Chapter 64 : Revealing

"Magistrate Zhang," Pei Si Yan's tone was grim, her eyes transmitting an intimidating cold light, "If you don't want to suffer from flesh and blood, I advise you that you'd better give an honest account of the truth."

Zhang Jixiang "flop" fell to his knees on the ground, constantly kowtowing, but just can't say a word.

"Not saying yes?" Pei Si Yan raised her hand, and immediately a guard presented his sword to her.

Countless people had died because of her, and had personally killed Lady Yuexi, Pei Si Yan was not the least bit afraid to take a person's life, she drew her longsword and pointed it straight at Zhang Jixiang's throat.

"If you refuse to honestly tell the original reason again, don't blame me for killing you for the offence of oppressing the people and taking by force."

Zhang Jixiang looked at the sword that refracted a cold light in the sunlight, paralysed with fear, and said with trepidation, "Your Excellency, my humble servant does not know why I appeared at your place ..."

"Hmm?" Pei Siyan raised an eyebrow, was this Zhang guy speaking in jest?

Zhang Jixiang was sweating profusely, slurring his words "hm hm hm hm hm" for half a day, not uttering a complete sentence. Pei Siyan was already in a bad mood, and then this kind of thing happened, her patience was quickly worn out, she raised her sword, before the crowd could react, she ruthlessly cut down!

The crowd was shocked, "Ah--"

Pei Si Yan's sword stopped only half an inch away from Zhang Ji Xiang's neck, the biting cold wind brought by swinging the sword caused Zhang Ji Xiang to faint and die, his body kept convulsing senselessly.

"Hmph, useless thing, fainted after a casual scare?" She signalled the guards to go and wake him up, then said to the onlookers, "Please rest assured folks, I absolutely did not accept Zhang Jixiang's bribe, for the people's wealth he raided, I will return all of it to you, please send a queue in front of the gate of the post station, and one by one, my subordinates will explain how much of the property they have lost and provide the appropriate proofs. "

The people looked at each other in disbelief, didn't they say that Lord Wuban was a powerful official who held the court, was corrupt and framed loyal people? Can today look but feel unlike it ... What is going on here?

The previous scholar is not relentless: "Maybe it is Wuban adults see things exposed, in order to save themselves, deliberately play a drama, we can not be deceived by her."

Pei Si Yan gazed at him with a cool gaze and suddenly guffawed, "What do I have to do for you all to be willing to believe me?"

If no matter what they did, these people were not willing to believe her, it would be better to throw the problem to them to solve.

The people looked at each other and chose to remain silent, no one could think of a solution for a while.

The guards quickly woke up Zhang Jixiang, he saw that Lord Wu Pan had put away his sword, wiped his sweat, and secretly thought of a way to deal with it, he must not let his career be ruined because of this matter!

"Lord Wuban, this box of things has nothing to do with my official, those people must be mistaken!" Zhang Jixiang defended, "I have been an official here for many years, near the foot of the Emperor would not dare to make a mistake?"

The scholar let out a snort: "Do not dare to make a mistake? What do you dare not, before is we dare not speak out, if it is to be after my gold list, you must be driven out of this place, no longer endanger the people!"

Zhang Jixiang secretly gritted his teeth, this ungrateful poor scholar, had known that one day he would be like this, should secretly get rid of it!

"Zhang Jixiang, I choose to believe these townspeople and elders. If you are sensible, give an honest account!" Pei Si Yan's voice was extremely soft, but the words were clear, hearing Zhang Ji Xiang's back start to break out in cold sweat.

"My lord ...," Zhang Jixiang mumbled, constantly wiping the sweat from his forehead.

Over there, the post station's government officials packed up the gold and silver treasures, moved the table, the four treasures of literature, so that the people lined up in a long queue one after another to come forward to explain their respective losses.

Zhang jixiang looked hard to collect the money where to come back to where to go, but also by the witch Pan adults caught a present, want to cry, mouth pursed tightly, just do not intend to open the mouth to confess a word.

