The game starts with escaping from the famine and flipping the table

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

Su Xiaoya listened to Bai Yiyi's story of slaying demons and defending the Dao, and she thought it was very interesting. However, when she heard about the infighting between people, she felt very unhappy.

We are of the same roots, why are we so eager to fight each other?

We are all human beings, why are some people so kind and some so evil?

Demons and ghosts are not originally of the same kind as humans. It can be said that it is in their nature for them to harm humans.

But what about the human race itself?

Is human nature really evil?

However, Su Xiaoya has seen too many kind and honest people, and she firmly believes that human nature is good!

However, human nature is really complicated. Some people stick to their original intentions and are willing to die for the morality in their hearts; but some people can abandon their principles for a little bit of profit, and even do things without any bottom line.

It’s so complicated. Su Xiaoya said that she felt dizzy and really disliked those selfish people and behaviors.

Su Xiaoya's idea is very simple. People can be cowardly and incompetent, but they cannot hurt others. They can benefit themselves and others, but they cannot harm others to benefit themselves, or even harm others without benefiting themselves!

This was the first time that Su Xiaoya clearly realized the difference in cognition between herself and some people in this society.

Bai Yiyi didn't know that Su Xiaoya had thought so much about his story, and was still telling the story seriously to the human girl.

In Bai Yiyi's eyes, there is no difference between demons and monsters and human evil forces. After all, he is not a human being!

Bai Yiyi's concept is very simple, it is about good and bad. The good ones should be protected and the bad ones should be eradicated. It is that simple.

In a small county town, an evil force quietly rises. This group of human forces is arrogant and domineering, oppressing the people and acting recklessly. They often bully the weak, bully men and women, plunder the property of the people and ordinary merchants, and plunge the entire county into chaos and fear.

The common people of this state capital live in extreme poverty, but they dare not speak out.

Faced with the brutality of these bullies, they could only endure the pain silently, powerless to resist. Those brave people who tried to stand up had already been brutally killed, and even their families could not escape the misfortune. It was a horrible sight to see their families broken up and their loved ones dead.

There is no way. Since ancient times, the people have not fought against the officials.

The leader of this evil group is none other than Fang Tianyu, the county lieutenant. Although Fang Tianyu is just an insignificant official, the Fang family is a large family that has stood in the county for nearly a hundred years.

After nearly a hundred years of operation, the Fang family's network of relationships has become intricate and complex, and they almost control half of the county and the villages and towns under its jurisdiction.

The Fang family is a real local tyrant in the county.

As for the county magistrate?

Everyone knows that the term of office of a county magistrate is only three years, but the clerks will not be easily changed. As the saying goes, the county magistrates come and go, but the clerks remain forever!

It was not like there had never been a county magistrate who had come to the county town with a sincere desire to uphold justice for the people and bring benefits to the local people, but in the end he was persecuted by the Fang family and his body was unjustly drowned in the river.

And what about the remaining county magistrates?

They either choose to protect themselves, do nothing all day, and be indifferent to the people's affairs, just wanting to spend the three-year term in peace and then leave;

Or they would collude with the Fang family, work together to exploit the people, and leave with huge wealth at the end of their term. As the saying goes, "Three years as a clean official, one hundred thousand silver coins", for these greedy officials, this is not a joke.

The county town has been turned into the private land of the Fang family, where they have kept the local people in captivity, enslaved them, exploited them, and accumulated wealth by abusing their power.

On a sunny morning, these lackeys of the Fang family began their evil deeds again.

They stopped an old man who had just come out of a medicine shop on the street and asked him to hand over his belongings. The reason was simple: the old man had just sold a 50-year-old ginseng. Although the medicine shop had lowered the price, it still gave him 30 taels of silver.

What good would come of this thirty taels of silver if it was seen by the lackeys of the Fang family? They immediately reported it to Fang Jinyue, the third young master of the Fang family, who was strolling on the street.

Fang Jinyue was just bored, so he naturally had no hesitation in bullying the common people and showing off his power.

The old man closed his eyes in pain.

Originally, he took the risk of selling the wild ginseng just to pay off the debt he had borrowed and to raise some money for the journey so that he could take his granddaughter and flee to another place to find a way to make a living.

Unfortunately, God did not wish.

If I miss this opportunity, I don’t know when I can leave.

