Thinking about Song Yi, he was also a hard-blooded man who followed the general on the battlefield and charged into battle, but today he was so humiliated by this evil heretic.
Is it really true that a traitor is in charge, and do ordinary people like me still have a way to survive?
I originally thought that I would fight to the death, capture this evil spirit, and extract the antidote, which might save my daughter's life.
But now that he was captured, his daughter probably wouldn't live long alone.
Song Yi's eyes revealed despair. What he despaired about was not his own situation, but worry about his daughter: Zi'er, daddy is useless! Dad, I'm sorry for you!
The old man in gray likes to watch others go crazy before they die, which gives him a perverted pleasure!
He looked at Song Yi and said: "I will give you another chance! As long as you bow your head and admit your mistake, then I can consider taking your life, how about it?"
He had seen too many people like this before. They were very hard-boned at first, but once faced with life and death, they instantly became weak.
With runny noses and tears, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed, begging himself to let him go.
He believed that Song Yi today was no exception. After all, who would risk their lives?
But unexpectedly, Song Yi ignored him at all, completely ignoring him. This made his desire to watch a show unsatisfied, like a monkey scratching his heart, very painfully.
"Okay! Song Yi, you have the guts! Then just wait for death!" After saying that, the old man in gray clothes flicked his sleeves and left angrily.
Song Yi was left to continue to be tortured.
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Time passed quickly. Three days had passed since Song Yi attacked and killed the immortal master. That night, the people in the town gathered at the square as usual.
Tonight is not only the day when the "fairy powder" is distributed, but also the day of Song Yi's execution.
Lin Yan and others also dispersed according to the previous plan. Tonight was destined to be an uneventful night!
The square was still brightly lit as it was three days ago, and it was particularly conspicuous in this dark night.
Seeing that everyone was almost here, the old man in gray pressed his hands down, and the noisy crowd suddenly became quiet.
Immediately afterwards, two men in black robes walked out with Song Yi, who was covered in scars, and walked to the front of the stage.
A small wooden platform had been set up in front of the stage, with a cross erected on it, and they tied Song Yi to it.
Then, the old man in gray cleared his throat and said: "Fellow folks and elders! This person is a scoundrel who blasphemed the God of Hades, and he will be judged today under your witness!"
Everyone in the audience couldn't help talking after hearing this.
"Everyone, if he had simply offended me, I could be gracious and ignore it. But he dared to blaspheme the great God of Hades. His crime is unforgivable. Today, in front of you, he will be burned at the stake to sacrifice to God of Hades! "The old man in gray clothes waved his hand and said.
Hearing what the Immortal Master said, everyone in the audience started talking louder.
After all, they are the residents of the town, and only a handful of them have seen the world in their lifetime. How can they not be shocked and confused by the punishment of burning people alive like today?
At this time, there were several coughs from behind the crowd, and the people in front unconsciously gave way to a path, and the three old men slowly walked out of the crowd.
The three people came to the front and back of the stage, looked at Song Yi who was tied to the cross, raised their hands to the old man in gray on the stage, and said: "Master Immortal!"
The old man in gray also hurriedly returned the gift, not because of their age, but because of their status.
There were no court officials in the towns and villages below Tangguo County, and they were left to the townspeople to govern themselves. The "Three Elders" is a commander-in-chief position in township self-governance, which is filled by the people who are selected by the people to be elderly people who are over fifty years old and have high moral standards.
Therefore, there is a saying in the Tang Dynasty Law: "If the people are over fifty years old, have good practice, and can lead people to do good deeds, they will be considered as the three elders."
Even though these three old men have half their feet in the coffin, as long as they are in this town, what they say is still important.
"Ahem, my dear Immortal Master, I dare to ask you for a favor, please let Song Yi live!"
"Yes, yes, our town has never had such a severe punishment in all these years. Burning people alive and so on, it makes people shudder just thinking about it!"
"Master Immortal, please give him a chance!"
The purpose of the three elders coming here is actually to intercede for Song Yi, but it is also easy to understand. If they really had to watch Song Yi being burned to death and they did nothing, they probably wouldn't have to hold the positions of these three elders.
After all, this is still the Tang Dynasty, and we must abide by the laws of the Tang Dynasty.
The old man in gray had gloomy eyes and clenched his fists in his sleeves, thinking: These three old guys will come sooner or later, but now something bad happens!
However, he had to consider this. After all, he would kill Song Yi if he wanted to.
But if he acts too tough towards the three elders, he may lose the trust of the townspeople. After all, these three immortals still have a certain prestige here.
After hesitating for a moment, he looked at the third elder and said: "Since the third elder has asked for mercy, I think Lord Psundere should also be willing to give him a chance to change his ways!"
"That's all, as long as he is willing to kowtow in front of the statue of Hades and admit his mistake, then he will naturally be exempted from the death penalty!"
When the three elders heard this, they quickly thanked him, and then looked at Song Yi nervously, thinking: Don't show off at this time!
The old man in gray clothes looked at Song Yi who was tied to the cross and said: "Song Yi, the three elders are interceding for you, and Lord Hades is also willing to give you this opportunity. Why don't you admit your mistake quickly?"
