The lights were dim, reflecting everything around as if they were ghosts.
The execution room of the Tongshan County Government Office is not very big. In the light of the oil lamp, the execution table of the execution master is huddled in a small corner. In the middle of the room is a bench with a killing stick and a frame with a tiger bench to tie people.
There are two torture racks, and Lu Wenke occupies one of them. The wood of the other rack is covered with black coagulated blood on the surrounding ground, which is speckled and intimidating.
Hanging on the surrounding walls are all kinds of torture instruments, finger clamps, various iron drills, and strange-shaped knives. They cast a strange light on the green and damp walls, which is very strange.
I wonder why there are so many instruments of torture in such a small county. There are some instruments of torture piled on the ground on one side of the room. Although the room looks cold, the charcoal basin is not burning. There are some torture instruments in the charcoal basin.
The iron of punishment.
Perhaps it was because it was so close to the yamen toilet, and the dull musty smell, the smell of previous prisoners' vomit, the smell of feces and the fishy smell of blood were mixed together.
Lu Wenke once saw these things and smelled these smells in the yamen of Hongzhou. At that time, he felt that these things existed and had their own reasons. But at the moment before him, fear was accompanied by physical pain, just like a cold wave
It seems to come out in waves from the depths of the bone marrow.
He had shouted until he was hoarse.
This is the last glimmer of hope he retains in his heart.
When the county magistrate arrived, he was tied to the torture rack and was already dizzy. He had just taken off his trousers when he struck the killing stick, so he was wearing nothing under his robe, and there was an unknown amount of blood on his buttocks and thighs.
This was the most humiliating moment in his life.
The magistrate of Tongshan County, whose surname is Huang, is well-known. He is about thirty years old and has a thin build. When he came in, he frowned and covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief. He seemed quite annoyed about someone yelling in the backyard of the Yamen.
, and without knowing it, after coming in, he cursed a few words, moved a stool and sat down. Two government officials who had had dinner outside also rushed in at this time, explaining to Huang Wendao how vicious the people on the torture rack were,
Lu Wenke then shouted that he was wronged and began to report his family status.
"Shut up--"
Amidst the noise, Magistrate Huang shouted, pointed at the two government officials, and then said to Lu Wenke, "Say." Seeing that the two government officials did not dare to speak anymore, the fire in Lu Wenke's heart became a little stronger.
He quickly started talking about the series of things that happened after arriving in Tongshan County.
In the more than ten years since Jurchen went south, although the Central Plains fell and the world was in chaos, he still read the books of sages and received a good education. His father and elders often told him about the decline of the world, but they would also continue to
He told him that in the world, there are always male and female, yin and yang, and black and white. Even in the best world, it is inevitable that people's hearts are dirty, and no matter how bad the world is, there will always be people who are unwilling to join in the evil.
Come out and hold on to the ray of light.
He traveled all the way to the most dangerous southwest land and then came out all the way. However, everything he saw was still mostly good people. Now when he arrived at Detong Mountain, he experienced all this filth and saw what happened to Wang Xiuniang. Everything, he was so ashamed that he couldn't even look into the other person's eyes. At this time, the only thing he could believe in and save him was this slim glimmer of hope.
He finished explaining everything in detail, and the cry in his mouth was gone. He saw County Magistrate Huang sitting opposite him quietly, listening, with a serious look in his eyes that made the two government officials want to move but did not dare. After saying this, Magistrate Huang asked a few more simple questions, and he answered them one by one. The execution room became quiet, and Huang Wendao thought about all this. Such a depressing atmosphere passed for a long time.
…
“Is there any more... Wang Fa!?”
Lu Wenke, who was tied and hung on the execution rack, heard the county magistrate speak these words slowly and deeply, and looked at the two government officials.
“The Li family really think they can cover the sky with just one hand in Tongshan!?”
“Who do you belong to? Do you think this county magistrate I am serving was given by the Li family?”
Magistrate Huang pointed at the two government officials and cursed loudly. Tears almost fell from Lu Wenke's eyes.
The two government officials quickly defended themselves, saying that this was just what the prisoner said. Magistrate Huang waved his hand: "You can explain clearly! Put this person down for me!"
The two government officials hesitated for a moment, then finally came over and untied the rope that bound Lu Wenke. Lu Wenke's feet fell to the ground, and the pain from his legs to his buttocks was so painful that it almost didn't feel like his own body, but he had just escaped from the disaster, and his heart was filled with blood. After surging, he finally stood up unsteadily, pulled the lower end of his robe, and said: "Student, student's pants..."
