Chapter Twenty-Three: The Flower Thief
When Xia Xiaoxuan arrived, she saw Uncle Zhong, the housekeeper, whipping Tsing Yi's back with a ring ruler. The young man knelt on the ground upright, his naked upper body, and at this moment he was already covered with red marks, and there was blood in some places. But the man remained silent and did not move, as if he was not the one who was beaten.
"Don't fight, it's not his fault, if you want to blame me." Xia Xiaoxuan rushed up and blocked in front of Tsing Yi. Seeing the injuries on his body, it was like when he was in the military academy before, everyone ran out to sing together, and when he came back late, he was punished by the instructor, but Senior Brother Li took all the responsibility alone. She was in this mood at the time, moved and guilty at the same time.
Uncle Zhong stopped the board, looked at Xia Xiaoxuan and said seriously: "Miss Xia, this is none of your business, it is he who has violated the will of the prince, so he should be punished." This is not only family law, but also military law. “
"How can it be none of my business, I teased him, it has nothing to do with him, he has always done his best. I don't care what the Fa is, in my case, I am the Fa. "Xia Xiaoxuan is like a chicken protecting a calf.
With his back to her Tsing Yi, Mo Yu's eyes flashed, but he didn't say anything.
"Miss Xia, this rule cannot be broken, the prince said that the thirty precepts must be completed. Even if he was wronged, he would have to wait until the punishment was over. Uncle Zhong said helplessly.
"What kind of family-breaking law is this, even if it is wronged, you have to fight it? If you have a bad bone, you will be beaten to death, and you will find Lord Yama to talk about this injustice? “
"Miss Xia, you'd better get out of the way, right? The rules can't be broken, what can be said after Tsing Yi is tortured. "It was Tsing Yi who spoke this time, although Xia Xiaoxuan played him. But now I see her defending herself so much, and my heart is still very touched.
"Do you have to finish the fight?" Xia Xiaoxuan looked at Uncle Zhong and softened her tone.
Uncle Zhong nodded.
"How much is missing?"
"Ten hits left."
"Okay, I'll bear these ten strokes for him." As she spoke, Xia Xiaoxuan and Tsing Yi knelt side by side in the ancestral hall and straightened their waists.
Where did Uncle Zhong dare to start, and said in embarrassment: "Miss Xia, aren't you embarrassed by the old man?" If the old man beats you, the prince will not kill the old man when he comes back. “
It seems that this really embarrassed the housekeeper, Xia Xiaoxuan got up again, everyone thought she was leaving, but unexpectedly, she snatched the ring ruler from Uncle Zhong's hand and pulled it towards herself. He didn't dare to fight, she could fight by herself, right?
When everyone saw that they had returned it, they hurriedly stepped forward to take her ring ruler. Hongfeng couldn't take it and cried in a hurry, but Uncle Zhong didn't dare to take it hard, for fear of hurting her. Tsing Yi was stunned for a while, and he didn't know what to do.
At this time, fortunately, Xiao Junluo came back, snatched the ring ruler from her hand, and asked the reason for the matter.
Xia Xiaoxuan insisted very much, "Tsing Yi was punished because of me, if you want to punish me, punish me." “
Xiao Junluo's phoenix eyes were cold, and he looked at this stubborn little woman quietly, helplessly compromised, "Forget the matter of Tsing Yi today, if there is a next time, I will add a heavy punishment to today." “
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when he said this, Tsing Yi turned around, kowtowed, and said, "Lord Xie, Miss Xie Xia." “
"Are you hurt?" Xiao Junluo looked at her nervously, she seemed to have been hit just now, she was really a stupid woman.
Shaking his head, he remembered Xiaolan's matter, and hurriedly asked, "Have you seen Xiaolan?" “
Hongfeng seemed to remember at this time, "Yes, what about Xiaolan?" Didn't you go out with you, girl? “
Xiao Junluo's phoenix eyes suddenly turned a little colder, and then returned to normal, ignoring everyone's sight, he picked up Xia Xiaoxuan and instructed Tsing Yi, "How many people are you going to bring to bring Xiaolan back?" “
"Yes." Tsing Yi got up and left.
Xia Xiaoxuan was only worried about Xiaolan, but ignored this detail, and was carried back to the house by him and put on the couch.
