Chapter 278 Witch Qingchen
What Mr. Zhao said is indeed troublesome.
But when talking about Tianyao Sect, Jiang Shouzhong suddenly thought of Jin Ao, one of the four guardians of Tianyao Sect.
The two met on the way to Fengcheng. Their impression was pretty good and they were barely friends.
Perhaps, we can rely on this favor to get the Heavenly Demon Sect to help make way?
"How about... let me escort you?"
Jiang Shouzhong said secretly.
It’s just that Jiang Shouzhong is a little worried.
At first, Jin Ao clamored to knock him out and give it to Qu Hongling. He didn’t know if this guy was joking.
If you go to the Tianyao Sect and get caught, and become the sect leader’s captive male favorite, you will be doomed.
Jiang Shouzhong thought about it briefly and said:
"General Zhao, I can't think too much now. You take people to the Tianyao Sect first. If you are stopped, find a person named Jin Ao. He is my friend.”
Jiang Shouzhong planned to follow secretly.
If General Zhao and the others can pass smoothly, there is no need for him to come forward.
If things don’t go well, he will have no choice but to intervene.
General Zhao's brows relaxed slightly, nodded and said:
"If there were people from the Tianyao Sect, things would be much easier to handle. But the most troublesome right now are the rescued people.
These soldiers are easy to handle, and they have many old acquaintances, and they will basically believe what I say. But it is difficult for the common people to say that they are the people of Dazhou, and it is difficult to believe that the court will harm them. "
Jiang Shouzhong understood the other party's concerns and said calmly:
"Everyone has his own destiny, and we have tried our best. Those who are willing to stay, let him stay. Whether he lives or dies depends on his own destiny."
Jiang Shouzhong is not a living Bodhisattva, nor is he a savior.
So far, he has really tried his best, asking him to bring back those who are planning to die one by one, but he can't do it.
People still need to be responsible for themselves after all.
General Zhao hesitated to speak, and finally nodded helplessly: "I can only try my best to persuade."
After General Zhao left, Jiang Shouzhong asked Li Nanshuang: "Boss , is Qingchen in another safe place? ”
Li Nanshuang was stunned, blinked and said, "Didn't she go to meet you outside the city?"
"To meet me?"
Jiang Shouzhong said in surprise, "I didn't see her."
Li Nanshuang said: "Not long ago, Lao Jia came here with some surviving women and said that Qingchen saved them. Ran Qingchen told him that he was going to pick you up outside the city. I thought you... ..."
Before Li Nanshuang finished speaking, Jiang Shouzhong cursed secretly, turned over and rode on the back of the bull demon, grabbed the horns and rushed towards the city gate.
...
At this time, Ran Qingchen did not leave the city, but hid behind an earthen wall next to the Gufan Temple, nervously looking at a cavalry team in the distance searching for survivors.
Ran Qingchen's pretty face turned pale, with a look of astonishment and disbelief still on her face.
Because just now, she saw with her own eyes that this continental cavalry killed the surviving family of three.
Jiang Shouzhong didn't have time to tell her the inside story, so when she saw the Dazhou cavalry entering the city, she thought it was a rescue team, but she didn't expect to see that scene.
Ran Qingchen was not a fool. Based on her husband's previous actions and those oil barrel arrows, she deduced some truth.
This was unacceptable to her.
I really don’t understand why the Dazhou court wanted to kill its own people?
But now is not the time to seek the truth, because there are many surviving people in the ancient Buddhist temple behind him, mostly women and children.
It turns out that when Queen Luo Wanqing left, she asked the monks of Gufan Temple to open the forbidden area and take in any people who took refuge. Whether they can survive depends on their fate.
As Jiang Shouzhong said before, for masters like Luo Wanqing and Li Guanshi, it is obviously impossible to expect them to transform into Bodhisattvas.
I have reached the pinnacle of cultivating Taoism and have little regard for human life.
Even ordinary people in the martial arts world had already fled in the chaos, leaving no room for concern for others.
But before Luo Wanqing left, she finally did some good deeds.
Under the attack of a large number of oil barrels and arrows, the monks in the temple and more than 400 people who took refuge were saved.
But this burden now falls on Ran Qingchen.
Looking at the approaching cavalry, the woman slowly tightened her grip on the sword in her hand. She was sure of killing this small group of cavalry, but she was afraid of alerting the surrounding troops.
But fortunately, the cavalry did not approach and passed through an alley.
Ran Qingchen breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the temple.
Inside the temple, the abbot of Gufan Temple is arranging for those who have taken refuge.
"Master Ran, what's going on outside?"
The old host looked worried.
