Chapter 47: Trumped-up Charges
"What do you mean by that?" Rakshin looked around, and by this time the guards had completely surrounded them. Seeing this, the Mongolian man unconsciously put his right hand on the hilt of the long knife at his waist.
"I'm sorry second brother, this is what the owner of the village meant, and we are also exercising according to orders, please don't embarrass us, make it convenient." The leader of the guards stepped forward and explained when he saw that Laxin seemed to be resisting.
After a brief hesitation, Rakshin sighed, "That's it! I believe that the owner of the village must have his opinion. With that, he untied the long knife that hung from his waist, reached out and threw it to the ground.
Xiao Xiao wanted to say something, but when she saw that Lakshin had already handed over her weapon, she had to silently throw her whip aside. However, this stubborn little girl is not so easy to admit defeat. Originally, she had remained silent, but when the weapon hit the ground, she began to shout again: "My father must be confused!" I'm going to see him now! Take me to him! Take me to him! ”
The leader of the guards shook his head helplessly: "Miss, the owner of the village said that it is inconvenient to meet guests at this time due to busy military affairs, so you should be wronged today." ”
"What do you say? Busy with military affairs? Don't you want your daughter to be away for so long? In vain I have been thinking about him, but now he is going to put us in prison. Where is such a truth? I'm not convinced! I'm going to talk to my dad about anything today! ”
"Are you talking about me?" Xiao Xiao in front of him was still noisy, and he couldn't help but raise his head when he heard this. I saw Xiao Wanlong wearing a military armor and standing in front of the gate of the castle with a serious face.
When the guards saw the owner of the village, they hurriedly bowed and saluted. Xiao Wanlong waved his hand: "No need, you guys step aside first, my daughter and I have something to say." ”
The guards were naturally obedient, and they quickly made a way out of the way. Xiao Wanlong strode up to Xiao Xiao and stared at her for a while, and said, "Stinky girl, where have you been these days?" ”
Xiao Xiao lowered her head and didn't make a sound.
"I ask where you've been!?" Xiao Wanlong raised a tone and continued to ask.
"I'm going outside." Xiao Xiao replied in a low voice, at this time she completely lost the momentum of arguing with his father just now.
Xiao Wanlong glared and said, "Went outside?" It's against you! Do you know what's out there? Is that what you're supposed to go? How many times have I said not to leave the original village? Have you forgotten how your mother died? ”
This sentence dug into Xiao Xiao's pain, she raised her head with tears in her eyes, and said, "I naturally know how my mother died." But it's not useless out there. I learned at least some people and things that I had never seen before, and I learned what kind of shijie my mother used to live in! I saw the beauty and ugliness of this shijie! These are all things that have to be experienced to be appreciated. I don't regret going out, and I'm going to go out in the future! This is not the place I want to stay for the rest of my life! ”
"But this is the place where you were born and raised! You will fight for it and die for it in the future! It's your fate! Xiao Wanlong said sharply.
Xiao Xiaoqiang held back tears and retorted: "That's just your idea!" Daddy, please don't impose your ideas on me! But I don't want to live forever in the shadow of your memories! ”
"What did you say!?" Xiao Wanlong was a little surprised when he heard this.
Xiao Xiao wiped a handful of tears that had slid down her cheeks with the back of her hand and continued: "Dad, I understand that you are doing this to protect me, but I can't afford this protection. It's more because of your guilt for my mother and my people, and it's your way of escaping reality! Dad, sober up, my mother has been dead for a long time, and there is no need to blame yourself anymore. Please give back the right to live freely to your daughter! ”
"Presumptuous! All these things are instilled in you by water? Who is it!? Is that him? Xiao Wanlong angrily pointed his finger at Mo Yantian.
It's really hard to argue this time, and I don't know what to do.
Xiao Wanlong didn't look at Mo Yitian squarely, but continued to reprimand: "Originally, I just wanted to put you in prison for reflection, but I didn't expect you to say such things to my father. You have never said such a rebellious thing to your father for so many years, this must have been taught to you by that outsider. I shouldn't have trusted this outsider! I cut this kid alive today to sacrifice the banner of my original village! ”
"Daddy, what are you talking about? Are you crazy? Brother Mo was kind to me, and he saved my life several times. Why do you want to hurt his life? ”
"Humph! Save your life? He's hurting you! I think you were fascinated by him and liked this kid, right? I'm telling you it's impossible. He is a thief of the Republic who cannot continue to stay in our stockade. Even if I don't kill him today, I'm going to throw him into the swamp and leave him to fend for himself! If he knows each other, get out of here on his own! Xiao Wanlong roared.
At this time, Mo Zhitian stood aside. He was speechless when he heard Xiao Wanlong just now, and at this time he had just recovered his strength. He didn't care what Xiao Wanlong did with him, but he didn't say some things that were really unpleasant. So in the old man's angry scolding, he interjected: "The owner of the village doesn't have to make a big fuss about my affairs. I'm sure you remember what I said when I left here, life and death don't matter to me anymore, and it doesn't matter if you want me to die, but I can't die without knowing it. I don't want me to leave this shijie with someone else's misunderstanding. It's really unacceptable for you to put a trumped-up charge on my head like this. I did not instigate your daughter against you, nor did I force her to run away from home. On the contrary, I have been urging her to come back to you. Of course, I don't think you'll be interested in any of that either. However, I hope you are a person who knows right from wrong, so it will not be in vain that so many clansmen follow you, and it will not be in vain that Xiao Xiao will call you Dad! ”
"Are you educating me? Tell you that I don't need someone to educate me, especially a republican! Our original village and that country have a feud with each other. Even if you didn't hurt my people, you're still one of them, and I won't trust you for that alone. You'd better get out of here quickly, lest Lao Tzu change his mind and kill you right now! ”
Mo Zhitian hugged his fists and said: "Lord Xiao Zhai, it was you who asked me to help you with my errands before I went down the mountain, although the matter was not done, but I finally brought Xiao Xiao back." I don't want to linger here any longer, but now I have two reluctant requests that I would like you to oblige. ”
"Where did you get so much nonsense! Get out of here! Xiao Wanlong didn't want to listen to Mo Yantian's words at all.
Mo Beitian hugged his fist again and said, "Please be sure to agree to my request, even if you kill me now, I want you to agree to this request!" ”
Xiao Wanlong put his hands behind his back and said impatiently: "Okay, you say quickly, Lao Tzu doesn't have so much spare time!" ”
Mo was very happy to see this, he stepped forward and said, "First Xiexie village master." These two things are not difficult for you. First, look at this old man standing behind me, he is my mentor, his name is Situ Heshi. He has gone insane because of his daughter's affairs, and I am now a fugitive from the Republic and cannot heal my mentor. I heard that there was a doctor in the original village who could cure my teacher's illness, so I implored the owner of the village to find such a doctor to save my teacher. The second thing is simpler, I just heard from your men that you are going to send troops? This is absolutely unacceptable! The strength of the republic is not something that the original village can bear. Your people have experienced inhumane treatment, but the people who have survived now love you and cherish the life in front of you. You don't need to send them to the battlefield of certain death anymore. Collect the troops, Xiao Zhai Lord! After Mo Yantian finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Xiao Wanlong.
After listening to Mo Yantian's generous speech, the old village owner in battle armor smiled contemptuously: "Boy, it's rare for you to be filial, I promise you the first thing, but I won't agree to the second thing!" War between the Republic and us is inevitable, and today I will raise the banner and lead my people to destroy the Republic! ”