Song Yi raised his head and glanced at him lightly.
Next to here is the Temple of Hades, which naturally has his statue. For ordinary people, in line with the principle of "a man can bend and stretch", it is not difficult to kowtow. After all, life is more important.
But not Song Yi. Even if it wasn't for his own pitiful self-esteem, he couldn't give in at this time, and he didn't bother to give in.
Men, sometimes you can’t quit!
Even if you know that there is an abyss ahead, you must move forward firmly!
Because his dead wife was watching him in the sky, and he was afraid that if he retreated, she would ignore him when he got there.
However, with her gentle and virtuous character, how could she be willing to ignore herself?
Maybe, this is my own self-satisfaction! Well, see you when we get there!
Song Yi opened his chapped lips and said weakly: "Master Immortal, come here. I will apologize to you personally."
When the three elders heard this, their frown temporarily relaxed, and the boy finally understood.
As the saying goes: "If you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood!" Bear with the anger for a while and save your life first.
The old man in gray also thought that he had suddenly "awakened". Seeing that his hands and feet were tightly tied, he expected that he would not be able to make any big waves.
Moreover, I thought that there would be no pleasure to be squeezed out of Song Yi.
I really didn’t expect that! did not expect!
There will be a day when such a tough guy gives in. Watching him beg for mercy in front of you can indeed bring you a kind of psychological satisfaction and pleasure!
The old man in gray walked to Song Yi's shelf and said, "You tell me, I'll listen!"
"Come here!"
The old man in gray took a step forward.
"Come more!"
He took another step forward.
"Closer!"
"Are you going to tell me or not!" The old man in gray clothes was also angry. Is this kid playing with me?
Song Yi looked at the distance and looked at the old man in gray with a smile: "I..."
The latter said to one ear: "Huh?"
"I spit!" Song Yi suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm mixed with blood at the old man in gray.
The latter was still waiting to hear his apology when he suddenly felt something flying towards him and thought it was a hidden weapon!
He secretly said in his heart: "It's a small trick!"
He stretched out his hand to grab it, but the feeling in his hand was wet, soft, and a little sticky after twisting.
When he opened his eyes, he almost vomited. He saw white, yellow and other viscous liquids covering his hands, mixed with blood.
He quickly threw the disgusting thing in his hand to the ground, and then wiped it hard on his clothes. Later, I realized that I couldn’t keep these clothes anymore.
Seeing the embarrassed look of the old man in gray, Song Yi raised his head and laughed: "Immortal Master? Is this the Immortal Master in your eyes? Hahaha!"
The crowd in the audience was also talking a lot. Many people wanted to laugh but did not dare to laugh. It was extremely difficult to endure it.
The old man in gray clothes turned blue and red as he listened to the discussions around him. This time he was really embarrassed!
He turned around and stared at Song Yi, and said bitterly: "This thief has committed a heinous crime and still doesn't know how to repent. He must be burned at the stake as soon as possible!"
The men in black robes around heard this and quickly brought dry branches, firewood, etc. Densely arranged in front of Song Yi, the old man in gray retreated to the stage.
He wanted to stand on a high place and see if Song Yi could still be so tough when he was burned by the fire.
"ignition!"
Following the order from the old man in gray, the man in black robe approached Song Yi holding a torch.
Seeing this, the third elder sighed: "Oh! Why bother!"
Most of the others couldn't bear to turn their heads away. This kind of punishment was too cruel!
Just when the torch was about to light up the burning objects around Song Yi, a faint flute sound accompanied by the melodious sound of pipa came, and then two figures in white floated in from a distance.
A closer look revealed that they were a man and a woman. The man was playing the flute, and the woman was wearing a veil and half-holding a pipa. Matching the two people's aloof temperaments, such a special way of appearing directly stunned everyone.
After the two landed, they slowly approached the high platform amid everyone's surprised gazes.
Seeing this, the men in black robes around them pointed their staffs at the two of them, guarding them.
The man frowned slightly when he saw this and said, "Fellow Taoist, why is this?"
The old man in gray clothes was stunned and thought: What Taoist friend? Who is your Taoist friend? How can these two guys be more pretentious than me?
Then he asked: "Who are you? What do you want to do?"
The man slightly cupped his hands and said, "Pindao and his junior sister came from Penglai Mountain and passed through this place. They wanted to stay in Guibao for the time being."
The old man in gray couldn't help but tremble when he heard this, thinking: From Penglai? Stay overnight? Or is this the time? What if I am a three-year-old?
The two of them did have a bit of aura when they first appeared, but it was only for a moment. When he said those words about staying the night, all the fairy aura immediately disintegrated.
These two thieves actually cheated themselves. Isn't this a big show in front of Guan Gong's gate? I am a professional!
"Get it for me!" the old man in gray ordered with a wave of his hand.
Then, the men in black robes holding staffs quickly surrounded the two of them.
"Do it!"
The man in white shouted loudly.
Before the voice fell, a black shadow quickly approached Song Yi's direction...