Ran Qingchen glanced at the people who looked frightened or numb, and said:
"Master, could you please send monks with better cultivation to take them out of the temple and face Ming Dynasty?" Go to Yanghu. It's not safe here. The officers and soldiers will come here soon. I will help you clear the way."
The old abbot nodded lightly: "Okay, the poor monk will protect them."
"Master Ran, since Dazhou has sent officers and soldiers here to protect us, why are we hiding from them?"
A woman in the crowd suddenly asked.
Ran Qingchen didn’t know how to explain it, so he simply told the truth:
“I saw those soldiers killing the surviving family of three. I suspect they didn’t want Qingzhou to be left alive.”
< br>What! ?
After hearing Ran Qingchen's words, the crowd started to commotion.
"How is this possible? Did you misjudge Mr. Ran? The people outside are rebels."
Some people don't want to believe it.
Ran Qingchen said: "The rebels are basically gone. The rest are under the control of General Zhao. There are indeed troops sent by the imperial court outside. I will try my best to protect you and reach Mingyang Lake safely."< br>
Everyone looked at each other.
But even so, everyone is still unwilling to accept this reality.
Fear and despair have caused many people to collapse. They finally hoped for rescue, but it was the executioner.
Who can bear this?
The woman who asked the question before stared at Ran Qingchen with suspicion:
"I am a woman who doesn't understand anything, but I can also tell the truth from the lies. I will never I believe the reinforcements outside are here to kill us!
I don’t care who you are, Sir Ran Xia Nu, I suspect that you are the rebel, you just deliberately deceived us to avoid the rescue officers and soldiers, and then attacked us..."
The woman’s words aroused some people
So many people began to agree.
No one thought that the court would abandon them. Since ancient times, no court has killed its own people. Suspicious of Ran Qingchen's motives
Faced with doubts, Ran Qingchen, who had an indifferent temperament, did not bother to explain. However, such silence also made some people mistakenly think that the other party had nothing to say, and the number of doubts increased.
The host quickly comforted him, but he could no longer suppress the questioning from more and more people, and the crowd began to become noisy.
“We are hiding here well, but you, a woman, want to take us to other places, you are harming us!”
“Everyone, don’t listen to her nonsense, this woman will definitely It’s the rebels!”
“We captured her and handed her over to the officers and soldiers!”
"..."
With the continuous incitement, some hot-headed people rushed towards the door.
Some people rushed towards Ran Qingchen.
There are a few hooligans among them who just see Ran Qingchen’s beauty and want to take advantage of the chaos.
People are like this. With shallow cognition, they are always unable to make correct judgments and choose a wrong path.
Be it ignorance or stupidity, there is always some.
Ran Qingchen wanted to stop him, but he couldn't be too harsh in the face of these ordinary people. Even some monks started making trouble. Even if the host shouted loudly, it didn't work.
“Let me out!”
“Get out of the way!”
“…”
People were pushing and shoving, the scene became increasingly chaotic, and the suppressed emotions became more and more manic.
Some people even threw the steamed buns and other food distributed by the temple at Ran Qingchen and the monks who blocked him, venting their anger.
There are also some sensible people who try to dissuade them, but with little effect.
Looking at the people who hated her one by one, Ran Qingchen felt inexplicably in a daze and froze in place.
She suddenly didn’t know the meaning of what she did.
Snap!
A vegetable leaf fell on her face.
A man holding a child saw that he was blocked and couldn't rush out, so he threw things like crazy.
He finally escaped death with his children and did not want to run for his life again.
Ran Qingchen looked down at the vegetable leaves that fell to the ground. Listening to people's insults, an inexplicable emotion surged into his heart... grievance, indignation, self-deprecation, and constant hostility.
There seemed to be a voice in my heart that was sarcastic:
“Look, this is human nature. In order to save these people, your lover is still outside without knowing whether to live or die, but they don’t know how to be grateful.”
“ Ran Qingchen, what can you get from being such a good person?"
"People will never know how to be grateful."
"You don't owe them anything by killing these white-eyed wolves. ”
"..."
Ran Qingchen's eyes were filled with black mist, and his pupils glowed with murderous intent.
"Lord Ran!"
The host shouted urgently from the side.
Ran Qingchen suddenly came back to his senses, and the anger in his eyes faded.
The host said anxiously:
"What should we do? We can't stop them!"
Ran Qingchen looked at the people who had squeezed out of the gate and subconsciously wanted to catch up.
But after hesitating for a while, the woman finally stopped and said calmly: "Life and death are determined by fate. If they want to leave, let them go. We will send the remaining people safely to Mingyang Lake."< br>
“But...”
