old grace

The clerk of Wangji Sauce Shop had already run out to seek help.

In these years, the first thought of the common people is not to report to the officials. The officials in the yamen are not the dogs of the common people.Except for the families of officials and gentlemen, most ordinary people have to ask their relatives, friends and neighbors for help when they encounter problems.

Ji Chun'er ran out and patted on the door of the old man Su's house opposite. After crying, he said that he wanted to find the two married aunts of the Wang family.

The old man Su called his two sons who were at home, and then contacted Old Man Liu. With Liu Old's three sons, the neighbors in the neighborhood shouted and drank together for a while. Carry the shoulder pole, and bring it to Wangji Sauce Shop.Mrs. Wang was still sitting on the ground and couldn't get up, but there happened to be a female family member watching the fun behind her, who hurriedly helped her up and asked for details.

With a pale face, Mrs. Wang whispered, "San'er is back. She and her father are behind."

This sentence startled the menacing group of people.

The news that An Xiangu appeared in Wang's house was originally an excuse for old man Wang to cover up his poisonous killing of Xia Chuba.He deliberately spread the news, and of course the neighbors heard about it.With Old Man Wang's "verification" either explicitly or secretly, the people in Dongmen Street have no doubts about An Xiangu.

In the story made up by the old man Wang, Miss Wang San who went to worship An Xiangu was the heroine, and she was secretly protected by An Xiangu.

Now the third girl who was exiled to the nunnery came back suddenly, suddenly wanted to see the heroine in the legend, and the young men with thick arms and holding poles were also a little panicked-then Xiangu An only favored girls Kid, kill a man without blinking an eye!

There was also a man who didn't believe in evil and cursed in a low voice: "Masters, are you afraid of birds? I don't believe that there is a reason for daughters to beat their fathers in this world!"

Someone took the lead, and the rest of the young and strong followed suit.

At this time, Fu Chuan had already taken Miss Wang's body over the wall, leaving only old man Wang lying on the ground covered in blood.

Everyone saw the miserable state of old man Wang, with a big hole poked on his neck, blood stains on his crotch, and the thick cotton-padded clothes in winter were burned through with blood.It never occurred to her that Miss Wang didn't beat her own father, she tortured and killed him once again!This was an indescribable horror and extremely crazy anger to all the elders present.

Old Man Liu was an extremely serious old man. Seeing this, his hands trembled with anger, and he roared angrily: "The evil monster that makes people kill their fathers! Is it tolerable, which can't be tolerated?! I'm going to destroy the altar of the temptress An's today. Damn it!" Saying that, his three sons walked out together with him.

Old man Su groaned, turned his head to look at Old Man Wang's body, and said, "Old Liu, Old Wang is still...not restrained..."

Liu old man said angrily: "Wu Lian has his old wife and daughter, and you still have two ounces of meat under your crotch, so you went with the old man and smashed the lair of An's temptress! Aren't you afraid of that witch? During the day, the old man doesn't believe that she can kill me and others together?!"

Before the old man Su could answer, the young and strong neighbors at the scene agreed: "Yes, yes, I smashed that fairy stone!"

Under the excitement of the crowd, no one paid any attention to old man Su.Old man Su's two sons were embarrassed, and pulled old man Su to wink, old man Su had no choice but to agree: "I'll let you go. Let you go!"

A group of people went to the street in a mighty manner, attracting countless neighbors to ask questions.

As the group of people walked, they told the neighbors who came to inquire about the tragedy of the Wang family, thinking that the whole incident was instigated by Aunt An, and that the "Witch of An's" arranged for Miss Wang to go home to "kill her father" for revenge. "The Temptress" arranged for Miss Wang to mysteriously disappear from her home.

Under the threat of An Xiangu's mysterious legend, the attitude of the men in Xingcheng towards their wives and daughters has improved a lot, and they dare not bully them wantonly.I'm afraid that his wife and daughter will sneak away to offer incense to Xiangu Shi, causing him to die inexplicably.It is no exaggeration to say that the man from Xingcheng has been with Xiangu Ku'an for a long time.

The tragic death of old man Wang touched the bottom line of all men.

It happened that there was a large team going to destroy the Xiangu Stone by the river, and the male owners of the residents along the street joined in aggressively, and many men deliberately smashed the yellow paper of their wives' incense baskets, beat up their wives in the street, and shouted: "You Why do you want to worship An Xiangu? Isn’t it evil gods and evildoers who condone their daughters to kill their fathers? I should execute you, a naughty woman!”

