Chapter 161: It’s not too much for the elders to go home and teach the younger generations, right?

All the houses were brightly lit, the doors of the neighborhood were closed, and no one was allowed to walk on the main streets without permission.

There were also Wu Hou'er patrolling the streets, and they were not allowed to go out on the streets.

But after all, the gate of the neighborhood was closed, and Wu Hou knew a lot about the affairs within the neighborhood, so sometimes he would be more relaxed in his management.

At the side gate of Changchun Garden, two slender women knelt in the shade of a tree at the base of the wall and set a stack of paper money on fire.

They surrounded the flame, trying their best to prevent the light from coming out, and when the paper was burned out, they hurriedly stepped on the ashes to try not to let others see them.

One of them is Yunniang.

After Yunniang finished doing all this, she said to the other person, "This is too dangerous. You will be exposed sooner or later. Otherwise, why don't you go and explain the situation to my wife? Maybe she will help us."

"Are you talking about Madam Feng?" The other girl was wearing a black hooded cape and her head was covered by a hat. She lowered her head slightly, and her face could not be seen under the night light."

Yunniang said: "My wife is a good person. If it weren't for you, I would be dead."

"But didn't she fail to rescue Ah Xing?" the girl asked.

The enthusiasm and happiness on Yunniang's face disappeared, and she became guilty and confused.

The woman whispered, "It's true that Madam Feng is kind-hearted, but how can she help us when we are so full of hatred? Can she help us clear our name, or can she help us kill Xiao Jingze? No one in this world can help us, we can only help ourselves..."

The woman continued, "Yunniang, you are lucky to have met a good family. You should settle down in the future. If we all die, at least our village can still leave a descendant. If you have the chance in the future, you must make the affairs of our village public. Don't let us all die unjustly. Yunniang, live well..."

"Axue..."

"Yunniang, don't feel guilty. I chose this path myself. My father died tragically, and my sister must have been killed by them. I have a blood feud with them. How can I be a human being if I don't take revenge? I can't go back. I must take revenge."

"But you are different. I heard that you suffered a lot before. It is only natural that you are stable and happy now. You really shouldn't feel guilty."

"Ah Xue!" Yunniang grabbed the girl's hand and said, "But if you keep going like this, you might be arrested by the government before you can even get your revenge. How can I save you then? What should I do?"

"Don't worry, Xiao Jingze is the only one left."

In the darkness, the woman's eyes sparkled: "If there is no justice in this world, then I will seek justice for myself. If there is no place in this world that can redress injustice for others, then I will seek justice for myself."

"Don't worry about me. I'm not who I used to be..."

"If those bodies were dug out, it would be easy to find you." Yunniang sighed and said, "My grandmother gave me her last treasure before she died. Ah Xue, you are not the only one who has a deep hatred. None of us who survived have an easy life."

"If we were born to carry this kind of blood feud, I hope I would be the only one on this road, but I happened to meet you. This is our misfortune. My wife said that I am not unlucky, I am unfortunate. We are both unfortunate people, so let's go together, I will accompany you." Yunniang said with a firm look in her eyes.

Li Jidao took Feng Ying to the library.

Feng Ying was reading a book on the first floor with the "company" of the rabbit.

Li Jidao went to the observatory. This was her life habit. She would read the divination in the morning, observe the stars at night, and record them every day.

By sorting out the repetitive work every day, you may make earth-shaking discoveries.

Then she found a Kongming lantern flying in the sky.

It was plain white, flying very high, and had the word "甸" written on it.

Li Jidao frowned. This was not an ordinary Kongming lantern used to commemorate relatives and friends, but a Kongming lantern for "collecting corpses."

It is made from the stomach lining of scavenging wild animals and birds. Not only are there only a few people in the world who can make this thing, but even fewer people can catch this animal.

Not just any bird or beast can be used; these beasts and birds are all becoming extinct.

So this Kongming lantern must be very old. Who owns it?

Who is so generous as to come up with something like this?

Although the light was far away, she sensed a familiar breath.

Or is it owned by someone you know?

Li Jidao's eyes rolled. This Kongming lantern is specially used to collect corpses.

What if we let it spit out the corpse it received?

If anyone has unfilial sons and grandsons, shouldn’t the corpses of their elders go back to teach and discipline them?

Li Jidao curled his lips and smiled, then wrote a talisman and put it in the sky and pasted it on the Kongming lantern.

Afterwards, the Kongming lantern floated farther and farther in the dim sky, first to the Medicine King's Courtyard... and finally to the neighborhood where Li Zhengchun and the others were.

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The only neighborhood in Chang'an where you can walk around freely at night is Pingkangfang.

This place is close to the north of the city, surrounded by the imperial court and the residences of high-ranking officials. It is located in the middle and you can walk around at night because this is the famous smoke and willow alleys in Chang'an City.

At night, Pingkangfang is brightly lit.

Zheng Awu's house is the most bustling brothel besides Liu Mian's house.

It's not because the girls in their family are the most famous. On the contrary, fewer of their girls can sing poetry and music. The guests who come here are of lower status. They come here purely to experience physical pleasure.

A man with a dirty robe was holding a woman with revealing clothes at the door of Zheng Awu's house and refused to let go.

"You are my wife, why don't they let me see you?"

The woman's eyes were filled with indifference and hatred as she shouted, "Let me go, or I'll call someone. Why didn't I let you see me? Because you didn't give me money."

"I have to pay my own wife for whoring with her?"

"I am not your wife. You have already sold me."

The woman had just shaken off the man's hand and turned around when she heard a 'bang' behind her.

She looked back and was almost frightened to death.

The body of her mother-in-law, who had just died two days ago, fell from the sky and hit the man.

The man didn't know whether he was dead or alive, and a pool of red blood was flowing on the ground.

The woman cried and yelled: "Someone, come quickly, my husband is dead, my husband... was smashed to death by his mother..."

Everyone who heard it rushed out from the yard. When they looked down, they all recognized the man.

This man had an affair with a widow, sold his daughter and wife, and made his mother so angry that she died. After getting the money, the widow ran away with the man, and he was left with nothing and came back to haunt his wife.

He is a well-known bastard.

Now, it was smashed by his mother.

This... this is retribution from God, right?

The turmoil in Pingkangfang had not yet subsided, and other inner districts began to cause chaos.

Mao San, who was walking on Suzaku Avenue: "..."

"Head? What should I do?"

Li Linsen looked confused. Why did this happen again?

He has only been back in the city for half a year, and more has happened in the past two months than in the past six months.

When chaos breaks out in the city, not only do they have to quell it, but if they don't do a good job, their monthly wages will be deducted.