Immortality is above

Chapter 2 2: Unjustly accused
  This sword was fierce, swift, and terrifying.

Wang Sheng was so frightened that he fell to the ground.

But the sword wasn't meant to cut him, but the woman behind him.

"do not want!"

Wang Sheng shouted in horror.

The next moment, Zheng saw the woman being split into two by the sword.

The poor scholar was so distraught that his eyes turned white and he fainted.

What he didn't see was that the woman who was split into two pieces, one on the left and one on the right, quickly came back together, and then flew out of the pavilion: "Damn wild boy, I'm going to kill you!"

The angry voice was quickly blown away by the wind and snow, and the figure disappeared.

"Where did this animal come from? It's very strange."

Chen Liubai became suspicious, and he vaguely felt that there might be some mysterious secret hidden in the other party.

But he didn't chase him out. With the opponent's escape skills, he couldn't catch up. Moreover, when night fell, he might be attacked if he was caught in the wind and snow.

Chen Liubai stayed in the pavilion and got a pile of dry firewood to light up the bonfire. Then he moved Wang Sheng's body closer to the fire to avoid being frozen.

After doing this, sit down on the floor and start practicing.

Not long after, I saw streaks of white aura coming out of his body, swirling into a ball, which was spectacular.

Countless breaths carried heat, and the whole person was like a blazing pale flame, which was a bit hotter than the bonfire.

Time passed quietly. I don’t know how long it took, but the steaming breath began to converge, and no abnormality could be seen anymore.

Chen Liubai opened his eyes, opened his mouth suddenly and spit out a mouthful of blood, which splashed on the ground, shocking.

But he seemed to be used to it. He took out a piece of cloth and wiped his mouth, sighing: "It never works, I can't rush through."

I stood up slowly and found that the wind and snow had stopped. I looked at the sky and saw that dawn was about to break.

"what!"

Amidst the screams, Wang Sheng woke up and turned around.

"you're awake."

Chen Liubai asked casually.

Wang Sheng was so frightened that he stepped back repeatedly and pointed at him: "You, you, this murderer..."

My heart suddenly became alert, but I couldn't make the other party angry, as they would be silenced at any time.

Chen Liubai calmed down briefly: "I didn't kill anyone... It's up to you to believe it or not."

After saying that, he put on his hat and walked out of the pavilion, heading towards the county seat.

Wang Changchang breathed a long sigh of relief and looked around, but did not see the woman's body: Chen Liubai must have dragged her outside and buried her. No, there was some blood on the ground...

"It's really heartbreaking. I saw that he was handsome and I thought he was a good person. Unexpectedly, he turned out to be a murderous villain... What should I do?"

"No, I'm going to report it to the officials and bring him to justice."

Having made up his mind, Wang Sheng was about to go on his way, but then he thought about it and stopped again: Chen Liubai had just left for a while, and he was rushing too fast. If he met Chen Liubai again on the road, it would be troublesome.

So, wait a little longer until dawn.

……

This snowstorm came quickly, and there was a layer of snow on the road, making it difficult to walk.

Chen Liubai was wearing straw sandals. Straw sandals were not resistant to snow and water. Ordinary people would not be able to bear the cold and would easily freeze their feet.

But he strode along as if nothing had happened.

When we arrived outside the county seat, it was lunch time and the city gate opened.

"We haven't seen each other for ten years, but it's still the same."

Looking at the small city with low walls in front of him, Chen Liubai felt a little emotional.

But when I walked into the city and looked around, I found that the scene in the city had changed a lot:
  When you see the old houses, the streets are full of potholes, there are very few pedestrians and vendors, and everyone has a dull expression, looking a bit like a zombie.

The entire county seemed lifeless, and even the air was filled with a sour smell of decay.

"What happened to this city in these years? Has it become like this?"

Chen Liubai frowned.

Walking along the street, half a quarter of an hour later, we came to the door of an inn.

Rugui Inn.

"Do you want to be a guest officer, or stay in a hotel?"

Shopkeeper Li, who had gray hair, greeted him with a smile, but the wrinkles on his face made him look inexplicably scary when he smiled.

Chen Liubai asked: "What is there to eat now?"

"Rice, dried pickles, braised tofu skin."

"No meat?"

Shopkeeper Li said calmly: "Unfortunately, they are all sold out."

Chen Liubai chuckled and said: "At this time, we just opened, why are they sold out?"

Shopkeeper Li looked at him and said, "Is your guest a foreigner? But it sounds like a local accent..."

"I am indeed a local, but I have been traveling for many years and have only come back now."

"No wonder."

Shopkeeper Li sighed: "To tell you the truth, it's not easy to get a piece of meat in the city at this time of year."

Chen Liubai was startled: "How do you say this? It's not like I have to eat beef and sheep, like chicken, duck, and dolphin meat, so it's not so rare. Could it be that the old shopkeeper saw my shabby clothes and was afraid that he wouldn't be able to pay me, so he deliberately tried to trick me ?”

"Don't dare."    Shopkeeper Li quickly waved his hands to deny: "It's just that the county magistrate has new regulations. The livestock and poultry raised by each household must be handed over to the Yamen to offset the miscellaneous livestock taxes."

Hearing this, Chen Liubai was puzzled: "What kind of statement is this? It's simply unbelievable... Is the county honor or Lord He?"

Shopkeeper Li shook his head and said: "Master He has been in office for many years. In recent years, Maoxian County has changed several magistrates. The current one, who just took office at the beginning of this year, is called 'Master Huang'."

