Chapter 57: Execution

Wei Zhilin sat leisurely on the Taishi's chair, holding the scroll in one hand and reading it with relish, and putting the other hand on the brazier at his feet from time to time to keep warm.

"Senior brother, it's freezing and the fire is warm, how can there be happiness from drinking? Come on, come on, have a bowl with me! ”

Cheng Ziya sat aside, picked up a big bowl on the table, poured a few sips, wiped the wine stains on his lips, and laughed.

"Ziya, a small drink is pleasant, a big drink hurts your body, you wine...... It's time to quit! ”

Wei Zhilin's gaze moved away from the scroll and looked at Cheng Ziya frowning slightly.

"Senior brother is so boring! Master and his old man often said, cook snow and make tea, drink wine and compose songs, and listen to the wind...... Listen to the wind...... What's going on? ”

"Listen to the wind and admire the moon!"

Wei Zhilin said lightly, a smile appeared on his face.

"Right...... Listen to the wind and admire the moon! ”

Cheng Ziya slapped his thigh and shouted excitedly: "All these things are elegant things in the world!" Senior brother has always been elegant, why not drink together? ”

Wei Zhilin put down the scroll in his hand and was about to speak, when there was a knock on the door outside.

Jia Huaigang, the master of the Punishment Hall, broke in in a hurry, saw the two courtyard capitals there, and bowed his hand.

"Lao Jia, take a bite!"

Cheng Ziya sat on the ground, lazily supporting himself on his elbows, reaching out to hold a large bowl of wine.

Jia Huaigang was not polite, took it and drank it all.

"Happy!"

Cheng Ziya cheered loudly, and also picked up the bowl and drank it all.

Jia Huaigang put down the bowl and wiped his mouth with his sleeve, he was not good at drinking, but his black face suddenly showed red light after this bowl of spirits, and he took a breath and told what happened just now.

"This thing...... Master Jia ...... What is going to be done? ”

Wei Zhilin was also shocked, his brows furrowed, and his two fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the chair.

"Seeing the lust and intentions, this kind of shameless behavior, according to the rules of the court, should be punished with fifty rods, abolish the exercises learned, and expel from the Zhixing Academy!"

Jia Huaigang looked indignant, he had always been jealous and hateful, and such a punishment was naturally just in his opinion.

"This bunny, let me kill him!"

"Click" –

Cheng Ziya got up suddenly, kicked off the table, smashed the wine bowl on the case, and strode out.

"Ziya, don't be reckless!"

Wei Zhilin's face sank, he took a deep breath, groaned slightly, and looked at Jia Huaigang.

"The matter...... Compromise disposal, major demerits, 30 rods, and three months of confinement...... Hall Master Jia has worked hard, so let's do it! ”

Jia Huaigang's face was stunned, and he immediately gave up his hand, since the head of the hospital ordered this, there is naturally a reason to do so, since the head of the hospital did not say it, he does not need to ask more, the fact has always been the case, the head of the hospital has never done anything wrong.

"Why does Senior Brother protect that little cub so much, is it because he has an extraordinary talent in cultivation? Or is it because ......"

Jia Huaigang left in a hurry, and Cheng Ziya paced back and forth at the door, shouting with his hands crossed.

"Ziya, then He An was born in Pingmo, since he came to my Zhixing Academy, he is humble and studious, and has a good character, I sent someone to observe secretly, and every time I come back to report, I praise him, such a person actually makes such a move, can you believe it?"

Wei Zhilin stroked the three strands of long beard, picked up the tea cup in his hand, opened the lid, and poured the tea foam into the brazier at his feet.

"Sometimes what you see with your eyes is not the truth, you know, your eyes can also deceive yourself!"

With a "snort", the red light of the coals in the basin dimmed, and a cloud of white gas splashed.

"Senior brother mean ......?"

Cheng Ziya suddenly woke up, his eyes widened, and he looked at Wei Zhilin.

"There's something weird about it, and there's ...... There must be something hidden! ”

Wei Zhilin took a sip of tea with a smile and motioned for Cheng Ziya to sit down.

"But...... It's not that I deliberately show favoritism, my teacher once told me to pay attention to those two little guys, and now that this kind of thing has happened, he can't prove his innocence, and others can't help him, let's count it as a kind of tempering for him, if this little wind and waves can't be passed, how can he achieve a career in the future? And...... With the little guy's current cultivation realm, it is just right for him to cultivate in that cold room......"

"Teacher, he's an old man...... Why do you value the two of them so much? Could it be that these two children have long been discovered to be highly qualified? ”

Sitting down on a chair next to Wei Zhilin, Cheng Ziya leaned over and asked with a puzzled expression.

