Chapter Twenty-Eight: Notoriety
In the months that followed, Lin Zhining was covered in blood.
According to the list provided by the man whose name was not even left, he slaughtered all the men and women of several wealthy families who were verified to be true, expelled all the women and children, and then set fire to the house.
He never thought that these clan gatekeepers who read poetry and books would cover up so many evils. The big families of the Zhu Sect are all built on the white bones of ordinary people.
So he shot harder. In particular, several women broke out and hurt people, so that he no longer had any scruples and killed him. Although he disdains to kill women and children, those who dare to attack him, especially these families who are raising pirates, he will naturally not show mercy.
However, the smuggling of the East and the South Seas, the profits are huge, and there are so many rich and high-ranking families involved, and most of the clan lords are married. The daughters and grandchildren of each family came to the door to cry, how could they bear it.
They raised their own respect, which was originally normal, and they would notice the life and death of civilians like Lin Zhining.
Many of the pirates were caravan guards raised by high-ranking families, and this time Lin Zhining not only killed the pirates, but also paid attention to hitting them, but it was an offense to the public.
For the sake of their own lives and bulk interests, Fujian giants and wealthy families colluded one after another and released the news: But if they can kill the "butcher" Lin Zhining, each family will give up silver, one million taels.
Local governments have also issued wanted documents, saying: "Butcher" Lin Zhining brutalized the people, burned down the houses, and committed a heinous crime, and killed him on the spot in various health centers.
The land of Zhejiang Min is even more picturesque, and Lin Zhining is searched poorly. He himself went to see it, but he didn't expect that the few strokes that could not see the appearance of the graphics in the past were now painted in detail.
The actions of the family made Lin Zhining very angry, and after living for so many years, it was the first time he had encountered something wanted. When people are emotionally unstable, they will inevitably act out of line.
Yes, Lin Zhining failed to keep the bottom line of not killing women and children after all.
That is, he exterminated the Japanese but was slandered by the local family as Lin Zhining wanted to kill the maritime merchants of Fujian, and even the poor people at the bottom blindly followed the herd, thinking that this evil star was going to cut off everyone's way of life, so he saw Lin Zhining avoiding like a snake and scorpion.
Lin Zhining was hesitant in his heart, he thought that he had killed the Japanese who attacked and disturbed the sea frontier, and he was returning peace to the coastal people. How did he know that at this time, the Japanese were the collective name of the landlord class for smuggling maritime merchants and pirates.
Although he exterminated pirates, in this era when the news is not convenient, it is so easy for others to distinguish the true from the false, not to mention Lin Zhining's ruthlessness, and the rumors have gradually become true.
Although Lin Zhining is unwilling to become a hero, he is still unacceptable to be misunderstood by others doing good deeds.
It is also that his cultivation days are short, and he has not yet reached the realm of pampering and not being shocked.
The rest of the families did a lot of evil, Lin Zhining directly entered through the gate, and along the way, regardless of the servants and maids, men, women and children, they drew their swords and killed them when they saw them, and under the madness in their hearts, they didn't even let go of young babies.
After the killing, he always did not forget to burn down the house, but it confirmed his name as a "butcher".
He slaughtered several chickens and dogs in a row, although it greatly deterred the rampant piracy of coastal pirates, but also brought him great disadvantages.
The officials and the characters in the rivers and lakes are just that, in his eyes, they are no different from local chickens and dogs.
However, in the area of Fujian, he could not find an inn willing to provide him with a place to live and eat. Although they didn't dare to block Lin Zhining from letting him in, they used excuses to flee after he entered, even ignoring the money and property.
Even if he stared carefully at making them a meal, watching them tremble and almost fall, the delicious meal was tasteless in his mouth.
There are also old Confucians and young scholars who are full of learning, and when they see Lin Zhining, they will spit on their faces. It's not that they are not afraid of death, Lin Zhining obviously saw that they were holding on, but they were still holding their necks and scolding.
It was a beggar begging along the street, and when he saw Lin Zhining, his face was full of contempt, but he didn't even bother to pick up the money he gave alms.
For a while, Lin Zhining seemed to have offended all levels of this world.
He didn't understand what he had done wrong? What was wrong with him killing the wealthy and wealthy families who had caused trouble, and the pirates who had killed people like horses.
He kept hinting to himself that I was not wrong, that I was right, that I was here to save people, that I killed all the damned people, and that none of them were innocent.
However, his spirits were not good, and the blood-red color in his eyes became more and more breathtaking. He is no longer a personable young knight, but seems to have crawled out of the depths of hell, eager to choose a demon to devour.
For though he kept hinting at himself, the young child he had cut in two, the pregnant woman with an unwilling face, and all the people who died at his hands. It was as if he had been shouting in his ear: "You butcher, you don't want to die." ”
Fortunately, he still had some sanity left, and he knew that his state seemed to be a little wrong, and he didn't dare to enter the city. Otherwise, his name would not be "butcher", but a demon.
At the beginning, Lin Zhining's notoriety only spread in Fujian. With the passage of time, it gradually spread to Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hui and other places, and then spread to the whole territory of the Ming Dynasty.
"Have you heard, there is a devil in Fujian, the whole family of the rich man Lin was killed, and a good mansion was burned down. ”
"What's that, I heard that not only the rich family, but also several court officials, and the big families were all killed by the big demon king. ”
"I've heard that the Great Demon King kills people when he sees them, and sets them on fire everywhere. There are already many places in Fujian that are uninhabited, and that is miserable. ”
"Have you heard, there is a man-eating demon king in Fujian, I heard that he specializes in eating children's hearts and livers, and the children in Fujian have been eaten clean. ”
"I heard that the man-eating demon king is three feet tall, with three heads and six arms, a face like indigo, hair like cinnabar, violent eyes, and teeth, and the most terrifying thing is a wide mouth, the size of a water tank. When he opened his mouth and inhaled, the people of Fujian entered his mouth, and it is said that he went to Jiangsu and Zhejiang again. ”
The news became more and more outrageous, and gradually people continued to add fuel and vinegar, and people really thought that there was a man-eating demon king in Fujian, so they didn't dare to mention the name of the demon king again, for fear that the demon king would hear and eat himself.
If it weren't for Lin Zhining's bad situation now and he didn't dare to show it in front of others, if he heard words that described him like this, he didn't know whether to cry or laugh.