Chapter 103: Desolate World, Sad and Joyful World (1)
The further we walked, the more people flowed, and it became increasingly crowded.
In order to see what happened, Gongliang had no choice but to push forward with all his strength, relying on his tall and strong body.
Sitting on Daddy's neck, Migu couldn't get enough of it and even flew up to watch it.
The four-armed Nezha couldn't fly, but the little thing was quite smart. With a "whoosh", he sat down on Gongliang's head and stretched his neck to look forward.
Gongliang suddenly became angry and shook his head vigorously, but he didn't know what was going on with this little thing. His body was so balanced that he couldn't shake it off. Gongliang reached out to grab it angrily, but this little thing was really weird, and it made a "whoosh" sound.
, ran back to his shoulders and sat down honestly.
As long as he doesn't sit on his head with his big butt without pants, the public will not care about him.
The fat and fat Yuan Gungun originally followed Gong Liang, but when he got to a crowded place, he couldn't squeeze in. He had no choice but to stand up, lie down behind him, and follow him slowly.
If it was a beautiful woman, Gongliang would be happy to let her lie down. But it was a panda, and it was weird what he thought and felt.
So, he said: "Ganggun, can you stop lying on my back and walk by yourself?"
Yuan Gungun screamed from behind: "No, I can't leave unless I lie on top of you."
Gongliang glanced at it and thought: You have a broken leg or something, you have to lie on top of me to walk.
In fact, Yuan Gungun is afraid that without him, he will be blocked by the crowd and unable to go in to watch the fun. Besides, he doesn't have to walk on his own when lying on Gong Liang's body. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone. It's great. Look, how smart it is.
When Gongliang saw that it was not moving away, he had no choice but to push forward.
There was already a crowd in front of him, but he still got in, which immediately aroused a lot of anger.
But when these people turned their heads and saw the innocent, cute and round figure lying behind him, they suddenly became happy.
Yuan Gungun was embarrassed to be looked at by everyone and turned away.
Everyone laughed happily when they saw that it was still shy.
After struggling to get to the front, Gongliang discovered what the excitement was about.
A few steps ahead, a group of government officials stood guard in front of everyone with their waist knives in hand to prevent anyone from rushing in. A few meters ahead, there was an open space with several rows of prisoners kneeling on the ground, each with a white piece with the word "Zhou" hooked in vermilion stuck on their head.
wooden sign.
Beside these prisoners, a group of female relatives were kneeling on the ground, crying, shouting, and screaming. It was a miserable scene.
It was probably a rare sight to see this scene a few times throughout the year, and the people who gathered around to watch the excitement were talking about it.
"I'm afraid there will be a few more lonely ghosts in the mass graves outside the city today!"
"I guess I won't be able to do it even with a lonely ghost this time. I heard that there are monsters over there eating corpses now."
"That monster will be in trouble. Not to mention that the people of the Immortal Sect will not let the man-eating beasts and birds in, even the practitioners will kill them."
"No, isn't it true that these people have come all the way here just to enter the sect? It's a pity that they can't even hold back for this little time."
"Then it has nothing to do with us. I think the most pity is that of Yan Shuyuan, the censor. You think such an honest and good official has his house confiscated?"
"You must have offended someone. As an imperial envoy, you are either involved in this or that all day long. No matter how honest an official is, he will be unlucky sooner or later. What's more, the Holy Emperor is no longer in his prime, and is getting older and duller."
"Shut up, you want to die! How dare you say that to the Holy Master in public, and you are not afraid of being executed by the whole family."
"Oh, I remember that back then I, Daxia, never got punished for my words. Look what has become of me now."
"This is not something that ordinary people like me should consider. I am only worried that the three girls left behind by the censor Zhongcheng and his wife after their death will be bought by the enemy. I don't know what will happen to them. Alas!"
"How about you and I work together to see if we can buy someone else? We should thank Yan Zhongcheng for his kindness in advising the people of Longcheng many times."
"This little money is probably useless, but it's better than nothing, so let's put it together and I'll ask a few more to see if they're willing."
"I'll ask too."
"Then I'll ask too."
Gong Liang listened curiously and didn't know what these people were collecting money for.
Migu flew above for a while, then returned to Daddy's shoulder. She had never seen such a scene before, and was very curious. Even when she was standing on Daddy's shoulder, she stretched her neck hard and looked forward. Even her best friend's four arms were
Zha ignored her even when he said hello.
Behind a group of prisoners in uniform, there was a temporary execution shed.
A supervising officer looked at the sky, took out a token from the table, and shouted: "The time has come, behead." After saying that, he threw the token to the ground.
A row of executioners with fierce faces and sturdy bodies on the side heard the order, and immediately walked to the prisoner with a ghost-headed knife and pulled out the long white sign with the word "kill" written on it.
Beside the prisoner, the female relatives kneeling on the ground seemed to have a premonition of something, and they all burst into tears:
"Father"
"Mother"
"Yaoer"
"Lang Jun"
The screams were desolate, just like the cuckoo weeping blood and the ape crying sadly.
At this moment, even the most hard-hearted people will inevitably get entangled in their hearts when they hear these cries.
When Gong Liang heard this, he looked towards the female relatives and saw a group of old, young and young women kneeling on the ground, shouting loudly at the prisoners who were about to be beheaded. Some couldn't help but rush forward, wanting to fight with them.
The family went to the underworld together. Unfortunately, they were blocked by a group of government officials and could not move forward even half a step.
Suddenly, Gong Liang found three young ladies kneeling beside the female family members.
The eldest of these three people is over ten years old, and the youngest is only seven or eight years old.
As if they had a premonition of something, the three of them hugged each other tightly, trembling, but their eyes were fixed on the two figures among the prisoners who were about to be executed, and tears kept falling from their eyes. Those eyes looked so helpless, so
So lonely, so sad.
The bright sun is shining high, and a ray of light is printed on the ghost head knife, sending out a cold light that penetrates people's hearts.
The executioner with a fierce look raised his long knife high and slashed down, causing blood to splash and the head to fall to the ground.
When the women next to them saw this scene, some cried even more miserably, some collapsed, and some fainted from fright. The three sisters hugged each other tightly, as if otherwise, they could not drive away this world.
of cold.
Among the spectators, some quickly covered their children's eyes, some quickly turned their heads aside, and some were very excited.
Gong Liang and Mi Gu, Yuan Guangun, came from the wilderness and killed countless animals and birds along the way. They didn't even notice the bloodshed.
After beheading the prisoner, someone immediately came to drag the body away, and the female family members nearby were escorted over.
At this time, Gong Liang realized why those people had gathered money just now. It turned out to be for the auction.
According to the laws of Daxia, all prisoners who were convicted of crimes were deprived of slave status, and their family members were auctioned on the spot at the same time as execution.
The price of official auctions like this is very low. Therefore, some people will buy one or two to take home even if they don’t have much money at home. Because one more person in the family means one more laborer and one more income. After buying it back, these people’s
Life and death are in the hands of the owner, and those who are kind will naturally be treated kindly; if they encounter someone who is evil-hearted and ruthless, the life of those who are bought back will be worse than that of pigs and dogs.