mind master

Chapter 1028 Curse
Dou E's story is not complicated, and her injustice is easy to understand as long as you are willing to investigate.

"Something is not right here. The notice says it was after autumn, but Dou E was executed in history in June. It snowed in June, so the month must be correct."

Our Lady of All Infants suddenly said.

"Well, I know some stories about Dou E, and the contents are all similar."

Zhong Yan nodded and said, "According to various stories, Dou'e's father should be Dou Tianzhang, a scholar. He went to Beijing to take the imperial examination. Before leaving, he entrusted his only daughter Duanyun to Granny Cai as a child bride. Later, due to a flood, Granny Cai moved her family to Shanyin. Granny Cai changed Duanyun's name to Dou'e."

"Then, Granny Cai asked her to marry her son. Dou E had a hard life. Not long after the marriage, Master Cai died of illness, and Dou E and Granny Cai depended on each other for survival. Granny Cai made a living by lending money. Once, Doctor Sai Lu came to borrow money and didn't pay it back. Granny Cai came to collect the debt. Doctor Sai Lu wanted to default on the debt and wanted to strangle Granny Cai, but was saved by Zhang's father and son who passed by. Zhang Lu'er and his son were small-time people. Zhang Lu'er wanted to marry Dou E, but was rejected by Dou E. Granny Cai was so angry that she couldn't get up from bed."

"It is described in the records that Zhang Luer was angry because he failed to force a marriage, so he blackmailed Sai Lu to get arsenic, intending to put it in the mutton tripe soup that Cai's mother drank to poison Cai and take Dou E for himself. Unexpectedly, Cai's mother vomited just when she was about to drink the soup, so she gave the soup to Zhang's father. Zhang's father didn't know there was arsenic in the soup, so he drank the mutton tripe soup without any precautions. Later, Zhang Luer's father was poisoned to death."

"It was the wicked Zhang Luer who filed the complaint first and bribed the corrupt official Tao Wu to accuse Dou E of killing Zhang's father. The corrupt official Tao Wu tortured Dou E severely and used Granny Cai to pressure her. In order to save Granny Cai's life, Dou E was forced to confess and was thrown into prison. The story records that it was the third day of June when Dou E was unjustly executed and her blood was scattered on the execution platform. Before her execution, she swore to the sky that her blood would splatter on the white silk, heavy snow would cover her body, and there would be a drought for three years. Heavy snow covered the execution ground."

"According to historical records, the time is indeed wrong. The execution will be in the autumn. There is something wrong with this notice, and the time is wrong."

Zhong Yan looked around, still a little confused, how could such a world hinder the cultivators of Qianling. There must be some special reasons. Also, can time be changed?

The execution after autumn turns into snow in June.

The execution after autumn usually took place in the autumn and winter seasons, specifically in the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth months of the lunar calendar. It could never be June.

"Well, there is a problem with time. This world may not be that simple. What should we do next?"

The Mother of Ten Thousand Infants nodded and said with a hint of surprise.

She didn't have much experience in conquering fantasy worlds, and she couldn't compare to Qian Ling's experience. Naturally, she still followed Zhong Yan's opinion. After all, this world had been lost three times, so it was never too cautious.

"Well, the situation is unclear, so let's find out first. Under normal circumstances, as long as we find a way to get rid of the corrupt official, save Dou E, and crack the destiny plot, we can naturally gain the power of origin, occupy the destiny, swallow up the entire world, and integrate it into Qian Ling."

"With the strength and experience of the cultivators from Qianling, it is impossible that they did not know Dou E's story. But they failed. This means that a normal change in the plot may lead to some terrible consequences. Let's take a look first and then act accordingly."

Zhong Yan nodded. To be honest, he was not quite sure about the situation right now.

The worst that can happen is to just follow the destiny plot and see what’s behind it.

Anyway, with the roots of the World Tree capturing and anchoring it, even if the world restarts, it can enter the cycle again and start over. Wait and see the results first, it will be the same, there will be more possibilities, find the key points.

"I will listen to Brother Daoist Zhong."

Our Lady of Ten Thousand Infants said with a chuckle.

She also wanted to see what was special about this Dou'e world.

The two did not expose themselves at that moment. Just like ordinary people, they found a pawnshop in the city and bought a house. It was as if they had merged into the mortal world and integrated directly into the Donghai City. Here, they lived and slept like ordinary people. When the Mother of Ten Thousand Infants was in the mood, she even went to the market to buy some ingredients and cooked by herself. Her cooking skills were not sophisticated, but could only be described as home cooking, which was at a normal level.

Zhong Yan ate without any disgust, just like any ordinary family.

At the same time, he also wandered around the city every day, observing and inquiring into the daily lives of ordinary people. In restaurants and teahouses, he also heard a large number of traveling merchants discussing interesting stories from all over the world. Some things that happened in the city could not be hidden from their ears.

