Abyss Express

Foreword:

After working hard, I have no regrets, and I can rely on the kindness I hope for.

——Gao Shi

[Part①·Porter]

As soon as the chief disciple of the Hundred-Eyed King died, the father and son of the Wu family were so frightened that Mao Senguli sweated. They no longer dared to mention the Zhao brothers and fell silent.

Jiang Xueming took the court staff and used it to poke at the body of Immortal Yuzhen. He could vaguely see a round insect nest, which was the "Qihai Inner Pill" of the blood-granting monster. This is the saying in Daxia. .

He quickly crossed the gate of the courtyard in three steps and two steps, holding a long bright lamp to pour oil and burn the inner elixir that was broken into pieces. Before the slowly squirming Madam Bai crawled out, she was in a raging fire. , saw the curled-up insect body emitting bursts of piercing screams. In two or three breaths, this ancestor of all poisons and the source of all evil was completely dead, leaving only a red charcoal ash on the ground.

At this time, Wu Chengzhang finally wanted to ask for an explanation.

"Lord Zhang Congfeng"

"County magistrate, bring the Zhao brothers quickly." Jiang Xueming finished cleaning up the mess and found a chair nearby to sit down.

"I'll call someone, I'll call someone!" Wu Chengzhang agreed immediately.

Jiang Xueming pointed at Wu Xiuwen: "I want your godson to pick him up. You are the county magistrate, how can you commit yourself to go to jail and pick up two prisoners?"

"Godfather!" Wu Xiuwen panicked all of a sudden. This Immortal Yuzhen is dead. If he is asked to face the two Zhao brothers again, he will never dare to enter the cell - although these two savages are wearing shackles Shackles, but the brute strength is not something ordinary government servants can deal with. When the enemies meet and the Zhao brothers get a chance, Wu Xiuwen is afraid that these two villagers will pierce his skull with an iron chain and beat him to death on the spot!

"Master Zhang Congfeng calls you to go, so don't worry!" Wu Chengzhang looked sullen: "Those two bear-killing righteous men were hungry for several days, and their fingers were chopped off by Yu Zhen, a monster. They don't have much strength anymore! You delayed Zhang Congfeng. This is an adult matter! Do you also want to turn into minced meat and broken bones? Turn into scumbag tofu?"

Jiang Xueming said: "Don't scare your godson. I don't kill anyone. If he is scared, ask him to tell the truth. Just say that a doctor has come to treat the Zhao brothers. Their case is a misunderstanding - -It's that simple."

"Hehehe, Master Zhang Congfeng said that." Wu Chengzhang saw the doctor's calm and indifferent demeanor, and he looked like a living King of Hell - not killing people? This is probably the funniest joke in the world. The courtyard is filled with stench, but the doctor is sitting on the chair, taking two tea cakes from the small package and eating them by himself.

This does not mean not killing. This means killing with peace of mind, letting nature take its course, and getting used to it.

When Wu Xiuwen went far away, Wu Chengzhang, the old eunuch, was alone with Jiang Xueming.

Xueming finally got down to business——

"——County Magistrate, I am going to Beijing. There must be many monsters and monsters along the way. What happened tonight?"

Before Xueming could finish speaking, Wu Chengzhang immediately interrupted.

"It must be kept secret! It must be kept secret for you!"

Jiang Xueming looked at the old eunuch with cold eyes, light bursting out from his eyes.

Wu Chengzhang stopped talking immediately: "You said, you said, you said, you want me not to talk! I shut up immediately!"

Jiang Xueming; "I heard this matter from the Yamen of Sendai Prefecture. Your godson relied on you, the county magistrate, to do evil and bully good people. This matter has been spread for a long time. I also went to the south gate and the market. After asking a general question, almost everyone knows - you are so majestic, it seems that you have the final say in Zhuzhou, you are the biggest. No one dares not to listen to you. "

Wu Chengzhang didn't reply. He didn't dare to respond and was waiting for Zhang Congfeng to make conditions.

