tomb sacrifice

Zhang Butou caressed the cold stone tablet, the surrounding sky gradually darkened, but he refused to move a step.If you want to say what Zhang Butou regrets the most in his life, it is that he didn't take Mr. Li to escape when he was still alive. Even if he becomes a key criminal in the court in the future, it will be better than the current life of being muddled and lifeless.

Mr. Li was locked in the death penalty cell and executed when the time came.Zhang Butou walked into the dark cell and came to the prison where Mr. Li was being held. Seeing Mr. Li wearing thin prison clothes and curled up in the corner, he felt a slight pain in his heart.

"What do you need, I'll prepare it for you." Zhang Butou asked softly, his tone full of love and compassion.

Shaking his head, Mr. Li looked up at Zhang Butou. In the dark cell, Mr. Li still had a faint smile on his face, "I don't need anything, as long as you can visit me every year on Ching Ming Festival and death day, Will suffice."

Frowning, Zhang Butou hated that iron could not be made into steel, and said, "Why do you have to plead guilty so quickly, even if the witnesses and material evidence are all available, you have to hand over the capital to the emperor to decide."

Looking at Zhang Butou with a slight smile, Mr. Li said, "It's all the same, it's just sooner or later."

"Even one more day is fine." Catcher Zhang said hoarsely, fingering the railing of the cell, "Even if you stay in this world for one more day."

Mr. Li got up and walked in front of Zhang Butou, and the two looked at each other through the railing of the cell.Mr. Li stretched out his hand, took Zhang Butou's hand, and gently stroked his skinned fingers, "You caught the key criminal, and you made a great contribution."

"I..." Catcher Zhang hurriedly wanted to explain, but Mr. Li stopped him.

"Listen to me." Mr. Li said seriously, "This is your merit. Even if you can't be promoted, there are rewards. Don't refuse what you deserve. Also, don't think about doing anything for me. This is the best result." .”

Zhang Butou shook his head lightly and said, "This result is not good."

Smiling at Zhang Butou, Mr. Li lowered his head and pressed a kiss on his hand, "Remember what I said."

After remembering Mr. Li's words, Zhang Butou came out of the cell. He tossed and turned all night, feeling restless.At dawn, a small policeman came to inform that Mr. Li died in the cell, the cause of death was suicide by taking poison.Zhang Catcher felt a 'buzz' in his head, as if the sound of the whole world had disappeared.Hurrying to the cell, Zhang Butou only had time to see Wu Zuo covering Mr. Li with a white cloth.

Catcher Zhang raised his head and wanted to go forward, but was caught by the county master who came after him.In the prison cell, the patrol, Wu Zuo and others were all there, and Zhang Butou rushed out at this time, and he was not the only one who died.Zhang Butou was locked up by the county master, and he was not released until Mr. Li was buried.

The so-called burial was just a hasty burial, and it was picked in a very desolate suburb, where there were many wild animals and few people.When Zhang Butou was brought to Mr. Li's tomb by a policeman, he stared at it blankly, neither moving forward nor moving, just looking at it like that.Zhang Butou stood in front of Mr. Li's tomb for a few days, and finally the county master sent someone to take him away.

The county lord knew that Catcher Zhang was suffering, and he had nowhere to tell, so he could only hold it in his heart, and no one could help him.Zhang Butou talked less since then, and more often he was alone in a daze. He always remembered Mr. Li's words, and he came every year on Mr. Li's death day and Qingming Festival.

This year is the fifth year. Looking back on the past, it is as clear as yesterday, but five years have passed.The sky is completely dark, and the moon hangs quietly in the sky. Except for the faint moonlight, there is no light around here.Zhang Butou wanted to just stay with Mr. Li today, not caring about anything, thinking about nothing.

Seeing some dazzling light from the corner of his eye, Zhang catcher turned his head to look over, and there were two photoelectric lights on the opposite mountainside, like the eyes of a beast, scarlet and flickering.How can there be light in such a deep mountain and old forest, Zhang Tutou got up, and under the moonlight, he went down the mountain and went to the opposite mountain.

Crossing the mountains and forests, Zhang Tutou came to the source of light, walked out from the bushes, Zhang Tutou saw a big house, this house was hidden in the deep mountains, no one found it.And the bright light Zhang Butou saw was the two lanterns hanging in front of the house.There is no plaque in this house, and no one knows who lives in it.

Walking to the front of the house, Catcher Zhang knocked on the door knocker. After waiting for a while, no one answered the door, Catcher Zhang knocked again.After a while, the door opened from the inside, and when he saw the person who opened the door, Catcher Zhang was taken aback, "Butler Li?"

Steward Li made a gesture of invitation, and said respectfully, "My lord has been waiting for a long time."