"Let's go."
Ran Qingchen ignored him.
Looking at the woman who suddenly became indifferent, the host sighed and had no choice but to organize some monks to take the remaining people towards the back door.
The group left the temple and crossed the mountain behind the bamboo forest.
Standing at a high place, they happened to see a cavalry group appearing on the street in the distance.
The people who had just run out of the temple, after confirming that the cavalry were not rebels but Dazhou officers and soldiers, quickly shouted for help and rushed forward. Everyone was smiling, thinking that they were saved.
The cavalry discovered these people, so they turned their horses and galloped towards them.
The sound of horse hooves is like the death talisman of the King of Hell, stepping on the street, pressing step by step, vibrating every inch of the air.
The soldiers on horseback were wearing armor, and their faces were covered by cold iron masks, revealing only a pair of ice-like eyes.
As the cavalry drew closer, the shouting men finally realized something was wrong.
Especially those cavalrymen raised their spears.
Everyone slowly stopped...
"Run!"
I don't know who shouted, and these people fled in all directions as if they were waking up from a dream.
However, at this time, how could they outrun the well-trained officers and soldiers, and they completely became prey.
One spear after another mercilessly pierced the chest of the fleeing man.
The man who had thrown vegetable leaves at Ran Qingchen looked at the child who was picked up and pierced by a soldier with a spear, his face full of regret and despair, and the next second he was beheaded by the cavalry coming from behind.
The people on the top of the mountain stared at this scene in stunned silence, with chills running down their spines.
Some people who were originally hesitant about whether to go down the mountain, seeing this scene, were immediately glad that they had chosen to stay, and looked at Ran Qingchen with gratitude.
"Amitabha."
The host showed compassion and self-blame, clasped his hands together, and sighed:
"If the mirror is unclear, things will be unclear, and if the mind is not broad, wisdom will be unclear. Everyone in the world has a wise eye, but Often blinded by one's own views, it is like looking at flowers in the mist, and in the end the true meaning cannot be found..."
Looking at the people running around begging for help, Ran Qingchen bit her lip tightly, and a trace of blood spilled out.
But no one saw that every time someone died in Qingzhou, an invisible ray of blood was injected into Ran Qingchen's body.
This was Emperor Zhou Chang's plan.
Let Queen Shura enter Ran Qingchen's body, and then use the people of Qingzhou to offer sacrifices.
Qingzhou is almost covered with formations.
These formations can affect people who live here all year round.
Zhou Chang used this to let Queen Shura absorb these special blood, restore her cultivation as soon as possible, and then firmly control it in his hands, thereby controlling the undead army!
But, can he really control Queen Shura?
Ran Qingchen suddenly turned around and said to the host: "Go over the mountain and keep going west. I will catch up with you as soon as possible."
After that, the woman swept towards the bloody street. .
……
On the street, there were cries and cries.
Corpses were trampled to pieces by horses' hooves.
A skinny man ran away desperately towards the alley next to him, crying and running, only regretting that his parents had lost two legs.
The cavalryman slowly chased behind him, his eyes full of teasing.
Seeing that the man was about to rush into the alley, he suddenly swung his spear and stabbed the man in the back.
Poof——
Blood splattered everywhere.
But the spear fell to the ground.
The man who was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground turned around and froze on the spot.
I saw the cavalryman on horseback clutching his neck, blood overflowing, and fell down.
The woman lightly stepped on the horse's head and stabbed the two cavalrymen behind with their swords off their horses.
Seeing the sudden appearance of Ran Qingchen, the cavalry team of about thirty people tightened their reins and formed a circle in a tacit understanding, trapping Ran Qingchen.
Some people took out powerful crossbows, and some took out thunders with magic talismans attached...
They have many ways to deal with people in the world.
Facing experts from the Tianhuang Realm, even if the thirty-man team had a tacit understanding, they were still no match for Ran Qingchen, and five cavalrymen were killed in a matter of seconds.
The leader made a prompt decision, took out a bamboo tube and released a loud arrow to give an early warning to the surrounding troops.
Ran Qingchen's sword danced lightly, displaying unparalleled sword skills.
A green lotus blossoms in the air.
The sword lotus is in full bloom.
Each lotus leaf is condensed with unstoppable sword intent, capable of cutting through gold and iron. There is edge in the elegance, and a beautiful arc is outlined in the interplay of light and shadow.
As a famous cavalryman fell, the remaining cavalrymen saw that the situation was not good and prepared to flee.
However, Ran Qingchen still caught up with him and cut him off his horse.
After having been seized by Queen Shura before, Ran Qingchen, who was already weighed down, killed the last cavalryman, leaned against a wall and panted slightly, trying his best to regain his strength.
