Under the sky

Chapter 279: Godless

Mira was anxious and afraid that her daughter would be worried, so she tried not to cry.Wang Hong bit her lip and pondered, and Mira asked: "Is there a way to save your father? He...he just went out for the first time." After saying this, Mira finally couldn't help covering her face and crying.

It was impossible to expect Gao Leqi to ask the Son of God to meet with the refugee leader alone. Just think about it and know that he would not agree.

Will Yang Yan help?The refugees asked to meet the Son of God alone. This was too risky...

"I'll discuss it with Shenzi," Wang Hong said, "Mom, don't worry, Shenzi likes dad very much and will agree to help."

Maybe, Wang Hong is not sure, but she has a way to persuade Yang Yan.She came outside Yang Yan's house and knocked on the door.

"Come in." Yang Yan saw Wang Hong and asked, "What happened?"

"My father was arrested by the refugees."

Yang Yan was startled: "What?"

"I think this is a good opportunity." Wang Hong bit her lip and said, "It's your chance."

"What do you mean?" Yang Yan was confused.

"Maier said that it was a refugee community of more than a thousand people. This is unreasonable. The leader named Wang Qile gathered such a large number of people around Batu. He must have his purpose, and he said he wanted to see you."

"He wants to see me?" Yang Yan pondered, "He captured Menduke and threatened me to see him?"

"Yes, you also know that Gao Leqi does not trust us. We need our own talents so that they will not hide them. If you can win over these refugees for your use, the team of 1000 people is not large, but as long as you think of some ways , they are all soldiers who obey your orders."

Yang Yan said: "What else do they want?"

"You are not allowed to lead troops there, nor can you encircle and suppress them. The refugees don't want much, maybe food, or maybe you want to forgive their sins. It's easy for you..."

"So you want me to go see a group of thousands of refugees without taking anyone with me?" Yang Yan interrupted Wang Hong.

Wang Hong turned pale and nodded: "It's risky, but worth it."

Yang Yan looked at Wang Hong and asked, "That's it? Is there anything else you want to say?"

"I believe you know the severity." Wang Hong said with a guilty conscience.

"Of course I know." Yang Yan said, "I will recruit Gao Leqi. It's not easy to sneak out now."

Yang Yan immediately sent someone to call Gao Leqi.

"I heard Monduk was captured."

Gao Leqi glanced at Wang Hong who was standing next to Yang Yan. Of course he knew that this matter could not be hidden from Yang Yan, so he said: "I am trying to save him."

"Finding a way to save a soldier?" Yang Yan said, "I almost believed you."

"He is not an ordinary soldier, he is Nadia's father." Gao Leqi said, "I will send envoys to negotiate with them and sneak in to rescue people if necessary."

"Let me go see the refugee leader." Yang Yan suggested.

"There is no such preparation." Gao Leqi said, "Do you know how dangerous this is? You don't even know which sect he belongs to. If he was born in Sumabadu and believed in the Yanabhata teachings, he would kill him. you."

Of course Yang Yan knew that Wu En was from the Yana Podo sect and would rather give up ten bags of food than kill himself.But he still said: "This is the best way to save Monduk."

"Son of God, with all due respect, this is the stupidest method."

"I don't want to argue with you about this."

"I don't want to either, Son of God!" Gao Leqi emphasized, "Nadia, can you please step aside?"

"There is no need to avoid Nadia, she is one of our own." Yang Yan also emphasized his tone, "I want to go!"

"He is just a warrior. If he catches a warrior, he can threaten the Son of God to come forward. From now on, no warrior will dare to walk alone in the wilderness."

"What they want may be very simple, as long as the Son of God forgives their sins."

"The crime of two thousand refugees?" Gao Le asked curiously, "As soon as this case is started, the entire number of refugees outside the customs, definitely more than tens of thousands, will gather in Nabu Batu, arresting soldiers everywhere and waiting for the Son of God's forgiveness. Son of God, Don’t negotiate terms with them, don’t set this precedent.”

"This will give us [-] more soldiers." Yang Yan said, "We can use them to deal with the Priesthood."

"They are ten thousand scoundrels, uncontrolled and unruly thugs. Once they enter Batu, where will they live? Who will take care of the food? It will immediately become a security problem." Gao Leqi said, "No one can control these people. They He doesn’t even understand the rules of Baduli, just look at Huck.”

"Then give them food." Yang Yan said, "Maybe they want food."

"When the whole of Batu is worried about the price of food, exchange the food of 2000 people for a soldier? If word spreads, Son of God, this will shake your prestige."

