Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

After leaving the city and heading west, at a place called Pinghe Village, everyone dismounted and turned into a remote path. After walking for more than half an hour, they saw a large village in front of them in the distance, with shadows all around and many people watching the wind.

"Siniang, you pick two good men, I will pretend to be your subordinate, and we will go there openly. The rest will hide here and use the sound of arrows as a signal." Jia Cong whispered.

Yang Siniang frowned and said, "I can go alone."

Jia Cong glared at her and said, "Execute the order."

Yang Siniang had no choice but to take him with her.

In Zhuangzi, Bai Qiuwei was facing cross-examination and censure from seven or eight elders.

"Holy Mother, you ordered that the disciples below are not allowed to collect offerings from ordinary believers. The brothers are quite complaining, saying that they have broken the rules of our religion. I wonder what the deeper meaning is?"

Bai Qiuwei said coldly: "It's just for the long-term plan of our religion. Some people below are really shameless and greedy. They defrauded many poor members of the church into bankruptcy and ruined their families. This greatly violated the teachings of our religion and also attracted thunderous attacks from the government." , so this seat must be renovated.”

"But as a result, our financial resources have been greatly depleted, and we are in a difficult situation."

"I have my own opinion. Now that the Holy King is born, a steady stream of money will flow into our religion, and we will not let everyone go hungry." Bai Qiuwei formed a seal with her hands in the shape of a lotus, with a solemn expression.

The elders looked at each other, when did a holy king emerge?
"I wonder where the Holy King is?"

Bai Qiuwei said: "The Holy King will naturally come forward when the time comes."

"Could it be that the holy envoys that Our Lady brought back from Shandong last time were sent by the Holy King?"

Bai Qiuwei nodded.

The old man with thinning hair and eyes like a falcon sneered: "Now the brothers say that the Holy Mother and Yang Da of Black Wind Village made peace, and many things were hidden from the people in this sect.

I don’t know where a holy king was made up, and these holy envoys were found to control major affairs in the church. Many old brothers were not convinced and asked the Holy Mother to give an explanation. "

Bai Qiuwei could not explain why she was coerced by Jia Cong. If she did not cooperate, the White Lotus Sect would be destroyed immediately.

He just said coldly: "Have you all forgotten the canon rules? Why do you need to explain to others what I do, huh?"

The last "um" was as cold and sharp as a knife, and matched with her sharp and intimidating gaze, everyone in the hall lowered their eyelids and did not dare to look at her.

The Holy Mother has always had the supreme authority in the church. She is decisive in killing and issuing orders and prohibitions. The lower-level believers regard her as a god.

If everyone had not colluded together in advance based on their seniority and seniority, they would never dare to be rude to her.

Another red-faced elder sneered: "If the Holy Mother only thinks about our religion, all of us will naturally obey her orders, but if... Hey, he colludes with outsiders and sacrifices the interests of our religion, we may not be convinced."

Bai Qiuwei scolded: "When will I sacrifice the interests of my religion?"

"This is not just what I said, it was what the incense owners and helmsmen below said, saying that they are not allowed to collect offerings, and the brothers are having a hard time. How can you support tens of thousands of brothers with just a few rich men?" said the red-faced elder. sneered.

Another elder with a hooked nose and triangular eyes said sadly: "I heard that there was a rebellion in the capital last time, and the Holy Mother even led people to rescue Huan Hou's house and rescued his family. When did our sect and wealthy nobles Got on the line?"

Bai Qiuwei sneered and said, "I'm just trying to gain face by betraying Master Yang. Now that she has been recruited by the court, I can help her make a contribution. What does it have to do with Marquis Huan?"

"But that's not what people say. They all say that Marquis Huan, oh no, now Duke Dingguo is a suave man and the most talented man in the world. He is both civil and military.

Qian'er also quelled the chaos in Shandong, and maybe she won the mother's heart at that time, so the mother insisted on taking the brothers to rescue regardless of the danger of the war, hehe. "

"You! You heard rumors and deceived the public with your evil words, and you want to cause trouble?!" Bai Qiuwei blushed and disappeared in an instant, replaced by a look of solemnity on her face.

