There's A Beauty

After interrogating a group of people, the man saw that it was still early, so he invited Youshu to drink tea in the back hall.After all, she was her savior. Although she was afraid of being exposed by him, Youshu bit the bullet and went, took the tea handed over by the other party, and carefully took a sip.

Seeing his pretending to be gentle and elegant, the man couldn't help laughing, and immediately took a sip from his teacup to hide his slightly curved eyes.It had been a long time since he had met anyone more interesting than County Magistrate Zhao.

Youshu looked at him directly, and asked curiously, "You, how did you drink the tea?" Isn't there a mask behind you?

In fact, the man didn't wear any mask, what other people saw was just a cover-up he used.But Youshu stared at her round and bright eyes, and the way she looked left and right was so cute that he didn't want to explain at all.He really enjoys the feeling that Youshu puts all his attention on himself, especially when he suddenly appears, and Youshu can clearly see it but pretends not to know it, and then stares at him from the corner of his eye all the time, as if he is him. When the only focus is on, the man only feels extremely happy, and a secret and endless sweetness keeps rising in his heart.

At this moment, the tea in his mouth has completely stale, as if mixed with honey or licorice, slowly melting on the tip of his tongue.The man stared at You Shu, took a sip, and then took another sip, his eyes were obscure, but he never said a word.

Youshu felt hairy when he saw him, so she also began to fidget, thinking: Could it be that my origin has been discovered?He wanted to leave immediately, but he was afraid that his behavior would be too abrupt, so he had to sit patiently.

"Come here late at night, I haven't greeted you far away, a little tea and light food, let's make do with it." The man seemed to see his predicament, raised his hand and flicked it on the table, and a lot of delicacies were produced, and the rich aroma instantly spread in the hall.

Sweet and sour pork ribs, pork knuckle in soy sauce, Longjing shrimp...all are dishes that Youshu loves to eat, and there are some dishes that have never been seen before. They should be special products of hell.Since becoming the county magistrate of Suichang, Youshu hadn't eaten big fish and meat for a long time. Even if she wanted to taste some meat occasionally, she only asked the cook to buy the cheapest ingredients such as pig offal and poultry offal.

Now, with a table full of Chinese people sitting in front of him, he couldn't help shaking his index finger, and then secretly swallowed the saliva that was secreted in his mouth and was about to flow out of the corner of his mouth.

Seeing him not moving for a long time, the man asked in a deep voice, "Master Zhao, but the dishes are not to your taste? Do you want to change another table?" He often secretly visits Xiao Zhao County Magistrate, so he naturally knows how poor he usually lives .He is obviously a glutton, but he still forces himself to save on food, it's pitiful.

Youshu had already pressed her palm on the chopsticks, but she didn't lift it up for a long time. She muttered, "Can I go back to the world after eating the food from the underworld?" I heard that the food in the underworld is not edible, and Persephone is a lesson from the past.

The man didn't seem to expect him to say this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed lowly. Although the voice changed a little through the mask, but the deep essence was extremely seductive, which made Youshu's ears blush, which was extremely embarrassing.He gradually realized that he "measured the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain", but the other party was not angry, but just laughed it off, which shows that he has a broad mind.

Yama is indeed a good god!Youshu's affection for the other party has risen again and again, and it is about to break through the sky, and her round eyes reveal the brilliance of shame and eager admiration at the right time.This is the instinct of people in the last days, admiring the strong and yearning for the benevolent.

The man in front of him undoubtedly had both.

"Don't worry, I will personally send you back later." Seen by Youshu's scorching eyes, the man lifted up his chopsticks to pick up vegetables in his bowl.

Although Youshu was afraid of being seen through her identity, she would not doubt King Yama's assurance.He now has some understanding of what kind of person the other party is. He is fair and benevolent, but he is also decisive and does what he says.He will never lie.Thinking of this, Youshu completely let go, and immediately picked up the bowl to plan the rice with big mouthfuls. Before she could swallow too much food, her throat unavoidably made a "owwow" sound, which made the man laugh again.

