Holy Monk, your benefactor is dead!

In Zhangjia Village, the open space in front of the ancestral hall has been piled up with thick piles of firewood. In the middle of the firewood pile, a woman with a bulging belly was tied to a wooden stake and could not move. In spring, the hot sun shone on her body. But she couldn't feel the slightest warmth, her numb and dull eyes stared straight ahead, and her lips, which hadn't eaten for a long time, were dry and peeling.

The gate of the ancestral hall was surrounded by the people of Zhang village, and the voice of the patriarch came faintly from inside: "The Zhang family has a daughter, her boudoir name is Cui'er, she is [-] years old, she is pregnant with a ghost, and she is more than a year old. Kefukemu means ominous. , now in front of my ancestors in the Zhang family ancestral hall, burn their crimes and barriers to redeem their own mistakes, comfort the ancestors, and protect my Zhang family from disasters and disasters in the future."

As soon as the patriarch finished speaking, the people who had been watching suddenly shouted excitedly. They didn't even know that at this moment, two fresh lives were about to disappear before their eyes.

"Burn her, burn her..."

"Burn this evil to death, burn to death..."

"..."

While shouting, everyone made way for the patriarch, and when the patriarch walked out of the ancestral hall, everyone followed behind him, walked up to Zhang Cuier, and surrounded him.

"Zhang Cui'er, you can hear me clearly!"

"..."

Zhang Cui'er opened her mouth, but she was speechless at this moment, she raised her head with difficulty, her gaze calmly swept across the familiar and distorted faces in front of her, and she didn't hate anyone when she was in such a situation. It's retribution!Thinking of this, Zhang Cuier's eyes were instantly filled with hatred. She looked at her swollen belly with hatred, it was all it, it was all this ghost, she regretted her happy and beautiful life, and made herself a Zhang The sinners of the family, in just one year, the Zhang family seemed to be cursed, and passed away one by one. Facing the guidance of the villagers, she tried all the methods, but failed to get rid of this evil.

Now, she is the only one left in the Zhang family, now, let her bring this evil obstacle to hell!

Burn it!Burn it!Burn it hard!

Her heart was screaming, screaming.

And she is also waiting for relief.

"Light the fire." Following the patriarch's voice, a torch was thrown into the pile of firewood, and the fire spread wantonly in the gaps between the firewood branches, quickly surrounding Zhang Cui'er.

The fire was getting bigger and bigger, but the shouts around gradually subsided. They looked at Zhang Cui'er in the fire without a trace of pity on their faces, but more with unspeakable excitement and trembling.

Just when everyone thought that Zhang Cui'er was going to be buried in the sea of ​​flames, the sound of hooves and shouts from afar broke the silence, "Stop it, stop it!"

The rushing and unsteady breath moved from far to near in an instant, and the inborn awe of the unknown in their bones made the villagers who had formed a circle shrink back a little, looking curiously and suspiciously at a black horse carrying a scholar who looked like a seventh-rank official The man in the uniform charged forward.

Glancing only at Zhang Cui'er who was about to be engulfed by the flames, the man reined in the horse, and said anxiously, "Hey! I am Ning Zhen, the magistrate of Jiangning County, please put out the fire quickly."

At the same time, he turned over and jumped off the horse, but because he was too anxious, his feet were unstable, and he fell to the ground in an instant. Ning Zhen also ignored his sprained ankle at this moment, and hurriedly got up from the ground. When he looked up, he saw everyone. The villagers looked at him curiously, as if they hadn't heard what he said just now.

Ning Zhen couldn't help but sink in his heart, and his face was slightly angry: "Do you know, you are killing people. If she dies, you will all die." go.

Because of Ning Zhen's words, the villagers immediately exploded. While whispering, they turned their attention to the patriarch, and even the timid ones were planning to sneak out of this place at this time.

"Official, she is pregnant with a ghost! Anyone who gets close to her will die. You are precious, official, so don't be contaminated with such unlucky things. Besides, burning with fire to comfort the spirits of the heavens is also through our family. How could it be possible to break the law if they agreed unanimously?"

