Chapter 193 Pingzhou

It was break time and the slower students had not finished eating yet.

The quick ones are already wandering around having fun.

Next to it is a pool of green water.

Although it was spring, the sun was at its highest in the afternoon and everyone felt a little hot.

Standing beside the small pond and enjoying the scenery makes people feel relaxed and refreshed.

But the next moment, a scream broke the silence.

The rebellious teenager fell to the ground.

"Guo Yang, what's wrong with you?"

Guo Yang pointed to a place below the pool and stammered, "Yes, yes, there are people."

Anyone?

How could there be someone in the water?

Either it's a monster or...a dead person.

Bei Jingchu put down his bowl and chopsticks and walked over. Other students and teachers also gathered over.

Following the direction of Guo Yang's finger, a skeleton was seen at the bottom of the clear pool.

However, after discovering this place, everyone looked at it more intently.

The bottom of the quiet pool was blurry and unclear due to the deep water.

Not sure if it was Bei Jingchu’s illusion, but she felt that what was faintly visible were countless buried corpses.

Why are there so many corpses in a nice pond?

She was not the only one who saw it, Bei Qin's expression was also very solemn.

"I'm afraid there have been many murders in this place."

"There is no way for us to check it out."

He turned around and bowed to the teacher behind him: "Sir, why don't we send someone to the government office to deliver the letter and wait for them to investigate?"

However, Mr. Shu, who was always upright and irritable, was silent at this time.

He let out a long sigh, as if sighing out a lifetime of helplessness.

"Sending a letter? Of course you can."

"The government will send runners to question you, and then tell you that they can't find out anything. It will become an unsolved case."

Mr. Shu's voice sounded extremely old, not at all like the vigorous voice he had before.

"But how can I not find the answer? I found it myself."

"It's just that some unruly tribesmen in the nearby villages were executed."

"An affair."

"Ominous."

"Runaway."

"They may be guilty, but their crimes do not deserve the death penalty."

"The country has its own laws, but the clans will protect each other."

"In a place as far away from the city as the countryside, clan rules can constrain them more than national laws."

"There are too many such things, as numerous as the bones in this pool."

"When I was your age, I also passed by here."

Having said that, Master Shu turned and left.

His figure looked a little hunched.

After listening to this, the atmosphere among the crowd became extremely depressing.

"Then, then should we still file a complaint?"

"We have limited time and cannot stay here forever."

"Since it is useless to sue the authorities, then..."

Bei Jing spoke for the first time, her childish voice firm and powerful: "I have to give it a try."

"Just give it a try, it's nothing."

"How can you just give up?"

She looked at the body at the bottom of the pool, which was covered by mud and only partly exposed.

There are also faintly visible ropes wrapped around it.

Is this what it means to be sluggish?

The "prisoner" was tied up, tied with stones, and thrown into the water to drown, without any struggle.

Sometimes, they are put into the pig cage and sink along with the stones.

She had only heard about it before, but only after seeing the pool full of bones with her own eyes did she begin to understand the cruelty of it.

Those struggling in the water wanted to breathe a breath of oxygen, but the cold water poured into their nasal cavity.

How painful it must have been for them to suffocate to death in despair.

Bei Jingchu suddenly understood the significance of leaving Beijing after entering the Expo Hall.

She was born as a princess of the dynasty, and they were born as nobles of Dai Viet.

Being held in a heap of brocade.

If you hadn't come out, how would you know the cruelty outside?

No matter how much you read, the people you raise are just fools who think "why not eat meat?"

Only by seeing the true face of the world can we know how to change it.

And she, perhaps, could not even see one tenth of the cruelty.

After this incident, everyone felt much more depressed.

It was night and we hadn’t entered the city yet.

Everyone set up tents in the suburbs.

Bei Hua and Lei Nian'er slept together, and they had never seen these scenes before.

Everyone has their own secrets at home, but after being outside for less than a day, they realize that they were just trivial matters.

As soon as I closed my eyes, the corpses in the pond appeared, all of them were silent ghosts.

The two little girls hugged each other tightly, trying to make each other feel safe, but they still couldn't fall asleep.

Finally, Lei Nian'er spoke: "Huanhuan, let's go see the princess."

"She slept alone in a tent, although they had a small tent set up next to her to keep watch."

"But she's alone in there, so she might be scared."

"Maybe he's shivering in his quilt right now."

Beihua nodded her head buried in her arms.

The two of them got up, put on their clothes and went to the largest tent.

As they got closer, Chang Yan, who was on night duty, heard the noise and stuck his head out.

Bei Hua asked in a low voice: "Is my cousin asleep?"

Changyan nodded.

They were a little skeptical. How could they fall asleep like this?

Changyan gestured to them to come closer.

When I got to the tent, behind the cover of a piece of cloth, I heard a small snoring sound.

Both:......

When they arrived in Pingzhou, the governor came in person to pick up the students.

The teacher secretly glanced at the little girl in the team.

When they went to other provincial capitals, they did not have the honor of being personally welcomed by the provincial governor.

It is not considered impolite to send someone to receive you.

This time, the governor came in person, and it is estimated that there was a young nobleman with him.

It was Bei Jingchu’s first time out of Beijing, and she found everything interesting.

Going north from the capital, the customs of the people here are more bold and unrestrained.

As I was looking at it, a big face appeared in front of me.

The governor leaned forward and approached her: "Hello, Princess. What do you think of the customs and folkways of Pingzhou?"

The words were normal, but the tone was familiar, the kind used to coax a child.

[Alas~ I feel like I’ve been treated perfunctorily again~]

[I can’t help it~ Who told me that I’m still young, but I’m smart, clever, and resourceful~]

Lei Nian'er on the side rolled her eyes silently.

Haoyue nodded secretly in her heart, yes! Your Highness is so excellent!

All the way to the governor's mansion, the governor talked to her very casually.

After walking this far, everyone was exhausted and had been traveling all night.

The governor ordered someone to invite them, but he said, "Don't invite the princess. Let her sleep a little longer."

The other driver didn't understand: "Why is this?"

Facing the confusion of other drivers, he said: "What do you know? How can a six-year-old child come out to assist the officers?"

"Can she understand those files?"

"I guess the little princess felt bored in the capital, so His Majesty sentenced her to enter the Botang Hall and let her go out to play with the others."

"It's safer than letting her come out on her own."

"We just need to entertain this little princess well. If we really let her take charge, the situation we've already faced will only get worse."