Chapter 34: Burning at the stake

"Your grandfather has been in poor health recently, you hurry home and take care of it......" The grandfather here is an old fairy in the village, and he doesn't dare not go back with this excuse.

"Third brother, you are also a scholar or a showman, do you also believe that she is a monster?" Shen Zisheng hated his powerlessness, so he could only pin his hopes on Shen Zhi, after all, they were all scholars, and they should be sensible.

It's a pity that Shen Zisheng is not a person, Shen Zhi turned his head in embarrassment, and didn't want to say a word. Whatever he says now is not good for him, and if he doesn't help Shen Xiaoxia, he believes in the theory of ghosts and gods, which insults the reputation of scholars. But he couldn't help Shen Xiaoxia speak, and he couldn't wait for that girl to disappear quickly.

Shen Zisheng could only leave weakly in the end, he didn't dare to watch the scene of Shen Xiaoxia being burned to death, it would become a nightmare for his life.

"It's not a fire yet." The man holding the torch bowed his head again, but was stopped again, and the man began to roar in his heart, he didn't want to do this job well, he was promised to reward fifty copper plates by the village, and they were all poor.

"Wait." Xiao Xia looked at Shen Zisheng's desperate stopping, and he was really moved by hatred in his heart, not everyone has no conscience.

"Hurry up and ignite the fire...... Shen Shouxiao, the village head, was also impatient and didn't want to have another accident.

Xiao Xia didn't care, but laughed. "Monk, if the fire doesn't kill me, is it that the heavens are helping me, is it that I have proved that I am not a monster......"

The people of the village were frightened by Natsu's laughter.

"I heard that the monsters can do spells, we can't provoke the monsters, she wants to eat them all......"

"Oh my God...... Monks, save us......"

"Burn her......"

The two men holding the torches, you look at me, I look at you, they don't dare to put down the torches, if you provoke the monster, the first thing to eat is yourself.

The old monk opened his eyes again and suddenly fell into a memory......

Twenty years ago......

"Senior brother, you look for me."

"Senior Brother Kongyuan, I am about to ascend to heaven, and Jingtian Temple will be handed over to you in the future." The monk sitting on the futon had a faint regret on his face.

"Senior Brother Tianyuan, how could it be?"

"Ten years ago, in order to see through the heavens, I used my fifty years of yang life, there are gains and losses, this is my own choice."

"But Senior Brother Tianyuan, have you been looking for ten years and haven't been able to find the Daughter of Savior?"

"This is the only regret in my life, when the stars were displaced, the tens of millions of people of the Kyushu Celestial Empire would suffer unprecedented suffering, how could I stand idly by. In order to find a way to crack it, I defy the mandate of heaven and see through the heavens.,Finally find the person who cracked it.,There will be a girl who can save Kyushu from war.,It's a pity that I haven't been able to find it for ten years.,Maybe she's not born yet.。 So. In the future, this task can only be handed over to you, Senior Brother Kongyuan. ”

"How do you know who the savior is?"

"Real gold is not afraid of fire, you can know it at a glance."

Kongyuan wanted to ask again, but when he looked up at the Tianyuan senior brother with a serene face, he had already passed away. A golden fist-sized bead rolled down to his hand.

This is given to the Lady of Salvation, and I have counted her fateful death, and I can help her through it. The last last words of the Master of Heaven sounded in the ears of the Empty Rim. Looking at the beads in his hand, this is the legendary relic. Only the relics that will be left behind by the death of a monk who has attained the destiny of heaven on the great road.

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"If you can't burn me, can you prove that I'm not a monster?" Xiao Xia looked at the monk who was still in a daze, and was very anxious.

After listening to Shen Xiaoxia's words, the words "real gold is not afraid of fire refining" said by Senior Brother Tianyuan before his death sounded, could it be that the daughter of the savior he had been looking for for twenty years was her. "Amitabha...... Promise you. ”

"Master...... No, ...... If she used some demon magic...... Shen Shouli felt that this granddaughter of mine must have used the demon method, otherwise how could the high monk agree.

"Amitabha...... The charm will only deceive people's hearts, and the good in the heart will not be confused, and the evil in the heart will be confused. I, the Buddha, purify sentient beings, give her three chances, if she can't refine her, it means that her life should not be extinguished, and she is a blessed person who is protected by God. As soon as the old monk waved his hand, the torch in the man's hand fell on the firewood, and the fire immediately spread, and Xiao Xia was surrounded by firelight.

It was already dark, and the fire reflected everyone's faces, and everyone took two steps back, and at the beginning everyone shouted vigorously, and they wanted to burn the monster quickly, but when the fire really burned, everyone felt a little regretful and afraid that such a villain would be burned alive in front of their eyes.

Xiao Xia found a knife from the space and cut the rope, but fortunately, the firewood stood on the pile high, and it was dark, and the people outside could not see Shen Xiaoxia's small movements. I found a fire extinguisher in the space that I had never used before, and carefully began to extinguish the fire. Where the fire extinguisher blew it, the fire disappeared, and in a moment all the fire was extinguished.

The voices of all the people disappeared, and they all looked in horror at the active flames that had been lit, and they slowly extinguished like this, which was definitely a miracle for the ancients who didn't know what a fire extinguisher was.

"How can this be, this must be a demon law......" Mrs. Jia was so frightened that she sat on the ground, and the Shen family felt that their legs were not their own, and they couldn't stop shaking.

A smell of urine came, and I don't know if the timid one was scared to pee. But no one dared to leave, everyone in the village was there, who had the courage to leave alone.

Only Shen Zhong smiled sincerely, and the little Wang clan who fainted and woke up also burst into tears, how could their daughter who grew up be a monster, she must be the person of fortune and longevity that the monk said.

"Amitabha...... Light the fire again. Master Void Rim smiled too.

The villagers added firewood again, and this time it was all heavy firewood, which was completely dry. But no one dared to step forward and light the fire.

"I'll come." Shen Zhi didn't believe in evil and completely forgot his identity, so he thought that he must destroy Shen Xiaoxia this time.

The fire was lit again, and thanks to the addition of firewood, it burst into flames almost instantly. At this time, it was completely dark, and the firelight illuminated the entire ancestral hall. The crackling sound of the fire made the surroundings even more eerie.

Xiao Xia felt that the roast was a little uncomfortable, and the fire was out of control when it burned, so he hurriedly extinguished the fire again.

In this way, the fire became smaller and smaller in front of everyone again, and slowly disappeared. This time everyone was not afraid, but surprised, if the first time was accidental, then the second time was inevitable. If Shen Xiaoxia can't be burned to death for the third time, then God won't let her die, and she is the person who is blessed by the heavens as the monk said.

"My daughter is not a monster...... See? The fire is extinguished again, God bless......" Xiao Wang knelt on the ground and began to worship the heavens and the earth, head after head. Shen Zhong also knelt down and kowtowed.

The people in the village stopped talking, and began to prepare for the third fire, this time adding a lot of dry firewood, waiting for orders. Everyone was looking forward to this brutal execution, which seemed to have become a ritual at this time. Everyone became in awe.