Heaven's Formula

This is definitely not the treatment that a questioner or tester should have!

"What do you want to do?" Lu Qiheng took a step back involuntarily, "Avenge the Luo family? Don't be kidding! Aren't you an angry person? What happens to the Zong family has nothing to do with you!"

"The reason why you have to pay for your life is not the Luo family, but those who were hung by you at the gate of the city, those who were buried in the library, and those who starved to death because of your hoarding of food." Luo said gently and calmly.Her anger does not need to be shown to the culprit, because intimidation is meaningless to the dying. "If it weren't for your greed and ambition, those people wouldn't have died in vain."

"It turns out that you are trying for them—are you judging me? Luo Qingqing!" Lu Qiheng growled, "A person who betrayed the Privy Council of Gyeonggi, what right do you have to do this? Furthermore, if you kill I, too, will become like me—no, you will only kill more residents of Qianren City than me!"

Luo lightly raised his hand and paused slightly, "This is a novel way to beg for mercy."

"Isn't that so?" Lu Qiheng was slightly happy in his heart, as long as the other party reacted, "I ask you, how many people are there in the Youzhou Army, and how many were killed and captured by Jinxia City? The most terrifying thing after the war, apart from evil spirits, is Uncontrolled soldiers and bandits. Now that the six ministries of the imperial court and the Privy Council are all lost, do you think those defeated troops will miss this opportunity? Let me be blunt, the famine is inevitable, who can hoard more before then Whoever has the supplies, can become the savior of the world!"

"Ridiculous." Luo said softly and coldly, "Everything you do is just for yourself."

"I don't deny it! But the situation would only be worse without me!" Lu Qiheng raised his voice and said, "You only see me killing people, but you don't realize that the stock of Qianren City can't support so many residents. It can save [-] residents , is the limit of this city, I have to make a choice among some people!"

Luo Qingqing's expression was not disturbed at all.

If she had just left Youzhou before and went to Qingshan Town to take the scholar examination, she might have been confused by such remarks, but after Jinxia witnessed everything, she already had a general understanding of what order should look like.

What Lu Qiheng said may be true, but he is by no means the only solution.If Xia Fan were here, he would definitely be able to come up with several surefire strategies.Because even the current her can barely cite an example - such as relocating Jinxia when nothing is resolved.

Luo gently pressed his fingers forward.

But then, she found that her body seemed to be fixed by something. After the consciousness was released, her limbs did not respond.

"Hahahaha... You are finished, Luo Qingqing, I am the one who wins!"

Lu Qiheng pulled out the sword from his waist, and rushed towards the woman in white in front of him——

This is his best technique, dry shadow puppetry!

He had already noticed that his subordinates stopped abruptly when performing the technique. Although he didn't know the reason, there was no doubt that it was Luo's slight movement of his hands and feet.And his technique required the target to remain still for a while, so he deliberately used speech techniques to delay the time.It turned out that this trick was very effective. In the gap between those few words, he silently completed the spell and summoned the shadow puppet!

Now this puppet is standing behind Luo Qingqing!

It opened its arms, maintaining a twisted fighting posture, and between the stick-like arms were lightly connected to Luo with thin threads.As long as the puppet doesn't move, neither can the connected person.

Even if the opponent has the reputation of a genius, he is still too young and lacks combat experience in the alchemist duel!Today's Luo Qingqing is just a puppet at the mercy of others in the shadow puppet show. No matter how strong her spells are, her out-of-control body will no longer be able to use the sharp blade to threaten her!

puff.

Lu Qiheng suddenly felt a chill in his chest, and saw a thin cicada wing protruding from his chest, and then swiped down——

His whole body split in two instantly, and the contents of his abdominal cavity leaked all over the floor.

The Qi in his body dissipated wildly, he knelt down in a pool of blood, opened his mouth to ask why, but couldn't utter a word.

"The dragon scales don't need me to control them myself." Luo gently put down his hands, "They have their own consciousness and will actively eliminate all threats around them. The gesture I made is just a hint."

It turns out...it's like this...

Lu Qiheng fell down without saying a word.

The bloodless Dragon Scale returned to Luo Qingqing's side, shaking it from side to side twice, as if acting like a baby to her.Luo lightly tapped the tip of the dragon scale, and it floated back behind him.

"I won't do anything to you, you go."

Luo gently looked at the pale women curled up in a ball.

"The city lord is dead... we will be killed too..." one of them tremblingly said.

