Chapter Fifty-Four: Cut!
The old elder, whose face was full of wrinkles like the bark of a dead tree, looked solemn and solemn, which made Xia Zuo think of his groveling appearance not long ago, and couldn't help but laugh in his heart.
The fact that such a man should have the face to mention glory is simply an insult to this sacred word.
The silent air in the farmhouse was broken, and although they did not run to celebrate, the villagers who had already believed that Mira had blasphemed the clan all showed relieved expressions, and if this evil thing of blaspheming the clan was not judged, it would definitely cause the village to be cursed and cause disaster.
With that happy look, Xia Zuo's heart was ready to move, if this was not in the Rodman Empire, Xia Zuo might not be able to suppress himself and kill all these numb humans**.
Mira's father, the stout old man, although there was a look of unbearability in his eyes, finally bowed his head silently and let the elders pronounce the death sentence of his daughter.
"Mira!Mila!" Sam struggled with an anxious and sad look, looking like he wanted to break free from the old man's oppression, but strangely enough, the tall and strong young man couldn't break free from the thin hands like dead branches behind him.
"Phew, hypocritical human!" Xia Zuo snorted secretly, and at a glance he could see what this human was doing, and his previous good impression of this seemingly simple boy suddenly disappeared.
"Mira Kunis, what other doubts do you have about the court's verdict?" the solemn elder asked solemnly to Mira who was kneeling in front of him.
Mira finally raised her head, the collar corners of the gray linen skirt under the red hair had been torn, revealing her smooth shoulders, silently straightening the placket of her chest that was about to fall apart, her eyes were suppressed with raging anger, and she slowly swept over the faces of Sam who seemed to be struggling, her father bowed his head and was silent, the two so-called sisters in the dark, and all the happy faces around him.
In the end, only Xia Zuo's body stayed slightly, and said in a hoarse voice, "I have no doubts!"
The old elder's face finally showed a relaxed look, and Xia Zuo's gaze behind him made him feel like he was on pins and needles, now he just wanted to solve this matter as soon as possible, and the things he originally enjoyed now made him feel that one more minute was torture, and hurriedly said, "Since there is no doubt, then I will announce"
"Wait a minute!" Xia Zuo suddenly interjected to stop the verdict, "I have a doubt!"
What are you afraid of, the moment Xia Zuo's voice sounded, the elder's body couldn't help but tremble violently, and he turned his head helplessly and said, "Honorable lord, may I ask you what doubts you have?"
"Since there is a defendant, then there must be a plaintiff, I wonder which one of the plaintiffs is present?" Xia Zuo stood up and looked at Sam and Mira's father behind the fire, which could not shine in the darkness, although it was a question, but he already knew the answer in his heart, since the accusation was about the goblin cave, who else would there be besides the other two "sisters" that Mira protected all the way?
"It's Anna and Elaine, the two of them who have honestly exposed Mira's blasphemy against the clan's shame!" the elder proudly summoned two women from the shadows who had been dodging.
Wearing the exquisite long skirts of the banquet, the two human girls have been deliberately avoiding their eyes since Xia Zuo came in, but at this moment, since Xia Zuo asked, he had to come out hard.
"I am also one of those who have experienced this, and as I have seen, this girl named Mira is the bravest girl I have ever seen, and I dare to guarantee this with my glory as a nobleman and a warrior!" Chazzo's high-pitched voice echoed through the farmhouse, causing an uproar among the villagers.
The glory of a nobleman plus the glory of a warrior, although the words of the nobleman cannot be used as testimony in the civilian court, but Xia Zuo's words of oath are naturally more convincing than the words of two ordinary peasant girls.
"My lord, what you see is only the surface, Mira is the best at acting, don't be fooled by her appearance, before you came in, Mira had already made a dirty deal with those evil goblins with **!" the villagers discussed, and Anna had the courage to argue.
The two girls were very flustered, but the fear of the revelation suppressed the awe of Xia Zuo's identity, maybe at first they just wanted to cover up what they did in the cave, but now they have to fill it with lies, and they are pushing themselves into the abyss.
"Oh! if that's the case, then how did you survive?" Xia Zuo's rhetorical question made Anna stunned, and the nervous Ailian, subconsciously replied, "At that time, the goblins were torturing Mira, and they didn't have time to take care of us!"
"So, you're just watching your companions being tortured by goblins and not doing anything?" Xia Zuo asked bitterly, causing a flash of nervousness on the faces of the two girls.
"We're just ordinary peasant girls, what can we sit on in the face of those evil goblins!" Anna was visibly relieved, staring at Xia Zuo's loud retort.
"What a peasant girl" Xia Zuo smiled angrily, and the murderous intent boiling in his heart made the bonfire in the farmhouse suddenly drop by half.
