Chapter 529 Please have a clear understanding of the Immortal Official [ask for a monthly ticket! ]

When the old man was talking, the merchant looked very angry and seemed to have suffered a lot. Now that it was finally his turn to speak, he also looked very angry.

"I specialize in doing business along the Liangzhou route. Small merchants like us don't dare to go north of Huanfengling easily..." He glanced at the scarred young man next to him before continuing, "There have been bandits appearing over there. If you meet someone from Bashan, it's not a big deal. They follow the rules and generally don't rob merchants. I'm afraid of those bandits who use the Bashan banner. They often kill people and rob goods, and their methods are extremely cruel."

"So only the big merchants who paid a lot of money to hire experts to protect them dare to go north, and small traders like us can pay some money to follow them and form a business group to make some money together."

"We went all the way to Tianxia Pass and sold all the goods in the group before returning. But we encountered a sudden change in the weather in Liangzhou. The caravan was hit by a mountain torrent and mudslide, and everyone fled in all directions. We were lucky and escaped all the way back to Huanfeng Ridge. That night, there was a sandstorm blocking the road ahead, so we asked for shelter at a family in the village at the foot of the mountain, which was the home of this old man."

"We were just looking for a place to stay and some food, but he took the opportunity to raise the price. He asked for two taels of silver for a few bowls of porridge, and I didn't argue with him." The middle-aged merchant continued, "Who knew that his daughter would crawl into my bed that night."

"You're talking nonsense!" the old man shouted angrily, "How could my daughter, a virgin, climb into your bed in the middle of the night?"

"That wasn't your daughter who climbed up, it was your mother who climbed up," the merchant retorted, "With your daughter's looks, she's just a country girl, how could I be interested in her?"

As he said that, he turned his head and looked at Liang Yue, "Master Immortal Official, what he said is simply impossible. Although I am just a small merchant, I also have a family in Longyuan City. I have a wife and a concubine at home, both of whom are beautiful, especially my concubine, who was only 28 years old when she was with me, and she was very fair..."

Seeing a strange smile on his face, Liang Yue quickly coughed and reminded him: "Just do your business, even if she came here on her own, did you obey?"

“That’s right…” The merchant lowered his head in embarrassment and laughed, “After all, this trip took several months, and there were many twists and turns in the middle. I am also…”

Before he could finish his words, the scarred young man next to him pushed him hard and asked, "Do you want it?"

The merchant looked flustered, "She insisted on giving it to me."

"You want it if she gives it to you?" The scarred young man pulled out the knife again with a clang.

"Stop!" Liang Yue shouted, and scared the young man away with a glance, and then said: "Go on."

"Okay..." The merchant nodded with fear on his face. "After that, she told me that her father treated her badly, beating and scolding her, and that her family was poor. She didn't want to stay in the windy and sandy land of Huanfeng Ridge anymore, and wanted me to take her to Longyuan City to enjoy a better life. I wanted to refuse and leave her some money to settle the matter, but she refused. When I said that, she started yelling and saying that I molested her."

"I had no choice but to agree and took her away that night. I thought I could just take her as a concubine and keep her at home so we could see each other as little as possible."

"After running around all night and leaving the area of ​​Huanfengling, we were all very sleepy and wanted to rest here. But after we fell asleep, the woman stole our money, packed up our bags, and ran away!"

The merchant glared at the old man again. "The more I think about it, the more I feel that this is not right. Could it be that the father and daughter colluded with each other to gain my trust and then steal my property? So my companions and I went back to look for them. On the way, we encountered this group of bandits and found the woman's body on the ground."

"I didn't dare to go forward and argue, so I wanted to take a detour and leave. Unexpectedly, I ran into the old man who was looking for his daughter. I said the man was killed by bandits, but he didn't believe me and insisted that I was the one who did it. He brought people with knives and forks to chase me. I fled to the bandits' side, wanting to let the two groups fight. Just as I caught up with the bandits, a sandstorm came. Even when the sandstorm came, he kept chasing me!"

