Zhang Ting watched Lao Zhangtou and his group walk into the old village chief's wooden house one after another, then took back her mind and walked towards her home. However, as soon as she approached her doorstep and saw the broken bench limbs everywhere, her face couldn't help but look tight, and she felt an extremely uneasy premonition in her heart.

Zhang Ting walked back to her home quickly, and then she saw a familiar figure curling up in the room, and the latter buried his head deeply into his knees.

When Zhang Ting saw this scene, she couldn't help but feel a little tingling. She gently put the medicine box in her hand first, and then came to him and snuggled down.

She stretched out her callous and slightly trembling right hand, hesitated for a long time before putting it on the other person's head, comforting him gently like stroking a young child.

Zhang Ting, who had roughly guessed the reason, said softly: "Xiaochun, it doesn't matter. Although my sister may not live in the village in the future, she will try to find an opportunity to come back to see you. If you are willing, you can also see your sister, okay?"

After a long silence.

The young man who looked sloppy and had long cried and had red eyes slowly raised his head. He turned to look at his sister who had always been strong and indifferent, and asked, "Why? Why don't you tell me."

After hearing this, Zhang Ting smiled far-fetchedly and replied, "I know that something very important must have happened to Xiaochun, which makes you feel so sad as you are now. So I think, compared to your affairs, the things that happened to my sister should not be considered anything. Besides, it is natural for men to get married as a young man to get married as a young woman. My sister is now twenty-one. If she is an ordinary daughter, she must have been taking care of her husband and children for many years at this age. Therefore, it is rare that anyone can look down on her sister now, which is my sister's blessing."

Zhang Ting noticed the doubts in the other person's eyes and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. In fact, if she could convince the other person, it would be difficult for her to really believe this statement. After she paused her tone, she continued with a smile: "And it is said that the eldest son of the Luo family was originally handsome and had a good character, and he was a worthy of entrusting lifelong..."

"No!"

After hearing this, the young man interrupted her and roared angrily.

He quickly broke free from Zhang Ting's arms, and then shouted to her in pain: "No! Don't lie to me anymore. I've already figured out the whole thing. The bullshit boy from the Luo family clearly wanted to force you back to be his concubine, find an opportunity to come back to see me in the future, and his good character, all of these are lies!"

After saying these words, the young man ran away from his house as if he was crazy, and disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Ting watched him run away in pain, and finally couldn't help but leave two lines of tears in her eyes that were as clear as a mountain spring reflected by the mountains and rivers.

...

After Lao Zhang Tou and others came to the old village chief's house, the first person to enter the house was Zhang Chengming, the son of the old village chief, and Xu Yan and Gu Xueqing followed the last side of the team.

The old village chief was lying on the recliner at this moment, and was taking a break as Zhang Ting suggested to him, but since tomorrow was the last day, he naturally had no intention of really resting.

Seeing Zhang Chengming put down Zhang Hu who had already died on his back, the old village chief turned around from the recliner and asked his son: "What's wrong with Zhang Hu?"

Zhang Chengming looked heavy but did not answer. Seeing this, Old Zhang, who was behind him, wanted to come out and explain, but he obviously could not tell the old village chief that Zhang Hu died at Xu Yan's hands. Therefore, just as he was thinking about how to find a decent excuse to make excuses, Xu Yan, who had already entered the house, said bluntly: "He is dead, I'm killed."

When the old village chief heard this, he was shocked and then looked at the person talking at the door. When he saw that it was a young man with a beautiful face and a very refreshing and sunny face and dressed as a scholar, he asked Zhang Chengming and others in a deep voice: "Who is this scholar and why did he kill Zhang Hu."

Old Zhang did not reserve that Xu Yan would tell me so directly and frankly. He smiled bitterly in his heart, but he still didn't wait for him to answer. Xu Yan, who was standing straight at the door, said calmly again: "Because he wants to rob the money on me, I don't want to give it, so he wants to take my life with the axe in his hand."

The old village chief didn't know that Zhang Hu would go to participate in this mission together, so he couldn't help but look at Lao Zhang with a gloomy face and said, "Old Zhang, haven't I warned you that doing such a thing is a harm to heaven and reason. Don't do that hurtful thing. Why did you take Zhang Hu's second son?"

After hearing this, Old Zhang replied helplessly: "This matter was my mistake in making a decision, which killed Zhang Hu. I originally thought that Zhang Hu was relatively familiar with doing this kind of thing, so it might be effective to bring him with him. After all, our money is 500 taels away, but it is still sixty or seventy taels away, but we only have one day, so we can't let it delay any more, but... I never thought that this boy really dared to commit murder on this passing young man."

