More than 600 northern villagers learned from Zhou Xingyun that Han Qiumiao, commanding the king's army, came to the north to fight against the bandits and suggested that they temporarily seek refuge with the current emperor's sister.
What was unbelievable happened, everyone was stunned speechless.
The villagers have always believed that the current royal family is incompetent and only cares about enjoying wine and meat. Because of this, the people in the north live in dire straits and are ravaged by thieves and bandits.
The more than 600 northern villagers present believed that the uprising of the Sixteenth Son of the Emperor had failed and that the incompetent new emperor had ascended the throne, so they abandoned them. Therefore, the entire northern territory was robbed by evil sects and bandits, and no military police were available.
The rescue forces forced everyone to leave their homes.
Now, I suddenly heard from Zhou Xingyun and others that the imperial sister actually went undercover to conquer the northern border and rescued the suffering people there.
Everyone in the more than 600 villagers looked confused, not believing that this would happen...
How could the ignorant and incompetent royal family and nobles personally march to the north to fight against evil thieves and seek welfare for their group of poor people?
Regardless of whether the villagers believe it or not, the facts are before their eyes. As long as they arrive at the Wulin Alliance camp, they will be able to witness the grace of the royal sister of my dynasty.
Zhou Xingyun has confidence in Han Qiumiao. With her talent in planning, she will be able to quickly win over the people and let the people in the north who are affected by public opinion truly see the benevolence and righteousness of the current royal family in serving the people.
Unless absolutely necessary, northern residents will not abandon their farming fields or leave the villages where they depend on their families and families.
Now Zhou Xingyun gives them a glimmer of hope, guides them with a survival guide, and allows everyone to temporarily join the Wulin Alliance. After the imperial sister of our dynasty leads the chivalrous men to expel the evil sect that caused harm to the northern territory, they can then return to the villages and settle down.
After hearing Zhou Xingyun's speech, more than 600 villagers were delighted and willing to act according to his arrangements.
After all, they fled the north with their families and didn't know where to go. Now, regardless of whether Zhou Xingyun's words were true or not, whether the current imperial sister really took charge of the expedition herself to defeat the evil thieves, at least... the Wulin Alliance was willing to take in the refugees, and the six of them
Hundreds of people have a place to stay and food is guaranteed, so they don't have to worry about starving to death in the wilderness.
More than 600 northern residents expressed their gratitude to Zhou Xingyun and others for their help as if worshiping a Bodhisattva. They all expressed their willingness to listen to him and went to the Wulin Alliance base area.
Next, Zhou Xingyun began to consider who would escort these villagers back to Han Qiumiao's camp.
First of all, the person who escorts the villagers back to the base must be someone with identity, status, and someone who can speak in the Wulin League. Only in this way will the Wulin League take in 600 refugees...
Although Ning Xiangyi is an officer of the Wulin Alliance, her seniority is too low. She is just a disciple of Shuixian Pavilion. If she takes 600 people to the base area, she may not be able to get things done.
Xu Zhiqian has a distinguished status and is someone close to Han Qiumiao, but she is not a member of the martial arts alliance and does not know martial arts. The cute little creature took people back to the camp, but was packed away by the robbers in minutes on the way.
Zhou Xingyun thought about it again and thought that Isabel and Xiao Yun were the best candidates. The head of the clan had the right to say anything. They escorted the refugees back to the base. Han Qiumiao only had to nod. Even if other Wulin League deacons had opinions, they had to follow the trend.
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However, when Zhou Xingyun was about to entrust Xiao Le to transform into the head of Xiao and escort the refugees with Isabel, this girl actually hid and disappeared...
With no other choice, Zhou Xingyun could only ask Isabel to take the villagers back to the camp and report to Han Qiumiao the actual situation in the northern territory.
Qi Li'an watched Isabel leave with the villagers. She couldn't help but applaud in her heart, and drew circles and cursed Isabel never to come back.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu""Isabel had just walked away, Xiao Le, who had been missing for a long time, emerged from the crowd with a strong head.
"What are you hiding for?" Zhou Xingyun looked at the little girl speechlessly. How could the dignified head of Shuixian Pavilion be so irresponsible.
"I'm out to play, so I don't want to go back to the camp." Xiao Le said confidently. She was the score statistician of Yu Wushuang's team, and she had to count the crusade points, so she couldn't go back to the camp with Isabel.
Only then did Zhou Xingyun notice that the clothes Xiao Le was wearing were actually embroidered with the Wulin Alliance emblem. Seeing her, people in the world who didn't know the truth might misunderstand that this fake loli was the youngest deacon of the Wulin Alliance in the world.
According to the accounts of people who fled the north, there are only Linjia Village and Liangjia Village to the west of Shiyuan City. Now everyone has moved together and there is no one left in the villages.
Zhou Xingyun and his party did not need to go to villages and towns to inquire about news in vain, so they simply changed their route and went to Shiyuan City to explore the situation.
After all, there are military police stationed in Ishihara Castle, and the citizens living in the city should not be harmed by bandits and Xuanyang Cult.
"Senior Brother Xingyun, the prefect of the northern main city is probably colluding with the Xuanyang Sect." Xu Zhiqian said as she walked. The Xuanyang Sect and bandits were causing such blatant and lawless chaos. Even if the local prefect was powerless, he should report it immediately.
The imperial court begged the capital to send troops to attack the evil sect.
If Han Feng learns about the situation in the Northern Territory, he will definitely find ways to gather people to quell the banditry.
There is currently no movement from the court, and I am afraid that the bureaucrats in the northern territories are colluding to conceal the true situation in the region.
