A quick journey starting from Wu Dalang

Chapter 234: Legend of White Snake (4)

"Sir, please help my sister!" Xiaoqing was very anxious.

"Xiaobai wasn't injured, but she won't be able to repay you in this life." Shiyi shook his head regretfully. From the very beginning, the choice of the two was wrong. In troubled times, weapons and manpower are more important than knowledge and ideas.

Xiaobai can't protect anyone. After the other party captured everyone, they didn't think about how to hurt Xiaobai. After all, they couldn't do anything to Xiaobai, just like Xiaobai couldn't do anything to them.

Before leaving, everyone started a fire and the whole village began to burn. Xiaobai fell powerlessly into the fire. She practiced water-based skills and ordinary fires could not hurt her. She was just a little sad.

"This is the result of trusting a beast. Instead of being sad here, you might as well go see Xiao Lian. At least let her leave this life with a clear conscience." Shiyi's words touched Xiaobai, and he quickly stood up.

The village had long been burned to ashes, except for a big tree which was still green. Xiaobai had been injured in the past, and it was probably because of blood that dripped onto the tree, which caused the tree to become like this. Xiaobai wanted to leave a thought for himself, so he cast a spell on the tree and hid himself from people.

Xiaobai followed the traces of the soldiers' departure and came to a house. The traitor was sitting high up in the seat, watching everyone humiliating his fellow brothers and sisters.

"You are wise, my Lord. If not, I'm afraid that evildoer would have harmed many more people."

"You are the one with intelligence," the prefect praised with a smile. Xiao Lian recognized that this was the prefect's son whom her father asked her to marry.

"I remember your name is Xie Xiaolian, and you were my father's concubine. I didn't expect that the fire didn't burn you to death, but instead made you get together with a monster." The prefect stroked Xiaolian's face.

"This face is really nice, but it's far inferior to that monster. What a pity! If there weren't so many powerful warlocks, I would really be reluctant to give up that beautiful monster."

"Bah, you and your father are two good-for-nothings, and you still want to get your hands on a fairy?"

"Fairy?" The governor laughed as if he had heard a joke: "You clearly saw it, it was a big white python, and you actually said she was a fairy?"

"So what? A fairy is a fairy. There's nothing wrong with being a snake before becoming a fairy. Do you think you can slander the fairy just because you are ignorant?" Xiao Lian spoke without fear.

Xiaobai couldn't help but feel a little moved. Although he was not a fairy, in Xiaolian's eyes, he was the fairy who saved her.

"How can a beast be qualified to become an immortal?" The governor said disdainfully: "This kind of evildoer can only deceive you women. When he saw us officials, he remained motionless and let us do whatever we wanted, didn't he?"

"Hahaha, the governor is wise!"

"It was because the governor was kindhearted that he gave that evildoer a quick death." There is always a lack of flatterers when it comes to those in high positions.

"Xie Xiaolian, I see that you are quite pretty, and I don't mind your age. Why don't you follow me from now on? How about it?" Ten years later, the prefect had reached the same age as his father, and was just as lustful as his father.

Although Xiao Lian is only twenty-six years old, she has always lived with Xiao Bai. She also eats spiritual food and has a secret to maintain her youth. Her beauty is not much inferior to that of the monsters who cultivate their appearance.

This is also one of the main reasons why the man kept Xiao Lian. He couldn't control the demon, but he didn't take a woman seriously at all.

"Bah, your father looked down on you in the beginning, and I look down on you too. If you have the guts, just kill me and see if the fairy will break her precept of killing for me." Xiao Lian was betting that they valued their lives. As long as she could save her own life, she would always find a way to escape.

The governor certainly couldn't guarantee that the snake demon was really dead, nor could he guarantee that killing Xiao Lian would not anger the snake demon whose life or death was unknown, but he would not let Xiao Lian go.

"Take her away and lock her up in the cellar. Keep a close eye on her and don't let her die or escape. As for the others, kill the men and give the women to you to play with as you please." With these words from the prefect, everyone's fate was sealed.

The man who betrayed the village looked at everyone's fate and laughed happily: "Fortunately, I was smart, otherwise, I would have ended up like you."

But a sword piercing his body interrupted his laughter. He looked incredulous. The person behind him made him understand: "You betrayed them today, will you betray the master tomorrow? The master doesn't look down on a waste like you."

Xiaobai looked at the bloody scene with tears in her eyes, but she was powerless. The thunder in the sky was waiting for her to take action. If she made any unnecessary moves, she would die and turn into ashes.

