twin moon

Chapter 160, Scene 21

The one who led the army out of the customs was a captain wearing a golden feather.Right now he is standing in front of the battle, loudly issuing an ultimatum:

"Listen up, the untouchables in the village! You must hand over the murderous demon girl immediately, otherwise the whole village will be wiped out!"

"I beseech you, Lord, please forgive me! We have nothing to do with the demon girl, it was Lao Jintou and his wife who did it!"

The villagers who were sorry for the girl and the old farmer's couple heard the news and rushed out of the house one after another, nodding and bowing.However, the captain on the opposite side didn't believe it at all:

"It has nothing to do with you? Could it be that our army specially chose today to collect grain because it happened to meet that demon girl? You untouchables must be colluding with her and want to resist the payment of the land tax. How can you argue!"

"I was really wronged! That demon girl just came to the village today, and we don't even know her name, so how can I resist the claim! If the officials still don't believe it, follow the little people to Laojintou You can see it at home!"

"Do you really think that Captain Ben is a fool, and he will fall into your trap so easily?! Now everyone in this village is the accomplice of the witch, and their rebellion is clearly revealed. If you don't surrender, let me go." arrow!"

The visitors seemed to have heard about the tragic death of the school lieutenant from the mouths of the surviving soldiers, so they dared not enter the village easily.Hearing what the villagers said, they immediately decided arbitrarily that this move was a trap, and ordered the crossbowmen under their command to bend their bows and set arrows, and pour countless iron arrows on the low thatched huts in the village.

Tie Ya's arrow was tied with a matchlock, and several thatched huts were ignited in an instant.In an instant, half of the village was turned into a sea of ​​flames, and the villagers were also driven out of their houses by the soaring flames, and fled in all directions.

The captain took advantage of the situation and led his troops to kill the generals, no matter men, women, young or old, he would kill anyone he saw, and he would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go, and soon approached the door of the old farmer's house.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I caused all this. I'll go out now and let them stop killing people!"

Although she had been blamed by the villagers before, Ning Yue also understood that they were just ordinary people who wanted to protect themselves in troubled times.Seeing the originally quiet and peaceful village being burned to the ground, a few sparkling things suddenly swirled in her eyes.

But the old farmer behind him still stretched out his hand to hold her who was about to break through the door:

"Girl going out at this time is not only useless, but it will cost her life in vain! Now the officers and soldiers are very afraid of you, and dare not rush in to take people easily. Our husband and wife hold them back, you quickly leave through the back door That's the best policy!"

"But what should you do? The officers and soldiers are coming fiercely, killing people, there is absolutely no way to stop easily. I can't hurt you because of my ignorance and impulsiveness. Isn't the second elder still going to see his son—"

The girl still shook her head vigorously, refusing to leave like this.However, before she could finish her sentence, she saw that the old farmer on the opposite side had already picked up the sickle he used when working, and rushed out of the door without hesitation!

"do not go!"

Ning Yue just wanted to stop it, but it was too late.She couldn't help feeling remorse and guilt in her heart, regretting that she acted impulsively, not only failed to help the other party, but caused even greater disasters.It's a pity that I met the old farmer and his wife for only two or three hours, and the other party didn't even ask his own name, so he risked his life for himself.

Even though the old farmer was able to stand up to ten when he was young, he has already faltered in his old age and his eyesight is dim.I saw him waving the sickle in his hand vigorously, and it seemed that he had already had the intention of death. Not long after he rushed out of the house, he was shot in the chest by several burning feather arrows!

The old farmer knelt down on the ground slowly, watching the soldiers in iron armor rushing towards him.In the past, he was also one of them, but today, these juniors who should have been in awe of him have become sworn enemies.

And the reason for all this is just because he hasn't wiped out the last trace of humanity in his heart, and he doesn't want to be coerced and assimilated by this chaotic world that has long since lost his conscience and everyone is for himself.

Seeing the old farmer fell from the arrow, the peasant woman in the house could no longer live alone, so she rushed out regardless, crying bitterly while hugging her husband's bleeding body.The officers and soldiers were merciless, and cut off the heads of the two in front of Ning Yue, and hung them high on the tip of the knife like trophies!

The captain who led the team came forward on horseback, followed by a villager covered in wounds:

"That old Jintou's home is this room? It really is a traitor. Since entering the village, this old man is still the first person who dares to swing a knife at Wu Wei. He really thinks his life is long!"

