When Manager Qin asked for mercy, one of the evil monks kicked him hard in the butt.
Manager Qin was kicked so hard that he fell to the ground.
He thought he was dead, so he just held his head and cried, "Don't kill me, don't kill me! Please masters, don't kill me."
Seeing Manager Qin's useless look, one of them said angrily, "Who's going to kill you, idiot! Get up now!"
After hearing this, Manager Qin got up again. He was doubtful and said, "You really don't want to kill me?"
"Of course it is true. After all, didn't you say you wanted to help us solve the problem of worship? We will kill you, but where can we find another little thing like you. But we have to ask our Dharma King about this, so you You have to come with us to see the Great Dharma King."
Although Manager Qin was still trembling after hearing what the other party said, he obviously had no better solution at the moment, so Manager Qin still followed them silently.
They did not return to Guyue Island immediately. On the contrary, these people suddenly started beating gongs and drums when they arrived at Guyue Town.
Hearing the beatings of the evil monks, the remaining residents of Guyue Town went out reluctantly.
Zhou Yaoniang was naturally also struck by the sound of gongs and drums.
She saw people on the street heading towards the square in the center of the town, so she naturally followed them.
At this moment, a group of people only surrounded the open space in the center of the town.
Everyone was pointing and talking. In the center of the clearing, Boss Lei's wife and children had woken up from a coma.
When she saw the situation, Boss Lei's wife looked panicked, and Boss Lei's son burst into tears.
Both mother and son were tied to a pillar in the center of the square, and there was a pile of dry firewood at their feet. It seemed that the evil monks planned to burn the mother and son alive.
People sighed and sighed.
Zhou Yaoniang, who was at the outermost perimeter, couldn't see clearly what was going on inside. She grabbed a person outside and asked, "What's going on inside? Why do I still hear the child's cry?"
Seeing Zhou Yaoniang, who was at the center of another discussion, coming over, these people immediately chose to shut up vigilantly.
If she hadn't met the proprietress in front of the breakfast stall this morning, Zhou Yaoniang would have almost thought that these people were all mute.
As soon as she saw the proprietress, she immediately greeted the proprietress, "Why are you here, proprietress?"
When she heard someone greeting her, the proprietress naturally chose to look at Zhou Yaoniang subconsciously.
After seeing Zhou Yaoniang, the landlady's face was also shocked. She walked quickly to Zhou Yaoniang and said, "Oh! Why are you still here, silly girl? Didn't I tell you to leave here immediately after breakfast?" ?"
Although Zhou Yaoniang still wanted to lie, she thought that she would do business here after she lied. In her hometown, people would not meet her when she looked up, so Zhou Yaoniang still told the truth to the other party.
"Actually, I'm not passing by here. I'm here to do business. I just bought a shop."
Hearing Zhou Yaoniang's words, the proprietress immediately looked at Zhou Yaoniang with a look that looked at someone who had been taken advantage of.
"Doing business? What kind of business can be done in this shabby place?"
Zhou Yaoniang immediately analyzed, "Why can't we do business here? This is the only way to Beijing. Even if this town is not prosperous, there will always be scholars who want to settle here in spring and autumn."
"The price here is cheaper than the capital, and it's not far from the capital. The transportation is relatively developed. It only costs one or two coppers to get to Beijing by car. Even if it takes half a day to walk there, it doesn't matter. If I were one of those scholars, I would choose to stay here. .”
Hearing Zhou Yaoniang's abacus crackling, the landlady sighed, "It turns out you didn't do it as you said. It was also at this time that my husband and I accumulated our family fortune. Some scholars' pictures are cheap, and some are cheap. The picture of the scholar was pure, but it is a pity that it is no longer like this."
Zhou Yaoniang heard what the other party said. The feeling of uneasiness became even stronger.
She also wanted to ask what happened,
Unexpectedly, there was already an evil monk beating gongs and drums in the middle and saying, "Everyone, be quiet! Please be quiet!"
Hearing the voices of the evil monks, the landlady immediately became even more secretive.
She just shook her head and lowered her voice and said, "I can't tell you what happened. Go and see for yourself."
After the words fell, the landlady said no more.
Zhou Yaoniang only heard the familiar crying at this time. She wanted to see what happened, so she stopped talking to the proprietress and squeezed in directly from the crowd.
Seeing the two familiar faces in the crowd, Zhou Yaoniang was stunned for a moment.
Boss Lei's wife and children naturally saw Zhou Yaoniang. Boss Lei's wife immediately cried to Zhou Yaoniang and shouted, "Girl, save us!"
After hearing the call for help, Zhou Yaoniang was at a loss. She didn't understand why Boss Lei's family, who just said they were going back to their hometown to take care of their seriously ill mother, were now being burned on the rack.