Pei Siyan's patience has its limits, will cane ruthlessly poke to Zhang Jixiang's hand, "Zhang adults, I said if you do not honestly explain, is to eat flesh and blood pain."

Zhang Jixiang grimaced in pain, but just ironically did not say a word.

When the people saw this scene, they couldn't help but feel happy! Early to see this surnamed chapter is not good eye, but surnamed chapter's methods are cunning and changeable, so they dare not vent their anger, can only be slaughtered, only hope that one day the dynasty officials can be here to do a little stopover, uncovered the true face of the corrupt officials, but also the whole county a peace and quiet.

Pei death yan expressionless aggravate the power in his hand, cane sink into chapter auspicious auspicious flesh, seems to want to poke through, the whole back of the hand red as blood.

"Da, my lord!" Zhang Jixiang finally spat out words.

The crowd perked up their ears to listen, was this tough-talking guy finally willing to spit out the truth?

"... How could you do this, my lord!" Zhang Jixiang said in a broken voice, from the trembling and painful voice it was obvious to hear how hard that Lord Wuban had hit him, "My humble servant has been working for you as a cow and a horse, and honouring you with his filial piety! You forget what you promised me last night? Why, if the matter is inadvertently exposed, do you want to turn your back on me and abandon your pawns to protect your commander-in-chief?"

Doubtful clouds rise again, the people who just a little bit believe in Wu Pan's heart have doubts again, what in the world is going on?

Zhang Jixiang heard the people's surprised voice, heart a cold laugh - since you Wu Pan Lord bad my good things, forced me to confess, then do not blame me for death will pull you together to the Yellow Springs!

Pei Si Yan frowned and spoke morosely, ''Zhang Ji Xiang, do you think your tongue is too redundant? How dare you create rumours and slander me? Anyway, it is already a fact that you embezzled and raided the people's money, without you, I can still investigate why the money appeared in my car! Someone, cut this thing's tongue out!"

"I didn't! You've done something and you actually dare not admit it!" Zhang Jixiang shouted with all his might, "It's a shame that you're still sitting high up in the position of the Four Great Auxiliaries of the Blue Country! Haha, but you are just a coward who doesn't dare to take the blame! If you have the ability to come and cut ah, even if I die, I can't cover up the crimes you have committed! Lord Wu Pan, wait until you return to the imperial capital and see how the emperor punishes you!"

"Your tongue that only speaks nonsense is indeed too redundant." Pei Si Yan said, waving her hand, "Where are the people? Didn't you hear my order just now?"

"My lord, please think twice!" An official from the Ministry of Justice stepped forward to persuade, "Using this kind of punishment when you can't interrogate well, in case the Emperor blames it on you ..."

"Blame?" Pei Si Yan cast a sidelong glance at him, "Before travelling, the Emperor has already allowed me to decapitate and then report, now that the evidence is clear for all to see, why would I blame?"

"Er-" the official was speechless, looking at his other colleagues, he could only remain silent.

Two guards came forward, one pressed Zhang Jixiang's body, the other took out a delicate and compact dagger, the onlookers were curious and scared, they were in a dilemma left and right and didn't dare to look.

Pei Siyan moved away from her cane, supporting her exhausted body, indifferently looking at the dagger a little closer to Zhang Jixiang.

"I will not let you go even if I become a ghost!" Zhang Jixiang called out loudly, struggling desperately, staring at the bright dagger in horror.

Pei Si Yan was unimpressed and urged, "Don't you do it yet?!"

The people covered their faces, only daring to peek out from between their fingers.

The hand rose and the knife fell, a cold light flashed, red ** splashed up, accompanied by a miserable scream that could almost cut through one's eardrums, the hearts of the people all followed with a violent shudder.

The Zhang Jixiang who was loosened by the guards rolled on the ground in pain, blood continuously gushed out from between his fingers, staining the grey stone path, a piece of bright red meat/globules lay quietly beside him, shocking to the eyes.

"Good! Well done!" Suddenly, someone shouted, then the crowd parted a path, and a martial and majestic middle-aged man came striding in, and following him was Mo Xuan.

