Mingkong smiled bitterly and said: "I am so unlucky that I met you at this time. - Please let me go! I will remember your kindness for the rest of my life!"

Leng Yi smiled: "Do you think I can?"

"Then, we can only fight to the death!"

"You are no match for me, not to mention you have a broken arm! Surrender! You are not an adult yet, so you will be given a light sentence."

Mingkong snorted coldly: "It's not certain who will win! Just wait and see!" The candlestick in his hand stabbed Leng Yi's throat!

The strong wind roared, and after several encounters, the handle of the sharp knife in Leng Yi's hand gave Mingkong a heavy blow on his right knee and lower back! Mingkong was lame on one leg, and half of his body was numb. He knew,

Leng Yi showed mercy, otherwise, he would have died!

He stood there, holding the candlestick, looking at Leng Yi fiercely. Suddenly, he threw the candlestick in his hand at Leng Yi. Taking advantage of his dodge, he limped to the altar table and grabbed another candlestick.

He stretched out the red candle on the candlestick and lit the curtain next to the Buddha. The curtain seemed to have been stained with oil and quickly ignited.

Leng Yi hurriedly rushed over to put out the fire, but Mingkong suddenly turned the candlestick upside down and pressed it against his heart: "Don't come here!"

Leng Yi could only stand: "Mingkong! Don't do this, you can survive!"

Mingkong looked back and saw that the flames had reached the roof of the house. Then he smiled miserably, and in the blazing flames, he pounced and pierced the candlestick into his own heart! He straightened up and fell on his back.

Leng Yi didn't expect that he would commit suicide just because he said he would commit suicide. When he looked up, he saw that the fire was burning very fast. In a blink of an eye, the curtains of the entire hall were on fire. He quickly ran to the door of the hall, unbolted the door, and called to the abbot and others in the yard outside.

Said: "Quickly put out the fire! Mingkong set fire to the hall! He committed suicide!"

After saying that, he turned around and ran back to Mingkong, raised his head, Mingkong's left hand was still holding the candlestick tightly, and the several-inch-long iron tip had been completely inserted into the heart. Leng Yi said in a deep voice: "I don't know.

I told you, you are not of age and you will not be executed if you commit a capital crime. Why commit suicide!"

Mingkong's eyes began to blur, and he smiled with difficulty and said, "Do you know why I dug out Buddha's eyes?"

Leng Yi said: "I know you must have suffered a lot."

"Yes, my parents abandoned me when I was born. It was the abbot who picked me up, but they treated me like a slave, scolded me, beat me, and tortured me like a dog. They also...

This time I secretly cried in front of Buddha and begged him to protect me, but he just looked at me with a smile, as if he was mocking me. My suffering was still the same as before. I understood that Buddha would not bless a miserable person like me, so

I……"

Speaking of this, he twitched in pain a few times, gasped for breath, and said intermittently: "I hate them...! I just hide and practice martial arts..., I want to kill them all...! I want to burn them."

I killed this giant Buddha and gouged out his eyes... and let's see how he still... looked at me and smiled..."

His voice became lower and lower, and he looked at the sobbing Zhuo Qiaoniang standing behind Leng Yi. He used his last strength and said, "Thank you, sister..."

He tilted his head and died.

At this time, the fire in the main hall was raging, making people's faces hurt. The abbot and the others had already ran away from the main hall crying. Leng Yi put down Mingkong, stood up, and pulled Zhuo Qiaoniang out of the main hall.

The fire quickly enveloped the entire Main Hall in a sea of ​​flames. The fire took advantage of the wind, and the buildings in the temple were next to each other, and soon spread to other buildings. After a while, the entire temple was enveloped in a sea of ​​flames.

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Leng Yi did not put out the fire with the abbot and the others, and the fire could no longer be saved. He dug out his box from the snowdrift, carried it with a basket, pulled Zhuo Qiaoniang, and exited the temple. He listened to the abbot and the others.

The mournful cries, illuminated by the blazing flames, walked through the thick snow and walked into the distance without looking back.

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Flower Hall of Bazhou Magistrate’s Office.

Magistrate Liao was taking several assistant officers with him and talking to an old man with a smile on his face. This old man was a high-ranking transport envoy and was inspecting the prefectures and counties under his jurisdiction. He arrived in Bazhou that day.

The transfer envoys of the Song Dynasty, referred to as "cao", were in charge of the finances of one or more roads, and also had the duty of supervising hundreds of officials. They were generally filled by officials of the fifth rank or above. The prefects of the Song Dynasty were relatively low-ranking, only the sixth rank.

