Chen Mengsheng shouted like a thunderbolt from the sky, and the other three people were stunned. Xiang Xiaotian grabbed the waiter's chest with his big hand. The waiter in the bun shop fled away and disappeared. The other waiters in the bun shop and the entire shop were also stunned.
It slowly disappeared like a shadow, and the sky suddenly darkened, and a howling wind blew, which instantly cooled down the hot summer weather...
Chen Mengsheng looked around and saw that the people and houses he saw when he entered the inner city had turned into desolate soil slopes. As he got closer, he could see that there were still human bones scattered in the soil slopes...
Chen Mengsheng shouted: "Come on, this is a ghost town, everything we just saw is caused by ghosts!"
Shangguan Yanran looked around at the thatch that was half a man tall and said timidly: "Mengsheng, there is no road here. We seem to be trapped here!"
Xiang Xiaotian pointed to the towering gate of the inner city and said: "As long as we get to the inner city gate, we can get out. How can this ghost place change so easily?"
Chen Mengsheng frowned and led Shangguan Yanran back along the way in a hurry. Xiang Xiaotian held Qi Ying's arm and followed Chen Mengsheng to the inner city gate. When he reached the inner city gate, Xiang Xiaotian was surprised to find that someone in the city had just started to attack.
None of the beheaded city defenders disappeared, and the scorched earth was covered with green and yellow water chestnuts...
Qi Ying exclaimed: "Come and take a look, what is this?"
Chen Mengsheng turned around and looked around. There was a wooden sign among the weeds at the gate of the city. On the wooden sign there were probably two lines of blood written in blood: "Oath to kill Ta Lao, and we want to live and die together in Chuzhou! Protect our Song Dynasty."
, fight to the last soldier!" The inscription on the wooden sign reads that in the fourth year of Jianyan, Zhao Li led 17,000 Chuzhou Prefecture soldiers and civilians to express their gratitude to God and swear an oath with blood!
Chen Mengsheng stared at the wooden sign and muttered to himself: "Zhao Li? I seem to have heard Mr. Zhao Li mentioned in Zhuangzi when I was a child. He is a great hero who fought against gold!"
Shangguan Yanran respectfully said to the wooden sign: "Years ago, my father brought his fellow disciples from the Danding Sect to Shandong to perform rituals for those who were killed by the Jin people. Among them, they went to Chuzhou Prefecture. In Jianyan Si
In April of that year, Jin State General Wan Yanchang, also known as Ta Lan as written on the wooden sign, came to attack Chuzhou Prefecture. At that time, Chuzhou Prefecture was not prepared. Zhao Li of Chuzhou Prefecture was the defender here, and it was he who ordered Chuzhou Prefecture to defend the city.
The people of the government demolished all their houses and threw the logs outside the city, setting fire to them and killing the golden man."
Xiang Xiaotian praised loudly: "It's cruel to rush into the challenge of demolishing houses and collecting wood! You really have the demeanor of a general to act decisively. However, Chuzhou Mansion is located near the river, and the outer city wall has been corroded by water for many years. It may not be able to stop the Jin people, right?"
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Shangguan Yanran sighed: "Brother is right. Zhao Li, the defender of the Chuzhou city, also knew that the outer wall was not strong and he was worried that he would not be able to hold on. So he called on all the men in the state to go to the city with spears to attack the Jin soldiers so that the women and children could evacuate into the inner city.
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Chen Mengsheng touched Turtle Dove's city wall and said: "Oh, just look at this city wall and you will know how tragic the war was. In troubled times, human life is like a piece of grass!"
Shangguan Yanran continued: "The Jin soldiers led by Talan arrived outside the Chuzhou city. Like wolves and tigers, they were ready to capture Chuzhou Mansion and open the door to the Song Dynasty. Zhao Li ordered the archers to fire arrows and set fire to the houses under the city.
