She knelt down upright, took off the Yanyang Knife from her waist, and placed it at Qi Yunke's feet: "Auntie's Yanyang Knife is used to ward off demons and protect the Tao. I am not worthy to use it."
Then he took off the silver chain from his left wrist and placed it in front of Ning Xiaofeng, who was about to cry. "My grandfather personally made the heart-protecting chain for me. I used it to save people from the Demon Sect, but I am not worthy of using it either."
Finally, she took off the peach blossom hairpin that Cai Pingshu had carved for her. Cai Zhao spread her long hair, respectfully kowtowed three times to the leaders of the five sects, and said in a clear voice, "Disciple Cai Zhao, deceived his master and destroyed his ancestors, and colluded with the demon sect. , a fellow disciple who is disabled and disrespectful to his elders is really an unforgivable sin. Today I sincerely apologize, no matter what the punishment, I am willing to accept it."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone around him was in an uproar.
When they saw Cai Zhao coming back in a majestic manner, they either thought that she was planning to beg, or that she had someone else to rely on and was here to negotiate terms, but unexpectedly she was just letting the punishment go.
Not to mention punishing multiple crimes at the same time, just one crime of deceiving one's master and destroying one's ancestors is enough to cost half one's life.
"Zhaozhao, raise your head." Qi Yunke suddenly said, "Have you figured it out when you come back this time?"
Cai Zhao looked up and saw that kind and kind face seemed to have aged a few years in a few days, and he suddenly felt guilty. She choked up and said, "Yes, Zhao Zhao has figured it out. I can't let go of my family and teacher."
Qi Yunke nodded with a white face.
"Zhaozhao, Zhaozhao!" Zhou Zhixian was anxious, "My mother, and my eldest aunt, she, they..."
Cai Zhao smiled slightly: "They should be back soon. They should be on the road at this time." After capturing the family members of each faction, You Guanyue should have rushed to Taichu Temple to threaten them.
"Are you sure?" Zhou Zhixian asked in a trembling voice.
Cai Zhao looked at Yang Heying who was equally nervous and Song Shijun who was pretending to be free and easy, and said with a smile: "Aunt Zhixian, they will definitely be back soon."
Zhou Zhixian breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, I believe you."
"Okay, now let's discuss the crime." Li Wenxun's expression was majestic and cold, and his voice was as terrifying as a steel knife piercing.
There was silence for a while, then was drowned out by the noise.
If we look at the matter, deceiving one's master, exterminating one's ancestors, and colluding with the devil's sect are all serious crimes of killing, and one should be purged from the family.
However, considering that Cai Zhao did not cause anyone's life during the rescue process, if he took a step back, his cultivation would be abolished.
Yang Heying loudly agreed with this proposal. Firstly, he hated Cai Zhao for making a fool of himself, and secondly, he wanted to get rid of an outstanding future talent in advance.
Cai Ping, Chunning, Xiaofeng and his wife naturally refused, and directly tried to take their daughter away to see who dared to stop them.
Song Shijun was particularly generous, saying that who didn’t make mistakes when they were young? No one was killed anyway, so it’s better to turn the big thing into a trivial one.
This statement met with fierce opposition from Li Wenxun. A family has its own laws and a sect has its rules. If Cai Zhao is indulged this time and other disciples become friends with the disabled masters of the Demon Sect in the future, can they be let off lightly? ?
Amidst the noise, Zhou Zhizhen came gently to Cai Zhao, leaned down, and whispered: "Zhao Zhao, your aunt... really likes that person?"
Cai Zhao looked sideways and saw that Zhou Zhizhen's temples suddenly turned gray after being separated for more than half a month. She felt sad: "I liked it, but then I probably didn't like it anymore - my aunt has always been someone who can afford to take things and let them go."
Zhou Zhizhen said to himself: "Yes, if you fall in love with the wrong person, you should let it go immediately. Ping Shu has such a temperament." He shook his head and staggered away.
After a day and a night of arguments and discussions, the final conclusion was the seven-note nine-yin bone-penetrating python whip, and then he was imprisoned in thousands of rivers and thousands of mountains and cliffs to think about his mistakes. At first, Cai and his wife still refused, but Cai Zhao agreed——
Half of the Zhengyuan Hall in Taichu Temple collapsed. She injured all the heads of the five sects one by one, and even rescued the leader of the Demon Cult. If such a big crime was revealed lightly, thousands of pairs of eyes would look at it, inside and outside. From now on, how can the six Beichen sects speak righteously and righteously in front of their fellow Jianghu comrades?
It seems that in just over half a month, the little girl who was enjoying herself has suddenly grown up.
Ning Xiaofeng cried sadly.
Qi Yunke also agreed: "Let Zhao Zhao receive this punishment. After she is punished, if someone ridicules and humiliates her, let Zhao Zhao be slapped back with a slap in the face. If you have merit, you will be rewarded. If you have any mistakes, you should be punished. You have been punished." , Zhaozhao won’t owe anyone anything from now on.”
