"Official, you can't kill me. My wife has been humiliated and all she wants is death. But my parents-in-law and my youngest son cannot be left without someone to care for them. Go away quickly. Leave me alone. You
You can't risk the lives of your whole family for the sake of your bitch."
Mrs. Hao cried bitterly and beat and pushed Hao Zhao away, hoping that her man would run away quickly and never harm the whole family and all his relatives and friends just for fun.
Hao Zhao, a somewhat honest man, was turning blue at the moment, his expression was changing, and he wanted to kill someone violently, so he slashed this Zhao Rui to death with a knife, but every time he wanted to raise the knife to kill, his heart was shaking extremely.
Reason told him that this person could not be killed.
A serious relative of the emperor, the younger brother of Zhao Guan's family, and the king of Yue in the Song Dynasty.
Moreover, what Zhao Rui said was correct. Killing him would be tantamount to rebellion, and he would definitely be punished by the Nine Tribes. Not to mention him, a down-and-out soldier, not even a high-ranking imperial general could withstand such killing.
The crime of a prince.
Zhao Rui touched the blood on his neck while arranging his clothes. Although it was painful, he didn't feel it. Instead, a crazy smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Hey, Hao Zhao, why don't you take action? I am right in front of you, but I have no intention of running away. Moreover, your wife was very charming just now. Do you want to know how she served me before? Haha,
You, a pariah, must not be able to imagine this. Do you want me to give you a good explanation?"
He kept stimulating Hao Zhao.
She even walked up to him and slapped him in the face with arrogance: "You trash, so what if you have great martial arts skills? So what if one is worth a hundred? Your wife has been played by me, but you dare not do anything for her.
Is your wife seeking revenge?”
Hao Zhao was shaking all over, and the anger in his heart was about to overwhelm his reason, but he didn't know why he couldn't lift the chipped waist knife in his hand.
His wife was crying and pushing him to leave.
The parents and young son at home were still waiting for him to return, so he thought that everything was gone after he stabbed him.
On one side is the revenge of his wife for being insulted, on the other side is the life safety of his parents and young son.
Two extremely weighty things weighed heavily on his mind, suppressing the murderous intention in his heart that wanted to burst out.
"Ah~!"
Hao Zhao's eyes were red, and he roared to the sky. His voice was like a lion and a tiger, soaring into the sky. The eardrums of the people around him were stinging. The roof rustled, and dust continued to fall.
He held the handle of the knife tightly in his hand and suddenly swung it.
A pillar as thick as a person was cut into two pieces with one knife.
"You, a bad official and a thief, will definitely die in the future. I don't want to kill you not because I can't kill you, but because your life is not worth the life of my parents and wife."
Hao Zhao was driven into madness, roared angrily, and struck the prince on the chest with the blade, sending him flying away, smashing the stairs behind him, and burying him in the ruins.
"Your Majesty."
Mr. Liu and other guards were all frightened and hurriedly came to rescue.
Hao Zhao took this opportunity to pick up his wife and dashed away. Even though he was alone, the guards who came to greet him were not his enemies.
The martial arts master is known as the enemy of a thousand enemies. If he wants to leave, it is almost impossible to stay.
"Ahem."
Among the piles of wooden boards, Zhao Rui was helped up by the guards. He was vomiting blood, his clothes were in tatters, and he was in a state of embarrassment. However, he did not feel scared. Instead, he grinned. His mouth full of blood was like a man-hungry demon.
, which makes people shudder.
"Leave? Drive away? Don't forget that assassinating me is also a capital crime. Your name is Hao Zhao and your wife is Hao? As long as you dare to walk out of this inn, I will go to the capital and issue a wanted order at Liumen to arrest your family.
Xiao, let you kill everyone in your family."
Zhao Rui pushed away the guard next to him and walked over, holding his chest: "Ahem, in this world, the surname is Zhao. I want you untouchables to die. Who in the world can save you?"
Hao Zhao, who had just broken out of the siege and was about to leave, froze in his tracks and froze in place.
He turned around and roared: "What on earth do you want to do before you let us go, like a dog officer?"
Zhao Rui wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth: "Hao Zhao, you cut my neck, I don't blame you, you hurt my chest, I don't blame you, but if you want
If you leave like this, I will kill your whole family."
After speaking, a fierce look appeared in his eyes.
"You want me to let you go? You can, first kneel down and kowtow to me a few times to show your sincerity. Maybe I will pardon your crime when I am happy, and I will not confiscate your home and exterminate your family."
Hao Zhao turned around and glared, his lips moved. He had something to say in his heart, but he couldn't say it out.