Hearing the murderous intent in her words, her confidants put their hands on the weapons at their waists and looked at the many elders coldly.

"What, the Holy Mother wants to kill people and silence them? If people don't know what to do but do it yourself, what you do is harmful to our religion. Today, our elders are here, and we need the Holy Mother to give an explanation."

Bai Qiuwei smiled coldly, looked at the red-faced elder, and said, "What does Elder Zhao want me to explain?"

"Please hand over the Holy Order of the White Lotus to the Holy Mother, and let the church recommend the Holy Mother." Elder Zhao clapped his hands, and three senior female church leaders in the church walked out of the back hall.

"My subordinates are here to attend, elders." The three women smiled and greeted Bai Qiuwei. They did not take Bai Qiuwei seriously, and were all preparing to be their successors.

Seeing this, Bai Qiuwei looked up to the sky and laughed, and suddenly shouted: "You are a bunch of idiots who have failed to achieve anything but failed. I am in charge of this religion under the orders of the Holy Mother. Who dares to rebel! Aren't you afraid of the punishment of being eaten by thousands of insects?"

As he spoke, he took out something from his arms, held it high, and looked around the hall.

When the elders saw her taking out the Holy Order of the White Lotus, their momentum suddenly froze. Although they relied on the strength of the crowd, the White Lotus Sect has always had strict rules and regulations. The most important thing is to distinguish between superiors and subordinates. They wanted to force their subordinates to surround the Holy Mother of the White Lotus who was holding the leader's token. They didn't do it. Too sure.

While they were in a stalemate, they suddenly heard a report from the congregation outside the door.

"Master Yang of Black Wind Village has arrived."

"Family scandals should not be made public. Please put away the holy decree first and discuss the affairs of our religion later, so as not to make others laugh." An elder tried to smooth things over.

Bai Qiuwei felt relieved and sneered: "You are so embarrassed now." She took the token back and Siniang felt at ease. They must not have known the true relationship between themselves and Siniang. They all blamed that little thief. !
Yang Siniang came in with Jia Cong. She took a broad look and saw that Bai Qiuwei was fine. Her heart dropped. She cupped her hands and said with a smile, "I've seen the Holy Mother. All the elders are fine."

"I've met Mr. Yang." Everyone stood up and exchanged greetings.

"Master Yang, please have a seat."

Bai Qiuwei was shocked, why is that bastard here too! What are you messing around with, thinking this is a naughty place?
Yang Siniang sat down, and Jia Cong stood behind her obediently.

Elder Zhao glanced at Yang Siniang and said calmly: "Our sect is discussing something. I wonder what the reason for the sudden arrival of Master Yang is?"

Another elder said sadly: "How did Master Yang know that our sect would have such a meeting today? Who knew about Master Yang?"

"The White Lotus Dharma Assembly is held once a year. Non-core disciples of the sect cannot know who leaked the secrets of the sect?" The hook-nosed elder looked at Bai Qiuwei and said aggressively.

After all, Yang Siniang has been a big boss for so long and has a strong psychological quality. She said calmly and calmly: "Elders, please don't misunderstand me. I came here just because I heard that the Holy Mother was wrongly accused, so I came here to explain a few words to avoid any rift between our families."

"Oh? What does Master Yang want to explain?" Elder Zhao said calmly.

"Eh!" Before Yang Siniang could speak, a tall and thin elder suddenly spoke, pointed at Jia Cong and said, "This brother is so shy that he doesn't know his name."

Jia Cong was slightly stunned, not knowing what flaw he had exposed.

Yang Siniang looked back at him and said with a smile: "This is a brother who just came out of our village. He is my third uncle's disciple. His name is Zhen Huairen. Come with me to do things."

Jia Cong secretly laughed in his heart. Did Siniang say that she was really a bad person?
"Zhen Huairen? I have never heard of such a famous person." The tall and thin elder smiled faintly, looked at Jia Cong's feet and said, "Brother Huairen, can you explain why you are wearing these priceless court boots?"

When everyone heard this, their expressions changed, and they looked around hurriedly, and saw that he was wearing a pair of azure satin-covered court boots with gold threads embroidered with river cliff and sea patterns. They were extremely luxurious, and were different from the thin-soled fast boots, straw sandals, and cloth shoes worn by ordinary men in the world. There is a world of difference.