"Then I have to meet their leader before I know what he wants."

"Send an envoy and you will know." Gao Leqi said, "Send an envoy first to find out what they want, and then discuss this issue."

Yang Yan said: "Then send the envoys immediately. If the request is not too exaggerated, just agree to them directly."

Gao Leqi didn't want to be distracted by this matter, so he touched his heart with his left hand and said respectfully: "I only respect the will of the Son of God."

After Gao Leqi left, Yang Yan asked Wang Hong: "Is this okay? Or do you insist that I go?"

Wang Hong noticed Yang Yan's displeasure and felt a little timid for some reason, so she said: "No, let's wait for the news first."

Maier took the initiative to negotiate with the refugees, even though he was still injured.Wang Hong, who was worried, wanted to follow, but Maier stopped her.

"If we can't reach an agreement, there's no need to give the other party an extra hostage," Maier said.

"Can you promise to bring my father back?"

"I guarantee his safety."

Maier personally selected fifty good players to set off.It was inconvenient for him to bring too many people, as he was worried about arousing Wang Qile's jealousy, but he also had to be careful about being ambushed again.

Wang Qile's team was stationed in a mountainous area. It was said to be secretive but it was not secretive at all. After all, there were 2000 people. The team was huge and easily discovered.But Wang Qile not only did not hide, he even put up a fence to keep the horses away, as if he wanted to take root here.

A bit arrogant, Maier thought. A group of 2000 people, a team of [-] warriors, if they provoke Batu, they will be defeated in just one move.

What worries Maier is that Wang Qile seems to be continuing to recruit refugees. What does he want to do?
"I didn't see the Son of God."

When he saw Wang Qile again, he was still sitting astride that chair.

"The Son of God cannot be seen by everyone." Maier said respectfully, "You can make any conditions, and we will try our best to comply with your kindness."

Wang Qile didn't reply. He stood up and came to Maier and slapped him so hard that Maier's ears rang.

"There are still seven days." Wang Qile returned to his seat, "I'm done."

Maier said: "That's just an ordinary warrior. You can't use him to blackmail the Son of God."

Wang Qile really didn't say another word, and waved to his men to drive Maier out.

Maier brought the words back to Gao Leqi, as well as Yang Yan and Wang Hong.

"I have to go there myself." Yang Yan said.

Gao Leqi still refused: "I will find a way to rescue Monduke. For example, send Maier to lead a team of sharp soldiers to sneak in to rescue people. This is not difficult."

"What if it fails?"

"It won't fail."

"You just want to say sorry after failure." Yang Yan said, "I want to meet Wang Qile. He has gathered thousands of refugees by himself. He is a character. I also want to meet him to see what his purpose is."

"There is no reason, Son of God, let me stress it again, there is no reason for you to meet a refugee leader alone and take such a risk." Gao Leqi said, "Son of God may not know that the insect is monitoring us. As soon as you leave Nabu Batu, you will be noticed immediately. Son of God, you have a noble status, you are standing on a high place..."

"Don't tell me what people who stand on high places have to do. If I want to stand on high places, you will all be trampled under my feet! If I wanted to stand on high places, I would have killed Tucker long ago! I I've given in enough! Don't think I don't know. You never wanted me to get involved in political affairs. You never believed me. These guys have endured it!" Yang Yan put one foot on the chair and cursed angrily, "What are you going to say to me? That a soldier is not worth the risk for me? Because things without benefits are not worth the risks, so there must be some benefit before I go?" When he said this, he turned to look at Wang Hong , Wang Hong turned away with a guilty conscience.

"Do you want to cooperate with you, a shrewd person like Gulthas, someone who thinks about the overall situation, or a friend?"

My friend... Gao Leqi really never thought about it this way.In the face of power and interests, Tucker's brothers betrayed without mercy, hoarded goods, and raised food prices. Even brothers couldn't trust them. How could they trust friends? "If I can't protect the people around me even if I become the Son of God, then what kind of Son of God should I be!" Yang Yan roared.

"When you are a son of God, you need people around you to protect you." Gao Leqi replied.

"Don't talk to me about these machinations, I just want to save him! There is only one reason, Monduk is my friend and Nadia's father! I am determined to save you!"

"The Son of God wants to take risks, but I can't let you take risks." Gao Leqi tried his best to stay calm so as not to be affected by Yang Yan's rage, "Because this not only affects you, but also affects the overall situation."

