Chapter 220: Helping Others
"That's why I got involved! These poor girls were harmed by Wang Beihai. Last night, another woman who didn't want to reveal her name found me and asked me to bring them to the court to seek justice."
"Oh? Another woman?"
The bhikkhuni's eyes were as calm as the sea.
"I never imagined that Lord Wang was so lustful that he could actually harm so many girls. Last night, that woman was almost killed, but it was thanks to her great martial arts skills and hatred of evil. It was that female donor who severed Lord Wang's tendons in his hands and feet. May Buddha have mercy on you, Wang Beihai, please look at them."
Wang Beihai never dreamed that this would happen.
He looked around and found that these girls were all familiar faces. One poor girl was crying tenderly and suddenly fell to the ground.
"Your Majesty, I am from Lijia Village. My husband and I came to the Imperial City to buy clothes. I was captured by Wang Beihai's servants and my husband was killed by them. I was about to commit suicide, but then I thought that my husband couldn't die in such an unclear way. So I endured the humiliation and looked for an opportunity for revenge. I thought I would never have this chance in this lifetime, but suddenly, my life took a turn for the better.
"I'm from Funiu Mountain too."
"Your Majesty, I make pastries."
"I!"
"And me."
Everyone was talking at once, arguing a lot.
The emperor could not have imagined that Wang Beihai was so hypocritical and so hateful. Those girls took turns to criticize him with reason and evidence, and Wang Beihai had nowhere to hide.
"You are such a tyrant and traitor! It's bad enough that you are so high up in power and yet you don't strive for progress. You also flirt with decent women and disregard the law. You truly deserve to die."
Wang Beihai was beheaded in public.
The group of girls stopped sobbing and left one by one.
From then on, they were homeless and could only go to the temple to make a living.
After coming out of the Golden Palace, the nun brought a group of girls to see Gu Feixue.
Gu Feixue stood outside Zihua City and looked at the sun rippling in the sea of clouds in the distance. The sunlight was brilliant and shining, and the clouds were inlaid with a circle of faint golden edge.
She turned around and saw a group of girls.
Everyone burst into tears when they saw Gu Feixue, and knelt down one by one. Gu Feixue pulled them, saying, "Don't cry, don't cry. Now that things have turned bad, they've been killed. What are you crying about?"
Gu Feixue pointed to the corpse hanging on the city gate in the distance. Wang Beihai had been beheaded, and his body looked so eye-catching in the pale golden sunlight.
Gu Feixue looked at that sun and thought to herself, it would be great if there was also such a red sun in Jiangzhou, thousands of miles away.
The girls were filled with anger, some pointed and some cursed, but more girls chose to remain silent.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Gu Feixue looked at the nun.
"Now these girls are completely destroyed, their bodies and souls gone. They have no home to return to and no country to flee to. I have carefully considered this before coming to you. Master, please take them to your temple to seek a living."
"Miss, what are you talking about? Buddha saves those who are destined to be saved. My Buddha is merciful. It is better for my disciple to do this than to practice in the temple."
A few people said goodbye.
Before leaving, Gu Feixue warned, "Even though we are women, it's best to learn some swords, guns, sticks and clubs. Nowadays, everywhere is dangerous. Once you are in danger, it will be terrible. Don't put your hope on others. If you are strong enough, the world will bow down to you."
This inspirational piece of advice is quite good. The girls shed tears in the wind and bid farewell reluctantly.
Although Gu Feixue herself was accustomed to separations and deaths, she was still filled with melancholy. After bidding farewell to the group of girls, she rushed to A Mogong's home and said, "The court has prepared to visit me three times. Take a look at this order."
A Mogong felt strange and wondered where Gu Feixue got the order from.
But he was stubborn and unwilling to help.
Seeing that Wang Beihai had been badly damaged, the court had no choice but to continue sending people to Jiangzhou. This time, they sent a man named Su Xipo.
This person has research on water conservancy, but unfortunately he is rather dull in his work. Gu Feixue is now looking for a bolder person with a lantern.
Su Xipo carried the token forward and was robbed just after leaving Furong Pass.
She had no idea what was happening outside.
Gu Feixue used the method of luring the snake out of its hole and attacking from the east while making a feint to the west, and soon many soldiers disappeared. When Su Xipo realized something was wrong, he opened his eyes and saw a young girl appearing opposite him.
She didn't know when the girl came in. She was wearing a simple lilac dress and sat opposite her so peacefully and quietly. Su Xipo thought she was seeing things.
He rubbed his eyes vigorously and fell down with his arms and legs spread out.
Seeing Su Xipo's weak bones and muscles, Gu Feixue cried out and went to support him, "What do you mean, old man?"
"You...you..." Su Xipo trembled, "Are you a human or a ghost?"
"I'm a deity, haha," Gu Feixue said with a playful smile. "Get up! I'm tired of joking with you. I've found someone more capable to replace you. Now you can just be our deputy. I want my people to deal with the flood."
"How can this be?" Su Xipo was dumbfounded. "Girl, this is a serious matter, you are treating it as a joke. If anything goes wrong, I will be killed."
When Gu Feixue heard this, she threw a mystery box over.
"You are a skilled craftsman, and you have the ability to see the big picture from the small details. This secret box was made by someone I chose. Please try and see if you can open it."
"Open this?" Su Xipo treated it as a side dish. "Hey girl, this is just a child's plaything. Are you considering me or insulting me by using this?"
"Stop talking nonsense and try driving it." Gu Feixue urged.
Ah Mo was a very skilled craftsman, and the things he made were very unique. They seemed easy to open, but Gu Feixue had suffered from it before.
Su Xipo nodded in the bumpy carriage, "But I have something to say. If I can open this, then you can go. I don't think there's any need for you to involve this unknown person in the flood issue."
"Don't worry, I'll keep your promise."
"But..." Su Xipo had already begun to study, but Gu Feixue pressed down on Su Xipo's mystery box with her hand and muttered, "But if you can't open it even after racking your brains, you will have to step down and let others take over."
"Just wait and see, girl. I've been learning engineering since I was seven years old. How could I not be able to open this?"
Seeing that he was trying to show off, Gu Feixue could only nod.
The mystery box is made of wood, like a Rubik's Cube, with mortise and tenon joints inside, and there is a pattern. It seems simple to open but it is actually very difficult. This is naturally also a kind of educational toy, but it is the most difficult one among them.
Su Xipo started out boasting and acting very self-important.
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