Chapter 259
The villagers were shocked when they heard this, but Ji Jinghuai stared at Ding Laosan with shining eyes. Ding Laosan was the only one who came in later. Yuan Jing said there was an evil spirit, so was it this man?
The fake Taoist priest also shuddered when he heard this. He could pretend to be a god, but if he really encountered a monster, he would have no choice but to run for his life.
"Ridiculous!" Ding Lao San turned and looked at the young Taoist priest Yuan Jing, who looked righteous. "You are so young and don't know how to study and support your parents. Instead, you follow others to learn these miscellaneous things and come to my Ding family to talk nonsense. This is ridiculous! Big brother, second brother, what are you doing?"
The eldest and second Ding looked at Yuan Jing, the young Taoist priest, and did not dare to say anything. With Yuan Jing's intervention, things had turned out to be completely different from their original plan. Originally, if they could expose Yang's identity as a "monster", and let the fake Taoist priest give the old lady a talisman and let her drink the talisman water, the old lady would recover immediately. That was more believable than anything else. In the eyes of outsiders, the third brother had to believe it even if he did not want to. So they could only let everyone deal with Yang, the "monster".
But now the fake Taoist's true identity has been exposed and the show can no longer go on.
Boss Ding was an honest man. He moved his mouth a few times but didn't know what to say.
Ding Laoer was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He also had doubts in his heart. Taoist Yuan Jing said there was a demonic aura. Who had the demonic aura? Ding Laoer dared to act, but it didn't mean he was really not afraid of demons.
Yuan Jing stood up and looked up to meet Ding Lao San's gaze. Although he was shorter than Ding Lao San, his aura was not necessarily lower than his. Yuan Jing chuckled: "As far as I know, Taoist Ling Xiao was named the Imperial Master by His Majesty in the capital. Could it be that he is also a member of the underworld in your eyes? I have read few books, but I know shame. I am not like some scholars who say one thing in front of others and another behind their backs. They appear to be loving couples but secretly want to climb up the social ladder. This scholar Ding just had sex with another woman. There is still the scent of powder on his body, and even the traces on his neck. Is he so impatient to get rid of his wife and make way for that woman?"
"Nonsense!" Ding Laosan was shocked and subconsciously reached out to touch his neck, trying to cover up the marks on his body.
But once he did this, the other villagers figured out what was going on. This Ding Laosan really had another woman outside!
They said, if Ding Laosan really loved his wife, why couldn't he see what kind of life Yang was living in the Ding family now? Ever since Yang's father passed away, Yang had no one to rely on, and ever since Ding Laosan passed the imperial examination, Yang's situation in the Ding family became increasingly difficult. But has Ding Laosan done anything about it?
"Ridiculous! This is extremely ridiculous! I, Ding, am an upright person, how can a kid like you slander me?" Ding Laosan knew that he had been tricked and was furious.
"Do you dare to swear to heaven that you have no other thoughts about Yang and no other women outside?" Yuan Jing said lightly.
Ding Laosan looked around and saw many people looking at him with suspicion. He knew that if he couldn't pass this hurdle, he would have no credibility in the village. It was just an oath. If the oath was really that effective, there would be no evil people in this world.
Ding Lao San gritted his teeth and swore to the sky: "I, Ding Qishan, dare to swear to the sky that I have never had any second thoughts about the Yang family..."
“Crack!”
In broad daylight, a bolt of lightning suddenly fell from the sky and landed on Ding Laosan's head, immediately causing Ding Laosan's hair to explode and a burnt smell wafted out.
There was dead silence in the yard and outside the yard, and then there was a buzz again. Some people even knelt down. It seemed that God had opened his eyes.
The legs of the eldest and second oldest Ding went weak and they fell to their knees. Old Master Ding was even worse than them. He collapsed to the ground and almost peed his pants.
"What about the rest of the sentence?" Yuan Jingke didn't let him go yet.
The thunder just now made Ding Laosan tremble with fear and panic. Could it be that God had really discovered that he was lying? But now that things had come to this, he could only bite the bullet and continue talking. Maybe it was just a coincidence. He hardened his heart and said, "I didn't..."
