Xu Chong released the Yinshen and prepared to wrap up his body and return to Fenggu at night.
However, as soon as Yin Shen left the body, he was instantly attracted by the huge purple halo on the horizon.
"!!!"
Xu Chong's face was dull and shocked.
There are only three types of halo that Yinshen can see.
White, red, purple.
The white and gray color is because there is not much life left, which belongs to the normal category of birth, old age, illness and death.
Generally speaking, a normal person, who has a long life and has had no disasters or blessings recently, will only see white in the eyes of the Yin God.
The more red parts, it means that the disaster will come sooner, and the darker the red color, it means the disaster will be greater. If the whole body is red to black, it means that death is not far away.
The last purple is good fortune, and the pattern is the same as red.
For example, on the Huajialou boat, the Yin Shen saw Hua Nong Yue.
The purple halo was flowing all over his body. Although it was not very deep, he was already the most blessed person Xu Chong had ever seen.
But now!!
The deep purple in the distance actually stretches across the sky, rendering half of the night sky!!!
You know, color, and the larger the range of color rendering, the stronger the person's realm.
"What kind of existence can actually have such a profound and terrifying blessing?!"
Xu Chong's heart trembled.
The first thing he thought of was Emperor Qing.
After all, Emperor Qing is the co-owner of the dynasty and enjoys the entire world. It is not an exaggeration to have such an exaggerated blessing.
Moreover, Emperor Qing also had enough motivation to come to Yongzhou.
But the problem is, Dou Tianyuan said that Emperor Qing has not stepped out of the imperial city for more than ten years. No matter how big things are, they will always be hidden behind the curtain.
In order to promote natural disasters, do you want to die personally?
This is unlikely.
Going out personally means telling everyone that he needs natural disasters to kill people.
Now that you've told everyone, why bother doing it yourself?
It can basically be ruled out.
And excluding Emperor Qing, the second possibility is about to emerge.
Taiping Road, Taoist Master!
Although Taiping Dao is far weaker than Daqing, it is still a force that has survived for more than a thousand years under the powerful power of the imperial court.
As a Taoist master, it is understandable to have such a level of blessing.
"Damn it!"
Xu Chong looked extremely ugly.
Xue Rong's memorial was written according to his wishes, and there was a sentence in it, "I'm afraid Taiping Dao will take advantage of it".
Unexpectedly, the prophecy came true... Taiping Road is really coming!
Not only did he come, but the Taoist Master of Taiping Dao personally went out!
Xu Chong's expression changed, and he took a step towards Fenggu County.
——Dang-dang-dang-dang!
Just like last time when dawn was about to break, the alarm bells sounded frantically, shaking my heart.
Xu Chong paused and stared at the purple color on the horizon.
It's obvious.
It doesn't matter whether it's the formless clothes, greed for light or invisible ghosts.
As long as he goes to Fenggu County, he will die.
what to do?
Xu Chong glanced at the panel.
After killing Xue Rong, the spiritual source increased to 51, which was enough to upgrade to the second transformation of Yin Shen.
But it was of no use at all.
The second transformation may be much stronger than the first transformation, but that is for yourself.
In the eyes of Taiping Taoist, this little improvement is equivalent to nothing.
As for the side technique, Star Reaching is at the fourth level, with 51 points of spiritual source, which should be enough to break through to the point where one hand can break the sky.
But breaking the sky with one hand is used to cross space over long distances, so it will only make him die faster.
If you are greedy for light...the direction of development at the level of side skills should be to further hide yourself.
There is drama, there is drama, but the spiritual source is not enough.
After much deliberation, he had no way to deal with it.
Xu Chong sighed.
Fortunately, things are not too bad yet.
Although I don’t know what the Taoist Master of Taiping Road wants to do specifically, I don’t think he came here to harm the refugees.
It is very likely that just like the report written by Xue Rong, he took advantage of the opportunity to screen out refugees with good qualifications and strengthen the power of Taiping Dao.
"I hope so..."
With some reluctance, Xu Chong stayed where he was.
The first night passed like this.
The Yin Shen could not leave the body during the day and could not control the movements of the Taoist Master of Taiping Road. Xu Chong could only temporarily withdraw from Yongzhou and stay as far away as possible.
When it gets dark again, he will release the Yinshen again and continue to observe.
Until the third night.
"Huh? Leaving so soon?!"
