Chapter 117 The battle of life and death (high energy in this chapter)
In the afternoon, Niu Yuxian woke up, and Xu Zhiqiong bought him some food: "Brother, just stare at the door of Wu Mansion for a while. If you keep an eye on him, I will go back and get a change of clothes."
"Easy to say!" Niu Yuxian is a serious person, Xu Zhiqiong asked him to stare, and he found a tea stall to sit down and stared intently.
In the evening, Wu Ziqing returned home, his face ashen.
During the day, he received a secret letter from the Sixth Princess and was scolded for no reason. The words were very fierce and even contained many vulgar words.
Wu Ziqing didn't know where he offended the Sixth Princess, or why he was scolded like this. When he got home, he gritted his teeth and said, "Shrew, if it weren't for your noble status, how could I allow you to be so humiliated!"
Before entering, Wu Ziqing scattered a few copper coins at the door to see who would pick them up!
After entering the door, throw pots and bowls to see who dares to cause trouble!
The family didn't know where his ignorant karma came from, so they all stayed away from him. Wu Ziqing had no place to spread his anger, so he went to the backyard and looked at Miaoying in the woodshed. The little girl was huddled in the corner and shivering, but she was still alive.
She is so stubborn! This family has brought her down!
Although he was angry, he did not dare to touch Miaoying because he was afraid of ruining his reputation.
What he said to the outside world was that Miaoying died on hunger strike to save her grandmother. This is a beautiful story of filial piety!
If he beat her, even if he didn't kill her, if the servants saw it and spread the news, wouldn't it bring a stigma?
Poison her?
That's even worse.
She must be allowed to starve to death!
This is not only related to the old lady's life, but also whether he can be a good person.
When shopkeeper Chang gave him the prescription, he had to ask his loved ones to go on a hunger strike and die in exchange for their lives.
It is also clearly stated in the canon that close relatives must be allowed to perish themselves, which is a condition for admission.
Starve this girl to death, not only to help me become a good product, but also to save my life, this is called the best of both worlds!
When I reach the fourth or fifth level of cultivation, why should I be controlled by others?
Wu Ziqing clenched his fists and was about to leave the woodshed when he suddenly heard his maid come to report: "Master, my wife invites you to have a drink."
"Nonsense!" Wu Ziqing said angrily, "How can the Madam be allowed to drink alcohol if she is seriously ill?"
The maid said tremblingly: "This is the Madam's order!"
Wu Ziqing frowned: "I'll just go take a look."
If you want to drink, drink it. If you make a mistake, it will be a relief. Anyway, it won't ruin my reputation.
When Wu Ziqing arrived at the old lady's room, the old lady ordered her maid to prepare some side dishes and poured Wu Ziqing a glass of wine herself.
"Qing'er, please sit down. You have been tired these days."
Wu Ziqing stepped forward and advised, "Mom, you're not cured yet, so you'd better stop drinking."
"Are you afraid? If you drink some wine, you can suppress this cough. Come on, let me have a drink with my mother first."
After the mother and son had a few drinks, the old lady said, "Qing'er, do you still remember when your father passed away?"
"My child remembers that his father passed away when he was two years old."
"Do you know how my mother has lived these years?"
Wu Ziqing really doesn’t want to talk about these things!
How did it go?
There are definitely difficulties, but they are not too difficult.
His father left behind a few acres of land when he left. The family was not rich, but they could still afford food and clothing.
But the old lady liked to talk about it, and she kept talking about it.
"Do you still remember when you were nine years old and fell ill? Your mother and I searched everywhere for medical advice and how much money we spent to save your life?"
Wu Ziqing nodded and said, "I remember, kid."
"Do you still remember when you were ten years old when you were studying, and how many hours of training I spent on hiring a teacher for you?"
Wu Ziqing nodded and said, "Remember."
"Do you remember how much money your mother saved for you when you were seventeen and rushed to take the exam?"
Wu Ziqing nodded: "Remember."
"Do you remember that when you were growing up, every time you ate chicken, your mother would leave the drumsticks to you?"
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Just remembering it won't do. Once these things are mentioned, Wu Ziqing will cry.
Howling is not enough, I have to shed tears.
"My mother is so kind, my child will never forget it!" Wu Ziqing picked up the wine glass and drank it all with tears in her eyes.
The old lady sighed and said, "It's useless to say that. People, when you live in this world, you have to look at your conscience! If your conscience is gone, you will be worse than an animal!"
"That's what mother taught you." Wu Ziqing was a little unsteady in his seat because he was a little drunk from the wine.