"Why would you, a smart person like you, help Tucker? Wouldn't it be faster to betray him?" Yang Yan asked, "Why?"

"This is not the point." Gao Leqi said, "It has nothing to do with today's matter."

"If your father is caught and Tucker is asked to rescue him, will he hide or take the risk to save your father?"

"My father has guards around him, so no refugees will catch him." Gao Leqi said curiously, "He rarely travels far."

"I'm just asking you, will Tucker do it, will he?" Yang Yan asked through gritted teeth.

Gao Leqi was stunned for a moment, then remained silent for a long time, without replying for a long time.After a long time, he slowly closed his eyes, sighed, and then uttered this sentence:
"I sent fifty people to protect the Son of God. I left the city in the middle of the night and tried not to be discovered."

Yang Yan looked at Wang Hong. Wang Hong breathed a sigh of relief, but never dared to look at Yang Yan again.

Late at night, Yang Yan, wearing a cloak to cover his red eyes, led 50 people out of Nabu Batu with Maier leading the way.I hope I haven't been discovered, Yang Yan thought. He didn't know what would happen if he was discovered. In short, nothing good would happen.

After walking for a day, Yang Yan arrived at Wang Qile's refugee gathering place. From a distance, he saw hundreds of tents standing in the hills.It's a bit like the Taoist temple in Wudang, but not as spectacular. Yang Yan thought and asked, "Why did he gather so many people?"

"The better question is, why was he able to gather so many people?" Maier replied. "We don't know."

Yang Yan took off his cloak: "Call him out."

Maier suddenly entered the camp, and soon after, Yang Yan saw a man with a beard.This man was really tall, maybe just a little shorter than Third Master. He was carrying a thick-backed sword, which looked very heavy. He immediately hung a bow and arrow and led a team of about a hundred people to run out.

As soon as he left the camp, he immediately caused a commotion. People in the tent poked their heads out one after another, and people outside also looked up. Some people simply followed him out. There were not many at first, but then more and more, there were as many as six or seven hundred people. Everyone, followed five or sixty feet behind the bearded man, wanting to see the face of the Son of God.

Yang Yan raised his riding whip and shouted, "Is it Wang Qile?"

Wang Qile chuckled and galloped toward Yang Yan, followed by hundreds of cavalry members.The guards around Yang Yan were about to step forward to stop him, but Yang Yan waved his hand to signal the guards to retreat. Instead, he rode forward and the guards had no choice but to follow.

The two of them ran close, but the other party had no intention of stopping, and Yang Yan had no intention of stopping either.Seeing that the horses were about to collide, the two men whipped their horses harder. Before the two horses collided, they each neighed and twisted. Because they turned too fast, the horses fell over. The man was an excellent horseman and pulled the reins just as the horses were about to fall. , unexpectedly saved him again. Yang Yan had no such riding skills. He tightened the reins with both hands and clamped his legs. The horse swayed and finally fell to the ground.

Yang Yan quickly jumped up to avoid being crushed by the horse. Before he landed, he suddenly pulled out his knife and slashed at Wang Qile's horse.Wang Qile was sneering, but unexpectedly Yang Yan suddenly drew his sword and attacked. The two were very close. Wang Qile couldn't turn the horse's head in time, and Yang Yan slashed into the horse's neck. The horse stood up, blood sprayed up to half the height of the sky, and then fell to the ground.Wang Qile turned over and dismounted, staring at Yang Yan. The horse's blood spilled down, covering their heads and faces. The two glared at each other, not giving in at all.

"Are you the Son of God?" Wang Qile glared at Yang Yan.

"You said you wanted to see me?" Yang Yan asked, "You saved my friend, what reward do you want?"

Wang Qile laughed loudly: "Rewards? Refugees don't need rewards. Refugees will get what they want by themselves."

"So you just want to see me? Then you have already seen me." Yang Yan said, "Let me go."

Wang Qile suddenly pulled out a knife from his back. He was tall, almost a head taller than Yang Yan, with long hands and long legs. He pulled out the big knife effortlessly. The guards behind Yang Yan immediately stood on guard with their knives.

"This is a knife and scale deal." Wang Qile drew a dagger on the ground with his knife.

"What do you want to change?" Yang Yan scratched the scale with his knife.

"A piece of land, this mountain is so big." Wang Qile said, "Land allocated to the refugees."

"Refugees cannot own land." Yang Yan replied, "Do you want to be pardoned?"

"I'm not guilty, why should I be pardoned?" Wang Qile almost shouted, "I want a piece of land where refugees can live!"