"Lord Lord" Mira, who had been sluggish, suddenly spoke, and silently walked to Xia Zuo and knelt down and saluted, "Lord Lord can deign to testify for Mira, Mira is grateful, but this is a lowly civilian court, please don't do anything that damages your identity for Mira, an unclean person!"
The loss of the flower crown, the so-called sister's betrayal, the care disguised by the lover, and even the father he loved the most, was just silent, and the heart was like ashes, Mira was determined to die, but he could no longer let Xia Zuo, the only one who spoke for himself, compromise his honor as a nobleman.
A nobleman cannot defend himself in front of a lowly commoner, which will only damage his honor, but not his reputation, and all a good nobleman has to do is to admit all accusations or slanders, and then punish those who make accusations or slanders.
Whether it is locked up in a dungeon, skinned and beheaded, or even tied to a tree to feed the crows, no one will hinder it, this is the right of a nobleman.
Mira's words made Xia Zuo ready to scold the unfair trial abruptly, but with a hint of gratitude in front of the girl in front of him, Xia Zuo could only sigh slightly.
And Brown, who was anxiously guarding the side, hurriedly stepped forward and proudly glanced at everyone, and took Xia Zuo's arm to lead him down.
Xia Zuo whispered in his ear, "My lord, you are too impulsive, your behavior just now has hindered their gathering and trial, if these villagers think that you are interfering in their affairs, I am afraid that it will cause a riot, and then it will be troublesome!"
Although they are not afraid of some farmers, once the villagers riot and quarrel are inevitable, once the casualties are caused, the identity of Xia Zuo nobles will naturally be fine, but it may be difficult for them to survive in the Rodman Empire.
"Although the deal with the evil goblins is controversial due to the testimony of the noble lord, it is a fact that Mira and Kunis have lost the maiden crown and disgraced the clan, and the court has decided to uphold the original sentence and immediately hang Mira and Kunis. After the old elder said it hurriedly, most of them were deeply relieved to make a hasty decision.
Especially the two girls, Anna and Elaine, their pale faces finally turned around, and secretly glanced at the indifferent Mira, as long as she died, they were still the beautiful girls who used to be in the village and sought after, and everything that happened in the cave would completely disappear with Mira's death.
As for Xia Zuo, an eyewitness, such a noble adult, after leaving tomorrow, he will not come back for the second time in this life.
"Wait a minute!" Xia Zuo, who suddenly shouted again, made Brown suddenly look helpless, staring nervously at the surrounding villagers, for fear of a riot, he even regretted that he should not follow Xia Zuo to this village.
When everyone's eyes converged on him, Xia Zuo raised his head arrogantly and looked coldly at the three elders with pale faces, "Now that I am a nobleman, I ask you to dedicate Mira and Kunisjin to me, do you have any objections?"
"This" The elder hesitated slightly, he naturally hoped that this young nobleman would be able to choose a woman in their village, but Xia Zuo's current actions were obviously to hinder the trial, if it was offered to Xia Zuo, then Mira was the lady-in-waiting of the nobles, and they were lowly poor people who were not qualified to judge.
If he didn't make a sacrifice, then Xia Zuo could even harm the glory of the nobility and condemn the village of Lagrange for the people, and even if the entire village was razed to the ground, the empire would not care at all, at most he would just want the local lord to compensate some gold coins to apologize.
"Why, you don't agree?" Xia Zuo's tone suddenly rose, and no nobleman could allow a lowly commoner to dare to refuse his proposal.
"But," the elder hesitated slightly, "Mira has lost the maiden's crown!" "To sacrifice an unclean woman is to trample on the glory of a nobleman."
"I only ask you, accept it or not!" Xia Zuo's arrogant cold voice gave him two choices.
The terrified elder anxiously looked around to find someone to solve the siege, and finally locked his eyes on Mira's father, although Mira was judged guilty, but this kind of thing still needs to be consulted by herself and her father.
When did the honest peasant experience such a big scene, the elders in the village were already the people with the highest status on weekdays, not to mention that there was now Xia Zuo, who made the elders awe-inspiring, and he was speechless for a while.
"You don't want your daughter to die, do you! Make a price!" Since he simply pretended to the end, Xia Zuo's arrogant appearance was more in line with the villagers' impression of the aristocracy.
"This" stammered and lowered his head, the old man avoided Mila's sad gaze, slowly stretched out a finger, and whispered like a mosquito, "One hundred gold coins!"
"Heh" sneered disdainfully, Xia Zuo secretly sighed in his heart, "This is a human being", grabbed Mira, who was sold by his father, and whose face was like ashes, suddenly aged dozens of years, rudely pushed away the crowd, strode out, and shouted loudly, "Buman, give these lowly civilians a hundred gold coins!"
ps:A brother asked me if I could add more questions!March is still at work now.,Every day only at night when I go back to have time to code words.,Two chapters a day.,It's almost the limit;But if the recommendation is enough,March will also try to add more!Please support!