However, thinking about his little granddaughter who still needed care, Old Man Sun finally took out the thirty taels of silver that he had exchanged for the ginseng he had dug in the mountains at great risk, with trembling hands. Even though he was reluctant in his heart.

However, the lackeys of the Fang family were still not satisfied and continued to beat and kick the old man, as if only in this way could they show their power.

"stop!"

At this moment, a loud shout was heard and a young scholar stepped forward, loudly condemning the bullies' behavior.

"Oh! There are still people in this county who dare to challenge our Fang family!"

"Isn't this because you think your life is too long?"

"I've never seen this kid before. I don't know where this idiot came from!"

"Who cares? If you dare to interfere in the affairs of the Third Young Master of the Fang Family, you will have to pay the price!"

"That's it, go ahead!"

Led by the third young master of the Fang family, the lackeys of the Fang family immediately attacked the scholar.

With the third young master of the Fang family around, the lackeys were full of confidence, and each of them wanted to show off. So they didn't care about the rules and morality of the underworld, and rushed forward directly, even drawing weapons such as knives and swords worn at their waists.

Although the scholar was a weak scholar, he was not completely without martial arts. He had learned the six arts of a gentleman, including riding, archery, and charioteering.

So facing these lackeys of the Fang family who didn't follow the moral code of martial arts, the scholar was not afraid at all. He dodged the attack of the lackeys of the Fang family easily with a nimble move. Then, he kicked the knee of the lackey closest to him, causing him to fall to the ground.

Seeing this, the other lackeys changed the direction of their attack and continued to attack the scholar.

However, the scholar skillfully used his body movements to easily avoid their attacks, his movements light and agile, reminiscent of a dancing butterfly.

At this moment, a trace of determination flashed in the scholar's eyes. He dodged the attack of a lackey of the Fang family and took the opportunity to rush towards the third young master of the Fang family. He knew very well that to catch a thief, one must first catch the leader. If he could catch the third young master of the Fang family, then this battle could end quickly.

Unfortunately, the third young master of the Fang family cherished his life very much. When he saw the scholar attacking him, he turned around and ran without hesitation. He ran very fast, fearing that he would be caught by the scholar. After all, he was just a rich kid who took advantage of his power to bully others. He had no real strength and courage to fight against others.

The onlookers were also stunned. The third young master of the Fang family actually ran away?

Run away!

The third young master of the Fang family doesn't think there is anything shameful about it. His life is so precious.

Some scholars are also confused.

This is too cowardly.

At the moment when the scholar hesitated, the lackeys of the Fang family had already reacted and immediately surrounded the scholar in the middle of the encirclement.

The people in the distance could only watch all this happen from afar. They were filled with sympathy for the old man and the scholar, but no one dared to stand up. They were afraid of offending the Fang family and worrying that it would bring trouble to themselves.

The previous bloody lessons made these people dare not step forward, and no one dared to ruin the lives of their entire family because of their own impulse.

The poor old man was knocked unconscious by the Fang family guards before he could rush to the scholar to help the only child who stood up for him. The Fang family guards, each holding a stick as high as their eyebrows, were merciless and seemed to want to kill the old man.

Every inch is stronger.

Although the scholar also had a sword, it was not sharpened and could only be used as a short stick. Facing the servants of the Fang family who were holding sticks as high as their eyebrows, he was obviously at a disadvantage.

Although he was agile, the scholar gradually became overwhelmed as the enemy had more people and more weapons.

As the saying goes, "Two fists are no match for four hands." The young scholar was unable to withstand the attacks of the Fang family's servants and was ultimately defeated.

The Third Young Master of the Fang Family looked at the scholar who was pinned to the ground by the Fang Family's servant with a stick at his eyebrows and smiled contemptuously. If anyone dared to interfere in the affairs of the Third Young Master of the Fang Family, he would have to be prepared to be abused.

"Aren't you very capable? Let me think about how I should deal with you."

When the lackeys nearby heard this, they immediately started to offer suggestions:

"Break your limbs!"

"Just beat them to death and throw them into a mass grave."

"Killing people and destroying their hearts, these scholars just like to seek fame and reputation, so the best punishment is to cut the tendons of their hands and feet, make them beg for money, and never be able to read and write again."

