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"Son, in just a few days, just to beg for a little bit of your flesh and blood, almost every household has hung red ribbons." The city lord covered most of his aging face with an exquisite mask, standing on top of the water prison, Said with joy on his face.

Under Ox-nosed Taoist's advice, Yuan Qing was imprisoned in a water prison covered with spells and restraints everywhere, so tight that not a single fly could fly in.I don't know what was added to the water. As soon as he touched Kankan, a dragon's tail appeared, and red scales continued to grow on his body.

Yuanqing sat quietly at the bottom of the water prison, his slender tail unconsciously slapped the transparent wall of the water prison compartment, endured the pain and kept tearing off the dragon scales that kept growing on his arms, and calmly cursed: "Crazy."

"Hahahaha lunatic?" The city lord in his prime seemed to have heard some joke, and laughed loudly, "Yes, I am indeed crazy. All these years, I have been looking for you even in my dreams!"

"The dragons in the realm of comprehension have long been extinct for thousands of years. Fortunately, someone told me 100 years ago that Sanjiang City is located at the confluence of the three rivers and on the banks of the great lake. It will be the habitat of dragons—100 years..." The man said His eyes were full of paranoia and madness, "I've been waiting here for you——waiting for you for a whole hundred years!"

"I must drink your blood and eat your flesh to break out of reincarnation, otherwise my lifespan will end, and I will only end up in ashes!"

"You will not jump out of reincarnation." Yuan Qing glanced at him indifferently, and said: "You will be punished by heaven."

"God's punishment?" The city lord raised his hands, and his words were filled with pride, "You really should go out and look at the red ribbons fluttering at the door of every house—it's the whole city who wants your life! Killing you As everyone expected, is this the punishment of me alone? Even if it is the punishment of tens of thousands of people in the city—if there is, they will bear it with me."

Yes, the whole city is looking forward to his death, and Yuan Qing seems to be able to imagine the festive scene of thousands of households fluttering red ribbons——for him, it is a reminder.His heart had long been numb, and he turned his head and cursed in disgust: "The devil."

"The Buddha said: 'If I don't go to hell, whoever will go to hell.' If you can let the people in the whole city live forever together, it will be a great merit for you."

"I never believe in any gods and Buddhas of heaven, earth, and if they really exist, then you should go to hell first—and the tens of thousands of ignorant people behind you." man. "You want to eat my flesh and drink my blood, right? Just dream! Wait until the time comes to eat my corpse."

The city lord turned a deaf ear to the young man's scolding, he smiled and even looked lovingly at the young man imprisoned in the dungeon: "I heard from the priest, do you have a relative still alive?"

Yuanqing choked for breath, subconsciously raised his hand, a bloody scale peeled off from his arm, immersed in the water, brought up a trace of blood, let out a light hiss, and dissolved the cinnabar on the rune on the inside of the wall .

"The hexagram calculated by the Taoist priest shows that he is dying of illness." The corner of the man's lips was a bit sly, and he continued to coax, "Do you want to see him?" Seeing that he stopped talking, the man knew that he had hit the target He rubbed his sore foot, rubbed the cold mask on his face, and smiled triumphantly, "You said, what would he think if he knew that the younger brother he depended on was a monster—or a monster that could make him immortal?"

Ah Jiu... Yuan Qing whispered in his heart, bit his lower lip, and remained silent.

"Son, your brother is going to die. If you can live forever without disease and pain after getting a piece of your flesh, will you be stingy?"

Between breathing, the slight dripping sound above the water prison can be clearly heard.

If he could save Ah Jiu, as long as he could save Ah Jiu, Yuan Qing's palm suddenly tightened, and he would do anything.

"I heard the people below report that there is also a bright red ribbon hanging on the gate of your house." Seeing his face sinking into water, the man stabbed him hard again.

The words of punishment seemed to be the last straw that bent the camel's back, and sharp pain spread from the bottom of my heart.It turned out that the pain was so extreme that I couldn't cry.Yuan Qing's face was dead silent, neither sad nor happy, like a puppet that lost its soul, and there was no wave in its eyes.

"If it's for Ah Jiu...if it's him...I...resign to my fate."

Yuan Qing clenched his fists and said in a low voice.

It was an extremely cold day on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, but it was bright and windy.

The city lord of Sanjiang City sat on the tower at the gate of the city, condescending, with a mask and a folding fan, unparalleled in style.

In the center of the city gate hangs a square-bellied three-legged Tiangang tripod, about forty inches high, which is more than enough to hold a young man. There are paired ears beside the tripod, and tiger-shaped gluttonous bite patterns are cast around it, with clear lines.

