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Chapter 21 More unjust than Dou E

"I haven't seen it." Shaking his head, Ye Beixuan answered and left with his hands behind his back.

But he was a little confused. What mistake could this girl have made to be hunted by so many soldiers?

When he returned home, it was already three o'clock in the morning. Ye Beixuan was tired after a whole day and fell into a deep sleep as soon as he lay down on the bed. He was really exhausted.

Even when the female ghost Yun Ge secretly lay beside him later, he didn't notice.

The next day.

As the sun rose to noon, Ye Beixuan stretched out, feeling relaxed. The ghost maid had prepared the toiletries as promised, and was incredibly well-behaved.

Today is the second day of my serialization of Xiao Li Fei Dao, and a large wave of rewards are waiting for me. If I can quickly upgrade to level three, the rewards will definitely double.

Ye Beixuan frowned and walked slowly and thoughtfully on the bustling street, thinking about what tone to use today.

Suddenly, a loud noise made him look up, and he saw a young girl with her legs and hands bound by heavy chains. The chains made a chilling rattling sound as the prison van shook.

The girl's eyes were empty and lifeless, like a pool of stagnant water, and her originally fair face was now stained and looked dirty.

"Have you heard? This girl actually killed her own stepmother with her own hands. She's truly insane!"

Ye Beixuan was pulled back to his senses by the sudden noise and discussion. He looked towards the prison van, his pupils shrinking. How could it be her? Wasn't this the wild girl he had thrown stones at that night?
The surrounding people started to talk again: "Looking at her appearance, she doesn't seem like someone who could do such a thing, but the government has convicted her, so it must be right."

"Uncle, what's going on?" With his incurable gossiping nature, Ye Beixuan couldn't help but ask.

"What else could it be? Last night, this vicious little girl actually killed her stepmother, and was caught by the nephew of the prefect. What a pity! Such a wealthy family!"

The discussions of the people around him continued one after another, and Ye Beixuan couldn't help but feel a little confused.

Last night? He had just met her last night, and she had killed someone in such a short time?

At this moment, the girl's eyes accidentally met Ye Beixuan's. In an instant, a light seemed to flash in her eyes, and the originally dead lake of her heart seemed to be thrown into by a stone, causing ripples.

She immediately recognized Ye Beixuan, anxious in her heart. Is it him? Yes, he can prove me.

Her body kept shaking and she tried to say something to Ye Beixuan, but her mouth was stuffed with coarse cloth and she could only make a whimpering sound but could not utter a single word.

But the prison van for public display did not stop and continued to move forward relentlessly, soon leaving Ye Beixuan behind.

The girl looked at Ye Beixuan's receding figure, and the glimmer of light in her eyes quickly extinguished. She felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. She sat slumped in the prison van, her heart dead, tears streaming down her face. "I didn't kill anyone!"
At this moment, his shoulder was suddenly patted, and a magnetic voice came: "Brother Ye, what a coincidence!"

Ye Beixuan turned around and saw a handsome scholar looking at him with a smile.

"It's Brother Hou! Nice to meet you." Ye Beixuan bowed and said, "Brother Hou, do you know what happened to that girl just now?"

Hou Fangting sighed after hearing this and said, "I know this girl. She was my childhood playmate!"

"But because her father doted on Second Mother, she got jealous and killed her. I didn't expect her to be this kind of person. I thought she was always a very kind girl!"

No! Very wrong. According to what happened last night, this reason was far-fetched. Ye Beixuan asked in confusion, "How was she convicted?"

"The evidence is irrefutable!" Hou Fangting shook his head and sighed, "The prefect's nephew happened to be visiting her house and arrested her red-handed. There's even a scar on her forehead from when her stepmother resisted."

That's ridiculous! The scar on his forehead was clearly caused by him throwing a stone. How can you say it was done by his stepmother? The stone mark is so obvious.

She was being wronged! Even more wronged than Dou E, and even worse, he was partly to blame. "Brother Hou, I have something to do. I need to go first." He hurried towards the execution ground. If he was late, he might be too late.

"Brother Ye? Brother Ye, where are you going? Beheading is not a good look. I'm afraid you won't be able to eat after watching it." Hou Fangting shouted from behind.

Ye Beixuan paused, turned around and said, "Brother Hou, do you believe me? This girl was wronged?" After that, he left quickly.

Hou Fangting was stunned, looking at Ye Beixuan's receding back, as if thinking of something: "Brother Ye, wait for me. If you want to redress the girl's grievances, at least take me with you. My father is the county magistrate."

Hou Fangting almost shouted, and Ye Beixuan stopped and looked at him. His father was the magistrate? That would make things easier.

"Brother Ye, you have disturbed the execution ground without authorization. Your crime is very serious. The punishment may be exile at the very least and beheading at the worst. Take me with you and I can help you." Hou Fangting quickly ran to Ye Beixuan and assured him while panting.

"In that case, thank you very much, Brother Hou." In fact, Ye Beixuan was not a righteous person. He just didn't want Boren to die unjustly because of him. This kind of thing would make him regret for the rest of his life.

Even if there was no wound on her forehead, she might have been framed for other reasons. But now the fact was that she had caused it unintentionally, and it became the other party's lame excuse. If she was beheaded, she would probably have a guilty conscience for the rest of her life.

Above the execution ground, there was a heavy atmosphere of solemnity and murder.

The girl's hands were tied behind her back, her mouth was gagged, and she knelt on the ground. Only her eyes were filled with tears, as if she had thousands of words to say but couldn't express them.

The magistrate's face was as gloomy as water, and he sat upright on the stage, waiting for the time to come.

The people gathered around in complete silence, all waiting for the arrival of three quarters past noon. The executioner held a steel knife that emitted a cold aura, waiting for the order.

"Please spare his life...it's unfair!" A cry rang out, which was particularly harsh in the silent place.

The magistrate's eyes lit up, and he felt that the voice was familiar. He took a closer look and thought, isn't this his own son? He was satisfied with everything about his son, except that he was too righteous.

"Drive them away." The magistrate knew there was something fishy about the case, but since it was an order from the prefect, there was nothing he could do.

The constables nearby all knew the young master of the family, so naturally they didn't dare to take action.

"How dare you disobey my orders?" the magistrate asked angrily.

"Yes."

"It's unfair, it's unfair!" Qin Ruoxi's father Qin Wenjie immediately shouted when he saw someone speaking up for his daughter. After all, she was his daughter, no matter how naughty she was, she was still his daughter. He just couldn't believe that it was his daughter who did it.

Qin Ruoxi's eyes suddenly lit up with hope, her body trembled with excitement, and her mouth made a humming sound.

"Sir, the master has ordered that you please let us go!"

When Ye Beixuan saw that even the magistrate's son was stopped, he immediately felt that there must be something fishy about this case.

What to do? They were determined to kill her, and Ye Beixuan wished she could learn from Ikkiu and think of a solution.

Suddenly, he saw the gongs and drums beside him, and an idea suddenly came to his mind. He immediately shouted, "Mr. Hou, help me beat the gongs and drums."

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