If the Blood Dragon Tomb had not brought the news to Yueya Peak, Han Qiumiao would not have known that the northern territory was suffering from evil sects and bandits.
"I know everything you said. The question is, do you have a clever plan to solve the dilemma in the north?" Zhou Xingyun looked at Xu Zhiqian, and it was her who had the most bad ideas and could give everyone advice.
"Not yet." Xu Zhiqian pouted her little mouth cutely. Now they only know that the Xuanyang Sect has integrated the bandits in the northern territory, and uses inhumane methods to persecute the local residents to worship the Xuanyang Sect.
Unfortunately, Zhou Xingyun asked all the residents who fled the north, and none of them knew where the Xuanyang Sect's base was, or in other words, the Xuanyang Sect had no base at all.
The evil disciples of the Xuanyang Sect are scattered and lurking in major cities in the Northern Territory, carrying out activities in secret and causing harm to the villages and cities around the city.
Therefore, Xu Zhiqian could not think of a particularly good way to destroy Xuanyang Sect.
To put it bluntly, due to insufficient intelligence and lack of understanding of the enemy's movements, it was impossible to eradicate the source of evil that harmed the Northern Territory.
"Xingyun, do you think other warriors in the crusade team will encounter anything unexpected?" Wei Suyao did not expect that the situation in the northern region was so dangerous. As soon as they arrived in your area, they encountered a large-scale brawl involving more than a thousand people.
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From this, it can be inferred that the power controlled by the Xuanyang Sect is far beyond their expectations.
However, the total number of the expedition team sent by the First Legion of the Wulin Alliance was only about two hundred.
With this small number of people alone, let alone encircling and suppressing bandits, we might be counter-encircled, which would be a serious problem.
"Don't worry, they are not just fledgling boys." Xiao Le replied nonchalantly. The warriors training at Yueya Peak may not be as strong as Zhou Xingyun, but they have all been in the world for two or three years.
He has rich experience in the arena and the ability to protect himself. Once he notices something abnormal, he will be cautious and adapt accordingly.
To tell the truth, Xiao Le, in terms of experience in the martial arts world, Zhou Xingyun and his young men are definitely the worst group among the warriors training at Yueya Peak.
"We have the least experience in martial arts. Let's take a look at the six ancient and modern arts." Zhou Xingyun was unconvinced and quickly brought out Miss Wuchanghua to retort. All the children here combined, the experience in martial arts may not be as good as Wuchanghua.
"Even I get angry sometimes." Wuchanghua seemed to be more concerned about Zhou Xingyun making a joke about her age, so she warned the boy in a gentle way.
"Okay, okay..." Zhou Xingyun smiled awkwardly. It turns out that Miss Wuchanghua is also stingy sometimes.
While walking and chatting, Zhou Xingyun and others arrived at the gate of Shiyuan City without knowing it.
At first, Zhou Xingyun did not expect that Mu Hanxing, Xuanyuan Chongwu, and Nangong Ling would follow him, so he made an appointment with Tong Li and others to gather at Shiyuan City Station after sunset this afternoon.
Now we must change our plans and find a larger inn, otherwise we won't be able to accommodate so many people.
This crusade mission has a very high degree of freedom. Zhou Xingyun and others can arrange their itinerary as they wish. They only need to send a letter back to the Wulin Alliance base every three to five days and report intelligence to Han Qiumiao.
The team sent out to carry out the crusade mission returned to the base area twenty days later to summarize the results of the first round of crusade and take next steps based on specific issues.
After entering Shiyuan City, Zhou Xingyun and others began to look for an inn. In order not to attract attention, their group was divided into three or five groups, like lazy soldiers who had lost their chains, and walked through the streets a few meters apart from each other.
There are no abnormal conditions in Ishihara City. The residents in the city are smiling and living their lives as usual.
However, the scene of peaceful singing and dancing in Shiyuan City made Xu Zhiqian even more uneasy...
The villagers in the suburbs were forced to leave their homes and risk their lives to survive, while the residents in Shiyuan City were singing and dancing in peace. The contrast between the two was so different that it was unreasonable no matter how you think about it.
"Can you please walk faster?" Wei Suyao suddenly turned around and shouted to Zhou Xingyun who was ten meters behind.
Although everyone was divided into three or five groups, walking fast and slowly on the street to avoid attracting attention, Zhou Xingyun was really unruly and kept dragging his feet at the end, pestering Xun Xuan and me.
"It's coming, it's coming. Don't worry, Suyuan..." Zhou Xingyun didn't move his mouth or feet, and still walked leisurely. Sister Xunxuan didn't resist him today, so of course he had to push his limits and have a good chat with the beautiful lady.
Wei Su watched from afar as Zhou Xingyun said one thing and did another, but didn't take her seriously at all, so she had to slow down and wait for him to leave.
Anyway, Zhou Xingyun hugged Xun Xuan happily, which attracted the attention of passers-by.
However, just when Wei Suyao stopped and was about to wait for Zhou Xingyun, Mo Nianxi ran directly to Zhou Xingyun: "Hey, something seems to have happened in the street square over there..."
"Xuanyang is universal, all people are revived, believers worship the sun, and the world is blessed."
It turned out that there were several Taoist priests who looked like humans and dogs in green robes, standing on the street shouting and preaching.
Hearing the sound, passers-by on the street quickened their steps and ran towards several green-robed Taoist priests.
Zhou Xingyun and others saw this, looked at each other, and followed the trend to see what the evil followers of the Xuanyang Sect were playing.