(19)
There was a buzz of people in front of the gallows, and the Taiping Taoists fanned the flames, making the crowd more excited than ever before. This situation was entirely due to the sudden arrival of the unknown swordsman, causing havoc in Hongye Town, killing and wounding several people, and even claimed that he had the real art of immortality!
"How many alchemists and sorcerers have spent their whole lives failing to find something!" The leading Taoist, surrounded by many village warriors holding spears and disciples, slowly walked to the crowd and stood on the gallows platform. Down.
He said: "How can you and other ordinary people just fabricate it out of thin air?" Before he finished speaking, the white-faced Taoist priest waved his hand and ordered his servants to point the finger at Bai Feng, and said: "There are countless people who spread rumors and slander Taiping Dao. , but I have never seen a person as stupid as you, who dares to throw himself into the trap! Someone, please help me pull them down from the top, and if there is any resistance, I will punish them on the spot!"
"Are you Taoist Lei Heng?" The young swordsman looked at the sword and said calmly: "We were lucky enough to meet each other that day in the cave. Even though it was dark that day, we couldn't see each other clearly. The other person’s appearance, but I will never forget your disgusting voice in my life.”
After hearing this, Lei Heng was still furious a moment ago. He only thought that the other party was domineering, and immediately ordered the archery team behind him to prepare to draw the bow and shoot. But for a moment, he stopped the thoughts that suddenly came to his mind, and then he stared blankly at the sword in the young man's hand and the woman sitting behind him, thoughtfully.
"Slow down!" Lei Heng raised his right hand, signaling the archers to stop their actions, and then murmured: "Is...is it you?"
As the two sides had more and more interesting exchanges, everyone who heard them had their own explanations.
Those street gangsters who usually have no knowledge and only know how to wander around think: "Taoist Master, could this be a colleague you met when you robbed a tomb? Hahaha..."
The believers who adhere to Taoist rules and regulations on weekdays saw someone ridiculing them and hurriedly pretended to be Taoist defenders in an attempt to further win the trust and love of Taoist Master Lei Heng. They scolded: "You forget all the rules. Taoist priests give us gifts on weekdays." The supreme elixir teaches us the art of immortality, how come it turns into a tomb-robber in your mouth?"
The old beggar here raised his crutch and shouted loudly: "This is what I have seen with my own eyes. Taiping Taoists like to do things at night the most!"
The young beggar over there responded and said, "No, no, this must be the elegant scholar Lei Taoist met in the land of wind and moon. They must have had a conflict that day over the beauty!"
"What do you scoundrels know? This is the only way to practice the art of immortality!" The believers on the other side raised their arms and shouted, filled with righteous indignation.
What started as a verbal dispute quickly turned into a fight. Of course, this was more like a one-sided bullying of the weak.
The place in front of the gallows suddenly turned into chaos, with fists and kicks exchanged everywhere. In order to maintain order, Xiangyong and Taiping Taoists had to use sticks and swords to intimidate and drive away the mob.
Taiping Dao has been running in Hongye Town for many years, and nearly half of the townspeople are their followers. Especially for the gentry and nobles, they regard its teachings as their highest purpose and do their best to enjoy themselves.
As a disadvantaged class that is not in the minority, street gangsters with no social status have the most reason to oppose the Taiping Taoists. To a certain extent, they are the conscience of Hongye Town, probably because almost all of them have been persecuted by Taiping Dao.
Some people's families were broken up and their families were destroyed, and some people were physically disabled because of it. But without exception, they will all become beggars in the end.
After a while, the woman on the gallows suddenly took off her veil and played the pipa silently.
Lei Heng, who had been in a trance just now, came back to his senses and saw that under the veil was not an ugly face, but the same unique and beautiful face as on the wanted poster that had been widely circulated recently.
"It's her, it's Murong Yan!" Lei Heng seemed to have a sudden onset of madness. Perhaps thinking that he was about to make a great contribution, he shouted: "Come here, come here! Whoever can capture the woman above alive will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver!"
After speaking, the people who were shackles on the homeless people who insulted Taiping Road stopped, and the people who strangled each other's necks with their arms stopped, and the thieves who took advantage of the chaos were also discovered.
Only when there is complete silence can the sound of the pipa reach everyone's ears.
Ordinary people would naturally find it strange if they saw a pipa girl playing calmly in such a mixed situation. Especially after Lei Heng issued such an order, this strange feeling would only become more confusing.
"Is this girl worth a hundred taels of silver?"
Before many questions could be answered, Bai Feng took advantage of the situation and continued to criticize the Taiping Taoists, saying: "Everyone, the Taiping Taoists have been causing trouble to the world for a long time, and God can learn from this! And the one who truly masters the art of immortality is Our Lady Saint! She is the one the Taiping Taoists tried their best to get!"
After saying that, Bai Feng turned his back calmly and suddenly raised his long sword, pointing it directly at the brow of the person who was playing the music.
"What are you doing?" Lei Heng couldn't help roaring.
"Haha..." The young swordsman sighed for a moment, then swung his sword vigorously and scratched a mark on Murong Yan's forehead.
Blood immediately flowed from the wound, bypassing the brow bone, and flowing down from the corner of the eye and the bridge of the nose respectively. From a distance, it looked like "tears of blood" were being shed. The woman then slowly closed her eyes and stopped strumming her hands.
When Lei Heng saw this, he was so frightened that he almost fainted. Fortunately, he was helped by the servants on his left and right, and he managed to stand up. He originally thought that Bai Feng directly killed the legendary Xianbei witch in order not to compromise.
In fact, Murong Yan is not dead. After a while, she opened her eyes again and continued to gently pluck the strings, as if nothing had happened.
Then Bai Feng took out a clean handkerchief and wiped away the blood seeping from Murong Yan's forehead. Something happened that shocked everyone at the gallows - the wound cut by the sharp blade had already healed!
When everyone saw this, they were even more amazed. Under the influence of beautiful music, and this wonder is exaggerated by people's ability to empathize, now, it seems that such a god really appears in front of you!
"Yes...yes, Saint?"
"The wound has healed? That sword doesn't look like a fake!"
"Do you see clearly? This is the real immortality! The Taiping Taoists have never done anything except confuse the public with their lies and provide you with poisonous pills to eat!"
Taking advantage of the chaos among the people of Hongye Town, Bai Feng waited for an opportunity to add fire to the spark-filled wilderness and said: "Priest Lei Heng, don't you want to offer a reward of a hundred taels of silver for my wife? Everyone in Hongye Town Guys, do you know how much money there is as a reward for the Holy Lady? Far more than a hundred taels, but at least a thousand taels. Lei Heng has deceived you again! If you still treat those who have been persecuted by Taiping Dao in the past, I feel a bit indebted, so I might as well turn back now and work with me to drive Taiping Road out of Hongye Town!"