"Yes, yes, I hope the captain can spare my life—"

The villagers who led the way had already wet their trouser legs in fright, shaking like chaff all over their bodies.However, before he could finish speaking, the captain raised his knife and killed him on the spot.Then he ordered the crossbowmen to aim at the room where Ning Yue was hiding, and launched a round of crazy and intensive salvos.

"If that's the case, the demon girl will have nowhere to escape, right?" Seeing that the thatched hut was engulfed in flames in an instant, the captain seemed to have finally put an end to his mind, and burst out laughing.

But the orange-yellow flame in front of his eyes gradually changed from orange-yellow to light purple amidst his laughter, and then turned into a blood-like crimson.Under the eyes of everyone, a figure slowly walked out of it!
That shadow was none other than Ning Yue who had been hiding in the house.At this moment, all the clothes on her body have been burned, and the curves reflected by the ketone body can be vaguely seen in the raging fire.However, the girl seemed to have divine power to protect her body. Instead of being able to set half of her hair on fire, she seemed to be a phoenix reborn from the ashes:

"Why every time I start to care about someone, why every time someone is really nice to me, there will always be a group of villains like you? Why do you have to destroy the only goodness I can feel in this world ! What do you want, how do you want me?!"

The red-haired girl was out of anger.Although her voice was not loud, the words she spoke were like ringing bells and ringing gold, and every word came to her heart.At this moment, there was no trace of timidity on his face, nor did he raise his hands shyly to cover his naked body.The full head of red hair danced in the fire, as if fused with the deadly flames around him.

"Come on, come on! The demon girl is not dead yet, so shoot her with random arrows!"

Seeing this situation, the captain was also a little at a loss, and immediately ordered the crossbowmen on both sides to continue firing arrows.But before they put the iron arrow on the string, they saw Ning Yue in the fire suddenly spread her arms and shouted loudly:

"Dead without repentance! Is it common for you to kill people like killing pigs and sheep? Everything in the world has a spirit, and your hands are covered with the blood of innocent people, and you think you can Just leave?!"

As she said that, the girl's downcast eyes suddenly lifted up, and the green-blue pupils shot out a fierce light that had never been seen before, which seemed to be able to kill people's hearts!Now there is only a blank in her mind, and she has even completely forgotten the suffocation formula taught by Granny Cen.But the sadness and pain in her heart seemed to be together with the anger that could devour everything, burning more and more with the flames all over her body - she just wanted to make the sinners holding weapons in front of her pay their debts with blood!
The dense arrows soared into the sky like raindrops, but before they fell to the ground, they were all wiped out in the raging fire.Suddenly, the dancing blazing flame seemed to have life, and countless deadly tongues of flame emerged from the girl's body, and they flung towards the surrounding crossbowmen like long whips!

Wherever the flames pass, metal and iron are burned.Seeing that the situation was wrong, the crossbowmen immediately wanted to flee, but before they could turn around, they had already turned into charred corpses.It was like a humanoid sculpture, still maintaining the expression and posture of struggling before death, and was gently blown by the wind brought by the girl passing by, instantly turning into an unrecognizable ashes on the ground!

"Demon girl, you, don't come here! I, I was wrong, I shouldn't have ordered the killing! Please see that I still have an old mother, wife and children in my family, please forgive me this time! I promise that after I go back Make up your mind and be a good person again!"

The captain saw that there were no more than a hundred troops, but he was the only one left in the blink of an eye. His knees softened and he fell to the ground. They look like two different people.

However, Ning Yue did not waver because of this.I saw her biting her lower lip tightly, and walking slowly to the other party, blood was already oozing between her teeth:
"Now, can you understand the helplessness and despair felt by those innocent villagers who died under your sword? If you killed them, you must personally ask for their forgiveness!"

The anger in the girl's heart erupted again.The captain only felt a scalding heat wave hit his face, and he could even feel the sharp pain of flesh being burned from his throat to his chest every time he took a breath.The flames wrapped his entire body in an instant, but it didn't kill him instantly like other soldiers.

As if a cat was teasing its prey, Ning Yue stared wide-eyed, looking at the other party who was screaming and struggling to the ground in the raging fire, the corners of her mouth raised slightly unconsciously, revealing a slight smile .

