Cats have nine lives and can rise from the dead.
As the chubby orange cat's figure gradually faded, Tang Zhao's body seemed to be awakened to life by the dry land. His chest rose and fell gently, and he breathed weakly. The fatal wound gradually became shorter and shallower, and recovered bit by bit.
At this point, he looked like he was asleep.
When Peng Yiming saw this scene, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva in shock. Although he had heard about the magic of the Lihua Sword, he still couldn't believe it when he saw it with his own eyes. He regretted once again choosing a spiritual official because of his greed for career.
The magic of the sword is, after all, unparalleled.
Fu Xianchan turned around and came to Xingji's place, carefully watching the beast next to Xingji change from virtual to real.
Finally, Bi Fan fully manifested, and the tiger head leaned gently on Xing Ji's head. Xing Ji opened his eyes, glanced at the girl in yellow with a complex expression, and said, "Inspector."
Fu Xianchan stared at Bi An and said, "You're not really going to go along that road, are you? Looking back at Bi An, is it still the way you originally wanted?"
Xingji lowered his head and said calmly: "The heart of a man is unpredictable, and the heart of a sword is also unpredictable. There is no turning back now. Thank you to the inspector for saving my life."
Fu Xianchan looked back at Tang Zhao and muttered: "Saving him means saving you?"
Xingji nodded and said, "If he dies, it will all be my fault."
Seeing the devastation around him, he regained his composure and said loudly: "Lao Peng, if you can still walk, go bring the injured people over. There are others who can help too."
The one who is in the best walking condition right now is Fu Xianchan. Her yellow dress is also stained with a lot of blood, but she seems to be in a very relaxed state. Apart from the fact that the cat is gone, she has almost no injuries. Among the others, only Peng Yiming could barely move, and so did the young man.
Everyone, including Fu Xianchan, went to look for the injured children scattered everywhere. Some of the teenagers who were found later were still in good condition, and they also took the initiative to find others, and some went back into the collapsed valley to look for survivors. . After searching and moving all the way, we finally found more than 20 survivors. Most of them were children who came out at the beginning. There were only a few who could survive in the valley. There were also the businessmen who came with Peng Yiming. Unfortunately, one of them was hit by a stone. , was not treated on the spot, and the remaining three also came.
Xing Ji looked at the injured people everywhere and asked strangely: "Where can so many people come out of the wilderness? Are you bringing your family to a picnic?"
The young man fighting side by side with Peng Yiming seemed to have something stuck in his throat, with an angry look on his face. Before he could speak, Xing Ji pulled out his sword and waved it toward the sky:
"Swordsmanship - amnesty!"
Countless white lights emitted from the tip of the sword, divided into dozens of streams of light like fireworks, and fell into everyone's body, even Tang Zhao, who had just regained his life.
The young man was full of anger, and when the white light entered his body, he felt comfortable all over, and there was a faint bang sound, as if some shackles had been broken, and his body was as light as a swallow, and all the injuries on his body disappeared.
Looking around, he saw that the injuries of all the people around him, young and old, were getting better. The mild ones had recovered, and the severe ones had improved immediately. His life was not in danger. He had a complicated look on his face, lowered his head, and was no longer aggrieved.
Peng Yiming also enjoyed the experience and felt reborn. He couldn't help but clasping his fists and saying, "Thank you so much, guardian. Congratulations!"
Xing Ji laughed twice and said, "Same joy, same joy."
Fu Xianchan squinted and said, "You're so happy! Can you still laugh? I won't scold you to death when I see you when I go back."
Xing Ji said with a sneer: "This is the first step, and there will be opportunities to bring order to the chaos in the future. After all, it is a good thing to become a swordsman."
Fu Xianchan shook his head and said: "The Lord is suppressing you from enlightenment because he wants you to think long-term. It would be better for you... Can your swordsmanship still be on the front line? Wait until you go back and transfer to another position."
Xing Ji scratched his head and said: "Sister Fu, can you say something happy? Isn't this mission finally over? Becoming a swordsman is a happy event. If it weren't for the monarch's tight control, I would have held a banquet to collect the red envelopes. No. Ah, you look familiar to me, is your surname Pei?"
He abruptly changed the subject and stared at the middle-aged man next to him.
