The master said not to judge people by their appearance

After a stick of incense, the people of Hekou Village kneeled neatly by the pier, their noses bruised and faces swollen, they had already been beaten, and they dared not even move at the moment, obediently waiting for Xie Yunlan's further treatment.

Xie Yunlan stood aside and asked Shen Fan about the details of what happened during the time he was away.

Shen Fan described it in detail. He told all about how he used these people to run around for him. He also said: "They treated me very well, and even brought me grapes for me to eat."

The old man He and the others were very moved when they heard that this kid was really stupid. He still speaks for them without understanding what happened.

However, before they were all touched, Shen Fan said again: "They are still joking with me."

"What joke?" Xie Yunlan asked sharply.

The faces of the people carrying the sedan chair turned ashen for a moment, they winked at Shen Fan desperately, wanting to beg him to shut up.

However, Shen Fan didn't notice it. He repeated what the people who carried the sedan chair said completely, without missing a word, and when he said it, he looked innocent, as if he didn't understand the meaning of the joke, and only thought that Joking represents closeness and friendliness.

"Who was joking with you?" Xie Yunlan raised a kind smile and turned to look at the crowd kneeling on the ground.

Shen Fan pointed it out accurately.

Xie Yunlan punched them one by one, causing their mouths to be foamy with blood, and one of their molars was broken.

When he came back from the beating, he asked again, "What else did they say to you?"

Shen Fan thought for a while, and everyone stared at him nervously, they didn't want Shen Fan to continue speaking for them, they only hoped that he would shut up quickly.

Fortunately, Shen Fan shook his head under everyone's gaze: "It's gone."

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, they heard Shen Fan say: "Except for saying that today is a good day for me, and if you want to marry me a wife, that's all."

By the way, there is this stubble.

Xie Yunlan looked at old man He dangerously, this is the culprit of today's incident.The old man He's body, which was already a bit rickety, suddenly bent even lower, and his old body couldn't withstand Xie Yunlan's few punches.

However, Xie Yunlan didn't beat him, and he also knew that if he punched him, old man He might be killed on the spot. Even if he deserved to be beheaded and death was not a pity, Xie Yunlan didn't want to lynch him.

Counting from more than three months ago, every ten days a bridegroom has been sent to the God of the River, so far nine lives have been killed, if he hadn't arrived in time, Shen Fan would have been the tenth.People like Old Man He who are outrageous and unreasonable should be handed over to the government, and the trial and punishment must be carried out in public, so as to serve as an example to others.

But the crime was judged by the government, and the anger in his heart couldn't come out. He turned around and picked up the old man's son, He Zhu.What's more, He Zhu is not innocent in this matter.

If the old man He was the mastermind of Shen Fan's abduction, He Zhu must be the number one accomplice.

Xie Yunlan beat He Zhu solidly, and the rest of them became more and more frightened when they heard He Zhu's screams. Xie Yunlan's attack was so fierce that it was even more terrifying than bandits and water thieves. I'm afraid they won't be kind today.

The old man He secretly winked at his daughter-in-law standing outside. Only the men from Hekou Village were the ones who did it just now, while the women and children stood aside and watched. Xie Yunlan didn't touch them, and still let them stand around, not like these men Line up and kneel on the ground.

The daughter-in-law understood what the old man meant, and left quietly under the cover of the crowd.

After half a stick of incense, He Zhu was covered in bruises, his face was swollen, and he was beaten to the ground, unable to stand up. Xie Yunlan made up his feet at last, and finally relieved his anger.

He turned his head to look at Shen Fan, and saw that Shen Fan sat back on the bamboo sedan chair at some point, eating the unfinished grapes, looking idle as if watching a play.

Xie Yunlan was annoyed that someone dared to abduct Shen Fan, and he was also annoyed that Shen Fan didn't obey and stayed where he was, and ran away with them when others said it casually, which made him feel anxious all the way, hurrying and rushing, full of anxiety It was Khan, I was afraid that he would be late, Shen Fan was beaten and bullied, or he had already sunk to the bottom of the lake and became the bridegroom of the river god.

In the end, this guy was really carefree, he didn't suffer at all, and he was still eating grapes here!

