The bright moon is in the sky, reflecting the bright universe.
Lu Ling looked around and saw that he was in a small southern town. There were tall bamboo buildings on both sides. A gurgling stream meandered under the bamboo buildings. A bright moon reflected on the clear water surface, like a jade plate.
It's rippling.
"Senior Brother Bi?" Lu Ling, confused, called out to his companions, "Sister Xiaozhu? Changsnake? Where are you?"
The night was quiet, with only the gurgling stream and the chirping of insects. Lu Ling thought for a moment, raised her breath and jumped up, using the halberd to support her body, and at the same time, with a tap of her foot, she jumped up like a bird.
On the top of the bamboo building, the moonlight reflected her beautiful and tall figure. She was condescending and her beautiful eyes overlooked the whole town.
I saw a fire burning in the square to the west of the town. The dazzling fire lit up the night sky. All the residents of the town seemed to be gathered there, pointing at the fire. Lu Ling focused his eyes.
Look, there was a wooden frame tied to the fire. A frail girl wearing a purple dress was tied to the wooden frame. Seeing the simmering tongues of fire, it was about to burn the corners of her clothes and kill her.
Devoured completely. The night wind blew gently, faintly carrying the shouts of people:
"Kill her! Kill this monster!"
"Burn! Burn this pest to death!"
Lu Ling raised a pair of willow-leaf eyebrows. She picked up the half-moon halberd in her hand and immediately ran forward. She jumped on the bamboo tower, her figure was like light and lightning, and she rushed towards the square to the west.
The flames were steaming, the tongues of fire were flaring, and the woman's pale complexion looked even weaker under the firelight. Her eyes faintly revealed a purple brilliance, but this strange purple light, covered by tears, made her look weak and helpless.
. She cast her sights at the people in the distance. The relatives who had treated her like their own daughter now showed a look of fear and anger. They raised their arms high, clenched their fists, and stared at her with their eyes wide. Seeing that
With a hostile and intimidating gesture, she weakly closed her eyes, and crystal tears still fell down her beautiful face.
The flames burned stronger and stronger, and the firewood made a thin beeping sound, like a breath of reminder, counting down the last days of her life. Just when the woman in purple gave up all hope and longing, silently waiting for the flames that threatened her life.
, suddenly, she felt a strong wind blowing across her face. The next moment, her body became light, and the rope that tightly bound her fell away. When she fell, a strong arm wrapped around her waist.
At this moment, a clear and unmistakable heroic female voice sounded in her ears:
"So many people bully a weak woman, you are simply inhumane!"
The woman opened her teary eyes, her eyelashes trembled, tears fell down, and she looked at the person beside her. She was a tall, slim female warrior. She held a silver halberd in her right hand, and the half-moon-shaped blade was holding it.
The moonlight shone with a cold light. The silver moon also reflected on her face, outlining her handsome features. She tilted her head slightly, glanced at the woman, and asked softly: "Girl, are you okay?"
Tears welled up in her eyes. The woman in purple bit her lower lip and shook her head slightly. Seeing her red eyes and pear blossoms with rain, Lu Ling frowned, then looked at everyone present and asked loudly again: "
Hey, do you people have any humanity? Abusing lynching and bullying a little girl is so shameless!"
Unexpectedly, Cheng Yaojin appeared on the way, and the townspeople were stunned for a moment. A strong man reacted first. He angrily raised the hoe in his hand at Lu Ling and said fiercely: "Where did this wild woman come from! We are here
Getting rid of demons here has nothing to do with you, I want you to mind your own business!"
"Yes, yes, this girl is a goblin," a middle-aged aunt nodded in agreement, "If we don't burn her to death, we will end up harming others!"
"Oh?" Lu Ling raised her eyebrows, looked at the aunt, and asked loudly: "Tell me, who did this girl kill? If she really hurt someone's life, I would naturally not help someone.
Murderer. But if she didn’t do anything hurtful, you abused her by lynching her here and almost burned her to death. For this life debt, I have to ask you for advice!"
After hearing her question, the reason was clear and resounding. The aunt who spoke earlier shrank back into the crowd and became silent. The man waved his hand and slapped an old man on the back: "Uncle Sun,
Tell everyone how this female monster harmed your Boyong!"
The old man who was named had gray hair, a slightly hunched back, and a cane in his hand. He looked solemn, glanced at the woman in purple with a complex look, then turned to look at Lu Ling and said, "Girl, this
This is our family matter and has nothing to do with you. Please leave quickly and stop protecting this evil monster..."
"Ha! Monsters must be evil?" Lu Ling cut off his words and said loudly, "Old man, you have lived a long time, and you should have eaten more salt than I have eaten. You think so?
Tell me, have you ever seen a crazy and heinous person in the past few decades?"
The old man frowned and said displeased: "What do you mean, comparing humans to monsters?"
"Yes! I just compare people with monsters," Lu Ling inserted the half-moon halberd into the dirt and stated loudly, "I have seen crazy and unforgiving people, and I have also seen monsters who are wholeheartedly doing good and have a Bodhisattva heart.
Since people can be divided into three religions and nine streams, some good and some bad, why can't monsters be divided into three, six, nine streams, some good and some evil?"
