Chapter 148: The Judge
In the bamboo building, Xu Huaigu sat cross-legged on the ground, with a long sword lying flat on his lap. This is the immortal soldier that Xie Qingyun gave him as an outer sword-Chopping Jiao.
He closed his eyes tightly, and his face was as calm as water. He originally wanted to pass the time with his practice, but no matter what, he couldn't calm down.
Today's bamboo building is exceptionally clean, except for him, only Fan Xuan is left practicing and drawing talismans in the next room.
The small chessboard on the table, placed on the first floor, has not been idle in the past few days, often people play, today is finally empty, black and white chess pieces are placed on both sides of the chessboard, no one moves.
Pure and pure, but less angry.
Xu Huaigu sighed, opened his eyes, and looked out the window, the afterglow of the setting sun penetrated into the building, and the sky was about to get dark.
He got up slowly, walked around the bamboo building, and found that Yu Qin had not come back yet, and the uneasiness in his heart became more and more serious. But he was embarrassed to look for her, after all, Ruyu was driven away by him, she left the bamboo building in a fit of anger, and Xu Huaigu didn't know what to say to persuade her.
Could it be that I did something wrong?
According to what he thought at the time, in fact, as long as Ruyu was willing to kneel in front of the bamboo building for a while, as long as he knelt until the evening, he planned to give him a chance. However, he and Chen Qi only left at noon, and even though Xu Huaigu was reluctant in his heart, he didn't have the reason to keep him.
If you do something wrong, you have to be punished, just kneeling in front of the bamboo building for half a day, what is it?
You must know that when he took Gu March as an apprentice, it was also for the sake of her practicing solidly for several months and fighting a million punches. Now with his physique as a demon of the Nine Realms, what is it to kneel for a long time?
Thinking of this, Xu Huaigu couldn't help frowning. If he really left like this, then it can only be said that the two are inseparable, and there is no pity.
Xu Huaigu was about to go upstairs, but saw Fan Xuan walking downstairs. He was not in the mood to chat at this time, and still walked upstairs with a cold face, Fan Xuan saw that his face was unhappy, and he didn't dare to say more.
There was a sound of footsteps at the door, and Xu Huaigu suddenly turned his head to look at the door.
Presumably Yu Qin is back. Anyway, even if Ruyu leaves, she will always stand by herself. In the future, it's the same as before, and it's good for two people to walk.
However, the footsteps at the door were mixed, and there seemed to be more than one person.
Fan Xuan turned his head to look at Xu Huaigu, and when he saw his anxious eyes looking at the door, he knew in his heart that he must be eager, so he immediately took a few steps forward, stood behind the door, and prepared to open the door.
So as soon as the knock sounded, the door of the bamboo building opened with a "squeak", so fast that the little girl who knocked on the door thought that the door was just hidden, and she knocked so hard and opened it directly.
It was Chen Qi who knocked on the door, and it was the sister of the Zixia Sect who opened the door, and she had just learned from Liu Wan'er and Yu Qin that her name was Fan Xuan.
"Sister Fan!" Chen Qi stood outside the door, anxiously probing into the bamboo building, "Is Mr. Xu still there?" ”
Fan Xuan looked out and saw that the gate of the bamboo building was full of people, so it was not lively.
In addition to Chen Qi, there were also Yu Qin, Liu Wan'er, two people who didn't know, Ruyu stood on the side with her head down, not daring to look up.
Fan Xuan didn't know how to answer, so she looked inside the bamboo building, as if asking Xu Huaigu's opinion. Xu Huaigu stood on the steps, and when he saw this scene, he didn't go upstairs, but only looked at the door.
Chen Qi's eyes were sharp, and he saw him at a glance. She was afraid that Fan Xuan would close the door, so she hurriedly shouted: "Mr. Xu, look, we brought those two people up!" Please Mr. Xu dispose of it! ”
As soon as the two of them heard this, it was as if the escort had finished their journey, and they had arrived at the execution ground at this moment, and they couldn't help but tremble.
The Mr. Xu in their mouths didn't know how sacred it was, but he felt like the king of Hades who had been killed and killed, and his names were about to be crossed out from the book of life and death in a moment. The two broke out in a cold sweat.
