Everyone followed the sound and saw a group of heavily armed soldiers appearing around the ruined Tusi Yamen.
They are the native soldiers under Ashang Kui.
The chieftains of the southern border all had military power, which was why the imperial court tried to abolish the chieftain system several times but never succeeded.
The chieftains have soldiers in their hands, and if the imperial policy does not go as they wish, they dare to join forces and cause rebellion.
The group of local soldiers who appeared outside the Tusi Yamen had been blocked and blown away by the demigod pressure erupted by Qin Shaoyou and Ashang Kui, and could not get closer to pry.
At this moment, Ashang Kui died and Qin Shaoyou took action, and they were able to get closer.
However, the collapsed Tusi Yamen was covered with flying dust, and the sight of the soldiers was obscured. They could only vaguely see someone standing in the ruins, but they could not see clearly.
They were on guard and asked aloud:
"Sir, is it you?"
"Where are you, Chief? What happened here? Why did the tower collapse?!"
The people in the area governed by the chieftain are all servants of his tribe, and most of them are called masters and chieftains. Only people from other places are called chieftains and native officials.
Although the words shouted by the soldiers had a thick southern Xinjiang accent, Qin Shaoyou and the others could roughly understand the meaning without even guessing.
Cui Yougui immediately turned to look at Qin Shaoyou.
He originally thought that Qin Shaoyou would use a human skin mask to transform into Ashang Kui to deceive these soldiers.
It turned out that Qin Shaoyou didn't do that.
Not only did he not put on the human skin mask, he even waved his hand and released a stream of blood energy to suppress the dust and gravel flying in the sky.
Dust and gravel fell to the ground like raindrops under the suppression of blood energy.
The vision of the soldiers around the ruins suddenly became clear.
Seeing that there was no figure of Ashang Kui in the ruins of the Yamen, but a group of strangers wearing armor and holding knives standing there, the soldiers suddenly burst into an uproar.
Some generals even loudly questioned the identities of Qin Shaoyou and others.
Some generals also directly ordered the soldiers to shoot arrows to kill this group of uninvited guests.
The Tusi Yamen was in ruins, and Ashang Kui's death was unknown. The strangers who appeared in this situation were probably enemies rather than friends, so it would not be wrong to strike first.
However, this overwhelming rain of arrows failed to harm the group of uninvited guests in the ruins.
The arrow missed halfway and stopped in the air.
It was as if there were invisible forces blocking them and locking them, making them unable to move. They could neither move forward nor land.
This weird scene startled the soldiers around.
Although there are people among them who can release their blood energy and can block a few arrows with their blood energy, it is simply impossible to block so many arrows at the same time.
In the eyes of the soldiers, this kind of thing is like a fantasy!
Qin Shaoyou took advantage of the shock and horror of the native soldiers, and while activating [Ming Eyes] to scan these soldiers, he also activated [Qiu Tongue] and said loudly:
"We are the red-clothed envoys sent by the imperial court. As the chieftain of Daxia, Ashangkui did not want to serve the country, but instead colluded with foreign thieves to invade and cause chaos. His crime deserves to be punished and cannot be forgiven. He has now been punished by our law!
If you quickly put down your weapons, surrender and obey our orders, you will not only be exempted from the death penalty, but you will also be able to perform meritorious service!
If you remain stubborn and insist on taking the darkest path, not only will you be sentenced to death, but your family, relatives and friends will also be implicated!
Whether it’s life or death, make a decision quickly!”
While saying these words, Qin Shaoyou's blood surged, and he picked up Ashangkui's body and showed it to the soldiers.
Although Ashang Kui was burnt black by lightning, due to the influence of the Gu, his body shape and appearance changed, like a monster.
However, many soldiers still recognized the body as Ashangkui's.
They suddenly became more and more uproar, and some people knelt on the ground and cried loudly.
Qin Shaoyou has used [Bright Eyes] to see that there is no trace of the Mother and Child Gu on these soldiers.
It seems that although Ashang Kui became a flesh chrysalis, there were not many Gu worms bred in his body.
This is slightly better news for Qin Shaoyou and others.
However, Qin Shaoyou did not relax his vigilance because of this. He seized the opportunity and continued to encourage [Qiao Tongue] to tell these soldiers that the reason why Ashang Kui colluded with the foreigners was because he was poisoned.
Ashangkui's mind and body have been completely controlled by the poison, so he turned into a monster.
If the natives here in Pingnanguan continue to follow Ashang Kui, they will become the poisonous blood food!
