Most of the townspeople are just stupid men and women who have never been out of the valley in their lives. They are afraid of bad luck and will lose their opinions as long as they are encouraged by others. In addition, Zhong Li's family has always been rejected by the townspeople.

, living outside the town, my popularity is not that bad.

At this time, everyone was talking and gesticulating, completely forgetting that what they were persecuting was just a weak woman who had lost her last support.

Zhong Li bit his lip, his face turned pale, and he refused to take a step back. Looking at the hateful faces around him, the sadness in his heart was unspeakable. If his brother's funeral had not been arranged, he would have wished to die like this.

"Da da da!" A burst of rapid horse hoofbeats suddenly sounded in the bamboo forest. It was still far away at first, but it was close in an instant, but it showed no intention of stopping and was about to crash into the small courtyard.

The townspeople fled in a hurry.

The white horse leaped over the fence with a light leap, separating Zhong Li from other townspeople.

The knight suddenly pulled the reins, and the horse neighed. He stood up, dropped his hooves, and turned around several times uneasily, raising pieces of smoke and dust.

The townspeople pushed to the edge of the small courtyard and looked at the knight on horseback with fear in their eyes.

The knight is wearing white clothes and a white horse, with long hair disheveled, and a tall figure that complements the horse beneath him. His handsome face is full of solemnity at this moment, with a solemn temperament that is not angry and self-respecting.

The midday sun fell directly on the knight's clothes and white horse. This sudden change was like the gods from the world descending to the mortal world.

Xu Xian glanced around, and wherever he looked, the townspeople couldn't help but lower their heads. He turned around and approached Zhong Li, who was just as surprised as the other townspeople. He smiled and said, "You must be Zhong Kui's sister!" After all, he arrived in time, but he didn't.

What happened?

Zhong Li raised her head. The dazzling sunshine made her unable to open her eyes. She only saw a vague figure with a golden rim inlaid with sunshine. She could only hear the voice clearly, but she felt vaguely that he seemed to be there.

Smiling at yourself.

As a result, the smile of the man who was as majestic as a god just now is full of warmth, and even his voice has an indescribable tenderness, which makes you involuntarily believe that such a man will not treat others badly.

Half malicious.

Xu Xiandao: "Isn't it?" The girl in front of him is as beautiful as heaven. She is no less beautiful than any woman he has ever seen. Her appearance with Zhong Kui can be said to be two extremes. No matter who sees the two of them,

, would never think that they would be brother and sister.

Zhong Li said: "I am, are you?" I don't remember seeing such a person at any time or anywhere, otherwise I would never forget it.

Xu Xian was slightly surprised, turned over and dismounted, and said: "I am your brother's friend. He once asked me to take care of you. Didn't he come back?" He glanced around, but could not detect the slightest breath of Zhong Kui. It stands to reason.

He said that Zhong Kui should have returned a long time ago. Could it be that something happened on the way?

But Xu Xian was not worried in his heart. People who were famous in books like this were the kind of people who had good luck and would pick up secret books when they fell off a cliff. There was no need to worry about him at all.

Zhong Li's originally gloomy eyes suddenly lit up, and he stepped forward and said, "You...you mean, my brother is still alive?"

Xu Xian shook his head with regret, "He is indeed no longer alive, but we can't completely say that." Although he now felt that Zhong Kui's death was a well-deserved death, the girl opposite obviously didn't think so.

Zhong Li's body trembled, and a layer of ice formed on his face. The good impression that Xu Xian had for helping her suddenly disappeared. He felt bitter and resentful in his heart, "Life is life, death is death. Since my brother is not here,

In this world, you are still pretending to look around, do you want to deceive me into being a lonely and weak woman?"

"I don't need anyone else to take care of me. Just go back to where you came from!"

Xu Xian knew that he was misunderstood by her because of his inappropriate words, but the matter couldn't be explained clearly in a few words, let alone announced to the public in public. He just said: "I will explain it to you later!"

The most important thing right now is to find out what happened to these townspeople.

The merchant frowned and said, "Where did you come from?" He thought that he had Zhong Li in his pocket. As long as the townspeople pressed him a little more, he would make an empty promise to Zhong Li and help her bury her.

His brother or something like that can take her away from here. When the time comes, she, a weak woman who leaves her hometown, can go through hell, but unexpectedly, someone will interfere with her.

When he saw that his clothes were extraordinary, and the horse he sat on was worth a lot of money, he was obviously not a commoner, so he had the intention of retreating. But when he saw Zhong Li, who was standing alone behind him, as clear as blue water, and as beautiful as a peony, he felt a little sad.

Damn it, if I could sleep with such a woman for a night, I would be willing to shorten his life. As long as he can leave here, no one will be able to find him in the vast world.

Xu Xian glanced at the merchant, but did not answer him. Instead, he said loudly: "Which one is the clan leader?"

