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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star to Break through the Void Chapter 66: The River's Waves Turn Over the Thieves and Hidden

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    "Go back." The soil has been sealed and the monument has been planted. Ye Chang knows that the only trace left by Ye Shu in this world is this cemetery.  Mrs. Fang held her two children in her arms and reluctantly glanced at the small tombstone again. All the lovesickness and sadness turned into tears and rolled down her face.  She took three steps and turned back, and finally left with Ye Chang.  According to local custom, a large circle is made during the funeral, almost circling Wu Zepi. In fact, the cemetery is not far from Wu Zepi, only a water branch separates it.  Relatives or Yu Bei, others were also singing. When everyone returned, some sang folk songs and slang, while others talked and laughed in low voices, even Ye Shu's clan brothers were no exception.  "Perhaps the only one who is still sad is the Fang family. Even Qinu and Xiaoniang, because they are young, do not understand what that small tomb means.  There was originally a wooden bridge above the water branch, but when everyone arrived, they found that the wooden bridge had been destroyed at some point.  Some people yelled: "Yesterday when I came here, the bridge was still in good condition. Today, the bridge is broken. I don't know which kid did such a rogue thing!" "Let's go over on a raft. There is a raft next to it."  They were willing to take a long way around, so they yelled and cursed, but soon someone found a way to cross the fork, and no one knew who it was, parked a raft on the side of the fork.  "Take the raft back, and then Dalang, Liulang, and Eighth Lang, you three brothers and I will go there first, and together with the carpenter, we will get the tools to repair the bridge." Ye Dan ordered.  Naturally, he was the first to go there on the raft. There were dozens of relatives and friends from the Ye family here. A small raft could only carry six or seven people at most, so we could only make a few more trips.  Ye Chang stayed at the end, and so did Fang.  The last batch consisted of Ye Chang, Fang, Shanzhi, Cinu, Xiaoniang, and Ye Zhi supporting the raft.  "Be careful, the raft is not very stable." Ye Zhi warned.  Fang held her mother in her arms, and Ye Chang held Ci Nu by his side. The water branch was not wide, only about four feet, but the water was very deep. Ci Nu was a child and liked to move around. If he fell, he would be in trouble.  .  "Don't move around when giving a slave!" Fang said when she saw that the slave was a little restless.  As soon as she finished speaking, the raft had already lifted off the shore, about four feet away. She turned around and arrived. But when the raft reached the middle of the water, the water suddenly surged, and then, a huge object surged up from the water, bringing it with it.  Catching the waves, he rushed towards the raft.  That thing hit the raft hard, and the raft, which was originally balanced, suddenly tilted. Fang screamed and pushed the girl in her hand towards Ye Chang, but she fell into the water!  Ye Chang hugged his mother, and Cinu beside him screamed and ran towards his mother, but was caught by the monk with sharp eyes and quick hands.  Fang fell into the water.  The raft was tilted up at this time. Ye Chang put the girl into the monk's hand, rushed over and grabbed Fang's hand who was struggling in the water.  Fang was panting, trying to keep herself from sinking into the water, and Ye Zhi also came to his senses at this time and wanted to come over to help.  "Don't come here. It's over there. I'm holding her. It's okay." Ye Chang was afraid that people would crowd in and overturn the raft, so he shouted loudly: "Get to the shore quickly, get to the shore quickly!" Only then did Ye Zhi understand and hold on with all his strength.  After two clicks, the raft trembled slightly and leaned against the shore.  Only then did Ye Chang use his strength to pull Fang out of the water.  Ms. Fang turned around and squatted on the raft, shivering. Ye Chang took off his shirt and put it on her body - she was still wearing mourning clothes, which were a little leaky when soaked in water.  Fortunately, today Ye Chang was wearing shoddy clothes, which were wide enough to cover Fang's entire body, so she dared to stand up and turn around.  Everyone who had passed the water branch but had not yet left came up to comfort her. The Fang family was still a little dazed, and Ye Chang was also worried about whether she was injured. It was difficult to ask questions because there were so many people.  At this moment, someone suddenly exclaimed: "Nv Wu Zelong!" Everyone looked at the sound and saw that at the corner of the raft, the thing that had just jumped out of the river and nearly overturned the raft was a wooden statue.  They were no strangers to this statue. It was the statue of the goddess Wu Zelong that Shan Zhi pulled down to serve as a bridge when they came out early in the morning!  Almost everyone¡¯s expressions changed, and everyone thought of Dao Ning¡¯s shouting at that time: The Bodhisattva will definitely appear holy, and there will be divine punishment!  Their eyes turned to Ye Chang. The dragon goddess statue flew up from the water and almost killed Ye Chang and his sister-in-law's family. Is this a divine punishment brought by the Bodhisattva's appearance?  