The dean said without being humble or arrogant: "Sir, the world is so big that weird things happen frequently, and it's not just here. Your mission is full of swords and guns, which attracts evil spirits, let alone the undefended countryside. Let's put this matter aside now. Here, if we want to let go gently, we may not be able to do it. Do you have any good advice?"

He spoke standard Western dialect.

Chen Lu understood what he meant. He just wanted to kill Wenda so that he could gain authority among the villagers.

He pretended not to understand and said, "Since you are the patriarch, just follow your customs."

The patriarch said: "In our area, when encountering such a situation, we often use burning to reduce their sins. The next life will not be affected, and it will not affect the fellow villagers. We have discussed with the clan leader and prepared firewood, just waiting for the master to release the You demon husband, we can execute him."

At this time, Li Xian came over and said: "Master, although this girl lost her virginity, it was caused by a strange possession. It was not her will. It is not suitable for you to accuse her of being an adulterer. This girl is very pitiful. Yes. I beg a favor for her and let her go."

The dean said: "I don't dare to make the decision on this matter. I'll ask my neighbors."

Hasan said: "Wait a minute, this is the fiancée of the clerk. The person who unties the bell must tie the bell. The clerk, your fiancée has not betrayed you. If you don't want her to die, just say something. Anyway, we will look weird. pitiful."

The clerk pondered for a while and said: "The general doesn't know that the custom here is the same as in the Central Plains. It's not a question of whether I want to kill her or not. If I plead for her, the neighbors will think that I am a shameless person."

Nalan said: "I hate this pair of adulterers and bad women even more. Why should I let this girl take the blame? But the facts are here. Your fiancée is innocent. As her fiancé, you are afraid of being laughed at by others and dare not Who are you to protect her? Damn you!"

The clerk's face turned red and white from being scolded. He gritted his teeth, calmed down and said, "Okay, thank you, Miss, for your advice. I ask the elders and the clan chief to let Lan'er go. I am willing to marry her."

The two elders looked at her in surprise, and the crowd burst into laughter.

The imam said: "If you marry this unclean woman, you will not be able to see the prophet. From now on, you will not be allowed to step into the temple."

The clerk said painfully: "I do." Chen Lu and several officials all appreciated him, praised him, and encouraged him.

The clerk continued: "Mr. Chen, I have a request. Let me kill that beast myself. Otherwise, I dare not agree to marry Lan'er, and the neighbors will dislike us."

Ha San was furious: "Who are you? What does it have to do with us whether you marry Lan'er or not? You dare to threaten the imperial envoys, you must be impatient!"

The imam said: "What are you talking about, kid? Now that the woman has been released, there is nothing left. Let the mission handle it themselves. Now we are going to purify you."

The clerk nodded. Chen Lu didn't understand. He thought he was turning the clerk into a eunuch. Just as he was about to speak, Lu Hatu came over and whispered a few words in his ear. Chen Lu sighed.

The dean waved his hand, and several people came over. They put Lan'er down, still bound and gagged, and tied the document up. There was an execution rack next to it, but it couldn't be used now. Whoever he atones for will be executed. shelf.

The leader confessed to Chen Lu and walked over. The incense table was already set up.

The sect cleans his hands, lights up the incense, prays in the air for a while, inserts the incense into the incense burner, spreads his hair, picks up a long sword on the incense table, twists the sword formula with his hand, steps on the seven-star step, walks back and forth several times, and starts from the incense burner.

He took out a talisman from his pocket, put it on the tip of the sword, held a long sword with a flat end, prayed to the sky, shouted "walk up", spit out a stream of fire from his mouth, ran towards the tip of the sword, and made a talisman

The child is burning.

The dean blew gently, and the ghost talisman floated up and burned to ashes.

Everyone saw where the ashes passed, a thin red light was emitted, or to be precise, it was a red thread, rushing towards the clerk's chest. The red threads were continuous, entangled and changing around the clerk's body.

The red lines gradually became thicker, and all the red lines were lined up together. Suddenly, a dazzling light flashed, and two Western characters appeared on the chest of the clerk: "Buried." It was extinguished in an instant.

The clerk seemed to see it and closed his eyes in pain. Lan'er was stomping her feet and whining.

The dean waved his hand, and a few young people went over to dig a hole not far away. The crowd fell silent.

Chen Lu and several officials thought they were going to be buried alive. Just when they were about to speak, Lu Hatu waved his hands, and several people fell silent. Chen Lu wanted to wait and see what happened.

The ground had thawed at this time, and a pit more than three feet deep was soon dug. People untied the documents, tied his hands and feet again, made him kneel in the pit, and then filled it with soil until only his head was left.

exposed outside.

Chen Lu remembered that this was a kind of punishment in the Western Regions. If you survive it, everything will stop. If you can't survive it, you will die. A person's chest is compressed and his breathing is not smooth, and he can usually last for an hour.

Chen Lu looked at the sun, and Lu Hatu said: "The hour has not yet begun."

At this time, the patriarch, clan chief and pavilion chief came together to greet the envoy.

The chief of the pavilion said: "It will take two hours to determine his fortune. The neighbors have said that the mission should not leave camp during these two hours. First, let the gentlemen see the result, and in addition, the villagers also

I want to see if the Chinese government will be partial and how to deal with the adulterer."

Chen Lu said: "You don't know me, old man. I value fairness, justice, openness, and respect the customs of the local people. But we also have difficulties. We are doing errands for the court. We have to arrive at Harlequin City within a time limit. We cannot violate the deadline."

.With such a delay, we won’t be able to leave today. You think so, let’s leave part of it and leave first, and the envoy will leave first.”

The director of the pavilion was in a dilemma. The dean said: "Mr. Chen, we are doing this for the sake of the face of the Celestial Empire. In normal times, there is no room for negotiation. I hope you will understand our difficulties and postpone it for two hours. It won't be done.

Because these two hours will delay the trip, right?"

Neither Chen Lu nor Hasan agreed. They were afraid of long nights and many dreams, especially Chen Lu, who was no longer what he used to be.

He knew that Lan'er in the green skirt wouldn't just give up and couldn't stay here for long.

Li Xian didn't understand this, but he agreed after seeing the truthfulness of what some people from the Western Regions said.

He said: "Mr. Chen, this matter was caused by us. It would be unethical to leave like this. These few hours are not a big problem. We can just discuss how to deal with Wen Da."

Li Xian has always supported Chen Lu, and Chen Lu also knew that he was a decent person and had always had a good impression of him.

This time I heard someone say that Li Xian was his son again, and I did feel a bit funny at first. After thinking about it carefully, I seemed to understand a little more. He had firmly remembered Li Xian's nickname and asked him if he had the opportunity to go to his hometown.

Then you will know.
Chapter completed!