Jia Cong burst out laughing. He didn't expect something was wrong here. Due to the lack of time, he couldn't find another pair of suitable shoes, so he had to still wear his boots.

He simply walked to the middle and said with a smile: "Are you very interested in my little brother's boots? They are not expensive, only a few dozen taels of silver."

Elder Zhao showed a sinister look in his eyes and said calmly: "People in the light don't do secret things. Who are you, and what is your purpose in disguising yourself?"

Jia Cong ignored him, only looked at Bai Qiuwei and said, "Holy Mother, are these people trying to rebel against you?"

Bai Qiuwei nodded.

Jia Cong looked around at everyone and sneered: "If you want to regret it before it's too late, just kneel down and kowtow to the Holy Mother."

The elders laughed angrily, you are still so arrogant in my territory.

"Come here! Give me Yang Siniang and this boy..."

Before Elder Zhao finished speaking, he suddenly saw a flash of bright sword light erupting. Jia Cong's figure rose up, his sword flashed, and he cut off two heads in an instant.

"Do it!"

When the enemy and we saw this, they shouted at the same time and came to fight with their weapons.

"Well done!"

Jia Congyi was an expert and brave man, and he didn't care about the enemy being outnumbered. He shouted loudly and pounced on him like a tiger.

Several experts rushed to meet him, but they did not expect that Jia Cong's sword was so powerful, and they were killed in one encounter.

"Be careful! There's something weird about his knife!" A thief made a light move in his hand, broke the single knife in his hand into two pieces, and shouted hurriedly.

Jia Cong laughed ferociously and said, "What's weird!" As he said that, he flew forward, the sword flashed, blood burst out, and his throat was cut open.

Then he followed the sword, and the force of the sword suddenly became fierce, like a monster with teeth and claws, wandering around in the hall, choosing people to eat, the sword flashed across, screaming again and again, and almost no one could stop him.

Bai Qiuwei and Yang Siniang fought side by side. The two long swords were as powerful as dragons and snakes, winding and circling, as fast as lightning, disappearing and reappearing. One was strong and the other was soft. They cooperated seamlessly. However, in the blink of an eye, seven or eight swords had been assassinated. Man.

"Kill me!" The elders had already shrunk behind and shouted, desperately directing their men to surround the three of them.

Jia Cong saw the two girls hanging out of the corner of his eye. Seeing that they were fine for the moment, he felt reassured and the power of the sword became even stronger, making it impossible for anyone to get in.

Wherever the sword passed by, blood splattered everywhere, and bodies and limbs were severed.

The remaining elders saw that they could not attack for a long time, but lost their troops and generals. They felt weak and wanted to retreat.

Suddenly, a shout of killing was heard outside the door, and a group of men and horses came in, attacking from the front and back, and instantly defeated the elders and men, either capturing or killing them.

Seeing that the overall situation was decided, Jia Cong withdrew to the two women and said with a smile: "Qiu Wei, you owe me another favor."

Bai Qiuwei spat at him and said, "You've spilled the beans yourself, and you still have the nerve to say it."

Jia Cong smiled and said: "I am eager to save you, not to mention that they are going to rebel. It has nothing to do with whether the secret is leaked or not."

Bai Qiuwei ignored him and frowned: "Siniang, why did you bring him here? If you hurt him, I can't afford to suffer."

Yang Siniang smiled and said: "He heard that you were in danger and decided to come. What can I do?"

"What the hell?" Bai Qiuwei spat at her and directed a few close followers to guard the prisoners.

Jia Cong said: "It seems that there are many people who oppose you in the church. I think we will take this opportunity to clean them up."

"I understand." Bai Qiuwei nodded and said, "Go back quickly, everything will be fine here."

"Aren't you going back? Just chop up these rebels, there's no need to waste time." Jia Cong said.

Bai Qiuwei glanced at him, still a little hesitant. She had been dragged away by Yang Siniang a long time ago, and she had close followers to teach everyone how to deal with the aftermath.

Jia Cong followed with a smile.