It¡¯s not that the villagers are ignorant, it¡¯s actually that this is an era when witches and gods are popular. How often have these villagers seen this kind of situation? A statue of a god flies out of the water!  Ye Chang looked at the statue and remained silent at first.  This statue is not carved from a single piece of wood, otherwise the monk would not be able to move it no matter how strong he is. It should be hollow.  ?Among the whispers around him, some people were already muttering "Is the Dragon Girl Bodhisattva angry?" Some people were suggesting that the statue should be invited back to the temple and then offered three sacrifices and six gifts to apologize. Ye Chang suddenly laughed.  "Let's wait here and see if Wu Zelongnu is really angry." Ye Chang said loudly.  As he spoke, he called Ye Zhi and the monk over. They murmured a few words in a low voice. Ye Zhi benefited from Ye Chang, so he nodded repeatedly, and the monk even grinned.  Then Ye Chang said to the people who were a little uneasy: "If something happens, please do it yourself. I will stay here and see what kind of tricks this Wu Zelong girl can come up with!" After he said this, some of the people were timid and fearful of trouble.  The others dispersed first, and only a dozen or so people remained.  "Sister-in-law, why don't you go back first?" "I'm here with you. If that dragon girl really wants to be punished, I'll bear it with you." Mrs. Fang was very determined.  Ye Chang didn¡¯t rush her. The people who were planning to build the bridge didn¡¯t come over for a long time, so they must have gotten the news.  Ye Dan stayed, looked at Ye Chang, but hesitated to speak.  "Uncle, don't worry, I have my own ideas." Ye Chang found a dry place and sat down: "Uncle, please sit down. During the days when I was away, did Liu Fengyin cause trouble in Wu Zepi?" "Then the old man  He tried every means to build a temple for his nephew, Daoning, who was not abiding by the rules and regulations. He went to the village twice to persuade him to donate money, but he didn't cause any trouble. " "Last time, the county captain punished him in public when the Bodhisattva tried the case.  I'm afraid the neighborhood's reputation will be damaged a lot, right? " "That's natural. In the past, everyone knew that he could communicate with the county magistrate and county lieutenant, and he was often intimidated by his official position. But now everyone knows his background. In the hearts of the county lieutenants,  He is just a pawn, and he offended the county captain last time!" Speaking of this matter, Ye Dan felt happy. He had been suppressed by Liu Fengyin for most of his life, and it was only in the past two months that he felt proud and proud: "Therefore, he  The past two months have been very honest. Except for the construction of the temple, he has hardly come here to show off his power. "In Chang'an City, I almost met Ye Chang, the emperor of the day, Li Longji. Now looking at Liu Fengyin's little righteousness,  It's almost like watching a child play with mud.  Hearing what Ye Dan said, he nodded: "As expected, if it doesn't work here, how about over there?" "What?" "Liu Fengyin was running rampant in the countryside before, relying on two things. One is his Liu family, who is nearby.  It is a big family, and no other family is as prosperous as theirs, and the Liu family is also in charge of the formation of the army. Secondly, it is the support of the government. He has been in charge for many years, colluding with subordinate officials in the county, and pretending to be powerful.  Hiding the superiors and bullying the inferiors. The last time the Bodhisattva tried the case, one of his sources of support was shattered. Now he only relies on the strength of the Liu clan. However, no matter how strong the Liu clan is, it cannot be stronger than the union of two or three of our clans.  Therefore, he must rely on other external forces to reconstruct a pillar. "Ye Chang said: "Daoning is an abandoned monk from Shifang Temple and the nephew of the Liu family. He just uses waste to pretend to be a ghost just let a monk.  The temple that hosts the Dragon Girl is, after all, a temple for obscenity. As long as it is reported, the court will definitely pursue it. " All dynasties have hated the temple for obscenity. In China, there is nothing that can stand above the imperial power-centered ruling system. Religion will be held accountable.  Same thing.  Sacrifices to ghosts and gods without official approval are the so-called obscene temples. Local officials in various places who are more responsible have made it their duty to crack down on such obscene temples.  Hearing Ye Chang's analysis, Ye Dan suddenly realized: "It turns out that behind this, it's all the work of this old guy Liu Fengyin! This old guy is really cunning. If it weren't for Shi Yilang and you to have the guidance of an immortal and have a discerning eye, I'm afraid we would all  "We should not have intervened in this matter. In fact, Liu Fengyin is playing with fire after all. Now Yaowang Temple and Shifang Temple are ignoring him. That's because he doesn't make a big fuss. If it makes a big fuss  ¡­" Having said this, Ye Chang sneered twice. Originally, he could just watch the excitement with a cold eye, but Liu Fengyin wanted to use him to make the Dragon Girl Temple famous, and even did something that almost endangered his and his sister-in-law's lives.  