Chapter 38: The Fire Sacrifice
Thinking of him, Song Yi, was also an iron-blooded man who followed the general to gallop on the battlefield and charge into battle, but today he was so humiliated by this evil demon.
Could it really be that traitors are in charge, and do ordinary people like themselves still have a way to live?
Originally, I thought that I would fight to the death, catch this demon, and force me to come up with an antidote, maybe I could save my daughter's life.
But now that she has been captured, her daughter who is alone is estimated to not live long.
Song Yi's eyes revealed despair, what he was desperate about was not his own situation, but worried about his daughter: Zi'er, dad is useless! Daddy, I'm sorry for you!
The old man in gray likes to watch others go crazy before they die, which makes him have a perverted pleasure!
He looked at Song Yi and said, "This Immortal Master will give you another chance!" As long as you bow your head and admit your mistake, then I can consider not wanting your life, how about it? ”
He had seen too many such people before, and his bones were very hard at first, but once he faced life and death, he was cowardly in an instant.
With a handful of snot and a handful of tears, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed, begging himself to let him go.
He believes that today's Song Yi is no exception. After all, who wouldn't spare their lives?
But unexpectedly, Song Yi ignored him at all and completely ignored him, which made his desire to watch the play unsatisfied, like a monkey scratching his heart and liver, scratching him very much.
"Good! Song Yi, you have a kind! Then just wait to die! After the old man in gray finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left in a huff.
Song Yi was left to continue to be tortured.
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Time passed quickly, three days had passed since Song Yi attacked and killed the immortal master, and the people in the town gathered towards the square as usual that night.
Tonight is not only the day of the distribution of "fairy powder", but also the day of Song Yi's execution.
Lin Yan and the others also dispersed according to the previous plan, tonight is destined to be an unquiet night!
The square is still as brightly lit as it was three days ago, and it is particularly conspicuous in this dark night.
Seeing that everyone was almost here, the old man in gray pressed his hands weakly, and the noisy crowd suddenly quieted down.
Immediately afterwards, two black-robed people walked out with Song Yi, who was covered with scars, and walked to the front of the stage.
A small wooden platform had been erected in front of the platform, and a cross was erected on it, and they tied Song Yi to it.
Then, the old man in gray cleared his throat and said, "Fellow villagers, all fathers! This man is a blasphemous desecrater, and he will be judged today in your sight! ”
Everyone in the audience couldn't help but talk about it when they heard it.
"Ladies and gentlemen, if he had simply offended me, I would have been free to ignore him. But he dared to blaspheme the great god of the underworld, and his sin was unforgivable, and today in front of you, he was burned at the stake and sacrificed to the god of the underworld! The gray-clothed old man waved his hand and said.
Listening to the immortal master's words, the discussion of everyone in the audience became louder.
After all, they are the inhabitants of the town, and there are only a handful of people who have seen the world in their lives, and how can they not be shocked and inexplicable when they are burned alive as they do today?
At this time, there were a few coughs from the back of the crowd, and the people in front unconsciously gave way to a road, and the three old men slowly walked out of the crowd.
The three of them came to the front and back of the stage, looked at Song Yi who was tied to the cross, and arched his hand at the gray-clothed old man on the stage, and said, "Immortal Master!"
The old man in gray also hurriedly returned the salute, not because of their age, but because of their identity.
Townships below Tang County did not have court officials, but were handed over to the townspeople for self-government. The "three elders" are the positions of commanders of township and town autonomy, which are held by the people who are over 50 years old and have high moral integrity.
It is based on Tang Law's saying: "The people are more than 50 years old, have practice, can be handsome and good, and regard them as the three elders."
Don't look at the three old men who have already stepped into the coffin with half a foot, but as long as they are in this town, what they say still matters.
"Ahem, the immortal master is above, the little old man dares to ask you for a favor and let Song Yi live!"
"Yes, yes, our town has never had such a heavy punishment in so many years, burning people alive or something, it makes people shudder to think about it!"
"Immortal Master, please give him a chance!"
The purpose of the three elders here was to intercede for Song Yi, but it was also very understandable. If they really watched Song Yi being burned to death, and they didn't do anything, it is estimated that they would not have to do the positions of the three elders.
After all, this is still the Tang Kingdom, and the laws of the Tang Kingdom must be obeyed.
The gray-clothed old man's eyes were gloomy, and the fists in his sleeves couldn't help clenching, thinking: These three old guys, if you don't come sooner or later, you can't come sooner or later, but bad things will happen at this time!
However, he couldn't help but think about this, after all, he dealt with Song Yi, and if he killed him, he would kill him.
But if he was too tough on the three elders, he might not lose the trust of the townspeople, after all, the three old immortals still had a certain prestige here.
After hesitating for a moment, he looked at the third elder and said, "Since the third elder opened his mouth to intercede, then I think Lord Hades should also be willing to give him a chance to mend his ways!" ”
"That's it, as long as he is willing to kowtow in front of the statue of the god of the underworld and admit his mistakes, then he can naturally be exempted from the death penalty!"
When the third elder heard this, he hurriedly thanked him, and then looked at Song Yi nervously, thinking: Don't be reckless at this time!