Yuan Qing was imprisoned in a special cage. It is not known what kind of magic Ox-nosed Taoist used, but his dragon tail never retracted - he knew that this was a tactic to make the indignant onlookers alienate him. A panoramic view of ordinary people.

Underneath is the turbulent moat, and the turbulent water can't cover the whispers of the surrounding people.

"Monster!" Who knows who yelled first, a stone hit Yuan Qing's forehead, bleeding instantly.

The bright red blood seemed to arouse the tyranny in the hearts of the people even more.So stones, vegetable leaves, and rotten eggs hit him in twos and threes like hail.

"Smash the monster to death!"

"Yes! Kill him!"

Seemingly exhausted, Yuanqing leaned against the cage and raised his head without saying a word, letting those things fall heavily on his back, drawing scars one after another, just looking for a familiar face in the bustling crowd with a wooden face.

Occasionally, eggs from the previous night fell on Yuanqing's head with a foul smell, and the sticky egg whites flowed down his forehead and landed on his eyelashes, covering his sight, so he raised his hand and brushed it away gently.

The people living on the top of the city tower put away their folding fans, raised their hands, calmed down the passionate crowd, and said sadly: "This monster dragon has committed crimes in the city, hurting people's lives, and it will not be enough for the people to be angry if it is not executed on the spot."

"Thinking that his half-dragon body has the merit of prolonging life, he is specially punished by cooking and killing, and the soup he gets is distributed to the public to redeem him for his crime of harming the world."

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

As soon as the words came out, thousands of people waved their arms in response.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

His vision was blurred, and Yuanqing couldn't find Ah Jiu's figure in the noisy crowd. Thinking of the words that the city lord mentioned that Ah Jiu was in danger, his heart gradually became cold.

As long as Ah Jiu can do well, let alone eat a piece of his flesh, even if it is to exchange his life for him, Yuan Qing will agree without hesitation.

"I can't do it!" A call made everyone look sideways, even the desperate Yuan Qing raised his head and opened his eyes slightly.

"The city lord can't do it." The old man with white beard and hair plopped and knelt under the city gate in front of everyone, shouting.

"Isn't this Doctor Zhang from Jimin Hall?"

"Does the doctor know this monster?"

"Don't talk nonsense, my mother's legs and feet were healed by Dr. Zhang. The old man has been so good for many years. How could he have anything to do with monsters?"

"Is that so, I heard that Doctor Zhang didn't tie a red ribbon at the door!"

"He is an old doctor, so it's not difficult to understand the kindness of the house."

A few people who had been favored by Dr. Zhang rushed forward to warn them, trying to help the older people, but they were pushed away by the stubborn old man, pleading: "My lord, this is clearly still a young man. Its flesh and blood are inhumane, but it is the style of a demon—I am afraid that it will be punished by the heavens, and I hope the city lord can think twice!"

"Old man." The city lord shook his fan a few times, and said softly, "This monster knows magic tricks and turns into a young man to deceive honest and honest people. If you don't believe me, ask him if he has ever killed anyone, and if he is a monster. "

The surroundings became quiet in an instant, and there was a sound of the needle falling, and everyone's eyes were focused on Yuan Qing who had been named, with burning eyes.

Glancing at the city lord from a distance, who seemed to be smiling but not calm, Yuanqing lowered his head dumbly, and was about to speak, but was snatched away first.

"He is a monster." A familiar voice said firmly.

Yuan Qing raised his head suddenly, and saw Ah Jiu's figure appearing at the end of Chengmen Avenue.

The people around heard the words and turned sideways one after another, giving the boy a path wide for one person.

"Ah Jiu..." Yuanqing stretched out his hand to touch him, but it was so far away, and the small calls were blown away in the wind.

As if he didn't hear it, Ah Jiu stepped closer, sniffed, and said slowly: "He and I grew up together—he is indeed a monster." His voice was not loud, but everyone could hear him clearly .

"This..." Doctor Zhang hesitated. He stroked his beard, and his mind kept flashing back to the scene when the young man knelt in front of the famous outlaw, the boss of the boat, after he knelt in front of him to save his elder brother. , I really can't think of such a loving and righteous child, how could he be a monster.

As if being strangled by someone, Yuanqing only felt that he was having difficulty breathing, his cheeks were flushed, and then he coughed violently, until tears fell down uncontrollably.Ah Jiu knew that he was a monster, Ah Jiu hated him, Ah Jiu didn't want him anymore...