At this point, Lu Ling stretched out his left hand and pointed at the woman in purple: "I don't care who of you is a human or a monster, I only care who does good and who is right. If she really kills people, killing people to pay for their lives and debts to pay back money is natural and right! But!
If she didn’t hurt anyone, how is your behavior different from that of robbers, bandits, or even man-eating monsters?”
"Sister, you don't know something..." Suddenly, an old voice said. Next to the old man, an old woman who was also over sixty years old walked out. Her face was wrinkled and her legs and feet were inconvenient. She stepped out of two shaky steps.
He stepped forward and said slowly: "My son Boyong used to be very strong, but since he married this monster, his health has been getting worse day by day. My wife and I have searched all over the doctor, but we can't find anything wrong with him. He is still the same."
A Taoist told us that it turned out that he took a monster as his wife. Sister, tell me, is she a harmful person?"
After hearing what the old woman said, Lu Ling hesitated slightly. She turned to look at the woman, only to see that her face was already filled with tears. The weak and pale girl cried and shook her head, sobbing: "Mom... no...
Boyong is ill, but it is not caused by me...I..."
"My son often goes hunting in the mountains, and his body is strong! If it wasn't because of a monster like you, how could he be like this?" The old man raised his crutch and hit the ground hard.
The woman hid her face and sobbed softly: "Mom, dad, let me tell you the truth. I was a spiritual deer in the mountains. I once strayed into a animal trap, injured my legs and feet, and got stuck in the trap. At that time, it was Boyong who came to help.
, not only did he not kill me, he also bandaged my leg injury and let me go. He was my savior, and I couldn’t even repay him, so how could I harm him?"
Hearing her explanation, the two old men looked at each other and were speechless for a while. After a long while, the old man continued to ask: "If it weren't for you, how could my son get seriously ill?"
The purple-clothed deer demon raised her face, and the bright moonlight reflected on her face, making her look even paler: "Ever since Boyong saved his life, every time he went up the mountain to hunt, I would secretly peek beside him. That day, I saw Boyong Yu
I rushed to drive away the last poisonous krait, but it was too late. Boyong had been bitten by the poisonous snake and was about to die within seven steps. In order to help him, I transformed into a human form and pretended to be lost in the mountains.
The reason I married into the Sun family was to accompany him day and night and use my spiritual power to resolve the poison in his body. It's a pity that my moral practice is shallow and sometimes I can't suppress the poisonous blood... I'm useless..."
As she said that, the woman in purple covered her face again and sobbed. Lu Ling couldn't bear it and hurriedly comforted her: "Girl, don't blame yourself! If it weren't for you, Sun Boyong would have died long ago. Old man, old woman
, and you people, after hearing this story, do you still plan to burn this kind-hearted deer demon who repays his kindness?"
Lu Ling said this last sentence to the surrounding townspeople. Everyone was talking about it, some were sighing, and some were questioning in a low voice, but no matter what, no one mentioned putting the deer demon on the fire again. But the strong man before
, perhaps knowing that he was in the wrong, he didn't say much and went to fetch a basin of cold water to extinguish the flames on the wooden frame.
The old woman walked forward tremblingly, grabbed the deer demon's slender fingers, and said softly: "Jia'er, mother can't help you. Mother wrongly blamed you, don't blame mother... It's okay for you to go back with mother.
?”
Lu Jia'er lowered her eyes and thought for a long time, then nodded gently. Seeing this, the old woman seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, then turned to look at Lu Ling and said: "Sister, thank you for speaking up, otherwise we would
You are wrongly blaming a good person. If you don't mind, just come to my house and let us thank you."
"It's just a trivial matter, it's nothing to worry about," Lu Ling turned to the side and cupped his fists, smiling. "Now that the truth has come to light, I feel happy. I only hope that from now on, you will be in good health and your family will be happy."
The old lady smiled and said: "No, no, no, big sister, you have to come and have a sip of tea anyway, so that we don't think about it in our mouths and hearts."
Seeing the old man's warm invitation, Lu Ling couldn't refuse, so he followed the three of them to Sun's house. Along the way, the old woman held Lu Jia'er's hand and asked about her son's condition, and Lu Jia'er answered them one by one.
In the end, she solemnly promised: "Mom, don't worry, according to the current progress, in more than a month, I will be able to remove the remaining poison from Boyong and make him recover."
The old man listened and nodded. While talking, the group also arrived at Sun's house in the north of the town. They saw a small two-story bamboo building, bathed in bright moonlight, standing between green trees. Lu Ling was favored by the old man.
Invited, he went in and drank two cups of tea. Lu Jiaer walked into the inner room and took care of Sun Boyong.
Seeing her daughter-in-law leaving, the old woman lowered her voice and asked Lu Ling in a low voice: "Sister, tell the old woman the truth: Do you think this monster can really be kind to people? As the saying goes, if you are not of my race, your heart must be different...
…”
Lu Ling frowned and said with a slight displeasure: "Old lady, what are you saying to Miss Lu, are all polite words? I just said that, whether it is a person or a monster, there are good and evil, good and bad.
