Lu Chaoran was shocked and hurriedly avoided the stabbing scissors. Then he raised his hand and held Xiu Niang's wrist, and the two began to struggle.
Although Xiu Niang was dizzy with anger, she was only a weak woman after all, and her strength was certainly not as strong as Lu Chaoran's.
During the struggle, the scissors turned around and pierced Xiu Niang's chest!
Gurgling blood overflowed from the wound. Xiu Niang's face was pale and she staggered. Her eyes looking at Lu Chaoran were full of hatred.
"Xiu Niang!"
Lu Chaoran didn't seem to realize that he had accidentally killed Xiu Niang. He immediately stepped forward and tried to help Xiu Niang, but Xiu Niang had slowly fallen down and refused to close her eyes.
After a period of astonishment, Lu Chaoran quickly returned to his previous coldness.
"Huh, what a bad luck!"
He said bitterly: "Zhang Songxian, I didn't expect that even your woman would be so loyal and unwilling to obey me even to death. In this case, I will send you to hell and reunite your family of three!"
After saying that, Lu Chaoran walked out of the gate, got on the sedan, and the group walked away.
It wasn't until the sedan went far that I walked out of the alley and walked into Zhang Songxian's home again.
In the room, the baby was lying on the ground, motionless, and Xiu Niang was also slumped in the corner, her body was soaked in blood, and she was dying with her eyes open!
I couldn't help but sigh deeply, wondering what the meaning of witnessing such a human tragedy was.
It was still quiet outside, no one appeared, it seemed like the entire Guyu Village had disappeared. I couldn't just watch the bodies of Xiuniang and the child being ignored.
So they found a shovel, dug a deep pit in the courtyard, wrapped the two bodies in a white cloth, and buried them inside.
Regardless of whether it is real or illusory, I do this out of my true heart, otherwise I don’t think my conscience will be at peace.
After burying Xiu Niang and her son, I began to think about what to do next.
The events in the world in the painting will not appear in front of me for no reason. So far, the development of the entire incident still revolves around Zhang Songxian's family, so I believe that the clue to find the nightmare should still be in Zhang Songxian.
Returning to the capital, I bribed the jailer again and met with Zhang Songxian. I hesitated for a while, but ultimately did not tell him about the murder of his wife and children.
"Cousin, Chao Chao has already told me that during the beheading, he will have his executioners cut off the reins on my back. Then I will lower my head and run home, and he will help me deal with the aftermath."
Seeing me coming, Zhang Songxian said excitedly.
Of course I knew that Lu Chaoran was just trying to deceive Zhang Songxian, but seeing how confident he was, it was hard to say anything. He just handed over the food he bought so that he could have a hot meal before he died.
Watching Zhang Songxian devouring his food, I shook my head and walked out slowly.
Now, for me, I can only act as a bystander to see if Zhang Songxian will be killed, because I always have a hunch in my heart that things will not end so easily.
In the blink of an eye, we arrived three days after the world in the painting. At noon, the vegetable market was crowded, and many people gathered around to watch the rare public beheading.
On the execution ground, Zhang Songxian was tied up with five flowers and knelt on the execution ground, maintaining an indifferent expression.
I stood in the crowd, glanced around, and saw that the prison officer was none other than Lu Chaoran.
Lu Chaoran was now wearing an official uniform with a majestic look on his face. He seemed to have completely forgotten that he had killed Zhang Songxian's wife and children just three days ago.
"The time has come for execution!"
After looking at the sun, Lu Chaoran threw down a command arrow.
The executioner on the stage received the order, first took a sip of wine, and then sprayed all the wine on the ghost head knife in his hand.
As soon as the rag was wiped, the ghost head knife flashed with a cold light under the light.
Immediately, the executioner shouted loudly, raised the ghost-headed knife high, aimed it at Zhang Songxian's neck, and slashed it down.
Before the knife edge fell, I saw Zhang Songxian tilted his head and glanced at me, shouting to me: "Cousin, when we get home, I'll treat you to a drink!"
Click!
As soon as he finished speaking, the Ghost Head Sword slashed down, and there was only a click sound. Scarlet blood splashed on the execution ground, and Zhang Songxian's body fell straight down.
A round object rolled down and landed under the execution ground.
Without any accident, Zhang Songxian was killed.
"The prisoner has been executed on the spot. According to my investigation, this person has no family background. If anyone has good intentions, he can pay two copper coins to bury the criminal's body."
Lu Chaoran came over, took a look at Zhang Songxian's body, and said disdainfully.
The onlookers around were not relatives of Zhang Songxian, but just came to watch the fun. Naturally, no one helped him collect the body. After watching the execution, they regarded the matter as a topic of conversation and went home.
Only Zhang Songxian's separated body and head were left on the execution ground, still lying alone on the ground.
Is this the end?
I stared at everything with my mouth open, but I always felt that something was not right in my heart.
In any case, I was also a witness to the whole incident. Although I did not intervene in the development of the situation, I considered it my duty to help Zhang Songxian collect the body.
So he took out two copper coins and handed them to the executioner, and asked someone to bury Zhang Songxian's body outside the city.
As for his head, I put it in a wooden box and planned to take it back to Guyu Village and bury it with Xiuniang.
Ye Luo returns to his roots. Although I cannot transport his entire body back, bringing his head back to his hometown should be considered a good deed.
Taking the wooden box with me, I didn't stop for a moment and came to Guyu Village again. When I walked to the door of Zhang Songxian's house, I couldn't help but be stunned.
Because I saw smoke rising from Zhang Songxian’s house, and a burst of cheerful laughter came from the house.
How is this going?
I felt very puzzled. Could it be that some homeless people took over Zhang Songxian’s home when they saw that there was no one living here?
Out of curiosity, I walked to the door and knocked twice.
After a while, I heard the sound of soft footsteps, approaching from far away, and with a creak, the door was opened.
"Cousin, you are here!"
A young and beautiful woman said to me with a smile.
But I couldn't help but open my eyes wide, and felt a numbness in my scalp, and I couldn't even speak for a while.
Because the person standing in front of me is Xiu Niang who was killed by Lu Chaoran!
And in the sling on her back, the baby who was thrown to death poked his head out and giggled at me.
What's going on?
Xiuniang and her child were killed by Lu Chaoran. I witnessed it with my own eyes. How come I went to the capital and the mother and child came back to life?
Just when I was surprised, the door opened and another familiar figure came towards me.
Zhang Songxian!
Why didn't he die?
