Longevity, starting from traveling and telling stories

Chapter 22 Reward Copper Pea

Ding ding ding, dong dong dong!
All that could be heard was the sound of gongs and drums. The clanging gongs and the thumping drums intertwined together, echoing throughout the entire execution ground, attracting the onlookers' involuntarily look over.

Ye Beixuan climbed up to the platform, bowed and apologized:

"My fellow villagers, I am the storyteller from the Red Sleeve Pavilion. Today, please listen to me tell you a story of an injustice that has gone down in history."

He just flicked his green robe and glanced at everyone.

"Dou E was originally a woman of pure kindness, but she found herself in a corrupt society, plagued by injustices. Her grievances are as vast as the ocean. Fellow villagers, allow me to slowly recount to you the story of Dou E's case, filled with injustice."

After Hou Fangting finished speaking, the sound of gongs rang out, startling everyone.

Ye Beixuan stood on the high platform, his long gown fluttering in the wind, and began to speak vividly.

His face was filled with joy, his voice sometimes low and sometimes high. At the end, he cried out in grief and indignation: "Dou E was a weak woman, yet she was falsely accused. There is no justice in the world!"

When he got emotional, his eyes widened, his body trembled slightly, and he gestured excitedly with the folding fan in his hand.

"If an injustice is caused today, the severe drought in the third week and the snow in June will all be due to your stupidity."

[Storytelling Level: LV2 (3000/10000)]

[Today, I will talk about the fourth chapter. Prolonging life: one day increases your cultivation by thirty days.]

[Reward for completing Dou E's Injustice: A handful of copper peas]

[Bronze Pea: Effect: Sprinkle beans and turn them into soldiers. Can transform into identical clones of yourself for five minutes. As your cultivation becomes stronger, the duration will continue to increase (currently only one clone can be transformed)]

[The Ren and Du meridians are opened, and the cultivation level is: drawing Qi into the body]

Good stuff. As expected, more people are needed to get higher rewards. My cultivation has also improved. I am now much stronger than before.

at this time.

The people in the audience were all attracted, as if they were experiencing the injustice of Dou E, and many of them were already in tears.

"He is spreading rumors to confuse the public. Arrest him." Seeing that the situation was out of control, the county magistrate hurriedly ordered Ye Beixuan to be arrested.

As soon as those words were spoken, a group of officers and soldiers walked down from the execution platform and prepared to pass through the crowded crowd.

However, the surrounding people suddenly became agitated. Someone suddenly shouted, "There must be injustice in this case. If it causes a three-year drought, we will also have no harvest. Stop them."

Boom! Thunder roared in the clear sky, and a chilly wind suddenly howled, as if it would soon snow. Ye Beixuan looked over and saw that it was the old City God who was secretly helping him. He nodded in gratitude.

"Look, there's thunder in a clear sky, there's been an injustice." More and more people gathered, blocking the officers and soldiers outside.

At this moment, a beautiful figure also walked up to the platform and called out, "Everyone, Hongxiu Pavilion will compile Dou E's injustice into a book, and everyone can read it for free."

Seeing this, the county magistrate hurriedly asked the lawyer, "What should we do?"

"Sir, I believe this case should be remanded for retrial immediately. Otherwise, if the facts of the case are reversed, you will lose your position."

"How do we explain this to the prefect?" the county magistrate asked in embarrassment.

"Sir, have you forgotten? Hongxiu Pavilion was involved. If they vigorously promote Dou E's injustice and are investigated, the prefect will not be able to protect you. Besides, Hongxiu Pavilion is said to have a close relationship with the princess. Even if the prefect blames you, you will not be afraid."

After the lawyer's analysis, the county magistrate's eyes lit up. That's right! His son often went in and out of Hongxiu Pavilion. Even if the prefect blamed him, what would it matter? With the eldest princess's support, he didn't have to be afraid.

On the contrary, if a wrongful conviction is caused and is verified, not only will one lose his job, but he may even be beheaded.

Snap! A gavel banged.

"Silence." The county magistrate waved a silk banner, which fluttered in the air. The scene suddenly became quiet, and the crowd's eyes were all focused on him.

"In the spirit of redressing the grievances of the people, I have discovered today that there are major doubts in the case, so I have sent it back for retrial." After saying this, he waved his hand, signaling the yamen runners to temporarily take Qin Ruoxi back to the prison, and at the same time arranged personnel to maintain order at the scene to prevent chaos.

