Chapter 108: Looking for 7 He is like a gambler who has lost all his money
On the way to the woodshed, Wu Sheng repeatedly comforted Chunlan: "Don't worry, the boss is not a bad person and will not want to kill you."
He added, "If you can remember some news about the young lady, and if you can help the boss find her, maybe the boss will let you go now. Chunlan, think about it again and see if you can remember anything about the young lady..."
Chunlan growled angrily, "Shut up."
Wu Sheng choked with fear and muttered, "You only dare to be mean in front of me."
Chunlan ignored him and walked into the woodshed by herself, leaning against the pile of firewood in the woodshed.
As Wu Sheng closed the door, he lowered his head and said, "Just stay here and relax. I'll bring you food later."
Chunlan turned her back to him without even turning her head.
The next day, a notice was hung on the gate of Xie’s house.
The notice stated that the evil slave of the Xie family was named Chunlan. Because she did not do her duty and behaved improperly, she provoked the relationship between the couple in the Xie family, causing the young lady of the Xie family to leave home for several days. In order to uphold justice and eliminate evil and set the record straight, it is announced that the Xie family will beat the evil slave to death with a stick in six days. Everyone is welcome to come to the Xie Mansion to watch the execution.
The notice was signed by: Xie Wuhen, the eldest son of the Xie family.
As soon as this notice was released, people were in an uproar and people were talking about it on the streets.
"Didn't the last poster say that it was the Shaoqing himself who drove his wife away? Why are you now saying it was the servants who instigated the discord?"
"Well, who can tell what's going on in the rich families' affairs? We common people can just watch the show."
"This Xie family's eldest son is a strange man. He's the Junior Minister of the Dali Temple. If he wanted to punish a servant, he could have done so privately. Why did he have to post a notice for everyone to see? Is he addicted to performing opera?"
Someone couldn't stand it any longer: "Master Shaoqing is a favorite of the emperor, and he has his own opinions on what he says and does. Why do you have the right to gossip about him behind his back?"
Some people also sighed: "The Xie family has Xu Nanzhi who behaves badly above and the young lady who ran away from home below. It is really unfortunate for this family..."
The discussions outside naturally reached the main courtyard of the Xie Mansion.
Xu Nanzhi summoned her son and earnestly advised him, "You can deal with the servants in the mansion, even those in my main courtyard. But, Ziyu, can you promise your mother to take down the notice at the gate?"
Xie Wuhen said coldly: "Mother, there is no need to worry about your son's affairs."
Xu Nanzhi was heartbroken: "What on earth are you going to do?"
Xie Wuhen answered the question irrelevantly: "Mother is old, she should just focus on taking care of her health and not ask about other things." After saying that, he got up and walked out without saying any more nonsense.
Xu Nanzhi exclaimed, "Are you thinking the Xie family hasn't made enough of a fool of themselves?"
He stopped walking but didn't turn around. He replied in a deep voice, "Wasn't the first joke of the Xie family caused by my mother?"
Xu Nanzhi choked, covered her mouth and cried silently.
Xie Wuhen ignored her and walked out of the house.
As he walked down the steps in front of the main courtyard, he saw Ah Si running towards him quickly, followed by Erlang, who was barefoot and holding his shoes.
Ah Si glanced at Xie Wuhen and bowed first.
Xie Wuhen didn't want to pay attention to him, so he said "hmm" and continued walking forward.
Ah Si followed up and said, "Son-in-law, Chunlan won't sow discord. She's a good person."
He added, "Please, uncle, spare Chunlan. If Madam comes back one day and Chunlan is missing, she will definitely blame you."
Xie Wuhen turned his head and glanced at him, answering the question irrelevantly: "If you think staying in the Xie Mansion is too boring, you can go to your wife's Tzu Chi home."
Ah Si shook his head like a drum: "I won't leave. I will wait here for my wife to come back."
Erlang beside him also murmured quietly: "I...I also want to wait for my sister-in-law to come back."