The people are afraid of the court and angry at the officials. The current Donghai County Lord Guan Tao Wu is almost always considered to be a bad official, but these words are just private gossips and are not dared to be made public.

Time passed quietly.

Before we knew it, the day of execution had arrived.

At the entrance of the vegetable market in Donghai County, an execution ground was built in front of the vegetable market. The execution ground was very large. Before, someone had washed it with clean water, but blood stains could still be seen on it. Some blood could not be washed clean. It had already penetrated into the execution ground. Even if you stood far away, you could smell a wisp of bloody smell, which was very strong.

Soldiers holding long swords and spears stood around the execution ground, separating the people around it and preventing them from approaching the execution ground to avoid chaos. Caishikou itself was a place where people gathered.

After all, people need to buy vegetables and meat every day, which is related to three meals a day. Naturally, the flow of people is not small.

At the head of the execution ground, there was a neatly arranged table with various objects on it, including files and sentencing orders. Behind the table, there sat a middle-aged official in official uniform. The robe the official wore was from the Yuan Dynasty, and he also had a hat on his head. His appearance was fairly decent, and he looked upright and dignified, with a good appearance.

In the center of the execution ground, a flagpole stood tall. Below, a woman in a white prison uniform was tied up with ropes and kneeled on the ground. Behind her, a burly executioner with thick eyebrows and big eyes stood quietly, holding a knife in his arms.

As the sun rose in the sky, a large number of people gathered around the Xingtai execution ground. These people looked at Dou E on the Xingtai with complicated eyes, pointing and talking, but did not dare to shout loudly.

"Emperor, are you really going to let that corrupt official kill Dou E? Saving her is easy for us, just a matter of raising our hands."

The Virgin of Ten Thousand Infants looked at Dou E on the execution ground, and a glimmer of pity flashed in her eyes.

"Well, don't worry, we'll talk about it at the last moment."

Zhong Yan nodded and did not refuse, but it was not the time to save people.

He wanted to continue to see the situation.

As time goes by, we can see that an old woman rushed to the execution ground, shouting loudly that she was innocent and telling Tao Wu about her grievances, hoping to redress Dou E and change the result of beheading her. There is no doubt that the old woman's cry of injustice was of no use in the end, as Tao Wu was still impartial. Granny Cai was Dou E's mother-in-law, and no matter how pitiful her words were, the people above her were heartless, and the people below felt some sympathy and kept talking, but in the end, no one protested loudly.

The people should not fight against the officials. This is a lesson learned since ancient times. Otherwise, the price paid is too high. There are only a few cases where there is a good result.

Unless it is a last resort, or even if it arouses complete public indignation, generally speaking, it is impossible to challenge the authority of the government for an unrelated person. That is to risk one's own life. Obviously, their choice is obvious.

Granny Cai’s cry for justice was quickly taken away by the bailiffs at the execution ground.

When Dou E witnessed this, a flash of anger and unwillingness appeared in her eyes, as well as indignation towards the world and despair towards the darkness of the world. She suddenly looked towards Tao Wu.

"County magistrate, even if you are sure to be chopped off today, as long as you are still alive, I will not let you live in peace. After Dou E dies, she will definitely turn into a fierce ghost. Tao Wu, oh Tao Wu, we will meet again. If you kill Dou E, will you really be at peace?"

Every word Dou E spoke was chilling enough to chill one to the bone.

"Humph, you are full of nonsense. Prepare to execute me."

Tao Wu looked at Dou E with a sneer and reached out to grab Xing Ling.

"slow!!"

Dou E shouted coldly.

"It's almost noon, do you have anything else to say?"

Tao Wu looked at the sky above his head and said calmly.

"I want a clean ruler and a white curtain, all hung on the flagpole. If I, Dou E, am truly wronged, my head will fall off when the knife passes through it, and all the blood will stain the white curtain. I want it to snow heavily during the dog days of summer to bury my body."

Dou E said slowly.

"Dou E, you are too arrogant. It is now the end of autumn, not the hottest time of June. Do you still want the years to flow backwards for you, or for time to pass by for you?"

Tao Wu shook his head and sneered.

Autumn becomes June, either time goes backwards or years pass by. How could such a great power happen?

"I want Shannan to have a three-year drought, so that all the people will know that I am wronged."

Dou E continued.

"Oh, how could you be so vicious? Why did you curse a three-year drought? If there is a three-year drought, wouldn't the people here starve to death? The fields will be barren. You are wronged, and you can't curse the people of the world."

When the people watching from all sides heard Dou E's words, their faces changed drastically.

They all started to blame Dou E. This was too vicious. If it really came true, wouldn't it cause countless people to be buried with her? They were so innocent, why should they be cursed? This was a vicious thought.

Although the people around thought that this was just a reluctance before death, what if it really came true, wouldn't everything be over?

(End of this chapter)