Mr. Ge's death left the victims without a backbone. They were like headless flies. They could only cry and howl or stand there in a daze, feeling helpless.
Without those troublemakers, and with Elder Ge's last words, Rong Yuan could easily calm them down. Zhu wanted them to disperse, but several people ran in in a panic, "It's not good!
Something bad has happened! There are many sergeants with swords coming outside."
When the victims who had been comforted heard this, they immediately ran out like grasshoppers bursting into flames, followed by Rong Yuan and Ling Ruo.
When they arrived outside, they saw a group of heavily armed sergeants running towards them. They were already approaching within a short time. These sergeants exuded a murderous aura, and their eyes exposed outside their helmets were even colder.
The victims looked at them nervously, and the bold ones among them asked tremblingly: "What...are you doing here?"
The leader, a middle-aged man dressed as a general and with a scar on his face, held the hilt of the knife in his hand. He glanced around at everyone, a bloodthirsty coldness passed through his eyes, and said loudly: "The people of Tongzhou are causing trouble and intending to fight against the imperial court."
We are the enemy and the criminals are monstrous. I, the general, have been ordered by the imperial court to come here to suppress the rebellion!"
Suppression of rebellion - this is a nice way of saying it, but a bad way of saying it is - massacre!
As if to confirm the thoughts of these frightened victims, General Scar and the sergeants behind him pulled out the steel knives shining from their waists. The sharp blades still shone with a chilling forest even in such a gray sky.
cold.
"No, I don't want to die!" The coldness of the blade made them feel despair. When they saw Ling Ruo, their hopelessness turned into begging. If she was really Concubine Xi, then she would be their only life-saving straw at this moment.
They all knelt down and cried and begged: "Concubine Xi, please save us. We have no intention of going against the court. We were instigated by others before. Please talk to this general and ask him not to kill us."
Ling Ruo was also upset. He didn't expect Yinzhen to be so fast, and... he knew he was here and still sent troops to suppress it. Did he not care about his own life at all?
General Scar had a ferocious smile on his face and was about to give an order when he suddenly saw a woman in gorgeous clothes opposite him saying, "Do you have any orders from the imperial court when you come here?"
"So what if it does, so what if it doesn't?" General Ma Scar said coldly.
Rong Yuan grabbed Ling Ruo who was about to step forward and whispered: "They have a strong aura of violence. They are not like ordinary soldiers. You should be more careful."
Ling Ruo nodded slightly and walked forward a few steps: "If there is one, please take it out and take a look; if there is not, then you are not here under the orders of the imperial court, so retreat immediately."
General Scar sneered and said: "Of course there is an order, but who are you, why should I show it to you?"
"I am the Imperial Concubine Xi." Now the only thing that can make these soldiers fearful is this identity. No matter what, they cannot be allowed to take action at this time.
"Concubine Xi?" General Scar looked at Ling Ruo like a monster, and immediately laughed, and the sergeants behind him also laughed. After laughing, General Scar raised his hand and pointed the tip of his knife at Ling Ruohan:
"What is the identity of Concubine Xi? How could she come to a place like this? Don't think that you can pretend to be the empress of the palace just because you dress better. Do you really think that we are three-year-old children? Can you deceive us?!"
Having said that, he stopped arguing with Ling Ruo and others and turned around to order the group of soldiers behind him who looked unkind to take action.
The group of sergeants had been waiting for a long time with their swords in hand. When they saw the general's order, they all rushed towards the victims in front of them like wolves and tigers with strange smiles.
"Run!" Someone shouted, causing the victims to react and run away. However, often before they could run a few steps, they were overtaken by the ferocious sergeant behind them and slashed in the back with a knife, causing blood to scatter and their lives to be lost.
Passed away one after another in that dazzling red.
From birth to death, it turns out that it is a very simple matter, it only requires a knife...
Tongzhou turned into a Shura battlefield on this day. People kept being overtaken and people kept dying. These people who escaped the earthquake finally failed to escape death and fell in a pool of blood with endless unwillingness and resentment.
General Scar looked at this bloody scene with cold eyes. He did not feel any forbearance. On the contrary, the flames of excitement danced in his eyes. A man fell in front of him. Before other soldiers could catch up, he had already raised his knife and dropped it.
The knife struck the man's neck, and his head rolled to the ground. Then streams of blood suddenly emerged from the broken neck.
The blade with his tongue stained with blood made General Scar tremble with excitement. He hadn't killed someone so happily in a long time. This business was really good.
"Don't let anyone go!" He said these words and strode towards somewhere. The two most important people on this trip were absolutely not allowed to be let go.
As early as when they started killing people, Rong Yuan pulled Ling Ruo and ran away. They had just escaped a few steps when they heard screams coming from behind. They couldn't help but look back and saw those sergeants chasing after them with strange screams.
Killing the victims who were fleeing in all directions. The general with the horse scar on his face was the only one who did not take action, but stared at them coldly. His gaze made Rong Yuan feel like he was being stared at by a poisonous snake.
"Run!" He shouted low, grabbed Ling Ruo's hand and ran away. During the days when he was fighting the plague in Tongzhou, he often walked around to visit the sick victims. He had some memory of the roads here and remembered this direction.
A few miles ahead there is a road that allows people to enter and leave the city. Only by escaping from Tongzhou City can there be a way to survive.
On the way to escape, Ling Ruo turned her right foot. She lost her center of gravity and fell to the ground. The stinging pain from her ankle made her take a breath.
"How are you? Can you still leave?" Rong Yuan helped her up and asked anxiously. When he turned back just now, he saw the scarred face chasing them with a knife. It would be over if he caught up.
Ling Ruo took off her flowerpot-soled shoes, gritted her teeth and said, "I'm fine, let's go quickly!"
As he kept running, his feet went from tingling to severe pain to numbness. Ling Ruo panted violently. His eyes were blurred and he couldn't see the scene in front of him clearly. He just followed Rong Yuan mechanically.
Along the way, Rong Yuan kept throwing things behind him to delay the pursuit. However, judging from how the two of them could outrun the powerful General Scar, the speed of the two sides was getting closer.
Rong Yuan was thinking about the solution nervously. All he could rely on now was the terrain advantage, but if he kept running like this, it would be too much for him and Ling Ruo; not to mention that Ling Ruo only had a thin layer of socks on her feet. After the Tongzhou earthquake,
The floor was covered with broken tiles and rocks, and the thousand-layer-soled shoes would be punctured if you walked too much, not to mention the thin socks. The ground was stained with blood along the way. You can imagine that Ling Ruo's feet were in such a state at this moment.