He didn't dare to kill Zhao Rui. He couldn't bear the consequences.
It's not like leaving. Zhao Rui ordered him to be wanted. Although the world is big, where can he go with his family?
"Can you let me go if I kowtow to you?" Hao Zhao's face turned red and he gritted his teeth and said.
"This is at least an opportunity. If you run away with your wife without kowtow, I can assure you that your family will definitely die." Zhao Rui said coldly.
Without saying a word, Hao Zhao immediately put down his wife and knelt on the ground with a thud. He kowtowed three times to Zhao Rui.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The hard ground was knocked loudly.
"Is it okay now?" Hao Zhao lowered his head and gritted his teeth.
Zhao Rui showed a smile, and he sat down with the help of the guard: "Yes, I am in a better mood, but this is not enough, keep knocking."
"bump"
Hao Zhao kowtowed ten more times.
"It's not enough, kowtow again." Zhao Rui took the wet wipe handed to him and wiped the blood in his mouth, and sneered at Hao Zhao, who was kneeling in front of him and kowtowed.
Hao Zhao gritted his teeth and continued to kowtow.
Zhao Rui summoned another person and whispered softly: "Go to the county and arrest his whole family. I want to have fun with this person. Move quickly. I will give you a stick of incense. If you do it, you will be rewarded by me."
You have a hundred dollars, but I can't cut off your legs."
The guard looked stern, gave him a fist, and immediately turned around and left.
He deeply understood the prince's temperament. If he couldn't do it himself, it wouldn't be as simple as cutting off his legs.
"Drive~!"
Hao Zhao, who was kowtowing, did not pay attention to the movement nearby. As a shout rang out, a fast horse galloped along the official road and returned to the county town it passed before.
But this scene could not be hidden from Li Xiuyuan's eyes.
He stood on the mound outside the inn, with golden light flashing in his eyes.
I watched this happen from beginning to end.
He didn't stop.
Because he couldn't find a reason to stop it.
Is Hao Zhao a bloodthirsty person?
No, it was Zhao Rui, the king of Yue, who robbed someone's wife and attracted someone to kill him.
Are you trying to stop this Zhao Rui?
He has the status of a relative of the emperor and has been named a prince. If he is determined to kill Hao Zhao's family, Hao Zhao's family will definitely die.
If this knot cannot be untied, saving people is tantamount to killing people.
Li Xiuyuan fell into silence at this moment. He was thinking about what he would do if he encountered this situation.
He must have killed the king and rebelled, because he had the capital and ability to rebel.
But Hao Zhao couldn't do it. Although he had superb martial arts, he himself had a low status. He was just a military household. There were elders in the family and younger ones in the family.
I can't bear the crime of killing the king.
He compromised for the sake of his family. This martial arts master with the reputation of being the enemy of a thousand people actually knelt down and kowtowed in front of Zhao Rui who insulted his wife.
Li Xiuyuan saw him kowtowing and gritting his teeth until his gums bled, and tears flowed down uncontrollably.
He is crying.
Either he couldn't stand the humiliation and cried in anger, or maybe his inner struggle and suffering had exceeded his ability to bear, and the tears couldn't stop flowing down.
He kowtowed at the door.
Li Xiuyuan watched quietly outside.
When he saw the fast horse running towards the county seat, he understood that this was Zhao Rui who was targeting Hao Zhao's family.
"This matter is a troublesome matter, but since I have encountered it, how can I ignore it because of Zhao Rui's identity? Anyway, since there is no one in the world to help you, and I encountered it today, then I, Li Xiuyuan,
Come help you." Li Xiuyuan took a deep look at Zhao Rui, and then
Without saying anything, he turned around and left.
He wanted to save Hao Zhao's family first.
By casting a spell, he could reach the county seat much faster than the guard.
"Teng Yun~!"
A strong wind blew up, and Li Xiuyuan took off into the air and flew directly over the mountains and fields, directly to the county seat.
The nearby county, named Li County, was just an ordinary small county in the Song Dynasty. It was not as prosperous as Guobei County, but had a bit of a bleak atmosphere. Obviously, the life of the people here was not very good.
.
Hao family.
To the west of the main county town, in an old private house.
Although the house is old, it is kept neat and clean, which shows that the woman in this family is diligent and virtuous, and is not a lazy person.
Although it is already dusk.
An old man and an old woman were sitting at the door with worried looks on their faces.
"Why hasn't my son come back yet? Didn't he go to look for his wife? Why did he stay there for so long? I heard others said that my daughter-in-law was kidnapped and beaten by a group of strongmen. I don't know if it is true or not. There will be no trouble for my son when he goes out this time.
