On this day, a county town in Yangzhou was captured by a group of bandits in an instant, with almost no effort. In the evening, tens of thousands of bandits had already entered the county town.
There were sounds of burning, killing and looting everywhere.
Some people were wailing, some women were struggling, and some children were crying.
Although there was no river of blood flowing in the county town, it was like being in hell.
But on the city wall of the county town, the government officials, magistrates, civil servants and others who had surrendered to the county had been tied up and were kneeling on the ground. They were all trembling, their faces were bloodless, and their eyes were full of fear.
"Chief Shihu, all the officials and government servants in the county are here." said a bandit leader.
"Very good, it's my turn." Shi Hu, who was eating meat, raised his head, with a bloodthirsty light in his eyes.
This look is violent and fierce, like an evil tiger, which makes people shudder. Such a look is not what a person should have, and all thieves who see this look are frightened.
Shi Hu took the big sword with a ring head and strode over.
"Big, big boss, spare, spare my life."
A man in official robes said with a trembling voice, and kept kowtowing to Shi Hu to beg for mercy.
Shi Hu grinned and waved the sword in his hand. However, before the man could finish speaking, he stopped abruptly. A big head flew up and rolled down the city wall. The man who lost his head suddenly stopped.
The corpses were splashed with blood, and a strong smell of blood immediately filled the air.
"It tastes good." He licked his lips, feeling a little unsatisfied.
After saying that, Shi Hu raised his knife to behead people again and walked along the city wall. Everyone was kneeling on the ground like a walking zombie, not daring to resist. It seemed that he had already acquiesced to this result and was just waiting for the person in front of him to behead him.
Lose your own head.
In just a few moments, he killed dozens of government officials and officials in the county.
Under the city wall of the county town, there are dozens of dead heads.
"Why do you have to do such dirty things yourself? Can't you just let your subordinates do it?"
A woman's voice sounded, and Hua Gu walked over with a gloomy look on her face.
Shi Hu chuckled and said, "Do you think I really like killing people? I am practicing. I kill people with my body, which can accumulate evil spirits. The evil spirits are strong enough, and ghosts and gods will retreat. Why should you ask knowingly about this? But I see you like this
You don’t seem to look well, is someone angry with you?”
Hua Gu said, "It's Wang Ze. He destroyed the City God's Temple in the city and planned to build a Maitreya Temple for worshipers. I planned to build a Guanyin Temple, but we got into a dispute."
"You lost? So you asked me to stand up for you?" Shi Hu said with a twitch of his eyelids.
Taking advantage of the moment he opened his mouth, a government official who was about to be beheaded suddenly got the courage from nowhere, struggled to stand up, jumped forward, and jumped towards the moat under the city.
"Huh?" Shi Hu cast a glance and immediately waved the Huanshou sword in his hand.
The escaped government servant screamed, and half of his neck was cut open. Blood spattered and fell into the moat, dyeing the water red.
Aunt Hua said with a normal expression: "You and I are our allies, do you really believe in Wang Ze? The higher his moral character, the more disadvantageous he will be to you and me. I joined forces with him before to form an alliance, but it was just because our moral conduct was similar."
Shi Hu frowned and said: "Why are you so anxious? Why bother fighting for the incense of a small county? If you want to fight, you have to conquer Yangzhou and then fight. The small family spirit makes people laugh."
"Of course you are not in a hurry, but I am different. Li Xiuyuan destroyed two of my golden bodies. If I don't restore my Taoism as soon as possible, I will be killed sooner or later." Hua Gu said: "Don't forget, the people in Tiangong are also watching, although they are not there at the moment.
There is movement, but if you don’t strike first, it will be too late by the time you do it.”
"I already feel that this is no longer a simple rebellion to kill Li Xiuyuan. Although we initiated the incident, the outcome will definitely be out of our control."
Shi Hu said coldly: "I'm talking too shallowly, your elm-headed person can't understand it. It's not too late to give up the fight for incense to that toad spirit first. It's best to let those gods jump out. Don't forget, this Yangzhou
Who is in charge now? Li Xiuyuan is in charge. When I entered the county seat, I saw that the local city god had slipped away. Li Xiuyuan will soon know that you are jumping out to fight for incense because you think Li Xiuyuan's sword is not enough.
Is it fast?"
After being shouted at, Hua Gu's expression changed uncertainly, and she didn't know how to refute.
At night.
The thieves in the county celebrated their victory.
But outside the county town, there was a scholar with a few underworld soldiers, but the ghost soldiers were wandering around outside the city cautiously.
"Lord City God, this county has been occupied by thieves. Li Liangjin and the Black Mountain old demon have rebelled. Such a big thing should be reported to the saints in Jinling City. Why haven't you left yet?" A Yin soldier said, looking at him.
I have concerns about going to the county seat.
This is not an ordinary rebellion of thieves and soldiers. There are countless monsters and ghosts hidden in it. Even ghosts and gods have to stay away when they encounter it.
