Chapter 1949: Repaying evil with kindness(1/2)
"Search!"
Soldier Jia broke into the school and no one dared to stop him.
Although Chen Xiucai was extremely angry, Yue Duanshu had the token and documents in his hand, so he did not dare to stand in front of the door as a scholar, otherwise Yue Duanshu would have reason to punish him for obstructing official duties.
Yue Duanshu looked down at Chen Xiucai with a playful look in his eyes, as if he was expecting him to do this.
Chen Xiucai was furious, his lips were trembling, and his eyes were bloodshot.
He thought that he had been living in seclusion in Qipai Village for many years and could handle it calmly even after failing many times. He had already mastered Qi-nurturing skills, but when faced with this situation, he realized that he was still far behind his mentor.
Among the officials on this trip was not only Yue Duanshu, but also several others behind him, including the magistrate of Jinxian County.
In the past, the magistrate of Jinxian County treated Chen Xiucai with great courtesy, and even called him brother and sister when the wine was strong. Today, however, he did not even say hello, his eyes wandered, and he did not look into Chen Xiucai's eyes.
The county magistrate and others behind him were even more silent, looking at the sky one by one.
In addition to the inner hall where Chen Xiucai's family lived, the school is mainly divided into two parts.
The Meng students were studying in the front room.
After Yulang and the others finished their elementary education, they moved to the bamboo building on the side of the front house, where the scenery was better.
At this moment, the front room and the bamboo building were surrounded by soldiers, and no one was allowed to enter or exit.
The students in the courtyard were all herded together by the soldiers and searched.
A group of armored soldiers rushed up to the bamboo building, and the students upstairs fled to the corner in panic, trembling with fear.
'boom!'
The bamboo door was knocked away, and the armored soldiers rushed in and immediately started searching without politeness.
"Please dig out all the books for me. I want to see to whom Chen passed the "Jin Jian Zhai" to! If you dare to secretly spread the banned books of the dynasty, you will live or die!"
A middle-aged man who looked like an official followed in, twirling his beard and sneering sinisterly.
'Bang! Bang! Bang!'
Book boxes and book bags were opened one after another, debris was scattered on the floor, and the books inside were placed on the table one by one.
The eyes of the middle-aged official were like knives, sweeping across the students' faces. When exposed to this look, the students suddenly trembled and cowered.
"snort!"
The middle-aged official was walking around, pretending to look at the books on the table, but he went straight to a bamboo case.
Seeing his actions, the girl who had been hiding the book couldn't suppress the panic in her heart and let out a scream.
"It's not me, I don't own "Jin Jian Zhai"! I haven't watched it!"
"It's her! It's Xiaowu! I've seen it in her bookcase, and I've seen her reading "The Golden Prison"!"
"It's her! Not me!"
…
The girl huddled in the corner, pointing at Xiaowu's bamboo desk with one hand, holding her head tightly with the other hand, shaking her head crazily.
Her hair was disheveled, she looked like crazy, and she was obviously extremely frightened.
Spreading banned books was a serious crime in Yan State, and in severe cases, one could be beheaded or even the Yi tribe.
She just heard from a friend that she could find banned books. She couldn't help her curiosity and borrowed them for a look. She didn't expect that it would attract the officials and soldiers of the government.
The girl didn't have the heart to think about what was wrong here. Even if she confessed to the other party, she would still be unable to escape a serious crime.
The screams spread outside, and Chen Xiucai and the Jin County officers and soldiers were all stunned.
Chen Xiucai felt as if a basin of ice water was poured on his head. His whole body was cold on the spot. He couldn't believe it and subconsciously rushed towards the bamboo building.
'Snapped!'
Yue Duanshu blocked Chen Xiucai's path with his horse, swung his horse whip fiercely, and shouted: "Chen Zhenqing, what do you want to do!"
"Are you going to destroy the evidence of crime openly in front of Yue?" Yue Duanshu held down the saber at his waist with one hand, showing murderous intent.