He forced the Jin soldiers to retreat. He was too lazy to rely on the strength of his troops and horses. He simply looked down on Zhao Li, who had less than three thousand soldiers in Chuzhou Prefecture, and ordered the entire army to step on the fire and attack Chuzhou Prefecture. The result was..." Chen Mengsheng and Xiang
Listening to Shangguan Yanran's words, Xiao Tian felt a sense of sadness in his heart. With three thousand defenders trying to resist the Jin people's iron hoofs, he didn't even need to think about what the result would be. No wonder the city became so desolate.
The sky was slowly getting dark, and Chen Mengsheng said helplessly: "Brother, there are so many dilapidated houses in this city. It's hard to find a place to stay overnight, right?"
Xiang Xiaotian looked at the terrain and said: "Brother, the shelter you are worried about for the night is actually simple. We only need to find a big tree and pull up a net to deal with it. I'm just afraid that the soldiers who let go will take advantage of the darkness of the night.
Come and attack us, there are only four of us and we have to guard against it!"
Chen Mengsheng said in a deep voice: "The soldiers will block the water and the soil will flood us. We are not familiar with the place here, so we can only take one step at a time..."
The moon was high in the sky, and Chuzhou Mansion was silent except for the constant chirping of autumn insects. Chen Mengsheng sat on the high wall in the inner city of Mengzhou Mansion and looked around in silence, while Xiang Xiaotian nodded under the big tree beside the city wall.
There was smoked wormwood to chase away the buzzing autumn mosquitoes. Shangguan Yanran took out Chen Mengsheng's big baggage and gave it to Xiang Xiaotian and Qi Ying. After eating the dry food, the three of them were ready to rest. After the third watch in the middle of the night,
Waves of crying came from Chuzhou Mansion. At first it was just a soft cry, but later it turned into a huge howl...
After Chen Mengsheng stood up and looked around the city, he saw green phosphorus fire floating out from all directions, surging in layers around Xiang Xiaotian and the others. Chen Mengsheng jumped off the wall with a roar and shouted: "
The unjust souls of Chuzhou Mansion who died in vain, listen, we are not evil people who come to harass you. Every injustice has its owner and its debtor has its owner. Chuzhou Mansion has been destroyed by the Jin people into a desolate abandoned city. I am willing to save you from reincarnation and reincarnate as human beings.
The Four Divisions of Netherworld will give you a fair judgment on your suffering."
As soon as Chen Mengsheng finished speaking, a ball of phosphorus fire suddenly rose up not far away and floated towards Chen Mengsheng and the others. When the phosphorus fire floated in front of Chen Mengsheng, a human figure appeared faintly. Xiang Xiao shouted loudly: "Oh my God!"
Aren't you the guy who sells human flesh buns? Good boy, how many people have you killed and made buns for you to sell? If I don't kill you as an evil spirit today, I won't call you Xiang Xiaotian!"
Qi Ying screamed in shock: "Xiao... Xiaotian... How can I... see a ghost... a ghost?"
Xiang Xiaotian was also confused when he heard Qi Ying's words, and his raised fist stopped unconsciously. He turned back to Chen Mengsheng and asked: "Brother, what's going on? Why don't my wife and I have our eyes open?"
Can you see ghosts?"
Chen Mengsheng stared at the transparent human figures of the waiters and didn't know what was going on. He shouted to the waiter sternly: "You are all the common people who were slaughtered by the Jin in this Chuzhou mansion, right? What crime should you be guilty of selling human meat buns in your shop?"
As the judge of the underworld in the underworld, I cannot ignore it. According to the laws of the underworld, those who kill should be punished by breaking their waists and sawing their bones!"
The waiter at the bun shop said in a trembling voice: "We know you are good people. We all saw how many golden lackeys you killed in the city. So we...we wanted to reward you...unexpectedly, you saw through it."
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Qi Ying retched for a while and then said: "You...what did you say? You rewarded us with buns made of human flesh? Ugh..." Qi Ying felt nausea and held her stomach and vomited again, even yellow water came out.
.Shangguan Yanran hurriedly stepped forward, put one hand on Qi Ying's hand, and helped Qi Ying caress her back with the other.