The patriarch came out and said: "This is the old man, this young master, where do you come from?"

Xu Xiandao: "Why are you forcing such a lonely woman?" He is usually a "red scarf" who respects the old and loves the young, but after seeing that scene just now, he really doesn't have a good impression of the patriarch who led this group of people.

.

Seeing that he ignored his question, the clan leader obviously didn't take him as the clan leader seriously. He snorted and said, "This is our Shijing Town's business and has nothing to do with you, an outsider."

The merchant crossed Xu Xian and said to Zhong Li: "Girl, don't you want to bury your brother? How will you bury him if you stay here? You might as well follow me to Chang'an to find his body and collect it. If I give you another hundred taels of silver, I will definitely bury him."

A glorious funeral."

Zhong Li suddenly raised her head. She was not a fool, so she could not see the merchant's intentions, but now she was in a state of embarrassment and powerlessness.

On weekdays, Zhong Kui concentrated on studying and did not care about production at all. On weekdays, she only relied on her to weave some cloth to make a living. The money she saved was given to Zhong Kui to go to Beijing to take the exam. Now that Zhong Kui died, there was only some leftover food in the family.

Not to mention collecting Zhong Kui's body, he couldn't even do a simple funeral.

Zhong Li looked up at Xu Xian and said secretly: "Since this person claims to be my brother's friend, he must have the same thoughts now."

Xu Xian frowned and said, "I came back this time just for the purpose of burying Brother Zhong properly."

By order?

Some people still can't figure out what these two words mean, while others have their eyes widened and are speechless.

The merchant trembled and said: "I have ordered you, what evidence do you have?" He vaguely felt that he might have hit the city wall this time. Counterfeiting an imperial edict is a crime of beheading, and no one would dare to do it.

.

Xu Xian raised his hands to the sky and said: "I am the most beautiful person appointed by my emperor. How can the Hanlin Academy still deceive you by compiling the sixth grade? This is the orally transmitted by your majesty at the Qionglin Banquet, and he was bestowed upon Zhong Kui.

In the name of "blessing the house", a green robe, a portrait, and a temple were built for worship. All the Jinshi in this department can testify."

As soon as these words came out, the small courtyard suddenly became quiet, and the gentle sound of wind blowing through the bamboo forest swayed around.

The patriarch is indeed well-informed. He was the first to react. He fell to the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "It turns out that he is the master of the Hanlin Academy. The common people have eyes but do not recognize Mount Tai, and have eyes that do not recognize Mount Tai."

He was filled with regret and fear. The greatest official he had ever seen in his life was the county magistrate in the county town, but he was only a seventh-rank official. The young man in front of him turned out to be a sixth-rank official, one rank higher than the county magistrate.

Moreover, it was compiled by the Hanlin Academy. He didn't understand the editor. The three words "Hanlin Academy" were really loud and clear. In his eyes, those who could enter the Hanlin Academy were the masters of Wenquxing. Standing in front of him was such a living person.

Just now, I dared to speak to him like this. Now I am very dissatisfied with myself. Wouldn't this cost someone's life?

Moreover, he never expected that Zhong Kui not only was not punished, but was even rewarded. He did not know what crime he had committed by forcing Zhong Li like this. Even if he did not go to jail and was slapped with a few boards, his old bones couldn't bear it.

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The clan leader knelt down, and other townspeople reacted to it. They knelt down on the ground, shouting "Master!" It is the most basic common sense in this era for people to bow before an official. No matter how cunning the people are.

I dare not not abide by this rule. The crime of "being rude and slow to advance" can be big or small, and the punishment can also be big or small. If you hit dozens of boards, there are many people who will die. This is the harshness of class society.

Already.

Xu Xian is now a regular official in office. He does not seem to be a high official in the entire imperial court, but in the eyes of ordinary people, he is like a god. The ordinary people only come into contact with him as a "official".

Only the merchant still stood there blankly, looking at a loss. He really hoped that Xu Xian was telling lies, but at the same time he also understood that no one dared to tell such lies. His legs immediately started to tremble and become weak.

, the lustful thoughts in his heart were suddenly thrown out of the sky. But before he could kneel down.

The clan leader said sadly: "Shitou, the two dogs didn't hold him down for me!" He hated this merchant in his heart. The merchant not only failed to solve the disaster, but also caused it.

Immediately, two big-bodied farm men emerged from the crowd and pounced on the merchant and pushed him to the ground.

Zhong Li's eyes widened and his mouth opened slightly. He never expected that things would develop like this. Looking at Xu Xian's back, his heart was ups and downs, "He came here just to help bury his brother, and he followed the imperial decree. He

I'm the top pick, so I met my brother during the exam? He said he was my brother's friend, maybe it's not a lie! Did my brother really entrust me to him?"

There were thousands of questions in her mind, but the most realistic one was-should she also kneel down to him?
Chapter completed!