Xie Wuhen was too lazy to pay attention to the two little kids and turned back to Chunhua Courtyard.
Wu Sheng followed him into the house, poured a cup of tea for his master, and asked tentatively, "Boss, do you think... the young lady will really come back to save Chunlan?"
Xie Wuhen said firmly, "She has always been compassionate to those in vulnerable situations. I'm sure she won't watch Chunlan being beaten to death."
Wu Sheng was a little worried: "What if...what if the young lady doesn't come back on time?"
He gripped the teacup in his hand until his knuckles turned white. "I gave her six days, which is enough time for her to come back."
Wu Sheng was very anxious and hesitated to speak.
After hesitating for a long time, he could no longer hold back and asked in a tearful voice, "If the young lady hadn't come back, would the boss... really have beaten Chunlan to death?"
Xie Wuhen raised his eyes to look at him, "Why, are you concerned about Chunlan?"
Wu Sheng choked up and said, "If Chunlan is really beaten to death, I will... never be able to eat so many delicious cakes again..."
He replied unhappily, "Just follow my instructions and don't ask any more questions."
Wu Sheng lowered his head sadly and replied "yes" obediently.
Six days later, it was just dawn.
The servants of the Xie Mansion carried a black-painted bench and a large bamboo board as tall as a person to the gate of the mansion, as if they were setting up a place of execution.
Wu Sheng also sent two cakes to Chunlan in advance, "Eat more today and eat your fill."
Chunlan smiled bitterly: "It's better to be on the road after eating, right?"
Wu Sheng immediately shook his head: "You're overthinking it. That's not happening. The boss is just trying to use you to lure out the young lady. He won't really do anything to you."
Chunlan took the pancake and took two strong bites. As she chewed, she said, "Now that things have come to this, it's useless to think too much. But even if I die, I will never die of hunger."
Her brother died of starvation, and his death was a tragic one. She wanted to die in a dignified way.
When Wu Sheng escorted Chunlan to the gate of Xie's house, the sun was rising and the sky was full of rosy clouds.
People had already come to watch, pointing and talking, and from time to time someone would shout "evil slave".
Some people even threw broken bricks and rotten vegetable leaves at Chunlan.
Wu Sheng stood in front of Chunlan, blocking a lot of rotten vegetable leaves for her, and also used his elbow to block two broken bricks for her.
Chunlan asked, "Are you okay?"
He smiled and said, "I'm fine." Then he drove those people who were making trouble away.
Chunlan looked up at the rising sun in the east, took a deep breath, and leaned over to lie on the bench.
He lay there for a full quarter of an hour, but the executioner still didn't show up.
Many of the onlookers were getting impatient.
"Aren't you going to beat him to death? Is he going to die or not?"
"I didn't even have breakfast and came here to watch the execution, but it's already noon and the execution hasn't started yet."
"Is it possible that Master Shaoqing has softened his heart?"
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Just as discussions were rising and falling, Xie Wuhen appeared at the door of the mansion with steady steps.
He was dressed in formal attire and had a stern expression on his face. His majestic aura frightened everyone into silence.
He looked around, then at the sky, and ordered sternly, "Mr. Wu, execute the sentence."
Wu Sheng was so frightened that his body went limp. He wished he could lie down on the bench for Chunlan. He murmured, "Boss, are you serious..."
Before he could finish his question, Xie Wuhen shouted again: "Execute!"
Wu Sheng felt like he was being roasted on the fire!
I feel that the boss at this moment is like a gambler who has lost all his money.
It's already the sixth day, and the young lady won't be back.
But the boss still refused to admit defeat and still hoped to fight at the last hurdle.
This is a fight with Chunlan's life, he doesn't want Chunlan to die.
Wu Sheng walked hesitantly towards the large bamboo board standing by the wall.
As he reached out to grasp the handle of the bamboo board, he still called out "Boss" in a bitter voice.