Shen Fan paused when he was eating grapes. He looked up at Xie Yunlan, who was walking in front of him with a sullen expression and low air pressure. He blinked innocently, and passed the grapes that were going to be put into his mouth upwards. Xie Yunlan said, "Are you eating?"

Xie Yunlan was in a fit of anger and refused to accept his tricks. He waved Shen Fan's hand away and said coldly, "Didn't I tell you to wait for me where you are?"

"It's too hot there." Shen Fan said.

"Then you go with others?! You don't know to leave a note for me when you leave?!" Xie Yunlan's anger surged up when she thought that Shen Fan was sitting comfortably on the sedan chair when she was anxiously looking for Shen Fan.

"I stayed." Shen Fan explained, "I left after writing the note."

"What about the note?!" Xie Yunlan suddenly realized something after asking, and turned to look at Old Man He and his party. Old Man He and his party hurriedly lowered their heads, not daring to look at him.

He understood from the bottom of his heart that his anger had a source, and he wanted to beat He Zhu up again, but seeing the miserable appearance of the other party, he had nowhere to go.

Forget it, knowing that Shen Fan didn't just leave, and somehow still remembered his instructions, thinking about leaving a note, Xie Yunlan's anger dissipated a little.

This guy has been stupid for a day or two. Wasn't that how he was tricked back home when he was in the capital?

Thinking of this, Xie Yunlan felt that she had no position to blame Shen Fan. If Shen Fan hadn't been so unguarded, they would not have known each other.

But Xie Yunlan was somewhat annoyed in his heart, feeling that he had been worrying about this journey for nothing, so he gave Shen Fan a look.

Shen Fan handed over another grape, with a hint of flattery.

Xie Yunlan stared at the moist and attractive grapes with his slender and fair fingers for a moment, then ate them with Shen Fan's hand, which was considered to have revealed the matter.

It's time to get down to business.

Xie Yunlan walked towards Old Man He. Old Man He thought that he was finally going to do something to him, and shouted in horror. He Zhu, with a bruised nose and swollen face, struggled to get up from the ground and said, "Don't touch my father!"

"Shut up!" Xie Yunlan kicked He Zhu's chest and kicked him back to the ground.

"You," he motioned to old man He who was kneeling on the ground trembling, "tell me about the River God."

As soon as Old Man He heard Xie Yunlan mention the River God, he knew that the other party should know something, and he didn't dare to hide anything. He tremblingly told the story of meeting the River God three months ago.

The story was similar to what the owner of the tea stall had said. The old man He just took his son He Zhu to fish on the river as usual that day. Unexpectedly, there was a sudden thick fog, and he heard a sad and mournful female voice in the fog. Ask them to present a groom for her, otherwise the old man He's family will be ruined, and a flood will be set off to flood the entire Hekou Village.

"You only heard the voice? Where is the river god's appearance? Can you see it clearly?" Xie Yunlan asked.

"No." Old man He shook his head like a rattle, "The fog is too heavy. I haven't seen such a big fog on the river for decades."

He added: "And after the river god finished speaking, the fog cleared up, which is very miraculous."

Because of this, he firmly believed in the supernatural power of the river god and dared not neglect, lest he would bring disaster to his family if he failed to deliver the bridegroom on time.

Xie Yunlan looked at Shen Fan. If he had encountered such a thing a few months earlier, he would have sneered, thinking that someone was playing tricks to make money or for other purposes, but Xie Yunlan did not dare to go through the turmoil in the capital just now. Jumping to conclusions, it is up to Shen Fan to judge whether this is old man He talking nonsense, or there are indeed evil spirits at work.

Shen Fan didn't respond, he walked into the River God Temple to look around, and asked Old Man He, "Where did you meet the River God?"

"Just this water surface!" Old man He pointed to the river water in front of the pier. He encountered fog not long after he rowed out that day, which was not far from the pier.

Shen Fan walked to the edge of the pier, everyone didn't know what he was going to do, they all stretched their necks to watch, they saw him squatting down, stretching his hands into the river, and scooped up a puddle of water.

The clear river water flowed from between his fingers, Shen Fan looked down at the surging river water, his white clothes were ethereal in the river wind, such a simple and ordinary movement, he performed with an aura like a banished fairy .

