After an unknown amount of time, the girl finally woke up again.
She tried to stand up and found that the pain all over her body had healed. She felt a little strange. Then, she thought of the painful incident from before and could not help but cry again.
After a long while, the girl finally collected her emotions and tidied up her clothes. She thought that she could not let the bad guys get away with it, so she went to the yamen in the city, intending to beat the drum to report to the officials.
The girl was Ye Wenxin, 14 years old. His father's surname was Ye, his mother's surname was Wen, and his younger brother was Ye Wenxi.
Many years ago, his father was a teacher in a private school. Because of his upright nature, he was not used to the government bullying good people. Once, he offended the government because of injustice. In the end, he was forced by the government to leave his hometown and live in the mountains to avoid disaster.
Ye Wenxin's family lived alone at the foot of the mountain. They usually cut wood and hunted for a living. Although they weren't rich, the family was happy and harmonious, sharing the joy of heaven. Who knew that they would encounter bandits today?
Ye Wenxin used her memories of accompanying her father into the city to sell animal skins and firewood to explore Yanping City. Ye Wenxin rarely entered the city in the past, and this time, she came alone after a disaster. She looked at the people coming and going and could not help but feel a little afraid. However, when he thought of his family being killed and his own humiliation, he still plucked up his courage and asked the passers-by for directions to the yamen.
At that time, the people were in turmoil. Everyone only wanted to protect themselves and was afraid of getting involved. As a result, how could the people who came and went be willing to talk to a girl who asked for the way to the Yamen? Everyone avoided Ye Wenxin.
A middle-aged man who was resting at a tea shop by the roadside saw Ye Wenxin, a delicate girl with big eyes, asking the crowd helplessly for the way to the yamen, and his heart couldn't help but move. The man quickly paid for the tea and quickly walked towards Ye Wenxin.
He enthusiastically said to Ye Wenxin,"Little girl, did you encounter some difficulties? Shall I take you to the yamen?"
Ye Wenxin saw that someone was eager to help, and she couldn't help but feel embarrassed and grateful. She lowered her head and thanked him softly.
The middle-aged man led Ye Wenxin to turn left and right in the city. After a while, they finally arrived at the yamen. He said to Ye Wenxin,"We're here. This is the yamen. You can go now."”
Along the way, the middle-aged man kept asking Ye Wenxin why she went to the yamen. Ye Wenxin only sobbed softly and did not answer. Helplessly, the middle-aged man comforted him and stopped talking.
After Ye Wenxin thanked him in a low voice, she timidly walked toward the yamen. When she entered the government office, she didn't see any bailiffs or the rumored Wronging Drum. Thus, he could only continue walking in.
Ye Wenxin passed through a courtyard and came to the hall. She saw a bailiff dozing off by the door, so she walked up and called out. The bailiff was very sleepy and Ye Wenxin called him but he didn't wake up. She could only muster up her courage and call him a few more times before waking him up.
The bailiff woke up and saw that the person in front of him was a little girl. He stretched lazily and said,"Little girl, what's the matter?"
"I-I'm here to seek justice," Ye Wenxin said in a low voice.”
When the bailiff heard this, he became spirited and said seriously,"I see. We have always had a rule. Before we seek justice, we must first hand over the silver.”Then, he stretched out his right hand and opened it in front of Ye Wenxin.
When Ye Wenxin saw that the bailiff said that he had to pay the silver, she was at a loss and could only say,"I, I don't have any silver…"
When the bailiff heard this, his face instantly changed and he said angrily,"No silver? Why did you come to the yamen without money? Go, go, go." As he spoke, he chased Ye Wenxin out with the Water Fire Rod.
The middle-aged man who was guarding outside the door saw Ye Wenxin stumbling out of the bailiff's room. He quickly walked forward and straightened Ye Wenxin's clothes, asking,"How is it?"
Ye Wenxin had been wronged in the yamen, but she finally felt the concern of the middle-aged man. She couldn't bear the grievance in her heart any longer and cried out loudly.
She cried," I, I don't have any money. I can't avenge my parents and my brother. I, I'm alone. What should I do?"”
