Chapter 65 Handyman Five people came, led by Elder Xia. The two people in the cage felt inexplicably relieved when they saw Elder Xia, knowing that their chance to get out had come. Of course, on the surface, he still looked dissatisfied with the imprisonment after being tortured. He sat cross-legged on the ground motionless, staring coldly at Xia Fuli and others. Xia Fuli stood in front of the iron fence, staring at the two ragged men for a while before slowly saying, "It has been found out that it was indeed Wei Bian who ordered the assassination of you two. The incident had nothing to do with Bian Weiying. It was Wei Bian who did it because he loved and hated your Shi Chun." This made the two people in the cell a little confused. Shi Chun, who was trying hard to keep a straight face, couldn't help but break his cold expression and asked in confusion: "Because of love and jealousy, what does it mean? What does it have to do with me to be jealous of someone? Are you going to mess with me?" Xia Fuli: "It happened when you and Bian Weiying were shopping. I have never heard that Bian Weiying went shopping with any other man. Wei Bian liked Bian Weiying, so he became jealous of you and ordered someone to assassinate you." "Ah, is this true?" Wu Jinliang also broke his pretended expression of irreconcilable hatred. Shi Chun immediately turned his head and gave him a blank look, as if to say, do you believe this nonsense? At least he didn't believe it. He said "oh" and directly pointed out the key point of the problem, "So, the assassination of the two of us has nothing to do with Bian Weiying?" Xia Fuli heard the hidden meaning in his words and secretly praised him. He was not stupid, but he was young and impulsive and easily made mistakes. He said calmly: "Whether you believe it or not, the facts are there, and there are witnesses and evidence. This is the truth." Shi Chun replied coldly: "You can investigate yourselves. You can investigate however you like, as long as you are happy."
When the incident happened, he saw the situation on the scene clearly. Bian Weiying personally came to the outside of Anle Tower to take charge. That Wei Bian was obviously acting according to Bian Weiying's instructions. If this had nothing to do with him, then he had been the boss of Dong Jiuyuan for nothing all those years. She was nothing more than the daughter of the leader of Wukang Mountain. Someone wanted to help Bian Weiying to distance himself from the matter and let a dead person take the blame. He knew this very well. Hearing this, Wu Jinliang also understood and immediately asked, "We don't understand this, tell us something we can understand, then what?" I really want to know when we can get them out and how long it will take. Xia Fuli: "You killed the assassin in self-defense. The rules of Linkang City are there and we will not have any objections. Your crime was that you shouldn't have assassinated Wei Bian. Is that self-defense? No matter what your background is, disciples of Wukang Mountain are not someone that outsiders can deal with at will?" The last sentence was a stern rebuke with dignity. The four Wukangshan disciples following him subconsciously straightened their chests, feeling a sense of pride. "After discussion among the people of Wukang Mountain, it is clear that our disciples were at fault first. Therefore, we will grant you a chance to reform. You will be detained in Wukang Mountain for a year and sentenced to do menial labor for a year. If you show sincere repentance, you will be released after the time is up, or even released earlier. If you refuse to repent, you will be imprisoned until you sincerely repent. Do you accept this decision?" Shi Chun sneered, "May I ask, if someone from a wealthy family encountered this situation, would you dare to detain him like this in Wukang Mountain?" If such a situation really occurred, there would naturally be appropriate adjustments to deal with it, but at this time, in front of outsiders, Xia Fuli did not say anything soft, "Detain him as usual!" Wu Jinliang slammed the ground and stood up, angrily saying: "I am the first one to disagree!" Xia Fuli said calmly: "It's useless for you to refuse to obey. I will beat you until you obey. I am just here to inform you, not to make a choice for you." Shi Chunyi stood up, "Then stop pretending here!" The two of them looked angry and unwilling to give in, and each thought they had acted quite well. Xia Fuli's face showed no emotion. He tilted his head and said, "Please change their clothes." A disciple holding clothes immediately stuffed a pile of clothes in through the iron fence and threw it on the ground, "Change!" Wu Jinliang glanced at the fabric of the clothes on the ground. It was obviously low-quality coarse cloth, not even as good as the tattered clothes they were wearing. He immediately said dissatisfiedly: "No need. We are used to tattered clothes. The ones we are wearing will do." The disciple who threw away the clothes said in a deep voice: "We don't allow tattered clothes that are unsightly on the mountain. Change them!" The two men in the cell were stubborn and refused to obey, resisting silently, and vowed to act out the scene realistically. Xia Fuli said, "Go in and help them change. It doesn't matter if it's their hands or feet."
