Chapter 24: King IV
"Alas, this is the second time I've been in prison, and I can't move my body, and I can't even commit suicide."
Zhang Tude lay on the floor of the prison and sighed in his heart, although he couldn't move or speak, he could still think.
"I wonder in what name they are going to punish me by putting me in prison. Practicing evil arts? Or abduct children? ”
Zhang Tude didn't hear the conversation between Bu Shiren and Lin Xianling, but when the official took him out, he saw Lin Xianling and Bu Shiren talking with a smile, and he didn't look like he wanted to arrest Bu Shiren at all, so he understood that he was probably going to blame him.
"Anyway, last time I took the blame for the one named Li Shuiwan, he also abducted and sold children, but fortunately, this beast was killed and dismembered in the end, and when I have the opportunity to go out, I will also put that step master and that dog county order like this, as well as that cultivator, no one will be left behind."
Zhang Tude swore in his heart, these were all his own real thoughts, but he didn't know that it would take a few days to cut off his head this time, and he hoped that it would be sooner so that he could go out earlier.
Just as Zhang Tude was still thinking about when he would be beheaded, the sound of several people arguing came from outside the cell, and it seemed that it was the jailer outside.
"Huren, forget it, that guy is going to be beheaded in three days, what do you care about him?"
"Brother Ye, just let me feed him something to eat, so that he can live comfortably these days."
"Alas, the county commander said that he would not eat or drink for the past few days, so let him stay like this, anyway, he is an evil cultivator, and he will not die of hunger."
"I don't care if he is an evil cultivator or not, I only know that he is a good man, and my niece is also a child who was abducted a few days ago, she told me that it was this good man who saved them, and the people of our Weishan County are not blind, who is a good person and who is a bad person knows it in their hearts."
"What's the use of that? The adults have spoken, forget it, you can go in. ”
"Thank you Brother Ye, although we don't dare to release people, let's do something for this hero."
The cell door opened, and a prison guard walked in, carrying a wooden lunch box with porridge and water in it, and he knew Zhang Tude's current situation, so he could only feed him some liquid food.
"This immortal master, I know that you saved those children, and there are also my relatives among those children, and I want to let you go, but the Bu family is powerful in the county, and my family is here, so I'm sorry."
"Come, I'll feed you something."
The prison guard helped Zhang Tude up and fed him the porridge to his mouth, and Zhang Tude realized that although his mouth and tongue could not move, he could still swallow it, otherwise he would not even be able to eat the porridge.
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"Lord Zhong, why did you hand over that evil cultivator?"
After Zhang Tude was taken away by the official, Bu Shiren came to Zhong Hai's room, and when he saw Zhong Hai drinking tea, he asked, but he didn't dare to be angry with Zhong Hai.
Zhong Hai drank his tea slowly, and only replied after a while
"Brother Bu, every case related to a cultivator in every place must be recorded, and there will be others to verify it, so there must be an explanation in the end, if you kill that evil cultivator named Zhang Tude, how can I record it, saying that you abused lynching?"
"And if there is no explanation for this matter, the people in this county are probably going to make trouble, and it is not good for you, so step brother, take it when you see it."
After finishing speaking, Zhong Hai looked at Bu Shiren who was standing next to him, and a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, although he didn't care how many lives Bu Shiren had killed, and he also received the benefits of Bu Shiren, but he was still quite disgusted with things like sacrificing ghosts and gods, plus the few beauties in the Bufu were disgusting to him, so he naturally wouldn't give in to Bu Shiren's wishes.
It's not about good or evil, it's just about seeing dirty things and feeling sick.
"Step brother, don't go yet, I have something for you."
Zhong Hai stopped Bu Shiren, who was about to leave, he took out a few yellow runes and said to Bu Shiren
"Didn't you lock your family in the house? You put these few talismans on the doors and windows to keep your family safe and sound for the next few days. ”
"I'll go to that ancient tomb in the mountains to help you cut off the source of the disaster."
Bu Shiren, who originally took the rune paper, was in a slightly better mood, but as soon as he heard that Zhong Hai was leaving, he hurriedly said
"Lord Zhong, didn't you say that you would protect my Bu family these days? What if you're gone and there's another disaster at home? ”
"Didn't I say it, this rune paper will keep your family safe and sound, plus a few other Taoist friends, although their skills are not as good as mine, but there is no problem in dealing with some evils, and I cut off the source earlier, isn't your step family okay soon?"
Bu Shiren secretly complained in his heart, where is this Zhong Hai going to help their Bu family, he must be relying on his magical powers to covet the treasures in the ancient tomb, you must know that there are not only worldly gold and silver jewelry in this ancient tomb, but also many strange treasures, even if the cultivator sees it, he will be tempted.
Bu Shiren wanted to persuade again, but Zhong Hai gave an expulsion order, so he had to hope that Zhong Hai would not die in the ancient tomb, otherwise there would be no one to deal with those evil spirits.
In the evening, after having dinner brought by the servants, Bu Jie sat in the house and watched the maids in the house paste a yellow talisman paper on the windows and doors.
"Well, what the hell has happened these days."
Bu Jie sighed, she is the third lady of the Bu family, she feels that a lot of things have happened at home in the past few days, after Liuniang disappeared, her father locked the family in the room and did not let her out.
Brother Buhuan didn't want to do this, so he secretly climbed out of the window and ran out, and then he didn't know who killed him outside, and then a strange man broke into the house and killed Uncle Buhu too, I don't know how long it will be like this.
After the runes were pasted on the doors and windows, the door was closed again, and the sound of locking came from outside, and Bu Jie glanced at the other people in the room, in addition to herself, there were also her two younger sisters and Shi Niang.
Shi Niang lay down on the bed and slept after eating today, it seems that she is not very well, this Shi Niang is about the same age as Bu Jie, originally the daughter of a hunter outside the county, some time ago when Bu Shiren went out of the city to hunt, he happened to meet Shi Niang, because she was beautiful, he fell in love with her, and accepted her as a concubine, because it was the tenth room, so Bu Jie called her Shi Niang.
Speaking of which, when this Shi Niang first entered the door, she was still crying all day long, but after a few days of good life, she lived with peace of mind.
After a while, Bujie was also a little sleepy, so she went to bed to rest, and soon fell asleep.
I don't know how long Bujie slept, a scream outside woke her up, she opened her eyes and found that Shi Niang on the bed was gone, she hurriedly got out of bed to check, and found that there was no Shi Niang in the room, and the window in the room didn't know when it was opened, she quickly woke up a few sisters.
"Fourth sister, fifth sister, hurry up, Shi Niang is gone."
After the two sisters were woken up, they followed Bujie to the window to check, but as soon as they walked to the window, a figure quickly flashed outside, which frightened the three of them to take a few steps back.
"Why, why, I have been making cattle and horses for the Bu family for so many years, why did the tiger master kill me."
"My neck was twisted by the tiger master, it's so uncomfortable, can you help me straighten it out?"
There was an oozing voice outside, and Bu Jie felt that the voice was somewhat familiar.
"Isn't this the voice of the fourth king who guards the door?"
The sister on the side said, and Bu Jie remembered that this was the voice of the housekeeper Ding Wangsi, but it seemed that he hadn't seen him for several days.