"This Yuzhen Great Immortal, I found out about his family. He has a very powerful master and a foster mother, the Empress of Zhuzhu and the King of Hundred Eyes. They are both considered old immortals in Zhuzhou—— I killed their students and their children. This hatred will definitely not be resolved, and I don’t want you to talk about this grudge."

Just as Wu Chengzhang was about to speak, he felt anxious.

But the doctor spoke slowly and calmly, and everything came from his heart.

"County magistrate, this matter happened on your territory. I know you are afraid." Jiang Xueming finished eating the tea cake and then continued: "The emperor wants you to be the magistrate of the state. How many years have you been doing this?"

"It's been sixteen years since I left the palace." Wu Chengzhang responded immediately.

Jiang Xueming; "You are a good official, better than the admiral and governor of Sentai Prefecture, and the prefect and county magistrate. They worship gods and do not give birth. After I came to Zhuzhou, I did not see wild Bodhisattvas, and there were no disasters. You You shouldn’t believe this.”

"Thanks to the good shipping business in the peninsula, my small temple does not need much crops and food. It only needs to exchange silk fabrics and gold and silver foreign goods for some goods from other states, and it will be able to have good food and clothing." Wu Cheng Zhang quickly said: "We don't need any gods to take care of us."

"You are afraid." Jiang Xueming heard the voices outside the yamen and knew that the Zhao brothers were coming, so he kept the story short; "I am afraid that Empress Zhuzhu and King Baimu will cause trouble for you and bring disaster to Zhuzhou."

Wu Chengzhang also wanted to put on a big face and say something polite: "It's not that I'm afraid of trouble."

Jiang Xueming got up to greet the two brothers and talked to Wu Chengzhang.

"You hand over the Zhao brothers to me. I'm short of two helpers. Then bring your godson to me and go on the road with me. I'm going to their cave to meet these two gods. Regardless of success or failure, they I can’t blame you at all.”

Wu Chengzhang thought about it and gritted his teeth.

"The dog will be entrusted to your care, sir. If he can stay with you and work as a porter, it will be a good deed."

The godson can still be found. If the people of Zhuzhou suffer disaster and the Holy Spirit blames him, Wu Chengzhang's black gauze hat will be thrown away with his head.

Jiang Xueming asked: "Go and buy a road guide for me. How much does it cost from Zhuzhou to Taiye?"

"Five silver dollars." Wu Chengzhang regretted the words as soon as he said them, and then he realized what the doctor meant: "Oh! No, no, no, why should the doctor pay for such a trivial matter?"

"I feel at ease when I act according to the rules." Jiang Xueming nodded the old eunuch's head hard: "Listen clearly and act according to the rules."

The two brothers were listless and sluggish. First, their fingers were chopped off by Yuzhen, which caused a lot of blood. They were also injured when fighting wild wolves and bears. They had no food in their stomachs, were sleepy and hungry, and had no strength. They met with the county The officer knelt on the ground and waited for his resignation.

Wu Xiuwen was still in high spirits. He came forward and clasped his fists and shouted: "Sir Zhang Congfeng! I have brought him to you! I handled the matter properly without wasting any time!"

"Zhao Jianying!" Jiang Xueming shouted.

Boss Zhao raised his head, a strong smell of blood emanating from his lips and teeth. He had lost water due to blood loss, and his eyes could not see clearly. He followed the sound and looked for it.

He felt a pair of warm hands lifting his body. He was stunned for the first time, like a frightened beast, pulling the wooden shackles on his neck and swinging it to one side, trying to break free from the restraint.

But Jianying couldn't move. It was as if his shoulders and neck were tightly bound by two soft boneless cotton strips. After pulling back and forth a few times, he felt warm water slowly flowing through the skin of the two palms without thumbs. The wound that had been hurting all night gradually subsided. It no longer hurt, but was replaced by a maddening itching!

"Jianxiong! Jianxiong!" Jianying couldn't see clearly, so he panicked and called his second brother: "Jianxiong!"

Boss Zhao blinked hard twice and finally saw the person in front of him clearly. After taking a few more breaths, he found that his body was getting stronger and stronger. His spine was originally crooked and dislocated by the black bear. At this time, these contusions were slowly recovering. , the waist also straightened up.