Shangguan Yanran suddenly shouted: "Sister-in-law, you... you... already have..." Qi Ying shyly covered Shangguan Yanran's mouth to prevent her from talking any more.
Xiang Xiaotian said anxiously from the side: "Hey, the girl and the brother are not outsiders. Even if you want me to hide and tuck in, I really can't hold it in anymore. We had a child not long after we got married in Hulu Town. I let you
My sister-in-law has returned to Huizhou to give birth and I will pick you up. But she insists on traveling with us, and now you see how uncomfortable it is!" Chen Mengsheng was shocked, thinking about Xiang Xiaotian and
Qi Ying stayed in Hulu Town for more than three months after her marriage, plus more than a month of going back and forth to Jiangzhou, Anqing Prefecture. It took more than ten days to travel from Anqing Prefecture to Chuzhou Prefecture.
Even Qi Ying is actually six or seven months pregnant. No wonder she seems to have gained some weight these days, but she didn't expect that she has already...
Chen Mengsheng bowed deeply to Qi Ying and Xiang Xiaotian and said: "My eldest brother and sister-in-law actually ignored the birth and maintenance of the fetus in my belly for my Chen Mengsheng's sake. I am deeply grateful for this. But if it is really the power of fetal energy, then Chen Mengsheng will definitely know it."
Condemned for life, it is better for my eldest brother to accompany my sister-in-law back to Huizhou to give birth..."
"Brother, please stop talking. Your sister-in-law has been holding back for fear of dragging you down. If you let us go back, there won't be anyone to help you if you encounter any crisis. We are one
Those who knock their heads to the ground will share the blessings and misfortunes!" Xiang Xiaotian said seriously.
Qi Ying blushed and said: "Okay, I am like this because I have been on the boat for so many days. Women always feel a little uncomfortable when giving birth. It would be uncomfortable for us to worry about you every day when we return to Huizhou.
Just leave me alone. It’s better to ask that ghost what’s going on!”
After Qi Ying said this, Chen Mengsheng couldn't say anything more. He ordered Shangguan Yanran to take good care of his sister-in-law, turned around and asked the waiter: "You reward us with human flesh buns? Are you not trapping us in an unkind and unjust place?"
If you dare to talk nonsense again, be careful, I will use thunder and fire to strike you right now!" The man was so frightened by Chen Mengsheng's words that he was shaking so hard that he couldn't even say a word.
Large swaths of phosphorus fire floated up and surrounded Chen Mengsheng. Chen Mengsheng asked in confusion: "The judge is here. If you have any grievances, just tell them. I will definitely give you justice!"
Another figure emerged from the phosphorus fire, wearing a blood-stained general's robe. There were still old arrow wounds on his face and cheeks, and half of his head had been smashed away by someone who didn't know what, revealing a blood-red patch, facing towards
Chen Mengsheng floated over and shouted: "Xuzhou observation envoy, Sizhou Lianshui military envoy and Chuzhou magistrate Zhao Li has met the judge!"
"Ah..., are you the famous Chuzhou City Guard General Zhao Li?" Chen Mengsheng, Shangguan Yanran, Xiang Xiaotian, and Qi Ying shouted in unison.
"Yes, I am Zhao Li! A good man with an unyielding character should kill enemies for the country. It is a pity that all 17,000 people in Chuzhou Prefecture died at the hands of the Jin people. After their death, they were separated by the wizards of the Jin Kingdom.
The bow of our heads prevents us from being saved and reincarnated, and we become wandering souls in life after life. The wizard of the Jin Kingdom, Yi Li, locked our seven souls and three souls into his tower of the dead, just to let us watch the Song Dynasty being destroyed here.
The Kingdom of Jin is destroyed!" Zhao Li clenched his fist and said angrily.
With the appearance of Zhao Li, the figures of human beings who were killed by the golden men were revealed one by one in the phosphorus fire, including many children who were no taller than a wheel. The entire Chuzhou Mansion suddenly appeared in the shape of thousands of wandering souls.