"Report to the official? No, no!" Upon hearing the report, even the village chief's expression changed, "How can such a scandal be known to outsiders!"
"Human life is at stake, not to mention that these two people died of poison. If we don't report it to the officials, someone else in your village may be killed in the future."
The village chief was silent for a moment, but still insisted: "No! You can't report it to the official under any circumstances! As the saying goes, family scandals should not be made public. If others find out about this, the people in our village will be unable to hold their heads high!"
"The Miao people are good at poisoning. This place is far away from southern Xinjiang. These two people must have had a deep hatred with the Miao people, which will lead to revenge. Does any of you know any clues?"
the monk asked.
"No!" The village chief immediately retorted without thinking, "What Miao people! We have never had any Miao people here!"
But Ye Wuji could see it clearly. The village chief's eyes flickered, and the older villagers looked panicked. They didn't seem to know anything about this. It was clear that most of the village knew it. Otherwise, how could the monk scare them just by talking about Miao people? Living.
"The poor monk just asked casually. You don't need to panic. The government will handle it at this time."
"I said, don't report to the official!" The village chief's attitude instantly became tougher, "Our Dushan Village has the rules of Dushan Village, you, an outsider, don't interfere blindly."
"I don't understand this." Ye Wuji said, "If a person dies without reporting it to the official, you will deal with it yourself? How to deal with it? Dig a hole and bury it? Are the rules of your Dushan Village higher than the laws of Daqi? "
"I don't care about things outside, but you have to listen to me on the territory of Dushan Village!" The village chief waved his hand, and the villagers holding hoes and sickles approached Ye Wuji and the monk.
The main target of the villagers' siege was the monk. Although Ye Wuji had a sword in her hand, she was only fourteen years old and was thin and small. She looked like an undergrown child, so the villagers did not take her seriously.
But this time the villagers obviously couldn't do what they wanted. Neither the monk nor Ye Wuji could match these mountain villagers who didn't know martial arts. Although the monk did not want to hurt anyone, it was easy to dodge the attack and control the actions of the villagers.
"Young hero's martial arts are good." The monk praised Ye Wuji when he saw Ye Wuji's nimble skills.
"If I can't even deal with these people, my master will be pissed to death." Ye Wuji said with a smile.
"I wonder who the commander is?"
"Master Xie Hanyi."
"It turns out that he is the disciple of Master Xie of Wuyou Villa. He is indeed a young hero."
"There is no such thing as a hero. It's all because of my master's reputation. When I came out, I decided not to rely on my master to travel around the world, but to make a name for myself. Master, please don't tell others about my master!"
The two of them avoided the chaotic attacks of the villagers with ease, and chatted while doing so.
The village chief was half-infuriated by the two people's appearance, but he was not a fool. Looking at the situation, he understood that even if there were twice as many people, there would be nothing they could do about them.
"What do you want!" the village chief shouted, "As long as you don't report to the official, everything can be discussed!"
"If you say that, I'm even more curious. Why don't you just let me report to the official? Is there some hidden secret behind this?"
"One peck and one drink will determine your destiny. You must pay for the sins you have done." The monk looked at the village chief. His eyes seemed to have the power to look straight into the heart. The village chief did not dare to look at him.
Ye Wuji tied the villagers into a string with the hemp ropes brought by the villagers. He counted thirty-one people in total, all of them men, ranging from fifty or sixty years old to eleven or twelve years old.
"Okay, now you can tell us why we are not allowed to report to the official."