The early morning of the twelfth lunar month was cold and quiet. It snowed heavily last night, and there was thick snow on the branches, on the roof, and on the ground. This should have been a snowy day shrouded in a happy New Year atmosphere, but for me,

But there was no trace of jubilation or happiness, but instead it was full of inexplicable terror and uneasiness.

The thick snow on the street made a creaking sound under my feet and that of Butcher Zhang. This originally small sound echoed back and forth in the silent street, making me feel more and more like I was in a dream.

I pinched my face, it hurt. It was indeed not a dream, but a living reality. But how I wished this was just a dream.

When I walked to the gate of my yard, I took out the key and opened the lock on the door. My heart started beating wildly and my hands were shaking violently. I poked the key several times before I pushed the key into the lock. I don't know if it was because of the cold or the cold.

Because of nervousness, or both.

When the courtyard door opened, I didn't have the courage to look at the horrific scene in the sheepfold. I just pointed to Butcher Zhang in the direction of the sheepfold. Butcher Zhang didn't say anything. He put the things in his hands on the ground and then took off his clothes.

He took off his coat and handed it to me. Then he picked up the red envelope and the butcher knife from the ground and walked towards the sheepfold.

I stood behind him numbly and did not follow him.

Suddenly, I heard Butcher Zhang scolding from the other side of the sheepfold: "No matter what the hell you are, I'm not afraid of you. If you dare to do anything weird again, I will kill you at the risk of my own life, and I'll ask a mage to do it."

Come and do this so that you will never be reincarnated. Haven't you done enough harm to others?" He was very excited, but his voice was not loud. I knew that he was trying hard not to shout, because if he was so quiet,

If you shout loudly in the early morning, you may disturb the neighboring residents.

At this time, I tried hard to overcome the fear in my heart and walked to the sheepfold. Yes, the scene in the sheepfold was not my imagination. The chicken feathers, chicken blood, and chicken carcasses were all over the floor, as well as the man with his mouth full of food.

The blood-stained sheep were all there! The one Butcher Zhang was scolding was the sheep that ate the chicken.

Butcher Zhang's face was pale at this time and he was panting. You could feel how excited he was.

I quickly advised him: "Uncle Zhang, calm down. Have you ever encountered such a strange thing in all your years of slaughtering? What on earth is going on?"

As he spoke, he handed a cigarette to Butcher Zhang and lit it for him. He took a few puffs, then grabbed a handful of snow from the ground and covered his face, calming down his emotions in pain.

I knew that the scene before me must have reminded him of some terrible things.

After about a minute, Butcher Zhang threw the snow in his hand to the ground, raised his head, and I saw that his eye circles were red, and he was crying. I didn't rush to ask anything, but let him into the house, and then gave him

He poured a cup of hot tea. At this time, Zhang Butcher's mood basically returned to normal. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and then opened up his chatterbox and talked about some terrible past events.

The art of killing pigs and sheep began with Butcher Zhang’s great-grandfather. However, the profession that Butcher Zhang’s great-grandfather did when he was young was not to kill pigs and sheep, but to kill people—that is, to be an executioner. It is said that he was still an executioner.

The most famous executioner in our area.

Not everyone can do the job of executioner. There are many executioners who, when they reach a certain age, will become crazy and nervous, and some will even go completely crazy. The older they get, the more serious this situation becomes.

Some people say that this is because the executioner kills too many people, so there will be no good end because of karma. Some people say that the more people kill, the easier it is to be harmed by Yin energy. When you are young and have strong Yang energy, you may be able to resist Yin energy.

Intrusion, but as the age gradually increases, the Yang Qi in the body gradually declines, and the resistance to Yin Qi becomes weaker and weaker.

The most obvious example is Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. In order to seize the throne, Li Shimin not only killed his two brothers, but also killed ten nephews. When Tang Taizong reached old age, he often dreamed of these two brothers demanding their lives from him.

It made him so frightened that he almost suffered a mental breakdown and his health deteriorated rapidly.

Therefore, an executioner cannot just chop off other people's heads. He must also know how to protect himself, otherwise it will be very miserable. In the time of Grandpa Zhang Butcher, there were three famous bandits in our area, who were three brothers. They killed people and stole goods.

He robs men and dominates women and commits many evil deeds.

They are very cunning and can always escape the encirclement and suppression of the officers and soldiers, and their power is becoming more and more powerful. It is said that these three brothers are good at the art of Qimen Dunjia, and their master is a Taoist priest with some knowledge. Therefore, although the officers and soldiers have repeatedly carried out large-scale attacks,

Searches and suppressions were carried out, but to no avail. No one knew how many there were, where they were hiding, and what methods they used to avoid being hunted by the soldiers.

The superiors were very angry and ordered the magistrate to arrest the three bandits within a three-month deadline. The magistrate tried his best and tried various methods, but to no avail. The three-month deadline was about to come, and the magistrate felt that now

It's over, Wu Sha Mao will definitely not be saved.

Late one night, just as he was sighing, he suddenly heard a noise outside the door. He couldn't help opening the door and took a look, but saw nothing. When he closed the door and turned around, he suddenly found a person standing in the room.

He was so frightened that he almost wet his pants. He wanted to call someone, but for some reason, he couldn't make any sound when he opened his mouth. Through the light, the magistrate found that the man's actions and expression seemed to be a blind man.

The blind man told the magistrate not to be afraid, and told the magistrate that the eldest of the three bandits had been captured by him and placed in a cave in the back mountain. He also said that the other two would be captured soon. After saying this, the blind man

He jumped out of the window and disappeared into the night.

When the magistrate came to his senses, he quickly sent people to search the cave that the blind man mentioned. When the government officials arrived at the location overnight, they found that the eldest of the three bandits was indeed inside. The bandit was tied to a huge rock in the cave.

, hamstrings, and hand tendons were all severed. Not only that, ten fingers were also chopped off. When he was brought back for interrogation, people discovered that the bandit boss's tongue had also been cut out.

Cutting off the tongue makes it impossible to speak, and cutting off the fingers makes it impossible to write. This may have only one purpose - to completely lose the ability of the bandit boss to express himself, thereby preventing him from revealing to others how he was captured and other related information.

After identification by relevant informants, the captured bandit was the eldest of the three. He was identified and decided to execute him on the spot. Originally, everything went smoothly - he was caught, and there were no accidents during the execution.
Chapter completed!