The woman was beaten to her knees and begged for mercy, and the man triumphantly picked up the pole and rushed to drive the team: "Brother, brother, go too!"

Compared with the passion of the men, the eyes of women and children along the street are full of panic.There were also women who came forward and invited their companions to go to the Xiangu Stone to protect the place of worship, but unfortunately there were very few people who responded, and many came out to persuade them to pour cold water: "How can our women's family be better than a man? The fairy will naturally protect the sacrifice when she is alive. Even if it is really destroyed...the fairy is here, everything is there, why bother to touch the egg with the stone?"

As soon as this remark came out, the worried women responded one after another, went home and closed their doors tightly, no longer caring about outside affairs.

Dongmen Neighborhood gathered nearly a hundred men along the way, and they left the city gate in a mighty manner, heading straight for Xiangu Stone.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the city gate officials immediately sent someone to report to the county government.

This group of people has become somewhat murderous. Seeing the women selling incense candle yellow paper along the river, they pushed and shoved indiscriminately, snatched the incense candle baskets from the women's hands, and smashed them on the ground. .If a woman yells and scolds violently, this group of aggressive men will no longer be polite, and will punch and kick wantonly.

There are more men in the mix, and it is inevitable that there will be local ruffians fishing in troubled waters.In the dispute, here is a pinch of meat, and there is no trace of grabbing some money.If the bullied woman dared to yell, curse and resist, the men's big fists would hit her on the head, and she would either faint on the spot, or lose a few teeth, damage the tip of her lips and tongue, and become speechless limply. .

There were scattered yellow papers and trampled scented candles everywhere by the river. The huge team of Dongmen neighbors did not stop and marched forward.

Along the way, they met a woman who was carrying joss sticks to Xiangu Stone to worship, and this group of people did the same.

First, snatch the sacrificial basket in his hand, and then give a stern lesson about women's morality. If a woman dares to resist, she will inevitably be beaten and kicked to teach her a lesson.

The wives of the Pingmen people beat them for nothing, and happened to meet a daughter of a good family, who brought her servants and maidservants to worship Xiangushi.

Relying on their large numbers and power, this group of people surrounded them without hesitation, and roared at the lady's sedan chair: "Which family's young lady is so disobedient, burning sacrificial temples and prostitutes, and touching the king of Tiangang!" The law violates the boudoir training for women, what a bitch!"

By this time the situation had gotten a little out of hand.

Old man Liu and old man Su both wanted to restrain them.However, we are all neighbors and neighbors, unlike in rural villages where all the relatives with the same surname live, without the restraint of seniority, why should people listen to you?

Besides, many hooligans along the way sneaked in to join in the fun, thinking that the law will not blame the public, it is rare to have a chance to look at the lady who lives in the compound of the deep house, and maybe even take the opportunity to touch it... They clamored to teach this unruly man a lesson The "An's Seductress Believer" of women's morality.

A fight broke out soon, and the servants brought by the lady were completely unable to withstand the aggressive crowd, and were beaten to the point of fleeing.

Several servant girls guarded outside the sedan chair, wanting to protect their young lady.But he was picked up by a few hooligans and directly hugged to the side.A few hooligans took advantage of the situation and lifted the car curtain, with malicious smiles on their faces, as if they were about to reach out——

The old man Su blushed with anger, and roared angrily: "What are you doing? Stop!" He was about to step forward to stop him.

His two sons stopped him tightly, and the younger son persuaded: "Father, the crowd is exciting, and your fists don't have eyes. You are already old, and you should be careful!" The elder son followed up and persuaded: "The girl insists on coming. Paying homage to An's enchantress, you must not abide by boudoir morals, so you deserve to be taught a lesson today."

The old man Su slapped the eldest son on the face with his backhand, and ordered: "I am afraid that your father will get punched, but the filial son will take a step forward to uphold justice! Look who are those people? Ma Ergou, Chen Sixuzi, He, they are all hooligans! Hurry up and save people! Don't stop me if you don't go!"

The two brothers Su Dasu still hugged old man Su tightly, no matter how old man Su cursed and reprimanded him, he would not let go and would not stand out.

