All sects work

Chapter 244: Destroying the Heaven (16)

Xiao Hongfan took out a letter from his arms: "This is a secret letter from a female army, saying they want to come and surrender. I can't make up my mind."

Almost instantly, Shi Xuanying thought of Wu Cao, and after taking the letter and reading it, she became even more certain that it was her.

At that time, Wu Cao was not yet Wu Cao, but Cao Qinnan, a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old.

When the State of Qu was besieged by the coalition forces, the northwest was in chaos and the people rose up, forming countless forces of all sizes. At first, the momentum was very strong, and it seemed that they could directly attack the capital of Qu.

If they had enough time, these people might have been able to accomplish their goals, but unfortunately they encountered a severe drought.

The ordinary people who had just gathered were facing the elite troops of Qu's army who had experienced many battles. They were defeated step by step. Seeing that they could not break through the defense line, the morale of the rebels was unsettled. They rose up in rebellion to fight for a way of survival, and naturally they were afraid of being trapped and died in the disaster area.

Some people quietly fled and moved south among the disaster victims. The rebel leader did not take it seriously at first. By the time he realized the situation was not good and turned back to deal with it, he had already lost a lot of troops.

Later, the leader was killed by Qu's army, and the rebels became like a pile of scattered sand. Most of the forces were blocked in the north. On the contrary, the female army led by Cao Qinnan, because they were women, took a lot of disaster victims as cover, and was able to avoid Qu's army's blockade and successfully move south.

They originally wanted to take a detour to join Xiao Hongfan, but some accidents happened along the way, causing their route to deviate and enter the territory occupied by the Restoration Army.

The leader of the Restoration Army praised Cao Qiniang and others for their bravery and personally met with them to recruit them. Seeing that the leader of the Restoration Army cared about the people and did not look down on women, they thought that joining him might be a way out, so they readily agreed to join.

However, things went against their wishes and they began to regret it not long after joining.

The Xiao Chen Kingdom has many restrictions on women. Due to the chaotic times, women from the lower classes have to go out of their homes to seek a living. It is much more relaxed than before, but the atmosphere is still much more conservative than that of the Qu Kingdom. They seem out of place in the territory ruled by the Restoration Army.

After reading the secret letter, Shi Xuanying looked up and asked Xiao Hongfan: "What do you think?"

Xiao Hongfan said without hesitation: "I didn't want to make a decision on this matter in private without telling my master, so I sent the letter. If you want to ask me what I think, I'm not willing to accept their surrender at all."

"Oh?" Shi Xuanying raised her eyebrows slightly, "Why?"

Why? Of course, it was because she had a grudge and foresaw that Wu Cao had stabbed her in the back in her dream, but she couldn't use the dream to make a point, so she could only analyze it based on her current behavior: "It is true that the customs of the Little Chen Kingdom are conservative, and women are subject to many shackles, but in this chaotic world, they happened to meet a lord who does not despise women. It is clearly the best time to change the status quo. Since they have decided to recognize their master, not only do they not think about change, but they also rashly decided to betray their master. They are fickle villains, and I think they are unusable!"

Judging from Xiao Hongfan's daily behavior, it is clear that he takes good care of women. Her sharp words are somewhat suggestive of personal grudges.

This statement made Shi Xuanying certain that Xiao Hongfan was indeed a person who clearly distinguished between love and hate.

So she further tested them: "Is General Xiao too harsh on them? Being able to fight for a way out with their own abilities is already much better than most people."

Xiao Hongfan did not refute, but said: "I am talking about character, and the master is talking about ability."

"You have a point." Seeing that she seemed to be resisting, Shi Xuanying ended the topic directly, "I respect General Xiao's opinion."

Xiao Hongfan was slightly stunned.

Based on her superficial understanding of this master, he was a man of his word and not someone who was easily persuaded. Why did he suddenly act out of character this time? But it was not easy to ask, so she could only leave with doubts.

After watching Xiao Hongfan leave, Shi Xuanying turned to look at the person next to her: "Is there a thorn growing on the bench?"

During this period, Dongfang Zhentian moved back and forth on the stool, and he almost had "I have something to say" written on his face. Now he could no longer hold back, so he casually set up a barrier and poured out all his guesses with his little mouth.

Finally, she asked worriedly, "What if Xiao Hongfan's obsession is to destroy the world?" Shi Xuanying was calm, leaning back lazily and yawning, "Shan's real world has been destroyed. If so, she has already succeeded. What is there for her to cling to?"

“Ah!” Dongfang Zhentian was stunned for a moment, then he reacted, “I won’t be fooled! The spicy fruit world is gone, but the way of heaven still exists, so it’s not a success at all!”

She thought of something else and said in surprise, "Why is there a red blood flag in your purple mansion space? It will explode your brain if it doesn't get destroyed in the end! Otherwise, why don't you take it out first!"

Shi Xuanying raised her eyelids and glanced at her: "You are still too idle. I will ask General Xiao to arrange a few more siege battles. Once you integrate more into the world, you will soon forget all your troubles."

"I'm taking some tonic medicine!"

When Dongfang Zhentian mentioned losing consciousness, he ran away, leaving the red blood flag and his obsession behind.

Losing consciousness is almost equivalent to death. The process of constant loss and recovery is like being pulled back and forth on the line between life and death. Even though Dongfang Zhentian has a strong character, he gradually begins to feel a little overwhelmed.

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"Madam, please save my mother!"

The skinny girl fell in front of the two horses, crawled on the ground and kowtowed.

Yan Cui and Guan Xiang had just taken the official road when they were stopped by refugees.

He looked at the girl, his tone was particularly unkind: "The new country is ahead, there is free medicine there, instead of wasting time here, you should quickly carry your mother on your back and go see a doctor."

Guan Xiang felt sympathy, but he pursed his lips tightly and said nothing.

He looked behind the girl and saw a skinny woman lying on the side of the road. Her face was sallow and lifeless. Further behind her, less than fifty feet away, a group of ragged people were staring at this side.

Those people were as motionless as dead objects, with numb expressions on their faces, but their eyes were as fierce as wolves seeing their prey, as if they would pounce on and bite the "prey" if it showed any sign of fear.

"Go away!"

A loud shout startled Guan Xiang so much that he suddenly came back to his senses, but he saw a flash of cold light and an ice cone pierced the girl fiercely, so close that it even cut off a piece of her hair.

The girl was stunned. After a moment, she reacted and crawled to make way.

"go!"

Yan Cui left first, and Guan Xiang hurriedly followed on horseback.

Guan Xiang had seen too much on his last trip to the northwest. He knew that in troubled times, anyone who dared to step back even a step would be eaten up without leaving anything behind. Therefore, he knew why Yan Cui was so indifferent.

What shocked him was that compared with the previous natural disaster, the victims today were thinner and more like starving beasts.

They have almost lost their human characteristics!
The two of them continued on their way in silence until they stopped to rest after the sun had set. Guan Xiang could not help but ask, "Will they be eaten?"

The mother and daughter were obviously baits put out by the refugees behind to test them. Once they lost their usefulness, they might be treated as sheep.

"I don't know." Yan Cui said bluntly, "I only know that if I attract the crowd behind me to rush over, I might have to kill a lot of people in order to get you out."