The old lady snorted and said, "Let me ask you, did you feel distressed when you cut off that bitch's hand in order to treat me?"
"Mom, I don't feel bad, I didn't even blink!" Wu Ziqing saw something double.
"Now that I want your wife's life, are you feeling distressed again?"
"Mom, what are you talking about..." Wu Ziqing staggered and fell to the ground.
What's going on?
Drunk?
Why do I have no strength at all?
The old lady smiled: "It's okay if you don't feel bad. Now I want a piece of your meat, so you shouldn't feel bad either, right?"
After saying that, the old lady turned around, took a rope, and tied Wu Ziqing to the chair.
The medicinal effect of this wine comes and goes quickly. If Wu Ziqing could move a little longer, the old lady really wouldn't be able to hold him down.
"Mom, what are you doing? What are you going to do?" Wu Ziqing was frightened.
The old lady took out a sharp boning knife from under the pillow.
"Son, grit your teeth, it's only two taels. Mother doesn't want much from you. Mother gave you all your flesh and blood. How much more do you need two taels?"
Wu Ziqing opened his mouth and wailed loudly: "Mother, mother, what are you going to do? Are you going to kill the child?"
"Why are you shouting so much? How can you die without two taels of meat?"
The old lady untied Wu Ziqing's clothes, and Wu Ziqing shouted like a pig being killed: "It's killing, it's killing, come quickly!"
The old lady covered his mouth and said, "What are you shouting for? Aren't you afraid of embarrassment? Aren't you afraid of ruining your reputation? Without my order, none of them dare to come in. It's useless for you to shout!"
A sharp knife stabbed his chest, making a gash. Wu Ziqing, who couldn't move at first, started kicking desperately!
Wu Ziqing was a filial son. As long as he was treating his mother's illness, he would cut off his wife's flesh or his children's flesh as he wished, without ever feeling any distress.
But it’s only my own flesh that can’t do it. It really hurts!
The pain from the medicine has dissipated a lot.
According to the plan set by Xu Zhiqiong and Duan Shiyun, as long as the old lady works harder and cuts off this piece of flesh, Wu Ziqing will undoubtedly die.
But Xu Zhiqiong was watching from behind with a hidden mirror. He couldn't let Wu Ziqing die like this.
Sacrifice one's life to save one's mother and become a filial son?
How can there be such a good thing that will ruin your reputation!
He took out a knife and cut Wu Ziqing's binding rope.
Wu Ziqing broke free from the rope, pushed the old lady away with all his strength, and stumbled out.
The medicine was still strong, so Wu Ziqing couldn't run fast. The old lady caught up with him in two steps and pushed Wu Ziqing down from behind.
Wu Ziqing knew that the old lady was old, so he picked up a fire stick from behind, lit it on her head and hit her. He thought that the old lady couldn't bear it!
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He was wrong. The old lady was very stubborn. Although there was blood on her forehead, it did not affect her ability to move at all. She raised the sharp knife and stabbed Wu Ziqing directly in the back of the heart.
"You beast, you dare to hit me! You have lost your conscience!"
This was a life-and-death fight. The old lady's knife missed the mark and stabbed her in the lower back.
Wu Ziqing wailed, kicked the old lady away, and ran out as hard as he could. The old lady chased her out with a sharp knife.
Xu Zhiqiong originally wanted to chant sutras in the old lady's ears to persuade her to kill her, but there is no need now.
The old lady's eyes were red! She had already made a killing move!
She also drank a lot of wine (not medicinal wine). She wanted to live another twenty years, but she had already lost her sense.
The family was so frightened that they had no idea what was happening and no one dared to stop them.
The old lady ran after her with all her strength, but the medicine dissipated quickly, and Wu Ziqing ran faster and faster. After all, he was a young man, and the old lady could not catch up with him.
Seeing Wu Ziqing running out of the mansion, as long as he could run to the street, he could get rid of the old lady.
Unexpectedly, when he walked to the door, he stepped on the copper coins he had scattered.
His foot slipped and Wu Ziqing fell down the steps and sprained his left foot.
Wu Ziqing screamed in pain and could not stand up.
The old lady's face was covered with blood. She rushed out of the house, took a knife, and stabbed Wu Ziqing.
At the critical moment of life and death, Wu Ziqing twisted the old lady's wrist and snatched the knife away.
The old lady tried to take the knife back, but Wu Ziqing exerted all his strength, and with a pop, the sharp bone-picking knife pierced the old lady's neck.
The old lady covered her neck and blood spread all over Wu Ziqing.
At night, it is the busiest time in the south of the city.
The front door of Wu Mansion was instantly crowded with people.
"Who is this?"