It seemed that if Chen Xiucai took one more step, he would dare to draw his sword and kill someone!
"you!"
Chen Xiucai's eyes were about to burst.
At this point, how could he not see that this must be a conspiracy, a conspiracy that would ruin his reputation or even lead him to death without a burial place!
Inside the Bamboo House.
The students looked at the girl in shock.
"Oh? Is this it?"
The middle-aged official didn't care who the banned book belonged to, as long as it was found in Chen Zhenqing's school and on one of his disciples, that was enough!
"It's her! It's her!"
"She is a Taoist priest, and her master is a demon from Qingyang Temple. She must be dissatisfied with the imperial court's control, collect forbidden books, and confuse all living beings..."
"It must be so! It must be so!"
"It's them!"
The girl became more and more fluent as she spoke, and gradually became more confident.
This reason even convinced her.
This woman recognized the situation in a short period of time and decisively framed her classmates, which can be called ruthless and decisive.
The middle-aged official smiled playfully, walked around the girl's desk, and reached for Xiao Wu's book box.
…
In the bamboo forest.
Xiao Wu lowered his head.
She didn't know when there was a yellowed book in her hand, which was the forbidden book "Jin Jian Zhai".
"Sister..."
Yu Lang looked at Xiao Wu distressedly.
There are not many girls studying in schools. Although there is no strong defense between men and women in Yan State, men and women will try to avoid suspicion between men and women to avoid rumors.
The girl who framed Xiaowu is named Meng Yusu. She is one of Xiaowu's best friends. They were classmates when they first entered the elementary school.
Being framed by a good friend, and framed without hesitation, Yulang felt sad for his senior sister just thinking about it.
"Hmph! Sure enough, people's hearts are separated from each other, and they are so cruel at a young age! You don't have to worry about it, just kill him with one sword. In the world of immortality, there are countless treacherous people, and you will encounter them often in the future!"
The young man surnamed Shi showed disdain. He had seen much dirtier things and didn't take this little thing to heart at all.
Without Taoist Master Qingfeng taking action, Xiao Wu could crush all the mortals present with just one finger.
This ridiculous frame-up cannot hurt Xiaowu even a hair.
Just as he was talking, the young man named Shi noticed something strange about Xiao Wu.
She sat there, looking at the "Jin Jian Zhai" in her hand, in a daze, without making any movement.
Frowning his brows, the young man surnamed Shi said in surprise: "What's wrong? You can't do it?"
Yulang said with a low expression: "Meng Yusu is senior sister's best friend."
The young man surnamed Shi sneered: "Think about it, if you were not a cultivator, but just an ordinary mortal, what would have happened today. Possessing forbidden books privately is a capital crime wherever you go! Not only will you die, but your junior brother and your master will also die.
Everyone will be implicated and beheaded in public! No matter what kind of friendship you had in the past, it should be over. This is a life-and-death feud!"
Yulang opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
I saw Xiao Wu finally raising his head, looking a little confused, turning his head slightly, facing Qingyang and looking in the direction.
Qingyang Temple.
There happened to be no patients at this time.
Qin Sang came out and stood on the rock on the side of Qingyang Temple, looking at the bamboo forest at the foot of the mountain.
The master and apprentice looked at each other across the bamboo forest.
Xiao Wu still closed his eyes tightly, but his eyelids kept trembling.
Her expression was full of helplessness, and she wanted to ask Master for help on what she should do.
But Qin Sang was a cruel master. He looked at Xiao Wu quietly and remained silent without giving any advice.
At this time, footsteps were heard outside the Taoist temple, and another person seeking medical advice came up the mountain.
Qin Sang withdrew her gaze and walked down the rock.
Xiao Wu kept watching until the backs of Qin Sang and the patient disappeared inside the Taoist temple gate...
"In the world of cultivating immortals, being indecisive and soft-hearted is a taboo! I really don't know what the Taoist Master taught you!"
The young man named Shi was puzzled.
To be continued...