When Lin Yan saw this, he stepped back habitually. After all, he didn't want to kill easily.
But at this moment, Wei Meng's closed eyes suddenly opened, and a scarlet color flashed past. Then, he took out a small knife from his arms, then stood up suddenly, holding the knife towards Lin Yan's chest. Stab away.
Lin Yan was about to strike back. After all, with his caution, he had been keeping an eye on Wei Meng, so his sneak attack did not surprise Lin Yan at all.
"stop!"
As a shout came, an old woman rushed into the rain in despair. Wei Meng's hand holding the knife paused at the sound, and the tip of the knife with a cold light stopped in front of Lin Yan.
Wei Meng looked back and saw that the old woman had arrived in front of him. Her old hand touched his hand holding the knife, and then she slowly pressed it down. Her voice was choked and she said: "Meng'er, let go, you can't make a mistake. Wrong again!”
Wei Meng looked at his old mother's tearful dissuasion, the scarlet color in his eyes gradually faded, and then he sighed helplessly and said: "Mom! Why are you doing this? That's all, it's up to you!"
After saying that, he loosened his hand and the knife fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Then the old woman suddenly turned around and knelt down in front of Lin Yan, saying: "Young hero, I don't ask you to let him go, I just ask you not to take him away now. Our mother and son have not seen each other for many years. Can you let him go for a few days?" , I will cook him some home-cooked food that he likes, and he may never be able to eat it again..."
Then, she turned back to Wei Meng and said, "Don't be afraid, Meng'er. My mother will accompany you when you leave and won't leave you alone!"
Seeing this scene in front of him, Lin Yan was confused.
After all, if Wei Meng had continued to take action before, he could have legitimately killed the opponent without any psychological burden.
But now the situation has developed like this, making Lin Yan seem to be the bad guy. What should we do now?
Just when Lin Yan had a headache, the door to the west wing opened behind him, and then Ming Ya and Xue Nichang walked out one after another.
Lin Yan asked: "Are you awake?"
Ming Ya raised her chest and said, "Of course, we have discovered it a long time ago!"
Lin Yan then realized that the two women had been pretending to sleep. Was this fishing?
In fact, if you think about it carefully, they are not frivolous vases. With the shrewdness of the two women, how could they not sense the abnormality here? The reason why they did not point it out was that they wanted to "play the trick" and find out what was going on behind the scenes. People fish out.
Unexpectedly, Lin Yan came and forced Wei Meng out directly and forcefully, and even subdued him, which instantly left the two women with no room to express themselves.
However, Ming Ya is still very happy at the moment. Seeing Lin Yan coming so nervously in the rain, it seems that her position in his heart is quite important!
Lin Yan looked at the two women and smiled bitterly: "In other words, you have been watching me fight in the room and you still haven't helped?"
Ming Ya's pretty face turned red and she muttered, "Isn't this why people believe in your strength?"
Xue Nichang on the side also tried to smooth things over and said: "Yes, yes, even Baishan can't defeat you. A mere Tongmai realm in the early stage shouldn't need our intervention, right?"
When Lin Yan heard this, he was unable to refute. Dealing with Wei Meng was indeed not a big problem.
Although these death row prisoners are very bloody and their attacks are relatively ruthless, Lin Yan is not a flower in the greenhouse. He has experienced many life and death tests, so naturally he will not be scared out of his wits.
And with his ability to leapfrog challenges, he can easily capture Wei Meng, so there is no need for Mingya and the others to worry too much.
Now that the death row prisoner has been captured, what to do with him next is a question.
Originally, they should have captured him as taught by Li or taken his head back directly. In this way, they would have completed the mission. At this point in time, Bao Buqi was the first to complete the mission!
However, seeing the scene just now and the old woman kneeling in the rain pleading, Lin Yan softened!
No matter what Wei Meng had done, at least his family was innocent, and it wouldn't be a bad idea to let him accompany his mother to say her final farewell.
Lin Yan is not a hard-hearted person, so he is shaken at this moment!
Then he turned his attention to Ming Ya and Xue Nichang, wanting to seek their opinions.
The two women looked at each other, and then Xue Nichang said: "Lin Yan, why don't we let him stay with his mother? We still have time anyway. Besides, he can't run away with us watching here!"
Indeed, either of the two women can fight him. Together, they can deal with one Wei Meng. Even if they lack combat experience, it is enough to make up for it.
In this case, Lin Yan agreed to her, then reached out to help the old woman up on the ground, and walked towards the main room.
Wei Meng stood up and followed, supporting the old woman on the other side, while Ming Ya and Xue Nichang also walked in.
After helping the old woman sit down, Lin Yan thought about what he had just heard. He hesitated and looked at Wei Meng and asked, "Since you are a death row prisoner, have you got many lives on your hands?"
Wei Meng originally turned his head and didn't want to talk to Lin Yan, but for the sake of his mother, he still replied: "Yes!"
Lin Yan continued: "Then we take you back, what's wrong with that?"
Wei Meng sneered when he heard this: "I killed people, and there were more than one, but I was right, because those people deserve to die!"
Looking at Wei Meng's hateful eyes, combined with the words he heard before such as "the imperial court harmed him" and "the family was ruined", Lin Yan guessed that there must be another hidden reason behind this matter!