Wei Zhilin looked around, lowered his voice, and said a word to Cheng Ziya in his ear, Cheng Ziya's body froze instantly, his face was full of disbelief, and after a while, he patted his thigh and said, "Senior brother...... Why didn't you say it earlier, it turned out to be ......"

Wei Zhilin quickly raised a finger, put it to his lips, and made a silent gesture, and the two brothers looked at each other and smiled.

Fan Dazhi returned to Lin Qiuchi and happily took a package of barbecue, but he didn't see He An.

Lin Qiuchi said coldly: "He An won't go back, this kind of person...... You will have less dealings with him in the future. ”

"Why? Little Ann ...... What's going on......? ”

Fan Dazhi didn't know why, so he scratched his head in confusion.

"Don't ask...... Go back, you'll know tomorrow! ”

Lin Qiuchi's face was very bad, his eyebrows were gloomy, and he looked a little tired.

Fan Dazhi left gloomily, he put the barbecue in his arms, thought about it and ran to ask Lu Zhengqing and a few other teachers, but everyone didn't know the news of He An.

"I haven't heard that something happened to Xiao An, does it mean that Xiao An is fine?" Fan Dazhi muttered to himself, walked aimlessly in the Zhixing Courtyard, and unconsciously returned to his residence, until dinner time, He An was still nowhere to be seen.

He was restless in the room, the little black cat came out of nowhere, surrounded him and called "meow meow", Fan Dazhi took out the barbecue from his arms, threw two pieces to it, and a pair of fat hands cushioned his chin, crawling on the table in a daze.

What happened to He An? Why didn't Mr. Lin say it to himself? Could it be...... Hunted down again?

Thinking of this, Fan Dazhi's heart lifted.

No, in a place like Zhixingyuan, he should be fine, so why hasn't he come back?

Fan Dazhi guessed, worried, and the night was getting deeper, and he fell asleep on the table in a daze......

In the early morning, the cold air was clear, the snow on the road had not yet had time to melt, and together with the soil, it was frozen hard, and under the eaves, the treetops hung crystal ice cubes, which were cold in the morning light.

The entrance of Zhixingyuan gradually became lively, and students who came to class one after another gathered around the notice board, and some people posted new notices.

The "Zhixingyuan Punishment Order" in black and white is particularly eye-catching, and I saw that it reads:

He An, a freshman in Chuzhou Mansion, ignored the rules of the college, molested his classmates, recorded a major demerit, a cane of thirty, and was confined for three months, in order to set an example!

Signed: Punishment Hall!

One stone startled a thousand waves, and more and more students were watching, making a buzzing discussion......

"It's He An, how could he do such a pickled thing? I really know people and faces, but I don't know my heart! ”

A student wearing a square scarf was heartbroken.

"No, I think He An is very good, he is sincere and gentle, is it wrong?"

Next to him, a student wearing a fox coat with his hands in his sleeves muttered quietly.

"Maybe he's usually disguised, this kind of person is simply a well-dressed beast!"

The tall, lanky student spat on the ground and shook his fist.

"He's so handsome, someone wants to be teased by him, maybe he's been seduced?"

A female student couldn't help but sigh in the crowd.

"That's right! Why didn't he molest me? ”

The girl next to her with freckles on her face and squinting eyes looked like a nymphomaniac and whispered like a dream.

The crowd of onlookers burst into laughter, and for a while, the news spread like wings to every corner of Zhixingyuan.

In the punishment hall, Jia Huaigang sat on the side of the desk, his black face seemed to be dripping ink, and he coldly looked at He An, who was pushed to the ground.

"Execution!"

A few sturdy handymen held down He An's limbs, and the two strong men lifted the big staff in their hands, rounded their arms, and crackled and hit him on the back.

"Bang... Bang... Bang..."

The sturdy staff struck the flesh and made a dull sound, and as the blood on He An's back soaked his clothes, it turned into a "poof...... Poof...... sound!

Not long after, He An's beaten skin was open, and his back was covered with blood.

He An gritted his teeth, his clenched fist nails sank deep into his palm, and he almost lost his breath in pain.

The rod cannot be resisted, otherwise the punishment will be doubled.

The hair in front of He An's forehead hung down messily, covering his eyes, he stubbornly raised his head, and tried to widen his eyes, looking at the black-faced judge who was high above, his vision gradually blurred.

"I must find out who framed me, this revenge is not a gentleman!"

As his back was hit violently, He An's body kept trembling, he only felt that his throat was sweet, swallowed the blood that poured into his mouth, closed his eyes in pain, and pressed his forehead against the green bricks on the ground.

From beginning to end, He An did not say a word.

Rao is Jia Huaigang is well-informed, and he can't help but be secretly frightened when he sees it, and he says in his heart that this son is resolute and forbearing, full of indignation and unyielding, and has no regrets, can he say...... Was he really wronged?