But after laughing, looking at him as if he had been hungry for eight lifetimes, the man felt worried again and again.It is really too difficult to be a good and honest official in the completely decayed Dayong Kingdom.

He didn't talk anymore, but silently helped Youshu pick up some food, and then told him to eat slowly, so as not to choke.Youshu nodded frequently, but her speed did not slow down at all. After finishing two bowls of rice, she stopped and reached for the teacup.Eating too fast, I really choked.

The man had already expected that he would be like this, he had already picked up the teacup and poured it into his mouth, and then raised his hand to wipe away the dishes of fish.With such a anxious look, it is better not to eat fish, otherwise he will be stuck in the throat by fishbone.

The two cooperated tacitly, but they were both busy with their own affairs, and did not notice anything unusual.Youshu continued to eat, while the man propped his cheek with one hand, admiring silently.A few quarters of an hour later, Youshu was full, but still reluctant to put down her chopsticks, moved a plate of peanuts to her, and ate one by one for fun.

The man stood up suddenly, went to the window and listened carefully, with warmth in his eyes.

"What's wrong?" You Shu had to put down her chopsticks and asked.

"Come and have a look." The man waved at him.

Youshu didn't know why, but she still walked over quickly and looked out the window, only to see the dark souls of the dead crowded under the palace wall several feet high, and shouted in unison, "We want to see the county magistrate Xiao Zhao! He is Innocent!"

The sound waves that dispelled the heavy yin, the anxious eyes, and the crying of grief and indignation came from the victims of Lishui.They were eager to get news about Xiaozhao County Magistrate, worried that the officials of the underworld were just like the mortal world, they were all beasts who could not distinguish between good and evil, right and wrong.If even the county magistrate Xiao Zhao was wronged and died, how could there be any justice in the world?How can there be a clear wind and a solemn festival, and a bright and bright universe?

Youshu was dumbfounded, not knowing how to react for a long time.Although he has experienced many storms, it was the first time he was loved and supported so sincerely.

The man held his slender wrist, took him to the terrace outside the palace, and said softly, "Let your people see if you are safe."

Youshu was pushed to the edge of the terrace, not knowing where to put her hands and feet, so she raised her arms and waved them stiffly.

"It's County Magistrate Xiao Zhao! And King Yama, he's fine!"

"Great, great! My sons and daughters are still in the world. If Xiao Zhao County Magistrate is dead, I don't know how they will live. How can Dayong find a better parent officer than Xiao Zhao County Magistrate?" ah!"

This sentence caused many souls of the dead to shed tears, and they called Xiao Zhao County Magistrate even more enthusiastically, and then they all knelt down and worshiped.There is no official who can make them feel grateful and admired from the bottom of their hearts, only the man on the balcony who looks like the breeze and the moon.In order to feed the people, he pawned all his wealth, defied power, and insisted on justice. Who has such a broad-mindedness?Who has such a feeling of worrying about the country and the people, and dying?

If Dayong's officials were like Xiao Zhao County Magistrate, there would not be so many innocent souls in the underworld.

"Send Xiaozhao county magistrate back quickly! The people are still waiting for him!" Someone shouted, and everyone immediately responded in unison, the momentum was overwhelming.

Youshu, who was hit by the sound waves, took two steps back unconsciously. Although her expression was bewildered, there was a small dimple on the side of her cheek.

King Yan Luo stepped forward at the right time, held his back, stroked him a few times before letting go, and asked, "How does it feel to be worshiped by all people?"

If another person stood here, he would definitely be excited by this spectacular scene, but Youshu stepped back again and again, and did not talk to the dead souls about his feelings. Instead, he also knelt down with his forehead drooping deeply. , leaning against the back of his hand, and it took half a quarter of an hour before he straightened up, bowed again, bowed again, stood up after three bows, and said dryly, "It feels very heavy."

The man looked puzzled.

Youshu paused, and then said, "If I had to use two words to describe my mood at the moment, I would probably only use awe and compassion." Awe of life and compassion for living beings.If those superiors don't really get close to their people, they will never know how great power they contain.