Xue Nichang on the side asked: "If you have a grievance, why don't you report it to the official? The Tang Dynasty has laws, and it is wrong to kill people wantonly!"
Wei Meng curled his lips disdainfully and said mockingly: "The law? It's just a tool for the superiors. The law can govern us commoners, but can it restrain those who are superiors? Officials protect each other, so where can we, the lower-class people, go to redress our grievances?"
Xue Nichang frowned when he heard this and disagreed with Wei Meng's words. The army of the Tang State was tyrannical and the laws were strict. Under the rule of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the country was peaceful and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. How could such a thing happen?
Lin Yan now somewhat believed Wei Meng's words. After all, he and Xue Nichang were in different classes.
He is also a commoner, with a similar status to Wei Meng, so he is better able to observe things from the perspective of a lower-class person. The legal system in the Tang Dynasty was strict and the country was prosperous. This is true!
However, don't forget, where there is light, there are shadows!
After all, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was only one person. He could not do everything by himself. Such a large Tang country still had to rely on officials, large and small, to govern. The officialdom was so intertwined that there were always some moths who oppressed the people and gnawed in the name of the Emperor. Eat at the very foundation of this country.
They relied on the fact that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty could not see and the voices of the people could not be transmitted, so they would become even more unscrupulous, especially in places far away from Chang'an City. After all, "the sky is high and the emperor is far away", and within their jurisdiction, they lived up to their name. The "Tu Emperor"!
And Xue Nichang doesn't know this, because she is the daughter of General Yunhui, and her identity has saved her from most troubles. A girl living in a light world cannot see darkness in her eyes!
Lin Yan looked into Wei Meng's eyes and said seriously: "Are you willing to tell me about your experience? Maybe we can help you!"
Wei Meng stared at Lin Yan, trying to see something else from his eyes, but he was disappointed. Lin Yan's eyes were very pure, and he really wanted to help him.
Wei Meng sighed and said, "Just wait for me. I'll help my mother to rest in the house first!"
Lin Yan nodded, and then Wei Meng helped the old woman into the back room.
Xue Nichang frowned as she watched Wei Meng leave, looked at Lin Yan and asked: "Lin Yan, do you really believe what a death row prisoner said? He may have made it up in order to get away with it!"
Lin Yan shook his head and said: "No, no matter how shameless a person is, he will not lie in front of my mother. Let's wait for him to come back and see what he says!"
Xue Nichang could only nod her head when she heard this, but Mingya was not from Tang Dynasty and didn't know much about this kind of thing, so she just remained silent. She believed that Lin Yan would solve it well.
After a while, Wei Meng settled his mother down and walked out again.
He glanced at Lin Yan and said: "I accept your love for my mother! Anyway, I will chat with you about the past. As for whether you believe it or not, it all depends on your own judgment. !”
While he was talking, he glanced at Xue Nichang a few times intentionally or unintentionally. His eyes seemed to be mocking her innocence, making the latter a little angry.
Wei Meng cleared his throat, sorted out his thoughts a little, and said: "It started two years ago. At that time, when the New Year was approaching, my wife and I went to Chang'an to sell some hunted animal skins and other things, and exchange some for some. New Year's goods, but disaster will also follow..."
He paused and continued: "Originally, we planned to go home. After all, the prosperous Chang'an is incompatible with poor people like us. However, there was a market in the city, and I thought my wife was working hard at home, and there was no decent jewelry. , so I took her for a spin."
"Unexpectedly, I met some young men from rich families. When they saw my wife's beauty, they came up to tease me. Fortunately, I was around and there were many people around me, so they didn't dare to go too far, so they retreated. ”
"However, just when I let my guard down to pick out jewelry, my wife beside me disappeared. I held the beaded flower in my hand and froze on the spot."
Then Wei Meng suddenly held his head and said with a painful expression: "I searched the city like crazy, but there was no news at all from a place I was unfamiliar with. Fortunately, I met a fellow villager, and with his help, we found him in many ways. After asking around, I found out that the young master who was in charge that day was the only son of Prince Ye - Li Qiming!"
"I ran to the county prince's house and asked them for my wife. Unexpectedly, they didn't recognize me at all, and even let the masters of the house beat me up. But I didn't give up and kept going for several days. Maybe because I was bored, I finally On the sixth day, the servant who opened the door threw me a bag of silver, and then told me coldly that if I wanted to find my wife, I should go to the mass grave in the north of the city, and don't bother me again!"
"After hearing this, I rushed out of the city and ran like crazy towards the mass grave in the north of the city. I prayed that nothing would happen to my wife, but..." Wei Meng smiled sadly and continued: "I am so naive! How is that possible! "
"When I rushed there, what I saw was the mutilated body of my wife that had been eaten by wild dogs. She was dumped in the pile of corpses like garbage. She was half-clothed. If it weren't for the coarse clothes on her body, she would be dead. I almost didn’t recognize her!”
"I took the beaded flower out of my arms, put it gently on her head, then held her body and cried loudly. Why? What did we do wrong? Why are you doing this to us?"
"He was still carrying a two-month-old child in his belly. We were supposed to live happily like this, but now I have lost everything!"
Wei Meng suddenly raised his head, his eyes were as red as blood. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said: "From that day on, I vowed to make those people pay the price! The blood debt...must be paid with blood!"