A pot of red-hot silver charcoal flew out of the sedan chair, and Miss Yan, who had been hiding in the sedan chair, had no choice but to rush out with a gloomy face, and said angrily, "I am the fourth miss of the Yan family in the west of the city, my husband-in-law!" It's Gu Pingxiang, the governor of Hexi County, Longlin Guard, who fucks your own father, and my husband is a fourth-rank official! Don't you want to live if you dare to block my sedan chair?!"

This roar stunned many people, Miss Yan turned around again, took out a small gun from the sedan chair, and pointed it at a ruffian beside her: "His father's stinking hooligan, let me go! If you dare to touch her again!" I will tell you to seal your throat with an arrow!"

It really frightened the ruffian, and he let go of his hand in a daze.The servant girl took the opportunity to struggle away and ran back to Ms. Yan's side.

Ms. Yan pointed her gun at the other girls and rescued them all.

Not all the hooligans on the streets of Xingcheng are uninformed. These people often hang out with the dudes in Xingcheng, helping with shifts and doing odd jobs. They are well-informed and knowledgeable.Seeing Ms. Yan controlling the situation with her husband-in-law status and a fistful of guns, a more senior gangster said in the crowd angrily: "Miss Yan, I heard that Dujun Gu just broke off the engagement with your family a few days ago. Marry another lady from a noble family? You came to pay homage to Xiangu Shi today, don’t you just want to ask An Xiangu to help you find out the marriage? ——Or do you want An Xiangu to murder your fiancé who just divorced?”

Ms. Yan's face remained unchanged, but the maids around her became very angry, their eyes were red with anger, and they searched the crowd.

"The small crossbow that Ms. Yan is holding belongs to the army, right? If you are the wife of Governor Wei, you should carry weapons for self-defense. You have divorced Governor Gu, so you didn't return the weapons? Ordinary?" What is the crime of hiding arms? After checking, I’m afraid it’s not a crime of paying some fines, maybe your delicate young lady will have to go to the court again?” The yin and yang strangeness continued to shout in the crowd.

Miss Yan's fingertips trembling slightly.

The crowd burst into laughter, and many people "persuaded" her to go to the Yamen to surrender.

In any case, being able to publicly humiliate a daughter raised in a deep boudoir is a rare and exciting experience in the lives of ordinary people at the bottom.

Just now.

From the side of the Xiangu Stone, more than a dozen swordsmen wearing the same light gray cotton robes rushed out, and from the side of the city gate, more than [-] soldiers in dark clothes and light armor came rushing, and the neighborhood of nearly a hundred people Zhuang local ruffians blocked the scene one after another.

The people of Xingcheng first recognized the gray-robed knight from Xiangushi, and greeted them one after another: "It's Uncle Ling from Jianhuzhuang."

Jianhu Village is an ancient sect near Xingcheng, whose practice has long since been left behind. Now it mainly eats Jianghu food. Because the sect is based near Xingcheng, many disciples are recruited from Xingcheng, and they have a very close relationship with the people of Xingcheng.

Ling Cang was originally the eldest disciple of Jianhu Village, he often walked on the rivers and lakes, and many people in Xingcheng had seen him.

He was relatively close, so he walked up to Miss Yan first, and greeted him politely, "How is Miss Yan?"

Miss Yan glared at him angrily.You call this Anhao?

Ling Cangyuan had a good temper and didn't think he was disobedient, but his junior brother Jian Hao couldn't help it: "If you foolish men and women are not superstitious, we don't have to come to Xingcheng overnight to clean up the mess. Hearing the fight here, my senior brother Are you not willing to come to save you with good intentions?"

Ling Cangyuan stopped Jian Hao, then turned to stare at him: "Say less."

At this moment, the knights in dark clothes and light armor coming from the opposite city gate had also moved closer. These knights were all wearing deep helmets that half-covered their faces, only showing their eyes, mouth and nose, staring at the young and strong neighbors gathered together, their eyes wide open. Extremely bad.They didn't detour, and lined up to separate a path from the crowd. Behind them, a knight wearing a white feather helmet and a cloak trotted towards them.

Miss Yan looked at this man's figure and physique, and unexpectedly pointed the gun at him, and shot an arrow with a snap.

Ling Cangyuan hastily drew his sword to block it.

□□The speed of firing the arrow was too fast, Ling Cangyuan was one step too late, and the arrow had already flown out.

