'Knock-knock-knock-'

Three long bells rang from outside the house, and a flock of jackdaws and pigeons flew past the window, interrupting the conversation coldly, and the sound sounded like it came from some monastery, and there was some noisy discussion in the street outside, and Alan turned his head to look outside. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"If I'm not mistaken, today isn't Namu's Day, why is there a bell at this time? Why, isn't it a reminder to the people in the slums to eat on time?"

"Your idea of goodism is well suited to being a bard, and only the lord's breakfast will be reminded by a horn. There is only one possibility for the bell to ring at this time, to remind the people of the slum to go to the square to watch the execution, the nobles are happy to show off their special rights, they have the power to kill slaves, and they do not have to report to anyone, and they have also built an execution table in the only square in the slum, as if to remind the people here not to do anything out of the ordinary, or you will be hanged on the platform!" Selsi explained as he looked outside the house.

"Sounds cruel, let's go, let's go see. ”

Alan got up from his chair, dragged his injured calf, and limped to the stairs in the corner, where Sersi picked up the clay pot on the table and followed.

The sunset stained the clouds in the west with blood red, and the sky had darkened.

In the streets of the slums, groups of people in shabby clothes poured north, including sturdy youths and women with children, all of whom showed curious eyes and followed the surging flow of people to the square not far away.

"I don't know which unlucky ghost offended the nobles and was going to be sentenced to death at this time, and the god Namu blessed him with finding his way to the abyss after his death. ”

"Hey, have you heard, the person to be hanged is the maid of Duke Philo's palace, she seems to have seduced Duke Fall's teacher. ”

"Damn! You can believe this kind of thing, I know very well what those nobles do, that girl must have been tarnished in her life, and she will be called a seduction after death, it's really pitiful!"

"If you keep your voice quiet, if it gets out, you will also be hanged on Xingtai!"

Alan limped through the crowd, listening to the chatter around him, the square not far away was already full of people, and Sersi followed behind him, in a accustomed manner, drinking wine from the clay pot as he walked.

"Hey, horsetail knight, you go slower, and the wound will open again. Sersi said as she looked at Allen's anxious look.

"You should go get me a carriage instead of gloating after me. ”

"I don't have a carriage and I don't have the money to rent a carriage for you. By the way, I don't know your name yet!"

Alan stopped and looked at the simple Sersi, and said helplessly, "Ponytail." ”

"Wow, your name is Ponytail, then I don't think I need to change the nickname I gave you before! What a good name!" said Selsey as he looked at Allen's back as he drifted away.

Alan limped through the crowd, and the people he pushed away let out invectives, no one cared that he was a crippled cripple, and those unbridled foul language drowned out in the sea of people, and those people closed their reckless mouths when they saw Sersi approaching.

In the center of the square was a wooden gallows, made of rough planks, about ten adult men standing side by side, and a beam ten feet above the ground hung five thick ropes, all of which were covered with the hair and blood of the previous executioner.

A middle-aged man in a fine costume stood by the gallows, and in front of him knelt a girl with her hands tied behind her back, and beside the girl stood two strong men with big shoulders and round waists, those two people were wearing short tunics and black turbans on their heads, like executioners, despising the crowd in front of them.

At this time, the square was already full of people who came to watch the execution, and there were all kinds of discussions in the crowd, some were discussing the cruelty of the punishment, and some more bold people whispered insults to the powerful nobles, and the man in gorgeous clothes took a few steps forward, looked at the sensational crowd, raised his hands and pressed down.

"Quiet, quiet!" the man shouted.

"I am the executioner sent by the Duke of Fallo! I think the story has already spread among you, this damned slave has openly seduced the teacher of the Duke of Fello, such a shameless act can happen to a slave, I can't imagine it!" The man pointed to the girl with long hair hanging down to her shoulders and continued to shout, "This slave has tarnished the reputation of Duke Fallo! and even more defiled the god Namu! Today I will cleanse this slave from her sins on behalf of the gods, and may she wake up after death and change her ways!" Be a clean slave in the next life!"

"Hang her to the gallows!" the man said with a wave to the executioner.

The poor girl was lifted up by two strong men, she was like a finch being picked up by an eagle, and her white clothes were stained with black, just like her original clean body, which could never be restored to its original state.

The rude executioner pinched her slender hand and dragged her to the gallows, and the other executioner lowered the gallows from the beam and put it around her neck, and tears rolled down the girl's tender cheeks, and those hot tears were intertwined with unspeakable grievances and grievances.

The dense crowd looked at the girl with a look on her face, and whispered, the voices were full of sympathy and anger, but no one dared to shout loudly, and on the execution ground stood a group of soldiers with longbows, their arrows resting on the bowstrings, as if they were ready to shoot the initiator of the commotion at any moment.

"Silence you, you damned slaves!" shouted the man in fancy clothes at the gossiping crowd, "shut your mouths!"

"The god Namu is kind, you have the opportunity to say your last wish, but those words will be buried in the graveyard with your departure, and you can now ask the kind people to help you fulfill that last wish!" said the man, turning to the girl on the gallows.

The crowd in the square threw their hands to their chests, all praying for someone to help the poor girl, even if it was to grant her last wish.

"I'm .....," the girl choked up with tears in her eyes, "I want to ..... at the end Meet the knight!"

"Sounds good, it makes you sound like a chaste saint, but unfortunately we don't have time, poor little one. After speaking, the man looked at the executioner on the side, "Wash away her sins!"

Hearing the sound, the executioner pulled the rope in his hand, and the rope around the girl's neck was instantly tightened, and her gentle body was suspended in the air, her face swollen red, and she didn't even say a word of defense.

The crowd fell silent, the women covered their children's eyes, and everyone bowed their heads in silence for the poor girl.