She looked down at the body of a baby in the corner with a sad expression.
Those who were saved finally realized that they had saved their lives from the Palace of Hell, and sat helplessly on the ground.
Some people are holding the corpses of their loved ones and crying, some are numb...
After regaining some strength, Ran Qingchen put away the sword and said coldly:
"If you had listened to me just now, why would you have become like this! If you want to live, follow me quickly and don't waste it here!"< br>
The few people who survived were ashamed.
Just when Ran Qingchen was about to take them away, a woman holding her husband's body cried angrily: "You can save us all! Why don't you save us!?"
< br>Ran Qingchen was stunned.
She thought she heard wrongly, turned to look at the woman, frowned and asked: "What did you say?"
The woman hugged her husband's body tightly and stared at her with a look of resentment:
< br>"You are so powerful. You could have stopped us. You could have appeared earlier and saved my man. Why didn't you save me?
You are just trying to laugh at us!
You bastard. Woman, why are you so cruel! My man’s death is all your fault..."
Listening to the woman's insults and those vicious and hateful eyes, Ran Qingchen felt cold all over.
For a moment, she was speechless.
A heavy sadness enveloped her heart, making her heart tremble with coldness.
My chest felt so stuffy that it felt like it was going to burst.
She turned to look at the others: "You think so too?"
Those people looked away and did not dare to speak.
Sometimes people are like this. In extreme despair and grief, they always like to blame others... If they think that others are strong, they should be protected.
They will think that being weak can make mistakes.
Ran Qingchen suddenly wanted to laugh.
The anger that had been suppressed with great difficulty surged out again in an instant, his eyes darkened.
She stared at the woman and said coldly: "You are the ones to blame for your husband's death! I gave you a chance to live, but you didn't take advantage of it, and you blame me?"
At this time, someone heard a movement nearby. A team of cavalry rushed over, and the sound of horse hooves gradually approached.
The grieving woman completely lost her mind and shouted angrily:
“You are a court official, you are a master, you have the responsibility to save us!
Now my husband is Killed by you!
You vicious woman, I curse your husband to die too! "
"Boom——"
When the woman's last words fell, Ran Qingchen's dark eyes were instantly filled with blood.
"You! explain! Varied! What! ? "
The woman's hand holding the hilt of the sword trembled slightly, as if something rushed into her swollen head and exploded.
Her consciousness began to dim.
My head feels dizzy.
There seemed to be some red liquid being splashed continuously.
When she gradually regained her senses, she was shocked and speechless by the scene in front of her.
The ground was covered with corpses, all with broken limbs!
The corpses of cavalry and horses were stacked one after another, and the torsos could not be distinguished. The people she had rescued just now were also lying on the ground, making no sound.
There were several cavalrymen in the distance, their bodies shaking violently and looking at her in fear.
The woman also had a breath left.
It was just that she was in terrible shape at this moment, with almost no good piece of flesh on her body, as if someone had cut it off piece by piece.
She looked at Ran Qingchen in horror, as if she were looking at a devil.
"Don't...kill...me..."
The woman's lips moved. Pain and death finally restored her sanity, her eyes full of fear and regret.
But in the end, the woman lost her life.
Ran Qingchen stood there dumbly, completely unaware of what was happening.
Her dress was covered in blood.
It was as if it had been soaked in a pool of blood.
Suddenly, Ran Qingchen felt a severe nausea and dizziness at the same time, and slowly collapsed on the ground.
Seeing that the woman seemed to have lost her strength, the eyes of the cavalrymen who originally wanted to escape suddenly became fierce, and the leader shouted angrily: "Kill this bitch!"
Several people rushed towards Ran Qingchen.
The spear was pointed straight at the woman's weak body.
Ran Qingchen didn't seem to be aware of any of this, and just sat there with a blank look on his face.
Bang!
When the cavalry was about to rush in front of the woman, a golden bull suddenly appeared and knocked the cavalry in front away.
“Qingchen!”
Jiang Shouzhong jumped off the cow’s back and held the woman’s delicate body in his arms.
Seeing Jiang Shouzhong, the gloom that had accumulated in the woman's heart suddenly disappeared, and a sad smile bloomed on her beautiful blood-stained face.
She murmured and asked: "Husband, if I become a bad person, will you still like me?"
"Of course I do."
Jiang Shouzhong with clothes Xiu wiped the blood on the woman's face and said softly, "In the worst case, I will become a bad guy with you."
"That's good..."
Ran Qingchen reached out to touch the man's cheek, but gradually fell into unconsciousness.
(End of this chapter)