Forced by the situation, he lost his self-awareness to control his own behavior. For the magistrate, Bai Yutian's "thank you" was no more pleasant than it should have been. However, as a local governor, with the safety of the people at heart, how could the prefect not hide his frustration and accept it reluctantly. He walked slowly towards the crowd.
Bai Yutian followed closely and returned to the battlefield. When he saw a pair of unique eyes, he couldn't tell what he was feeling in his heart.
The Lord Magistrate glanced at Ximen Qing and saw seven people half-covered with blood and pale faces, but they supported each other and remained standing. He felt admiration and said softly: "General Fan, give way and let us go." "
When General Fan Shen was hesitating, a man in his fifties with a pair of tiger eyes stood up and answered on his behalf: "Sir, these scoundrels are good for nothing. They are only harming people. How can they do it?" Just let it go.”
The Lord Magistrate glanced at the audience and saw that most people had this intention, and said, "Master Fan, what would you do if you were me?"
Fan Daxia loudly said: "Sir, if I were you, I would definitely catch all these villains and never let any of them go."
The magistrate said: "But this young man Bai said that these people are not heinous people and should be treated with mercy outside the law."
Fan Daxia said: "Sir, tigers feed on meat, so I don't think it will kill anything unless it is dead."
Bai Yutian said: "Master Fan, I dare to ask, do you eat meat or vegetarian?"
Fan Daxia said: "I'm not a monk and I'm not a Buddhist, so why should I be a vegetarian?"
Bai Yutian then asked: "In these decades of life, have you ever killed anyone? Have you ever eaten meat?"
Fan Daxia said: "The ones who were killed were all guilty of heinous crimes, and the ones they ate were chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep."
Bai Yutian said: "You eat chickens, ducks, cows and sheep. What's their crime?"
A monk interjected: "Young hero's words are very heart-warming of a Bodhisattva."
Fan Daxia said: "Master, you must not be fooled by this boy. He is comparing us to chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep, which is very contemptuous."
The monk said: "Amitabha, how good, how good!"
Bai Yutian said: "Master Fan, grass, trees, insects and ants, chickens, ducks, cows and sheep, immortals, Buddhas and mortals are all living beings. Tigers eat people to make a living, you eat chickens, ducks, cows and sheep to make a living. All living beings are equal, so how can we differentiate between them? Besides, there is no conclusion yet as to whether they are tigers, so there is no need to kill them all. Even if it is as you said, I, the Buddha, advocate putting down the butcher knife and becoming a Buddha immediately, so why not give them a chance to do evil and do good today."
Seeing that Daxia Fan was speechless, the magistrate continued: "Daxia Fan, Shaoxia Bai, you both say the same thing. The father-in-law is right, and the mother-in-law is right. It is difficult for me to distinguish the truth from the false and make a judgment. Do you have any? What is a good way for me to gain your trust without harming innocent people?"
Fan Daxia hesitated and said: "This... this...?"
The magistrate of the White Jade Heavenly Dynasty said politely: "Sir, the common people have a way. I don't know if it is feasible or not."
The prefect said, "Please tell me."
Bai Yutian said: "Most of the people in the world are obsessed with whether their fists are hard or not, and they can't make sense without asking for reasons. They can be said to have simple minds and well-developed limbs. They can fight if they disagree with each other, relying solely on their brute force to say right or wrong. Both sides If you can't argue and fight, there will be many deaths and injuries, and innocent people will be implicated. Bai is not talented, so he is willing to overestimate his ability and compete with Fan Daxia. Whoever wins will retain the right to speak, and whoever loses No more nonsense to confuse people."
The magistrate said: "Is this...Although the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit, history continues with the victor and stops with the loser. However, always using force to determine victory or defeat is not the way of a sage to conduct life. It can't be used. Try not to use it. Master Fan, what do you think?"
Fan Daxia echoed: "What you say makes sense."
Xie Mubai was sitting on the horse. Seeing that Fan was not interested in competing, he quickly took over the words: "Fan Tailai, you are considered a respectable person in the Jianghuai area. If you don't dare to accept the challenge from a young boy, you will pretend to be a knight-errant from now on." .”