"it is good"

"it is good"

The people cheered, and Qin Ruoxi seemed to have rekindled her hope of life, and burst into tears of joy.
Ye Beixuan took a deep breath. Although the case was sent back for retrial, it was only a delay. The key point now was to overturn the evidence of the forehead wound they mentioned.

"Thank you Brother Hou and Pavilion Master for your help today." After saying this, Ye Beixuan bowed and saluted Hou Fangting and Li Xianglian.

If it weren't for him, the county magistrate's son, and the help of Hongxiu Pavilion, I, a commoner, would not be able to accomplish anything today.

"Brother Ye, what are you saying? People like us who are scholars should have the world in our hearts, use our pens as swords, speak for the people, and speak out for justice. Only by letting justice be upheld can we live up to our vast knowledge and the name of a scholar." Hou Fangting responded passionately, without a trace of falsehood on his face.

Li Xianglian also bowed and said, "Although Xianglian is a woman, I cannot bear to see such injustice. If I cannot speak up for what is right, how can I talk about the teachings of the sages and the great principles of classics and history?"

Ye Beixuan bowed and said, "In that case, I will take my leave first. Pavilion Master, could you please ask for leave for me today? I need to go find something to clear Miss Qin's name. I would also like to ask Brother Hou to find the case file for me. I will visit you later."

"Farewell."

After saying this, he left quickly with brisk steps.

Soon, he rushed to the place where he had met Qin Ruoxi in the past and hurried towards the bushes where she had hidden.

The grass rustled in the wind as he searched with his hands, but found nothing.

Disappointment spread in his heart. Just when he was about to take a step and leave, he suddenly felt a foreign body on the sole of his feet. He looked up and saw that the stone he had thrown was right under his feet. He was suddenly delighted. It was really the darkest place under the lamp!
"With this, we can prove that the scar on her forehead was not from a fight."

Hou House.

Ye Beixuan came to the Marquis' Mansion without stopping for a moment. He wanted to check the files, so Hou Fangting's help was indispensable.

"Please inform me that my name is Ye Beixuan and I would like to see Master Hou."

"No, our young master is not seeing you." Seeing this, the guards immediately drove Ye Beixuan away, as if they had received orders.

"Who said I wouldn't see you? Are you really that bold?" A voice shouted angrily from inside the mansion, "Ah Fu, are you getting more and more daring?"

"Sir, it's the master."

"That's enough." After angrily scolding the guards, Hou Fangting immediately bowed and said, "Brother Ye, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. We servants don't know the rules."

"Brother Hou, please take me to check the files."

After saying that, the two of them quickly rushed to the storehouse inside the county government office. With the help of the county magistrate's son, they had a green light all the way. It seemed that the county magistrate was also giving the green light intentionally, and there was not much obstruction.

I opened the file and carefully reviewed the basic information, the trial process, and the most important autopsy report, and found that everything seemed perfect.

"Brother Ye, have you found anything?" Hou Fangting asked.

Ye Beixuan frowned, thought for a moment, and then said, "Brother Hou, can you take the coroner to check the body again?"

He didn't know how to do an autopsy, but he hoped to find some loopholes by having a coroner perform an on-site autopsy.

"can."

Hou Fangting immediately called the coroner and rushed to the morgue. Looking at the deceased covered with white cloth, the coroner lifted the cloth and began to explain the cause of death.

Ye Beixuan found that what he said was almost exactly the same as what was in the file. He walked up and began to check carefully without caring about the nausea, and sure enough, he found something.

There was actually a little bit of human flesh tissue on the victim's fingernails. Could it be that she scratched the murderer while struggling?

If this is the case, there is hope of overturning the verdict.

the other side.

Magistrate Liu Qinghua was sipping tea in the seat of honor in the county magistrate's mansion, and said leisurely, "County Magistrate Hou, you will be in court tomorrow. I don't need to teach you what to do!"

"I understand," Magistrate Hou said with a flattering smile, "but it was difficult to offend the public anger at the time, so I had no choice but to delay. If she doesn't have evidence tomorrow, she will still be sentenced to death, and then those unruly people will have nothing to say."

"That's great. I'll be waiting for good news." After saying that, Liu Zhizhou stood up and walked away leisurely.

(End of this chapter)