Chapter 33 One Hundred Thousand Dead Corpses, a Charitable Deed of Heaven
"I once heard that there is a mysterious profession in the world called corpse exorcism."
"They strung the corpses up one by one with straw ropes, and walked in front carrying a small gong. Every few steps they would knock the gong, and the corpses would follow them."
"They are entrusted by others to send those who have died back to their hometowns. Their souls will return to their homeland, and their fallen leaves will return to their roots."
"But, I also heard that these corpse exorcists have great magical powers. They can not only exorcise corpses, but also control corpses and make them become their 'helpers'."
"The tragedy in Qingyu Village is an example."
"After all, if evil spirits are causing trouble, why should all the money in the village be taken away? Silver is for living people, and zombies have appeared in Qingyu Mountain, so it is very likely that a demon who knows how to drive away corpses has come to our Yong'an County.
Take advantage of the situation and rob it!"
When Cao Li said this, his expression was very serious.
I have to say that this guy's mind is quite bright, and his reasoning is quite convincing. Unfortunately, one part of it is wrong, but Jiang Wuji cannot tell him.
After listening to what Cao Li said, Jiang Wuji frowned and asked, "Then why do you think that the evil spirit we just encountered was also the work of a corpse exorcist?"
"Little Taoist Master, think about it, if you are in urgent need of money, should you rob the common people? Or the high-ranking officials?"
"I estimate that the demon didn't expect that the ninth-grade Taoist cultivator like you, the young Taoist, was here, so he ran away as soon as he met him."
Cao Li continued his analysis, but Jiang Wuji had already gone in one ear and out the other.
What he meant was that the corpse-killers were targeting them because their team looked very rich.
But Jiang Wuji didn't think so, so he couldn't quite listen to Cao Li's subsequent analysis.
However, the corpse exorcist Cao Li mentioned made Jiang Wuji pay more attention.
After the bonfire was completely extinguished, it was daylight.
The dog boy did not appear again, and there was no trace of the evil spirit chasing the corpse.
White fish belly appeared on the horizon, and the group set out on the road again.
Da da da……
The sound of wheels mixed with the sound of horse hooves, raising long streaks of yellow dust.
Passing through the mountains and forests, the view becomes wider.
There are fields on both sides of the road, but the crops in the fields are withered and rotten, and the original vitality has become lifeless.
"This plague affects not only us people." Cao Li, who was walking side by side with Jiang Wuji, sighed.
"How many places has this plague affected?" Jiang Wuji couldn't help but ask, because he had an intuition that this plague was very serious.
From the beginning, I thought it was just a plague in Qingyu Village, but it turned out that the entire Yong'an County was deeply mired in the epidemic.
Now, Jiang Wuji felt that the plague had not only affected Yong'an County, because if he went any further, he would have to leave the boundaries of Yong'an County.
Cao Li, who was arranging his horse's mane, sighed and said: "The Leping epidemic left hundreds of thousands of corpses..."
The plague actually spread to the entire Leping County?!
One hundred thousand dead?!
Jiang Wuji's expression changed, and he was obviously shocked.
A plague killed 100,000 people. You know, Leping County is just a small county in Dali! Is this ancient life? I love it...
Cao Li opened his chatterbox and said: "Actually, the documents requesting food and disaster relief have already been sent to Lecheng through the inn, but the magistrate still insists that I go with the chief clerk. Xiao Daoye, do you know why?"
Jiang Wuji: "..."
Seeing Jiang Wuji's face, Cao Li curled his lips and continued: "Because besides Yong'an County, other places are also suffering from the plague. Everyone needs help from the imperial court, and things from the imperial court are sent to Lecheng first.
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"So, if we don't go there and cry, our share will probably be taken away by other counties."
After listening to Cao Li's words, Jiang Wuji had a general understanding of these things.
And just when Jiang Wuji was about to put down the curtain, Cao Li sighed again: "It's not bad. Fortunately, there is a Tiandao Temple in Leping County."
Cao Li looked at Jiang Wuji, his eyes becoming a little fiery: "If it weren't for the Taoist masters and the Taoist priests from Tiandao Temple who came to the rescue, the consequences would be really unimaginable."
Cao Li chuckled and said: "Actually, a few months ago, the inn sent news that Tiandao Temple could not bear the suffering of the world, so it asked all the Taoist priests to come out of the mountain and disperse to various towns in Leping County to solve the plague."
"The good deeds of heaven will be remembered by the people of Leping!"
Regarding what Cao Li said, Jiang Wuji smiled and said nothing more.
at this time.
"Xu~"
The team stopped, and Cao Li's expression turned serious. He clamped his horse's belly and clattered to the front of the team.
"Brother, what happened?" Xiaoyu's voice came from behind.
Jiang Wuji put down the curtain and said to Xiaoyu, "I'll go out and take a look. You stay here."
"I...Okay, please be careful, brother," the girl responded.
"Um."
Stepping out of the carriage, Jiang Wuji saw a group of ragged victims blocking the official road.
All of them were sallow and thin, and some of them even had traces of plague poisoning on their bodies. The blood and pus that flowed out were dried and cracked, cracked and dried.
At this time, these victims were kneeling on the ground, kowtowing and crying.
"My lord, please give us food rations. We haven't had anything to eat in five days."
"I kowtow to you, I kowtow to you."
"I only want one...no, I only want half, I only want half a steamed bun!"
Among the crowd, there was also a little girl with disheveled hair.
She was also kneeling on the ground, but her eyes were blank, or... dull.
At this moment, a harsh whip sound suddenly sounded.
Cao Li held a long whip and scolded: "Get out of my way! You dare to stop the government's carriage. Are you tired of living?"
"Master, please give me food rations..."
"Yes, yes, we only need one bite to eat, just one bite."
"Master, my daughter is only five years old. Please have mercy on her..."
"I told you, get out of here!" Cao Li lost his patience and whipped down a man, splitting his flesh to pieces!
Seeing this, the officers drew out their sabers one after another, like a fierce god!
Cao Li whipped his whip several more times and forced a passage out.
"Listen to my orders!"
"Those who obstruct it will be killed without mercy!"
With the sound of horse hooves, the team moved forward again.
When passing by these victims, Jiang Wuji saw the struggle in their eyes.
Looking further into the distance, twos and threes of victims were coming from all directions. The total number was far more than he imagined.
After throwing away these victims, Cao Li walked side by side with Jiang Che again.
The latter smiled bitterly and said: "Don't be surprised, little Daoist. If I had any sympathy just now, those victims would rush to snatch our food. When other victims gather, let alone the food, they will even eat the horses.
By then, we will be the ones who will starve to death."
In the evening, we finally arrived at today’s destination.
This time it is no longer a wilderness, but a relatively large village.
It's just that this village doesn't seem to be peaceful...
Looking at the three corpses hanging under the locust tree at the entrance of the village, Jiang Wuji couldn't help but look solemn.
