddenly, he found that he was tied up and arrested, and then they kept saying that I had kidnapped the children in the village, and that I had poisoned the mountain stream, and I had no impression of these Taoist masters at all! ”

Poison? I was shocked, speaking of Gu, grandma and Sister Bailing are both masters of this way, I have also seen the three-color grasshopper spirit Gu with my own eyes in the Yeling Tiankeng before, and not long ago there are also a lot of records about Gu in the Taiye Codex I got from Suo Ming Town, I am very curious about this, so I have been studying for more than a week after returning to Chengdu, I have learned a lot of things, and even learned more than a dozen common Gu worm cultivation methods, of course, that is limited to theory, real practical operation, I don't dare to do it anyway.

Now that the Taoist priest mentioned Gu worms, and said that he had been hit by Gu, this surprised me very much, and when I think of his current malaise, I have already believed seven or eight points.

But it was useless to believe it, and the villagers didn't believe the Taoist priest at all.

"Less nonsense, don't procrastinate......"

"Yes, that's right, burn him......

"Burn him, burn him......"

……

The villagers were so excited that they were completely overwhelmed by the anger, and I knew that no matter what I said at this time, no one would listen, so I could only retreat to the pyre to protect the Taoist priest and prevent people from approaching the fire.

"Pull him away ......"

The patriarch suddenly pointed at me and shouted, the big men around me pounced on me and dragged me, and I was repelled by a few with the boxing techniques I just learned in the morning, but after all, I only learned a little fur, and I couldn't stand up to the number of them, and in less than a minute, I fell into an absolute disadvantage, and I was pressed to the ground by six or seven big men, and I couldn't move at all.

The patriarch lit the torch in his hand again, and immediately lit the fire, and the rosin spread on it burned in an instant, and the flames rose two or three meters high, and the clothes and hair of the Taoist priest immediately burned, and he himself let out a miserable howl like killing a pig.

I was so anxious that I was about to vomit blood, and I yelled loudly, but I couldn't break free even after trying all my strength.

However, at this moment, a lightning-like figure suddenly flew up from under the stone cliff, rushed into the raging fire with lightning speed, kicked and broke the wooden pole that bound the Taoist priest, and then fell out of the flames with him, and fell to the ground in embarrassment.