But at this time, there was another thunder and lightning in the sky. An old woman in the house crawled out and hugged Ding Lao San, shouting, "It's all my fault. I don't like Yang. She is not a daughter-in-law I am satisfied with. I want Lao San to divorce her. I deliberately asked someone to find a Taoist priest to make this happen. It has nothing to do with Lao San. It's all my fault. If you have any problems, come to me, don't blame me, Lao San."
"Wow, she really is pretending to be sick. Look at the force with which she pushed the person away just now. She doesn't look like she is too sick to get up. Now that she's been exposed, she won't continue pretending."
"Mom, this family is not good. They really bribed a fake Taoist priest to harm Yang. It's a pity that Yang's parents passed away and no one came to her rescue, so she let the Ding family ruin her. Fortunately, God opened his eyes and didn't let Yang be harmed by them."
Ding Laoda breathed a sigh of relief and his body almost slipped to the ground. Fortunately, the old lady supported him. The lightning in the sky frightened him to death. Could it be that the god really worked?
"Nonsense! Really nonsense!" The village chief came out, "Look at what your family has done! It has disturbed the whole village. Ding Qian, in view of the troubles your wife has caused, it has ruined the reputation of our village. On behalf of the village and the Ding clan, I will punish your wife to clean the ancestral hall for half a year. Do you accept it?"
"I submit, I submit!" Grandpa Ding could tell that the village chief had put the blame on the old lady, so that the third son could get out of this and avoid affecting his reputation.
But after what happened today, how much reputation will Ding Laosan have left?
"Wait!" Ji Jinghuai saw their plan and spoke to stop them, "What about Yang? Are we just going to let her stay in the Ding family? Aren't they afraid that she won't live for more than a few days? After all, they want to kill Yang today."
Other villagers also echoed that the old lady of the Ding family is a sweet-looking person with a bitter heart. Now it seems that Ding Laosan is just like her. Can Yang have a good ending?
The elder of the clan spoke: "Yang, whether to go or stay, you make a decision. Your father has made a lot of contributions to our village."
These words also evoked the memory of the village chief. Although the Yang family was an outsider family and only the Yang family was left with blood, if she was treated unfairly, other outsiders in the village might have objections.
At this time, several women untied the ropes tied around Yang and took out the cloth ball stuffed in her mouth. After escaping death, she saw many things clearly. She knew that her mother-in-law had been dissatisfied with her for a long time, but she thought her husband still had her in his heart, but he had to let her endure it because of filial piety. But she almost died.
Yang looked at Yuan Jing, the young Taoist priest. Without him, she would not have survived today. She believed that he was a truly capable Taoist priest, so she asked Yuan Jing respectfully, "Young Taoist priest, does he really have another woman outside?"
Yuan Jing smiled and glanced at Ding Laosan's current appearance, but he no longer looked handsome. He said, "I thought you had seen clearly enough. Do you want to continue deceiving yourself?"
"Yes, I should have seen clearly and shouldn't have had any expectations of him anymore." Yang shed two lines of tears. She and Ding Laosan had actually known each other since childhood, so she was so reluctant to doubt Ding Laosan. But why did her mother-in-law come out and try desperately to stop Ding Laosan from uttering the following oath?
Isn't it just because she is afraid of being struck by lightning if her wish comes true? Look, even other people in the Ding family know that he has a woman outside. That woman must be of higher status than her, so she is disliked by the Ding family.
"Elder, village chief, I have done nothing wrong, so I am leaving. I want to divorce Ding Qishan."
"Don't even think about it! Third brother, divorce this woman!" Mrs. Ding had lost all her shamelessness and still wanted to divorce? Yang was dreaming, as only her son could divorce this bitch.
"Ding Qian!"
When Mr. Ding heard the elder's words, he quickly scolded, "Shut up."
It was really a case of one thing overcoming another. The old lady could only stare at Yang with hatred, trying to kill her with her eyes.
"Okay, then let's get a divorce. But where will you live after the divorce?" the clan elder asked worriedly.
Yang was still very young. Unless she remarried, it would be difficult for a young woman like her to survive in the village. Yang was also very confused. She knew that there was no way for her to survive if she stayed in the Ding family. If she came out, there might be a chance. She would rather die than die in the Ding family.
Ji Jinghuai felt sorry for her and asked Yang: "Can you sew? Can you wash clothes and cook?"