"Isn't this Wu Yushi?"
"Who is this on him?"
"Isn't this their old lady?"
"Why is Wu Yushi holding a knife in his hand?"
"He killed their old lady?"
The onlookers were all frightened, not to mention their timidity, even Niu Yuxian was frightened.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way! I'm the lantern holder, get out of my way!"
Niu Yuxian walked to the front and was a little overwhelmed when he saw one person and one corpse in front of him.
Wu Ziqing pushed away the old lady's body and tried to escape, but was kicked to the ground by Niu Yuxian.
Niu Yuxian stepped on Wu Ziqing and felt a little flustered.
This is how to do?
Zhiqiong asked me to look at it for a while, and something like this happened.
How can I explain it to Zhi Qiong?
What the hell is going on?
Why did Wu Ziqing suddenly kill someone?
Kill him or his biological mother?
Is this, is this...is this a good thing or a bad thing?
Duan Shiyun was also among the onlookers, and he was also dumbfounded.
This is different from what was planned!
The person who died was not Wu Ziqing, but his old lady.
Even if the old lady is successful, her sinful karma will also be four inches long.
But this always makes people feel unhappy, after all, he has put a lot of effort into Wu Ziqing!
Forget it, let’s take away the sin karma first.
"Everyone, make way, make way!" Duan Shiyun put on an anxious look and pushed away the crowd, "I am the shopkeeper of Changji Pharmacy. I know medical skills. Let me see if Mrs. Tai can be saved."
Just as Duan Shiyun was about to step forward, he suddenly heard Xu Zhiqiong shouting from a distance: "Everyone, stay back! The lantern holder holds the lantern!"
Upon hearing this, Niu Yuxian opened the lamp box, and twelve green lanterns flew into the air. Two iron walls sandwiched the court hall, and Duan Shiyun was blocked outside the wall.
Xu Zhiqiong came from a distance holding a green lantern, leaned down, and first tested the old lady's breath.
The old lady was already dead, so Xu Zhiqiong picked off the sin karma and put it in his arms.
The old lady's horns were motionless, her soul was very peaceful!
It shouldn't be, she has such a bad temper.
Could it be that after being killed by his own son, he was completely devastated?
Duan Shiyun looked at Xu Zhiqiong, did this guy want to eat alone?
I feel unhappy in my heart, but I dare not speak nonsense. Taoism has its own sayings, and the secular world has its rules. Who dares to be presumptuous when the lantern holder judges the case?
Xu Zhiqiong looked at the old lady's body, then at Wu Ziqing, who looked horrified, and asked, "What's going on?"
Wu Ziqing was shaking all over and was speechless. Niu Yuxian said: "Wu Ziqing, the supervisory censor, struggled with this woman on the street and stabbed her to death!"
Xu Zhiqiong asked: "Who is this woman?"
This question was asked loudly, he wanted everyone to know who this woman was!
Niu Yuxian said: "This woman is Wu Ziqing's biological mother."
Xu Zhiqiong's eyes widened and he shouted loudly: "Are you serious? Did you see it wrong?"
Niu Yuxian glanced at Xu Zhiqiong.
Is this even necessary to ask?
I've been watching here for a few days, and I already know the root cause!
This is what I thought in my heart, but I had to agree with my mouth. After all, Xu Zhiqiong is the Qing Deng Lang: "Sir, ask these onlookers, they all saw it with their own eyes!"
Twelve green lanterns swayed back and forth, and they were filled with instruments of torture.
The people in the south of the city are quite knowledgeable. Who doesn't know the tricks of the lantern man? Just answer the truth and don't wait to suffer.
Everyone replied:
"The villain has seen it with his own eyes!"
"Wu Yushi killed his mother."
"Wu Yushi is a filial son, how could he do such a thing!"
"You talk about being a filial son, he is worse than a beast!"
Wu Ziqing came to his senses and shouted loudly: "I'm wronged, I'm wronged!"
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head repeatedly and said: "Wu Ziqing, you have a good reputation, but I didn't expect you to do such a thing! Take the criminal and the body back to the Yamen for disposal!"
The onlookers quickly moved out of the way, Xu Zhiqiong was responsible for escorting the prisoners, and Niu Yuxian was responsible for carrying the body.
Duan Shiyun looked at Xu Zhiqiong coldly.
Young man, you are too reckless and do not understand the rules.
Xu Zhiqiong looked at Duan Shiyun with a smile.
Don't worry, old guy, it'll be your turn next.
Judges cannot kill each other, but there are some things they cannot tolerate.
Not only can I not tolerate it, Master also said that I cannot tolerate it!