"Okay!" Several disciples immediately grinned. "No need." Shi Chun immediately pushed his hand away and refused, "We don't have the habit of letting other men take off our clothes. We can do it ourselves." I was muttering in my heart, this Xia guy is so stupid, we have been cooperative enough and we are about to slip away, is it necessary to act so well? "Change it if you want, humph!" Wu Jinliang tore off the tattered clothes on his upper body. In front of the five people, the two men took off their clothes until they were left with only their underwear, and picked up the gray cotton clothes on the ground and put them on. Wu Jin murmured as he switched clothes, "Spring, why are our clothes always torn? Why do we feel like we are not destined to wear good clothes? How long can we wear a new set of clothes?" "Can you shut up and say something nice?" Shi Chun complained unhappily. He didn't want to be beaten again. After changing into clothes, Shi Chun found them to be a little too big for him, but the problem was easy to deal with, as all he had to do was roll up his sleeves and trouser legs. The dress was a little small for Wu Jinliang, with his wrists and ankles slightly exposed. There was nothing he could do about it, so he had to wear it anyway. The size of the clothes was secondary. The key point was that there were circles with black characters on a white background on the front and back of the clothes, with the word "yi" written on it. This clothing was definitely not made on a whim, and it was obvious that the two of them were not the first to be detained in this way. The cage creaked open and the two men walked out of the prison. When they saw the light outside, it was a bit dazzling. It was a sunny day. Shi Chun and his companion looked up at the sky and felt like they were in a patio. Walking up the winding steps, he saw a wall that looked rusty, which was exactly the color of the Wukang Mountain he had seen in the outside world. Shi Chun tapped it with his hand and found that it was neither stone nor gold or iron, but the material was very hard. As I stepped out of the prison, I saw the clear blue sky, and it seemed as if the wind and rain last night had never appeared. It was dark last night and Shi Chun and the others had not yet seen what Wukang Mountain looked like. Now, looking ahead, they saw magnificent buildings everywhere between the peaks, and lakes between the pavilions that reflected the blue sky. The aura of a fairyland cave had been created to some extent, but it felt weird, as if something was missing. "I leave it to you." Xia Fuli said to his disciples and left. With his status, position and cultivation, he didn't need to come in person for such a small matter. It was indeed an exception of high standards. Outsiders could understand it, as it involved the daughter of the sect leader and implicated the death of a disciple in the sect. "go!" Shi Chun and the other man were pushed forward by four people and were taken to a large courtyard adjacent to the prison, not far away from the prison. Comparing these magnificent buildings with the short and crude house in front of us, one can tell at a glance that it is not a good place to live. There was a big stone mill in the middle of the yard, on which sat a fat man with greasy features, sitting with his legs crossed, cracking melon seeds or something. From time to time, he would take a sip of tea, and while drinking, he would stare at Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang who were brought in. When they arrived in front of the millstone, the four Wukangshan disciples smiled at the fat man and said, "Uncle Fatty." The fat man hummed and said to the two people who were brought in, "Are they the ones who killed Senior Brother Wei?" "Well, Fatty Uncle, now that they've been brought here, I'll leave them to you." The four Wukangshan disciples made the handover and then left. The fat man casually spat out the melon seed shells in his mouth. Seeing that the two people in front of him were neither humble nor arrogant, he just sneered and didn't care too much about anything. It was obvious that there was a long way to go. Shi Chun and the other two understood the hidden meaning, but did not take it to heart. They knew they would be able to escape soon and would not be able to suffer any harm from the other party, so there was no need to worry. The fat man suddenly turned around and shouted, "Where are the people? Are they all dead? Haven't you seen anyone?" Two people immediately ran out of the bungalow, one with a square face and the other with a horse face. The latter looked to be about forty or fifty years old.
