Hearing this sneer, before anyone could react, Chen Tianyou was the first to sternly scold him.
"Presumptuous! Yan Feng, let's not talk about you being late. Now you dare to be disrespectful to the leader?"
The man named Yan Feng is a tall and thin man with a blue complexion and a beard. His hair is neatly tied on his head, leaving a bun. He wears black iron bracers on his hands and a pair of miscellaneous boots on his feet. Colorful long cloth boots.
Judging from his body shape and equipment, he should be a master of Qinggong.
"Sister, who is this person?"
When everyone's eyes were focused on Yan Feng, Yin Xiu gently pulled the skirt of the maid next to her.
Being pulled by Yin Xiu like this, the woman's face turned a little red.
"Leader, my name is Qingniang."
"Good name," Yin Xiu nodded, "Who is he?"
"That guy?"
A displeased look appeared on Qingniang's face, "Yan Feng is the leader of the Fierce Fire Hall and also the captain of the Yasha Team. He is a famous figure in the Jinmen area, and most of the gang members near Jinmen are also It was all brought here by him.”
"So, half of the people here are actually his?"
"At least 70% to 80%."
Qing Niang blushed and added: "However, leader, we are absolutely devoted to you and loyal to you."
Yin Xiu smiled, "What do you mean, he is not loyal?"
"No, it's just..." Qingniang hesitated.
"Just what?"
Yin Xiu moved closer to her, causing Qing Niang's heart to beat wildly.
Finally, she said, "He's not that loyal."
"Not so loyal?"
Ren Qi sneered, "Loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely not loyal."
At this time, Yin Xiu could already feel the strong murderous aura emanating from his body, and Yan Feng, who was still being watched, also felt the pressure rushing towards him.
He suppressed his inner impulse and turned to Chen Tianyou and said: "Great Protector, you have such a loud tone. Who dares to be disrespectful to the leader? But you often instruct everyone to do this and that in the name of the leader. This is also the leader's will. ?
Now the leader has not said anything, but you are the first to take a stand? ”
"You!" Chen Tianyou was not good at arguing with others, so he could only be so angry that his face turned red and blue.
Yin Xiu waved her hand, signaling Ren Qi not to take action yet, and then said to Qingniang: "This kid seems to be rebellious?"
Qingniang also looked displeased, "I can't say, but even Protector Chen doesn't look down on him. He often forms cliques in the meeting due to his large number of subordinates. I think he has bad intentions."
"He can only have good intentions."
Yin Xiu smiled and said to Yan Feng who was arguing: "It's better to be late than not. Since you are here, please sit down first."
"Thank you, Master."
Yan Feng held up his hands and saluted, and then sat down on the chair unceremoniously, "You are like a dragon that sees its head but not its tail. You rule the world with your hands. I have been waiting to join the association for a long time, but the Jiuzhou Association finally got to see you. Ah.”
This statement was obviously an insinuation that Yin Xiu had never appeared. He only took the title of a leader but did nothing. Now, when the Kyushu Society has grown, he has come to occupy the magpie's nest, making him unhappy.
Not only were veins popping out on Chen Tianyou's fists, but Qing Niang also looked sulky.
Only Yin Xiu looked normal.
Yin Xiu did not look at Yan Feng, but asked Chen Tianyou in a very puzzled tone: "When I founded the Kyushu Society, I had never seen him before. Are you new here?"
As soon as these words came out, Yan Feng was immediately choked up, and even the leaders behind him looked embarrassed.
Chen Tianyou hid his smile and immediately clasped his fists and said, "It's because my subordinates did not do their job well and forgot to record the names of these young people in the book for the leader to read."
"Just pay attention next time."
Yin Xiu leaned on the chair, feeling very lazy, and asked Yan Feng, who looked unkind, "Are you afraid of foreigners?"
"It's not fear."
Yan Feng said coldly: "It's an army of foreigners that can't be stopped, even the imperial court can't stop it. With us, aren't we going to die?"
"Do you think that after the foreigners conquered Jinmen and marched into Yujing, you would have a good life?"
"Didn't foreigners invade Yujing in the past, set fire to the palace, and hinder our lives?"
Yan Feng retorted: "It is the court's business for foreigners to fight against the imperial court, and it is the imperial court that they teach. If they have nothing to do with the common people, what does it have to do with us?"
"Do you think others have never stayed in Jinmen?"