"Yes, I know all of them." Yang nodded repeatedly.
"That's perfect. I'm short of someone like this. Why don't you stay with me? Just sign a living contract." The Ji family is wealthy and powerful, so they don't care about supporting one more person. In his opinion, it's just a drizzle.
"Okay, thank you sir, I'll sign." Yang trusted the young Taoist priest Yuan Jing, and anyone who could follow the young Taoist priest was definitely not a bad person.
"Okay, it's indeed a woman committing adultery!" The old lady thought she had caught him.
"Stop talking nonsense. If you continue talking nonsense, I will send you to the yamen. My son is the eldest son of Ningyuan Marquis. How can you women humiliate him?" The guards around Ji Jinghuai finally had room to maneuver and stood up angrily to accuse Old Lady Ding.
The Ding family members immediately wilted. The old lady who had just wanted to frame Ji Jinghuai was now frightened to death by the fishy smell coming from her body.
There are also advantages to having one's identity exposed. For example, now that his identity as the son of Ningyuan Marquis has been revealed, no one dares to find fault with Ji Jinghuai anymore. Ji Jinghuai gave an order to complete the divorce procedures between Yang and Ding Laosan, and someone immediately went to handle it. While Ji Jinghuai and Yuan Jing were taking Yang to the clan's home to rest, the divorce procedures between Yang and Ding Laosan were completed. Yang regained her freedom, and even her dowry was taken out from the Ding family. How could the Ding family dare to stop her?
As for the fake Taoist priest, he slipped away during the chaos.
But his Taoist temple is right there. No matter how far he runs, he will definitely return to the temple. Besides, his true identity has been exposed by Yuan Jing this time. I believe his identity as a fake Taoist priest will spread soon.
The clan elders had always thought that Yuan Jing, the young Taoist priest, was extremely intelligent. In addition to his current status as the Ningyuan Marquis's son, the clan elders believed that it was impossible for the prince to keep a Taoist priest with no skills around him, and they looked up to Yuan Jing even more, even though he was too young.
The elder of the clan thought of what Yuan Jing said when Ding Lao San just came back, "there is a demonic aura", and asked Yuan Jing worriedly: "Master Yuan, is there really a demonic aura in the Ding Qian family?"
Ji Jinghuai also immediately looked at Yuan Jing, with light crackling in his eyes.
Yuan Jing smiled and said, "Of course I won't talk nonsense, but the scholar Ding Qishan has a demonic aura. I think one of the people he has contact with must be a demon, and they must be related to each other."
The elder sighed and said, "It is retribution. Retribution is inevitable, so people should not have bad intentions and do evil, otherwise they will be punished at any time."
Yuan Jing and Ji Jinghuai both had a good impression of this clan elder. He was more upright than the village chief. The village chief was still trying to smooth things over, but the clan chief was defending the Yang family.
The clan elders were too embarrassed to ask Yuan Jing to help Ding Laosan get rid of the demon, and Ding Laosan didn't necessarily trust Taoist Yuan Jing. Originally, the village supported Ding Laosan because they thought his status as a scholar could bring many benefits to the village, but now it seems that Ding Laosan is an ungrateful person. He could be so cruel to the Yang family, how much kindness could he have towards other people in the village?
After getting the divorce agreement and filing the case at the county government, Yuan Jing and Ji Jinghuai took Yang to bid farewell to the clan elders and the village chief and left the village. The villagers had been terrified since they learned of Ji Jinghuai's true identity, but now they were relieved to see them leave and were able to relax and talk.
"I didn't expect that Yang Shi would turn a disaster into a blessing. It was also a stroke of luck that she went to Ningyuan Marquis's mansion."
"Yes, even if she marries again, she will have the support of Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, and her life will be much better than that of us common people."
"Tsk, this Ding Lao San family didn't get anything for their money, but they lost a lot. It's what they deserve. It would be fine if they don't go to the capital in the future. If they go to the capital, they will inevitably run into people from the Ningyuan Marquis's mansion. How can they end up well?"
Ding Laosan was indeed frightened. If he had known Ji Jinghuai's identity earlier, he would have found a way to establish a relationship with him no matter what. However, he did not expect that all of this was ruined by his family and Yang. He did not think he was wrong and took his anger out on Yang and his family for their incompetence.
