The case is not complicated. In a few words, the relationship between the several people has been made clear.
The woman's surname was Yu and the man's surname was Tao. Like Zhang Quren, the three of them were from Shuiguanzhai in the Hongli Kingdom of the Qian'an Empire.
The woman and the man were neighbors. They grew up together and often played games together. They were childhood sweethearts.
However, after the woman came of age, as the bystander said, she married a monk named Zhang in exchange for the peace of her parents.
The man was heartbroken, but there was nothing he could do.
Until three years ago, all the monks and civilians in Shuiguan Village were sent into space by Yang Zhen.
In this brand new world, there is no longer the oppression of the demon clan. The monks are no longer as high as they used to be, covering the sky with one hand. Two hearts that were originally dead have come to life again.
Later, with the help of Zhang Quren joining the Little Five Elements Formation and often practicing outside, the two finally found an opportunity, rekindled their old relationship, and achieved good things.
…
"Tao Daxi, Yu Liangu, do you two have any objections to the above statement?"
"Yes." The man lowered his head and said in a sullen voice, "I broke into Aunt Lian's house and forcibly insulted her. She was forced to do so. I admit everything I have committed and am willing to kill her. No complaints, just don’t implicate innocent people!”
"No!" the woman screamed: "It has nothing to do with Brother Daxi! It's all me, a civilian woman who took the initiative to seduce him. I don't follow the rules of a woman, I'm despicable! Sir, please give Daxi a way to survive. There are still people in his family. Father!"
Above the lobby, Zhang Quren's face was ashen.
Pei Jian turned her head and whispered a few words to him.
"Crack!" Gavel snapped it!
"The verdict of this case is as follows. Tao Daxi broke into a house by force and insulted a woman. The crime is conclusive and he confessed! According to the laws of Anping Town, he will be executed!"
"Yu Liangu, acquitted! Take it back to your family and keep it under guard so that no trouble occurs!"
"Boom -" There was a commotion outside the fence. Some were applauding, some were sighing, and there was an old man who looked like the man's father. He was crying beside him: "What a joy! Why are you so confused!"
Tao Daxi lowered his head and said nothing.
"Don't—" Yu Liangu leaned forward and said hastily: "A civilian woman..."
The voice suddenly stopped, and Yang Zhen saw it clearly, but Zhang Quren blocked his throat with his magic, and could not make a sound.
"Junior Brother Zhang," Pei Jian's face darkened, and he lowered his voice and said, "You are not allowed to stop people from speaking in the courtroom."
Zhang Quren snorted coldly, put his hands together, and stopped talking with a cold face.
The woman's voice came out again:
"The verdict of this case is unclear, and the women are not convinced!"
"How are you doing?" Pei Jian leaned forward and asked, his expression equally ugly.
"Master Pei," Yu Liangu shouted: "If you really want to sentence Brother Daxi to death, please execute me and Tao Daxi together!"
As he said this, he kowtowed three times on the ground. When he raised his head, blood was dripping from his forehead.
"What are you doing?" Pei Jian advised: "Whether it's adultery or rape, Tao Daxi is unforgivable and cannot escape the death penalty! You are still young, and our Anping Town is a rare blessed place on earth. In the future, The good days are still here to come! Junior Brother Zhang..."
He glanced at the middle-aged Taoist priest and said, "Junior brother Zhang said that you have a simple personality, are young and impulsive, are easily influenced by emotions, and are bewitched by others. He doesn't have to care about this incident. As long as you admit your mistake to him and follow the rules of women at home in the future, Just live your life with him! Why do you need to do that unwise thing!"
"Master Pei," Yu Liangu smiled miserably: "In your opinion, what a common woman did was stupid. However, a common woman and Daxi were originally close friends. They have been in love since they were young and have relied on each other for life and death. But in the mountain domain, No non-immortal can keep my parents safe, so common women have no choice but to take shelter under the wings of Immortal Zhang..."
"Now that my parents are dead (Note 1), a commoner woman is alone in this world and has no worries." Yu Liangu raised her neck, her eyes swept across the hall, and paused briefly on Zhang Quren, her expression gradually becoming determined:
"We mortals only have a few decades to live. If we can't live together with our loved ones for a few decades, what's the point of living? What's the point of living? What's the difference between it and the stones on the roadside? Instead of living with grievances and humiliation In this life, a common woman would rather be like the summer flowers that shine for a moment, the fireworks that disappear in an instant, in exchange for a brief moment, I can get what I want, and die without regrets!"