The content of these words was basically true, and coupled with the confusing effects of [Skillful Tongue] and [Bright Eyes], many soldiers around him believed it.
In addition, Ashang Kui was really dead, and none of his wife and children were alive. The soldiers lost their allegiance, and they all laid down their weapons amidst Qin Shaoyou's shouts.
Of course, in addition to being stunned by Qin Shaoyou's [Skillful Tongue] and [Bright Eyes], there was another very important factor in their cooperation, which was that the arrows they had just shot had actually turned around and were aimed at them.
This made the soldiers couldn't help but suspect that if they didn't put down their weapons and surrender, these arrows would immediately shoot over and pierce them.
Even the weapons in their hands will be taken away by these people with their blood!
The soldiers had no doubt that the strangers in front of them, who claimed to be the Red Envoys, were definitely capable of taking away the weapons in their hands.
The reason why I didn't take action was simply because I wanted to see the attitude of my group of people.
In addition, this group of people is still useful to them.
Thinking of this, many soldiers threw away their weapons and knelt down to surrender.
Anyway, the chieftain is already dead, so there is no need for them to risk their lives for a dead man, even with their own relatives and friends.
Only a small number of local soldiers did not throw away their weapons, and even wanted to kill Qin Shaoyou and others.
Unfortunately, as soon as these people made a move, their weapons were taken away by Qin Shaoyou's released blood.
But Qin Shaoyou was not in a hurry to kill them. Instead, he asked Marshal Puppet to wrap the puppet silk around these people and control them.
One is to interrogate and see if these die-hard loyalists of Ashangkui know any information.
The second is to reduce killings and not add more blood food to the crazy god in the blood moon.
Even if these people are to be killed, it is not possible now.
However, in order to establish his authority and warn other soldiers, Qin Shaoyou immediately used the magic ghost bead to create a bloody killing illusion.
At this moment, the soldiers who put down their weapons and surrendered turned pale with fear.
They were all glad that they made the right choice and did not commit suicide.
Qin Shaoyou was very satisfied with the reaction of these soldiers and turned to look at Taoist Qiu Shi.
Taoist Master Qiu Shi nodded slightly, and as he waved his sleeves, small black insects flew out from the sleeves, like dark clouds, towards the soldiers kneeling on the ground around him.
Seeing these little black bugs, the soldiers not only did not panic, but they all breathed a sigh of relief.
As natives of the southern border, they certainly knew that these little black bugs must be Gu bugs.
They also knew that since these people who claimed to be red-clothed messengers had used poisonous insects on them, they would not kill them.
Therefore, they did not resist from the beginning to the end, and cooperated very well, allowing these Gu insects to get into their bodies.
Sure enough, just after the Gu worm entered the body, the handsome young man opposite who looked like a leader asked them to pick up their weapons, get up to maintain order in the pass, guard the walls of the pass, and inform Ashang Kui of his crimes and outcome.
The people in the pass.
At the same time, the handsome leader also asked: "Who knows where the troops sent by Ashangkui are?"
"I know I know."
A native who looked like a general responded hurriedly in jerky Mandarin.
Qin Shaoyou looked at this man and asked, "Do you know the general of that army?"
"We know each other." The native general nodded and was about to describe their relationship, but the other party was obviously not in the mood to listen and said quickly:
"Very good, you go and tell them what happened at Pingnan Pass and ask them to withdraw! What is your name? What is your official position?"
"The villain's name is Mao Gui, and he serves as commander-in-chief under the leader Ashang Kui." When the native general said this, his tone was somewhat inadequate.
Because he had privately sealed the title of Ashangkui, which was not recognized by the court, and naturally he did not really enjoy the rights and treatment of the chief.
Qin Shaoyou, who has [bright eyesight], saw this person's situation at a glance, and immediately said: "From today on, you will be the commander-in-chief of Pingnanguan, who has been entrusted by the imperial court. As long as you do things well, the imperial court will not treat you badly.
"
"ah?"
Mao Gui opened his mouth wide with a look of disbelief.
Have you changed from a temporary worker to a regular worker?
While he was surprised, he couldn't help but have some doubts. Can what the red-clothed envoy commander said really count?
Mao Gui plucked up the courage and said cautiously: "Don't worry, sir. I will do my best to be loyal to you and do my best...but I am the boss. Do I need a formal appointment document from the court?"
"Want to appoint a clerk? This is a simple matter."
Qin Shaoyou laughed dumbly and turned to order his subordinates.
"Come here, write an imperial edict to our Commander-in-Chief Mao!"