The middle-aged man had his head lowered, wishing he could crawl into the cracks in the ground. When he heard him being called, he could no longer pretend and said, "My lord, you have a good memory, common man Pei Lifeng."
The young man next to him suddenly became nervous, took a few steps and stopped in front of the middle-aged man.
Xingji seemed as if he hadn't seen him before and said, "It is indeed the Pei family. Are these your family members?"
Pei Lifeng said cautiously: "There are also children from relatives."
Xing Ji said: "It's so cold, why are you here sleeping in the open air if you don't stay in the high pavilion? Alas, don't say anything, let that kid do the talking." He pointed at the boy who had been blowing his hair.
When the young man was asked, it was as if a firecracker had been lit on his head. He didn't care about Pei Lifeng winking at the side and said: "Aren't you trying to catch us? We couldn't escape even if we ran away, but we still fell into your hands. We will die." If you die, according to court rules, children under the age of fifteen can be spared death, so you won’t violate the law, right?”
Peng Yiming was stunned and looked at Xing Ji, who was thoughtful, then smiled and said: "Pei Xiake, what's going on?"
Pei Lifeng hesitated, Xing Ji had already understood everything, and said: "Tell me, you did something wrong. Your plan to seize the Demon Cave failed, and you were afraid that we would settle the score in the future, so you just moved the family's seeds to the mountains to avoid disaster. You You should talk to your children carefully! What's the point of instilling hatred? It's not a big deal to ruin the reputation of our company. If we don't come, you will all be harmed by the devil, leaving only a few seeds to escape. One of them is an accidental person. He had a chance encounter, made breakthroughs one after another, and twenty years later he became a swordsman. He took revenge on us and wiped out our entire family of prosecutors. Do you think we were wronged?"
Pei Lifeng's muscles twitched and he laughed.
The young man said: "What, you don't plan to kill all of us?"
The criminal said with a smile: "What do the outsiders think of us? Murderous maniacs? Even if you don't take the Jin law to heart, we still have to abide by it. The suspension of crime will not lead to the crime after all."
The young man said hurriedly: "Then it wasn't you who formed the formation to besiege us these past two nights?"
Xing Ji frowned and said, "Is there anyone else besieging you?"
The young man said: "Of course. We were originally going to Linjun, and we were just camping in the valley to rest. Unexpectedly, someone used a formation to trap us that night. Anyone who went out was eaten by a white fish. We were trapped It’s been two days and two nights.”
Xing Ji stood up and said, "White fish? Who saw it?"
Someone next to him said weakly: "I saw it." But it was a little fat man.
The young man said: "Ren Hu?"
Pei Renhu came closer and said, "I saw that white fish, and that person..."
Xing Ji asked seriously: "Who?"
Pei Renhu said: "That little girl with gray hair, I saw her! She stood on the top of the mountain and stared at us - such a scary look, she is scarier than her sister!"
Xingji thought thoughtfully and said, "What happened next? Where did she go when the demon descended?"
Pei Renhu said: "I don't know. When the demon came down, we ran all the way without being eaten by the white fish. She might have run away first."
Xingji and Fu Xianchan looked at each other, and Fu Xianchan said softly: "It seems that this battle has left a tail after all. Xingji, what are you saying about the sword immortal's revenge twenty years later? Maybe it will be possible to wipe out all of us."
This little tail probably has nowhere to look for.
Even if she is found, what can be done to her? Jiadisi is not a magician and does not kill innocent grassroots.
Seeing Xing Ji pondering, Pei Lifeng said cautiously: "Um... Mr. Guardian, my little girl is with you, can you please return her?"
Xing Ji said "Huh?" and said, "Pei Shoujing? She hasn't gone home yet?"
Pei Lifeng was a little flustered and said, "No? Isn't it with you?"
At the beginning, the punishment was so extreme that the power sword user was sent as far away as possible from the Demonic Cave. It was a full three hundred miles, and it had already been three or four days. I should be able to come back if I hurry up, but I can't rule it out. If you get lost in the middle, it won't be surprising if you can't make it back.
He said: "If you wait a little longer, she might still be on the way. She is carrying Quan Jian, so she should be safe. If she doesn't come home in another ten days and a half, you can report the case to the District Procuratorate and we will help you find her. ." This matter is related to him, so he is naturally responsible.