What is astonishing is that immediately the man stretched out his hand, and actually caught the small arrow in his hand, suddenly rolled off his horse, and strode towards Miss Yan with meteoric strides.Ms. Yan was in a hurry to take the arrow to the string, the man stuffed the small arrow in his hand onto the strong string, and skillfully helped to pull it apart, tighten it, and took the small pink hand of Ms. Yan, and put the arrow on the string. Pointing the tip at his chest: "Zunzun, shoot here."

Ms. Yan slammed her fist down on his hard helmet, crying and cursing, "You're wearing armor, so you can't penetrate! You always think I'm stupid!"

The man took off his helmet, revealing a rich and deep handsome face, and said with a smile: "How dare you? The girl is the most intelligent and cunning young lady in Xingcheng. I admire her talent and wit, so I am looking for a job with ten thousand gold. Just now, I seem to have heard someone yelling 'my husband is a fourth-rank official'... This fourth-rank official, isn't he just talking about someone in the lower ranks?"

Ms. Yan was so angry that she raised her gun, aimed at his face for a long time, and shot an arrow with a bang.

Gu Pingxiang dodged sideways, breaking out in a cold sweat: "Yan Zunzun! Are you really going to shoot me to death?!"

Miss Yan kicked him when she lifted her skirt, kicked once, kicked again, and cried: "You want to divorce me and watch these thugs bully me, why didn't you come earlier? I was stuck in a sedan chair , I was almost bullied by others, I smashed the hooligans with a pot to warm the fire, burned my hands, and created such a big bubble... A useless man like you, you will die as soon as you die, don’t I care?!"

Gu Pingxiang showed shame on her face: "I'm late." He took Miss Yan's hand again, wanting to check the blister on her hand.

Who would have thought that Ms. Yan's hands were white, slender and tender, except for some charcoal dust, they were not hurt at all.

He looked at Miss Yan speechlessly.

Ms. Yan, who had just opened her mouth to tell a lie, snorted without feeling ashamed at all.

Gu Pingxiang couldn't help asking again: "You came to pay respects to Aunt An? What do you want to ask her?"

Ms. Yan snorted and said, "What else can the little girl ask for? Naturally, she is asking the fairy to bless Uncle Gu to live a long life, to have a prosperous official career, and to give birth to a son with the newly recruited high-ranking lady. They will love each other and grow old together."

"Respect..." Gu Pingxiang wanted to say something else.

Miss Yan had already turned around and got into the sedan chair, and told the maids and servants: "Go home!"

Gu Pingxiang chased to the side of the sedan chair, and asked, "Aren't you going to burn incense and ask An Xiangu to bless me with a 'long life'?"

Ms. Yan snorted: "I know you didn't come here for me. Regardless of whether you came here for me or not, you came today and rescued me by accident. I accept your kindness. From now on, you go Your Yangguan Road, I cross my single-plank bridge, you and I owe nothing!"

While talking, the car curtain lifted, and she handed out the gun: "Since it's an ordnance, I won't keep it. Give it back to you."

Gu Pingxiang hesitated again and again, but still stretched out her hand to take it over: "Zunzun, I will pay a visit to the mansion in two days, and I will definitely give you an explanation."

"You don't have to." Miss Yan ordered the sedan chair to get up, raised the curtain of the sedan chair and gave Gu Pingxiang one last look, "General Gu, there will be no future."

Ms. Yan's sedan chair was escorted by several domestic servants whose noses and faces were bruised and swollen. Gu Pingxiang was not at ease, and ordered four subordinates to accompany her: "It must be delivered to the mansion safely, and no one is allowed to harass and offend."

After sending Miss Yan away, Gu Pingxiang ordered people to find out all the young men who beat up just now, more than a dozen of them were arrested sparsely.

"You were the one who bumped into Miss Yan Si's sedan chair just now?" Gu Pingxiang looked at this man's wretched look, and kicked him to the ground with a flying kick. It was broken into three pieces.

Amidst the screams, Gu Pingxiang sneered and said, "A rat in the stinking ditch dares to open his mouth to say that my mother-in-law is a ladylike woman? You deserve it too!"

Seeing that his next kick was aimed at this man's neck, Qin Xu, the guard beside him, became anxious. He quickly bent his knees and stretched out his hand, firmly holding Gu Pingxiang's boots that were about to drop: "The governor, calm down! City, you must think twice!" He crazily hinted to Gu Pingxiang: Although this kind of local hooligans have committed many crimes, they are not enough to cause death.Usually it's fine to find a reason to kill him, but isn't the situation unusual now?