This is ancient times, there is no mechanical equipment that can change the celestial phenomena and landforms, and there is no technological power to travel into space.But they have an indelible spirit and a beautiful vision of turning from evil to good.With this spirit and prayer, they can create miracles.They can make the sky cry and the earth overturn; they can make ghosts and gods retreat, and evil spirits can be dispelled; they can make Huangquan Road a straight road to justice.

Right and wrong have their own right and wrong, and justice is at ease in people's hearts.This is the worst era, but it is also the best era, because people's hearts have not changed, and good and evil have not changed.When the souls of the dead prostrated themselves, You Shu, who had never liked kneeling etiquette, naturally bent her knees.The vast majority of them, who had never even been his subjects, did this for him.He comes from the last days where the good and evil of people's hearts are extremely distorted, and he realizes the heaviness and preciousness of life more and more.

"Look, Xiao Zhao County Magistrate is returning the gift, and he is also bowing to us!"

"There is no reason for parents and officials to bow down to their people! Xiao Zhao county magistrate is really, really..." The rest of the words were drowned in the cries of the dead souls.They have never seen such a good official. It would be great if they were put under the rule of Xiao Zhao County Magistrate in the next life, and they would no longer have to worry about the problem of "living is worse than dying".

King Yan Luo was also deeply shocked by Youshu's words, and after a long silence, he slowly touched the top of the other's hair, and said softly, "You are fine."

"No, you're better!" You Shu hurriedly backed away and knelt down again.The reason why the world is in dire straits is precisely because of the chaotic reincarnation of the underworld. If the person in front of him hadn't vigorously purged it, I don't know how many people would have died in vain.In terms of merit, he is the greatest, and he is only doing his best.

How could King Yama be willing to accept his obeisance, the palm of his hand immediately supported his smooth forehead, preventing him from leaning over, and placed his thumb between his eyebrows, slowly rubbing it.Youshu felt that this kind of behavior was a bit too intimate, and was about to take a few steps back, but the other party said in a deep voice, "Don't move, I will send you back right away."

Can you go back by touching the center of your eyebrows?Youshu was secretly surprised when she saw a black light shoot out from his fingertips, which disappeared into her forehead, and then a familiar sense of dizziness came over her.

Looking at the empty terrace, Yan Luo Wang twitched his thumb and did not move for a long time, but his heart slowly recalled the creamy and soft touch just now.It was the first time that he caressed the county magistrate Xiao Zhao openly, and it felt really good.

"Master Zhao has returned to Yangshi, you should all go away." Hearing the hustle and bustle below, he waved his sleeves to disperse the souls of the dead.

When Youshu opened her eyes again, she found that she was lying in a cold prison cell. A half-foot-square skylight above her head shone dimly, showing that it was almost dawn.He immediately wiped off the soul-leaving talisman on his forehead, and half sat up against the wall.The buttocks, which were bloody and painful, are now intact, except for the blood stains on the prison clothes.He groped for several times before he bent his round eyes.

At the same time, Wang Zhifu, imperial envoys, county officials and witnesses also woke up one after another. Some were covered with welts, some had swollen eyes and tongues, and some had cramps in their stomachs, all of which were strangely different from what they had experienced in their dreams. overlapped.

Wang Zhifu pushed away his concubine who was sleeping in his arms, got up with a grunt, first touched his neck, and then let out a long breath, feeling rather scared in his heart.Fortunately, it was just a dream, not real.

"Master, why is there a line of blood on your neck? It looks like you were, like" your throat was cut!The concubine didn't dare to say anything, she folded the quilt and backed away a little, seeing Wang Zhifu raised his hand to touch his neck, and screamed again, "Master, why do you have it on your hand? Could it be that you have some strange disease?"

Wang Zhifu couldn't see his neck, but he could see his wrist. He immediately lifted the quilt, lifted his trouser legs, and went to check his ankle.There are also two blood lines on the ankle, showing traces of twisted stitches, and there is still a dull pain.In the dream, the scene of being cut off from the head and limbs and then stitched up again uncontrollably played back repeatedly, which made his liver and gallbladder split.

He didn't care about putting on his clothes and shoes, he jumped out of bed in a hurry and ran to the guest courtyard, where the imperial envoy Hao Zuosi lived, and he was also tried in Hades last night.