After listening to Magistrate Liao's report, Huang Zhuanjiang didn't have a trace of smile on his face. He just twirled his beard and looked at the hazy sky outside the window, as if thinking about something.

Magistrate Liao didn't dare to speak, and he didn't know what he said wrongly, or what he didn't do well, which made the transfer official unhappy.

Finally, Huang Zhuanshi spoke: "I heard that your people in Bazhou are fierce and there are many incidents of rape and robbery, right?"

Magistrate Liao hurriedly bowed to apologize and said with a smile: "Yes, Bazhou has high mountains and deep waters, and there are many mountain people who have not been educated by the king. Fighting and fighting do happen from time to time. This time, your Excellency is on tour to preach the emperor's favor.

Win the hearts of these unruly people."

Huang Zhuanshi ignored his objection and continued: "I heard that not only are you mountain people unruly, but the local officials are also not very good!"

Magistrate Lia was stunned for a moment. He didn't know if his words had any special meaning. He didn't dare to answer because he didn't know the situation.

Huang Zhuan envoy said: "I heard that a county magistrate under your rule raped a concubine of a wealthy family who came to plead for mercy. He was greedy for beauty and forcibly raped the woman. The concubine couldn't bear the humiliation and became angry.

He committed suicide in the toilet of the county government office! Because his anger at his humiliation reached the extreme, he actually inserted a sharp knife into his defiled private parts! It is pitiful and hateful at the same time! A county magistrate the size of a sesame seed has such courage.

The sky is so big! Isn’t he afraid of the king’s law?!”

These few words made Magistrate Liao dumbfounded. He thought, how could such things happen to the magistrates under him? After being stunned for a long time, he figured out that he was talking about Leng Yi, the magistrate of Yinling County. He was the only one who came from there.

There was a case of a woman being murdered in the toilet. However, I have not heard that the county magistrate was humiliated and committed suicide in anger. He quickly apologized and said with a smile: "This case that your Excellency is talking about, is it the murder case in Yinling County?"

Huang Zhuan envoy said angrily: "Murder? What kind of murder! It's a prostitute who committed suicide in anger! It's strange that such an evil official who bullies the people can lead a good life under his rule! Mr. Liao, such an official does such a thing

You, the prefect, don’t know about this? You should wipe your eyes!"

Magistrate Liao suddenly sweated on his forehead, Nuonuo kept saying, not daring to tell the difference anymore.

A general judge under him, who was in charge of criminal cases, said boldly: "Sir, this case in Yinling County has not been solved so far. We, the prefect Liao, are also very anxious. We have ordered the magistrate Leng several times to step up the investigation of the case, but nothing has happened.

We don’t know whether the Leng County magistrate is incompetent or he is deliberately delaying the case. Anyway, as of today, the deadline has expired and there is no news of him solving the case. Now after listening to Mr. Huang’s words, we know that it turned out to be his own murder.

The victim committed suicide in anger, no wonder he has not solved the case for a long time, it turned out that he did it himself!"

Huang Zhuanshi was quite proud. He twirled his beard and said, "You are an official who understands. What's your last name?"

The general judge quickly stood up, bowed and said: "Reporting to your lord, my humble surname is Lu, and I am the general judge of Bazhou."

"Very good," Huang Zhuanshi looked at Magistrate Liao, "I didn't expect that you have such a clear-minded official under your subordinates. It seems that you, the magistrate, should not be ashamed to ask your subordinates when you don't understand!"

Magistrate Liao looked horrified and stood up in a hurry and said: "I understand, I will immediately send someone to arrest Magistrate Yinling for interrogation. We must find out the case! - Come here!"

"Wait a minute!" Huang Zhuan envoy said: "I just listened to what one family said, and there is no real evidence. It is not appropriate to take people like this. Besides, we are only inspecting according to the order, and there is no on-the-spot inspection.

You, the magistrate, don’t seem to have the power to remove and investigate officials, do you? Magistrates are appointed by the emperor. Even if we suspect him, we can only impeach him by impeachment, and the emperor’s imperial edict will rule, and the Yushitai will investigate and prosecute him.

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Magistrate Liao originally thought that Huang Zhuanshi had already asked him to arrest the person. When he thought that he was going to take action, Huang Zhuanshi did it again. He didn't know where the person would go.
Chapter completed!