Gu Pingxiang took a deep breath, slowly lowered her lifted foot, looked at the troublemakers dragged out with a sullen face, and ordered: "Slap your mouth! Fifty slaps on your mouth! Hit me hard!— — After the torture, there are still a few teeth left in their mouths, so you can pick a few teeth!"

Ling Cangyuan and his younger brother Jian Hao looked at each other in blank dismay, but did not speak in the end.

No one dared to say anything about the group of Dongmen neighbors who came here in a tangled manner.

For women who are also white, or young ladies who travel alone, they are so numerous that they dare to try their best not to blame the crowd for causing trouble.There have been ancient sayings that scholars have encountered soldiers without reason, and the sayings of soldiers and bandits are not just a joke.These more than 20 cavalry wearing black armor looked well-trained and well-equipped. Not to mention a hundred or ten civilians, I am afraid that hundreds of infantry could be killed.

Besides, what did Miss Yan say just now?Her husband-in-law is the governor of Longlinwei Hexi County.

The warlord of the fourth rank!Xingcheng Ling is the seventh-rank official!

Can't be bothered, can't be bothered.

Among the people who were picked out by Gu Pingxiang to slap their mouths were not only the local hooligans who charged ahead, but also a few young and strong neighbors who usually love to make trouble.Liu Lao's two sons were also among them.These people were captured by the Dragon Scale Guard soldiers and knelt in a row, saying they were slapping their mouths, but this group of soldiers were reluctant to slap them with their own hands.

Gu Pingxiang ordered to beat all his teeth out within fifty blows. How can a rough soldier have such exquisite skills, if he couldn't beat him, he would raise his fist and beat them. Crying: "Why don't you use pliers to pull it out..."

The soldier who executed the torture said seriously: "Don't make trouble, the military order is like a mountain!"

Gu Pingxiang's resentment for humiliating his wife was still unresolved, and he stared sullenly at the Dongmen neighbors at the scene. If anyone showed righteous indignation, he would wave his hands and ask his subordinates to find them out, and asked, "How are you?" Dissatisfied with this officer's handling, he must be an accomplice with them."

Everyone: "????"

Gu Pingxiang pointed to the row of hooligans kneeling over there: "Since we committed the same crime, let's go to the same crime."

He called out two people and arrested them. Most of the crowd bowed their heads, and no one dared to stand up and fight.

Gu Pingxiang looked at the group of people back and forth twice with a gloomy face, and said: "I heard that you are going to smash the fairy stone? It just so happens that the purpose of my trip is also to smash the fairy stone. If you want to see it for yourself Witness, you might as well follow me.”

Gu Pingxiang led the people to the direction of Xiangu Stone, and then met Ling Cangyuan and other Jianhuzhuang disciples: "Master Ling."

The Dragon Scale Guard is a new army established when Fu Wei came to the throne, and is mainly responsible for Jianghu affairs.Gu Pingxiang is the chief officer of the Hexi County Yamen. It stands to reason that Jianhu Village near Xingcheng should be the focus of Gu Pingxiang's attention. From rivers and lakes affairs to local supervision and people's livelihood supervision.Therefore, after Gu Pingxiang took office, she did not have much contact with Jianhuzhuang.

Ling Cangyuan greeted with cupped fists, "Hello, Dujun Gu."

"Earlier, I heard that your faction has a close relationship with Hanshan," Gu Pingxiang abandoned his horse and walked with Ling Cangyuan, "I saw you today, and it really lives up to its reputation."

Ling Cangyuan said politely: "The Concealment Sect was lowered by Hanjiang in the early years, but it was just a little incense from the ancestors. Today, thanks to Zhenren's decree to clean up the mess, the stone by the river has been broken into several petals, and Ignorant and superstitious people come to worship, and weep and linger when they see the gravel..." He shook his head, "I really can't persuade you."

Jian Hao was young and thoughtless, so he couldn't help asking: "We are not far away, and Master Xie came here with a letter. Isn't General Gu sitting in the county government office? Why did he come so fast? Hurry up!" Can't make it in time?!"

Gu Pingxiang lied without changing her face: "I just happened to be doing business nearby, so I came here when I heard the wind."