He saw Zhao Lao'er kneeling on the ground beside him, saw Jiang Xueming applying medicine to set the bones, and finally understood - it seemed that the Wu family was not lying and wanted to help the two brothers treat their injuries.

"Old castrated dog! What's your plan?! Harm me first? Then save me?" Jianying scolded Wu Chengzhang.

The county magistrate was scolded, but he did not dare to retaliate. He stood aside with lowered eyebrows and eyes, like a little follower, carrying a basin of water to Dr. Zhang Congfeng.

At this time, Jianying seemed to understand something.

Where is the conscience of the Wu family discovered! A hero has come to save them!

When Jianxiong also woke up, Jiang Xueming put away the panacea and talked to the two young and strong men.

"I heard about your story on the road and felt that you were wronged, so I came to help you. Fortunately, the county magistrate is a sensible person and is willing to let you go."

Jianying didn't know what to say. Even though the two brothers had beards on their faces, they were actually about seventeen or eighteen years old.

He wanted to kneel down to appreciate the kindness of being reborn. Xueming raised his legs to kick, and the two thick and strong knees bounced back.

Jiang Xueming said: "There is gold under the man's knees."

Zhao Jianying felt aggrieved. If his brother hadn't been watching, he might have burst into tears. He just kept breathing in and couldn't speak. Just imagine, in this dark prison where you can't even see your fingers, someone pulled you and gave you a hand. How can you control your emotions when you wash away your grievances and help you avenge yourself?

"I don't have any money, so you have to find someone who has gold in his pocket." Jiang Xueming joked half-jokingly.

Zhao Jianying couldn't understand it all of a sudden. He didn't understand the foreigner's cold joke at all. He was just a savage villager, and he thought the doctor wanted to tell him some real truth.

"Ahhh."

[Part②·Take a trip to Hushan Mountain]

At this time, Wu Chengzhang approached Xueming and greeted: "Sir, we have been brought here, you come next."

Jiang Xueming asked, "Brothers from the Zhao family, I am short of some helpers. Are you willing to come with me?"

Before Jianying could answer, the confused Jianxiong woke up and shouted loudly: "Brother! I want this old dog to die! He framed me and harmed me! I also want to be a land security guard! What nonsense are you talking to these beasts in clothes?" !”

Jianying didn't know what to do. This second brother was full of blood. In Zhaojiazhuang, the brothers had become village tyrants since they were young. They just relied on their extraordinary physical strength to become village tyrants. It was just that they were hit by the plague during a short period of time, otherwise they would not have ended up in this situation. .

Now he came to the county government office in a daze and asked Jianying to scold his brother again. He couldn't say this.

"Every wrongdoer has his own owner." Jiang Xueming pointed to the red ashes in the courtyard: "The person who cut off your fingers is dead, and the dog that ate your fingers is also on the road - Jianxiong, you still haven't vented your anger. , I want Wu Xiuwen to sew clothes for you, using the skin of that black bear, and I want him to respectfully present the skin cloak to you with his own hands, okay?"

Jianxiong was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect such a good thing to happen. He pointed at the magistrate and scolded him. He was already prepared to be punished. Insulting the imperial officials will be punished. No matter how arrogant he was, he would have already confessed. The shackles are not on him, but in his heart.

Jianxiong quickly asked: "Is this true?"

At this time, Jianying finally couldn't listen anymore.

"Dick!"

"Don't yell at him." Jiang Xueming expressed his appeal: "You are brothers, I will give you peace, and I also want your help. The one who came to kill you is the chief disciple of King Bai Mu - I want to go to Taiye County, here It’s definitely not going to be a peaceful journey.”

Zhao Jianying immediately said: "Sir, whatever you want my two brothers to do! We will do it!"

"I want him to come with me." Jiang Xueming pulled Wu Xiuwen and raised him in front of the two brothers, like catching a chicken.

Wu Xiuwen was restrained and panicked.

"Ah I?"

Jiang Xueming explained: "When I went on a trip, I felt that everything in Xia Bang was good. But I was not familiar with the road of life. It was not enough to just rely on Jianying and Jianxiong to protect me. I also needed a local to lead the way. This countryside You should be the most familiar with the surrounding area, right?"