Xiao Lian was locked up in a cellar, all she could see was endless darkness and coldness, but the prefect would not let her die, so she would live. A small amount of food and water ensured that she was alive while not having any energy to do anything else.

Xiao Lian picked up many stones on the ground and carved everything she had learned on the surrounding walls and the ground. She didn't know how much time had passed, but Xiao Lian had almost recorded everything she had learned.

At the same time, she seemed to hear some chaotic noises, and soon there was a loud bang above her head. She realized that she might really be dying. It was such a pity that she had not yet seen Sister Xiaobai become an immortal, nor had she tasted the immortal delicacies that she had mentioned.

Xiaobai watched the war break out, the prefectural government fell, and everyone fled without forgetting to seal the cellar completely. The girl who would discuss freedom and equality with him with a smile lost her life just like that.

Xiaobai has never been more eager for power than now. If she had already become an immortal, these people would just be more troublesome to kill. Why would she have to do it like this where she couldn't even take action?

"Sister, it's not your fault, it's the wrong timing. Next time, next time you will definitely succeed." Xiaoqing just thought that Xiaobai was disappointed that her repayment for gratitude failed.

Shiyi understood Xiaobai's feelings, but so what? Wasn't the help he provided enough? If he still failed after doing this, it could only mean that this method was not suitable for Xiaobai.

The depressed Xiaobai was taken back by Xiaoqing, and Shiyi stayed in the human world to continue watching the fun. There is never a shortage of tragedies or cruel people in troubled times.

Shiyi was accustomed to this. If he were an ordinary mortal, he could naturally get involved. However, as the water god designated by heaven, he could only watch.

Fortunately, Shiyi was not a person with excessive compassion, and the tragic conditions in the world were within his acceptable range. He watched the chaotic times gradually come to an end, the country gradually unified, and new villages built in the villages that had been burned down by fire.

The village was rebuilt into a rich family's manor and then sold. Times gradually changed, and Shiyi felt that Xiaoqing and Xiaobai had returned to the human world again.

"Sir, I feel that Xiaolian is reincarnated, right?" Xiaobai no longer has the high spirits she had at the beginning. She now looks a little haggard, even a little like she is possessed by a demon.

"Haven't you already felt it yourself?" Hajime asked back.

"Sir, is there something wrong with my sister's current appearance?" Xiaoqing's cultivation was low, so she couldn't see Xiaobai's problem, but she could clearly feel that something was wrong with Xiaobai.

"Xiaobai, your benefactor is probably born now. Don't you want to go and see him? Perhaps you still have a chance to teach him well." Shiyi's words attracted Xiaobai's attention.

"Really? Sir, do I really have the chance to teach Xiao Lian in person?"

Seeing Shi nod, Xiaobai was very excited and went in the direction of Xiaolian.

"Congratulations, old sister. The scholar's wife has given birth to a daughter, and you can become a grandmother now!" The midwife congratulated her while holding a swaddling baby. The old lady did not show any dissatisfaction, but was instead very happy.

"That's great. Our Rui'er has a child now. Now I, an old woman, can finally rest in peace," the old woman cried with joy.

"Good news, good news, Mr. Li has passed the imperial examination!" A young man came hurriedly and announced the good news to everyone, which made the old man even happier.

"My great-granddaughter is so blessed. When she came, her father passed the imperial examination. She is truly a blessing to our family!"

This was the scene Xiaobai saw when she came. The darkness and hostility on her face disappeared, and she was truly happy for Xiaolian. In this life, Xiaolian could finally get the family love she wanted.

Because his father passed the imperial examination, Xiao Lian was named Li Fubao by his grandmother. With loving parents and loving grandmother, Li Fubao was a child who truly grew up in love. Even when he had a younger brother when he was three years old, he was never ignored by his family.

Seeing Li Fubao happy, Xiaobai seemed to have been redeemed herself. She transformed herself into a girl from a noble family in distress and became the female teacher of the four-year-old Li Fubao.

At this time, the Li family had just moved to a small town, and Li Fubao's father, Li Rui, became the local county magistrate. Li Fubao often took his younger brother to play together and liked his younger brother very much. But one day, his father stopped this behavior.

"Fubao, you are a big boy now, you should also know the difference between men and women."

"Daddy, what is the strict separation between men and women?" The six-year-old girl blinked her big eyes, her face full of confusion.

"There are differences between boys and girls. Now that Fubao has grown up, she can no longer play with her younger brother like she did when she was little." Li Rui's face was full of love as he taught his beloved daughter.

The little girl didn't understand what the difference was. She just lost her brother as a playmate, but she still had many maids to play with her in her yard, and also a teacher. However, every time she saw the teacher, she would still ask a question.