In fact, Xie Qinghe made such a big commotion in Xingcheng, Wen Chong was hurriedly called back to Longcheng by Li Nanfeng for questioning, and all the "protectors" who served in the Dragon Scale Guard received Li Nanfeng's admonishing documents, not only foreigners from the Hanjiang Sword Sect All the disciples were terrified, and the Longlin Guard had to behave with their tails between their legs.

From the very beginning of Longlin Guard's founding of the army, General Wei has issued strict orders that all the subordinates of Longlin Guard must strictly follow his instructions and never offend anyone who meets Master Xie of the Hanjiang Sword Sect.

This order was given by Shu Hanyun in the past, but now that Shu Hanyun himself is the emperor, this order has been implemented more thoroughly.

However, Xie Qinghe didn't ride a flying kite from Xingcheng to Xingcheng. He rode a horse, crossing states and provinces all the way to Xingcheng.

Who doesn't know what troubles will happen to Xie Qinghe along the way, the other yamen don't feel anything, but the Longlin Guard bears the brunt and is extremely nervous. Which county Xie Qinghe goes to, the skin of the local county yamen's governor is tense, and he dare not come forward rashly To entertain disturbances, I had to work harder on my own, bringing people along not far or near, ready for consultation at any time.

Xie Qinghe wanted to deal with the "mysterious case" left by An Xiangu in Xingcheng, which involved many forces, and he needed the Dragon Scale Guard to coordinate.

He personally went to Jianhu Village last night to ask someone to maintain order by the river, and asked Yun Chao to contact the Dragon Scale Guard in the state capital to see if there was any "Dharma Guardian" left by Li Nanfeng at the Dragon Scale Guard, please come and be one middle man.Unexpectedly, Gu Pingxiang from the county yamen was squatting in Fucheng, and after receiving the news from the Longlin Guard of the state capital, she brought people here today.

The officials at the gate of the city reported that the neighbors were tangled up in groups to smash the fairy stone. Xingcheng Ling was startled, and Gu Pingxiang brought people to control the situation.

Now Gu Pingxiang and Ling Cangyuan merged, and they brought the Dongmen neighbors who had been frightened by Gu Pingxiang to the riverside. There were still many women with incense baskets crying and mourning. Trying to put together the cracked fairy stone.There were more than a dozen disciples from Jianhuzhuang who were persuading them everywhere. Those who followed Ling Cangyuan were all male disciples, while those who stayed behind were mostly female disciples, and all of them carried long swords.

"Sister, don't cry anymore. What's the use of burning some paper with a basket? It's better to ask yourself than to ask others. If you learn swordsmanship like me, draw your sword and stab anyone who bullies you, and stab him a few more times. , no one will dare to bully you." The childish little girl said in a serious tone.

Ling Cangyuan couldn't help frowning and scolded: "Junior Sister Dao, don't talk nonsense!"

Jian Dao turned her head and saw Ling Cangyuan, and stepped forward to salute: "Hello, big brother. Hello, brother. Hello, brother."

Gu Pingxiang nodded slightly.

Jian Hao wiped the sweat off his sister's forehead: "Why did you help them move the stone?"

"They insist on moving, but I don't think they can move. In case of a broken foot, why don't I help you?" Jian Dao sneaked a glance at Ling Cangyuan, "I'm not wrong, I pray to God and worship Buddha." It's useless, let alone this non-existent ghost. Parents and mothers are unreliable, let alone gods and Buddhas? People need to have their own skills, so they are not afraid of being bullied."

Jian Hao pulled her aside, and said in a low voice: "Over there is the Lord of the Dragon Scale Guard, if you have anything to say, let's go home and talk about it."

However, Gu Pingxiang sneered and said: "Little sister is right. However, I have a lot of skills, so how can I not work hard? I practice martial arts for a while, practice Sanjiu in winter, and practice Sanfu in summer. I sweat more than myself. Do you have to carry an incense basket and burn some yellow paper to ask the illusory idol to make your wish come true?"

Jian Dao thought about it, and felt that what he said made sense: "It's also the same reason. If I ask the gods and Buddhas, my kung fu will be as good as the big brother, and I will burn paper."

Ling Cangyuan and Jian Hao couldn't laugh or cry.

Gu Pingxiang ordered his subordinates to drive away all the people near the stone. With the help of female disciples from Jianhu Village, the scene was orderly. Men and women stood separately, and there was no big conflict.