There are three long and two shortcomings." The old woman muttered and looked anxiously.
outside the house.
It seemed that he was waiting for Hao Zhao and his wife to come back together as usual around the corner.
"What's the matter? I'm so good at martial arts that I'm still afraid of a few strong men? Humph, this woman just doesn't have the knowledge." Hao Taigong sat there and snorted heavily. Although he seemed to be unconcerned, he actually frowned deeply.
wrinkled up.
But just when they were worried and hoping.
Suddenly, at the corner of the street, a Taoist wearing Taoist robes suddenly strode over.
"Oh, I thought it was the kid who came back, but I didn't expect it was a Taoist priest." The old woman sighed again.
The two elders saw this man walking straight towards them. When he reached them, they raised their hands and asked, "How are you two elders?"
"Good morning, Chief."
Taigong Hao was a little surprised and hurriedly stood up and bowed.
Li Xiuyuan pondered for a moment and said: "I have seen two old people, Pindao Teng Yunzi, who travels all over the world. Today I encountered a difficult problem. Just now Pindao saw five people along the way. Among these five people, there was a pair of old people and an old man.
Baby, there is a loving couple, they were originally a happy family,
It's a pity that when the disaster comes, my family will be confiscated and my family will be killed. I can't bear it, so I want to use magic to save him, but there is one thing missing. So I am impatient. I have been wandering around the county town just now, and I just crossed the street on the poor road.
When I was talking, I saw a jujube tree in your house that was fifty years old.
The tree is old, and this is what Pindao desperately hopes to save people."
"I just wonder if the two old men are willing to give the jujube tree in the courtyard to Pindao so that Pindao can cut it down and use it to save people?"
The old woman couldn't help but said: "Taoist priest, that jujube tree is the only valuable thing in my house. It produces a lot of dates every year and sells it for a lot of money. How can you just give it to the Taoist priest like this?"
Li Xiuyuan said: "Aren't five lives worth one jujube tree? If the old man is willing to give charity, he will definitely be rewarded."
"Who knows if you are plotting against my jujube tree, or if you are really using it to save people? I have never heard that jujube trees can save people." The old woman curled her lips and said.
Li Xiuyuan said calmly: "I am a practicing person. How could I be greedy for worldly money? Let alone use this vulgar lie to defraud two elderly people of their little extra money."
"That's not possible. This jujube tree can be sold for a lot of money every year. We can't just cut it down." The old woman still said.
However, Taigong Hao next to him scolded: "What do you know about Taoist women? The Taoist used the jujube tree in our house to save people, so why did he regard the Taoist as a liar? This Taoist, I am really sorry, I am so
My wife has no knowledge and can't say anything decent. Please don't be angry, Taoist priest.
, If the Taoist priest really uses the jujube tree to save people, even if it is taken away, it is still worth it if a worthless tree can save five lives."
"Who said that? It's obviously worth a lot of money." The old woman muttered.
Taigong Hao said angrily: "Stop talking, I planted this jujube tree back then, why can't I cut it down today? Even if the Taoist priest uses it to save people, I still have the final say in this family."
Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "This grandpa is so righteous. Your kindness will definitely be rewarded. Since the grandpa agreed, Pindao will cut down the jujube tree."
"Does the Taoist need help? My son is very strong and can chop down a tree in a few strokes. It's a pity that he didn't come back today. If the Taoist is not in a hurry, he can wait a little longer." Hao Taigong said.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Really? In return, I will find the grandpa's son back, but this will have to wait until Pindao cuts down the tree first."
After saying that, he walked straight into the yard.
With a movement of his hand, he took out a sharp sword.
This is the Taia sword.
"What a living god." Seeing this sword conjured out of thin air, Hao Taigong opened his eyes wide and was very surprised.
The old woman next to him was also stunned, her lips trembled, and she became a little afraid.
With such a spell, this Taoist is definitely not a liar.
"Okay, okay, the Taoist priest is really a master. You can cut down this tree, but I just ask the Taoist priest to be careful not to damage my house when he chops down the tree." Hao Taigong said.
"Don't worry, Grandfather, a poor Taoist has his own sense of propriety." Li Xiuyuan said.
After saying that, he raised the sword in his hand and just slashed.
It was like a flash of golden light, illuminating his eyes with flowers.
Immediately, the tall jujube tree fell to the ground.
"It's fallen, it's fallen, Taoist priest, be careful, get out of the way quickly." Mr. Hao shouted in alarm.