The Third Young Master of the Fang Family smiled, with a hint of cruelty in his eyes: "Just do as Hu San wants, and cut the tendons of his hands and feet."

Anger and humiliation flashed across the scholar's eyes, but he was suppressed firmly by the eyebrow-high stick.

In the end, the young scholar could only watch helplessly as his tendons in his hands and feet were cut and he collapsed miserably on the street. His eyes revealed despair and helplessness, as if the world was collapsing at this moment.

At the same time, the old man was curled up on the ground, his life or death unknown. His body was severely injured by the beating of the Fang family guards, and he was already in critical condition.

This sudden conflict made the entire street extremely desolate. The ordinary people in the distance couldn't help but feel sad for the fate of the old man and the scholar, and also sad for their own future.

The Fang family did this to scare the monkeys, and the common people naturally understood it. It was precisely because they understood it that they felt even more desperate.

This conflict not only revealed the contradiction between evil forces and ordinary people, but also allowed people to see the dark side of this county.

Although the common people did not dare to help, some people who knew the old man secretly went to inform his granddaughter.

The old man's granddaughter is only seven years old.

Naturally, there was no way to deal with such a matter, so they had to ask for help from the clan leader and the village chief.

Considering that the little girl's parents sacrificed their lives to save the entire village, the clan members and villagers finally plucked up the courage to go to the street and carry the old man and the scholar back to the village.

Originally, when the Third Young Master of the Fang Family heard that someone dared to disobey his orders, he was ready to lead people to raid the old man's village. However, he was stopped by his father.

"Why? Isn't this a slap in the face of our Fang family?"

The Third Young Master of the Fang Family was used to being arrogant and would never allow others to disobey him. Relying on his favor, he could not help but refute his father.

Fang Tianyu looked at his favorite third son. He was not angry at the child's disobedience. He just patiently explained the whole story to him:

"Although Qijia Village is full of peasants, Qi Mingshan from Qijia Village met many people from the underworld when he was out escorting people in his early years. Later, I heard that he went to some sect to learn martial arts. Although, there has been no news for nearly ten years, we still can't do anything extreme."

Well!

The third young master of the Fang family muttered in his heart that his old man was timid and afraid of things. On the surface, he still looked well-behaved and obedient, but he was actually very unhappy.

Whatever, since the old man has spoken, the Third Young Master of the Fang Family will naturally not go against the grain. As for what happens in private, humph!

After Qijia Village carried Old Man Qi and the scholar back to the village, the village doctor immediately went up the mountain to collect herbs and saved the lives of Old Man Qi and the scholar.

The village doctors were simply unable to cure the two. Not only were their medical skills limited, but they also couldn't just go up the mountain to collect the various precious herbs.

There is nothing we can do about this.

Perhaps it was God's will that evil would be punished. The young scholar had a background of some kind. The brother of his schoolmate happened to be a Taoist monk at Mount Mao.

It was said that this scholar was the brother who went to visit his classmate out of admiration for him.

At that time, his classmate not only gave him a letter of recommendation, but also gave him a whistle for practice, so that he could blow the whistle in times of crisis.

Although the scholar did not know the specific function of the whistle, he still accepted his classmate's kindness. He did not know that the whistle was a Taoist item, and was given to him by his classmate's elder brother to save his life.

After experiencing such a great setback, the scholar remembered his classmate's instructions. He asked the little girl to help him take out the whistle hidden in his hair and blew it hard three times.

Unfortunately, the scholar was a little disappointed, as the whistle didn't sound once.

The scholar had no choice but to give up and lie down. There was no other way, he could only lie down now. All the valuables he had with him were taken away by the lackeys of the Third Young Master of the Fang Family, and now he couldn't even pay for his meals.

In addition to accepting the kindness of the villagers and getting well soon, he could find a way to contact his relatives and friends and repay Qijia Village. Of course, he also had to avenge himself.

The young scholar was not without a background. Unfortunately, he was young and hot-tempered, and did not keep his composure when faced with difficulties. He did not know to go home and seek help before dealing with these people.

However, it's too late to say anything now.

However, the young scholar himself did not regret saving the man. If he had not stopped him, Old Man Qi would have been beaten to death.

Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda!

The teachings of Confucius and Mencius that scholars learn since childhood all teach them that a gentleman should be upright and polite and promote righteousness.

Everyone steps on what is unfair.