After rebirth, the Queen of Madness has gone against the will of Heaven
Chapter 524 Lin Yutang's Transformation
Before Lin Yutang could react, the cell door flew open. A drunken bailiff stood at the doorway and pointed inside. "Newcomer, come over here and give me a leg massage!"
Lin Yutang was about to get angry when he saw the skinny man kneeling at the feet of the yamen runner and said flatteringly, "Sir, I'm new here and don't know the rules. Let me serve you."
The yamen runner was obviously very dissatisfied. He kicked the man away and shouted angrily: "Get lost! When did it become your turn to make arrangements for me? The prefect said that this kid can't get out. So what if I play with him for fun?"
The yamen runner said this, reaching out to grab Lin Yutang, but the man rushed over and hugged the yamen runner's legs regardless of everything. "Master, look at me, look at me, I am here to entertain you."
The bailiff was about to lose his temper when another one stopped him and said, "Come on, it's a long day and a bright day. Are you afraid he'll run away? Let's play with this for now so the newcomer can learn."
"Okay! Come here and bark like a dog for me."
"Woof woof." The man crawled and barked like a dog. Lin Yutang clenched his fists and was about to rush out, but he saw the man suddenly turn his head. His dirty face was covered with a fierce look in his eyes like stars, which contained both warning and disappointment.
Lin Yutang was suddenly as if he had been cast under a spell and could no longer move.
"Come, give me a back massage and a leg massage."
"Yes! Is this okay?" The conversation between the yamen runner and the man drifted in and out, lingering in Lin Yutang's ears like a dream. It was unknown how much time had passed before one of the yamen runners suddenly stood up and untied his belt. "Are you tired? Let me give you some water."
A stream of urine was sprayed towards the man's face. "Drink it, it's fresh." The two yamen runners laughed and looked at the man crawling on the ground like a dog.
Lin Yutang could no longer bear it. The rage in his chest seemed to tear him apart. He rushed out without thinking, and with a raised hand, he fastened a heavy iron chain around the neck of one of the yamen runners.
Lin Yutang was so angry that he used so much strength that he strangled the yamen runner so hard that he couldn't speak. He died in a few moments.
After one person died, the other yamen runner's drunken smell immediately dissipated. Looking at Lin Yutang, whose eyes were red and as red as a Shura, the yamen runner did not dare to fight any longer. He ran while shouting for people. In the blink of an eye, a dozen yamen runners surrounded the cell.
The whip lashed his body fiercely, but Lin Yutang gritted his teeth and said nothing. He just kept his back straight and stared at the yamen runners with a pair of bloodshot eyes.
"Uncle, please stop hitting us. We were wrong, we were wrong." The man kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, but what he got in return was a beating like raindrops from the whip.
"Old Wu is dead, what should we do?"
A yamen runner took one look at Old Wu, whose eyes were still open, and spat, "Tell him not to bother others for no reason. If he walks too much at night, he'll run into a ghost sooner or later."
"Besides, his death can't be in vain. There has to be an explanation."
"What can we say? Just drag a prisoner out to take the blame, report him as dead in the line of duty, and that's it!"
"Then... who to drag?"
The bailiff's gaze slowly fell on the man. "Hey, you! You're quite loyal to such a newcomer, aren't you? I'll grant your wish today."
The yamen runner waved his hand, and the cold light of the knife flashed. The man fell to the ground silently, and a pool of hot blood spurted out, staining Lin Yutang's head and face.
"What are you looking at? Have you never seen a dead body?" The yamen runner wiped the knife on the man and looked at Lin Yutang who was staring at him. "Boy, if you didn't have a good reputation, you would be the one to pay for Old Wu's life today."
Lin Yutang looked at those mocking and contemptuous faces, and suddenly it was like a bomb exploded in his head.
"Ah!" He screamed and stood up, but was kicked to the ground. He stood up again, and was kicked to the ground again... until Lin Yutang had no strength to stand up even though he was holding onto the wall.
The bailiff slowly walked up to Lin Yutang and tapped him on the cheek with his whip. "Boy, behave yourself from now on. Remember, it was you who killed him today!"
The yamen runners filed off, taking only Old Wu's body with them but leaving the man behind. Lin Yutang knelt step by step to the man's side, kowtowed mechanically, one by one. Blood gradually seeped from his forehead, but he was oblivious. He felt only the uncontrollable pain in his heart that needed to be vented. He could only kowtow, kowtow repeatedly.
Until a crisp sound was heard.
"Do you think this is how you repay him for saving your life?"
Lin Yutang froze and raised his head. Although he could not see the other person's face hidden under the cloak, that face had already appeared in Lin Yutang's mind.
At this moment, she must be extremely disappointed. Lin Yutang's strength drained away and he collapsed to the ground.
Xiluo cleaved the prison door open with a swift movement. Yu Qingli slowly walked to Lin Yutang's side and looked at the man lying in a pool of blood. Her eyes dimmed inadvertently.