The solemn oath is loud and clear. Yang Zhen couldn't help but be moved by it. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, it would be hard to believe that it came from a woman.
He looked sideways, Qin Mingyue bit her lips tightly, and there were faint tears in her beautiful eyes.
There was silence inside and outside the lobby for a moment. Suddenly, there was a "pop" and a fire light came on. It was Zhang Quren who lit a document in his hand and threw it on the ground.
"Senior Brother Pei, this bitch is stubborn and unreasonable! The poor Taoist has expelled her from the house. Whether she is dead or alive, it is up to you to do whatever you want!"
After saying that, he flicked his robe sleeves, pushed open the fence angrily, pushed through the crowd and walked away.
In the high hall, Pei Jian held a red pen in his hand, pondered for a long time, and made a verdict.
Case characterization: rape.
Sentence: Tao Daxi and Yu Liangu colluded and committed adultery, and were stubborn and unwilling to repent. Both of them were sentenced to death by hanging and will be executed after autumn.
When the verdict came out, Tao Daxi was shocked and took a few steps over to grab the woman:
"Aunt Lian, you..."
"Brother Daxi," Yu Liangu said with tears streaming down her face, but with a smile on her face:
"Don't you know Lian'er's feelings? We can no longer be together in this life. If we die, we will die together. Lian'er has no regrets at all. Lian'er is very happy in her heart. Brother Daxi, how about you?"
"I don't regret it either, I just suffered a lot for you, Lian'er..." Tao Daxi held the woman tightly in his arms, tears streaming down his face.
The two of them cried and laughed sometimes, but there was not much fear on their faces.
The noise outside the fence gradually started to sound. Some were watching the excitement, some were sneering, and there were also many people who couldn't help but feel sympathy when they saw what happened to the two people. They sighed long and short, crying and feeling sad.
"If you two are dissatisfied with the verdict, you can ask someone to send the complaint to the high platform in the center of the town." Pei Jian said expressionlessly.
"Can the sentence be changed?" Yu Liangu had a glimmer of hope in her eyes.
"You..." Pei Jian nodded, meaning that there was a high possibility of the sentence being changed.
"As for him..." He glanced at Tao Daxi and shook his head.
Yu Liangu's voice was clear and loud: "A civilian woman will not appeal."
Tao Daxi continued: "I will not appeal."
When these words came out, Tao Daxi's father couldn't bear it anymore. He collapsed on the ground, held his head and started to cry.
Pei Jian sighed and looked towards the fence:
"Is there anyone in this hall who is dissatisfied with my verdict?"
This is the practice of Anping Town, and this question will be asked in all cases that are heard publicly. If someone feels it is unfair, they can raise an objection as long as the reasoning is clear.
Of course, if it is a random act, a beating with a stick will be inevitable.
There was silence outside the fence. No one wanted to be accused of disturbing the court at this time.
Only Father Tao's intermittent whine lingered in the crowd, making it even more sad.
"Back off..." Just as Pei Jian's voice sounded, he heard a sweet cry: "I don't accept it!"
Qin Mingyue stepped forward, her pretty face as cold as ice: "The crime of treason is not worthy of death!"
Pei Jian looked up and saw a thirty-year-old civilian woman. At first glance, she seemed to have some cultivation, but she had never seen her before, and she was secretly surprised. After taking a closer look, I suddenly found that the other party's cultivation level was invisible to me, and I couldn't help being shocked:
"Who are you?"
"You don't care who I am, Ben... Let me ask you, should rape be punished by death?"
"If it is an ordinary rape, of course there is no need for death penalty," Pei Jian did not dare to be negligent and patiently explained: "But Zhang Daoyou is a member of the Little Five Elements Formation. Mr. Yang once stipulated that members of the Five Elements Formation enjoy military treatment, and their marriage All of them will be treated as Jun marriage. Tao Daxi’s behavior should be punished by death according to the laws of Anping Town."
"Yu Liangu has been expelled from her home by Zhang Quren. Her identity has changed from a victim's family to a person who is guilty of the same crime as Tao Daxi. Therefore, her treatment should also be the same as Tao Daxi's crime."
"Of course, considering the facts of this case, if he is willing to appeal, it will not be difficult to change the sentence..."
