Chapter 57: The Pleasure of Cutting with a Knife

At the gate of Bashan County.

The people came spontaneously to see the Taoist priest off. They did not speak or shout, but gathered together silently and cast their eyes towards him with gratitude.

The city walls and the city gates were crowded with people.

Lin Fan, holding an axe and an umbrella for all people, stopped and looked back at the people. He raised his hand and waved, then without saying a word, he turned around and walked towards the unknown future.

Li Dabing in the crowd looked at the Taoist priest's back with gratitude.

"Master."

A call.

"Master."

The people shouted.

"Have a safe trip, Taoist priest."

The people of Bashan County are grateful to the Taoist priest. If it weren’t for the Taoist priest’s appearance, they would still be living in dire straits.

The knife-wielding villains in the city disappeared.

The county magistrate who exploited them was killed by the Taoist priest.

If you ask them to come, they dare not, and they don't have the ability to do so.

The two women looked back, their ears filled with the sincere farewells of the people. For some reason, their hearts trembled slightly, as if an invisible force covered them. What they could learn from following the Taoist priest was not only the truth, but also a sense of satisfaction that they could not describe in words.

If they could peek into their past selves, they might find that there is an emotion in their eyes that was not there before.

That's human nature.

Mao Miaomiao turned around, caught up with the Taoist priest, and asked, "Master, will there be evil people like Qin County Magistrate here again in the future?"

Lin Fan looked at her doubtful eyes and suddenly said with a smile: "Miao Miao, you know how to think now."

"Master, I'm always thinking, okay?" Mao Miaomiao felt that the master looked down on her. "Besides, I've been following you for a while, and sometimes I always feel itchy in my head."

"Normal. This is a sign of growing a brain."

"Hehe, it's all thanks to the Taoist priest." Cat Miaomiao stuck out her pink tongue. She became bolder and bolder and even dared to act coquettishly with the Taoist priest.

Fox Daji looked at her sister and always felt that she had changed a little.

"Okay, I can only say that there will still be evil people like County Magistrate Qin."

"Ah? Wouldn't it be in vain that the peaceful life that the Taoist priest fought for them?" Mao Miaomiao couldn't accept it.

"Fighting in vain? How could that be? I have given them peace. They will always remember the days they have enjoyed. When oppression appears again, they will naturally resist. Don't underestimate the power of the people."

Cat Miaomiao nodded as if she understood something.

She felt that the power of the people that the Taoist priest talked about was not the kind of power she understood. She felt that she needed to continue learning from the Taoist priest what it was specifically.

…

Ningjun County.

Li Baishan, the Supervisor of Qingzhou, led the crowd on horseback into the city, and left Jinyang County, all the way in pursuit of the Taoist priest who massacred the Jinyang County government. Apart from encountering some vicious bandits along the way, they were unable to track down the Taoist priest.

"Sir, I just asked the soldiers guarding the city, and they have not seen it."

It is indeed difficult to remember a single Taoist priest, but a Taoist priest with two beautiful women is a very eye-catching combination, and basically anyone who sees them will remember them.

"Let's find an inn here to rest for a while first, and then go to the nearby Bashan County tomorrow." Li Baishan said in a deep voice. He had been away for some time and missed his wife and children at home very much. In the troubled times, even Qingzhou might not be safe. Only when he was in Qingzhou could he feel at ease.

"Sir, I heard from the guards that there is plague and drought in Bashan County. Do we really want to go there?"

"Let's talk about it later."

As the team moved forward, the people around them, seeing that they were in official uniforms, gave way and dared not block their way.

In Li Baishan's eyes, people's fear of officials is not a good sign, but unfortunately there is no way. The world is like this. Even if he is just, he still cannot change the current situation.

Suddenly, there was a commotion ahead.

I saw a young woman in mourning clothes running out of the house in panic. Her clothes were disheveled and it was obvious that she had been bullied. Then, a fat man walked out of the house with a lewd smile on his face. He was accompanied by two servants who were also laughing.

"You are such an ungrateful little girl. I like you, but you didn't open your legs obediently. You even dared to resist. I think you don't know how your father died."

The obese man rolled up his sleeves and reached out to grab the woman's hair, trying to drag her into the house.

"stop."

Li Baishan shouted angrily, he never thought he would witness such a crime with his own eyes.

The people around were angry but dared not speak. They could only look at the other party fiercely. Obviously, they knew who the other party was. The fat man paused and squinted at Li Baishan. Seeing their clothes clearly, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "I thought who dared to meddle in other people's business. It turned out to be someone from the Qingzhou Supervisory Office. What? Do you dare to meddle in my affairs, Han Tianbao?"

Seeing that their young master's good deeds were being stopped, the two servants shouted, "Get lost! Go back to where you came from! Get lost now while our young master is still in high spirits."