"Eh?" Pei Siyan was surprised, her mind had been on Zhang Jixiang, she had not noticed Mo Xuan who had calmed down Crazy Horse, thinking that he was also watching from the crowd, but according to this situation, he seemed to have gone somewhere else just now.

Looking at the middle-aged man's age, could it be Mo Xuan's father?

Pei Si Yan stood still and watched the two men come closer, guessing what the identity of the visitor was.

"Lord Wu Pan." The middle-aged man owed respectfully.

"No need to be polite." Pei Siyan hurriedly said, it was simply impossible for such politeness to be Mo Xuan's father, it should be Mo Xuan's friends in the jianghu or some such figure.

The middle-aged man again arched his hand to all the officials and people present and said in a loud voice, "My name is Yan Beicheng, known in the jianghu as 'Fast Swallow Sword'."

The people quietly murmured, "Who is the Fast Swallow Sword?"

"You're stupid, haven't you heard of Yan Warrior's name? He is a well-known figure in the jianghu, he helps the poor from time to time, he is a great person!"

Pei Si Yan was even more curious, what exactly was Mo Xuan's purpose in bringing this Yan Beicheng here?

"Regarding those gold and silver treasures," Yan Beicheng pointed to the glittering things on the table over there, "it is precisely what I stole from the county magistrate's residence last night, quietly placed it on Lord Wuban's carriage and fed the horse with medicine, with the sole purpose of exposing Zhang Jixiang's ugly face, and to return justice to the people of the whole county! "

"Warrior Yan, whose martial arts are first-rate in the jianghu, once did the same thing, obtaining stolen silver from a tightly-kept vault to uncover the truth." Mo Xuan explained, "I felt that there was something strange going on, and I happened to hear that Great Warrior Yan was staying in the neighbourhood, so I associated this matter with the possibility of Great Warrior Yan's doing it, so I asked him to come over and explain."

The people came to a realisation that this was the case, and that they had really misjudged Witch Pan's people! The scholar took the lead, and they all made amends to Lord Wu Pan.

"I can understand everyone's mood, it's okay." Pei Si Yan said calmly.

Yan Beicheng once again owed Pei Si Yan and said with apologies, "I'm sorry, Lord Witch Pan, I didn't think that I would bring you other troubles."

"It's fine, it's fine!" Pei Si Yan hurriedly waved her hands, "That being said, it is I who should be thanking Warrior Yan, if it were not for you, how would I have known of this corrupt official's crimes and given him punishment. I'd like to trouble Swordsman Yan to leave his testimony and sign the pledge, I wonder if that's possible?"

"Naturally."

Pei Si Yan secretly breathed a long sigh of relief, the misunderstanding had finally been resolved, and the matter was considered to have been resolved relatively smoothly.

She smiled gratefully at Mo Xuan, who looked at her favourably.

"My lord, what next?" An official asked softly.

Pei Si Yan looked at Zhang Jixiang who had fainted and died, and instructed, "Leave one person down to oversee this matter and collect all the evidence of Zhang Jixiang's guilt before escorting him to the Imperial Capital to be interrogated by the Da Lisi. Then, appoint a new magistrate to serve here as soon as possible."

"Yes, my lord."

Mo Xuan walked to Pei Si Yan's side and wrapped his arms around her, "Hard work."

Pei Si Yan held his hand and said happily, "As long as I can be with you, it doesn't matter if it's hard work. This time, I really have to thank you for helping me find someone to set this matter right, I was struggling with exactly how I was going to explain this to the people."

"If Servant Li was by your side, he would have done these things for you, right?" Mo Xuan laughed, "Now that he is not around, naturally I should do it. By the way, does your leg hurt?"

"There's a little ..." Pei Si Yan sighed, "It's fine to endure it, it's important to hurry."

"You are too overworked." Mo Xuan said heartbreakingly.

"As a key court official, you have to adapt to this kind of life, don't you? As I said, if your parents agree, I will immediately step down from my official position and go far away with you."

"The two of you are truly in love! I'm envious of the old woman." A nearby old woman said with envy.

Pei Si Yan and Mo Xuan smiled at each other and said, "I will soon become his wife.