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Chapter 441: Public outrage, breaking off relations

After the people of Hebian Village found out that the man tied up on the ground in a miserable state was the old Taoist god who had an immortal appearance, they were furious. They felt that they had been fooled. Immediately, the angry people went over and kicked the man, and he screamed loudly.

Shen Zian looked at Shen Ziping and Sun, and saw that their faces were pale. He knew that they would not be wrongly accused when he saw them like this.

Shen Zhang also saw it, and she also knew that it was related to her third son and his wife. Looking at the angry faces of the villagers, she thought that if the villagers knew about this, not only would Shen Ziping and his family's reputation be ruined, but even they, as his parents, would be blamed. In the past, they separated Shen Zian and his family because of this matter. At that time, it could be said that they had no choice. Everyone in the village understood. Now that the truth was revealed, they were taking advantage of someone else's misfortune. The villagers would definitely say that they were wrong!

Shen Zhang hurriedly said something to Shen Youfu, and Shen Youfu glared at Shen Ziping and the others when he heard it.

"Zi'an, this man is so hateful, but don't beat him to death here, send him to the government and let them judge him!"

Shen Youfu said.

Shen Zhang also said, "Yes, didn't you just say that he also cheated the Zhang family? Now that he is in jail, he will definitely have a hard time. Send him to the government as soon as possible! Now everyone in the village knows that Su Zhi is not a lucky person. Even if you don't bring him to everyone, the villagers will still believe in Su Zhi. You should take him away quickly. Look at how he was beaten. If he dies in our village, it will not be a good thing."

Shen Zian glanced at Shen Zhang, thinking that she didn't want to tell anyone about Shen Ziping, but he had to tell them this time. Only in this way could he really sever his relationship with Shen Ziping and his friends, not only preventing them from visiting him in the future, but also not asking them to come to him if they had any problems in the future!

Shen Zian thought that his third brother's family was a bunch of troublemakers who always found trouble with them, so he had to break off the marriage. In order to prevent his wife and their children from being gossiped about by the villagers in the future, he had to do this matter so that no one could say anything.

Now this fake Taoist priest is a good opportunity. Shen Zian thought of this even in his rage. He was really worried that his wife and children would be hurt.

The head of the village and Jinhua's mother had already stopped the villagers by now, and finally the liar on the ground was not kicked to death, but he was still kicked with bruises all over his face and body.

The village head was also afraid that more people would come and get angry. If they really beat the man to death, their village would have a bad reputation. So he advised Shen Zian to send the man to the government as soon as possible.

But Jinhua's mother asked, "Zi'an, you brought this man here. Besides showing him to the villagers, is there anything else you want to do?"

Shen Zian said, "Of course there is something wrong. I just called my third brother and his wife over to let them confront this fake Taoist priest face to face. This fake Taoist priest told me that my third brother and his wife gave him money to destroy my wife's reputation! Third brother, third sister-in-law, what do you have to say?"

When the villagers heard this, they started talking about it again. This was a big deal. They also thought that even if the old Taoist priest wanted to come to their village to cheat money, how could he know that the Shen family had a patient like Su Zhi? In addition, Sanlang's behavior at the time made them think more and more that this was related to the third branch of the Shen family. The eyes of the people looking at Shen Ziping and his wife changed. They all knew what kind of character this couple had. How could they really do such a thing!

When Shen Ziping heard this, he immediately said, "Fourth brother! You can't listen to this guy's nonsense! How can I afford to pay him? Besides, you are my fourth brother, how can I do such a thing?"

Sun also said: "That's right, this guy must be talking nonsense! He is afraid of you, so he blames us! If you want to settle the score, go find him, don't believe him, we are your brother and sister-in-law!"

Shen Zian asked the fake Taoist priest on the ground: "They don't admit it, you tell me."

Shen Zian stopped on the road to deal with the fake Taoist priest and warned him not to tell lies. He tore the whip in his hand in front of the man. The whip was made of fake cowhide and was very strong. It took a lot of strength to tear it apart. The fake Taoist priest was naturally scared and dared not tell lies. Besides, it would not benefit him to tell lies now. If there was one more person to share the blame with him, he would suffer less!

"They were the ones who came to me. I didn't lie."

"Nonsense! You said we were the ones who came to find you. Are we the ones who did it? You are a liar. Who would believe you?"

Sun spat at the man and wondered in her heart how come he came back from the dead again? She thought he had run away, but he even dared to go to Mr. Zhang’s house. No wonder he was caught. He is so audacious!

