I sighed, banishing all thoughts of retreat from my mind.
This kind of environment, this kind of situation, is scary for normal people, but you have to stop your fear, because fear can't solve the problem.
I slowly stuck my head out from the corner and carefully looked in the direction of the mutton restaurant.
I saw many people standing on the street. They were all villagers of this small village. Many people were even holding torches, making the street as bright as day.
The boss of mutton restaurant did not sit behind the counter like he usually did. He also came out and stood on the stairs. Beside him was Little Tang Wei, tied up in all sorts of things.
The owner would glance at Little Tang Wei from time to time before revealing a gnashing of teeth expression.
Actually, the boss of the mutton restaurant did not have any deep grudges with us, it was just that he attempted to kill us and got beaten up by us instead. Just for this little matter, to cling on to us and not let us go, this person can be considered quite a character.
Very quickly, the villagers with the torches started to whisper to each other. I leaned my ear to listen, and most of them asked if it was time to divide the meat.
These damned villagers.
Xiao Miao reminded me: "Are you not going to go up? The time was almost up. When it's time for you to leave, even if you manage to rescue Little Tang Wei out, she would still be cut apart. "
I was upset because of Xiao Miao, I said to him: "Wait a little longer, no rush, we have to look for the right time, when he's the most nervous one."
The moment came quickly. The boss suddenly stood still and shouted without any warning, "Time's up …"
The villagers standing below understood what was going on and shouted in unison, "Yes …" Between... To … "
The boss nodded his head in satisfaction and said to the villagers, "We are all one family now that we are here. This place is very bitter, and you have suffered a lot that you have not experienced before. However, it didn't matter. As long as it was bitter, it would be sweet. We are a family, and we will all enjoy the same blessings. Today, I have decided to share the meat of this sheep with you. Everyone will get one piece, and no one will fall. "
The villagers shouted one after another. When they looked at the boss, their faces were filled with excitement, and at Little Tang Wei, their faces were filled with greed.
In their eyes, the boss was already equivalent to a Divine Buddha, and the Little Tang Wei was already equivalent to a piece of meat.
The boss had already raised his saber. I nervously clenched my fist before stepping onto the street.
"Stop! How dare you! Without my permission, you actually dare to hurt others?" An incomparably majestic voice resounded from the street. Everyone was taken aback, including the boss. They all looked in the direction of the voice in astonishment.
There was a golden Buddha statue there, with a dignified appearance. It did not have the compassion of all living things, only the domineering air of someone who did not get angry.
The boss looked at the statue in surprise while the villagers stared at it in shock. I looked at it with my mouth agape.
How to... Why is there another statue? Oh no, the main character is coming.
Startled, I hurriedly hid in the alley.
I didn't dare to show my face. I already didn't know if the Buddha statue had seen me or not.
I tried my best to listen, and I heard the boss say shakily, "Master..." You... "Why are you awake?"
The villagers went into an uproar. They clearly did not expect that their boss would have another master on top of him.
The Buddha statue snorted, and the villagers no longer dared to speak. They seemed to have just realized something. How could a buddhist statue that could scare the boss like this be a good thing?
Everyone waited in trepidation, but the Buddha statue was silent. After a long while, the Buddha said faintly, "Why aren't you kneeling?"
I felt the Buddha didn't notice me, so I stuck my head out quietly. I happened to see the boss plop to his knees in front of the Buddha statue, then put his hands on the ground and kowtow heavily.
His head hit the hard floor tiles. Bang, bang, bang …
These few kowtows were very devout, and the surrounding villagers all fell to their knees on the ground.
The boss cautiously asked, "Master, why are you awake?"
The Buddha statue coldly said, "If I don't wake up, won't you kill the virgin girl before me?"
The owner was confused, while Xiao Miao and I were also confused. Lord Buddha, do you have this ex-virgin girl by your side? How come I've never heard of it?
However, the boss was still a boss. He had seen a lot of trouble and responded quickly. He immediately said, "I'm in the wrong. I deserve to be punished."
Then, he stretched out his hand and slapped himself twice. Then, he turned around and was about to untie the rope. I was excited as I didn't expect the situation to take such a turn for the better. However, halfway through untying the rope, the boss suddenly turned around and curiously asked the Buddha Statue, "Master, since when did you have a former virgin? How come I've never heard of it? "
The Buddha statue stared at the boss for a while, then suddenly used his gaze to signal the person closest to him: "Go, give him a slap."
That person was stunned and whispered, "Who should we hit?"
The Buddha said, "It sells mutton."
