"What do you want to do? Are you going to kill someone in broad daylight?" Shen Dayi slammed the table and shouted at the two of them, but his words showed his guilty conscience, and if you didn't listen carefully you would think he was justified.

“I’m here to kill people.” After Zhao Chengmo said these six words, it was like a basin of ice water that poured over the Shen family from head to toe, especially Shen Liang, who was shaking even more violently.

Brother Wu took a big step forward, pulled Shen Liang out from behind the Shen family's wife, and dragged him towards the door.

"Dad, Mom, save me, save me!!" Shen Liang kept screaming like a pig being slaughtered. Shen Dahai took out the kitchen knife he had hidden in advance, but before he could get close, he was kicked to the ground by Zhao Chengmo.

Brother Wu dragged Shen Liang to the river like a dead dog, grabbed his hair and pushed him into the water. After a while, he lifted him up and pushed him back in. He repeated this dozens of times. Shen Liang kept choking on the water and was on the verge of suffocation.

"You bastard, let my son go!" The woman from the Shen family rushed to the river, and when she saw the situation, she pounced on him howling like a ghost.

Brother Wu pushed her away with a wave of his hand, and the woman from the Shen family sat down on the ground and started crying loudly.

"Everyone in the village, come and judge for yourself. They are going to kill someone!" But the news that Shen Liang almost killed Jin Zi had already spread throughout the village, and no one stood up for her. They just stood around and watched the fun.

Zhao Chengmo looked at Shen Liang on the ground and stepped on his knee. With a click, Shen Liang let out a heart-wrenching scream.

Zhao Chengmo slowly lifted his foot and placed it on his other leg, saying, "If you make another sound, I'll cripple his leg as well."

The other members of the Shen family were all silent, and even the villagers didn't dare to make a sound when they saw how ruthless he was.

At this time, an elderly man in the village came out, stroked his beard and said, "Since our village does not have a headman to take charge of the situation, can you listen to what I have to say?"

"Shen Liang threw the gold into the water, and the child almost died. This was a big mistake made by Shen Liang." The surrounding villagers nodded after hearing this.

"I understand how you feel, but it won't be good if you beat him like this and let other villages know about it. It's better to go to the government office and let the county magistrate preside over justice."

"The old man is right. Let's go to the county government office and beat the drum now." Gu Lingze came over at some point, and the villagers looked at him curiously.

"We're not going!" Shen Dahai shouted.

The last time they went to the government office, they were beaten. The head of the village and his family were either beheaded or exiled. If Shen Liang went there this time, he would definitely be half dead if he didn't die.

Shen Rong has gone mad, and he is willing to risk his life to protect Shen Liang.

Gu Lingze sneered, looked at Shen Dahai and said, "That's not up to you." After that, he grabbed Shen Liang's collar with one hand and walked out of the crowd.

With the two evil spirits Zhao Chengmo and the others around, Shen Dahai couldn't stop them at all, nor did he dare to stop them.

Gu Lingze asked them to take Shen Liangyan and set off later. He pasted a Qingfeng Talisman and an Anonymous Talisman on his body, and soon arrived at the county town.

There was nothing to do in the county government office today. Magistrate Luo was sitting in the main hall at the back to rest. He picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip leisurely.

"grown ups……"

puff--

Cough, cough, cough…

Magistrate Luo coughed for a long time before he caught his breath. He looked around tremblingly. How could he hear Shen Si's voice in broad daylight?

"Sir, it's me, I'm Shen Si." The voice came and went, and County Magistrate Luo didn't see any human figure or ghost, which made him even more frightened.

"Chen, Chen Si, I have already redressed your injustice last time, and Sun Guidu, who killed you, has been beheaded. Why are you still looking for me?" County Magistrate Luo asked tremblingly, his eyes constantly glancing around.

"I thank you for your kindness, sir, but I would like to ask you for your decision on one matter." He then told him what happened today and asked Magistrate Luo not to execute Shen Liang easily.

County Magistrate Luo felt that it was really unlucky to be an official in Xuyang County. Not only could he not make any money, but he was also frightened by the ghost.

"After this matter is settled, I will never disturb you again. Please forgive me."

Magistrate Luo had no choice but to agree to Shen Si's request, and only felt relieved after confirming with Shen Si that this was definitely the last time.

In a corner that he couldn't see, a palm-sized paper figure suddenly caught fire, but it turned into ashes in an instant. A gust of wind blew away, and no trace was left.

Death is too easy, he just wants Shen Liang to suffer while alive, Gu Lingze took off the talisman on his body and walked towards the gate of the county government office.

More than a month later, the villagers of Donglin Village gathered at the gate of the government office again.

Shen Liang was finally sentenced to ten years of exile to Xiping, more than 1,500 miles away, to smelt iron.

The climatic conditions in Xiping are very bad, and iron smelting is even more terrible than the quarry that Zhang Zhihe went to. Shen Liang is a prisoner and now has a lame leg. No one cares about his life or death.

Magistrate Luo was still afraid that Shen Liang would die, so he personally ordered his subordinates to go to Xiping to make arrangements and ensure that Shen Liang completed his ten years of hard labor.

Now both sons of the Shen family were gone, and Jiang Guixiang ran back to her parents' home. She still had some conscience as a mother, so she took her sons with her before leaving.

Only Shen Dahai and his wife were left in the Shen family. The government fined Zhao Chengmo and Brother Wu seventy taels each and asked them to compensate the Shen family. Gu Lingze readily paid the money, and they returned to the village.

When he returned home, Wu Rui had already woken up. As soon as he opened his eyes, he anxiously asked about Jinzi's condition. Aunt Tao told him that Jinzi was fine and was sleeping now. Only then did Wu Rui feel relieved.

But when he saw Gu Lingze, he still felt a little guilty, after all, it was he who suggested that his younger brothers and sisters wait by the river to play with spinning tops, otherwise he would not have met Shen Liang.

Gu Lingze smiled at him and said comfortingly: "If it weren't for you, my little brother, Jinzi would probably be dead. How could your family blame you? Everyone thinks you are very brave. Thank you."

After hearing his formal thanks, Wu Rui felt a little embarrassed and his face immediately turned dark red.

Gu Lingze gently touched his head and said, "You still have a low fever. Take good care of yourself. I'll make you something delicious when you recover."

When Wu Rui heard that it was delicious, his eyes immediately lit up and he promised to take the medicine well.

After a whole day of hard work, Gu Lingze was exhausted. He thought he could never go through this kind of thing again.

Today, when he saw Jin Zi lying there with a pale face and no breath, the overwhelming fear at that time made him feel suffocated just thinking about it now.

Suddenly, an arm gently wrapped around his shoulders, and a deep voice said in his ear: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

The breath from Zhao Chengmo's words hit Gu Lingze's ears, and his ears suddenly turned red. He deliberately put on a stern face and slapped the hand off his shoulder, rolled his eyes at the other person, and turned back to his room.