The door was pushed open with a bang, and Hao Zuosi was standing in front of the bronze mirror, pulling off his obscene clothes to check his back.The skin on his back had already festered, showing strips of whiplash marks, and the white cloth was covered with blood, which showed that he was in great pain.

"Why don't you..." The two looked at each other, and then said in unison, "That dream last night...wasn't it a dream?"

They already had guesses in their hearts, but they still refused to admit it, and called all the people in the dream to check one by one, and they all showed consistent abnormalities.Up to this moment, no one was lucky enough, and they were indeed reported to Hades by Zhao Youshu, and they were punished.

"What should I do now? I could have lived to be more than 70 years old, Wang Xiangcai, you have hurt me a lot!" Hao Zuosi patted the table and cried bitterly.In this year, living to more than 50 years is already considered a long life, seventy years is simply called a birthday star, this is a life with good fortune, longevity and joy, but because of a moment of greed, everything is gone, and after death, you will be in the volcanic hell After being tortured for 800 years, he entered the realm of hungry ghosts.Thinking about it this way, life is better than death, death is worse than life, and I wish I could fly away.

Prefect Wang was also terrified, and fell back on the chair, wondering what he was thinking.

An official who was summoned tremblingly said, "Why don't you release County Magistrate Zhao and kowtow to him to confess?"

"Fuck your mother! It's he who went to the King of Hades to file a complaint, and that's why I'm here. Even if I die, I'm going to hold him back!" Wang Xiangcai really lived up to the name of living Yama, his eyes were tearing and he shouted, " Come, pass on the order of my officer, and immediately pull Zhao Youshu out and quarter her body! I want him to experience the feeling of having his head and limbs cut off!"

The faces of several petty officials were pale with fright, their legs and feet were weak, kneeling in the hall and crying and begging could not make him change his mind.Several yamen servants were helpless, so they had to go to the prison to pass the order with the punishment ticket.

In the prison, Youshu stared expressionlessly at the skylight above her head, waiting for Wang Xiangcai and the others to react.He believed in Yan Luo Wang, since the other party said that he would be safe and sound after returning to the world, then there would be no accidents.Although he is afraid of the other party, he also deeply believes in the other party, which feels very contradictory.

Not long after, someone walked in with heavy steps. He looked up and saw that it was a sturdy prison guard with a food box in his hand.

"Xiao Zhao county magistrate, it's time for breakfast."

"Didn't Wang Xiangcai say he was not allowed to bring me food?"

"I want to deliver it myself, and it has nothing to do with the beast king." The jailer opened the food box, and there was a bowl of white rice and a few side dishes inside. Although they were not meaty, they looked crisp and delicious.Now that the disaster is serious and there is a shortage of rice, it is already very good to be able to eat such meals.

Youshu looked over with puzzled eyes, but didn't move for a long time.

The jailer took out another key from his pocket and said slowly, "My lord, the dog official wants to put you to death, but the little man is so soft-spoken and can't do anything, he can only let you go secretly. You don't know, the villain was originally Longquan County people, leaving their families behind to work in the state capital, just to feed and clothe them. However, the county magistrate of Longquan didn’t treat them as human beings, levied heavy taxes year after year, and was greedy for money for repairing dams. When the flood came , my mother and my father are gone, my mother-in-law brought a pair of children and finally rushed to the state capital, but they were all blocked outside the city gate by the king dog officer, no porridge, no medicine, no clothes, Treat them as livestock, as ants, as dust."

Speaking of this, the jailer was choked up, and wiped away his tears and snot in embarrassment before continuing, "The little one wanted to ask the guards guarding the city to let them in secretly, but the guards asked the young one for 200 taels of silver. 200 taels, Where can I find it? Can I just watch them starve to death? Just when I was desperate, my mother-in-law took her children to Suichang without authorization. Guess what? Guide the victims by the roadside, they have huts to live in, rice porridge to fill their stomachs, soup and medicine to cure diseases, and clothes to cover their bodies. They survived, live well, and have hope. They look forward to their little ones Going to reunite, but the little ones have to watch their savior be killed by the king dog officer, the little ones are not beasts, and the little ones can't do it!"