"Lin Yutang, a strong bow can be easily broken. Do you understand this now?"
Lin Yutang remained silent, his eyes lifeless as he stared at the corner of the wall. He wished he could die immediately, rather than face this woman like this.
"This is a cannibalistic world. Besides black and white, there's also gray. If you can't learn to hide your true self, then this man's death was in vain, and Father Zhang saved you in vain."
Yu Qingli said coldly, "Or are you willing to just die like mud, letting those who once laughed at and insulted you continue to mock your cowardice and stupidity behind your back, and letting your old mother die alone in misery?"
"What else can I do? Do I still have a chance to turn things around?" Lin Yutang suddenly asked, "Miss Yu, I know you have great magical powers and can come to the prison to see me, but you can't rescue me, right? Today I finally understand that this is the eldest prince trying to protect the royal family, and you can't afford to offend him. So what if you see through it? So what if you know those principles?"
Lin Yutang's voice grew lower as he spoke. "I can only wait for the next life... the next life to repay you all for your kindness and repay my own vengeance."
"What a loser!" Xiluo interrupted Lin Yutang, "Miss, let's just go. This guy is a worthless person and not worth your attention at all."
Yu Qingli didn't answer, but stared at Lin Yutang and asked, "Lin Yutang, I'm going to ask you one last time, do you want to make a name for yourself? Do you want to change this system? Do you want to do your part to help all the poor people?"
"I want to!" Lin Yutang answered firmly. His eyes were red, but he no longer had the madness he had just had.
Yu Qingli smiled slightly, "Very good, you are worthy of my rescue."
Lin Yutang was stunned when he heard this, but Xiluo had already blew a whistle, and two masked men in black quietly jumped into the prison gate, lifted Lin Yutang up and took him away without saying a word.
Yu Qingli stood in the cell looking at the man lying in a pool of blood. Suddenly, she took out three golden needles from her sleeve and stabbed them into the man's forehead. The man, who had already seemed dead, miraculously opened his eyes slowly, looked at Yu Qingli eagerly, his lips trembling but unable to utter a word.
Yu Qingli's eyes dimmed as she whispered, "After your wife married into a squire's family and discovered she was pregnant, she disfigured herself and was later sold to a brothel by the squire as a laborer. Now that the child has grown up, I've arranged for them to be settled down. Don't worry, I'll take good care of them."
Upon hearing this, the man gurgled a few times, but tried his best to turn his head to look out the narrow window. There, a full moon hung high in the sky, exactly the same as the one in his hometown.
The man breathed his last. Yu Qingli slowly stood up and said, "Xiluo, let Murong Yanhui think of a way to bring this man's ashes back to his wife."
Yu Qingli turned around and said, "After all...I am the one who let him down."
Under the cold moonlight, Yu Qingli slowly walked to the prison gate. Two men in black stood respectfully in the shadows on one side. A number of yamen runners lay sprawled on the ground in the yard.
Seeing Yu Qingli coming out, Lin Yutang struggled to stand up. His straight back and determined expression finally made Yu Qingli somewhat satisfied.
"I can't take you away tonight. But don't worry, tomorrow I will ask the prefect to respectfully escort you out of the government office." Yu Qingli's calm voice was filled with a thousand pounds of power, so certain that it was impossible not to believe it.
Lin Yutang nodded and asked respectfully, "What do you need me to do?"
Yu Qingli smiled with satisfaction. She didn't ask the reason, just asked for cooperation. This Lin Yutang was finally smarter.
"You just need to stay quietly in prison."
"As you command."
Lin Yutang lowered his eyes, respectful and humble. The anger in his heart was slowly cooling down, and he began to calm down. His eyes quickly swept over Yu Qingli and Xiluo, and he lowered his eyebrows again in just a moment. He knew very well in his heart that no matter what the identities and purposes of the two women in front of him were, they were his saviors.
Seeing Lin Yutang like this, Qingli sighed secretly. People always have to face many things that they don’t want to face. This may be the inevitable growth in life.
Lin Yutang was a Confucian scholar. Although he had some talent, if he did not have an extraordinary character and means, even if he entered the officialdom, he would be gnawed to pieces.
Fortunately, this man did not disappoint him. Although he had many doubts in his heart, he finally knew how to hide them. Only in this way could he have a chance to fight with the cunning Yu Zhengsha.
To survive in the face of death is the foundation of one's career in officialdom.
Yu Qingli paused and said, "Just rest in peace. You've seen the ups and downs of life in the past few days. I'm sorry to trouble you."
Lin Yutang's heart throbbed at these words, as if all his grievances and sorrows were bursting out, yet he suppressed them deep within. He laughed at himself. How could he be so disgraceful just because of someone else's concern? Especially in front of his benefactor?
Yu Qingli looked at him again, and finally said nothing more. She took Xiluo out of the cell.
Lin Yutang looked at Yu Qingli's back as she left, thinking to himself, since this woman was so sure that she would become the new top scholar, he would naturally not let her down.
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