Is this meant to kill people and kill people?
Fan Tailai knew that Xie Mubai was quarreling with words, intending to arouse his competitive spirit and compete with Bai Yutian. But as a heroic hero with a great reputation, for the sake of face in the future, even if he fell into the trap, he had to give in. He said to the magistrate: "Sir, it's okay to compete in martial arts, but..."
The magistrate asked: "But what?"
Fan Tai glanced at Bai Yutian and thought to himself, Bai Yutian, this kid, broke the golden bell cover of Eagle King Tie Shi with one palm. His internal strength is higher than his own, so he can't compete with him with bare hands. If you want to win against this kid, you have to use weapons against each other, and you have to be ruthless. So he said to the magistrate: "Sir, in a martial arts competition, the sword has no eyes, and the fists and feet are ruthless. What should I do if I accidentally hurt this kid?"
The magistrate understood such words as soon as he heard them, and said to Bai Yutian: "Young Master Bai, you must understand what Master Fan said. I don't know what you mean..."
Before the magistrate could say the word "how", Bai Yutian answered: "Sir, it is unavoidable to miss and hurt someone in a martial arts competition. If you are not as good as others and are injured by Master Fan's mistake, you will consider yourself unlucky. .”
The Lord Magistrate said: "In that case, I have nothing to say. However, this martial arts competition must be done to the end. You must not deliberately hurt people's lives."
Bai Yutian said: "Don't worry, sir. As long as Daxia Fan doesn't have evil intentions, Xiaoke will treat it as a martial arts competition and a child playing house."
Fan Tailai's expression changed, and he shouted angrily: "Boy, who can't say sarcastic words? If you are a good man, you will see the truth under your hands." He clenched the sword in his hand, took two steps forward, and faced Bai Yutian.
Bai Yutian took off the peach wood from his waist, cupped his hands and said politely: "Master Fan, please!"
Fan Tailai bowed his hands and waved his wrist. The sword tip trembled left and right and stabbed towards Bai Yutian.
Bai Yutian pretended to be defeated and took two steps back to avoid the sword edge.
Fan Tailai took advantage of the victory and pursued the attack, striking three swords in succession, each one faster and more brutal than the last.
What Bai Yutian wants is that Fan Tailai has evil thoughts and has the intention to harm his own life, and then hurts him without being condemned by his conscience. Just because Bai Yutian firmly believed that Fan Tailai was so eager to kill Ximen Qing and others because he was greedy and coveted the two martial arts secret books in Ximen Qing's arms. He must take the opportunity to classify him as an incompetent person and regard it as a silent warning or deterrent to those present. Don't have evil thoughts about things that don't belong to you, let alone be malicious.
Fan Tailai struck with the sword several times. If Bai Yutian had not been divinely assisted and could dodge in time, Bai Yutian would have been killed several times. As a result, his confidence grew, and he had the idea of killing Bai Yutian. He used the move "One tree blooms with five flowers", and the five sword shadows rushed towards Bai Yutian's throat, left and right chest, abdomen, and lower body, as fast as lightning.
The prefect and his subordinates were startled, got excited and shouted loudly.
Bai Yutian saw that the opportunity was rare, so he faced the difficulty and used the move "Five Flowers and Eight Leaves to Support".
Everyone's eyes lit up, and they saw five leaves supporting five red flowers. The three leaves turned into three sword shadows, stabbing Fan Tailai's left arm, right arm, and right leg. They passed by in a flash, and the peach wood was synthesized and returned to Bai Yutian's hand. . At this time, Bai Yutian had jumped ten feet away from Fan Tailai and stood still.
Fan Tailai was about to take advantage of the victory and pursue the attack, but unexpectedly his right leg went weak. He knelt down on one knee and inserted the sword into the earth bag. No matter how hard he tried, he could not pull it out.
Everyone was extremely surprised and stared at him. It was only then that he discovered that Fan Tailai's clothes on his left and right arms and legs had a tear, and blood flowed from the hole, which soon dyed the clothes next to him red, which was very eye-catching.