That person was shocked, "To do... Why did you hit him? "
The Buddha statue said lightly: "Because he doesn't understand the rules. Is he asking about the Buddha at random?"
The man scratched his head with all his might, his legs trembling in fear. "I don't dare, I really am... "I don't want to fight …"
The Buddha statue spat, "Coward." He raised his voice and said, "Whoever dares to slap him, I will let them be the master of this place."
With this said, the crowd immediately became restless. This small village wasn't big, but being the owner of this village was simply too tempting. It meant that every word he said was worth more than meat to eat. With the arrogant and despotic boss in front of them, who wouldn't want to experience the taste of power?
The boss looked at the crowd below and suddenly shouted, "Li Fengzhen, you dare to play tricks on me here?"
The Buddha statue shuddered, but he quickly calmed down. He said to the villagers who were still suspicious, "Why aren't you going?"
This time, the villagers who were ready to make a move were all silent.
The boss coldly said, "Today we will divide the meat. Everyone in the village had come. Without you, Li Fengzhen, you still dare to say that it wasn't you? "
I thought: Everybody here? Didn't the paper horse not arrive?
But right after, I saw a paper horse, in his hand was a plate, he was looking at Little Tang Wei greedily.
I couldn't help but laugh bitterly. This guy really wanted to get away with it just because it was cheap. What "the unscrupulous one doesn't get what he wants" was completely useless to him. He had been cursing passionately in front of us, and in the blink of an eye, he had come here.
The boss yelled at the Buddha statue, but there was no response. The brazen one walked up to the Buddha statue, stretched out his hand and pulled, then shouted, "It's fake, he's fake. It's made of paper."
As if to verify his words, I heard a tearing sound and a piece of the Buddha statue was torn off. It was indeed a piece of gold foil.
Now, with more than a dozen villagers surrounding the Buddha statue, there was no way he could escape.
Looking at the torn piece of paper, the boss blandly said, "This piece of paper is pretty good. It can almost be fake. Other than Old Ma, no one else here has such a skill, right? "
With these words, everyone looked towards the horse. The horse was stunned for a moment, and then threw the plate towards the nearest person.
The man jumped in fright, jerked his head, and the horse kicked him, sending him flying into the darkness.
Everyone hesitantly wanted to give chase, but in the end, they did not. Chasing someone might be a show of loyalty, but it was built on the foundation of being able to catch up. The horse was a cruel man. No one wanted to take any risks. More importantly, if he went after someone and split the meat, he would be very unlucky.
When the horse ran away, the boss's face didn't show any abnormality, as if he didn't care at all. What he really cared about was the Buddha statue, or rather, the fake Buddha statue.
With his hands behind his back, he leisurely walked over and said to the fake Buddha statue, "My master and I share a mutual understanding. He knows every thought I have. Are you real or fake? I saw through you. "
When I heard these words, I hurriedly came out from the Buddha statue and merged with my main body's soul. The paper Buddha statue was obviously useless, so I didn't have to take the risk.
Xiao Miao seemed to have suddenly recalled something, and said to me: "I remember now, when paper horses make paper and are tied alive, they like to make two at a time. If one of them broke, the other one could be replaced. This Buddha statue of ours should be the one that has more. "No wonder the Buddha statues were prepared in the paper horse house, it would make sense."
I helplessly said, "That's right, it can now be explained. But how do we save people? "
Xiao Miao said: "What can we do to save him now? It's just forcing its way through, releasing the Little Tang Wei, capturing the boss, and then escaping quickly. "
I sighed. "That's the only way."
The soul inside the fake Buddha statue was taken out by the boss. When I took a closer look, I couldn't help but be a little surprised, because this soul belongs to the old farmer.
When the boss saw the old farmer, he was not surprised. Instead, he said lightly, "From the first day you came here, I felt that something was wrong with your eyes. You covered it up pretty well, but I can tell that you have some enmity towards me. Now it seems that my feeling was correct. Who exactly are you? "Why do you hate me?"
The old farmer coldly said, "You know that my name is Li Fengzhen, but you still don't know who I am?"
The owner looked at Li Fengzhen in bewilderment, "I have never heard of you, but I have heard of a similar person. That person's name is Li Fengchi."
The old farmer said faintly, "That person is my mother's son."
"Is he your brother or your brother?"
The old farmer said, "I'm older than him."
The boss asked curiously, "Why don't you just directly say that he is your little brother? "Why are you making such a detour?"
The old farmer said, "I don't recognize him as my brother."
The boss waved his hand. "I heard that he's making a living out there and getting rich, that's because of my help. Since you're his brother, shouldn't you be grateful to me? Why do you hate me instead? "