Liu Wan'er saw that the two of them were afraid of this, and said coldly: "Now that I'm afraid, what did I do earlier?" Dare to act, I don't know? ”
"Yes, yes, what the fairy chief said is that the little ones are confused, and they will never dare to do it again in the future! There are a lot of immortals, please give us a chance to change! ”
Fan Xuan was still looking at Xu Huaigu, and with his opinion, he decided whether he should let them in or keep the door closed.
Xu Huaigu hesitated for a moment, glanced at the outside of the bamboo building, and happened to meet Yu Qin's aggrieved eyes, and his heart seemed to soften suddenly. Glancing at Liu Wan'er again, she also shook her head slightly at him, Chen Qi looked at him expectantly with big watery eyes, and Ruyu buried her head and didn't say a word.
It all started by an accident.
Xu Huaigu sighed secretly in his heart, and no longer went upstairs, but walked to the door.
When everyone saw him coming, they all said in their hearts that there might be room for turning back on this matter. Fan Xuan opened the door completely, and Chen Qi hurriedly said, "Mr. Xu! ”
Xu Huaigu nodded at her, looked at the two thugs who were escorted up the mountain, and slowly spoke: "Chen Qi, if you have anything to say to me, I'll listen." ”
"Yes, sir!" Chen Qi heard Xu Huaigu say this, and hurriedly said the words that had been prepared for a long time, "These two people are the ones who want to kidnap me and Ruyu, and they also have an accomplice who is dead. After they heard that we were from Qingfeng Valley, if they let us go, I was going to ignore it, but instead they became murderous because they were afraid, and Ruyu had to do it as a last resort, otherwise it would be the two of us who would die. Sir, you don't want to see that, do you? ”
Xu Huaigu looked serious, looked at the two of them, and asked, "What she said is the truth?" ”
The two hurriedly said: "What the little immortal chief said is right, it is the little ones who have lost their minds and want to beat the idea of the immortal elders!" Damn it! ”
Xu Huaigu saw that the two of them were already frightened, and I was afraid that what they said might not necessarily be the truth. He frowned, and said solemnly: "If there is a hidden secret, you tell me the truth, and I have my own decision." ”
Listening to Xu Huaigu's tone, it seemed like he was speaking for them? The two looked at each other, a little confused.
"I'm not taking sides, I want to know the truth of the matter."
Chen Qi was anxious and hurriedly said: "Sir, everything I said is the truth!" ”
Yu Qin pulled her and persuaded: "Right and wrong, there is justice." ”
Xu Huaigu looked at the two of them seriously and said, "You'd better be honest with me, otherwise think about your accomplices." ”
The two of them originally wanted to quibble, but after meeting the young man's cold gaze, they seemed to be deflated, and they cowered for a moment, only daring to say: "The little ones don't dare to lie, what the little fairy chief said is indeed the truth." ”
Xu Huaigu nodded, looked at Ruyu again, and asked, "You only need to break the rope, why do you want to hurt people?" ”
Ruyu swallowed her saliva and didn't say a word.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Chen Qi hurriedly patted him and said, "Speak!" Your husband asks you something! Just tell the truth. ”
Ruyu still didn't speak.
Yu Qin touched his head and persuaded, "If you have something to say, just tell your husband directly." ”
Ruyu hesitated for a moment, but still didn't dare to raise her head, and said hesitantly: "I don't know." I was in a hurry, and I didn't expect that with just a gentle push, people would die. ”
Xu Huaigu's face was expressionless.
Seeing that Xu Huaigu didn't speak, he panicked. After a while, he hung his head again and said, "I know it's not a reason. ”
There was a moment of silence in the room. Now it seems that not only is it a question of whether Xu Huaigu is relieved, but Ruyu herself is also suspicious of her own behavior.
It is easy to say that people's hearts are easy, but it is difficult to say that their hearts are difficult.
