I have a weird dynasty

Chapter 308: Mountain Wonderland (asking for monthly ticket)

Although the scene was somewhat horrifying, these soldiers were still able to accept it and were not so frightened that they turned around and ran away.

The war situation in Qinzhou is tense. The Taoist priests who are good at raising and controlling corpses in Taoist temples all over Qinzhou have come out and used the bodies of the soldiers who died in the battle to raise white-haired zombies.

Either continue to resist the rebels, or help carry food and supplies in the rear. The white-haired zombies' load-bearing capacity is much stronger than that of living people.

If there is a Taoist priest who is good at controlling corpses in charge of escorting food and fodder, it can save a lot of manpower and be safer as there is no need to worry about evil spirits blocking the road.

The leading team was looking at several brothers beside him. What they had investigated was that Qingfeng Temple had been recruiting workers. Except for the elderly, a large number of villagers in several nearby villages had disappeared for no reason. It was said that they were working in Qingfeng Temple, seeking shelter and avoiding military service.

The people in these villages, together with the refugees who had come from Qinzhou before, number at least two to three thousand people. Is it true that there was no one left after they entered Qingfeng Temple?
They came this time to investigate the matter thoroughly.

The captain asked Yao Zhen directly, and Yao Zhen said after hearing it, "You are wrongly accusing me. If I really had so many people, why would I use these zombies to work? Otherwise, you can search by yourselves. If you can find a living person here besides me, just take him away. I will never say no."

Yaozhen took out the Taoist bell and shook it. A dozen zombies in the yard immediately put down the bricks, stones and wood in their hands, jumped behind Yaozhen and stood in a row.

The captain ordered his men to search, and they searched thoroughly, but they really didn't find a single person after the search.

"Captain, there is a small path in the backyard that seems to lead to the mountains. I remember that this place was called Jinfeng Mountain in the past, and bandits often appeared in the mountains."

"We are going to search the back mountain." Dui Zheng said to Yao Zhen.

Yao Zhen made a gesture of invitation, "Search if you want, but don't blame me for not reminding you. When I first reported to the government, I mentioned that there are powerful evil spirits in the mountains, and a dead zone has been formed. I built a Taoist temple here to borrow the power of the Taoist master to suppress the dead zone and slowly wear down the power of the evil spirits in the mountains."

Hearing this, several soldiers retreated in fear. They were not from the Evil Suppression Bureau and had no protection from incense burners. If they stepped into the Death Zone, they would die within a quarter of an hour.

But the team still did not give up, and led their men along the backyard path to grope into the mountains, through the woods, and when they reached the Chaotianguan Gorge entrance, the sky suddenly darkened, the air was cold and damp, the surrounding trees were no longer green, but withered and only dry branches were left, looking like ghosts with bared fangs and claws.

There are many red lines on the branches, swaying in the wind, creating a weird atmosphere.

Seeing this situation, several people finally believed that this place had become a dead zone, and they retreated back to the Taoist temple, praised "Master Yaozhen for his noble character", and fled in a hurry.

The group ran to ten miles away from Qingfeng Temple. In a pavilion on the side of the road, there was a man in gorgeous clothes waiting. After the group dismounted, they ran straight to the pavilion.

Zhao Jingquan, the third son of the Zhao family, one of the three richest merchants in Jinzhou, personally served a cup of tea to the team and asked, "How is it, have you found any abnormalities in Qingfeng Temple?"

The captain drank the tea in one gulp. "There is nothing normal about Qingfeng Temple. It's too weird! There is not a single living person in the temple except for that Taoist Kun. Moreover, the gorge behind the temple that originally led to the interior of Jinfeng Mountain is covered by the dead zone. No one knows what is going on inside. I guess there is no living person behind it."

Zhao Jingquan narrowed his eyes, "That's strange. Where did Miss Zhang Junyao of the Zhang family get her glutinous rice, cinnabar, ten-victory stone, and lightning-struck wood? My people have been watching Zhang Junyao for more than two months, and she has only come into contact with the abbot of Qingfeng Temple and has personally delivered goods to Qingfeng Temple a few times, so her source of goods must be related to Qingfeng Temple."

The captain waved his hand, "It has nothing to do with me. It's a deadly area that threatens lives. You can find someone else to investigate. Goodbye!"

Zhao Jingquan signaled with his eyes the old servant beside him to hand the purse to the team leader, and watched the group of people walk away.

"It seems that the Kun Dao is very powerful. There must be something behind Qingfeng Temple. We must find some good people to investigate."

……

At dusk, Yaozhen, who had spent the entire afternoon drawing talismans in the Taoist temple, yawned, put away the talisman papers on the table, and prepared to close the door and return to the mountains.

She had just locked the front door when she heard the sound of heavy footsteps coming from outside.