"Master, is the strict separation between men and women in this world going to make brothers and sisters become estranged from each other? Jinbao has become a stranger to me. Yesterday at my mother's house, Jinbao couldn't even recognize me." The little girl was a little sad.

"No, you are Master Jinbao's sister, he will recognize you." Xiaobai comforted Fubao. She knew that this was just consolation. Something had changed, but she couldn't tell what it was.

"What's different?" Xiaoqing was also a little curious.

"It's etiquette. Li Rui didn't care about etiquette before, but now he starts to care about it," Shiyi answered.

Two years ago, a colleague of Li Rui mentioned his own daughter, saying that Fangzi had been raised in a rusty building since she was born, had her feet bound at a very young age, and was never allowed to leave the house. Only a daughter brought up in this way can be a good daughter. If his daughter was educated like Li Rui, she would probably not be able to find a good family in the future.

Li Rui was severely ridiculed by his colleagues, but Li Rui was more concerned about his daughter's inability to find a good family. After all, in the eyes of the world, a woman's destiny is to find a good family.

It was just because of his heartache for his daughter that Li Rui had not yet made up his mind to bind his daughter's feet. From the first glance, he was afraid that she would soon have her feet bound.

However, compared to this incident, Shiyi discovered something interesting. It turned out that Li Rui's colleague was the reincarnation of the prefect in the previous life. It seemed that it would be very difficult for Xiaobai to repay his gratitude in this life.

Things happened just as Shi Yi had expected. Li Rui came back from drinking outside with tears on his face. An elderly woman with a face full of flesh followed behind him and she looked like someone who was not someone to be trifled with.

"Husband, what is this?" Li Rui's wife was very puzzled.

"This is the maid who governs the daughter of my colleague. She is here to bind Fubao's feet," Li Rui said, words he could not even believe.

"How can this be done? Fubao is only six years old now. How can he endure the pain of foot binding?"

"Madam, it's too late to bind your feet at the age of six. If you wait until they are older, they will be even harder to bind. How will you get married in the future?" The old woman's words made both the couple burst into tears.

Fubao was held in Xiaobai's arms, with a confused look on his face. He looked at the mother-in-law with some fear: "Dad, Mom"

"Madam, Master, it's clear from the looks of this woman that she has bad intentions. How can you trust her?" Xiaobai objected vehemently. He thought that if someone's feet were to be bound to prevent them from growing, how could Fubao endure such pain?

"Young lady, I am the maid invited back by Lord Li." The maid looked down and laughed, "I heard that Miss Li has a female teacher, so I guess she is the young lady, right?"

"Exactly!"

"I heard that the female teacher of the Li family is a girl from an aristocratic family who has fallen on hard times, but I see that the girl does not have bound feet, which shows that this is false. I just don't know what the girl's purpose is in entering the Li Mansion?"

Xiaobai lowered her head and didn't think there was anything wrong with her feet. This was her body that she had transformed into the best proportions after observing humans.

But such a healthy and perfect body could not compare to the so-called etiquette and rules of human beings. Xiaobai and Fubao were separated, and the old woman took Fubao away.

Soon, Fubao's heart-wrenching screams were heard in the courtyard.

"Who is torturing my Fubao?" The old lady was helped out by Xiaobai, trembling.

"Grandma, why are you here?" Li Rui hurriedly supported his grandmother.

"You bastard, you want to bind Fubao's feet. Can you see that I raised you with a pair of small feet?" The old lady also had a pair of normal feet.

Several maids around the old lady had already rushed into the yard and rescued Fubao. They saw that Fubao's feet were still wrapped in white cloth, and the toes of one foot had been broken and were hanging down.

Fubao had fainted from the pain, and only the cold sweat on her forehead revealed the agony she had endured. The old lady hurriedly left with her people and drove the old woman out.

But Li Fubao's foot was already injured. The female doctor sighed and said, "It's a pity. After wrapping up the medicine, she handed it to a few people and said, "Miss, your foot is injured after all. I'm afraid it won't heal like a normal person in the future."

"Will he be left disabled?" the old lady asked hurriedly.

"That's not the case, it's just that the two feet are different." Having said this, the female doctor sighed again.

Fubao's feet were carefully wrapped with medicine. Looking at the cloth wrapped with medicinal materials, Xiaobai felt that it looked better than the white cloth.

(The background is the Northern Song Dynasty, when foot binding became popular and became more popular in the Southern Song Dynasty)

(I feel like I can’t write any CP feeling, after all, my protagonist is written as a supporting role, hehe)