But all she knew was that she couldn't watch them disregard human lives like this.
But those evil monks were also very vicious, and Zhou Yaoniang did not dare to confront them head-on.
At this time, the people around him began to whisper, "This mother and son are really going to be burned to death."
"They deserve to be burned to death! After seeing what happened to the last group of people who tried to escape Gu Yue Town, they still want to escape. Aren't they looking for their own death?"
"You can't say that. If you stay here, you're waiting for death. If you can leave, who wouldn't want to leave?"
As the man's words fell, everyone fell into silence.
Zhou Yaoniang naturally heard their discussion, and she was even more hesitant at the moment. However, before she could speak first, as she did not want to accompany Zhou Yaoniang, Chen Yan, who was pretending to be a maid, spoke first, "You are disrespecting human life." !」
The group of evil monks had already used tung oil torches to light the dry wood at the feet of the mother and son.
After hearing what Chen Yan said, one of them immediately looked at Chen Yan and said, "Little girl, I advise you not to mind your own business! This is our rule! It is also our rule to burn them to death."
Chen Yan is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. She immediately sneered and said, "What a big rule you have! Human life is more important than heaven. I want to ask what mistake she made. Even if they did something heinous, then... The government office in Shangjing should be in charge of the affairs! The Dali Temple should be in charge of the affairs, instead of you people here taking care of people’s lives!”
Chen Yan said it righteously. It's a pity that this is not a place of justice.
After hearing Chen Yan's words, the evil monks only looked at each other and then laughed.
"Where did you come from, idiot! This is not a place for you to uphold justice! If you are sensible, take advantage of my good mood and get out of here! If you are ignorant, don't blame me for being ruthless."
As soon as the voice fell, the man came over to chase them away.
While Zhou Yaoniang admired Chen Yan's bravery, she also sighed for her recklessness.
Seeing that those people were about to come to make trouble, Zhou Yaoniang immediately protected Chen Yan. She smiled apologetically and said, "Masters, we didn't mean to break your rules. We will leave immediately, but those two people really can't leave a life behind." ?"
After hearing Chen Yan's words, the man just looked up and down at the masked young girl, "Who are you?"
Zhou Yaoniang remembered the instructions from the proprietress of the breakfast shop and was just about to say that she was just passing by, but Manager Qin who was hiding in the corner suddenly rushed out and said, "She is the new boss who bought the bookstore!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yaoniang and the evil monk looked at Manager Qin at the same time.
Zhou Yaoniang asked a series of questions in confusion, "Manager Qin, didn't you leave? Why are you back now? And who are they? Where is Boss Lei? And why are Boss Lei's wife and children here." "
Facing Zhou Yaoniang's series of questions, Manager Qin just laughed.
He lowered his voice and said, "Mrs. Zhou, please stop asking a few questions. Boss Lei is dead. If you don't want to cause trouble, don't ask so many questions, let alone the mother and son."
After warning Zhou Yaoniang in a low voice, Manager Qin then just said:
He said in a voice, "Mrs. Zhou, these are the managers of Guyue Town and the monks of Guyue Island."
After hearing what Manager Qin said, Zhou Yaoniang just didn't comment.
One of the evil monks walked directly to Zhou Yaoniang and said, "Is she the one who bought Boss Lei's shop?"
Manager Qin nodded when he heard this, "Yes, this is it."
After Manager Qin finished speaking, the evil monk then pointed at Zhou Yaoniang and said, "Then you can come to the island with us later. Don't worry, you will pay your respects and we won't do anything to you."
After saying this, the evil monk was about to turn around and leave.
However, Zhou Yaoniang looked at the other party and said, "Wait a minute, master, as for Boss Lei's wife and children, can you spare her life?"
However, the evil monk looked at Zhou Yaoniang and said, "No, those who were left alive are obedient. They are disobedient and still want to live. Doesn't that mean telling other people here that there is no need to pay for escaping from Guyue Town?" Any price?"
When he said this, the evil monk's eyes were fierce.
Zhou Yaoniang looked at the other party. After a long time, she whispered: "Of course you have to pay the price. Master, can't you keep these two lives? Besides, isn't Boss Lei already dead? Can't keep his wife and children?" A life?"
After her words fell, Zhou Yaoniang only said loudly, "If you are willing to keep this life, I am willing to pay twice as much as the sacrifice."
Hearing this, the crowd immediately started whispering.
The evil monk chuckled after hearing Zhou Yaoniang's words. They were indeed short of offerings, so Zhou Yaoniang proposed to pay twice as much as the offerings. They were obviously moved.
The leader still has certain rights to make decisions.
So when Zhou Yaoniang expressed her willingness to pay double the amount of offerings, the evil monk only said: "Since you said you are willing to double the amount of offerings, then we will give you this face and leave this There is nothing wrong with life.”