Under everyone's expectations, the patriarch could only brace himself and go forward to snatch the broom from Ning Zhen's hand, with a smile on his face.

Ning Zhen wanted to snatch the broom back, but how could the hand holding the pen all the year round be able to match the strength of the patriarch? Seeing that the fire was getting bigger and bigger, but he, the county magistrate of Tang Tang, felt powerless. Ning Zhen was so angry that he took the broom. The patriarch's chest was poked several times with straight fingers.

"Idiocy, ignorance, it's ignorance to the extreme! This official said this today, if she is burned to death, everyone in Zhang Village will be sent to prison for even the crime!"

"This, this..." The patriarch was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses, as if he had figured out the seriousness of the matter, he turned his head and shouted at the villagers who were still watching: "What are you doing in a daze, hurry up, hurry up, hurry up Put out the fire!"

"Oh, oh oh..."

The villagers rushed forward in a mess, but they all retreated in an instant. The firewood was poured with tung oil, but after a while, it became uncontrollable.

Everyone was helpless, and Ning Zhen turned around in a hurry. In order to hurry, all the government servants were behind, and the distant water could not save the nearby fire. Although there were villagers who brought water, it was just a drop in the bucket.

The fire was provocative, and Zhang Cuier, who was still clenching her teeth, couldn't stand it anymore, and howled miserably, extremely miserable.

"Amitabha, good luck, good luck!" Suddenly a peaceful and quiet voice sounded from everyone's ears, and at the same time, a figure flew across the air, and with the power of lightning, it split open the wooden stakes that bound Zhang Cui'er, and at the same time brought Zhang Cui'er Lived Zhang Cui'er and brought him out of the raging fire.

All of this happened in an instant, but it was extremely dangerous. Ning Zhen only felt a flash in front of his eyes, and saw a bald monk wearing a thin Zen robe and full of Buddha's breath falling in front of him. Fozi, Jing Yan who hastily rushed over.

After Ning Zhen took a look, he saw that Qing Jingyan was still wearing a Zen robe soaked in water. He used this robe to wrap Zhang Cui'er, extinguished the flames on his body, and killed him. rescued.

The pain of the fire is so painful, Zhang Cuier, although you were rescued, you have already passed out.

Jing Yan carefully placed Zhang Cui'er on the ground, and gently stretched out her hand from the sleeve of her drenched robe, both grateful and annoyed.

Fortunately, she found the Buddha's son, but regretted that she came a step late after all, if she had come earlier, this woman would not have endured the burning pain.

"Thank you, master, for your help. I am grateful." Jing Yan, who was sizing up Zhang Cui'er, was taken aback at the sound, but when she looked up, she saw Ning Zhen thanking herself sincerely, straightened up quickly, and turned back present.

"This is the job of the little monk. This benefactor doesn't need to worry about it." While speaking, he saw Li Yun in Tsing Yi. Although it was spring and February, he was still wearing a scarf, with only a pair of eyes exposed, like an outing Walked over.

Jing Yan slightly apologized to Ning Zhen, hurried forward two steps, and handed the dagger in his hand to Li Yun: "Thank you, benefactor!"

"It's okay, are you alright?" Li Yun reached out and took the dagger into his arms, he didn't need to look for it at all, his eyes fell on Zhang Cui'er who was lying on the ground in the next second, there seemed to be an inexplicable suction on that person , Li Yun couldn't help but stepped forward to visit him.He walked past Jingyan, walked straight to Zhang Cuier, squatted down, and felt for his pulse.

Ning Zhen, who was at the side, saw his movement and didn't dare to disturb him. When Li Yun let go of his hand, he saluted him and asked, "Sir, you know medicine. Is this woman in trouble?"

"But I have a little understanding, just knowing that I'm not dead is enough." Li Yun's words immediately made Ning Zhen feel stuck, and was about to refute, but Li Yun turned away from him and turned to walk towards the patriarch beside him.