Xie Yunlan stepped forward and asked, "How is it?"

"The water is very clean." Shen Fan said.

"Does that mean there are no evil spirits?" Xie Yunlan said.

Shen Fan nodded: "If there are evil spirits hiding in the water body, then this water area will be polluted, it shouldn't be so clean."

"What about the River God Temple?" Xie Yunlan asked again.

"There is no problem." Shen Fan said, "There is no river god, and the statue has no magic power, it is just a mortal fabrication."

There are no problems in the Heli Temple, so it is likely that Old Man He is making up stories to deceive people. Xie Yunlan's eyes froze, and he moved his knuckles, ready to torture Old Man He and ask him to confess honestly.

"You, what are you going to do?!" Old man He realized something was wrong and said in horror.

Xie Yunlan was about to speak, but she heard footsteps behind her and a sharp woman's accusation: "It's them! They beat my husband for no reason, and asked us to give gold and silver, otherwise the entire Hekou Village would be slaughtered. Brother, call the shots for the daughters of the people!"

Xie Yunlan turned around when he heard the sound, and saw a group of guards wearing official uniforms, with official knives on their waists, and a country woman leading the way.

From what he said, this person was probably He Zhu's wife.

She had a vitriolic look, and her words turned black and white. He Zhu was beaten for no reason, and when did Xie Yunlan want gold and silver, and when did he say that he would slaughter the entire Hekou Village?

The guards were also skeptical at first, after all, according to what the woman said, there were only two people who came to rob the village, and there were a hundred young and middle-aged people in Hekou Village, and they were actually restrained by two people?

In the end, they followed and saw a row of kneeling by the pier, all with bruised noses and swollen faces. Xie Yunlan stood in front of the crowd with a fierce look on his face, and stepped on a person. He was beaten so badly that he could no longer recognize his true face.In this situation, they couldn't help but not believe it.

The guards immediately drew their swords and shouted loudly: "Where did the bandits come from, dare to commit murder in Cangzhou?!"

Xie Yunlan squinted his eyes, and he roughly guessed what was going on, probably because the old man He knew that he couldn't beat him here, and was afraid that he would not be kind, so he secretly asked his daughter-in-law to report to the official, and the villain came first sue.

The fact that everyone in Hekou Village was beaten is solid evidence. There is no evidence that they abducted Shen Fan with the intention of murdering him. There are so many people in Hekou Village, and Xie Yunlan really can't tell if they all accuse Xie Yunlan of being a mountain bandit who robbed the village.

But that was based on the fact that Xie Yunlan was just an ordinary person.

Xie Yunlan sneered, his heart came just right, he originally planned to hand over the old man He to the government, and by the way, meet the prefect of Cangzhou again, and ask him how he manages the territory, and there are three ridiculous things like letting Hekou Village go. moon!

When old man He saw the officers surrounding Xie Yunlan with their knives, he was overjoyed. He thought that when the rescuers came, he was helped up immediately. He wanted to go over and say something about Xie Yunlan's guilt to the officers. The villain was punished and avenged his son.

However, before he could reach the guards, they all knelt down in unison and saluted Xie Yunlan respectfully.

Old man He didn't know why, so he asked, "He's a bandit, why didn't you arrest him?"

The leading guard had cold sweat on his forehead. When he saw the token Xie Yunlan showed, he almost offended such a big man. When he was panicked, he was furious when he heard old man He's questioning. He was from Hekou Village. These people tricked him into coming here!

He slapped the old man He, and shouted: "Bold and unreasonable! How dare you slander the special envoy of the Son of Heaven, Xuanwu Marquis Xie!"

What adults?The old man He was slapped with stars in his eyes, and after listening to the people in the same village repeat it, he finally understood Xie Yunlan's name.

The people of Daxia may not know the name of the current emperor, but they must know the name of Xuanwuhou Xie Yunlan. This is a great hero who defeated Yuan Rong and made the people of Daxia proud.

There was a time when people could hear people talking about Xie Yunlan and his incomparably brave deeds in teahouses, taverns, and even any lively place.

This person in front of him turned out to be Xuanwu Marquis Xie Yunlan? !

Old man He rolled his eyes and passed out.