Gradually, the flames around the red-haired girl gradually extinguished, and the fierce light in her eyes also disappeared invisible.The girl staggered back to the corpses of the old peasant couple who had already been decapitated, but couldn't speak a word, and fell straight down.

When Youyou woke up, Ning Yue found that she had been firmly tied up with a straw mat and thrown on a bullock cart.The moon was setting and the stars were sinking, and she could only vaguely see a few figures leading the cows beside the car, and the flickering lights on the tall city wall of Suoyang Pass not far ahead.

"Where are you—cough cough—where are you taking me—cough cough—quickly let me go!"

The girl only felt that her throat was dry and smoking, and she coughed uncontrollably just after she said a few words.

In the darkness, someone suddenly slapped her heavily on the face, and cursed viciously: "Be quiet, witch!"

Ning Yue struggled immediately: "Why did you do this to me!"

"Why, don't you remember what you have done? Now the whole village is homeless, and even the autumn harvest has been burned to the ground. You were the one who led the trouble into the village. Now we tie you up and send you off to the official, just to ask for some rewards for your life!"

"The village was burned?!"

Ning Yue felt something was wrong in her heart, but she didn't remember the fact that she personally killed a hundred officers and soldiers before.She vaguely realized that perhaps the terrifying power in her body erupted uncontrollably again.The damage caused was obviously much more serious than the previous few times.

Suddenly, the appearance of Kun Jie reappeared in front of the eyes of the helpless girl, and the words that the demon in human skin once said to her echoed in her mind:
"Admit it! In fact, the blood on your body is the same as mine!"

She suddenly felt extremely disgusted with such a self, and burst into tears: "No, I don't want it!"

A group of villagers never talked to her again.

I don't know how long it took before the bullock cart staggered to a stop under the gate of Suoyang Pass.The defenders in the city gave the villagers some scattered silver and sent them away, and then tied the girl under the tall flagpole of the Wengcheng.

Hearing that the witch who caused trouble and injured people was caught, several wounded soldiers who escaped from the village and returned to the pass immediately came with their sabers, wanting to take revenge with their own hands.However, just when they were about to succeed, the girl suddenly heard a loud voice from the top of the city:

"Stop it! This general didn't give the order, so who gave you the courage to dispose of the prisoners without authorization?"

The person who spoke was Zhu Ren, the general guarding Suoyang Pass.This person is highly regarded by Gao Li, the eunuch in charge of the court, and there are even rumors that he has already recognized him as his foster father, so he was entrusted with the important task of sitting at Suoyang Pass to monitor the south when the Dasheng Dynasty was in turmoil. The movements of the various kingdoms.

Several sergeants immediately expressed their dissatisfaction, blushing and pleading thickly: "General, this witch has killed many of our brothers, so it's okay?"

But Zhu Rian snorted: "When did this general say that it's fine? It's just that Mr. Gao Ligao in the capital is very concerned about the long-rumored witchcraft and incantations, and strictly ordered all ministries to investigate. Now Since this witch has fallen into our hands, she should be imprisoned in an iron cage and escorted to the capital, and handed over to the lord to handle herself!"

"General, what we have caught is not an ordinary prisoner! The reason why the imperial court banned witchcraft and spells for thousands of years is because there has been a precedent of a witch as a criminal. Aren't you afraid that she will suddenly do something in front of the adults and cause troubles?" What happened?"

"It doesn't matter. Look at the appearance of this demon girl. If she can cast spells as she pleases, would she be willing to be tied up like this by those unarmed villagers and sent to the pass? Master Gao Li has the ability to reach heaven and earth, so she must have If there is a way to deal with her, I don’t need to worry about it.”

Zhu Ren said, grinning.It seems that for him, being able to dedicate Ning Yue to Gao Li is simply an unrewarded merit that comes right at his door.

Accompanied by the sound of rumbling wheels, Ning Yue was taken into the cage again and set off towards the northwest of the Imperial Capital Highland.It was already getting dark, and the girl suddenly found out in the grass nest by the roadside that the villagers who had tied her up and sent her off to the officials before were full of arrows and fell down by the roadside, and they had died for a long time.

With the rising sun, Tuori Peak in the east is colored by the morning glow.However, today's light is not brilliant golden, but just like the flames that swallowed more than a hundred lives last night, it reveals a daunting, blood-like bright red.

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