As soon as Xu Chong's Yin Shen left his body, he found that the purple color on the other side was gone.
He immediately stopped thinking about it, wrapped up his body, and rushed towards Fenggu County.
The night passed by suddenly.
Haishi.
When there were still about two hundred miles away from Fenggu, Xu Chongyin returned to his body, changed his appearance with phaseless clothes, and hid his figure with greed for light, and began to use his body to travel.
Although the alarm bell has not sounded again, after all, I have been to Fenggu on Taiping Road, so it is better to be cautious.
Half an hour later.
Xu Chong stopped on a hillside, his face full of shock.
It's still some distance from where the refugees gather, but you can already see a lot of scenes.
Before his eyes, the entire refugee gathering place had completely changed!
Those dense and messy scaffoldings have been replaced by rows of connected houses.
Due to the terrain, the houses are high or low, and their shapes are extremely simple and rough. They are simply built with earth and stones and can only be used to protect them from wind and rain.
But this amount...
Hundreds of thousands!
And it’s not just the buildings that have changed!
There are people!
Outside the house, there were many refugees who had gotten up early.
There were no stains on their faces, and although the clothes on their bodies were still cheap, they looked brand new.
in addition……
Some of them were chopping firewood, some were making fires, some were washing rice, and some... were washing vegetables and cutting meat!
food!
Everyone has their own food!
Xu Chong was greatly shocked.
No need to guess, food and clothing are all provided by Taiping Road.
There are also those simple houses all over the mountains and plains that were built in just a few days... It was obvious that high-level warriors had done it themselves, otherwise it would not have been so efficient.
"Having spent so much effort...could it be that you want to build this place into a very large fixed stronghold? Are you not afraid of being encircled by the imperial court?"
Xu Chong was puzzled and simply walked into the city.
After a while.
In a single bedroom in a two-story building, Xu Chong found Zhao Liu who had just gotten up.
Xu Chong showed his body, first made a gesture, and then lowered his voice and asked: "What happened these days?"
"Sir, are you back?"
Surprise burst out from Zhao Liu's eyes, but he did not lower his voice and said with a smile: "Sir, we don't have to be afraid of anything."
"Who provides these food, clothing, and houses?"
Xu Chong asked.
"Who provided it?"
Zhao Liu scratched his head, a little puzzled: "Who else can provide so many things besides the imperial court."
"..."
Xu Chong's face was slightly stagnant, and he slowly spat out a few words: "What is martial arts?"
"What is..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhao Liu's expression suddenly fell into a trance. After a moment, he regained consciousness with a horrified look on his face.
"I remembered, I remembered..."
Zhao Liu murmured, and it took him a long time to calm down. He raised his head and looked at Xu Chong: "It's the Taoist Master of Taiping Dao, Ji Qingzhi."
Sure enough!
Xu Chong frowned and said, "Tell me everything you know from the time Master Taiping appears."
"good."
Zhao Liu nodded and began to speak in a low voice.
five days ago.
An extra sun appeared in the sky, and the Taoist Master of Taiping Road revealed his identity, which instantly aroused the favor of most people.
Before the Taoist Master of Taiping Dao could say anything, many refugees came forward and begged to join Taiping Dao to avenge Mr. Jiang.
Ji Qingzhi ignored it.
The people who followed Ji Qingzhi stood on the top of the city and shouted with all their strength to inform all directions.
It is said that Taiping Dao is here to select qualified people to join Taiping Dao. Not everyone has that qualification.
However, before everyone started to feel disappointed, clouds appeared on the horizon and dispersed to various areas.
There are many people standing on these clouds, bringing countless food, clothing, medicines, etc.
The refugees already had a good sense of order, and no looting was noticed.
Next, those people were divided into two groups. One group distributed supplies to the refugees in various areas, and the other group used incredible power to build houses in various areas.
This is what happened on the first day.
The next day, the man standing on the top of the city awakened the memories of the refugees with "What is martial arts".
In addition to the distribution of supplies and the construction of houses continuing, the screening of Taiping Road has also begun.
The standard is just one, enlightenment level two or above.
As long as they reach the third level of enlightenment, Taiping Dao is willing to accept them regardless of age, gender, or origin.
When all the screenings ended, it was already the fourth day, which was yesterday.
Then the Taiping Dao people left with qualified people.
"It's been less than two months since I started martial arts, and I have awakened to the second level... Is this the minimum requirement of Taiping Dao?"