Wow, Shi Chun and the other man became excited when they saw the two men, not for any other reason, but because they were wearing the same clothes as them, with the word "乙" (service) on the front and back. The two men stood at the foot of the fat man with the stone mill, looking fawning. Without waiting for him to flatter them, the fat man shook his head and said, "It's already so late. The guys carrying water should bring them water. They should finish the task of carrying 20 loads of water this morning. This is their first time here and they don't know the rules. You should take them around and teach them." "Okay." The two of them quickly agreed and called on Shi Chun and the other two to follow them. After bringing the two men to a warehouse, they found two shoulder poles and two pairs of buckets from a pile of stuff and distributed them to Shi Chun and the other man. Looking at the situation, although they didn't know what arrangements Elder Xia had made, the two men estimated that they were about to escape, so they didn't create any more trouble. They prepared to follow the arrangements and obediently accepted the work tools. When they were in Dongjiuyuan, they also had the job of fetching water from deep underground. Both of them had done this before, so it was not their first time. It’s just that their tools were not as good as those here. Under the gaze of the fat man at the millstone, Shi Chun and his companion, who were carrying their loads, followed the other two out of the yard. As soon as they stepped out of the courtyard gate, the teaching began. They told the two newcomers not to run around in the mountain. We can only go to the designated area when we are working in this outfit. Otherwise, it will be very tragic if we are discovered by the Wukangshan disciples who are responsible for guarding each area. Shi Chun couldn't help but ask about the identities of the two servants. After asking, he found out that they were different from them. They were not outsiders but authentic disciples of Wukang Mountain. They were punished for making mistakes and were demoted to do servants. There were currently forty or fifty people who were punished in the same way. The younger one with a square face is called Zou Xingbao, and the one with a horse face and who is almost fifty years old is called Duan You. Although they are of different ages, they are of the same generation in the sect. The fat man at the stone mill is called Pang Tiansheng. He has no talent for cultivation and has not yet broken through to a high level of martial arts. However, he has a high seniority and is the direct disciple of the sect master. He was thrown into this corner to manage the Punishment Court. Wu Jinliang was puzzled. There was a lake on the mountain, so why did they have to go down the mountain to fetch water? Was it just corporal punishment? After the explanation, I learned that the water on the mountain was all rainwater. The stagnant water had become stale after a long time. It was fine to use for cleaning, but not suitable for drinking. There was no water source on the mountain, so we still had to go down the mountain to fetch it. Of course, it would not be an exaggeration to say that this was corporal punishment. Soon, the two were taken to another intersection leading down the mountain. It was a relatively narrow passage going down the mountain. Standing at the intersection, one could already see people wearing the same menial clothes carrying water up and down. Some carried full buckets of water, while others carried empty buckets down the mountain. "See? Follow the empty buckets to the water collection point. The buckets must be at least 90% full. Do not cut corners, or you will be punished. The place is a bit far, so we will not go with you. We will wait here for you to come back, and then take you to your water collection point. Remember, do not think about running away, otherwise you will end up in a miserable state!" Zou Xingbao pointed to the path down the mountain and gave some instructions. Shi Chun and Wu Jin exchanged glances subconsciously, and both of them showed a knowing smile. That's what they said. How could there be no arrangements? It turned out that Elder Xia's arrangements had indeed come true. He deliberately said that he would not follow them, which clearly meant that he would not monitor them. He also deliberately reminded them not to run away. Isn't the hint obvious? (End of this chapter)