"Master..." Cai Zhao was grateful - she knew that Qi Yunke must have heard about Qi Lingbo's embarrassment for her.
Originally, Yang Heying felt that this punishment was too light, and planned to secretly contact several famous knights to force Cai Zhao to be punished severely. Unexpectedly, Qi Yunke immediately shouted: "Without Cai Pingshu, all of you Yang family would have been trained as corpse slaves by Nie Hengcheng. Master Yang, I advise you to be merciful and merciful. Your wife and children are not here yet." Come back."
Yang Heying had no choice but to give up.
When Qi Yunke was submissive, Song Shijun hated that iron could not become steel. Now Qi Yunke was full of momentum, and Song Shijun was a little sour, expressing how powerful the Qi clan master was.
In the evening of the next day, the sky was dark and the wind was blowing. It was the time for the execution.
The torture rack in Taichu Temple is tall and majestic, with a ferocious appearance.
Cai Zhao, dressed in white, knelt on his knees, wrapped his arms around a huge torture frame, and connected his wrists with chains.
The execution ground paved with yellow sand was crowded with black heads. In addition to the disciples of the six sects, there were also many Jianghu people.
Throughout the ages, human interests have not changed much.
Under the supervision of Li Wenxun's eyes, Fan Xingjia tremblingly held an ice crystal jade box over. In the cold box were ice needles used to seal acupuncture points. The roots were as thin as a millimeter and crystal clear - Cai Zhao suddenly remembered Compared with the set of thick and ferocious golden needles when she wanted to destroy Mu Qingyan's cultivation, it turned out to be reincarnation, and she smiled bitterly in her heart.
Fan Xingjia put on gloves made of ice silk and began to seal Cai Zhao's acupoints, using one needle for Jade Pillow, two needles for Tianzhu, and three needles for Fengmen... For a master who has reached a certain level of cultivation, ordinary skin and flesh injuries are of no concern at all.
Therefore, before execution, the victim's nine successful powers must be blocked, leaving only one successful power to protect the heart. It not only prevents the person from being beaten to death, but also prevents the victim from using his energy to withstand the pain, so that he can fully receive the punishment. After the ice needle enters the body, it melts in less than half an hour. At that time, the execution is completed, and if the victim is still conscious, he can use his energy to heal himself.
When he reached the last Baihui point, Fan Xingjia gritted his teeth, turned slightly sideways, covering Li Wenxun's sight, and disappeared with a shake of the ice needle in his hand. Cai Zhao noticed something unusual and looked sideways in surprise. He saw that Fan Xingjia's cheeks were red and sweaty. He was embarrassed and guilty. He ran away without waiting for Cai Zhao to wink.
Li Wenxun frowned and murmured: "I'm already so exhausted after just sticking a few ice needles. It's time for Xingjia to practice more." Then he walked away to get the python whip.
Cai Zhao lay on the frame and closed his eyes - a long-lost feeling of powerlessness filled his body.
When she was young, she was greedy for the fruits on the branches. She had to climb up the tall trees and stretch out her round little body to reach the frightened slaves who were yelling below. Later, she only had to weigh a few pebbles. , you can get the desired fruit through the dense branches and leaves.
When she was young, she was locked up in a room and forced to write. The heavy door bolts and brass locks were like an insurmountable chasm. Later, wherever she put her fingers, she could break the wooden bolts and brass locks like powder.
Since her breakthrough in cultivation at the age of eleven, she has never had this sense of helplessness and clumsiness. It's such a wonderful feeling.
This was because the Fan Xing family had secretly left her with an extra success force. What would happen to Mu Qingyan if his alchemy meridian was really destroyed and his cultivation was completely destroyed? How scared he must be.
With a loud snap, Li Wenxun shook off the long nine-yin bone-penetrating python whip. The torture instrument made of dense black iron shone with a chilling light in the sun. The entire python whip was shaped like a dark giant python. It was not only heavy. It is sharp, and the whip is covered with barb-like scales. Every time the whip is struck, it can pull out the bleeding and red flesh. The timid onlookers are already fighting.
"Start the execution!" Li Wenxun shouted, "First whip!"
The black giant python drew a twisted and vicious arc in the air and landed heavily on the girl's slender back.
"Ah!" Cai Zhao let out a short scream.
His back seemed to have been burnt by live coals with a scar covered with blood blisters, and the severe pain and heat caused the muscles throughout his body to twitch.
After tasting the blood on her tongue, she heard Ning Xiaofeng's screams and Cai Pingchun's excited arguments, as if they were asking for the seven lashes to be separated for execution.
How is this possible? From ancient times to the present, the punishment of Jiuyin Penetrating Bone Python Whip has never been executed separately.
She couldn't scream anymore when the next whip fell, she thought, otherwise her parents would be even more worried.
"Second whip." Li Wenxun shouted steadily.
--"Snapped!"