He quickly opened the copper lock, kowtowed and said, "My lord, go away! Your great kindness is too small to repay, and I will be your cow or horse in the next life!"

Youshu was shocked by his actions and was speechless for a long time.After being stunned for a long time, he slowly knelt down and bowed back carefully, "I ran away, what should you do? Everyone's life is equally precious, and it should not be exchanged, let alone give up lightly."

The next few cells were all held by wronged people. Hearing this, they all burst into tears. They became more respectful and admirable towards Xiao Zhao county magistrate, and hated Wang Xiangcai and others even more.

The jailer tried hard to persuade him to no avail, so he wanted to carry Xiao Zhao County Magistrate, but he saw him slamming on the prison door, refusing to compromise.Because his buttocks were covered with blood, it could be seen that he was seriously injured. The guards didn't dare to pull him hard, and there was nothing he could do for a while.While hesitating, another jailer hurried in and said anxiously, "Hurry up, I heard from the people in the government office that Officer Wang Gou actually wants to cut the county magistrate Xiaozhao into pieces!"

Only then did the jailer make up his mind to break Xiao Zhao's hands, and one of them lifted his leg.

How could Youshu trap these two people to death, and immediately struggled violently.Suddenly, there was a commotion outside, followed by chaotic footsteps.Afraid of being discovered, the two guards had to carry him back to the cell, locked the cell door, and ran to check.

At some point outside, many victims had gathered outside, holding sticks, hoes, hatchets and other objects in their hands, and blocked the surroundings of the cell. Some people carried logs and hit the gate, as if they wanted to rush in.The two jailers found out after a little inquiring that the victims came from Suichang, they had already broken through the city gate and drove straight in, with the purpose of saving the county magistrate Xiaozhao.The officials who handed over the criminal bills had already been held down by them for a good beating. If the county magistrate Xiaozhao hadn't warned them not to abuse lynching, not to kill people, and to go to him if they were wronged, they would have been punished by him long ago. Killed.

"Okay, okay, we can tie people up. If Xiao Zhao County Magistrate knows that we have killed someone, he will definitely be unhappy! Knock on the door, keep on knocking on the door, today we must rescue Xiao Zhao County Magistrate, that is, the emperor. Here we come, we can't stop!" The leader shouted, and everyone echoed.

Youshu, who was separated by a wall, was listening to the noise outside, and tears were streaming down her face before she knew it.The reason why he avenged justice for the people, and the reason why he helped the people was to save his own life.His starting point is not noble, he can even be said to be selfish, but what everyone rewards him is wholehearted love.What can he do?

The heaviness and preciousness of life are far more profound than what he realizes.Before, he always lived for himself, but now he understands what responsibility is.Looking back on the past, he knew why his master liked to stand in the rustling wind, on the top of a majestic city, overlooking the sea, rivers, and peaceful times, and told him that this is boundless love, and the benevolent is invincible.

The king's mind should be like this.The master is, so is Yama, but he is far inferior.

When Youshu wanted to pass through the wall, drove all the victims away, and told them not to put themselves in danger, there was another neighing of horses outside, and someone said loudly, "Stop all this time! I will not be held accountable for the crime of destroying the city, so you all disperse so that I can let Master Zhao go."

"Which immortal are you?" Someone asked back.

"This official is the Secretary of the Criminal Department of the current court. I was ordered to review the case of Mr. Zhao's robbery of disaster silver. The existing evidence shows that Mr. Zhao was wronged. The emperor has issued an imperial decree, ordering the prefect of Lishui to release him immediately." The words fell out. The imperial decree in the sleeve is read aloud.

Only then did the victims show ecstatic expressions, and quickly retreated to both sides of the gate.But Youshu frowned, and thought, "Isn't the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment coming too soon?"It is equivalent to Hao Zuosi's departure with the imperial decree as soon as he left Beijing. Could it be that King Yama entrusted the new emperor with a dream?

After reaching this conclusion, Youshu's affection for King Yama suddenly broke through the sky.