"presumptuous."

Li Baishan was furious. He pulled out the whip from his waist and whipped it fiercely. The sound of the whip was so loud that the two servants howled and screamed. Their faces were torn and blood splattered on the spot.

Seeing that the other party dared to hit his followers, Han Tianbao shouted angrily: "Assholes, you are simply rebelling. My grandfather is Han Xiangui, the first-rank imperial censor of the current dynasty. He is the immediate superior of your superior. I will tell my grandfather to remove you from office and put you in the dungeon."

As soon as these words came out.

The faces of the people from the Inspectorate who followed Li Baishan changed drastically, including Li Baishan himself.

They had never expected that in a remote county town, the grandson of the Imperial Censor would be so tyrannical.

The Grand Censor was the top leader of their Supervisory Department.

Great power.

Often a casual word can determine life or death.

Seeing the solemn expressions on Li Baishan and the others' faces, Han Tianbao sneered, "Are you scared now? Now get off your horses and kowtow to my followers and admit your mistakes. I will let you go. Otherwise, not only you, but even the Supervisor of Qingzhou will be in trouble."

Li Baishan looked at the arrogant Han Tianbao, and then at the crying woman in mourning clothes.

The woman knelt on the ground and said sadly, "Please, sir, help me. He beat my father to death and wanted to abuse me. Please, sir, help me."

The people around were also talking in low voices.

Li Baishan had sharp ears and could hear clearly that when Han Tianbao passed by this place, the local county magistrate treated him like a treasure and almost regarded him as his own father.

But Han Tianbao became malicious when he saw that the girl was pretty. The girl's father resisted and was beaten to death on the spot. The county magistrate wanted to kidnap the man, but Han Tianbao refused, saying that it would feel better to play with her when she was in mourning clothes.

Li Baishan clenched his fists, his nails penetrating his flesh, and a feeling of anger arose spontaneously.

"Your grandfather was an important official in the imperial court. As his descendant, how could you do such a thing? Aren't you afraid of humiliating your grandfather's reputation?"

"Bullshit, who can stop me, Han Tianbao, from doing what I want to do? And who dares to say anything about my grandfather, unless he is tired of living." Han Tianbao was disdainful and ignored Li Baishan. He reached out and grabbed the woman's hair and dragged her into the house with force.

"stop."

Li Baishan swung the whip, and the heavy force of the whip penetrated the floor tiles.

Han Tianbao looked up at Li Baishan, his voice gradually colder, "Do you really want to meddle in other people's business?"

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation. In the past, those who knew his identity would all be servile and would even kneel on the ground to lick his shoes.

Now, look what happens. He actually meets a young man who is not afraid of his family’s power.

The supervisory official following Li Baishan shook his head, indicating that the adults should not offend the other party. The other party was too powerful and once offended, there would be no turning back.

Li Baishan opened his mouth several times but no sound came out.

At this moment, he thought of his wife and children at home. He was now on the edge of a cliff, with a deep abyss on one side and a bright road on the other.

He looked at his colleagues, and they shook their heads slightly.

He looked at the people on the street. They looked at him blankly with no light in their eyes, as if they had long been numb to such things.

He looked at the woman who was being dragged, her face full of tears. Her helpless eyes revealed hope of getting help, but that hope was very obscure, even difficult to capture.

He knew that the next words he would say would change his life.

It is also the most important sentence in his life.

It includes his future, family, personality, and true heart.

"yes."

This one-word answer almost exhausted all of Li Baishan's strength.

Colleagues' expressions changed.

Confused, so confused.

Han Tianbao was slightly startled, but he did not get angry. Instead, he acted very calmly, "Okay, okay, okay. I didn't expect that a mere sixth-rank official would not fear power and would be willing to be a hero to save the beauty and uphold your self-righteous justice."

"I want to see if you can protect her for a while, but can you protect her for a lifetime? After you leave, I will make her, including her remaining family, pay a heavy price."

"And you, go back early and cherish the last good time with your family, because your heroic act of saving the damsel in distress will be implicated by you."

Han Tianbao used the calmest words to speak of the most terrible consequences.

After saying that, he turned and left.

The woman in mourning clothes collapsed and cried, her cry was desperate and helpless.

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The people around sighed, saying that the world was like this and no one could change it.

In front of the real powerful, so-called justice is just a joke.

Li Baishan looked at Han Tianbao's back, his five fingers gripping the hilt of the knife at his waist, his palms trembling slightly, his eyes full of struggle.

He could only save temporarily.

Even his own family was implicated.

Han Tianbao is a vengeful person and will never let him go.

He recalled the words Xiang Yixing had said in his mind.

He resigned from office and became a wandering knight.