The Huang County Magistrate took a look and said: "Go out first, and someone will bring it to you later."
"Yes Yes……"
Lu Wenke nodded. He tried to move forward with difficulty, and finally stepped out step by step. When he was about to pass by the Huang County Magistrate, he hesitated to take a step, but Huang County Magistrate stared at the two government officials, holding his hands Standing outside: "Let's go."
Lu Wenke gritted his teeth and walked towards the outside of the execution room.
After walking for a few more steps, he held the door frame with his hand and stepped across the threshold of the execution room. Outside the execution room was the small courtyard behind the yamen. There was a square sky above the courtyard. The sky was dim, with only a few stars, but The slightly fresh air of the night has spread through the room, and it is completely different from the musty and gloomy smell in the torture chamber.
He thought of Wang Xiuniang. After this incident, he finally felt that he was not ashamed of her...
——
What came from behind was sudden severe pain...
…
Lu Wenke failed to react.
There was almost no stress reaction in his whole body. His body fell forward, and because his hands were still holding some of the hem of his robe, his face hit the ground directly, and then came the
It's not pain, but an indescribable physical impact, a buzzing sound in my head, the world in front of me goes dark, then turns white, then goes dark again, and repeats this several times...
Hum buzz buzz buzz…
The sound spread like this for a while.
There was a rustling sound in his mouth, and a permeating, terrifying sweetness. His mouth had been broken open, and half of the teeth seemed to be falling off, and they were mixed with flesh and blood in his mouth.
"you……"
Someone seemed to be speaking from behind, and it sounded like it was Master Qingtian just now.
Lu Wenke shook his body. He tried hard to turn his head to look at the situation behind him, but his eyes were filled with flying flowers, and countless butterflies were flying around like his broken soul.
"You...have not...answered...my question..."
I don’t know how long it took, but he struggled to understand the complete meaning of this sentence.
what is the problem……
Who asked me a question...
He couldn't understand it in his mind. He opened his mouth and couldn't speak for a while. There was only blood foam swirling in his mouth.
“I… I was asking you just now, do you think… the emperor is almost gone, who gave me the county magistrate…”
“I just asked you... Can the Li family in Tongshan really cover the sky with one hand..."
"I would like to ask you..."
“…Is there any royal law——”
The county magistrate named Huang held a stick. After saying this, he hit Lu Wenke's leg and swung the stick hard.
“I treat you so well, but you don’t even answer the questions and just want to leave. Are you showing contempt for me? Ah!?”
His stick fell and his eyes fell. Lu Wenke turned around with difficulty on the ground. At this moment, he finally saw clearly the face of the Huang County Magistrate nearby. There was a sarcastic sneer on the corner of his mouth, which was deep due to excessive indulgence.
In the sunken black eyes, what flashed was a devouring fire, and the flame was as dark as the night on the square sky.
The county magistrate is laughing, the two government officials are also laughing, and the sky behind is also laughing.
"... After leaving, you still dare to come back and complain... and report your name and family background... Traveling around the world, what are you traveling for, do you think you can still walk out of Tongshan alive... Shame on you! Tie him up.
, when Capt. Xu comes, greet him properly..."
The two government officials dragged him back to the torture chamber and tied him up on the torture rack. Then they slapped him again and humiliated him for not wearing pants beside the torture rack. Lu Wenke was tied up and hung on the torture rack.
There, there were tears in his eyes, and he cried for a while. He wanted to beg for mercy, but when he couldn't speak, he was slapped with a big ear scraper again: "It's useless to yell, you don't understand! Ask me to beat you to death again!"
Another yamen officer said: "You won't survive tonight. Wait until the arrester comes, hey, it will be easy for you."
He also said: "If I had known this, if you had just sent the girl up, then there would have been nothing like this..."
Fear and regret were mixed in Lu Wenke's heart. He grinned with half of his teeth missing and cried uncontrollably. He wanted to kneel down to these two people, kowtow to them, and beg them to spare him, but because he was tied up
Trapped here, I can't move.
I don’t know how long it took, and I don’t know what happened outside. Suddenly there was a small commotion, and the two government officials also went out for a while. When they came in again, they put Lu Wenke down from the shelf again. Lu Wenke tried
He struggled, but it was useless. After being beaten a few more times, he was tied up and put into a sack.
They loaded the sack into the car, and then it was a bumpy ride, not knowing where they were going. Lu Wenke spent some time in great fear, and when he was released from the sack again, there was a bright spot all around.