The old man in gray looked at Song Yi who was tied to the cross and said, "Song Yi, the third elder pleads for you, and Lord Hades is also willing to give you this opportunity, why don't you hurry up and admit your mistake?"
Song Yi raised his head and glanced at him lightly.
Next to this is the temple of the god of the underworld, which naturally has his statue inside, in other words, in line with the principle of "the big husband can bend and stretch", it is not difficult to kowtow, after all, life is more important.
But Song Yi is not, even if it is not for his pitiful self-esteem, he can't give in at this time, and he doesn't bother to give in.
Men, sometimes you can't go back!
Even if you know that there is an abyss ahead, you must move forward firmly!
Because, his dead wife watched him from heaven, and he was afraid that if he retreated, she would ignore him when he got there.
However, with her gentle and virtuous character, how can she be willing to ignore herself?
Perhaps, this is your own self-satisfaction! Well, we'll see you over there!
Song Yi opened his chapped lips and said weakly: "Immortal Master, come, you come here, I will apologize to you personally."
When the third elder heard this, his frowning brows stretched for a while, and this kid finally opened his mind.
As the saying goes: "Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood!" Endure the anger for a while, and save your life first.
The old man in gray also thought that he had suddenly "woken up", and seeing that his hands and feet were tied tightly, he didn't expect that he would be able to make any big waves.
Moreover, I thought that there would be no pleasure to be squeezed from this Song Yi.
I really didn't expect it! Unexpected!
This kind of hard bone also has a day of succumbing, and watching him beg for mercy in front of him can indeed bring himself a kind of psychological satisfaction and pleasure!
The old man in gray walked to Song Yi's shelf and said, "Say it, I'll listen!" ”
"Come here!"
The old man in gray took a step forward.
"Come back again!"
He took another step forward.
"Closer!"
"Do you even say it!" The old man in gray was also angry, is this kid playing with me?
Song Yi looked at the distance and smiled, staring at the old man in gray and smiling: "I ......"
The latter turned his ear: "Huh?"
"I'm smack!" Song Yi suddenly opened his mouth, and a mouthful of thick phlegm mixed with blood squirted out at the gray-clothed old man.
The latter was still waiting to hear him apologize, when he suddenly felt that something was flying towards him, and he thought it was a secret weapon!
He secretly said in his heart: "Carving insect skills!"
I reached forward and grabbed it, but the feeling of my hand was wet, soft, twisted, and a little slimy.
When he opened his eyes, he almost vomited, only to see that the white and yellow viscous liquid in his hands was stained all over his hands, and there were blood streaks in them.
He quickly threw the disgusting thing in his hand on the ground, and then wiped it vigorously on his clothes. Later, I realized that I couldn't ask for this dress anymore.
Looking at the embarrassed appearance of the old man in gray, Song Yi raised his head and laughed: "Immortal Master? This is the immortal master in your eyes? Hahaha! ”
The crowd in the audience was also discussing, and many people wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, and they endured it extremely hard.
The old man in gray listened to the discussion around him, his face was blue and red, this time he was embarrassed!
He turned his head and stared at Song Yi deadly, and said hatefully: "This thief has committed a great crime, and he still doesn't know how to repent, so he will be burned at the stake quickly!"
When the black-robed people around heard this, they quickly brought dry branches, firewood, etc. It was densely placed in front of Song Yi, and the old man in gray retreated to the stage.
He wants to stand on a high place and watch this Song Yi burn himself in flames for a while, can he still be so tough?
"Ignition!"
With the order of the gray-clothed old man, the black-robed man approached Song Yi with a torch.
Seeing this, the third elder sighed: "Alas! What a bother! ”
Most of the rest couldn't bear to turn their heads, this kind of punishment was too cruel!
Just as the torches were about to light the burning objects around Song Yi, a faint flute sound accompanied by a pleasant pipa sound came, followed by two white-clothed figures floating in from a distance.
Take a closer look, it was a man and a woman, the male flute, the woman wearing a veil on her face, half holding the pipa, with the temperament of the two out of the dust, such a special way of appearance directly stunned everyone.
After the two fell, they slowly approached the high platform under the surprised eyes of everyone.
Seeing this, the black-robed people around them held their staffs to the two of them, guarding them.
Seeing this, the man frowned slightly, and said, "Daoyou, why is this?"
The old man in gray was stunned for a moment, and thought: What kind of Taoist friend? Who are you friends with the Taoist? How can these two goods pretend to be ghosts compared to me?
Then he asked, "Who are you?" What do you want to do? ”
The man arched his hand slightly, and said, "Poor Dao and his junior sister came from Penglai Mountain, passing through here, and want to borrow a precious place to settle down for the time being."
The old man in gray couldn't stop shaking his face when he heard this, and thought: Penglai's? Overnight? Or is it this kind of time? What about my three-year-old?
These two people did have a little temperament when they first appeared, but it was only for a moment, and when he said that sentence, the fairy spirit suddenly collapsed.
These two thieves actually deceived themselves, isn't this a big knife in front of Guan Gongmen? I'm a professional!
"Take it for me!" The gray-clothed old man waved his hand and ordered.
Then, the black-robed man with a staff in his hand quickly surrounded the two.
"Do it!"
The man in white shouted.
Before the voice fell, a black shadow quickly approached in the direction of Song Yi......