The sun had set at dusk, and the sky was still as bright as morning. In the capital, the snow is falling, and the roofs of every house are piled with a thick layer of snow.

The wind was very strong, and the snow flakes on the dead branches flew down, the cold stings were startled, the crows flew wildly, and the earth was silent. Only the guards patrolling around the city gate and the execution ground, the sound of their armor was loud, dotting the silence of this dusk.

The noisy voices have long disappeared after the Queen Mother's speech.

Huayan struggled from the shock, trying her best to stop the Queen Mother's actions, but she was so weak that she couldn't even say a word in the end.

She finally understood why the Queen Mother hadn't killed her until now, why Lin Wanrou suddenly wanted to change her clothes, it turned out that all this was to deceive the world, her Queen Mother, the imperial court, didn't dare to be disrespectful to the painting lord who had the immortal gold medal given by the first emperor!

After a moment of silence, a violent wave of voices suddenly surged in the crowd, and everyone shouted: "The emperor and the queen mother are gracious!" Please spare the painting and don't die! The Emperor and the Queen Mother are gracious, please spare Lord Rao and not die! ......”

All the people who were present to watch knelt down and bowed, and their mouths were full of words.

Since he became an official, Xia Shan has been honest and loving the people, self-denial and public service, winning the love of many people, and has made meritorious contributions to the disaster relief in Peicheng, which has made his reputation for virtue famous both inside and outside.

The sudden condemnation of the painter by the imperial court has aroused the anger of many people, who do not believe in the words of the imperial court, and have seen and experienced it with their own eyes in the past few years, and have long known the people who painted the summer mountain, and they were full of blood and tears as always.

The Queen Mother glanced at Xie Hui, who was sitting down, and asked him to find a way to control the situation.

Xie Hui understood, walked to the rostrum, and said loudly: "Everyone, please listen to me." You love the hearts of your parents and officials, and the queen mother and the emperor also understand it, but the person in front of you is a minister who has committed a crime against the royal family, and under the dignified appearance, there is a dirty heart that you can't see. If the imperial court does not deal with such scum, where is the dignity of the royal family? The hearts of the people of the world will also be disturbed. If such a traitor is not beheaded and shown to the public, he will not obey the hearts of the people of the world! Under the will of the Empress Dowager, no one is allowed to intercede, otherwise, there will be no mercy! ”

First reassuring, then threatening. Xie Hui really played a good hand. Under Xie Hui's stern voice, everyone suddenly became silent.

Fu Liang and Xu Xianzhi, who were also sitting at the bottom, were about to join forces to ask the Queen Mother to comply with the people's feelings, be gracious, and spare the painting of Xia Shan, but they were blocked in the throat by Xie Hui's last sentence.

He looked at each other helplessly, but had to give up, sit back in his chair and shake his head and sigh.

All the civil and military officials in the court gathered on this grand execution ground, staring at the figure of a dozen people kneeling with their heads bowed in dirt prison clothes in the center of the venue. Some showed regret and lamentation. Others are indifferent and indifferent. Others smiled and smug in the corners of their eyes. They all ignored the already angry crowd in the audience, watching the upcoming big show.

Most of them are loyal servants who have followed the painter for more than ten years, and they themselves must never have imagined that they could end up in today's fate with the painters who were once glorious in the past.

And the painting Xia Shan and the painting lady, as if they had already had a tacit understanding, lowered their heads and did not say a word.

The shepherd was also impressively listed, but she was alone with a rope and gagged and hung alone on a pillar on the other side of the execution ground.

Hua Yan's heart was in pain as if it had been pierced by ten thousand swords. How much she wants to stand up and call out to her father and mother who are close in front of her, how much she wants to push away those executioners and leave them safely, how much she wants to say to them again, Dad, Mother, Yan'er will not regret being your daughter in this life, and the family will be together again in the next life!

But even the first wish could not be fulfilled, and she only felt that her throat was as dry as cotton. Only a few lines of free tears were left in the hollow eye sockets.

"Since the county lord has an immortal gold medal, why don't you say a word, are you willing to watch your father and mother be beheaded?!"

Under the stage, I don't know who shouted, causing other people to be equally dissatisfied.

"Why don't I want to save my father and mother, but I have already become like a dead man, and I am in the hands of applause...... Dad, mother, don't worry, Yan'er will accompany you soon! Hua Yan thought to herself, she was about to fall off the chair sadly, but she was immediately pressed by the person next to her in time.

Lin Yunrou pretended to be close to the painting, and said with a smile: "The pain you are suffering now is not as good as the pain of my loss of a child, you must bear it, the good show is still to come!" ”

"You're so vicious! ...... Blame yourself for looking away and leaving you a scourge! She was speechless, and her resentment tore at her heart.

Lin Wanrou suddenly leaned into Huayan's ear and whispered, "Aren't you curious, why do you always feel weak?" ”

Don't? It's you...... Hua Yan turned his head and waited quietly for an answer.

Lin Wanrou smiled coquettishly, a hint of evil flashed in her eyes, "I think you've already guessed it, right?" Yes, when you are delirious, a pair of soft tendons will enter your stomach, and those who take this medicine will not only lose their martial arts, but also suffer great physical and mental damage. You don't have to doubt the medicinal properties of this medicine, it was given by the ghost head himself. But there was one thing that I didn't expect. You have at least hundreds of new and old injuries on your body, and you have a high fever, and you are still alive after taking this medicine, which is really a miracle in the world! However, you won't live long, so don't worry too much......"