He also thought of the master who taught him martial arts.

"The martial arts I learned from you can slay demons and monsters, but I am tired. This world is hopeless. If I pass on this martial art, it will only be used by evil people as a weapon to oppress ordinary people."

This is what the master said to him, and it was also the reason for refusing to accept him as a disciple.

But when he was nine years old, he knelt on the ground and swore to the sky.

"When my disciples have learned something, they must help the weak and uphold justice. If they violate this, they will be struck by lightning."

At that moment, the master, who was disappointed with the world, said that he saw righteousness and chivalry in him, so he decided to take him as his disciple, teaching him everything he knew without keeping anything for himself.

At this moment, he remembered all kinds of things.

A surge of energy was accumulating in his body. When it reached its peak, Li Baishan slapped his horse with one hand, used the force to rise up, tightly grasped the hilt of the knife, and roared angrily.

"Han Tianbao."

Han Tianbao looked back when he heard the cry. He saw a flash of cold light and felt a chill on his neck. A feeling he had never experienced before swept through his heart.

Li Baishan stood with the knife in his hand, the blade tilted, blood slid down the blade to the tip, and then blood beads condensed from the tip and rolled down.

“Ah! Stop it!!!”

“No.”

Not far away, two figures came quickly.

He ran straight to Han Tianbao after landing, checked the situation, and his face turned pale instantly. That knife killed Han Tianbao.

The colleagues who followed were all terrified. They fell off their horses and looked at the scene in disbelief.

"Sir, you are going to drag us down with you."

"You killed the grandson of Lord Han in the street. You are really exposing the truth. We brothers all have families. What should we do?"

Colleagues had only one idea.

That means it's completely screwed.

Li Baishan was panting like a cow at this moment. After swinging the knife just now, he was more tired than ever and felt exhausted.

The two people who were sent from the Imperial City Supervisory Office to protect Han Tianbao were already in a state of confusion.

One of the men with a long beard asked, "Li Baishan, are you crazy, or have you become stupid after staying in Qingzhou? Do you know what the consequences will be if you kill Han Tianbao?"

"He deserves to die." Li Baishan said in a deep voice.

"I think you deserve to die. You don't know how to be an official. What kind of official are you?"

"Yes, I don't know how to be an official, but I know how to be a human being."

"You know shit. When what you do is of no benefit to anyone, what you do is different. Everything is just your wishful thinking. Everyone has been killed by you." The bearded man roared angrily, his face flushed red, like a volcano about to erupt.

Li Baishan looked at his pale-faced colleagues, sighed, and slowly put his sword back into the scabbard.

"Everyone is responsible for their own actions. I will go back with you to confess my crime."

And at this moment.

Something he didn't expect happened.

The people around raised their arms fearlessly and shouted in unison.

"Good officer."

"Good officer."

The calls went from sporadic to deafening.

Li Baishan suddenly raised his head and looked at the people around him. He didn't expect that the people who were afraid of officials would actually cheer for him at this moment. For some reason, he felt that what he had just done was worth it.

"Sir, we cannot surrender. This world needs people like you."

"grown ups……"

Listen to the voices of the people.

Li Baishan, who had already given up, felt his inner state quietly change.

He gripped the hilt of the knife tightly and stared at his colleagues around him.

A power from the people filled his heart and every part of his body.

"Everyone, come on if you have any ability. This world shouldn't be like this. If everyone only cares about themselves, the world will be in chaos. I want to learn from the highly respected Taoist Xuan Dian and make some contributions to this world."

"Okay, okay, you, Li Baishan, are aloof and noble. You are amazing." The bearded man raised his thumb and sneered, "You dragged everyone down with you. What are you guys still standing there for? Do you all want to be buried with him?"

Crash!

Li Baishan's colleagues drew their swords and approached Li Baishan step by step.

Facing his former colleagues, Li Baishan felt very sad and blamed himself, as he was indeed the one who dragged them into this.

But... his colleagues did not point their blades at him. Instead, they stood beside him and pointed at the two people from the Imperial City Inspectorate.

The young man standing beside him said with a smile: "Sir, following you, we brothers can barely be considered as human beings. Let's kill these two guys and immediately rush back to Qingzhou with our families to escape. The world is so big, I really don't believe there is no place for us."

"Brothers, we have long wanted to cut down this world, this bureaucracy, this rampant tyranny, to see whether they are tougher or the knives in our hands are sharper, brothers, is that right?"

"That's right."

The two men from the Imperial City Supervisory Office were furious, "You guys are planning to rebel, aren't you?"

The young man shouted angrily and swung his knife, "I'll show you how to do it. White clouds cover the sky."

The passion in Li Baishan's heart began to boil.

"Good brother."

It will be available tonight, brothers (end of this chapter)