Xie Ming

Chapter 60 Misunderstanding
The humiliated mute girl, disregarding propriety and morality, broke into the execution ground!

How much rumors will arise from such behavior!

Today, no matter what the result is, because of her actions today, she may never be able to survive in the village again!

People's words are scary, clan etiquette is scary, she had already made up her mind to die before coming to Dayong.

At this moment, he saw Xiao Jingchuan holding a knife behind him, standing in front of Dayong regardless of everything, stretching out his arms to protect Dayong's whole body!
Who says there is no true love in the world?
This is his true nature!
Xiao Jingchuan saw all of this, let out a long breath, put away his knife, turned around and looked in the direction of the old patriarch who was still on the high platform.

At this moment, on the high platform, in addition to the old patriarch, there was another person who had gone up there and was now standing in front of the patriarch.

"Dad, look at the situation, that's enough!"

"If you keep waiting and don't show up, if these soldiers take revenge in the future, our whole village will not have peace!"

"Don't be so anxious at this critical moment! Consider the overall situation!"

"Don't let Shunxi, the mute girl, embarrass herself here again!"

"Aren't we ashamed enough?!"

The one who quietly went up to the platform was the eldest son of the old patriarch. At this moment, he whispered in his father's ear, persuading his stubborn father to come forward immediately to give Xiao Jingchuan a way out!
The old clan leader knew very well that the white-faced general named Xiao in front of him was performing this drama very well and in an orderly manner!
He did not come forward to mediate peace at first, but in fact he was also frightened by the overwhelming military power.

Now, the eldest son of the clan came on stage in person to remind him. The old clan leader believed that it was the last moment and he, the clan leader, had to show up, otherwise he would probably make enemies. So he sighed and without further delay, he was supported by his eldest son and walked slowly down the stage to Xiao Lang's side.

"That... General Xiao!"

"I have just been watching carefully from the high platform!"

"The general is commanding his troops with dignity and solemnity, and his momentum is extraordinary, quite like the style of Emperor Chengzu commanding his troops back then!"

"You have good command over your subordinates and strict discipline in your military operations. Especially in this chaotic situation, you can still do so. I admire you very much!"

As he spoke, the old patriarch bowed deeply to Xiao Jingchuan and all the soldiers on his side, making a solemn gesture.

Then, he changed his face and turned to the villagers at the entrance of the village and spoke slowly.

"As for what happened today between this military master Qi Dayong and Zhao Jiashunxi's mute daughter Wanniang!"

"Although it is inconsistent with the clan etiquette!"

"However, I am grateful for their affection. To show the closeness between the military and civilians, this clan leader intends to make an exception and help them get along. This will turn sadness into happiness, live up to the grace of heaven, and also be a good story of the close relationship between the military and civilians!"

"General Xiao! What do you think of my request?!"

The old patriarch gave Xiao Lang enough face and money to save his life.

At the same time, on one side of the soldiers' unit, Sun Peizhong, Gu Changting and other soldiers knelt down and begged for mercy.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Jingchuan began to think carefully, knowing that the time had come, so he did not dare to be careless anymore and quickly put the sword back into its sheath.

"Qi Dayong, according to military law, I will execute you today without mercy!"

"However, due to the favor of the clan leader, the entire army also pleads for you, and Wan Niang is sincere!"

"Let's just remember what happened today!"

"If you make any mistakes again in the future, you will be punished for both crimes and will be executed without mercy! Did you hear me clearly?!" Xiao Lang said.

"Yes! I've got it!" Dayong replied.

At this moment, Shunxi's father, who was not far away, saw the situation and knew that things had come to this point. Now that the clan leader had personally come forward to bring the two together, for Yu Wanniang, this was already the best outcome, so she went along with it and said no more words to avoid causing trouble.

"Also, Qi Dayong, I think this elder sister Wan Niang is a good person!"

"Since a woman is willing to risk her life to protect you!"

"And the old patriarch is here to act as a matchmaker!"

"Then you will be the son-in-law today!"

"The entire army will now cross the valley and head towards Jiulong Town!" "You are allowed to stay in the village tonight and catch up with the troops tomorrow!"

"Death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be avoided!"

"You will be whipped when you return to the camp!"

"Yes! Thank you very much, General!" Qi Dayong escaped death and was still feeling dazed.

He looked at Li Huchen in panic, and Li Huchen also breathed a sigh of relief.

Wan Niang, who was standing nearby, saw this and quickly turned over to untie Dayong!

Dayong was extremely frightened and had been tied up for a long time, so he was a little exhausted. Wan Niang forced herself to support him up.

Afterwards, the two of them limped in panic, struggling to support each other, and walked alone towards the southeast corner of the village in a lonely and desolate manner.

The villagers at the entrance of the village seemed to have some complaints about the result, but since the old patriarch had made such a decision on the matter, others would not dare to continue to make irresponsible remarks in public.

After the matter was settled, Xiao Jingchuan exchanged a few more words with the old patriarch, then organized his troops and set off, ordering the entire army to go straight through Bairui Valley and march towards Jiulong Town!

When the army passed through, the villagers automatically made way for them!

Afterwards, everyone went home in disappointment and that was the end of the matter.

On the night of the 27th, after crossing Bairui Valley, the entire army quickly marched thirty or forty miles to the southwest, and went straight to the northeast of Jiulong Town. At night, Xiao Lang led his troops to set up camp halfway up the mountain to rest, waiting for an opportunity to enter the city tomorrow.

When setting up the temporary camp, Li Huchen was somewhat stubborn and had some conflicts with Xiao Lang and the other man, but fortunately it was not a big deal and Xiao Jingchuan did not investigate it further.

In the second half of the night, near dawn, the newlywed Qi Dayong, instead of being affectionate with Wan Niang, rushed back to the camp early!

After returning to the camp, Dayong rushed into Li Huchen's tent without saying anything.

"Captain? Captain!"

"It's me, Dayong is back!" Qi Dayong sneaked into Li Huchen's tent in the dark, wanting to wake up his own captain to tell him something.

Hu Chen jumped up with a start, cursing angrily.

"Hey, kid, are you sick?"

"Fuck you, I'll deal with you later if you violate discipline, but since you've already asked that Xiao guy to take a day off today, why the hell are you back so early?"

"I'm telling you, I'm in a bad mood today! You'd better get the hell away from me!" Li Huchen cursed.

"Oh, my captain!"

"I risked my life to catch up with you because I was afraid that you would get impatient and fight with General Xiao!"

When Qi Dayong suddenly said this, Li Hucheng was stunned and quickly signaled Dayong to continue.

"Well, regarding this matter, I did violate military law, and it's not unfair."

"But Xiao Jingchuan, General Xiao doesn't really want to kill me!"

"After Wan Niang and I returned to her home, she told me everything with gestures. She said that when I was tied up and taken to the village entrance, a pale-faced scholar went to find him and explained my current situation to Wan Niang in detail, and told her how to save me if she wanted to!"

"When I heard it, I realized that it was Mr. Qiu Zhizhong!"

"I immediately remembered that when I was dragged to the village entrance by Chang Ting in front of the village ancestral hall, I saw General Xiao and Master Qiu whispering to each other!"

"Wanniang has also confirmed that Master Qiu went to negotiate peace on Xiao Jingchuan's orders!"

"Captain!"

"It seems like we really wronged General Xiao!"

(End of this chapter)