After Old Zhang finished speaking, he paused a little guiltyly, and then explained: "This time we are indeed unreasonable. For Zhang Hu's death, all the blame is for me being too greedy and has nothing to do with this young master."

When the old village chief heard this explanation, his face still did not improve at all. He just pointed at Lao Zhang's head angrily and said hatefully: "You, I clearly told you, don't do things too much. We are just farmers from rural areas..."

However, before he could finish his words, the old village chief was so angry that he coughed repeatedly, looking very tragic.

Seeing this, Zhang Chengming, who was standing beside him, looked shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him and said, "Father, you are in good health, don't get angry at will!"

While speaking, he had already helped the old village chief support his chest, trying to quickly soothe his disordered aura.

After a while.

The old village chief finally recovered from his anger, but there was no doubt that with his current physical condition, he could not bear much change at all. Even after he stopped coughing, there were already silky blood stains on the corners of his mouth.

Everyone was undoubtedly a little panicked when they saw this scene. After all, the old village chief has a very important significance to Zhangjia Village. Not only did he lead everyone to survive in this valley, but he was even to a certain extent, he was like a spiritual pillar in the hearts of all Zhangjia Village people. What's more, tomorrow is such an important day, and he must not fall down now.

The old village chief gasped in great weakness, but finally eased. However, his previous reaction undoubtedly scared the people present.

Finally, the old village chief lay flat on the lounge chair and waved his hand weakly, indicating that he was fine, Zhang Chengming stopped the movement in his hand.

When Xu Yan and Gu Xueqing saw him like this, they were expressionless.

The old village chief asked Xu Yan, "Since you have escaped from Zhang Hu's hands and killed him, then I don't know what happened to you two follow Lao Zhang and the others to my Zhangjia Village?"

After hearing this, Xu Yan couldn't help but sneer appeared on his face, and he replied indifferently: "There's nothing else, I just want to see what kind of poor and bad waters this place is. People living here actually need to make a living by blocking the road."

The old village chief heard the sarcasm in his words and did not care. He just said in a deep voice: "Since you can come here all the way, I believe that Lao Zhang, who should know, should have told you all the time, so there is no need to deliberately mock me in front of me."

When Xu Yan heard him say this, he looked at him a little differently. It seems that it is not unreasonable for the other party to become the village chief and be supported by the people in the village. Compared with other people, there is no doubt that the old man in front of him should be much more direct and keen when looking at problems.

When Xu Yan heard this, a hint of chill in his words and replied, "You should feel glad that he did not lie to me before, otherwise your Zhangjia Village will no longer exist from now on."

When the old village chief heard this, he looked expressionless, but nodded without any surprise and replied, "I don't doubt whether you really have this ability." He then sighed and said, "But now you must have seen everything. Lao Zhang has not lie to you at all. It is true that we have reached the point of desperate situation and we will have such a wrong idea. To be honest, Lao I was strongly opposed to this idea at the beginning, and even Xiaoting herself advised Lao Zhang and the others, but Lao Zhang and the others felt that Xiaoting had great kindness for everyone. Now that she is in trouble, she cannot sit idly by. Lao I dared to ask you to let Lao Zhang and the others go."

Seeing Xu Yan remained silent, the old village chief said slowly again: "If you really insist on someone paying his life for it, I am willing to pay for it with my own life. After all, this matter has been caused by me, which not only implicated Xiaoting, but also implicated everyone in the village."

Xu Yan did not express any expression to his words, but said coldly: "In this world, if everyone suffers from the suffering of one person, even if they are close friends, they will hurt innocent people who are not related to this matter, isn't it a bit too selfish? I think in this most basic morality, the old village chief always knows that he has lived at such a big age."

The old village chief was speechless against Xu Yan's confrontation.

Xu Yan continued, "I was indeed planning to leave their lives, because I was afraid that I would let them go and they would commit crimes again in the future. And after hearing the specific reasons, I felt that using this reason as a rhetoric is extremely absurd. Maybe you are right. You have your own difficulties, but who should those who have robbed money by you to seek justice? In any case, you do this against the laws of nature and not to be tolerated by morality. Since you said that the matter was caused by you, that's fine, I'll trade your life for their lives, just hope that your life can finally make them understand what it means to do to others what you do not want others to do to others, and what it means to support yourself without hindering others."

The old village chief replied in a deep voice: "Then it's a matter of determination, but before I sacrifice my life for it, I still have a reluctance to ask for it. I hope you can agree."