Seeing that no one spoke, Chen Qi was anxious. She thought of what Liu Wan'er had told her, her eyes rolled at this time, and she hurriedly said: "Mr. Xu, the dead person is called Chen Er, and now he has bought a coffin and is preparing to be buried. There is a blind old mother in his family, and Ruyu and I have already instructed these two to treat her as our own mother from now on, and to take care of her to enjoy her old age. I don't know if Mr. is satisfied with such a disposition? ”
Xu Huaigu looked at Chen Qi and raised his eyebrows, a little surprised. Unexpectedly, these two children not only escorted people up the mountain, but also thought of how to deal with this matter.
Many things in the world were originally accidents, and some were a series of accidents. Accidents are inevitable, since they must happen, and it is difficult to limit them by manpower, then the only way to deal with the aftermath is to try to deal with it as much as possible.
Try to minimize the harm of accidents, and this is what humans can do. Just two children, I'm afraid I didn't think of these truths, but I can also do practical things, which is really valuable.
Liu Wan'er looked at Xu Huaigu's expression, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but show a smile, sure enough, she still knew him.
Xu Huaigu hesitated for a long time in his heart, and then looked at Yu Qin, only to see her painful and tangled expression, and there was another knife cut in his heart.
Everyone at the door wanted to intercede for Ruyu. Now the situation has been overwhelmingly biased in favor of Ruyu, and he can't help but let go.
Xu Huaigu frowned, sighed lightly, and asked, "According to the laws of Yamato, how should these two people be handled?" ”
Liu Wan'er replied: "The kidnapping of children for extortion is determined by the kidnappers, depending on the circumstances, and they will be imprisoned for ten years." If there is a desire to hurt someone's life, they can be sentenced to beheading. ”
The word "ask and cut" exploded in the ears of the two like thunder, and the two of them suddenly turned to ashes, and they didn't even dare to squeak a word.
"I don't have to ask, and I can't wait for that time." When Xu Huaigu said this, he felt very uncomfortable.
The demon clan will attack soon, so why don't you ask to kill it? What's the difference? So he waved his hand and sighed: "This time, Chen Qi and Ruyu handled it very well, so let's do what they say." ”
Chen Qi was the most anxious of all of them, and hurriedly asked, "Mr. Xu, what about Ruyu?" Does Ruyu want to leave? ”
Xu Huaigu neither nodded nor shook his head.
Yu Qin naturally knew Xu Huaigu's temperament, and she had already given in without speaking. She took Ruyu's hand and walked towards the bamboo building, and smiled with him: "Ruyu, go into the house with my sister." ”
Ruyu was bold, looked up at Xu Huaigu, and Nuo Nuo said, "Sir." ”
Xu Huaigu nodded slightly and did not speak.
"Let's go, go in with my sister."
Yu Qin took Ruyu into the house.
Seeing this, Chen Qi smiled from ear to ear. She looked at Liu Wan'er and smiled gratefully, "Sister Liu, thanks to you." ”
Liu Wan'er smiled at her and didn't speak.
Xu Huaigu seemed to have a mystery when he heard the words of the two, glanced at Liu Wan'er, and didn't ask much.
Liu Wan'er smiled at him generously, without concealing it.
Xu Huaigu had already guessed a few points in his heart, the two children could handle things so perfectly, there must be someone behind them.
Liu Wan'er just smiled and said, "These two people, are you going to put down the mountain like this?" They are afraid now, and naturally they have to agree well, if they are not controlled, who knows what will be like after they go down the mountain? ”
"And what do you say?"
"It's better to let Ruyu and Chen Qi escort people down the mountain, and then go up the mountain after the follow-up matters are properly handled. It is not only necessary to tie the bell but also to tie the bell, and it can be regarded as giving the two children a long insight, isn't it good? ”
Xu Huaigu nodded and said, "It makes sense, it's exactly like this." ”
Chen Qi also smiled: "It's so good, I also want to go down the mountain to play for a while!" ”
Liu Wan'er touched her head and said with a smile: "Thinking about playing again this time?" I saw you crying like that in front of me before, but I didn't have the heart to play. ”
Chen Qi smiled embarrassedly.
Xu Huaigu glanced at Liu Wan'er with a complicated expression, and only said, "Thank you." ”
Liu Wan'er just smiled and nodded.