After appeasing the people, Gu Pingxiang took out the thick stack of documents that Fu Chuan had sorted out for him, first introduced her identity, and then said: "Today, I was ordered to explain to the people of Xingcheng the story of 'An Xiangu' over the years. The truth. The county government will post notices in the near future, detailing the causes and consequences of various incidents of 'An Xiangu' over the years..."

He raised the documents in his hand and said, "It's such a thick stack. I won't be able to finish it in a while. You can sit down and listen slowly."

One of Long Linwei's subordinates untied a ponytail from the saddle, and Gu Pingxiang sat down skillfully, and began to read the sentences on the document.

In order to save space, Fu Chuan wrote in a relatively brief manner. Gu Pingxiang had read the book, so it didn't take much effort to read ten lines at a glance.However, according to the text, many people could not understand what was being said. Gu Pingxiang translated it into vernacular with a good temper, and told the truth behind the various stories of An Xiangu's apparitions over the years.

There are usually all kinds of ups and downs behind these strange talks, and they are all stories that are familiar to the people of Xingcheng. Gu Pingxiang told three or four in one breath, exaggerating like a storytelling, and everyone was fascinated by it. Fascinated.

The neighbors who came to look for troubles all brought poles and kitchen knives, and most of the women who came to worship brought some food. At this moment, they couldn't care less about the broken stone of Xiangu An, so they took out the food and shared with the people around them. I divided the melon seeds and pine nuts and ate them with relish.

As Gu Pingxiang was talking, her mouth was still dry, and she suddenly saw someone eating pine nuts in the pavilion: "My mouth is dry, why are you still eating pine nuts?"

Several women who were named were blushing, and panicked, not knowing how to make amends.

Gu Pingxiang stretched out her hand and said, "Is there any more? Grab some for me."

Everyone burst into laughter, but Gu Pingxiang didn't let the Longlin Guard take it. She glanced at Jian Dao, and Jian Dao flew forward to help him search for a bag of peanuts, a bag of melon seeds, a small bag of pine nuts, and a few other large walnuts. .

This girl has a solid eye, kang kuang squeezed out the pulp, handed some to Gu Pingxiang, and urged: "My lord, continue to talk, I will peel it for you!"

The truth of An Xiangu's story is not a secret to Jianhuzhuang. Every time the Hanjiang Sword Sect sends people to investigate, they will tell Jianhuzhuang exactly how to deal with the cause and effect.However, Jianhuzhuang will not tell all the disciples with great fanfare.Young disciples like Jian Dao only know that the legend of "An Xiangu" is fake and does not exist, but they don't know the exaggerated truth behind it.

In this day and age, the means of entertainment for all people are very limited. Most of the illiterate people, the way to understand the world is to listen to people talking. The stories told by the storyteller in the teahouse are just the same. Gu Pingxiang sees a lot Zhiguang's language is humorous, and he added fuel and vinegar to the text of Fu Chuan so that everyone could not bear to interrupt him.

Ling Cangyuan took a look at Jian Hao, and Jian Hao took the big package of dried fruit from his sister: "Go and play, I'll peel it."

——This guy named Gu is not a good person!He dared to flirt with girls everywhere before he figured out what happened to Ms. Yan!

After these stories were told, everyone felt as if they had had a wonderful dream, and they couldn't tell which was true and which was false.The neighbors of Dongmen are all evaluating the good and bad of various events with the people around them, while the women who believe in An Xiangu and come to burn the sacrifice are lost in thought. After listening to the story, they will face the problem of collapse of faith.

An Xiangu, whom they had always believed in, was actually a weak girl who could not even protect herself. She was drowned in the river by her father and brother and died of hatred.

—in the river ahead.

An Xiangu doesn't have any magic power, and she can't bless and ward off disasters, she is just a weak woman.

It turned out that there had never been such an Aunt An.

It turns out that there has never been any power that can save oneself.

These weak women who were once full of hope, after hearing all the truths that destroyed their hopes, the last light in their eyes was also extinguished.

A woman with a round face suddenly rushed out, pointed at Gu Pingxiang's face, and scolded: "Why are you lying! Since men are blessed by God, Xingcheng has finally produced a god who specializes in protecting women, so you have to Lying and slandering her, saying she doesn’t exist! Are you so afraid?” She turned and pointed at Qing Zhuang, a neighbor of Dongmen, who was sitting on the ground, “You have so many people here, don’t you just want to destroy Xiangu Stone ?"