Bai Yutian Taomu returned her sheath, cupped her hands and said, "I accept the offer!"
The two men behind Fan Tailai woke up from their shock after hearing Bai Yutian's words. They quickly stepped forward, took Fan Tailai's left and right arms, supported Fan Tailai, and said in unison: "Master, are you okay?"
Famous heroes dare to kneel down on one knee to strangers and juniors. Are you the one who says it's okay and everything will be fine? Something must be happening.
Fan Tailai glared at Bai Yutian, hoping that his disciples would be brave enough to kill him and chop Bai Yutian into pieces to satisfy his hatred. But even he himself is not Bai Yutian's opponent. How can two disciples who are just ignorant and incompetent be Bai Yutian's opponent. Recalling the old saying "It's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge," he buried his hatred in his heart, cupped his hands towards Bai Yutian and said, "Young hero's swordsmanship is superb. Fan is convinced that he lost."
When Bai Yutian heard this, he was very happy. He bowed to the magistrate and said politely: "Sir, people like Ximen Qing are not heinous people. I hope you will be merciful and give them a chance to change their appearance. From now on, they will do good and do good, and benefit the martial arts world." .”
As we just said, the winner retains the right to speak. As a ruler, the prefect follows the rules in everything, so he cannot deny it. He glanced at Fan Tai and saw that his eyes were filled with resentment. He hardened his heart and said, "General Fan, let him go."
Although General Fan was unwilling to do so, he had reason not to obey the prefect's words. He shouted to the officers and soldiers: "Let us go."
Upon hearing this, the officers and soldiers moved their positions and stood on both sides of the valley to clear a spacious road.
Xie Mubai got off the horse, helped the dying Gui Haiming onto the horse's back, and led the horse's reins toward the entrance of the valley.
When Zhuo Yifei, Wei Bao and others saw it, they hurriedly dismounted. Regardless of whether they were dead or alive, they put more than 20 people including Ximen Qing and Ning Zhenan on their horses. They followed Xie Mubai out of the valley and disappeared into the valley. In the sight of the prefect and others.
Seeing this, Bai Yutian bowed to the magistrate and said politely: "Thank you so much for your kindness!"
The Lord Magistrate said kindly: "You should say whatever you want, and you should keep it in your heart."
Bai Yutian bowed to the ground and said, "Don't worry, sir. You must be true to your words and be resolute in your deeds." He helped Zhang Yan'er beside him onto the horse, got on the horse's back, and rode away towards the entrance of the valley.
After sending Bai Yutian away, the magistrate saw Fan Tailai's angry face. He walked slowly towards him and asked in a loud voice: "Master Fan, how is your injury? It's nothing serious, right?"
In front of the officials, ordinary people have to hold back their grievances and keep them quiet. Fan Tailai has been in the world for decades and has already understood the world well and is well versed in human relations. How dare he talk nonsense in front of the prefect. Qiang Da smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Sir. It's just a skin injury, nothing serious."
"That's good." The Lord Magistrate turned half a circle, looked around, and whispered to General Fan: "Please pass this on. Don't keep today's events in your heart. If anyone dares to mention it to outsiders in the future, he will be regarded as an enemy of life and death. .”
General Fan Shen was puzzled and asked, "Sir, why is this?"
The face of the prefect changed: "When you need to figure it out, you will understand it and just execute the order."
Fan Shen will carry out the order and convey the prefect's wishes. The heroes who were invited to help out didn't understand what he meant, but they didn't dare to ask any more questions. They put their "uncomfortable" in their shoes and left sadly.
General Fan Shen saw the heroes walking lazily and their backs were full of indignation. He felt worried and said to the magistrate: "Sir, these charlatan men are used to eating everywhere, so they are afraid that they will not be strict with their mouths. Otherwise... ?”
The Lord Magistrate looked at the twenty or so corpses on the ground, suddenly felt chilled, and replied in a low voice: "Let them go. If they are wrong, they are wrong. Instead of trying to hide it, it is better to admit it first." Taking the reins handed over by the soldier, He got on his horse, whipped his horse, and galloped away.