Cai Zhao was afraid of biting his tongue again, so he bit the sleeve of his upper arm hard, drowning his screams of crazy pain in the layers of clothing. Sweat wet his forehead and penetrated into his eyes, causing burning pain.
This time the control was very good and no sound was made.
"The third whip."
Cai Zhao whimpered, and his sleeves seemed to be torn.
She seemed to hear her mother's sad cry - this voice shouldn't be crying. Such a cute and cute voice should be used to tease her father, the townspeople, and play pranks on her children. My aunt has protected her for more than ten years, but she has never made her cry like this. Daddy, please comfort her.
My aunt said that my mother is the kindest and most lovely girl in the world, and I can only be ranked second.
With her mother's family background, she could have lived a happy life, but at an innocent age, in order to protect her aunt, she had to stay at home in Luoying Valley for more than ten years.
Dad, I know you have given up a lot. Do you think I didn’t see you secretly reading through your uncle’s travel notes to the Western Regions?
When I leave the army, I will go back to guard Luoying Valley and Xiaohan, and let you accompany your mother to go sightseeing, okay?
Me, I don’t want to go out anymore, I just want to stay in Luoying Valley for the rest of my life.
"The fourth whip."
Cai Zhao twitched and spasmed, his back was on fire, and he couldn't tell where the blow came from. She felt like a meat skewer being grilled on a fire. The firewood exploded, and the sharp black iron barbs cut open the flesh and blood, causing the skin and flesh to split layer by layer.
I remember when she was eight years old, when she first learned to swing a silver chain, there was a deep blood mark on the back of her hand.
Before the aunt could say anything, Qi Yunke had already rushed up to him, holding little Cai Zhao in his arms. He even blamed Cai Pingshu for being too cruel, "How old is the child? She is still young!"
Cai Pingshu was speechless: "When I became sworn friends with you, why didn't I see that you were such a mother-in-law?"
My aunt said that she and her master had seen each other in all kinds of embarrassing situations——
Qi Yunke was slapped by a female bear and took away a piece of trousers, and he ran for his life in the forest with half of his buttocks exposed; Cai Pingshu, who was disguised as a man, was forced to have nowhere to escape by the tough flower girl, so he had to shave his head to show that he wanted to become a monk, but who knew that he had just shaved his head? It was like a dog chewing her, but Hua Niang fell in love with her.
The young Qi Yunke thought that his days of laughter and fun would be endless.
It's a pity that when they reach middle age, one of them has become the leader of the Qingque Sect who is burdened with trivial matters, and the other has been bedridden all year round, suffering from illness and broken bones, and they are laughing freely in the world as if it was a lifetime ago.
So Qi Yunke put little Cai Zhao on his shoulders and wandered around the street amidst the little girl's clear laughter. Then he told Cai Pingshu at home one by one about the interesting things he saw and heard outside, and the whole room laughed.
Unfortunately, the child who used to be on his shoulders seriously injured Qi Yunke in a sneak attack.
"The fifth whip!"
Cai Zhao bit her lip hard, causing the flesh to crack and the smell of rust filling her lips and teeth. She heard the sound of her own bones moving. Was she whipped to the bone? As if the scales of a living fish were being pulled off one by one, she felt that the skin and flesh on her back no longer belonged to her, and only the muscles under the skin were twisted in constant pain.
She also heard Li Wenxun's voice, which seemed not as steady as before.
Why didn't Uncle Zhou come today?
My aunt said that when he was young, Zhou Zhizhen was so handsome and elegant that it was hard to describe and he was the dream man of many daughters.
Cai Zhao couldn't help but wonder, if that's the case, why did her aunt refuse to fulfill the engagement in the first place?
Cai Pingshu sighed quietly and did not answer, his eyes were gloomy and distant.
Why should people like the wrong person?
If my aunt could like Uncle Zhou, wouldn't all the regrets later happen?
Compared with becoming a useless person, Old Lady Min is not that difficult to deal with.
What does that Mu Zhengyang look like?
Are you like him, with a high nose bridge, handsome eyebrows, a smile on the corner of your mouth when you are happy, gentle eyes, a sneer when you are angry, and a mouth that can make people jump?
"...The sixth whip!"
The pain was so excruciating that he couldn't even make a sound, only hissing breaths from his chapped lips. Why, even though it hurts so much that my fingertips are numb, I can still feel the soreness and congestion in my heart.
The golden stars are everywhere in front of me, like the fireflies flying around when enjoying the coolness on a young summer night.
The little Cai Zhao raised his skinned little hands in front of her aunt and cried, "I like Xiao Huang so much, why did he bite me? Wuwu, I will never like kittens and puppies anymore, Wuwu..."
The aunt's voice was gentle, "Zhaozhao, it's not wrong to like her. If you find that you are wrong to like her, just find a way to change it."
"This world is beautiful, don't ever stop liking it just because you're afraid."
Tears welled up, and Cai Zhao choked until he cried silently.
