Chapter 433: They Killed My Child
Song Tingchen looked compassionate and looked at the scene in front of him without saying a word.
He lowered his eyes and clenched his fingers unconsciously.
He originally thought that the people he saw in the capital were among the most miserable people.
Now I realize that this is just the tip of the iceberg.
The one who was able to travel across mountains and rivers to the capital to seek justice and for the safety of his children was actually just the luckiest one among this group of people.
Because they can still travel through mountains and rivers to find their children.
If I still have time, I want to seek justice for my children.
What is even more tragic is that the group of people don’t even have time to run around for their children.
The heavy taxes are imposed on us.
When autumn comes, another tax will have to be paid.
They also have to work hard to collect all these things.
How can I have the time to care about the life or death of my child?
Don't say it's just a daughter who died.
Even if all the children in the family died, they would not have the time to seek justice for their children.
This statement is extremely cruel, but it is a true portrayal of most people in the town.
When the people learned that Su Tan, Lu Zhiheng, Song Tingchen and their group were here to investigate the matter, there was no extra expression on their faces.
They just smiled bitterly.
"A few days ago, a master came over in the same way and also said that he would seek justice for us."
"We will definitely not be left without help."
"We will definitely find our child back."
That's what he said at that time.
The people also truly believed it.
Lu Zhiheng frowned, "Did the master dress like a monk and say his last name was Ye?"
The people were stunned for a moment, then nodded.
"Yes, that master's surname is indeed Ye, and we all call him Master Ye. Do you know him?"
At this point, the people laughed bitterly several times.
"Master Ye also said at the time that he would definitely find the child's whereabouts for us. At the very least, he would prevent any new children from going missing in our town."
As the people spoke this, tears were still streaming down their faces.
"But the day after he arrived, another little girl disappeared in the town."
The people sobbed and cried uncontrollably.
They originally thought that the arrival of the master sent by the court would bring them hope, but they did not expect that after the hope came deep despair.
Lu Zhiheng's eyebrows twitched violently.
He never believed in Master Ye. He was afraid that he would dislike the man at first sight and think that he was very evil, not to mention that he had previously helped the tyrants and committed many evil deeds.
When he heard the people say that Master Ye had been here, he felt terrified.
A strong bad premonition suddenly emerged in my heart.
"Where is Master Ye now?"
Lu Zhiheng asked this.
The people shook their heads.
"He left three days ago. He said he needed to go somewhere else to check. We can't let the evil spirits continue to cause trouble."
At this moment, the people seemed to have learned from Master Ye that the reason why the town kept having trouble was because of the evil spirits. If the evil spirits were gone, the town would naturally be peaceful.
"Evil..."
Su Tan chewed on these words quietly.
Song Tingchen asked, "Are you sure that Master Ye is right? Is this all caused by evil spirits?"
The people were already sad, and when they heard Song Tingchen ask this, they suddenly became angry.
"If it wasn't him who said it, could it be us who said it?"
"You guys are all asking questions here, but you haven't really apprehended that evil spirit!"
"What's the point of asking so many questions here now!"
In fact, the people knew in their hearts that the child’s disappearance had nothing to do with Song Tingchen and his group.
But at this moment they couldn't help but feel a little angry.
Their children have all disappeared and have been confirmed dead. Master Ye has also passed away, but they are still here confirming some insignificant issues that are even meaningless to the people.
The people don't care at all whether the people who did these things were demons or living people.
They only care about when the culprit dies.
When will these things be resolved?
Su Tan asked, "A new child disappeared the day after he arrived? Was there any unusual movement in the village before that?"
Su Tan's tone was very soft, and he asked word by word.
It makes it difficult for the people to calm down.
The people sighed and told him everything that had happened in the past few days without missing a word.
"Master Ye said that our villages have been targeted by evil spirits. It's probably because the group did some evil things, and now karma has caused the retribution to fall on the children."
"Master Ye also said that this matter will not have a happy ending. If we want to prevent this from happening again, we can only make sure that no girls are born in our villages anymore."
These days, people really hope that their friends or family members can have boys who can help out here.
After all, one more boy means one more person to do the work.
But this does not mean that all the villagers are so ignorant that they want to strangle a girl to death when they see her born.
But that's what Master Ye said.
The people burst into tears.
Among them was a pregnant woman who touched her belly and tears fell to the ground one by one.
She broke down and cried, "Master Ye said that I'm pregnant with a girl. He also said that I don't want to experience the pain of separation between mother and daughter like them, so I have to strangle the girl to death as soon as she is born, otherwise this disaster will still befall my child in the future."
She was devastated and helpless but didn't know what to do.
There is no mother who does not love her children.
Her child was growing in her belly, but she wanted to strangle the child to death as soon as it was born. How could she have the heart to do this?
In the past few days, her parents-in-law and husband have begun to persuade her.
I told her that a short pain is worse than a long one, so she should go to the doctor and get the abortion medicine. During this period, she should take good care of her body and wait until next time to see if she can give birth to a boy.
If they give birth to another girl, it can only be said that God is punishing them and wants them to taste the pain of separation from their own flesh and blood.
Su Tan's brows suddenly frowned.
"You're saying that this Master Ye actually told you to strangle the baby to death right after it's born?"
Su Tan's tone was almost unbelievable. He really couldn't imagine that there would always be people who practice cultivation in this world who would say such cruel and vicious things.
Some people sighed deeply.
"Yes, it just so happened that a girl in our area was about to give birth these few days, and it just so happened to be a girl."
"Her husband and parents-in-law didn't want the child, thinking it was a waste of money. They happened to hear Master Ye say that. They pretended it was for her own good, to spare her the pain of separation. But then they drowned the child right in front of her!"
"These past few days, it was really hard for me to see her like that. It was like she had lost her soul."
And this shouldn't have happened.
But now they are really happening.
"I'm really worried."
There was an aunt who was wiping her tears while talking, and each tear fell into her clothes.
"That girl has looked like she's lost her soul these past few days. I'm worried that if something happens to the child, she won't be able to survive either."
"If you are sent by the imperial court, and if there are really some of you with great powers, can you ask that child to talk to her again?"
A dead child talking to his mother.
Or a child who died two days after birth.
It's really too much to ask. After all, children of this age can't speak.
But Su Tan did not refuse at the first time.
Instead, she asked one of the aunts to lead the way and take her to find the girl who lost her child.
The girl's surname is Li, and her name is Li Lanjuan. She is only eighteen years old now.
She had previously married Zhao Tiezhu from the same village at the behest of her parents and the matchmaker.
After they got married, they lived a relatively peaceful life.
However, after she gave birth to a daughter as her first child, she felt that her in-laws were quite dissatisfied with her.
Her husband always says that he cares about her, but privately he is always on the same side as his parents-in-law.
They all disliked that she gave birth to a girl.
But she never despised it. She thought at that time that no matter whether it was a girl or a boy, it was her first child and she must treat it well.
But now, her first child was strangled to death by them!
And you say it's for her own good!
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