One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eight: Life Is Worse than Death

"Drive! Drive! Let the horse go!"

"You've had enough riding, now it's my turn..."

"Why doesn't this lunatic leave? If he doesn't leave, he won't give you food. Climb quickly!"

Getting closer, even ordinary people like Wei Ci could hear the movement in the ruined temple. Several children seemed to be arguing about something.

In the live broadcast room, Xianyu had a faint feeling that the rain was about to come, and the barrage on the screen was much less, and only a line or two occasionally drifted across.

Jiang Pengji whispered, "Let's go."

Lu Zheng vaguely guessed something, his brisk steps suddenly became heavy, and a little hesitation flashed across his face.

Approaching the ruined temple, everyone could see what was going on inside through the airy walls of the ruined temple, Jiang Pengji's face suddenly darkened.

Among them, Wei Ci was the only one who was calm.

Because in his previous life, at the same place, at a different time, in the same ruined temple, he saw a completely unfamiliar Huayuan.

When he found Hua Yuan in his previous life, he had already gone completely insane.

The children in the nearby villages played with him, riding him like an animal, teasing him when he was happy, and hitting him with stones when he was unhappy, playing a house-playing game of "heroes and beasts". These children acted as "heroes", and Hua Yuan was the "violent beast" they killed.

These children have a natural evil, and when they are "naughty", they will put their own urine and shit in broken pottery bowls, laughing and coaxing Huayuan to drink and eat. Rotten eggs, dead mice, cockroaches and bugs, stones and even pig and dog dung are all props for these children to play pranks. Hua Yuan, who was being teased by them, could only laugh foolishly. If she was bullied, she would only whine helplessly like a young animal, and do these meaningless struggles. Even though Wei Ci in the previous life had a grudge against Hua Yuan, he couldn't help but soften his heart when he saw that scene.

He used to be the one who stirred up the situation, but now he ended up like this.

Being insane is not what he wants, and all kinds of evil deeds are against his heart. He has been like a puppet manipulated by others all his life, and he can't help himself.

I don't know how the real Hua Yuan must feel when he wakes up and sees such a miserable self.

Wei Ci also had a soft heart and tried to take care of Hua Yuan Yi Er, but the next day he received the news that he died in front of the grave of his deceased father and mother.

Perhaps, death is the real relief.

He never thought that a similar scene would be played out a second time before his eyes.

"What are you doing!"

Jiang Pengji strode into the ruined temple. Five children of different ages were taken aback. They saw a few clean-clothed nobles standing outside the ruined temple, who could tell they were not ordinary people. to escape. One of them was riding on a disheveled beggar. His legs were short and he couldn't move fast. When he turned over, he was so scared that he fell over.

If you were an ordinary person, you probably wouldn't care about how many children you had.

Jiang Pengji was not. The child who escaped quickly was caught by the attendants, and the chubby boy bumped into her hand, and she picked it up by the collar with one hand. Children are the most sensitive, and they have a clearer perception of Jiang Pengji's aura. This is why Jiang Pengji likes children, but the children don't like her very much. The little chubby boy's reaction was even more real. He didn't know how to struggle when he was caught, and he was so frightened that he cried, and two tears flowed down his face. Milky white snot hung from his dirty nostrils and flowed into his mouth. inside.

Lu Zheng's eyelids twitched, worried that Jiang Pengji's attack would not be serious enough to crush these children to death.

The other children were captured by the subordinates, and one of the little boys was still naked.

Looking at his previous actions, he just pissed on the beggar who broke the temple.

It's true that Jiang Pengji likes children, but it's better to avoid this kind of evil that makes her sick.

"Everyone should be beaten and let them learn a lesson. If your parents can't teach you well, don't blame others for teaching them!"

The retinue did as he did, but the strikes were different, they just beat people until they cried, but it didn't hurt the bones.

Their movement alarmed the nearby villagers, one by one they came over with hoes, trying to get Jiang Pengji to let them go.

Seeing their clothes and the swords hanging around their waists, the villagers were shocked again.

Jiang Pengji did nothing to these villagers,

Just let them take the child back and keep him under control.

"If these little bastards were older...Hmph!"

Jiang Pengji snorted softly, her voice was not high, and her killing intent was not low.

Hua Yuan felt that she had had a very long and terrible nightmare, the scene was intermittent, and she could clearly see it, but she couldn't control her body, and couldn't wake up. Until a trembling breath approached, the cold touch made him tremble.

The chaotic mind suddenly woke up.

There was a moment of blankness on Hua Yuan's face, and after a while, his expression became like crying or not crying, or he couldn't cry anymore.

"Hua Yuan?"

A strange female voice came from beside her ear, Hua Yuan looked up, her expression a little dazed.

this person...

"Mr. Lanting?"

Even though I only met once many years ago, Jiang Pengji is a woman full of unique charm, which is unforgettable at a glance.

Even though he hasn't seen each other for many years, he can still recognize the other party's identity.

Behind Jiang Pengji, Lu Zheng had a look of disbelief, as if he hadn't thought that the disheveled and ragged beggar in front of him was Hua Yuan. His right foot seemed to be broken, and the wound on his ankle was soaked in the muddy puddle of the ruined temple, rotting away...

Jiang Pengji said, "Yes."

Hua Yuan seemed a little embarrassed, and immediately smiled wryly, "It's rude for Yuan to let Mr. Lan Ting see such an indecent scene."

Jiang Pengji said, "Have you regained your sanity?"

Hua Yuan sighed, "The disease of insanity will last until death. Now there is still a moment of clarity, maybe I will go crazy again after a while."

He didn't seem surprised by his situation.

The turbid eyes also turned clear, with relief written in the eyes, and a little bit of the original demeanor could be faintly glimpsed.

"You know what I'm here for?"

Hua Yuan said calmly, "I can guess some... It's just that Yuan still has regrets in his heart, and I hope that Lord Lanting's charity will be fulfilled."

His wish is not too much, he just hopes to go to the stream to freshen up, change into clean clothes and go to worship in front of his parents' tomb.

Jiang Pengji asked his subordinates to give him a set of extra clothes.

Hua Yuan, who had been washed clean, was no longer as embarrassed and relaxed as before, but he was more than ten years older than before, and most of his temple hair was pale.

Lu Zheng whispered to Wei Ci, "Looking at him like this, the speech he prepared...but he couldn't even utter a single word."

No matter how much he hated Hua Yuan, he had to admit that Hua Yuan could be considered a character.

Not long ago, it was able to disturb the situation, but now...

Wei Ci asked him, "Have you softened your heart?"

Lu Zheng said, "With a lunatic who is crazy all day long, what is there to care about, it's useless to think about it."

"You have softened your heart, but he has the will to die."

Lu Zheng was stunned when he heard this.

"Yeah... It's torture to live like this. It can be said that life is better than death. Hua Yuan is also a proud person. How can he endure such a self." Lu Zheng noticed that after Hua Yuan woke up, his hands were shaking. Trembling, far less calm than the surface.