Xing Ji glanced at the young man again and said, "Although this boy has a bad temper, he is quite brave. Do you like him, Lao Peng?"
Peng Yiming chuckled and said, "I have a lot of energy, and I am a young person. It's a pity that I still can't be a spiritual officer."
The young man's mind was in chaos, but Pei Lifeng was overjoyed. Xing Ji said: "If you are serious, come to Ruicheng, the county government, and find the Prosecution Department and Deputy Envoy Peng."
He propped his sword on the ground, waved his hand and said: "Okay, everything is done, let's call it a day!"
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When Tang Zhao woke up, it seemed like everything was over.
The devil's cave has been sealed and the demon has been destroyed. The wounded were healed, and those who died in battle were compensated. The District Inspector was busy and had already left the Black Spider Villa, and the manor itself was mostly empty - he was just going to visit Golden Toad Island.
He still lives in the villa, and Wei Changle is responsible for taking care of him. From Wei Changle's mouth, he learned what had happened before, including his death and resurrection.
It was an amazing experience, although he didn't want to remember it at all. But no matter what, this unique experience made him love life even more - only when he knows the fear of death can he know the value of life.
Tang Zhao also went to express his thanks to Fu Xianchan, but he found an opportunity to meet the inspector. The inspector was followed by a cat, but it was not the fat orange cat, but a gray-haired and black-striped tabby cat. Tang Zhao was surprised, and Fu Xianchan smiled and said, "Daju gave you that life in exchange for this. This is a newborn cat."
For a moment, Tang Zhao's eyes turned red.
He returned to the courtyard in despair and found that the Grape Courtyard had been emptied out long ago. Jiao Feng's group had to wait for the next group of children to come in before it could regain its vitality. Ping Jiangqiu's jars were also missing from his hut. And Guan Lei's small courtyard has been closed. Teacher Guan has completed his task and resigned.
For a time, the familiar people such as the Villa and the District Inspector were gone. Only Wei Changle was still there, waiting for the Inspector to officially return to the headquarters to take him to the training camp. The two of them had nothing to do and practiced martial arts every day. Although it was not as urgent as before in the Demon Cave, they were still diligent and made great progress.
Finally, after more than half a month, the people from the Villa came back one after another, saying that they were victorious and had expelled Jin Chan Island in one fell swoop. They dominated most of the underworld in Heyang County. The Villa celebrated and gave it to Tang Zhao and Wei Changle. Good wine and good food.
Another day later, someone from the district inspection department came to pick them up.
To his surprise, Xing Ji changed into regular clothes, took his luggage, and said he would send him to Zhuoyu Villa. Tang Zhao was still afraid of delaying his official duties, so Xing Ji said: "It doesn't matter, my trip this time is also official. I'm not just sending you there, but also communicating with Zhuoyu Villa on important matters on behalf of the emperor. And I am already a swordsman, so I won't do anything when I come back. The guardian envoy is about to be promoted."
Tang Zhaoqi asked: "Can you be promoted if you become a swordsman?"
Xing Ji said: "Not everyone can be promoted. But I have a big backer, so I will definitely be promoted."
Well, it is worthy of the death penalty.
Someone else from the District Prosecution Department took Wei Changle away and took him to a training camp for three years before he could officially take up his post. The two said goodbye reluctantly and agreed to meet again someday.
On the day he left Black Spider Villa, Black Widow took Yuan Qing to see him off. Tang Zhao was grateful for their care for more than a month and solemnly thanked them.
Black Widow said: "Thank you, there is no need. We are comrades-in-arms. If I come to your door for help in the future, please help me."
Tang Zhao was about to agree, when Xing Ji said: "It depends on when it happens. If you have to pay it back in four or five years, but if it happens in just two or three years, he can't help you."
Black Widow glanced at him and said, "No, that person is still strong and can survive three to five years."
Tang Zhao was surprised, as if they both knew what was going on, but Xing Ji would never harm him, so he agreed according to Xing Ji's wishes, and asked Black Widow if she heard that there was another Sui family juggling troupe in the county. , take more care of me, and it’s best to write to yourself.
After everything had been explained, Xing Ji and Tang Zhao went down the mountain, changed to horses on the official road, and galloped away.