The fake Taoist priest said, "You are the ones who asked me to come here. In order to make the people in your village believe me, you deliberately did some things first, and then asked me to help the villagers pretend to calculate. In this way, people all believe me. Just like the silver hairpin found under the big willow tree and the man with a broken head. You told me all of them! Sanlang in your family was also ready to find me a long time ago, and then I would say those things to him, and finally say that there is a lucky star in your family. What I said is all true."

"What! My wife's lost silver hairpin has something to do with them?!"

A man shouted loudly, his face flushed with anger. In the beginning, he had praised the Taoist priest for his accurate predictions and was very grateful to him. Even when people later said that Su Zhi was a lucky star and that the Taoist priest was inaccurate and might be a liar, he never believed it. Now it turns out that he is really a liar and he was cheated. He was no less angry than Shen Zian.

The man with the broken head also shouted, pointing at Shen Ziping and asking: "Did those guys in your family break my head?! Just to let this liar figure out that I will have a bloody disaster?! Well, we are fellow villagers! How can you be so cruel!"

"Humph, if you can even scheme against your brothers, who else can't you scheme against?"

Someone said something at this time that made everyone despise Shen Ziping and his friends even more.

No one listened to what Shen Ziping and his wife said, but the liar told them everything.

Shen Youfu's face was red and his neck was thick. He thought that he had just returned for a short time, why did all these embarrassing things happen one after another? Should he blame Shen Ziping for not fighting back? Or should he blame Shen Zian for not showing any mercy? He glared at his two sons and wanted to scold them, but then he remembered that he was now the father of a high-ranking official, an old man, and if he scolded them, he would be laughed at, and he felt so suffocated that he almost couldn't breathe.

Shen Zhang was extremely embarrassed. She thought that the biggest failure of her life was giving birth to this third son, and the biggest failure was letting this third son marry this Sun!

Shen Ziping's explanation was useless, and he finally asked Shen Youfu for help.

"Dad, please help me talk to my fourth brother. I really didn't do this!"

"Go and tell me yourself!"

Shen Youfu angrily threw his sleeves and left. He didn't want to embarrass anyone here anymore. Even if Shen Zian beat his third son to death, he didn't want to care.

"Zi'an, if it was really your third brother who did it, he is sorry for you. You can do whatever you want to him, as long as you keep him alive. This is not for him, but for you. Your wife is pregnant with a baby, so consider it as a blessing for the baby!"

Shen Zhang looked at Shen Ziping, said this to Shen Zian, and followed Shen Youfu with a sad expression. She felt embarrassed. She dared to leave because she knew that Shen Zian would not beat Shen Ziping to death. He would not do that just because of what she said!

When Shen Ziping and Sun saw their parents leave, they were extremely anxious and wanted to leave too, but they couldn't. They looked at Shen Zian and could only say that this matter really had nothing to do with them. No matter whether others believed it or not, they stuck to this answer.

The village head said, "Zi'an, what are you going to do?"

Shen Zian would not kill Shen Ziping and his family, although he really wanted to, but their crime was not punishable by death. Even if they were sent to the government, they would be released, because they were not the liar, but were helped by the liar to deceive others. The deceived people were not injured or killed, and they were a family, so they would not be severely punished. Shen Zian wanted to cut off all ties with them from now on and not let the villagers talk about them.

"Village head, fellow villagers, everyone has seen that my third brother came up with such a sinister method to separate me and my wife. He deceived the whole village and made my wife a bad luck. I must avenge this. Before this, I had already forbidden them to come to my house. Before, they almost hurt the baby in my wife's belly. They and I are now incompatible. Now, in front of everyone, I sever this family relationship with him. In the future, we will not have any contact with each other, and no matter what happens to each other, we will have nothing to do with each other!"

As soon as Shen Zian finished speaking, the people in Hebian Village fell silent, even Shen Ziping and Sun Shi fell silent.

The village head said, "What Shen Ziping did was indeed dishonest. Zi'an, what you said makes sense. Since you said so, we all heard it."

The people in the village also started to speak, all supporting Shen Zian.

Shen Ziping and Sun Shi heaved a sigh of relief when they knew Shen Zian would not beat them. But when they thought about no chance of owning Shen Zian's property in the future, they felt as if their hearts were stabbed by a knife. But there was nothing they could do as everyone was staring at them.

Sanlang hid aside and listened to Shen Zian's ruthless words. Then he heard the villagers all saying bad things about their third branch. He hated Shen Zian even more. He thought it was all because he told the matter in public, otherwise no one would know.

The head of the village asked Shen Zian to send the liar to the authorities as soon as possible and not to stay here any longer. If he really attracted more people and beat up the fake Taoist priest, there would be casualties.

Shen Zian picked up the man and was about to throw him into the car, but the man refused to leave. He only knew that if he left, he would go to jail and suffer the consequences.

(Lishu Literature)