"Let someone lead the way."

"Yes, my lord!" Although the patriarch didn't know Li Yun's identity, but he didn't dare to offend him when he saw that his behavior was self-contained, so he dragged a person behind him and dragged him in front of Li Yun.

"This is Zhang Erniu, who lives next to Zhang Cuier."

Li Yun casually glanced at the man, then turned his eyes to look back and forth between Ning Zhen and Jing Yan, "I wonder who is responsible for sending this woman back to her room?"

"This..." Ning Zhen looked down at the woman, and looked at Jing Yan with a troubled face, "The lower officials are single-handed and weak, I'm afraid that they have more than enough heart but not enough strength, so they can only embarrass the master."

Hearing Ning Zhen's words, Jing Yan only looked at Li Yun, and said: "Amitabha, the monk is a monk, so don't be close."

This……

Hearing the two's refusal, Li Yun was not angry. He directly reached out from his sleeve pocket and took out a string of about forty or fifty copper coins and flashed it in front of Zhang Erniu. Looking at Li Yun, he grinned silently.

"Send this woman back, and the money will belong to you."

Zhang Erniu looked at the copper coins in Li Yun's hand with some hesitation, and then looked at Zhang Cui'er who was lying unconscious on the ground. After thinking about it, he took two steps back, waved his hand at Li Yun, and said in a loud voice: "I Don't dare!"

Hearing Zhang Erniu's answer, Li Yun was stunned for a moment, and his hands froze in mid-air for a while, but he never expected that Zhang Erniu would refuse his request.

Li Yun thought for a while, took out another dime from his sleeve pocket, and gave it to Zhang Erniu: "Is this possible?"

Zhang Erniu rubbed his hands and looked at Li Yun with a troubled expression: "Young master, it's not that we don't help you, it's just that this girl is evil, anyone who has had contact with her is either dead or lying on the kang If you can’t get out, no matter how much money you give me, I won’t dare to take it!”

Li Yun was speechless for a while, and could only turn his eyes to Ning Zhen and Jing Yan again, and with a sneer, he bent down to hug Zhang Cui'er.

"Young master, does what you just said count?" Suddenly a voice came in obliquely. Li Yun withdrew his hand, stood up and looked at the voice, and saw a man with unkempt hair, a smile on his face, and a dark mouth. A thin man with yellow teeth and wearing a tattered jacket was standing there rubbing his hands. Seeing Li Yun looking at him, he said without hesitation: "My lord, don't look at Liu San like this. The strength of the handle."

"Aren't you afraid?" The farmer does a lot of work, so he naturally has strength, but the villagers are like a plague to this woman who is pregnant with Buddha, and suddenly there is someone who is not afraid, which arouses Li Yun's interest.

"I'm alone, what are you afraid of! I don't know, my son..." Liu San patted his chest, and he looked fearless a moment ago, but then he licked his face and sent his black and ashes-stained hands to Li Yun .

Li Yun raised his eyebrows and smiled, and didn't dislike Liu San's dirty hands, so he sent the broken silver and copper coins to Liu San's hands.

"Then trouble you!"

"Don't bother, don't bother! It's right and right to use people's money to eliminate disasters for others!" Liu San put the money to his mouth and took a bite, put it in his arms with satisfaction, squatted down, and put Zhang Cui'er hugged her lightly.

"Follow me, everyone. I'll take you to Zhang Cuier's house right now."

Liu San hugged Liu Cuier and led the way, and Li Yun and his party followed behind him. After turning left and right, they came to a small courtyard piled up with loess and covered with thatch. The door of the small courtyard was half open. There were still a few vegetables planted at first, but it may be that they have been neglected in recent days, and the leaves of the vegetables have wilted and lie down in the soil, and they are slightly yellow.

Liu Sanshu kicked open the door directly, placed Zhang Cuier on the kang in the back room, and nodded to Li Yun: "My lord, there is still something to do. If there is nothing to do, I will leave!"