Pei Jian was talking eloquently, but he felt strange in his heart. Due to various regulations, any monk in Anping Town would not be unclear about who this woman is?
How many days has Qin Mingyue been in space? How did she know these rules? Seeing that Pei Jian had solid evidence, she couldn't help but froze, and her pretty face turned to Yang Zhen involuntarily.
Although Yang Zhen put on a disguise, it was to hide it from mortals. If the monks paid close attention, it would not be difficult to identify her.
Pei Jian recognized it immediately.
"Yang Da..." He was about to say hello, but the young man raised his hand to stop him.
"This case has been put on hold for the time being and will be decided later." Yang Zhen said via voice transmission.
"But what omission did my subordinate make?" Pei Jian asked uneasily.
"No, I was negligent. This phenomenon of Yu Liangu is by no means an isolated case in Anping Town. We should conduct a comprehensive review and allow these women to choose a new mate."
Pei Jian was taken aback: "Sir, doing this will probably make the monks dissatisfied and even cause commotion. It will also affect the practice of the Five Elements Formation..."
"So what?" Yang Zhen said coldly.
If we just talk about the comparison of strength between the two sides, the monk is undoubtedly more important, but he cannot ignore the demands and grievances of mortals.
There were already more men than women in the space, and a large number of young women among them were taken as their own by the monks, causing an even more obvious gender imbalance.
This will endanger the natural evolution of space, because if the resentment is too strong and cannot be relieved for a long time, it will cause an imbalance between heaven and earth, and may even breed demonic energy, with extremely serious consequences.
Therefore, whether it is out of compassion or the future development of the space, Yang Zhen cannot sit back and watch this situation continue to worsen.
"I will call you all together in a few days to discuss this case specifically," he said at last.
…
The two left the deacon hall.
As Pei Jian announced that the case had been shelved, some of the onlookers were disappointed, some cheered, and some were suspicious, thinking that Tao Daxi or Yu Liangu secretly gave Pei Jian benefits, etc.
As for the two fateful couples, they were both surprised and happy to see the turn of events in the case. After all, if you really can live forever, who would be willing to give up a good life for nothing?
Yang Zhen was thinking so much that she didn't notice that Qin Mingyue didn't say a word, but her feet were moving faster and faster.
He was surprised and quickly followed behind.
Qin Mingyue walked all the way through the town, bypassed the small lake, and walked towards the increasingly desolate suburbs.
A quarter of an hour later, she stopped behind a hill.
Qin Mingyue gasped for air and sat down leaning on a big tree, looking at the sunset on the horizon with blurred eyes.
"Mr. Yang," she suddenly said, "How is the quality of the Qingyan you obtained from Qin Zhaowu? Can you let me have a look?"
Yang Zhen was self-righteous, and with a thought in her mind, a wisp of green flame appeared on her fingertips.
Qin Mingyue pointed to her chest: "Try it here."
Yang Zhen was a little surprised, but Qin Mingyue's cultivation level was much higher than his, and her grasp of Qing Yan was far better than hers, so she honestly stretched out her finger.
With a "pop" sound, a ball of fire danced and burned in Qin Mingyue's chest.
Not long after, the flames burned a fist-sized gap in the clothes, and soon touched the skin, followed by a faint burnt smell.
Qin Mingyue frowned, closed her eyes and remained silent.
Yang Zhen didn't understand what she was going to do, so she sat aside and didn't dare to say anything.
The flame was not big, but the characteristic of Qingyan was that it was lingering and never extinguished. After a while, the anxious sound of "sizzling" became more and more clearly audible.
Large beads of sweat appeared on Qin Mingyue's smooth forehead, and her eyelids twitched from time to time, but she still closed her eyes tightly, as if she was falling into a deep sleep.
Yang Zhen finally felt something was wrong, waved her hand to put Qing Yan away, and asked: "What are you doing?"
Qin Mingyue raised her eyes to look at him, smiled slightly, flicked her jade finger, a flash of blue light flashed, and a wisp of blue flame burned again in her chest.
This is her own Qingyan. Compared with Yang Zhen's cluster, the flame is brighter and burns faster.
Qin Mingyue closed her eyes again.
The flames continued to burn, and the burn area on the chest gradually expanded, slowly spreading towards the heart.
"Are you crazy?" Yang Zhen became more and more confused. However, Qin Mingyue's Qing Yan was one level higher than his, and his fire control technique was also more sophisticated. He couldn't extinguish it at all.
