Chapter 14: The Soul Bead
When Liu Cheng heard this, he was startled, what is this mother-in-law going to do, I can't go crazy if I want a man, I'm just a ghost now, clothes are just the appearance of the outside world, do I still have clothes. "Mother-in-law, what do you mean by this, what treasures do I have, what clothes do I take off. ”
"Don't pretend to be garlic, quickly pick your skin, let me see. He pointed at Liu Cheng as he spoke.
Liu Cheng's coat fell to the ground, and it was strange to say that a pair of two golden beads also fell to the ground.
What is this? Liu Cheng hurriedly jumped to the side.
The mother-in-law beckoned, and the two gold beads reached her hand.
Liu Cheng only remembered at this time, it wasn't the two golden pigs that the magistrate gave him and Liu Mao.
It is said that wealth is a thing outside the body, and it is not brought in life, and it is not brought in death, so why did this golden pig be brought to the underworld?" ”
"Exactly, do you have any other treasures on you? Can you give me these two gold beads? Of course, I won't ask for them in vain. The mother-in-law's eyes kept staring at the two gold beads, and her eyes revealed infinite greed, which made people feel hairy when they saw it.
When Liu Cheng heard Ai, he knew that he had thought too much about it just now, and breathed a sigh of relief, "What are two small gold beads, if my mother-in-law likes it, I will give it to you." Liu Cheng said with flowers and Buddhas.
"Two small gold beads, you really don't know the goods, this is the legendary soul bead, the soul is not dispersed, like a shadow. As she spoke, the Netherworld Granny held the two gold beads high above her head, only to see that the beads emitted a dazzling golden light, which made people feel like they wanted to bow down immediately, and it seemed that they were really a pair of peaceful and sacred things.
"One soul bead is already the most precious treasure in the world, two grains are really hard to find in several lifetimes, I don't know where you got it, no matter what, I won't ask you for such a valuable thing in vain, so as not to fall into bad karma, I will give you this pair of Nether Eyes." As he spoke, he plucked out his two green eyeballs.
The mother-in-law's behavior was too terrifying, and the frightened Liu Cheng hurriedly knelt on the ground, "Mother-in-law, why do you bother! I don't have the heart to ask you for this pair of eyes, you can take those two gold beads for nothing." ”
"Jinzhu, you can listen to Jinzhu, your master has promised to give it to me, but you must be obedient. After saying that, the mother-in-law put the two gold beads into her two black hole hole eye sockets. Suddenly, her eyes glowed with a soft golden light, her eyeballs changed, and even her skin looked very natural.
"What has changed about me. The Netherworld Granny looked at Liu Cheng and asked.
Liu Cheng was speechless in surprise, how could the previously terrifying Netherworld Mother-in-law suddenly become a beautiful fairy with great peace and tranquility. Liu Cheng hurriedly bowed, "Meet Sister Fairy, you are so beautiful." ”
"Am I so beautiful? As soon as she stretched out her hand, the beautiful mother-in-law stretched out her hand, and there was an extra mirror out of thin air, shining left and right, and she couldn't close her mouth happily.
"These two dementor beads will be kept by you first", she said with a shake of her hand, and her original two green eyeballs flew to Liu Cheng.
Liu Cheng subconsciously took it, but he didn't touch anything, and the two green beads disappeared as if they had melted into his soul.
"Alright, you can go back to the sun. It's time for me to get down to business. After speaking, the Netherworld Mother-in-law waved her hand, and a round and bright door came out in front of Liu Cheng, which was very similar to the bright moon made by Song Wuqing's bright moon, but this door could clearly see the world opposite, which was the inn where Liu Cheng lived.
"What, let me go back?" Liu Cheng opened his mouth in surprise, not knowing what to say.
"Are you still reluctant to leave here, go quickly, otherwise you won't be able to leave. The mother-in-law waved her hand again, and the shiny door instantly moved towards Liu Cheng.
Liu Cheng walked around the underworld in a daze, and when he woke up, he realized that he had a dream.
But the golden pig on the body is really gone, it is a pair of golden pigs carved into a spherical shape, the round shape is very cute, Liu Cheng originally planned to return it to the county, but this is good, it disappeared, isn't it a dream just now.
Thinking about it, Liu Cheng fluttered up, lit the oil lamp, and took out a small bronze mirror from the package he brought, which Fluttershy bought on the street, and he didn't often use it to keep it in his bag on weekdays.
The next day, a group of people waited outside the yamen hall.
Lu Zhixian had already sat down in the lobby, and this time he seemed to be confident, greeted Liu Cheng, and then whispered a few words. Liu Cheng smiled and nodded.
"Bang" With the sound of startling wood, Lu Zhixian shouted, "Come on, bring Shangguan Qingyun to the hall." ”
This time, Shangguan Qingyun seemed to be much calmer than last time, and he seemed to be confident. "Master, I was really wronged, and I ask the master to make a clear decision. ”
"If you are wronged or not, you will know in a moment, where were you the day before the disappearance of the old man next door?" asked Lu Zhixian.
"I, I said I was playing dice. ”
"So did you gamble for a day and a night?"
"Why is it okay to play for a day and a night, sir?"