Chen Liubai thought thoughtfully: "It seems that Huang County Master likes to collect taxes."

Shopkeeper Li coughed dryly: "We ordinary people don't dare to criticize officials... Sir, do you want to be a top or stay in a hotel?"

Chen Liubai took out a bunch of money: "Eat first, then stay in the hotel."

"okay."

Shopkeeper Li took the money and immediately ordered the kitchen to start cooking.

Chen Liubai was so hungry that he opened his mouth to eat regardless of the simple food.

Looking at the pile of bowls stacked up, shopkeeper Li smacked his lips: This guest officer looked so delicate, but he didn't expect it to be so edible.

Chen Liubai was eating happily when he suddenly heard bursts of crying coming from outside.

"Asong, why don't you go see what's going on?"

Shopkeeper Li ordered.

The tall and thin waiter ran out and came back after a while: "The shopkeeper belongs to the boss Zhang next door. He died in the Yamen jail last night. Because he couldn't pay the fee to transport the body, the body couldn't be brought back. His family didn't know What to do, so I kept crying."

Chen Liubai asked: "What is the fee for transporting corpses?"

The waiter Asong said angrily: "This newly appointed Huang County Magistrate is extremely cruel. In just one year, he has imposed more than ten kinds of miscellaneous taxes. There are taxes to raise children and raise chickens and ducks." You have to pay taxes, you have to pay taxes to dig wells and burn stoves, and you have to pay money to go in and out of the city gates. Those who can't pay will be taken to jail, and if they go to places like that, they will have to shed their skin even if they don't die."

Chen Liubai said: "I entered the city this morning, but I didn't see anyone collecting money."

Asong sneered and said: "If you don't accept them when you enter the city, it will be different when you leave the city. This move is called 'catching a turtle in an urn'. Other corrupt officials only want to peel off their skins, but our county magistrate simply wants to break bones and suck blood." , driving the people all over the city to death."

Shopkeeper Li next to him shouted hurriedly: "A Song, shut up. If you want to die, don't bring trouble to my family."

Knowing that he had made a mistake, Ah Song raised his hand and gave himself a slap in the mouth, which made his cheek swollen. He begged for mercy: "Shopkeeper, please forgive me."

"Why don't you go down and do some work."

After shopkeeper Li scolded the waiter, he turned to Chen Liubai with a compensatory smile and said, "Sir, please use it slowly."

……

But he said that Wang Sheng waited until dawn before setting off, and hurried slowly all the way into the city and came directly to the gate of the county government.

Looking at the pair of stone lions at the door, I feel inexplicably ferocious and terrifying. Looking at the closed door again, the more I look at it, the more it looks like a closed mouth. Once opened, a mouth full of fangs will be exposed.

How had he ever entered such a majestic place?

I also heard a lot about the sinister and dirty things about Maoxian Yamen. There are even rumors that there are demons hiding in the Yamen who want to eat people and drink blood every day...

However, if she had not come to report to the official, wouldn’t that delicate and beautiful woman have died in vain?

While he was hesitating, he heard a loud shout: "Who is that person? He is sneaking around here. You can tell he is not a good person at a glance."

A police officer rushed out and grabbed Wang Sheng with his chest split open.

Wang Sheng hurriedly shouted: "I'm here to report to the official."

"Which official?"

"On the way into the city, I saw with my own eyes some thieves killing people, so I came here to report it to the official."

The guard looked him over and said, "Then you come in with me."

Wang Sheng followed him. When he entered the yamen, he took a peek and found that the surroundings were gloomy and gloomy, which made people feel shuddering.

When he came to the hall, he saw a tall and sturdy man sitting at the top. He was wearing official robes casually and without an official hat on his head. His hair was tied up in a bun randomly, giving him a very rough appearance.

Is this the County Lord Huang?

Wang Sheng murmured in his heart.

"Why don't you kneel down when you see your lord?"

The officer kicked Wang Sheng directly in the back of his leg, and Wang Sheng immediately fell to his knees. Although he is a scholar, he did not even pass the scholar examination, but he does not have the privilege of not kneeling before the magistrate.

So he bowed his head respectfully and told the whole story.

"Well, you did a good job and you are a good citizen."

Master Huang expressed his appreciation.

Wang Sheng breathed a sigh of relief: "The little fellow resigned."

There was a sudden pain in my shoulder, but it was held down by the guard next to me. He was very strong, and his five fingers formed claws, and the nails were long and pointed, like animal claws: "You can't walk now, you have to stay and identify the murderer."

Wang Sheng had no choice but to agree with a grimace: "Then I'll go outside and wait."

"Come with me."

"I'm tired."

Wang Sheng followed the other party again, passed through the winding corridor, and finally came to the outside of a dark building.

I can't help but wonder: Where is this place?
  When he walked in, he realized something was wrong: "Brother, police officer, why did you bring me to prison?"

The officer couldn't help but push him into a cell: "Just stay here and wait until the Yamen catches the murderer and then take you out."

The smell in the cell was extremely fishy, ​​and the smell of blood was mixed with feces and urine. Wang Sheng felt nauseated when he heard it, and his eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of a pile of white things in the corner, which turned out to be bones.

He was shocked and couldn't understand why he was thrown into a cell when he came to report to the police. He immediately grabbed the wooden fence and shouted with all his strength: "You are wronged!"

"It's wrong!"

"It's wrong!"

There were rows of cells, with people being held in each one. When everyone heard Wang Sheng's call, they immediately started crying in unison.

(End of this chapter)