There were torches and lights in the hall, and many people looked at him up and down.
He was dizzy and vomited for a while. Someone cleaned the blood from his mouth, and then someone kicked him to the ground and questioned him sternly. This questioning lasted for a long time, and Lu Wenke subconsciously
He told everything he knew. He talked about the people who had traveled with him along the way, about Wang Jiang, Wang Xiuniang and his daughter, and about the precious things he had seen on the road. In the end, the other party no longer asked
, he kneeled down subconsciously and wanted to beg for mercy, begging them to let him go.
Someone had already picked him up.
They dragged him forward, all the way underground. They walked through the dark and damp corridors. Underground was a huge cell. He heard someone say: "I'll teach you, this is the Li family's dark cell. Go in,
But don’t even think about it, there’s no one here..."
Someone held a torch and carried him through the corridor of the cell. Lu Wenke looked around. In the cell next to him, there were weird men with broken limbs and disheveled hair. Some had no hands, some had no legs, and some were kowtowing on the ground.
, making a "ho ho" sound from the mouth, some women were naked and looked crazy.
"These are all people who have offended our Li family..."
I thought of the rumors that the Li family was trying to eliminate dissidents in Tongshan...
With a bang, he was thrown into a cell. The man holding the torch locked the cell door. He turned around and looked around. There was a strange dark figure huddled in the corner of the cell - he didn't even know if it was a cell.
Count people.
"ah……"
Lu Wenke grabbed the railing of the cell and tried to shake it.
“Help...”
No one paid attention to him, and he shook faster and faster. The words in his mouth gradually turned into a wail, and gradually became louder. The Li family who sent him over held the torch and turned around to leave.
Lu Wenke cried crazily and shook the pillars of the dark cell crazily. However, the fire went away, and one wailing gradually turned into more wailing. Darkness swept in from every direction, blocking the way out.
Amidst the miserable wailing, no one knows how many people fell into the hell of despair...
…
Those desperate wails cannot penetrate the ground.
In the brightly lit main hall of the Li family's Wubao, a layer of earth and stone away from the dark cell, people finally pieced together an outline of what happened, and also learned the possible name of the young man who committed the crime. At this moment, the owner of the Li family
They have been organized on a large scale. They brought fishing nets, lime, bows, arrows, knives, guns and other various things, and began the first round of preparations to deal with the powerful enemy and hunt down the evil thief.
Going up through this layer of ground, there are only faint sparks in the dark sky. Those sparks fall to the earth, bringing only insignificant and pitiful light.
After being beaten and scolded by his wife for a day, Chief Xu Dong found an opportunity to rush out of the house and went to the yamen to inquire about the situation. After learning about the incident in Wubao, Li family, he went to the yamen to inquire about the situation. Then, armed with long and short weapons, he fought with four yamen people.
His companions mounted their horses and prepared to go to the Li family's Wubao to help.
County Magistrate Huang Wendao chased him out: "I heard that the strongman is very fierce."
“It’s just right to be fierce, I’m holding in my anger and can’t let it go! Damn it!”
He was tall, riding on a war horse, holding a long sword, and he looked mighty and domineering. In fact, he was still thinking about the hero gathering in Wubao of the Li family in his mind. As a son-in-law who was attached to the Li family, Xu Dong also
He has always relied on his martial arts skills and wanted to create a world like Li Yanfeng. This time when the Li family and the Yan family met, if the previous events had not interfered with it, he would have attended as a face figure of the master family.
Now this matter has been disturbed by those few scholars who don't know how to commend themselves. The one who fell into the trap has been sent to the Li family again. It is difficult for him to return home at this time, and he is full of food.
No fire can dispel it.
"Miao Dao" Shi Shuifang's martial arts is certainly good, but compared to him, Shi Shuifang is nowhere near as good as him. Moreover, Shi Shuifang is a guest from outside after all, and he, Xu Dong, is an out-and-out local snake. The surrounding environment
The situation is very clear. As long as he goes to the Li family's Wu Fort this time, organizes a defense, and even captures the murderer, and makes a big splash in front of everyone in the Yan family, Xu Dong's reputation will also be established.
As for some problems at home, they will naturally be solved.
In the misty night, he took his companions and a group of five horsemen, armed to the teeth, and rushed out of the city gate of Tongshan County——
At this moment, there was a rustling wind and the momentum of Yi Shuihan was surging, moving vertically and horizontally.