As she spoke, she chuckled softly again.

Huayan couldn't deal with Lin Wanrou, and she couldn't get angry at any dirty things they had done. She turned her head awkwardly, hoping to find the direction of her parents by the voice, she had already regarded death as home, but she still did not let go of her beloved father and mother, and remembered the pain they were about to suffer, more painful than cutting their own flesh.

She thought about the warmth they felt every moment of warmth and love they gave her when she first came to this world, warming her heart like an ice cube. She was reluctant to be separated from them, she wished to return to the small pavilion in the bathing flower stream, and her sister surrounded her parents together, enjoying flowers and drinking tea, just like in the old days!

But there's no going back! My sister has long since left this world, and that harmonious scene is no longer complete!

"The hour has come! Execute! The warden threw a token from the desk and declared it loudly.

The suppressed crowd suddenly shouted excitedly: "The emperor and the queen mother are gracious!" Rao painting Lord immortal! Rao painting Lord immortal! ”

There was also a crowd of people who rushed through the guards and threw themselves on the execution platform, but they were all pulled out again.

Huayan hung his head weakly.

Her last glimmer of hope, Taoyuan, just when she thought it was impossible to appear again at this moment, a deafening roar suddenly sounded in the sky! The sound was like the collision of a huge thunderbolt with the earth, which could pierce a person's eardrums and shake the entire land of Shenzhou.

Even without her eyes, she could still tell that it was her masters and her brothers from Taoyuan who were here!

The excitement actually made Hua Yan stand up for the first time and make a voice: "Master! Save Daddy and Mommy! ”

When everyone looked back, they saw a dense number of figures leaping from the air, either stopping on the high wall or landing on the execution platform, surrounding the entire execution ground for most of the circle. And a dozen executioners on the execution table have long been taken.

A middle-aged man in dark green clothes walked out of the crowd on the torture platform, he came to the position opposite the Empress Dowager and stood still, and said sharply: "If you continue to do evil, otherwise you will blame Taoyuan's subordinates for being ruthless!" ”

The person who spoke was none other than Qin Zhengfeng, the master of Taoyuan Hall! Facing it so bluntly and leaving no way out, it is the first time that Qin Zhengfeng, who has always been gentle and virtuous, has made such a statement.

There were people in the audience who recognized him, and they were amazed. "Taoyuan Hall Master, Qin Zhengfeng actually went out in person! It seems that the painter has a great background! I heard that the county lord of Huayan is Qin Zhengfeng's righteous daughter? The imperial court dared to confront them head-on, obviously prepared in advance! ”

"Not really! However, no matter how many soldiers and horses there are in the imperial court, they can't resist the entire rivers and lakes! The leaders of the martial arts alliance have all been dispatched, and the heroes of the world still don't listen to his orders? ”

"There's a good show to watch now!"

And the people on the throne opposite couldn't sit still. Liu Yifu looked blankly at the Queen Mother for help, and the Queen Mother glanced at Xie Hui, her face was not panicked, but a smug look faintly flashed.

Xie Hui immediately got up and exchanged words with the guards beside him, and the guards quickly left the execution ground.

The Queen Mother stood up unhurriedly, stepped down from the throne, glanced at the painting face sitting in front of her, and then looked back at Lin Yunrou sternly.

Lin Yunrou understood, and hurriedly ran over in person to help the painting face back into its original position.

The Queen Mother continued to step forward and said in person: "Where did the traitor come from! Dare to spread wild in front of the emperor and the mourning family! Come on! Soldiers! Take them all down for the mourners! ”

"Yes!" The echoes of the soldiers rang out from all directions, judging by the sound alone, there were no less than 50,000 people.

It turned out that they had already been lying in ambush around the execution ground, and even hidden in the crowd of ordinary people. Hearing the order of the Queen Mother, they drew their swords and confronted Qin Zhengfeng and his faction head-on.

But the court was still overconfident. If Qin Zhengfeng and the others were not completely sure, how could they show up easily? The trumpet sounds, the horses roar, and they will return with a full load. That's what they've always done.

Lei Buming came out of the crowd, stood beside Qin Zhengfeng and said angrily: "Big brother, the people on that stage will be handed over to me!" Last time, I ate him a secret loss and let him escape, this time, I won't tear him to the ground, I'm sorry big guy! ”

Qin Zhengfeng calmly pressed Lei Buming down and said softly: "Second brother, don't act rashly!" And it's not too late to listen to what the imperial court has to say. ”

"Big brother! ......" thundered silently, so I had no choice but to hang my head and stand sideways.

Pangu and Yaowen also came to the execution platform, and they rescued Hua Xia Shan, Mrs. Hua, Mu Niang and others in the rear.

At this point, she was about to cry out in excitement, her hands clenching tightly in her chair, trying to get up again.

Suddenly, Lin Wanrou's words floated in my ears, "Don't be happy too early, the play will not end until the end, and you will never know the ending!" ”

Hua Yan turned around in surprise and faced Lin Wanrou's direction, as if questioning something.

Suddenly, she heard a noise surging in the direction of the torture platform, and she immediately realized the dangerous situation that Lin Yunrou had indicated. She shook her head vigorously, and secretly thought to herself: "No, it will be fine...... obviously she realized something.

I only heard an exclamation from the torture platform, "Not good! The painting of the adult and the painting of the lady have been ...... He's dead! ”