Xu Yan guessed his intention without even asking, and replied coldly: "I can let you live until tomorrow night, but if you want me to interfere, don't have this daydream."

When the old village chief heard this, he felt as if he was so sad, but he didn't dare to bargain anymore.

...

After Xu Yan and Gu Xueqing left the house, Old Zhang, who was present, said to the old village chief in pain: "How can the village chief's life be exchanged for our safety? This is the dereliction of duty of my old Zhang. I took Zhang Hu out privately and angered this mountain man. Even if I want to pay my life, I should pay my old Zhang's life!"

Seeing him like this, the old village chief not only felt no relief in his heart, but was even more disappointed. It was obvious that the scholar's concern for Lao Zhang and the others was reasonable, otherwise they would not be able to understand why the other party came to Zhangjia Village.

The old village chief did not intend to explain the reason, because it could not be explained to them at all, and it was definitely something they could not accept. Therefore, he just sighed helplessly and replied tiredly: "Okay, this matter is just as you said before. The fault of the scholar. He did this for the most basic morality. Your life is not enough to exchange for everyone's life. I have decided on this matter, so you don't have to persuade you too much."

Old Zhang looked sad and wanted to argue a few words, but the old village chief waved his hand at him and replied: "Stop talking, I am a little tired, I will go back to my own house. If I haven't returned for a day, my wife in your family should be anxious. As a man in the family, they shouldn't worry so much."

Seeing that the old village chief's face was obviously much paler than in the past, Lao Zhang and the others did not dare to say anything more, and then they could only bear the pain and say goodbye and leave.

After everyone retreated, Zhang Chengming carried his old father to the wooden bed to rest, but in the end he still sobbed and asked: "Why did my father do this?"

When the old village chief saw that his son, who was already old but never married and had children, asked, finally no longer concealed anything. He endured his fatigue and explained: "This scholar is not an ordinary person at all. And seeing how long his breath is, he should be a very strong practitioner. The reason why he came to the village was simply to fundamentally solve this matter and completely cut off our thoughts on those wrong thoughts in the future. If the father did not hand over this old life, he would not give up. In fact, he could answer the answer that he could apply his life as his father in exchange for your life. After all, I made a fortune."

After hearing this, Zhang Chengming was deeply saddened.

Seeing him like this, the old village chief continued to weakly say, "Son, you are not young anymore, and it is time to face your life alone. If you are gone for your father in the future, remember not to cry as easily as you are now, otherwise you will be laughed at by others."

After hearing this, Zhang Chengming just kept trying to wipe away the tears that kept flowing out of his eyes, but he couldn't help but couldn't help it.

...

"Why did the younger brother agree to his conditions?" Gu Xueqing, who was still a little angry, asked on the way down the mountain, following Xu Yan.

After hearing this, Xu Yan smiled and replied, "Actually, the reason is very simple. Except for the Zhang Hu who had already killed me, most of the people in the Zhang family village are really just some simple and simple folk Bai surnames. You should have already felt this after you came here. Since that's the case, there is no need to kill innocent people anymore. It's better to give them a step and just take the old man's life."

Xu Yan paused and then continued, "Besides, if we really want to kill all the men left in this village, then few of the elderly, weak, women and children who survive in this valley will probably survive smoothly. And have you ever thought about it? Although we thought at the beginning that we wanted to save their lives for morality, we actually calmed down and thought about it. Do we want to kill them more to vent our inner dissatisfaction? Since we can stop going out and continue to commit crimes, then our purpose has actually been achieved."

"But if you kill this old man, can they obey you and not commit crimes from now on?"

When Xu Yan heard this, he couldn't help but squint her, then smiled and joked, "Senior Sister Gu, if you think so, then you will underestimate the identity of this old man too much."

Gu Xueqing asked in confusion: "How do you say this?"

Xu Yan did not hide anything, and narrowed his eyes and replied: "The blood stains on the corners of the old man's mouth were almost black when he coughed. It was obviously because he was seriously toxic and had suffered from severe blood. How could he have suffered from some stubborn disease? Moreover, the old man seemed to be weak and was about to fail, but in fact, the poison on his body was not relieved by the woman's herbs, but by his own remaining internal force."

Gu Xueqing said in surprise: "How could this be so? Why didn't I feel any spiritual power fluctuations in him?"

Xu Yan replied bluntly: "Because he is a worldly martial artist, and at least a martial artist who has reached the fifth level. However, he has probably been poisoned for many years and is about to be suppressed. The reason why he is willing to take his life to meet the lives of those people in the village is simply because he feels that his deadline is approaching, so why not do it?"

"This cunning old..."
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