"I can't promise you." Yang Yan replied, "Do you think you can get land in exchange for capturing a soldier?"

Although Yang Yan was eager to rescue Meng Duque, he knew very well what the price was. If the Son of God easily promised land, no amount of land would be enough to cede, and it would only encourage the refugees' arrogance.

"I can give you food in a fair way. Each soldier can exchange for one cart of food at most." Yang Yan said, "This is generous enough."

"This is very stingy." Wang Qile sneered, "If he was just an ordinary soldier, a cart of food would be enough, but since the Son of God is willing to redeem him personally, then he is worth a mountain."

"After I promise you, I can also send people to destroy you."

"Can the Son of God lie?"

"It depends on whether you believe that I am the Son of God. If you don't believe it, then you are blind and a heretic. No matter what I promised, you must be eliminated. If you believe..." Yang Yan said, "You should now Kneel down and apologize for your recklessness.”

Wang Qile laughed loudly: "I want to believe that you are the Son of God, but I am a refugee. Refugees are deprived of the right to believe. If you want me to kneel down to you, you must first forgive me."

"I will pardon you now." Yang Yan asked, "Are you willing?"

"The best thing about being a refugee is that you can never kneel down." Wang Qile said, staring at Yang Yan's red eyes.

Yang Yan felt that this man was arrogant, so he asked: "I can't give you the mountain, and you can't swallow it if you ask for it. Tell me what else you want. A hundred carts of food or a thousand knives or five hundred horses." ? None of this is possible." Yang Yan shook his head, "I will only give you a cart of food, three good knives, or five bows and fifty arrows."

"You took the risk to come here, and you're only willing to pay this price?" Wang Qile was surprised by Yang Yan's determination.

"I came because he is my friend, regardless of his identity as the Son of God. I only gave him this price because he is a warrior, and he is a warrior who serves me loyally." Yang Yan said, "I won't give you more, but I can Destroy you."

"Didn't your men tell you that Wang Qile would not accept the threat?"

"I don't have a mountain to give you, and you're not willing to accept a cart of food, so let's each take a step back." Yang Yan said, "You let me go, and I'll leave."

Wang Qile asked: "What good will this do to me?"

"You can be friends with me." Yang Yan said, "I'm willing to drink with you."

Wang Qile was stunned for a moment, then stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Being a friend of the Son of God?"

Yang Yan said: "If you are in danger, I will take risks for you."

Wang Qile laughed loudly, took a skin bag from the fallen horse and threw it to Yang Yan.Yang Yan opened it and smelled it. There was a smell of wine, which was poor barley wine.

For refugees, wine is an extremely luxurious drink.Yang Yan also took off the wine bag from his horse and threw it to Wang Qile. It contained fine wine. Wang Qile sniffed it and said, "It's so fragrant, like what a woman would drink."

"Would you like to drink?" Yang Yan raised the bag to signal.

"Drink!" Wang Qile replied.

The two drank a few sips.Yang Yan is not used to the bad and spicy taste of barley wine.

Wang Qile waved to him. A rider dismounted and gave the horse to him. Wang Qile got on the horse.

"I just want to see what kind of person the Son of God is." Wang Qile said, "Not bad, but he is too young." He laughed loudly and led the team to leave. Those who were watching the Son of God had to leave with them, looking back at Yang Yan from time to time. .

Soon after, Monduk was carried out on a stretcher. His face was bloodless and he could not get up.Seeing Yang Yan come to save him in person, Meng Duke was moved and wanted to kneel down but could not move.

"Don't move." Yang Yan said, "Nadia is waiting for you to go home."

Meng Duke looked at Yang Yan and nodded.

After returning to Batu, Mira cried with joy while holding her seriously injured husband. Wang Hong kept complaining that her father should not take risks. Then she saw Yang Yan standing aside and silently stepped forward and whispered: "Thank you."

Yang Yan said coldly: "You're welcome, it's all to win over those refugees, who are thousands of warriors."

Wang Hong knew that Yang Yan was still angry and wanted to say something, but was speechless for the moment.Seeing that she didn't speak, Yang Yan turned around and left.

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The news of Yang Yan's departure didn't seem to spread, or maybe he came back too quickly. It only took two days, and Hillidege didn't have time to cause trouble.

But Gao Leqi's troubles were not over. After the orders to cut taxes and stabilize prices were issued, it still didn't rain throughout May, and public dissatisfaction did not subside at all.

Because Nabu Batu no longer had enough food.

(End of this chapter)