But he was too tired to think about these things, because he was struck by lightning and he had a guilty conscience, so he fell ill in bed that day. The old man also fell ill, but the old lady was still alive and well. Seeing her going in and out to see the doctor, the villagers laughed at her.
Ji Jinghuai was accompanied by a maid, so he left Yang to the care of the maid to save trouble. His interest was focused on the fairy who had dealings with Ding Laosan, but he didn't see her. Yuan Jing didn't know where the fairy was hiding or in what identity. Judging from the reaction of the Ding family, the fairy was likely to be among the human world and had a high status.
It was easy for Ji Jinghuai to find out about other people. He just gave some money and his men would quickly get the information they wanted.
So within a day, Ji Jinghuai had found out everything about Ding Laosan's situation in the county town.
"There is a family in the east of this county. They only have a brother and a sister. The brother runs a herbal medicine shop, and the sister is said to be stunningly beautiful. Not only are they close to the county magistrate, but they are also said to have backers in the city. Taoist Priest Yuan, could it be that these two brothers and sisters are both demons? Do they have such great abilities?"
Ji Jinghuai was shocked. This monster was able to get to the point where he had dealings with officials of the imperial court. He must have considerable power. He wondered if there were any monsters lurking under the feet of the emperor in the capital. He thought that he must invite Yuan Jing, the young Taoist priest, to the capital for a visit no matter what.
Yuan Jing said, "Whether it is true or not, we will know after a night's rest and a visit to the herbal medicine shop and the family tomorrow."
"Okay. By the way, I heard that many scholars went to the brother and sister's house to discuss poetry and composition. Maybe that's how Ding Laosan got to know the brothers." Ji Jinghuai felt more and more that the brother and sister were very knowledgeable.
The next morning, Ji Jinghuai went out with Yuan Jing and several guards. The first place they went to was the herbal medicine shop opened by his brother. Yuan Jing could see with his divine eyes that there was evil spirit in the herbal medicine shop. The evil spirit was much more powerful than the weasel he met before. If it was not powerful, it would be impossible for it to stay in this county town and interact with so many people openly.
Yuan Jing went straight into the herbal medicine shop and found that there was nothing wrong with the herbs in the shop. Some of them were even of better quality than those in other herbal medicine shops, so he grabbed a lot of them to make medicine pills.
After leaving the shop, Ji Jinghuai asked impatiently, "Is there a goblin in that shop?"
Yuan Jing smiled and said, "There is a doctor in the clinic who is a snake demon. However, this snake demon has a pure aura. I think he really uses his medical skills to cure diseases and save lives." So he has merits.
Ji Jinghuai blinked: "Could it be the doctor in the green shirt?"
"right."
Ji Jinghuai touched his arm and got goose bumps. Before, he tried hard to open his eyes wide and look around in the shop, but he couldn't see anything wrong with the people inside. It turned out that he didn't have that ability. Even if a monster was placed in front of him, he wouldn't be able to recognize it.
"From what you said, it seems that the snake demon is a good person, but what about the brother and sister?"
Yuan Jing shook his head: "I don't know about that. Let's go and take a look at that house."
It should be said that birds of a feather flock together. This snake demon is obviously a good person. The brother and sister who interact with him should not be too bad. Why did he fall for someone like Ding Laosan? Doesn't he know that humans and demons are different?
As soon as they left, the blue-robed doctor sitting in the herbal medicine shop behind them looked out the door with a look of palpitations in his eyes. The little Taoist priest just glanced at him, but he almost changed his original form to escape. That look made him feel very pressured.
The doctor in green didn't know whether he should stay or not. His legs were a little weak when he stood up. Although he was a snake demon, he was a little timid.
Yuan Jing and Ji Jinghuai went to the Wei residence and just in time saw the owner of the residence coming out with a carriage parked at the door.
A young man helped the beautiful woman who came out with him onto the carriage and said, "Sister, are you really going to look for Ding Qishan? If he really wants to, he should come to look for you."
"Brother, I'm worried about him. Ding Lang didn't come back yesterday. I'm worried that something went wrong. I'll go take a look and come back soon. Brother, you also said that among those scholars, Ding Lang is the most talented. I like scholars like him."
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