The scholar Cheng Huang said: "The thieves captured the city because of the poor guards of the Yamen. The ghosts captured the city because I, the local city god, neglected my duty. If I go back to Jinling City like this, how can I face the saint in the world? Moreover, the saint has also sent Yin soldiers before.
I was notified that there might be a military disaster in Yangzhou, but I was warned in advance, and I seemed even more incompetent."
"The thieves are powerful and the ghosts and spirits are powerful. How can we with my meager moral skills be able to resist them? This is not the crime of the city god." Yin Bing said again.
"Having said that, if you do nothing, it is not dereliction of duty, but inaction. What use are the ghosts and gods doing if they do nothing? Moreover, the people in a county are suffering now, how can I bear it, so
There is no way to save the situation, and I also want to spread the news about the rebels here as soon as possible back to Jinling City." Scholar Cheng Huang said.
"Didn't we already send someone to deliver the message?"
The scholar Cheng Huang shook his head and said: "The message delivered by ghosts and gods is not convincing enough. It will only increase the troubles of the saints in the world. If a living person can be sent to Jinling City to meet the minister of the Ministry of War, it will be more convincing and make the court believe in this place."
There was a rebellion."
"Lord City God has indeed thought carefully, but there is a big demon entrenched in the county. How can we send a living person to Jinling City?" The Yin soldier next to him frowned again.
The scholar Cheng Huang also thought hard and circled around the outside of the county town.
He did not dare to set foot in the county town. Once he set foot there, he would be noticed by the evil spirits inside, and he would also be buried here.
After walking around in a circle, the scholar Cheng Huang suddenly let out a light sigh and saw a floating corpse beside the moat.
"Bring that body here, I can feel there is still life in him."
The two ghost messengers responded and dragged the floating corpse ashore.
The scholar Cheng Huang checked it out and said with some joy: "This man is so lucky. Half of his neck was cut off and he was soaked in water for several hours. He is still alive and his soul has not left."
"Sir, this man is a soldier guarding the city named Mao Wu. When the bandits entered the city, he fought bravely to kill the enemy. Unfortunately, he was exhausted and was arrested. Although he is angry now, he is already dead." The Yin soldiers also checked.
Ichiban said.
The scholar Cheng Huang said: "It doesn't matter. As long as there is still life and the soul has not left the body, it will be fine. If the soul leaves the body and becomes an evil ghost, I will not be able to resurrect the dead with such high skills."
As he spoke, he walked to the corpse, squatted down, held the corpse's head, and closed the wound on the neck.
Then he took a breath and reached out to touch it.
However, he saw that what was originally a ferocious gash had been closed together by the scholar Cheng Huang. No wound could be seen, only a red line could be seen on his neck.
The scholar Cheng Huang turned over the corpse again and patted his back. He saw the corpse opened its mouth and spit out a large mouthful of river water. He pressed his abdomen again, and the corpse that had no breath gradually began to breathe again.
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After a while, the defender named Mao Wu suddenly woke up.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a scholar-looking man standing in front of him, looking at him with a smile. Next to him stood several gloomy-looking soldiers, as well as some servants in government uniforms.
"He has not fully recovered yet. Please help him get to Jinling City as quickly as possible without wasting time," said the scholar Cheng Huang.
"Yes." The Yin soldiers and ghosts on the left and right responded.
Mao Wu, who had not yet fully awakened, became dazed again at this time. He just felt that there were many people around him supporting him, some were holding his arms, some were supporting his body, and some were lifting his feet. For a moment, he felt heavy
The body became lighter, as if floating in mid-air.
"Huhu~!"
The wind whistled beside his ears, and Mao Wu felt as if he was constantly running forward, unable to stop at all.
In the end, he ran for who knows how long, but by the time he could stop, he had already regained consciousness.
But when I opened my eyes, I saw a tall city in front of me. There were three big characters written on the city: Jinling City.
"What? When I arrived at Jinling City, wasn't I already dead?" Mao Wu was shocked. He touched his neck and then his heart, and found that his body was warm, and he still had a pulse and heartbeat.
It's not a dead person.
"After you go to Jinling City, someone will naturally arrange where you go. Don't try to escape, otherwise you will not be spared." A voice suddenly sounded next to your ear.
Mao Wu was shocked. He looked around and found that there was no one at all.
When he calmed down a little, he realized that he had been helped by ghosts and gods. It was ghosts and gods who saved his life. He also vaguely remembered that he had his neck cut off by a very powerful bandit leader and fell into the moat.
, not only did he come back to life, but he also suddenly came to Jinling City. The ghosts and gods must have made arrangements.
Mao Wu first bowed his thanks in four directions, then knelt down and kowtowed a few times in the direction of the county seat, and then hurriedly headed towards Jinling City.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt footsteps following behind him as he walked, and they never stopped.