The old man glared at him and said, "You didn't kill anyone, why are you feeling guilty? If you hadn't been running away, why would I have been chasing you?"

"If you hadn't been chasing me, how could I have kept running away?" The traveling merchant also looked innocent.

"If you don't keep running away..."

"you do not……"

"That's enough!" Liang Yue raised his hand again, interrupting their endless cycle. If he didn't stop, judging from the situation, the two of them might be able to get by until tomorrow morning.

Then he turned to look at the scarred young man beside him and said, "You can tell me about your experience."

……

"Okay." The scarred young man responded, and then said: "First of all, Master Immortal Official, I have to clarify one thing with you. We are not bandits."

"Who are you trying to fool?" the merchant retorted directly, "You are not a bandit, why are you killing people?"

"I didn't kill anyone!" the scarred young man said angrily.

"You have tattoos and scars, you say you are not a bandit?" The old man also mocked. "You are judging people by appearance! It's a stereotype!" The scarred young man shouted loudly.

"You've changed your appearance to this point, shouldn't people judge you by your appearance?" The traveling merchant and the old man were on the same side on this point.

Liang Yue smiled silently in his heart, because he had no doubt at the first moment about the young man's identity as a bandit.

He raised his hand again to suppress the quarrel among the three people and said, "Go on and give everyone a chance to get to know you."

Then the scarred young man continued, "We are subordinates of King Sha of Huanfeng Ridge."

"You're already a king, yet you still say you're not a bandit!" the traveling merchant said immediately.

"King Sha is not a bandit, King Sha is a monster!" said the scarred young man righteously.

puff.

Liang Yue almost couldn't hold it in.

But in the end, he didn't show any expression, for fear of ruining his image as a master.

For a moment, the scarred young man's awe-inspiring righteousness almost made people feel that working for a monster was like entering the court and becoming an official.

"King Sha?" The old man was shocked when he heard the name.

"I used to be a woodcutter on the other side of the ridge. When the storm started a while ago, I was in the mountains and was hit by a fallen rock. The scar on my face also came from that time." The scarred young man continued.

The merchant hesitated to speak, but could not help but question: "Could the scar on your face be caused by a rock?"

The scarred young man glanced at him and said, "When the rock fell, I was shaving in front of the water."

"..." There was a brief silence.

The merchant paused for a moment before saying, "You are a woodcutter but you are quite concerned about your image."

"The reason why I care so much is that there is a girl who shares my feelings with me on the other side of the mountain. She met me by chance when she was herding sheep in the mountains. We fell in love at first sight and have been meeting in the mountains since then. I thought about going to her house to ask for marriage, but she said that her father treated her very badly, beating and scolding her, and always wanted to sell her to a rich family, so it would be impossible for her to agree to our marriage."

"Later, I was rescued by King Sha, and stayed in the mountains to serve him. King Sha was very powerful, so I followed him, thinking that I could marry the girl I loved. So I went to find her again, and she still didn't dare to tell her father, but this time she made an appointment with me to meet at the foot of the hillside where we first met at four o'clock tonight, and we will elope together again."

At this point, his expression became sad. "Who knew that when I got there, I would see her body! I wanted to search for the murderer nearby, but the sandstorm came again, so I had to leave."

As he said this, he glanced at the merchant and said, "From the sound of it, it must be you who killed her!"

"I swear to God, I am also a victim!" The traveling merchant waved his hands.

"It's either you or him!" The old man also stepped forward to argue, "You pay for my daughter's life!"

The three of them wrestled together again. Liang Yue waved his hand to separate them and shouted, "Stop fighting!"

"Yes, the Immortal Official is here." The three of them suddenly remembered something, turned their heads to look at Liang Yue, and said in unison: "Please, Immortal Official, please take a closer look!"

Looking at the three people who suddenly turned their heads at the same time, Liang Yue blinked.

What do I see clearly?
I observe you.

Do you really think I'm a god?
(End of this chapter)