Xu Chong was thoughtful and asked: "How many people are selected?"
"In the end, there were less than a thousand people in total."
Zhao Liu replied, "Li Xiangxue is also among them."
"Um?"
Xu Chong frowned, "Before I left, he didn't even open his acupoints, right?"
"I guess I hid it and didn't register."
Zhao Liu said, "That day, he took the initiative to find Taiping Dao, and showed his cultivation at the sixth level of enlightenment. He was determined to be a Taoist on the spot."
"The sixth level of enlightenment...that's all, it's his own choice."
Xu Chong looked complicated and sighed.
If nothing else, Li Xiangxue should be practicing Mingyu Jin.
He took the initiative to find Taiping Road, probably because he guessed something about Lao Li's death.
After a pause, Xu Chong said again: "It seems that Ding Daying and the others have also left."
We walked the Taiping Road on the fourth day, and it was now the early morning of the sixth day, and it was still dark.
In other words, on the fifth day, no one came to awaken the memories of the refugees.
"No."
Zhao Liu's eyes showed hatred: "Three of the eight classics were not selected, and Ding Daying, although he was selected, he refused to follow Taiping Road."
"!!!"
Xu Chong's expression suddenly changed.
Together with Ding Daying, four people with official status remained.
Let’s not mention the other three.
Ding Daying took the initiative to choose to stay!
Why stay?
Of course, in order to continue to take on the responsibility of awakening memories!
However……
The fifth day is yesterday!
No matter it was Ding Daying or the other three, no one stepped forward to awaken the memories of the refugees!
"They...may be dead."
Zhao Liu's voice came out from between his teeth, his eyes turned red.
Ding Daying and others, after Jiang Zhihong's death, took on the responsibility of awakening the memories of the refugees. It can be said that they also continued the refugees' feelings for Jiang Zhihong.
And just a few of these people died without anyone knowing.
Death is silent.
I'm afraid I won't even find the body.
This made Zhao Liu instantly hate Taiping Dao to the extreme.
"Master Taiping..."
Xu Chong's face was extremely cold.
He was equally angry in his heart, but more importantly, he couldn't figure out why Taipingdao did this.
Materials were provided, manpower was provided, and qualified refugees were taken away.
Why bother doing something like this?
What good will it do to Taipingdao to prevent refugees from recovering their memories?
Even if we really want to lead these millions of people to rebel, it is much more reasonable than doing this.
"grown ups."
Zhao Liu wiped his eyes and suddenly knelt down on one knee.
"What's wrong?"
Xu Chong frowned.
"Ding Daying has told his subordinates privately that if he wants to memorize martial arts, he must at least become an official...and even if he is an official, it is a serious crime to leak martial arts privately."
"This subordinate is not an official and cannot remember martial arts."
"My lord, please wake up my subordinate's memory every day after dawn."
"Just wake up one of my subordinates."
Zhao Liu said with a resolute look on his face, "If the imperial court wants to pursue the case, my subordinates will kill themselves as soon as possible and will not leave any hidden danger to you."
"you……"
Xu Chong was moved, and after a moment he shook his head, "It's no longer necessary now."
"Need not?"
Zhao Liu was stunned.
"The imperial court issued an order to provide disaster relief."
Xu Chong explained, "This happened ten days ago. I thought I would be able to reach Yongzhou in a few days."
Disaster relief?
Is the disaster relief from the court finally coming?
Zhao Liuxian was overjoyed and breathed a sigh of relief.
However, within just a moment, his mood suddenly dropped, his expression became gloomy, and he said nothing.
"What's wrong?"
Xu Chong raised his eyebrows.
"When disaster relief comes, does it represent us..."
Zhao Liu spoke in a low tone, "Will you forget these things forever?"
"Most people will be like this."
Xu Chong nodded, "But if you say so, I can arrange for you to become an official and embark on the martial arts again."
"My lord has misunderstood."
"Regardless of official status and martial arts, my subordinates don't care about him."
"Lord Danjiang..."
"Master Jiang fed us, treated us, and kept millions of people alive."
"In the end... he died fighting for us in the end."
"And we people can't even think of Mr. Jiang's kindness?"
Zhao Liu raised his head, his eyes were red and moist, "This subordinate's heart... is filled with panic."
Xu Chong sighed secretly.
There is no way around it.