"I'm thinking about Yu Liangu's words," Qin Mingyue said slowly with a calm face: "She said that the life of a mortal is short, but in fact, the life of a monk is not the same. Even if you live hundreds or even thousands of years, compared with the long river of time, it will not be the same. Aren’t they short-lived compared to the stars in the universe?”
"A mortal knows how to find what he loves, otherwise even if he lives, he will be just a stone on the roadside. I, Qin Mingyue, have lived for decades and always thought that I lived a wonderful life. Now that I think about it, I have not even It’s so sad that your loved ones can’t be found.”
"The elders of the clan whom I had always respected turned out to betray me and wanted to kill me. The elder brother of the dragon and the phoenix among the people in my clan also wanted to kill me and then be quick..."
"The Supreme Ancestor favors boys over girls and regards me as an alien. Although he has not stated it explicitly, he is very dissatisfied in his heart. He wishes that my talents would grow in one of his favored grandsons..."
"Although His Majesty protects me a lot, he also values my qualifications. He hopes that I will grow up as soon as possible and join forces with him in the future to deal with the Supreme Being. In a word, he only values me because I am valuable."
"My mother died of dystocia after I was born. My father was a monk. With his cultivation, he could save my mother from the brink of life and death. However, at that time, the room was full of red light, which was considered a good omen. He was worried that if he interfered indiscriminately, he would be Violating the magic circle of heaven and earth has turned my amazing talents into mediocrity..."
"So he watched my mother bleed to death and pass away. He didn't even have time to take a look at me, his biological daughter!"
Qin Mingyue's voice was choked, and the muscles on her face were shaking with grief, anger, and the burning of the flames. Her beautiful face looked a little ferocious and terrifying at this time. Yang Zhen was anxious and interrupted several times, but Qin Mingyue was immersed in the past. While telling the story, he was not moved at all.
"After I remembered this, I severed all contact with this cruel father..."
"Although my subordinates, Qin Yugui and Qin Zhu, are loyal to me, I treat them as tools that can be used and let them risk their lives for my benefit. What do these actions of mine have to do with Your Majesty? the difference?"
"Looking at it, I, Qin Mingyue, have lived in this world for decades, but there is no one who truly loves me, and there is no one who I am willing to love, or even willing to die for."
"Young Master Yang, do you think I am worse than a civilian woman? Am I ridiculous?"
Qin Mingyue looked at Yang Zhen eagerly. The latter finally waited for the opportunity to speak, quickly grabbed her hand and said seriously:
"Mingyue, you are a good girl. I, Yang Zhen, I...want to love you."
"Really?" Qin Mingyue forced a smile: "Did you really not mind at all when I did that to you in Panshan Mountain?"
"I don't mind." Yang Zhen said sincerely.
"But I mind!" Qin Mingyue's voice suddenly became louder: "This morning, my nightmare is proof! This is my inner demon! If I, Qin Mingyue, really love you, I must get through this inner demon!"
"When I was a child, my grandma who brought me up told me that you can't make fragrant cakes with stinky hands. I, Qin Mingyue, have a higher heart than the sky, and regard the heroes of the world as nothing. In my eyes, anyone is either an opponent who needs to be defeated, or a The allies who can be used are either worthless passers-by. I am so selfish and ambitious, how can I be willing to love others? "
"But I don't accept it! I don't believe that I, Qin Mingyue, am really not as good as a civilian woman. There is a strange man in front of me, but I don't dare to love him!"
The flames gradually burned down to the bones, and the severe pain became more and more unbearable. Qin Mingyue clenched her silver teeth tightly, and blood continued to ooze from the corners of her mouth.
"In Panxi Mountain, for a heaven-level earth spirit bead, I would not hesitate to burn you with green flames. Seeing you gnashing your teeth at that time, I felt so hateful. What I hated was your stubbornness and unwillingness to bow. I But I never thought that you were in so much pain at that time!"
She couldn't hold it back any longer and burst into tears: "It really hurts so much! How could I be so bad and treat you so cruelly? I am such a bad woman, I don't deserve anyone's love!"
Yang Zhen's face was ashen and she almost shouted: "Stop talking, stop! We'll talk about those words later!"
"No," Qin Mingyue said stubbornly, "I will never stop until the inner demon is gone!"