Yaozhen opened the door again and saw six people outside. The leader was a young man dressed as a scholar, and the five people behind him were about the same age as him, wearing coarse cloth clothes from farmers' families.

Wu Chonglin bowed and just as he opened his mouth, he heard Yaozhen say, "Please take me in?"

Wu Chonglin was stunned for a moment, then nodded along with the five people behind him.

"come in."

Yaozhen let the people in, and Wu Chonglin explained their purpose on behalf of the others.

Recently, many villages around have encountered forced conscription and grain collection. The news that there is a fairyland in Mingyue Mountain was also spread deliberately by them in order to attract these people who have nowhere to go to the mountain to avoid disaster and increase the population of Mingyue Mountain.

Yaozhen was actually somewhat conflicted about this. On the one hand, she didn't want to see the people living in misery, but on the other hand, she was thinking, if everyone evaded military service, how could the rebellion in Qinzhou be suppressed? The situation would only get worse, and the whole country would be in chaos. She had been thinking about this problem recently, and since she couldn't find the answer, she could only do what she could.

Yaozhen led a few people through the front yard of the Taoist temple to the middle yard which was under construction.

Seeing the row of zombies in the corner, several people let out low cries and huddled together in fear.

"Don't worry, they won't hurt anyone."

Yaozhen looked around as he spoke, but couldn't find anything. In desperation, he chanted a few spells and rubbed his fingers across his eyelids. Only then did he see the little Yin child sitting on the wall, looking up at the sky and shaking his legs.

This little guy has been following Sang Mulan recently, and his improvement has been so fast that she has to open her eyes to see the little guy's figure clearly.

"cough!"

Yaozhen made a sound, and Yin Tong came back to his senses. His scarlet eyes passed over Yaozhen and scanned the people behind him one by one. After a moment, he nodded to Yaozhen, indicating that these were all good citizens and had not done evil things such as rape, robbery, and murder.

"Come with me."

Yaozhen led six people to Chaotian Pass. After entering the woods, the six people felt the eerie and terrifying atmosphere around them and trembled all over.

"There is a dead zone ahead. If you want to find a fairyland to live in, you must first pass through this dead zone. Now you decide whether to continue forward or leave."

Wu Chonglin and the others looked at each other, thought of their elderly parents at home, and the many women, children and kids in the village who were all waiting for them to bring back good news, and they gritted their teeth and nodded.

Yaozhen lit the torch and took the lead.

"There are two rules in the Death Zone. One, you cannot run fast, and two, you cannot make loud noises. As long as you follow these two rules and ignore everything around you and keep moving forward, you will be able to get out of the Death Zone."

Upon hearing this, the six people immediately covered their mouths and followed closely behind Harumasa. They walked as fast as Harumasasa walked.

There was no grass growing in the gorge, and it was filled with white gravel and wild animal bones.

There were many dry branches on the cliff, with strands of red lines entwined on them, dancing eerily, hanging down from above and passing over the people.

There are also hanged ghosts that suddenly appear, faint cries, and the sounds of children running and laughing, creating a strong atmosphere of horror.

Several people were covered in cold sweat and dared not breathe. If Yao Zhen had not been in front of them, they would have fainted from fright.

At the end of the gorge, the dark fog gradually became thinner, the coldness receded, and a touch of red light from the sunset appeared on the horizon, illuminating the more than ten-meter-high solid city wall between the two mountains.

There are sentry posts on both sides of the city wall, and there are a dozen zombies jumping back and forth on patrol.

"ladder!"

Yaozhen shouted from below, and Pei Li, who was guarding the gate above, stretched his head and took a look. He immediately asked someone to lower the ladder so that Yaozhen and the others could climb up the city wall.

The city gates were too heavy, so when there were few people they would not open them, and people would use ladders to climb over the city walls to get through.

As soon as Wu Chonglin and his companions climbed up, the scene of Mingyue Mountain immediately came into their sight, which made them all stand still in shock with expressions of disbelief.

At dusk, under the setting sun, vast farmlands are scattered among the valleys, wheat waves surge in the wind, and wheat ears are full and drooping.

The clear stream water flows along the canal into the fields, and the waterwheel turns slowly, making a pleasant creaking sound.

Smoke rose from the farmhouses and villages beside the fields. The people were carrying hoes and preparing to go home after a day's work. They all greeted each other with smiles on their faces.

Some children were herding sheep and ducks, and playing on the ridges of the fields with their laughter ringing out. In the distance, there seemed to be a magnificent city under construction located in the center of the valley, but it was too far away and only a corner of it could be seen.

"In the beginning of human beings, their nature is good, their natures are similar, their habits are far apart..."

The sound of reading aloud came with the wind from the nearest village. Wu Chonglin couldn't help but take a few steps forward and listened with fascination.

Such a paradise actually exists. They are saved now!
See you tomorrow~