Seeing this, the middle-aged man couldn't wait to hug Ye Wenxin and murmured,""Don't cry, don't cry. I have plenty of silver. I'll help you, okay?”
Ye Wenxin raised her head and looked at the middle-aged man blankly. Her long eyelashes were covered with tears.
"Come, follow me." The middle-aged man said.”Then, he held Ye Wenxin's hand and walked to a remote alley by the roadside.
Ye Wenxin's hand was held by the middle-aged man and she couldn't help but pull her hand away. However, the middle-aged man held her hand very tightly. Ye Wenxin was weak and couldn't pull it back. She also thought that this person could help her avenge her family, so she could only follow him.
At this time, Ye Wenxin saw that this alley was getting more and more secluded, and she couldn't help but feel afraid. So she pulled her hand away and said in a low voice with courage,"Uncle, uncle, where are we going?”
The middle-aged man saw Ye Wenxin's resistance, so he stopped and said,""Little girl, you are alone at such a young age. I think your days will be very difficult. Why don't you follow me from now on and let me take care of you? I have a lot of money." Before he could finish, he started to mess with Ye Wenxin.
Ye Wenxin saw that the middle-aged man was up to no good, and his expression was no different from that of the bandits. In her panic, she retreated repeatedly and begged. However, the middle-aged man's bestial nature was triggered. How could he let go of the young and beautiful Ye Wenxin? He only pounced at Ye Wenxin, scaring her into retreating and waving her hands wildly.
At this moment, several water-blue light belts appeared in the air as Ye Wenxin waved her hands, continuously whipping the middle-aged man. However, the middle-aged man only suffered a whip from the light belt before he fainted and could no longer feel the pain of the whip.
Ye Wenxin saw the sudden change and could not help but be shocked. As her mind became unstable, the band of light also disappeared. Ye Wenxin looked at the middle-aged man who had fainted on the ground and then at her hands, feeling lost.
Then, Ye Wenxin tried to wave her hands again, but nothing happened. She composed herself and looked at the middle-aged man who had fainted on the ground. She could only tell that she had accidentally killed someone. She could not help but panic and hurriedly ran away.
Ye Wenxin recalled that her family members were killed one after another, the people in the city were cold, the government was greedy for gold and silver, and there were even shameless hooligans who had evil intentions towards her. For a moment, she felt that although the world was big, it could not be included.
Fortunately, Ye Wenxin felt that she had not been abandoned by the heavens, so she was given such a magical ability to escape from the hands of the hooligans, so that she did not have any world-weary thoughts in her heart.
Ye Wenxin ran out of the town. She looked back at the indifferent people in the city and stepped into the forest alone to explore the magical ability given by the heavens. She only hoped that after studying the mysteries, she would use this magical ability to seek justice for her relatives.
After the middle-aged man was knocked unconscious by Ye Wenxin, he woke up after an hour.
He stood up and patted his head. Recalling the unbelievable scene from before, he muttered in his heart,"Could it be that I'm seeing things? Or am I suddenly bewitched? Oh no, he must have run into a fox demon.”Thinking of this, he immediately knelt down and put his hands together."Fox Immortal Ancestor, I was blind and did not recognize you. I hope you can forgive me if I have offended you. Please forgive me and I will burn more paper money to honor you.”As he spoke, he kept kowtowing. Then, he stood up and left. He bought incense and candles, and then returned to this place to burn paper offerings. After everything was settled, the middle-aged man left.
This middle-aged man was a servant of the Leng Residence in Yanping City. The old master of the Leng family, Leng Yi, made a living by doing business, and his days were quite rich.
Yesterday night, Leng Yi gathered all the servants to pack up. After settling the gold and silver accounts for the business in the city today, they would immediately move the whole family.
It turned out that the mountain bandits outside the city wanted to increase the private "merchant silver" of the merchants in Yanping City, and the amount was not small. Leng Yi knew very well that the Mountain Bandits were insatiable and would try every means to collect gold and silver. Sooner or later, they would take away all of his assets. Moreover, he had personally witnessed the tragedy of another merchant in the city who had his entire family killed because he did not pay the taxes set up by the bandits. Hence, Leng Yi had the intention to move his entire family.
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