Chapter 48

  Forty-eight

  Shen Shuxian looked at Xu Saihan, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, but her heart was trembling. This time was too long. Don't be afraid, Kang Mi died and that's it, at least Ning Xingguo would never dare to sacrifice himself, thinking about it now is really frightening.

  Leaves fall from the sky, ending their mission to embrace the earth. The sky is a grayish-black color that has been exposed for a long time, and the distant mountains are like an illusory backdrop, singing opera, we are all actors, acting seriously, and we are also spectators, watching too much and becoming numb.

  Ning Xingguo wore a straw hat with a broken edge, and among the onlookers, several people winked at him. He touched the edge of his hat and walked closer to where the prisoner was being executed.

  This time, I rushed back from thousands of miles away just to save Kang Yuanyuan and her family. If it's really not possible, at least I want to save one of them. I couldn't bear the thought of dragging her down because of my own affairs. If that were the case, I'd rather give up the revolution and become a ordinary schoolteacher.

  This time the law enforcement is an extremely confidential plan, and almost no one knows except for a few revolutionary party members within the school. Zong Xiuyu asked Qiu Hizhen to bring ten carefully selected soldiers to follow Ning Xingguo to Yangzhou.

  As Ning Xingguo bid farewell to the crowd who saw him off, he suddenly felt a bit of solemnity. Although the plan was meticulous, his mind still echoed with the phrase "The wind is sad and the water is cold, a brave warrior leaves and does not return."

  The family address is left with Zong Xiuyu, and if something unfortunate happens, we still need to give money to the family every month. In fact, there's another thing that's been weighing on my mind - Shen Shuxian, she should be coming to school soon too. Last time, in a moment of impulsiveness, I had sex with her, fortunately, I managed to pull out and didn't get her pregnant, although it wasn't very satisfying either. Zhang Xiaoping put the train ticket in his hand, "Be careful, we'll wait for your return."

  Zhang Xiaoping's child is still being taken care of by his grandmother, and he doesn't know if he has grown taller. Thinking of his son, a wave of sorrow fills his heart, when will he be able to call out "mom" like a normal kid?

  He saw Kang Yuanyuan and held back his tears. The reason he could still stand safely under the stage was because of Kang Yuanyuan's strength.

  Kang Yu slowly raised her head, saw Ning Xingguo right in front of her. She opened her mouth, but couldn't make a sound, only her eyes were filled with anxiety and expectation, as if she had a thousand words to say.

  The people in the back were crowded, and the more onlookers there were, the greater the grasp of this execution ground. Ning Xingguo did not notice Shen Shuxian, he couldn't even dream that Shen Shuxian would be friends with Xu Baoshan's son Xu Saihan, let alone enter the house, openly sitting on the execution platform, looking down from above.

  He moved slowly, exchanging glances with several companions dressed as peasants in tattered cotton-padded jackets but with red cords tied around their wrists.

  Birch's hands were numb as she looked around, her chin had three layers of flesh.

  Kang's tears fell one by one, and she suddenly remembered a nightmare she had a long time ago. In the dream, a man was kneeling on the ground, and a woman was also kneeling on the ground. A man wearing red clothes was performing a big knife dance, jumping and spinning around. The dancing man was very fat, his arms shaking with each movement, and he was muttering to himself. Many dogs were watching from around them, some yellow and some gray, and their faces had comical expressions just like humans.

  I had a premonition after all.

  The time is almost up, the executioner reads out the crimes: "Colluding with the revolutionary party, providing them with military pay and supplies, a crime punishable by death!" Then he read out Kang's crimes, "Killing schoolmates with cruel means, devoid of humanity, beheaded!"

  "Let her be cut into a thousand pieces!" Zhou Huijuan's mother rushed to the front, slapping Kang Mi's face twice with a loud crack, and then scratched again. The already rotten flesh on her face was blurred with blood, revealing white bones. The crowd around let out exclamations of surprise, and several timid ones covered their eyes with their hands, but couldn't help peeking through the gaps between their fingers, afraid to miss the thrilling scene.

  Kang Weiwei saw a person in the midst of tears, Ning Xingguo. He has come, he will finally save me from my suffering and take me flying over this world of hardship. You laugh, you humiliate me, but I will be free soon.

  Xu Baoshan doesn't care about the process, he just needs their heads to be counted by Old Yuan.

  Shen Shuxian's lower lip trembled, and Xu Saihan asked in her ear, "Your classmate looks very pitiful, do you want to keep him? It's okay, my father can take care of it with just one word."

  Shen Shuxian shook her head, "A debt must be repaid, a life for a life, don't you think Zhou Huijuan's parents are pitiful?"

  What a pity, Zhou Huijuan's mother is pregnant again. She burns incense every day in the hope of giving birth to a son this time, to comfort Zhou Yaolong for his loss of a daughter and consolidate her own superior status.

  Reality is just so real, in a chaotic world, everyone seeks self-preservation.

  Xu Saihan looked at Shen Shuxian and grasped her hand tightly.

  The captain of the horse team sat beside Xu Baoshan, whispering something, and Xu Baoshan nodded repeatedly. This time they dug up a root, and Captain Ma also made great contributions.

  At this time, someone came up to feed the prisoner, so as not to become a starving ghost. The Kang family of several mouths all ate a few mouthfuls of cold food, except for Kang MiaoMiao, whose throat was in severe pain and could not swallow, her neck hurt with every movement, but it was covered by a scarf, and the wound couldn't be seen.

  Several more monks came up and recited a passage of scripture in their direction.

  Finally someone came up to help them wash their faces, Kang Mi's face turned to one side, she had just been beaten and was in pain. She didn't want to leave this world, wanting to take another glance at him.

  The judge shouted loudly, "Time's up, execute!"

  As soon as the words fell, gunshots rang out. Ning Xingguo also drew his gun and aimed at several of the executioners, hitting one in the chest and two others in the head, with blood splashing onto the onlookers.

  A great commotion ensued, with someone shouting "The execution ground is being raided!"