Wujia Village is located in Jiangzhou territory. The village is fertile and has plenty of water, which has developed a large amount of arable land, making it suitable for farming.
If cultivated normally, Wujia Village alone could support thousands of people.
However, currently, the village only has over one hundred people.
These over one hundred people are all employed by a landlord.
The landlord is actually a progressive person who once offered his own daughter to the prince of the state, becoming the prince's concubine.
With this relationship, one can act without any restrictions in the territory of Jiangzhou.
From the prefectural magistrate to the officials, all have to give him a few face in the territory of Jiangzhou. Therefore, he colluded with the official government and absorbed all the land of the village. Whoever did not want to, would be forced out by the official government and locked up in prison.
If there were any stubborn individuals who refused to comply, they would use the excuse of "clan rules" to drown them in a pig pen or hang them from crooked neck trees, and killing them would be as simple as that!
Until now, he has become the undisputed ruler of the village.
He even once proudly exclaimed: "With tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, even the Emperor is not as fortunate as I."
Today, a messenger from the government has arrived at the Wu family mansion, bringing a invitation card: "Mr. Wu, in ten days it will be Grand Chancellor Chen's wedding, and he will be taking another concubine. It is essential for you, Mr. Wu, to grace the occasion with your presence!"
Mr. Wu placed his hands on two walnuts, worriedly asking, "What does Grand Chancellor Chen's new concubine look like? My daughter is quite attractive, you know."
The official messenger replied, "She may not be as beautiful as Mr. Wu's daughter, but she is very fair, almost as white as snow. Grand Chancellor Chen might just be curious."
Mr. Wu heaved a sigh of relief, that was good.
If his daughter is not as attractive as the new concubine, his relationship with the state ruler might be comparable to a stranger's.
Mr. Wu was just about to speak.
But then, he heard turmoil outside.
He sternly turned towards the outside and angrily said, "What is all the commotion about?"
The turmoil outside continued unabated.
Mr. Wu said, "I apologize for the disturbance. My servants are not following the rules."
Although the official messenger had a strange expression, he did not show it and instead said, "Mr. Wu, it would be better if you went to check what is happening. I can hear someone screaming outside."
"Very well." Mr. Wu got up, with a serious face, and walked out of the door.
Looking forward, he almost wet his pants in shock.
Just then, he saw——
His eldest son, who enjoys personally drowning people in pig cages, is now decapitated. His head is hung on a tree, with wide-open eyes and a fixed look of terror and confusion.
His second son, who likes to forcibly have sex with other people's wives, has his head seemingly smashed by a heavy object, leaving only half of his face bloodied and dangling.
He privately raised several armed servants, who were once feared by no one, ruling the countryside with an iron fist. Now, a large number of them are also dead.
Mr. Wu was as if struck by lightning, staggering several times and his face turning as white as paper.
He still didn't know what had happened.
He has essentially become extinct.
He saw three strangers had suddenly appeared in his home, including a young man holding a "Jingang Xiangle Mubu" and a four-foot long sword.
He was giving a fallen servant a finishing blow to the heart, throat, and other vital points with a sword, ensuring he died a certain death.
The flashing light of the Jingang Xiangle Mubu restored the previous tranquility.
"Is it too many to kill?" Qing's face was pale.
The people Jiang Li'er killed this time were not demons.
The last time I saw Jiang Li'er kill someone, it was just an old abbot.
Now……
Now, there are over a dozen corpses in the estate, all killed by Jiang Li'er.
The sword in his hand is still stained with blood.
He killed people left and right!
"My Jingang Xiangle Mubu can distinguish between right and wrong. However, I don't fully trust it. That's why, before coming here, I specifically asked dozens of villagers, who all confirmed that these evil demons had numerous mouth sins, heart sins, and body sins, so numerous that they cannot be recorded on bamboo slips, angering both humans and gods."
Jiang Li'er shook off the blood on his sword and said, "I am killing the karma, not people. If I didn't kill them, they would go and kill others, accumulating more sins. They would be damned to hell when they die."
He sighed, "I am kind-hearted and cannot bear the thought of them suffering in the underworld. So I decided to put an end to them early, to cut off their karma before they do more evil. Maybe they will only have to go down to the first level of hell?"
Qing listened in confusion, feeling a bit strange.
But he also felt that the friend had some point.
"Your words are deeply profound, benefactor!" Hu Yuyu worshipped, "By killing them, they can no longer harm others, which is saving many people. By killing them, they will no longer commit sins, which is saving them."
Hu Yuyu's thinking was unusual but coincided with Jiang Li'er's thoughts. She supplemented, "Killing is a form of protection, and killing people is eliminating the karma! This is an act of doing good!"
"Indeed, that's exactly what I mean!" Jiang Li'er said with a smile.
Wu Laocha almost choked on blood, realizing now that the killer was none other than the seemingly harmless young man!
He clutched his heart and pointed at Jiang Li'er, shouting, "You you you, cursed! You wicked man, what have you done?!"
He saw his flesh being killed in such a gruesome way, much worse than the peasants who were drowned in pig cages or hung on trees by him.
Unable to contain his grief, he burst into tears, wailing, "My dear son! My other son! Old man like me only has these two sons!"
The official messenger who had invited Wu Laocha to the banquet was scared stiff.
"Buzz——"
The Jingang Xiangle Mubu in Jiang Li'er's hand suddenly emitted a brilliant golden light. He looked in astonishment at the old man who was crying his heart out, and couldn't help but be greatly surprised: "What a bright golden light! This man must have committed so much karma that it is like cow hair. Perhaps, he is the landlord 'Wu LaoMo' that the villagers speak of?"
Wu Laocha cried so hard that he was shaking, and he glared at the young man angrily, but then he was afraid again because the young man was staring at him in astonishment.
Wu Laocha shouted, "What do you want to do? I am the in-law of the Prince of Chen, my daughter is his concubine! Don't do anything rash!"
Jiang Li'er paused in his steps and asked, "Which Chen Prince?"
Wu Laocha thought that the young man was intimidated and hurriedly continued, "Who else could it be? Of course, it's our state governor - Chen Guangrui!"
Jiang Li'er was taken aback and then exclaimed in anger, "What a shameless traitor, Liu! Not only did you beat my father to death, but you also took his name and even served as a protection umbrella for such a despicable landlord, aiding evil. You are truly worthy of death!"
With a thought, the sword flew out of his hand and chopped off the head in an instant.
The head rolled over, and Hu Yuyu feared it would soil the eyes of the benefactor.
With a kick, she sent Wu Laocha's head flying over the courtyard wall.
The outside seems to have gathered quite a few villagers, who are screaming in alarm.
"A very fat pig's head!" "You must be blind! That's a human head, not a pig's head!" "It is Wu Laocha's head!" "Wu Laocha has been killed!" "It must be that young man who did it!" "What young man? He is the Bodhisattva incarnate!"
Hu Yuyu giggled, "Hear, benefactor, they are praising you! You truly protect life by killing; by killing these ten or so people, you have saved over a hundred people in Wu Village."
She held up her thumb, "This is great merit! Even a living Bodhisattva!"
The golden light of the Jingang Xiangle Mubu faded away, but as it did so, it flashed once.
One couldn't tell if it was an acknowledgment of the little fox spirit.
"Alas, under Liu's rule, the land of Jiangzhōu is no longer like a human country. People are so evil that it's hard to imagine how many demons there must be in this place."
Jiang Li'er's face showed worry: "My brother Li Shimin, so far away from the emperor, has not known for twelve years that Jiangzhou has fallen into such a state. As his loyal brother-in-law, I should do something for the Tang Dynasty."
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