Ren Qi snorted coldly and spoke up for the rare occasion, "In the early years, foreigners invaded Jinmen and burned, killed and looted. The place where we are now has been burned by fire. This building was built on the ruins. .
There were dead people all over the streets, with no one collecting their bodies, leaving them to be eaten by wild dogs. The man was stripped naked, and the woman was even worse, and was ruined to a state of disgrace. Who could see this scene and not remember it for the rest of their lives? If you can say such things, you must be heartless and unjust. ”
"You!"
The people behind Yan Feng couldn't stand listening and wanted to come up to fight Ren Qi.
However, they were all stopped by Yan Feng, "Don't be impudent in front of the leader!"
As he said this, he glanced at Ren Qi again, "This man, have you ever been in Jinmen before? Have you never asked for advice?"
Ren Qi didn't want to pay attention to him, but said coldly: "Passing by."
He and Yan Feng were speechless, but Chen Tianyou looked excited after listening to Ren Qi's words.
"I understand what the leader means! When our Kyushu Society was established, our purpose was to seek welfare for the people of the world and happiness for the common people. Now the Eight-Nation Alliance will cause the greatest misfortune.
Therefore, our Jiuzhou Association must take action to stop them. If I don’t go to hell, who will? ”
Yin Xiu nodded, "I'm not that great, but I really don't want the Eight-Nation Allied Forces to invade Yujing, causing all life to be devastated and Kyushu to sink."
Yan Feng stared at Yin Xiu and squeezed out the words that everyone present wanted to hear through his teeth.
"Master, do you want to protect the imperial court?"
Everyone is waiting for Yin Xiu's answer, even Chen Tianyou and Qing Niang are also waiting for this answer.
Yin Xiu knew that this was a crucial moment, especially when it was a matter of life and death. No one would be willing to lose their life in a daze.
"For the world." Yin Xiu said.
"The world?"
Yan Feng asked: "For the leader, what is the world?"
Yin Xiu stood up, took a step down from his seat, and stood on the steps.
All eyes were focused on him.
Yin Xiu said nothing, pointing to the sky and the ground.
"The world."
Everyone present was shocked and didn't know what to say.
Although Yin Xiu didn't offer any philosophy or Zen ideas, and didn't even say a few words, it still left people with such a shocking feeling that they couldn't say anything to question or refute. Yin Xiu did not explain any more to them, but sat back down and asked Yan Feng: "Is there anything else you want to ask?"
Yan Feng no longer questioned Yin Xiu's purpose, but asked him: "But why should we defeat the foreigners?"
"Foreigners are just like you and me, carrying one head on two shoulders. If you chop him, he will die."
"But the imperial court has never won before."
Yan Feng frowned and said: "I know a few friends. The last time the foreigners called, they went to the ferry to stop the foreigners, but none of them came back alive.
Others can't remember their names and just think of them as a few corpses among the dead. However, I know that they are good players in the world.
Are they afraid of death? Or weak? None!
Such a strong player, Erlang, is just a few unknown corpses in front of foreigners, and his death is meaningless. ”
Yan Feng finally spoke his true feelings, causing everyone present to have red eyes.
"What should I do so that you are willing to believe that we can stop the Eight-Nation Alliance this time?" Yin Xiu asked him.
Yan Feng remained silent, but Qin Lang, who seemed not to be on Yan Feng's side, spoke.
"Master, I have just received a report that the leading foreign troops have gathered at the small temple ten miles south of the city. It seems that they are going to use that as a base to send a small force to infiltrate Jinmen and conduct reconnaissance to pave the way for the larger force.
May I ask the leader, how should your subordinates behave? ”
Chen Tianyou frowned, not only feeling that the situation was urgent, but also confused about the timing of Qin Lang's bringing up this matter.
Of course Qin Lang is not from Yan Feng's faction, but why would he mention this now and help Yan Feng in disguise?
However, Yin Xiu knew that it was because although Qin Lang was loyal to him, he was also wary and suspicious of fighting with foreigners, so he raised this question.
It's just that this problem seems to be confronting him, but this problem actually helps him solve a current difficulty.
Yin Xiu laughed.
Amid the puzzled looks in everyone's eyes, he said calmly: "Tomorrow morning, we will have a meeting here again. Don't leave any of you behind. Tomorrow morning, I will bring evidence that can deal with foreigners here. Then you I don’t care what to do.
As long as you see the evidence and know that I'm not a reckless person or bragging, that's fine. ”
Chen Tianyou immediately understood Yin Xiu's plan, and he immediately clasped his fists and said, "I'll go with the leader!"