"Ah" Wu Xiuwen winked at his godfather——

——He never thought that this foreign doctor actually planned to have a chance encounter with King Bai Mu!

"You want me to lead the way? Plus these two villagers? Are you going to go to the Guanyin Cave of Empress Zhuzhu? Climb the Black Wind Ridge of King Hundred Eyes?"

Jiang Xueming looked at Wu Chengzhang: "Oh! County magistrate! It seems that we have found the right person!"

Wu Chengzhang responded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I am an ignorant and incompetent dog who indulges in magic and magic all day long. If he wants to take the exam, he will not believe it, but if you want to talk about fate, then there must be some!"

When the Zhao brothers heard the foreign doctor's appeal from Wu Xiuwen's mouth, the two savages were not as panicked as the people in the city. They had been closer to monsters since they were children, and had heard various legends about monsters and monsters, and had also seen The man-eating devil naturally hated him thoroughly, without any hesitation or fear.

It's just that Jianxiong is young and doesn't know how dangerous this trip is. Jianying glanced at her brother thoughtfully——

——He also wants his brother to stay in Zhuzhou. Both of his brothers' lives were given by this foreign doctor. How can he ask for it?

"I want you to be a helper." Jiang Xueming seemed to see through Jianying's thoughts: "Just do the work of a helper. If you want to protect me, you should just treat it as a joke."

With a verbal promise, the poor people of Xia Bang are easy to deceive, just like Immortal Yuzhen listening to the magistrate's plan to make a big pie, as long as they say it out loud, they seem to believe it.

Zhao Jianying nodded in agreement: "Then let's have a visit with the doctor."

Xueming originally thought that taking Wu Xiuwen away would be a good relationship with the magistrate. This old eunuch really has the character of a treasured father. Once he has a son, he will be loved by heaven. Once a person has a weakness, in order to protect this weakness, If you indulge this weakness, you can do anything.

As for taking the two brothers Jianying and Jianxiong away, it was because Xueming wanted to help others to the end.

The two brothers would not end well if they stayed in Zhuzhou. He did not believe that Wu Chengzhang would let them go——

——Even if the old eunuch really promised that he would send the two brothers to Zhuzhou Town and County to work as ground guards and serve as assistants to the village chief, the days to come would become increasingly difficult. With this eunuch's background, the plan to seize the bear and frame him failed this time. In order to protect his official career, if he destroyed the evidence, Jianying and Jianxiong would not be able to survive.

You can underestimate the political methods of these remnants of feudalism, but you cannot underestimate their political wisdom. People's hearts are the hardest thing to guess. In this small Zhuzhou County Government, the Wu family and his son always hide their secrets when talking about "family affairs", let alone The Zhao brothers are two reckless out-of-town savages - they will never end well if they stay here, so it is better to give them another chance.

It is easy for Xueming to kill people with a knife, but killing people cannot solve the problem.

If he wanted to kill the Hundred-Eyed King quickly and hard, he had to spare Wu Chengzhang's life. Without the support of local officials, a cult would be a monster that everyone shouted to beat. With the approval of the prefect and prefect, human flesh would be available. Trade, if this business is done smoothly, evil spirits can enter the homes of ordinary people and have their golden bodies plated with Dharma images.

"Settlement the money." Xueming thought of this and said to Zhao Jianying.

Jianying was stunned: "Money? What money?"

"For the customs clearance documents to go to Taiye, I will also give the county magistrate five silver dollars. Together with you, I will get a total of twenty." Jiang Xueming threw the doctor's bag into the hands of the helper. He was not a person who fought for his life with his luggage along the way. Thing: "If you like something, give the red ticket to the county magistrate and ask him to change it himself-"

"——Brother Xiuwen, you and Jianxiong go buy some food and fresh water, which can last for a hundred and twenty miles. You don't need carriages and horses. I can't afford them. Just carry the load. It will be recorded in my account. After paying, find Jian Ying Yao."

"Leave tomorrow morning."