"After playing for a long time, I must have lost a lot of money to borrow money from my uncle. ”
The answerer had lost a lot, thirty-five taels of silver. ”
"Bring the two witnesses with you. ”
After a while, the two people who were playing with dice with him were also brought up.
"How much does Shangguan Qingyun owe you? ”
"I owe thirty-five taels of silver. Both of them said in unison.
Lord Zhixian nodded, "Okay, since that's the case, you all admit it, then sign and draw." ”
Someone submitted a written confession, and the three of them drew the charge.
This time, Lu Zhixian slapped Jin Tangmu with a slapp, "Boldly Diao the people, the Ming Law strictly prohibits gambling, and the three of you know the law and break the law, and the Tang Dynasty confesses." According to the law, each person is to have a pair of hands chopped off. ”
The three of them panicked when they heard this, "My lord spares his life, how can we live without these hands, we don't dare to gamble anymore." ”
"All three of you have admitted to gambling and have drawn bets, and it is useless to plead. Come on, drag it out. Lu Zhixian gave an order, and the officials on both sides came over and tied the hands of the three of them.
One of them shouted in fright: "The county magistrate spares his life, we didn't gamble, we just collected thirty taels of silver to testify for him, we really didn't gamble." Old Ye Mingcha. ”
"Why, if you want to repay the debt, then you have to tell me from the beginning, if I hear half a lie, you will be guilty of sin. ”
"Don't dare, don't dare, we'll all recruit. He is not guilty of being with him. The other witness relented.
Seeing that there was a turnaround, Lu Zhixian glanced at Liu Cheng, and Liu Cheng nodded.
"Tell me, what's going on. ”
"This Shangguan Qingyun gave us thirty taels of silver, and let us help him testify that he was with us that day. We don't really know anything else. ”
"Shangguan Qingyun, you haven't recruited it from the truth. ”
"Master, these two are scared, I really blocked the two of them for a day and a night,"
Seeing that Shangguan Qingyun still wanted to deny it, the magistrate told the three of them the content of their confessions last night. "Boldly Diao Min, I still want to deny it, last night your confession in prison was recorded by people outside the window, even if it is well written, there are loopholes, you still don't recruit from the truth, if you don't confess, you will chop off your hands first, and then chop off your feet. ”
Shangguan Qingyun was frightened when he heard this, "I'll recruit, I'll recruit." ”
It turned out that Shangguan Qingyun borrowed money from his uncle a few days before the accident, but he was scolded back by Master Lin and felt jealous. By chance, he heard that if he secretly reported to the prefect that anyone had fornicated with the White Lotus Sect, he would be convicted of banditry without interrogation, and he could also earn a reward, so he secretly sued his uncle, saying that his uncle had private dealings with the White Lotus Sect and provided money to the people in the sect. He led someone to arrest Master Lin who went out to run errands, originally he just wanted to vent his anger, but he didn't want his uncle to be put on death row. He panicked for a while, and there was no good countermeasure, so he wanted to report to his uncle's house, so that his aunt could rely on the Lin family's financial resources to rescue, and he didn't know how to say it for a while, so he lied that he came to his uncle to borrow money, and the old man Lin didn't come back after noon, and the family naturally panicked, and went to the county yamen to report the case, and the people in the yamen saw a lot of this kind of thing, because many people who were blown missing came back soon after, so they just sent their families back and waited, if they didn't come back at night. After the night, the Lin family came to report the case again, and the county government sent people to look for it, but where to find it.
Shangguan Qingyun asked someone to inquire and heard that Master Lin had been beheaded, and he was afraid that this matter would affect him, so he gritted his teeth and spent money to buy off two usual fox friends and dog friends to help him testify, and at the same time spread rumors everywhere, saying that Master Lin would become virtuous and become an immortal.
The course of the matter was roughly like this, and Liu Cheng also felt that this statement was credible, so he agreed that Lu Zhixian would close the case.
Lu Zhixian "snapped" and was shocked, "Boldly Diao Min's nonsense, it is clear that you assassinated the master of the Lin family to seek property and revenge, how dare you get involved in the prefect's yamen." Come on, put him on death row, and prepare to be beheaded after the autumn. ”
After dealing with these matters in court, Lu Zhixian invited Liu Cheng to the backyard and insisted on leaving him for dinner.
A good table of banquets, only to see that, chicken, duck and fish meat are not rare, and tender lotus seeds are not suitable for dishes. If you have to have the meat of the wild goose in the sky, a soft-shelled turtle occupies half of the table. Coupled with the fragrant old wine, people can't take a step when they look at it.
Even if Liu Cheng is in the capital, he has never seen such a pomp, this small magistrate actually invited himself to eat such a table of banquets, and this table cost hundreds of taels of silver.
"Lord Zhixian, what do you mean by this, why are you so expensive?"
Lu Zhixian gave Liu Chengshen a salute, "Engong, you have made me miserable." ”
"What are you talking about, isn't this case very clear?"
Lu Zhixian pounced and knelt down for Liu Cheng: "Since you asked me to investigate the case, you can save me, this case has affected the prefect, and he is a murderous Hades who does not blink, what do you say to save me." I think you know this well, you want to bring down Governor Zhao, you can't use me as a sword. ”