No matter who comes, it is impossible to upgrade millions of people to official status at the same time.
What Jiang Zhihong did is destined to be forgotten by most people.
"Don't worry, if the disaster relief fails to arrive in time, I will arrange for another person to do it."
Xu Chong patted Zhao Liu on the shoulder and walked away.
Taiping Dao's plan was unknown, and such strange behavior made him have to be wary.
Ruins of the castle tower.
The skull belonging to Jiang Zhihong was placed on it intact as when he left it.
Xu Chong ignored it and stood beside him as the Yin Shen came out of his body.
Just a glance.
Violence filled his heart.
"Hehehehe..."
"Taoist Taiping, what a Taoist Taiping..."
Xu Chong sneered again and again, his murderous intention almost solidified.
Lou Youzhi had resisted Emperor Qing's pressure. Not only did Emperor Qing stop sending troops, but he issued an order for disaster relief.
Even if they arrived later, with themselves and a considerable amount of food still available, it would be enough for these refugees to last until the disaster relief.
Logically speaking, most refugees should have a white halo on their body surface.
However, from the Yin Shen's perspective, it doesn't matter whether it's inside the city or outside the city.
Not only were there no traces of white light on the bodies of millions of refugees, but the red halo was even thicker than when they left!
It was obvious that these people were going to die.
Although they don't know how they will die, there is no doubt that they are going to die.
And he will die soon.
Who did it?
There is no doubt that it can only be Taiping Taoist.
Xu Chong withdrew his Yinshen and looked at Jiang Zhihong's skull.
"I intended to let you see a happy ending."
"No need now."
"You have done so much, but you have not been able to change their ending."
"Your fellow countrymen took action, but they still couldn't change their outcome."
"Someone will always jump out and make a superior move, forcing them to die."
"It's really not interesting."
In this way, Jiang Zhihong's bones were collected and buried in an inconspicuous corner of the city.
After doing all this, Xu Chong returned to the top of the city and stood there quietly, like a wood sculpture, waiting for the ending to come.
Time passes slowly.
The sky is getting brighter.
Refugees start a new day in their lives.
"belch……"
Zhang Cai sat in front of the door and patted his round belly, "It feels so good to be full."
"Who says it isn't?"
The neighbor next door was also sitting in front of the door, picking his teeth with a wooden thorn, "A few months ago, this would have been unthinkable."
"Seriously, how can the court's disaster relief work be like a magic trick?"
Zhang Cai tilted his head and said doubtfully, "Suddenly there is so much more food, and suddenly there is an extra house...and those people, they come and go very quickly, it's a bit too neat."
"Are you stupid?"
The neighbor said disdainfully, "Do you believe it when others say it's the imperial court providing disaster relief?"
“If it’s not disaster relief, what else could it be?”
Zhang Cai became even more confused.
"Think about it, if they are people from the imperial court, they must be officers and soldiers, right? But their clothes are all different."
said the neighbor.
"Uh...it's really different."
Zhang Cai nodded and asked: "We are not from the imperial court, why do they want to help us?"
"I guess they are gods in the sky."
The neighbor pointed upward and muttered: "God has mercy on us and has sent gods down to save our lives."
"..."
Zhang Cai was immediately speechless.
"Don't believe it, I won't talk about food and clothing."
The neighbor knocked on the wall of the house and said seriously: "But think about it, so many houses like this were built in just a few days. What else could they be if they weren't gods?"
"It's not unreasonable."
Zhang Cai scratched his head.
"Hey, don't you feel like something is missing if you don't do anything?"
The neighbor on the other side poked his head out of the house and said to the two of them.
"What's missing?"
"Besides eating, the only thing we can do is farming, right? But we have limited legs and feet, so it's not our turn to do this."
The two of them didn't understand.
"I always feel that after eating a full meal, I should do something instead of sitting in a daze like this, waiting for my next meal."
The neighbor frowned and said.
The two looked at each other and nodded at the same time: "It seems that I really feel this way."
After much deliberation, several people still couldn't figure out why they felt this way.
In fact, this kind of doubt widely appears among the refugee community.
They don't know, nor can they remember, that they used to stare in one direction, assume various postures with solemn expressions, and make use of every moment in order to survive.
Xu Chong watched it without any interference.
About 4 o'clock in the morning, a horizontal black line appeared at the end of my vision.
Above the black line, bright flags flutter in the wind.