"Will Xiaolan be okay? Will it be caught by the flower thief? What to do? I'm going to find her now. “
As soon as she got up, she was dragged back again. A disgruntled voice sounded in his ears, "Can you alone withstand one of my escorts?" Don't worry about leaving it to Tsing Yi, right? “
Pressed her back onto the couch, "You, always thinking about this, thinking about that, why don't you think about yourself?" How's the injury? I'll ask Red Maple to help you apply the medicine. “
"What kind of medicine? It's all fine at all. "Her mind is now full of Xiaolan's miserable appearance of being lonely and helpless for help. I have to blame myself to death, where do I still have the mood to care about any injuries. She is really a broom star, she just hurt Tsing Yi, and now she is affecting Xiaolan. In addition, those brothers in Panlongzhai felt even more uncomfortable.
"Xiao Junluo, do you know? I was born to be a disaster star, fortune tellers say that I am a solitary star, and anyone who has anything to do with me will be unlucky. “
"Don't talk nonsense, fortune tellers are deceitful. I never believed in fate, only in myself. My life is up to me, not to heaven. He stopped her shoulder with pity, feeling her fragility at the moment. The female robber in the eyes of others is actually a very kind-hearted girl. She can lay down her life for the sake of those who are good to her. All the thorns on her body are also her armor.
"I'm not talking nonsense, it's true." Leaning on his arms, there was an inexplicable sense of steadiness. She wasn't in the mood to wonder where this feeling came from, whether it was real. Just thinking about what happened to me, my heart is full of emotion.
"I killed my parents when I was six years old, and I was hunted down by my family. My only master also left a year later, leaving me to fend for myself. At that time, wherever I went, I would bring disaster to the villagers, either famine or pestilence, and they called me a broom star, and drove me out, and no one wanted to take me in. In fact, she wanted to help everyone fight against natural disasters at that time, but how could those superstitious people listen to her, not to mention that she was only a child under ten years old.
Xiao Junluo pinched his heart, hugged her tighter, and asked in a dumb voice, "What happened later?" “
"Later, I met them who were all gathered in a ruined temple and begged for food. At that time, I was hungry and yellow-skinned, and I hadn't eaten for three days, but they took me in and gave me the food they had worked so hard to eat, so that I could survive. “
"Later, I saved Xuyang again, and we lived together and fought the world together. A year later, Xuyang left, and I took my brothers to settle down in Panlong Village, and my life slowly got better. "It is said that the people who have crossed over are omnipotent, and they are very powerful. But a child who is only a few years old and has no backing, it is really not easy to survive in this other world.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Xiao Junluo hugged the woman in his arms and muttered to himself, it was all his fault, otherwise she would not have suffered so much.
"Of course it's your fault, otherwise I wouldn't have been reduced to homelessness. It's my brother who has affected Panlongzhai, I have affected Xuyang, and now Xiaolan is also missing, and I am all harmed. "Maybe she's really a broom star, and anyone who gets close to her won't end well.
pushed away the man beside him, and said sharply: "Xiao Junluo, you know now, I am a plague god, it is best to let me go immediately, or kill me directly, otherwise you will be the next unlucky person." ”
Xiao Junluo smiled slightly, looked at her and said softly: "Don't worry, you can't restrain me." If you're a plague god, I'm a god of evil. I have killed countless people in my life, and I have long been feared by people and gods. ”
"So, the two of us are a natural pair. If you're afraid of hurting others, just stay with me, I'm not afraid. He smiled, as if honored.
Xia Xiaoxuan gave him a blank look, but what this slut said also made sense, with his countless killings and a bad spirit, I am afraid that the devil will avoid him.
"Don't think about it so much, you're tired too, rest first, and leave everything to me." Patting her on the shoulder, Xiao Junluo glanced at her and turned to go out.
waited until it was dark, and Hongfeng invited her over for dinner, but there was still no news from Xiaolan.
"I can't eat it, so you can eat it." Wait a minute longer, and she will be more worried. Xiaolan is a soft girl, she has not experienced any strong winds and waves, in case she really encounters a flower thief and is bullied, she doesn't dare to think about it.
"Is there still no news from Tsing Yi?" She didn't know how many times she had asked this question. At first, she could only ask over and over again.