"No need."
Yin Xiu waved her hand and said to Qin Lang: "I don't know where the Shili Temple is. How about you take me there tonight?"
Qin Lang was still nervous at first, wondering if he would offend Yin Xiu for this.
However, he really wanted to know how invincible the leader Yin Xiu was, so much so that he dared to take advantage of foreigners, so he boldly threw out the information and wanted to see his reaction.
Unexpectedly, Yin Xiu invited him to go with him.
Qin Lang was excited but also a little nervous and doubtful. In his complicated mood, it took him a while to suppress his emotions, clasping his fists and saying: "I will go through fire and water for the leader, even if I die!"
……
The wind in the summer night kept howling, and even though it was still midsummer, there was a hint of coolness in the wind.
John, a cavalry lieutenant colonel from Dunling, was leading his cavalry team of a hundred people to set up camp in front of this ancient temple that had long been dilapidated, preparing for the arrival of the large army.
On the way to Jinmen, they encountered several groups of Tang people's cavalry. Most of them had already withdrawn before they met. They should be Tang people's scouts.
On the way, Lieutenant Colonel John also led his troops into a village, looted it, and burned it to ashes with another fire, which raised the morale of the cavalry.
It seems that this is an exciting journey in a knight's novel, just to seize wealth and the favor of a noble lady, leaving behind a heroic epic.
Everyone thought so, so they were all in great spirits when they gathered around the fire, singing loudly, showing off, and bragging about the things they had done in the village during the day.
Even the sentry on patrol whistled happily until his throat was cut with a sharp blade.
In the blink of an eye, Yin Xiu and Ren Qi knocked down several sentries around them silently, which made Qin Lang and the brothers who dared to follow them widen their eyes.
Even though his Qinggong was very good and silent, compared to the two of them, it was really clumsy and crude.
Yin Xiu waved her hand, signaling Qin Lang and others to stay away.
Then Ren Qi guarded him, and Yin Xiu pressed his hand into the pool of blood and activated [Bloody Memories] to read all the sentinel's memories.
In just a short while, Yin Xiu mastered the strength and layout of the cavalry, as well as weapons and equipment.
He gave Ren Qi a thumbs up.
Ren Qi nodded to express his understanding, then held the sword in his hand, bent forward, and walked towards the camp with Yin Xiu.
The night was silent. Qin Lang and his brothers hid in the grass. They could only hear their heavy breathing and the cries of a few crows from time to time.
When he was so nervous that his hands were shaking, a gunshot pierced the night sky.
Then it was like setting off firecrackers, and the crackling sound was like frying beans, making the leaves tremble.
Qin Lang was sweating profusely and didn't know what to do for a while.
Until someone touched him and said, "Brother Qin, shall we come?"
Up?
Qin Lang turned around and saw that although several people were scared, their eyes were flashing with excitement.
"Up!"
Several people ran into the darkness.
When the night faded and everyone gathered together in Tianxiastairs, there was an extra package in the middle of the hall.
Yin Xiu sat safely on the Grand Master's chair in the middle, and gestured to Yan Feng, whose expression was no longer as hostile as yesterday: "Open it."
Yan Feng took the order and stepped forward to untie the package.
One, two, three...
One by one, foreign heads rolled out of the package and landed at everyone's feet. The smell of blood and the horrific sight made people take a breath.
John, the head of the cavalry lieutenant colonel was also among them, with his eyes wide open and facing Yan Feng.
Yan Feng kicked the head away and knelt on the ground.
"My subordinates are willing to listen to the leader's orders!"
Behind him, there were still people who were dissatisfied: "Although the leader has killed foreigners and has great magical powers, but..."
Before he finished speaking, Ren Qi had already drawn his sword and chopped off his head.
"Unbelief and unrighteousness deserve death."
Everyone knelt down in unison and saluted Yin Xiu: "We will follow the orders of the leader, and we will ride in front and behind the horse!"
……
After calming down the unrest within the Kyushu Society, Yin Xiu and Ren Qi walked out of the Tianxia Building.
"You don't seem very happy?" Ren Qi asked a rare question.
"Really?"
Yin Xiu did have mixed feelings, "I just thought that I was pushing many people to die, and I was pushing many people to die for my own wishful thinking. Is it worth it?"
Ren Qi said calmly: "People are all going to die. At least you make their deaths meaningful." (End of Chapter)