The flames spread in all directions, and the burning area exceeded the size of the mouth of a bowl and was less than an inch away from the heart.
Qin Mingyue seemed to be fished out of the water, sweating profusely. Under the scorching flames, heat filled the surroundings, and the delicate body was wrapped in the mist, like a snowman melting rapidly under the scorching sun.
In the woman's eyes, the will to live and die has gradually emerged.
Yang Zhen was so anxious that she was sweating profusely. In her panic, she even made a childish move like putting out the fire with her hands. Soon a flame burned on his hand, but under the control of Qin Mingyue's mind, it was extinguished instantly.
"Stop Qingyan!" Yang Zhen roared.
A smile appeared on Qin Mingyue's lips, but she still shook her head firmly.
Time passed slowly, the sunset faded, and the dusk fell quietly like a big gray net, covering the entire earth.
In the dim mountain forest, this wisp of ever-burning fire was particularly dazzling.
This is a fatal flame.
"Stop now," Yang Zhen's voice was already crying: "Mingyue, don't torture yourself anymore. I, Yang Zhen, like you, and I am willing to be with you..."
He flicked out a touch of green flame with his finger, also pointed it at his chest, and shouted: "Qin Mingyue! If you want to die, let's die together!"
Qin Mingyue looked at him weakly, and a smile gradually bloomed on her face: "Do you really like Mingyue?"
Yang Zhen was angry and anxious, and said loudly: "That's right! Qin Mingyue, I love you——"
Qin Mingyue's smile was as bright as a flower, and there was a bit of cunning, a bit of pride, and a bit of relief in her beautiful eyes: "It turns out that there are people in this world who really like Mingyue and are willing to die with Mingyue!"
Yang Zhen was extremely angry: "Qin Mingyue, you crazy bitch, I don't want to die! But if you want to go crazy and die, I will go crazy and die with you!"
"His grandma, I really shouldn't have fucked you! Now that I'm in trouble, I can't get rid of it. Why am I so confused that I fall in love with you, a crazy woman!"
He cursed, but the smile in Qin Mingyue's eyes grew stronger and stronger.
"Come here." The woman blinked.
Yang Zhen quickly came over.
"You remember it," Qin Mingyue said feebly: "This is my Qingyan's formula, you should quickly put it away and refine it! Hurry up, there is still a quarter of an hour, and the flames are about to burn my heart. !By then, I won’t be able to survive!”
Yang Zhen glared at her angrily, while hurriedly reciting the formula she taught silently, she ignited a ray of green flame and moved closer to her chest.
His Qingyan is of a lower grade. Normally, Qin Mingyue's Qingyan absorbs and fuses his, but under the control of his mind, his flame is like a spark of fire at this time, never extinguished.
On the contrary, the burning green flame kept branching out into small wisps, trying to swallow up the flame, but in the end it was swallowed up by the latter instead.
Gradually, the green flame in Yang Zhen's hand became stronger and stronger, while the green flame in Qin Mingyue's chest became weaker and weaker, like a candle in the wind.
After less than half an hour, Yang Zhen was finally completely absorbed.
At this time, the burning edge of the flame was only a thin layer away from the heart.
Yang Zhen took a deep breath and carefully put away the ball of green flame. With the help of Qin Mingyue's flame, the Qing Yan in his body will most likely return to the middle level of the Earth Rank.
This woman, in such a thrilling way, quietly gave him a great gift.
Qin Mingyue's face was pale and she looked at Yang Zhen blankly, her eyes full of tenderness.
"Brother Zhen," she said using a title she had never used before: "Does the energy of chaos really arise in your body?"
Yang Zhen nodded with a cold face.
"Then come on," a blush appeared on her face: "I am very weak now, you must be gentler!"
Note 1: Mortals have grown old, sick and died in the space in the past three years. Yang Zhen adheres to the laws of heaven and generally does not interfere.
PS: This volume is called Qin Shi Mingyue, and the heroine is Qin Mingyue. Dedicating four chapters and 17,000 words to write about her emotional experience with the male protagonist shouldn’t be too much.
In addition, she and the male protagonist have not known each other for a long time, so she thought about it for a long time and set up such an intense method to quickly heat up their relationship. Whether it is reasonable or not depends on the opinion of different people.
Thank you to book friend 20220617191212864 for your monthly ticket support! Thank you Carrot!
(End of chapter)