Bad. As long as you show empathy and treat each other with sincerity, I believe that she is such a loving, gentle and kind person, and she will take care of this family wholeheartedly."
The old lady turned her head and glanced in the direction of the inner room. The corners of her mouth moved, as if she wanted to ask something else, but she was worried that Lu Ling would be dissatisfied. Lu Ling saw the other party's wariness and hesitation, and felt depressed in her heart. She would
He put the tea bowl in his hand on the small table, cupped his fists and said, "Sorry for the inconvenience of staying so long, I'll take my leave."
After saying that, Lu Ling stood up, said goodbye to the two old men, and turned around to walk out of Sun's house. But she stepped out of the bamboo building and walked less than a hundred steps when she suddenly heard a shrill scream from behind. Lu Ling turned around and looked,
I saw that the Sun family's small building was already lit with flickering flames.
Lu Ling immediately turned around, grabbed the half-moon halberd, and ran towards the bamboo house. She knocked open the bamboo door with her elbow and rushed into the house. She saw tongues of fire raging and burning along the walls of the bamboo house. In the center of the house, a deer
Jia'er was holding the sleeping Sun Boyong in her arms, standing upright in the void, her whole body emitting a glowing purple light. As for the two old men, they were so frightened that they fell to the ground, unable to move.
"Miss Lu, what are you doing?" Lu Ling frowned and asked sternly.
"What do I do?" Lu Jia'er's purple eyes shone with a strange light. She narrowed her eyes slightly and said softly, "Of course I repay kindness and revenge."
Her pretended to be relaxed tone was completely different from the gentle and sad tone before. Lu Ling was startled for a moment, his eyebrows furrowed tighter, and his words became more severe: "Even if these two old people doubt you, you have indeed gone too far.
, but now that things have been made clear and they have admitted their mistakes, why can't you put down the old grudges for your husband's sake?"
"For my husband's sake? Haha, it's funny, it's so funny!" Lu Jiaer laughed loudly. Her laughter blended with the sound of the burning fire, making it even more weird. She seemed to have never heard anything so ridiculous.
Her words were so ordinary that she laughed so much that she even shed tears. She didn't wipe them away, but just let the tears brush her face. Suddenly, the smile on her face disappeared, and she saw her purple eyes widened, and she said in a hateful voice:
"Where was my husband when I was under the Taoist's spell and lost all my spiritual power and my hands and feet were tied? Where was my husband when I was carried onto the fire and almost turned into ashes? Yes, Bo Yongyu
I have the grace to save his life, so I also saved his life. But I have done my best to benevolent and righteous. Once he is detoxified and recovered, I will cut off everything from him and have nothing to do with him anymore! As for these two old guys..."
Lu Jiaer suddenly stretched out her hand, pointed at the two old men angrily, and said even more angrily: "Since I joined the Sun family, I have treated my husband with all my heart, served my parents-in-law, and served them as my biological parents, but now, what I have got is
What? What I got was just a 'monster'! A 'people who are not of my kind must have different minds'!"
Hearing this, Lu Lingwei felt sad, and she comforted in a slow voice: "So you have heard it... Indeed, the two old people did not act kindly, but after all, there are differences between human beings and monsters, and they are ordinary honest people at heart.
It is inevitable to be on guard..."
"Honest man? Hahahaha!" Lu Jiaer laughed wildly, and the laughter shook the sky. "Why do you think they took me home and apologized? They were afraid that I would leave in a rage and let their
My precious son died of poison! Why do you think they insisted on inviting you to drink tea? They wanted you to come back and watch me because they wanted to see your ability in martial arts! Do you think so?"
As she said that, she pointed at the old woman, who turned pale with fright and was covered in cold sweat. She could only nod her head. When Lu Jiaer saw this, the hatred on her face became even deeper. She bit her lower lip, and after a long while
, she then spoke and said coldly: "Okay, since you want to burn me to death, I, Lu Jia'er, always repay kindness and revenge, so I also want you to taste the feeling of being burned by fire!"
Following Lu Jia'er's declaration full of hatred, the flames all around seemed to feel her anger, and tongues of fire suddenly shot up several feet. Seeing this, Lu Ling raised his half-moon halberd and made an offensive stance.
He said in a deep voice: "In that case, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"Even you want to stop me?" Lu Jiaer sneered with a gloomy face.
"Not bad!" Lu Ling showed no fear. The half-moon blade reflected her heroic profile. He only listened to her words and said in a deep voice:
"I don't care if I am a human or a monster, I don't care what race or type, I only know that evil should be punished and good should be promoted. A dignified warrior should help good people and punish evil people. Whoever has evil thoughts or does evil and hurts others, I will punish them.
Give him two words - he deserves a beating!"
Before she could finish the word "beat", Lu Ling had already flown forward. With high energy, she grasped the half-moon halberd with both hands, raised it high above her head, and struck Lu Jiaer hard with the force of splitting the sky and splitting the sea. Then she hit Lu Jiaer hard.
The cold sharp blade struck down hard, and in an instant, Lu Jiaer, Sun Boyong, the old couple, and the flaming bamboo building all turned into faint blue light spots, flying between the sky and the earth...