Xie Wuhen's face was tense, and his dark eyes were filled with hostility.
Wu Sheng knew that nothing could be changed. He took a deep breath, raised the bamboo board in his hand, and hit Chunlan on the back.
As soon as the bamboo board touched Chunlan's body, a black shadow suddenly jumped out of the air and swooped down towards Wu Sheng.
Before Wu Sheng could react, he was hit hard from behind by the black shadow, causing his body to lose balance and the bamboo board in his hand to fall with a "whoosh".
He stumbled forward and almost fell, but he was delighted in his heart.
Something went wrong at the execution. Did the boss win the bet? Chunlan didn't have to die?
At this time, after dealing with Wu Sheng, the black shadow tried to pull Chunlan who was lying on the bench with lightning speed, but Chunlan was tied up tightly and he couldn't pull her away for a while.
The black shadow was covered with a black scarf and was agile, looking like a killer.
The onlookers shouted, "Assassin, there is an assassin!" and then fled.
At this time, the guards of the Xie family who were lying in ambush around the gate also came out with swords in hand to meet the enemy, but the man in black was very skilled and he could defeat them all by himself.
Xie Wuhen looked at the scene in front of him coldly, with a huge rage already burning in his chest.
She really has a man!
And he is a man with great skills!
At one point, he even felt the same embarrassment his father had felt.
Is this the fate of the men in the Xie family?
He doesn't believe in fate, he wants to kill this man!
Just as the man in black attacked the last few guards, Xie Wuhen swung his sword into the air and stabbed directly at the man in black.
The sword technique was so sharp and varied, full of murderous intent, that it forced the man in black to retreat step by step.
The two men fought from the ground to the roof, and then from the roof to the ground, until Xie Wuhen forced the man in black into a corner and pressed his sword against his neck.
The man gasped, "Master Shaoqing is quite skilled."
Xie Wuhen's eyes flushed red as he stared at the man's exposed almond-shaped eyes.
The moment their eyes met, a thousand troops surged through his heart.
He gritted his teeth and asked, "Where on earth is Su He?"
The man chuckled, "She has parted ways with you, sir. You shouldn't think about her anymore."
Xie Wuhen increased the strength of his hand: "She is my legally married wife. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will cut off your head now." The sword tip had indeed cut through the skin on the man's neck, and blood was quietly oozing out.
The man's eyes remained calm. "I am extremely important to her. If you kill me, you will sever the last bit of affection she has for you."
After he said that, he suddenly sprinkled a handful of white ash on Xie Wuhen's face, then took advantage of the situation to push him away with a palm and fled quickly.
Xie Wuhen was dazzled by the white ash. He paused for a moment and scolded, "He's just a low-class gangster." Then he picked up his sword and chased after him quickly.
Under the clear sky, two figures chasing each other passed over the capital.
They either landed on rooftops or treetops.
Beneath the roofs and treetops are bustling streets, a constant stream of traffic, and vendors shouting at the top of their lungs.
Someone's child made a mistake and was beaten, and is crying loudly.
A merchant was lucky and made a lot of money, and he was treating his guests to a meal of meat in a restaurant.
Beyond the mundane world, two men are engaged in a life-and-death duel.
During the final tussle, Xie Wuhen seized an opportunity and fiercely stabbed the man in the abdomen with his sword. He said savagely, "No matter how good your Qinggong is, you can't beat the speed of my sword."
The man endured the great pain and replied in a trembling voice: "What does it matter if your sword is fast? It can't beat my superior lightness skills." After saying that, he quickly retreated.
As he retreated, the long sword in his abdomen was pulled out of his body with a "whoosh", and blood gushed out of his body.
He tried his best to dodge and escape to a higher place.
Xie Wuhen chased after him relentlessly and then stabbed the man's left arm again.
The man felt pain, his Qing Gong skills failed, and his body suddenly fell, and then fell into the Qingshui River in the city with a "bang"...
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