Volume 1: Winds Rising From the Mountains and Lakes Chapter 166: Unjust Imprisonment
It seemed that the matter could not be resolved. A strong murderous intention was suppressed in Lin Yi's chest. He looked cold and said nothing. As soon as he closed his eyes, he let several people pull him to the ground.
Lan Ping swung his wooden stick, crackling, hitting Lin Yi hard one after another.
The plank that Shilang Chen wanted to hit was replaced with a big stick that was unbearable for ordinary people, and no one cared. After a few sticks, the gray robe behind Lin Yi turned into rags. As the stick rose and fell, the skin on his legs became red and swollen, and then became bloody.
Lin Yi put away his wandering spiritual power, only protecting his bones and meridians, and let Lan Ping beat him. There was no good way out at the moment, and he didn't know what to do.
Kill all the bad people in front of you? Break out of the prison? After that, can the Tianlong Sect still leave the capital? Are you asking Mengshan for a way to go to sea?
Lin Yi secretly shook his head, all this was too taken for granted! If that's the case, why should I suffer like this? The Tianlong Sect must have a backup plan. The foundation of a famous sect cannot be underestimated. Until the last moment, if we don’t board the ship to cross eastward, everything we have done before will be in vain!
After the master passed away, there was no one to turn his heart to. Whenever he encounters a sudden change, he is cautious and acts according to his true intentions. Although the results often backfired, he never complained.
After sending Su Xueyun away, Lin Yi had a bad feeling in his heart. When he returned to Siping Hall, he knew there was no way to avoid it. After killing so many people, it was not unexpected to be arrested and thrown into a prison.
In order to save Su Xueyun, there should be a more appropriate method. But when things came to a head, Lin Yi was still a little concerned. This matter seems to be simple and neat, but in fact it is sloppy and still leaves so many shortcomings. For him, this is also a lesson. If you encounter trouble in the future, you should be cautious.
But, what should we do now? Lin Yi didn't know.
Just as there is a road that must be walked under your feet, if you don't know where there is a hidden ravine, you can only walk it yourself.
But we want to see how they will deal with themselves in the end.
The pain in his flesh still inevitably made Lin Yi grit his teeth. Chen Shilang and Lan Ping, it's not that I want to kill you, it's that you are seeking your own death.
Lan Ping hit him with twenty or thirty sticks in one go. His anger gradually subsided. When he saw Lin Yi lying on his back and not moving, he threw the bloody wooden stick aside. He took the handkerchief handed by the soldier, wiped the sweat from his forehead, sat on a wooden bench nearby, spat hard, and cursed: "Pour cold water on me and see if you're dead?"
A bucket of cold water was poured on Duotou, and Lin remained motionless. A soldier stepped forward and turned over his body, and saw that his cold eyes were staring at the torch on the wall, which made the man scream in fright.
"So what if a useless thing is a dead person!" Lan Ping cursed angrily, turned to look at Chen Shilang, and said, "Mr. Chen, what do you think about this case...?"
Chen Shilang moved his body, looked at the dead Lin Yi on the ground, snorted and said: "There is such a big commotion in the capital, the emperor is furious! Only by closing the case as soon as possible can we give an explanation to the emperor and appease the court. Baiguan!" He stretched out his fingers like chicken claws, picked up a piece of paper covered with words on the wooden desk, and raised his head to signal.
Lan Ping understood the idea, stepped forward and respectfully took the piece of paper that had been recorded in advance, squatted in front of Lin Yi, grabbed his finger, dipped it in the blood on the ground, stamped it on the paper, and signed a confession.
Lin Yi, who was lying on the ground, seemed to be seriously injured and unable to move. But there was a sneer on the corner of his mouth, and he looked at Lan Ping's actions without paying attention.
At this time, everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief.
There was a somewhat proud look in Chen Shilang's dull eyes. He moved his body, walked to Lin Yi, bent down, and said in a pitiful tone: "What's the trouble? You have suffered in vain! If you can tell the whereabouts of Miss Ruyan, I will let you die before you die. How about suffering less?"
Lin Yi lay on the ground with a playful smile on his face. This must be the person the woman mentioned as Minister Chen. It seems that there is no reason to treat myself this way. He shook his head slightly at him, his eyes full of ridicule.
Chen Shilang snorted, stood up dissatisfied, and walked out.
Lin Yi was lifted up by several soldiers and returned to the previous iron cage.
After being thrown heavily to the ground, the pain of the stick wound hit him, and Lin Yi smiled bitterly. All this is self-inflicted. If he were a mortal, even a top martial artist would not be able to escape from such torture. When Lan Ping dropped the stick, he used his internal strength, and one stick was enough to maim someone. With twenty or thirty sticks coming down at once, if he were an ordinary person, he would have been beaten to death long ago. It can be seen that these people really don't care about their own life and death when they are in prison and their lives are like straw.
I don’t know how many innocent people have been killed in the prison!
