Chapter 88 The Dream Shattered
Xie Shouzheng also felt guilty.
The night before, when he saw the fox demon Hong Yao, he knew whether she was capable of Taoism or not, and he didn't take her seriously at all.
So, when he later discovered that Hong Yao had reappeared, he followed her without thinking twice. Who knew that the other party had set up a psychedelic array at the door and knocked him unconscious.
The fox is really cunning!
At this moment, Hong Yao, who had lost her bargaining chip, was tense all over and looked at Lin Qingyue warily: "Who are you?"
Lin Qingyue retorted coldly: "Someone you can't afford to offend!"
Hong Yao's face turned pale. "Humanity is truly full of hidden talents. You can kill me, but please let me avenge that person first!"
Dongfang Qidao said, "There are many ways to seek revenge, but you chose a path of no return—what's that person's name, and where does he serve as an official?"
Hong Yao slowly said a name: "Miao Dong, Chief Secretary of Donglin Prefecture."
Dongfang Qi said, "Donglin Mansion happens to be within our route. Why don't we stop by and settle this matter?"
Lin Qingyue said, "That will delay us for at least another day or two. You're not in a hurry to get going at all?"
Dongfang Qixiao said, "There's still time. There's really no rush. What do you think?"
Lin Qingyue shrugged: "Of course I don't care. I'm not in a hurry to finish this and return to the capital anyway."
Hong Yao listened to their conversation and couldn't believe it: "Are you really willing to help me?"
As she spoke, she knelt down before them. "If Hongyao can achieve her wish and succeed in revenge, she will definitely surrender herself to the Xuanjing Division. Whether she is sentenced to death or imprisonment, she will never resist!"
Lin Qingyue said, "Just in case, I need to plant a spell on you in advance. If you try to cheat and escape, I will detonate the spell and rip your head off. How do you do it?"
Hongyao is already a fish in the net, what choice do they have?
Seeing that the matter here had come to an end, Xie Shouzheng finally couldn't help but cry out, "Deputy Envoy Lin, I leave this to you. I'll be back soon. Please be careful and protect the young master!"
Then he ran away in a flash.
Just now, the Xuxu fox tried its best to pour water into him in order to become his appearance without revealing any flaws.
Xie Shouzheng is also a tough guy. He held it in for so long that his bladder is about to explode!
After he ran out, he was very polite and did not do anything haphazardly. After searching for a long time, he finally found the toilet and solved his problem.
Then, he found his clothes and put them on before changing back to human form. He said, "After being a human for so long, I'm no longer used to being a wolf."
After Hong Yao and Lin Qingyue reached an agreement, she took the initiative to remove the illusion from the entire courtyard. Those who were captured by her were shocked when they woke up from their confusion.
But the strange thing is that except for a few people who escaped and reported the case immediately, the others continued to stay in the yard and were reluctant to leave.
Among those who were captured and imprisoned here, there were beggars, poor laborers, scholars, businessmen, etc. However, during the time they were here, they had no worries about food and drink every day, and at night they could sleep with the beautiful sound of the piano.
When the sound of the piano sounded, the illusion began, and each of them got everything they had been longing for in the illusion.
Here——
A scholar who had been taking the imperial examinations for many years and couldn't even pass the examination for a scholar, unexpectedly became the top scorer.
A businessman who toiled for half his life but repeatedly lost money made a fortune;
The old beggar who couldn't get married also had a beautiful bride, but when he saw that his "beloved wife" was pregnant, his dream was suddenly shattered.
What greeted them was the reality of poverty and difficult life, just as before.
Of course they will be reluctant to leave everything here.
But fake is fake after all and cannot last long.
When the officers and soldiers arrived here and found the broth still steaming in the furnace, they were horrified.
Even those who were reluctant to leave, crying and shouting, were shocked and frightened, and then felt lucky that they woke up in time, otherwise they would have become food in the furnace.
The murder of the county magistrate and the emergence of a large number of missing persons soon attracted the attention of the county governor and the county's Xuanjing Division.
Because the matter was so serious, Xie Shouzheng could only quietly show up in front of the internal envoy, explain the situation in general, and provide guidance on the work.
And they were asked to suppress the impact of this matter as much as possible, especially the cooking and killing in the cauldron, which was not allowed to be made public to avoid any adverse effects.
The two Xuxu foxes were also picked up by Xie Shouzheng and handed over to the envoy of Xuanjing Division.
In this case, they impersonated public officials, were involved in multiple disappearances, and were accomplices to murder. In addition, they had escaped from prison before. With multiple crimes combined, they are likely to be sentenced to decades in prison.
Although monsters have a slightly longer lifespan and can survive being imprisoned for decades, the two Xuxu foxes couldn't help but burst into tears at the thought of spending the rest of their lives in prison.
Hong Yao watched from afar as her two men were arrested, and she couldn't bear it any longer. "They actually meant no harm. They helped me out of gratitude because I saved them, and they didn't realize the severity of the consequences. Can you please let them go? I'll take full responsibility for everything."
Xie Shouzheng said righteously, "Repaying a favor is one thing, but it can't be used as an excuse for their crimes! Originally, I wanted to wait until they finished their sentences and then promote them to the Xuanjing Division. But now it seems that they can't distinguish right from wrong and are easily deceived. No matter how special their abilities are, they don't meet the Xuanjing Division's employment standards!"
Hong Yao felt a little guilty after hearing this: She was indeed wrong. For her own selfish desires, she had delayed the future of the two Xuxu foxes.
Unfortunately, it’s too late to regret.
At this moment, Hong Yao had lost her previous domineering look and followed behind Lin Qingyue, Dongfang Qi and Xie Shouzheng, as docile as a little maid.
There was no other way. Wild beasts were naturally afraid of the strong. After the previous battle, she had already deeply realized Lin Qingyue's strength and did not dare to act rashly.
Taking advantage of the night, the group of three became four and prepared to set off.
As usual, Lin Qingyue sat in the comfortable carriage, and Dongfang Qi still drove the car and led the way for her.
Xie Shouzheng was riding a horse with the fox demon Hong Yao.
Xie Shouzheng had a lot of complaints against the fox demon, mainly because he felt extremely humiliated when he recalled the time when she had locked him in a cage.
Even though he had to take her along on the journey because of Dongfang Qi, Xie Shouzheng couldn't help but scold her, "You evil creature, you'd better behave yourself on this journey, otherwise I will whip you to death with my bloody whip!"
Hong Yao glanced at him indifferently and said nothing.
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