He would never be polite.  After chatting for a while, Ye Chang probably felt that the time was almost up, so he stood up and said: "After waiting for so long, I still haven't seen the Dragon Girl Bodhisattva bringing disaster or divine punishment. I think everything will be fine, so let's go first."  He was the only one who followed suit, but everyone somewhat disagreed with his words.  A few people were still uneasy, fearing that something unexpected would happen halfway.  Sure enough, after walking about a mile, Ye Chang suddenly said again: "Ah, I forgot the things are by the water branch, let's go back!" Everyone's heart couldn't help but feel nervous, but now that Ye Chang had spoken, he had been with him all this time.  In such a situation, no one ever said to leave.  But some people said they would wait here, but Ye Chang smiled and said: "I forgot about the interesting events. If you want to watch the fun, you'd better come with me."   In this way, everyone followed him back to the water branch. Still far away, they saw someone on the other side of the water branch preparing to climb ashore. When Ye Chang saw it, he shouted: "Thieves, there are thieves!"  "The two people who were about to climb ashore turned around and saw the dozen or so people running back, and they immediately stepped ashore with more effort.  Just as they were about to leave, they saw a burly monk jumping out of the grass in front of them: "Amitabha, I have been waiting for you for a long time!" The two of them spread out and were about to run, but the monk rushed over, grabbed one of them, and pulled  He fell to the ground.  The other took the opportunity to escape from the monk. As a result, when the monk was passing by the bushes where he had just become invisible, he tripped over a piece of wood sticking out of the bushes and fell solidly into the mud!  The man wanted to get up, but the piece of wood was already pressed against the back of his neck, holding him down firmly: "Don't move!" The monk held the guy in his hand and came over to push him down. Ye Zhi took out the rope.  , and tied them both up.  Seeing this scene, everyone was surprised: "Why are there people in the water, and when did the monk and Ye Zhi return to the other side?" "While we were waiting here just now, they took a detour upstream from the water branch and ran to the other side.  Hiding, just to wait for these two people." Ye Chang replied with a smile: "This is a good show Monk, Uncle Zhi, bring them over!" The two people finally started shouting:  "We are good people, what are you doing to catch us?" "Good people? Good people will run away when they hear the cry to catch thieves?" Ye Chang sneered: "You are obviously Jiejiang bandits!" "We are not, we are good people, it's just that  It¡¯s just that it¡¯s hot and they just go swimming.¡± No matter how the two defended themselves, the monk and Ye Zhi brought them here. Ye Chang sat on a stone and the two were brought in front of him.  , Ye Chang looked up at them, and muttered: "It's too high." The monk didn't understand what he meant, but Ye Zhi understood. He swiped the knee of one of them with the pole that supported the raft, and the man immediately knelt down.  The other person also knelt down. At this time, their eyes were very uneasy.  "Does anyone know these two people?" Ye Chang turned around and asked.  Everyone shook their heads, who knew these two?  "Then they are foreigners. Foreigners came to our Wu Zedang to swim and bathe Do you think this reason is true?" The two people looked at each other. At this time, they could only say harshly: "We two  He is indeed a foreigner. I heard that your land is rich in good medicine and I came to inquire about it. I want to collect some medicine. "Do you know who I am?" "I really don't know." "Liu Fengyin, please?"  Didn't you two tell me about my abilities?" Ye Chang sneered: "How can you hide these tricks from me?"  The rest of the people knew that there was something wrong in their minds.  "I put a bamboo tube in my mouth shallowly in the water, and when I took the raft, I threw the wooden idol out of the water to make the illusion of the dragon girl appearing as a saint. This kind of trick is okay to fool others, but it is too small to fool me.  Look at me." Seeing that the two of them were silent, Ye Chang continued, "You guys demolished that bridge too. Were you the ones who just dived under the water and almost overturned our raft?" Those two people kept silent.  , Ye Chang shook his head: "It seems that Liu Fengyin really didn't tell you everything about me. Come on, I originally wanted to spare your lives, but now it seems that I can't. Uncle, you are the villager  It is your duty to arrest thieves and bandits. Send these two people to the government with the intention of intercepting the river. I will write another letter to Yuan Shaofu and I will take the lives of these two people."  His whole body trembled. Jie Jiang's killing was indeed a serious crime. If the sentence was severe, he would definitely have to be sentenced to death. And Ye Chang said that he still had friendship with the local county captain, so the case would be confirmed. If this is true,  Didn't the two of them lose their lives for a small profit?
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