Lin Yi didn't care about the flesh wounds on his body, and he didn't want to perform medical treatment. He was thinking about his own concerns.
Although he was responsible for the boat painting incident, the government has no real evidence. Can he be convicted by stamping his fingerprint on the confession? Talin Yi wanted to see what would happen to him as a mortal in this world.
He never despised the imperial power, nor was he hostile to the government, nor did he want to rebel. All living beings are equal, and Lin Yi never thinks that anyone can be superior to others. He destroyed ships and killed people just to save others. Even if he has done something wrong, suffering this crime in the heavenly prison can be regarded as karmic retribution.
But Chen Shilang's personal revenge and Lan Ping's disregard for human life had already made Lin Yi murderous. He never provokes others, but if he is forced to do so with his life, Lin Yi will not show mercy when he kills people.
"This... what do you call this person! Why did you beat him so hard? Have you offended someone?" An old voice came into Lin Yi's ears intermittently.
There were more than a hundred people imprisoned in the iron cage of the prison. Lin knew about it as soon as he came in, but he just didn't care about it.
The voice came from the cage next door, that of a frail old man.
When Lin saw that his body was weak and he was out of breath, he knew that his life was short, and he couldn't help but sigh to himself. He lay down next to the cage and said, "Old man, I don't care. With a body like yours, you should find a doctor!"
There was a low cough, and after a while, a haggard old man with white hair, a face covered with dirt, and a haggard appearance was revealed from the thatch beside the cage. He looked at Lin Yi, smiled weakly, lay in the haystack, and said through the iron cage: "I should have died long ago. It's just that you are still young, what a pity!"
The old man's voice was like a bellows, as if it might stop at any moment.
Lin Yi learned from the old man's words that this man was actually the emperor's master. In other words, he is the emperor's master. Because of his advice to dissuade the emperor Shaosheng from killing, he was imprisoned in the sky prison.
But the old man did not give up. While in prison, he kept writing letters, urging the emperor to let go of his brothers. His stubbornness finally angered the aloof emperor, who imprisoned him in a prison for four or five years.
The old man said that the emperor was afraid of being criticized by the world, so even though he wanted to kill him, he could only let him die slowly in the prison.
Today's old man has run out of fuel and will die at any time.
"Old man, who else is there in your family? Do you want me to help you?" Lin Yi asked.
The old man opened his toothless mouth and laughed silently. After a long time, he said with breath: "My family is blessed! Everyone is walking in front of me. My two sons, when they were still young, fought for the Great Shang. , died on the battlefield, without leaving any descendants; my wife also left five years ago, and I am the only one left with nothing to care about in this world...!
Lin Yi stretched out his hand and touched the old man's wrist vein, and a trace of spiritual energy slowly entered. He lamented that the old man was so lonely after his life ended, but he didn't know how to comfort him.
Since this old man risked his life to advise the emperor to avoid killing, it can be seen that he himself is a kind and upright person. It's a pity that the good minister has not met the Ming master.
The old man's cloudy eyes gained a bit of brilliance, and his frequently dead body gained some life. He looked at Lin Yi in surprise for a long time, and then slowly said: "Young man, thank you very much, there is no need to waste your time. Your bones are very strange, you are an extraordinary person, why did you end up here?"
Knowing that his life was short, Lin Yi reluctantly retracted his hand and gave a brief summary of his origins.
The old man pondered for a moment, leaned on the haystack, smiled at Lin Yi and said: "In the court, everything must have an explanation. Whether you are the perpetrator or not is irrelevant. If they don't arrest you, they will. Arrest others. In short, this perpetrator is just an explanation from the emperor to the people. The so-called royal law is nothing more than a sword in the hands of the superior and a shackles on the common people. "
Lin Yi asked with confusion: "Aren't those who are officials also subject to the king's law?" At this time, he remembered Mr. Su's situation.
The old man shook his head slightly and sighed: "Officials, in the name of law enforcement, do things for personal gain, and the common people can only obey. Then the world is peaceful! And the king's law is also a sharp weapon for colleagues in the officialdom to fight against each other. In the name of the king's law, To achieve one’s own ulterior purpose”
Lin Yi nodded in understanding. Regarding matters above the temple, the old man did not want to talk more and said instead: "As you said, the elders in your sect are going to ask King Ping to intercede. I don't know what will happen, but King Ping is not what you think. , He is not as powerful as an official, and he cannot protect himself!"
The old man hesitated to speak, his expression was desolate. He sighed softly and said nothing.
For a commoner, it is unimaginable that the temple is so far away. At this moment, Lin Yi, who was only seventeen years old, was no longer curious or happy about the glitz and glamor of the capital city, but was more inexplicably bored. Even if he does not practice Taoism, he will stay away from this noisy place and hide deep in the mountains, marrying wives, having children, and reproducing offspring like ordinary people.
Lin Yi's mind suddenly drifted back to the hazy mist, and that beautiful face that made people's hearts beat...
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