Li Yun stepped forward to remove the wet monk's robe covering Zhang Cui'er's body, and saw that there were slight burn marks on his body, he couldn't help frowning slightly, and when his eyes turned to pick up your protruding abdomen, he hesitated for a moment, Li Yun turned his head Glancing at Jing Yan beside him, his tone was extremely indifferent: "Master, count the time, but is it here?"

Hearing Li Yun's address, his eyes darkened unconsciously. Since that day, this was the first time Li Yun called him, but his tone was so alienated, but at the moment he couldn't care less, he stretched out his hand and pinched his fingers, and looked towards him. Li Yun nodded, "That's today."

Li Yun understood, and asked Liu San again: "Is there a doctor in the village? Can you call a midwife?"

"This..." Liu San raised his head and glanced at Li Yun, with a perplexed expression on his face.

"Don't worry, the money is naturally indispensable to you. I don't care what method you use, as long as you can bring the person, the money is yours." Li Yun glanced at Liu San, and took out about five dollars from his sleeve pocket again. Two pieces of silver were placed on the side table.

Liu San stared straight at Li Yun's hand, swallowed a mouthful of water unconsciously, and stretched out his hand to get the money, but he didn't think about it, but Li Yun stretched out his hand to block it: "When people bring it, the money will be taken away." It can be taken away."

Liu San looked at Yinzi reluctantly, turned around and ran, five taels of silver!He had never seen such a large silver.At this moment, he still can't care about any ghosts or disasters, and his mind is full of the ingot of silver that Li Yun took out.

"When is the time? I wonder if the two of you can clear up the confusion for the little official?" Ning Zhen watched Liu San run out. This time, he came up and looked at the two of them curiously. The villagers came to execute privately, but the two people in front of them were all aimed at Liu Cui'er.Yes, but according to his observation, these two people didn't know Zhang Cui'er at all, they didn't know each other and came after Zhang Cui'er, and they were hiding their heads and showing their tails, it was really suspicious, extremely suspicious.As the head of a county, he naturally has to be aware of the details.

"In such a world, it is really a great blessing for Jiangning to have a parent official like you for the common people in Jiangning! You should pay homage to me." Li Yun looked at Ning Zhen with deep meaning in his eyes, and then said solemnly to Ning Zhen. present.

Ning Zhen was taken aback by Li Yun's sudden salute, and hurriedly reached out to support Li Yun, being praised in person, Ning Zhen felt a little embarrassed for a while.

Li Yun didn't shirk his excuses, and Ning Zhen stood up after a push. When he first arrived in Jiangning, he saw such a troubled world, and there was still a peaceful and peaceful county town like a peach garden. He was puzzled. At the time of Zhenzhi, he suddenly realized that with Prince Ning's residence as the backer and Prince Ning's son personally sitting in the town, no one would dare to stretch his hand into Jiangning.

Although praised by others, Ning Zhen still didn't forget his doubts. Just as he was about to ask again, he heard Zhang Cui'er, who was lying in a coma on the bed, yelled "Ah", her eyes that were originally closed widened suddenly, and her face The expression on his face also distorted instantly, obviously in extreme pain.

"Ah...it hurts, my stomach hurts."

Ning Zhen was taken aback by Zhang Cuier's sudden voice, and seeing Zhang Cuier holding his stomach in pain, he didn't know how to deal with himself.

The moment Zhang Cuier yelled out, Li Yun felt the originally meager power of relic in her body soar instantly, without even thinking about it, he knew the time had come.He turned his head and said to the two in a deep voice: "She is about to give birth, little monk, you go and prepare hot water, Mr. Ning, please go to the door to see if Zhang San has brought anyone over."

"Ah... oh!" Ning Zhen was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, he lifted up the hem of his official uniform and stumbled towards the door.

"Amitabha, good! Good!" Jing Yan took a deep look at Li Yun, turned and left.

In the room, only Zhang Cui'er wailed mournfully, while Li Yun waited silently.