"Qiu Wei, I have already fulfilled what I promised you. Zhongshun has been demoted to a commoner and imprisoned for life. It will be easy for you to seek revenge from him now." Jia Cong was honest and polite and walked hand in hand with Bai Qiuwei.

Bai Qiuwei's face was slightly red, she glared at him, struggled slightly and let him go.

"Thank you, but I don't want to kill him now. It would be more painful for him to live like this." Bai Qiuwei said.

Jia Cong smiled and said: "That's true. However, I will imprison all the stewards in his family who are helping the tyrants and evildoers. If you want to kill anyone, you can kill yourself. If you find it troublesome, I can do it for you."

Bai Qiuwei sighed. It was so easy to take revenge, which made her a little confused about what to do. She said, "I can't remember who it is. You just deal with it."

Jia Cong nodded, wanting to comfort her, but didn't know what to say.

The three of them were silent all the way until they got on the road and got on their horses.

Yang Siniang was very sensible and said with a smile: "It doesn't stop you from saying what I want to say. I'll wait for you in front." After saying this, she whipped her horse and galloped away.

"Damn girl, what are you talking about?" Bai Qiuwei could no longer pretend to be the Virgin Mary's calm demeanor, and a blush flew up on her face.

Jia Cong held her hand and said with a smile, "Qiu Wei, what should we do in the future?"

Bai Qiuwei glanced at him and said, "What should we do? You will be your prince, and I will be my guest in the world. We each get what we need."

Jia Cong leaned close to her ear and smiled: "Qiu Wei knows what I need?"

"You... are obscene!" Bai Qiuwei spat at him and turned away and ignored him.

"Now that you are mine, I will always be responsible for you."

"What are you talking about! When did I become yours? I'm not afraid that Feng Da will flash his tongue." Bai Qiuwei scolded.

Jia Cong smiled and said: "Where are you thinking? I said that you are my subordinate. Didn't you say that I am that kind of holy king? It is natural for the holy king to take care of the Holy Mother."

Bai Qiuwei laughed and said angrily: "Aren't you afraid of being embarrassed? You have become a prince, and you still rush to hang out in our rough ranks. Aren't you afraid of embarrassment?"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "I'm not afraid of your jokes. When I was down and out, I thought that I must practice martial arts well. I would rather fall into a bandit than be bullied in the house."

Bai Qiuwei smiled and said: "If you fall into the grass, you must be a hero."

"Then will the Virgin Mother still fall in love with Jia Cong, who has become a green forest hero?"

Bai Qiuwei pursed her lips and smiled, but was not fooled. She said, "I have never taken a fancy to it. Where does the word 'huan' come from?"

Jia Cong pretended to be angry and said: "How brave, I ordered you to take a fancy to me."

Bai Qiuwei chuckled and said angrily: "Is this what the Holy King of our religion is capable of?"

"You will know my ability once Qiu Wei tries it." Jia Cong said with saliva on his face.

"Bah." Bai Qiuwei spat shyly, turning her head and ignoring him.

Jia Cong looked at her delicate and beautiful profile and said, "Qiu Wei, are you willing to stay with me for the rest of your life?"

Bai Qiuwei's body trembled slightly, she was silent for a moment and said, "What if I say no?"

"The Holy King can only order the Holy Mother to sleep with him." Jia Congtian said shamelessly.

"Scoundrel!" Bai Qiuwei laughed angrily and cursed.

"It doesn't matter, the future is long and there is no rush." ​​Jia Cong said with a smile: "As long as you manage your subordinates well, we will be on the same page. Maybe you will change your mind in the future."

Bai Qiuwei nodded lightly and said, "I will do what I promised you."

While talking, the two caught up with Yang Siniang.

Seeing Yang Siniang's strange look, Bai Qiuwei hurriedly withdrew her hand, her pretty face flushed, and she blamed herself, Qiuwei, why have you become stupid? Being led all the way by this bastard, Siniang will definitely burst into laughter.

Jia Cong rolled his eyes at Yang Siniang, smiled, and just didn't know. Seeing that it was getting late, he changed his clothes and went home.

Just after he returned home, Wangcai came up to him and said, "My lord, the two ladies said that Third Master Huan is going to send out troops, and we want to give him a farewell. Please come back and have a banquet in the garden." (End of Chapter)