"The fairy girl stone was smashed into several pieces by you quietly. I am not allowed to wait for the girl to worship, and she is not allowed to enjoy the incense!"

"I, Feng Shuniang, will not be the first to agree!"

"Today you have a large number of people, and you are suppressed by the imperial court's soldiers and horses. I, a weak woman, can't resist! But if I want to watch you lie to the world and slander Fairy, that's absolutely impossible!"

"Miss Fairy, Lady Shu is here to serve you!"

As she said that, she ran to the river and wanted to throw herself into the river.

However, at this time, the water was dry in winter, and the river was full of rocks and mud. She jumped down aggressively and sprained her ankle.

Ling Cangyuan chased after her and saw her dragging one leg and jumping stubbornly into the river. It was difficult to walk on the rocky beach with two legs intact, and it was too difficult to jump with only one leg left, not to mention that the gate was not open at ordinary times. A woman who does not take two steps.

Feng Shuniang's stubborn figure hopping on one leg is too funny, Ling Cangyuan couldn't laugh out loud out of politeness, and flew down, blocking Feng Shuniang's way: "Miss Feng, I am Ling Cangyuan, the chief disciple of Jianhuzhuang. Today Gu Jianhu Village has already known all the truths revealed by the general. It’s just that there are too many involved in it, so it’s not easy to make it public. I ask Miss Feng to think about it, how could the people who were involved in the murder of Ms. An back then be rewarded today? ? Someone has already avenged Miss An."

Feng Shuniang said angrily: "Get out of the way! You Jianhu Village is in charge of the sky and the earth, and you can also control whether women throw themselves into the river?"

Ling Cangyuan bowed again: "Miss, think twice."

At this time, Jian Dao also chased after her. She was a woman, and she hugged Feng Shuniang: "You are not even afraid of death, are you afraid of hard work?"

Feng Shuniang said angrily, "Let me go! I'm going to throw myself into the river, I'm going to commit suicide, I'm dead!"

while pulling.

A figure came from the void of the river, with its toes lightly stepping on the air, not even a trace of wetness.

Both Ling Cangyuan and Jian Dao were taken aback. Such a brilliant lightness kung fu is by no means an ordinary person.Seeing that man with a golden crown in his hair, wearing a Taoist robe, and holding an empty box in his hand, Ling Cangyuan had a thought, and Shi Li asked, "But Senior Fu?"

When Fu passed the Daoist ceremony, Ling Cangyuan happened to be at home to watch his mother's funeral, so he had no chance to go to Hanshan to meet him.However, seeing Xie Qinghe at Jianhu Village yesterday, and knowing that Fu Chuan was also in Xingcheng, Ling Cangyuan calculated, who else could be a young Taoist at this age with such a kung fu demeanor besides Fu Jisheng?

Fu Chuan nodded and said, "It's Fumou. All the chivalrous men in Jianhu Village are polite."

He had just obeyed Miss Wang's last order and scattered her cremated ashes in the river when he met Feng Shuniang who wanted to jump into the river to commit suicide.

"Do you have any difficulties that cannot be resolved, and you really can't live anymore?" Fu Chuan asked.

Feng Shuniang was startled by the question and remained silent for a while.

"You might as well tell me. I can solve things that An Xiangu can solve for you. I can't help you with things that An Xiangu can't solve. The river water in winter is cold and fishy. If you die inside and let the fish and shrimp share the food, apart from yourself, even the fish and shrimp that eat your flesh and blood can't know your depression and unwillingness, isn't it pitiful?" Fu said.

Feng Shuniang was faintly moved by what he said, and wanted to open her mouth, but seeing his handsome and elegant face, she hesitated to speak.

Fu Chuan showed her the empty urn he was holding, and said without hesitation: "I just took Miss Wang today to avenge her father who killed her. Do you have any trust in me?"

This sentence stunned everyone.He actually admitted so boldly that he and Miss Wang killed old man Wang together!

Feng Shuniang was dubious: "What you said is true? Why did Miss Wang kill her father?" She is also a smart woman, and she reacted after asking, "The soldier said that Aunt An did not exist. Then, Aunt An pointed out Wang Huiji, the thing that caused her elopement concubine to suffer from colic was not caused by Aunt An... Could it be that old man Wang killed Wang Huiji's concubine?