"Don't worry, I will escort you out of the house. If you have nowhere to stay, you can follow me outside the city."

After the dancers looked at each other, they slowly stood up.

Since you are willing to go with her, it will be easy to handle.

Luo lightly opened the door of the lobby with a sword, walked through the long corridor first, and walked out of the courtyard—however, surprisingly, the expected guards and alchemists did not appear immediately, and the bonfire in the courtyard was still burning. It's just that the people who stayed behind have disappeared.

To be honest, she was a little confused before. Although the battle was not long, the movement of the fight was not small. It is not surprising that someone noticed something abnormal in the banquet hall halfway, and rushed over to check.It's just that until Lu Qiheng died, the door was never opened.

Now she knows why.

Something unexpected caused the guards on the scene to leave their defensive positions.

The question is... what will this unexpected situation be?

Suddenly, Luo gently heard a distant shouting sound, which seemed to be an illusion at first, but if you listen carefully, you will find that it really exists, and it has a growing trend.

"Stay here and don't move."

After Luo lightly instructed, he repeated the same trick again, stepping on the dragon scales and leaping to the top floor of the main building of the house.

I saw that the city wall on the side of Qianren City was burning fiercely, and countless twinkling auras were entwined together, shining and extinguishing like stars... In this sea of ​​flames, the city gate was broken open, and all kinds of The "spots of light" spread all the way into the city from outside the high walls, and gradually spread along the streets and alleys.

Viewed from a distance, these colorful breaths are like a big tree that keeps growing, and its branches have been integrated into every corner of Qianren City.

Even Luo Weiwei felt a hint of surprise.

She finally knew what had caused the sight, and what had caused the guards on the hillside to flee.

What she saw...was a siege battle!

And the attackers have entered the city!

Is the enemy the defeated army in Youzhou?

No... Luo gently noticed that the flags that flowed with the crowd were not the flags commonly used by the Youzhou Army. Although her vision was extremely blurred, she could still barely distinguish the size and outline of the flags.

These flags are more likely to be stitched together from strips of rags torn out at random.

At the same time, there were scattered shouts from the crowd.

"The sky is not fair, and the world is in trouble;"

"Light and darkness are reversed, and chaos is approaching!"

"When the universe is cut, life and death are divided again;"

"The red lotus robs the fire, opens the sky to save the world!"

Chapter 657 The Great Tribulation Prophecy

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"The food is released, the food is released, folks and elders, come and have a look! Don't push, I promise everyone will have it!"

"Come on, this is your share!"

"Those who have received it, please go to the next tent to register. Don't worry, you won't accept money from everyone! This is a gift from Red Lotus of Salvation!"

Early the next morning, Qianren City underwent earth-shaking changes.

First, all the gates of the closed city were opened, and a black and red flag was flown over the top of the city, and then the corpses hanging at the gate of the city were lowered and burned on the spot.Dozens of people rode horses back and forth through the residential areas outside the city, shouting the news of the arrival of the Salvation Church, and saying that no matter whether they become believers or not, they can receive a ration.

The sudden good news spread throughout the countryside in a very short period of time, and people poured into the city one after another, blocking the official road for a while.Although the noise and fighting last night kept many people up all night, they chose to enter the city without hesitation when they heard the news of the food distribution.

It can be said that at this point, even if robbers come to distribute food, the refugees outside the city do not want to miss the opportunity.

The approach of the Salvation Church was completely beyond Luo Qingqing's expectations.

She originally planned to eradicate the corrupt officials living in Youzhou people first, and then open the granary to relieve the hunger of the local people. With the prestige brought by this move, no matter what she does next, it will be easier to get the understanding and support of the local people .

However, the sudden arrival of the Salvation Church interrupted her plan.

Luo Weiwei didn't expect that they would really come to Qianren City as the rumors said, let alone that the city would be breached overnight by these people.From the complexion and attire of the believers of the Salvation Church, it can be seen that the other party is not some hidden master, but ordinary people who have just washed off the mud on their feet, and their weapons are mainly knives, forks and sticks.The lack of siege weapons and the ability to pierce through the city gate in one breath can only show that there were already followers of the Salvationist Church in the defenders before they arrived.

Up to this point, there is actually no problem.

If the Salvation Church is like Lu Qiheng, using the guise of saving the world to exploit the common people, she is nothing more than repeating what she just did.

As a result, the first thing the other party did after capturing Qianren City had something to do with her.

This made Luo Weiwei a little embarrassed.

At the same time, there is still a question lingering in her mind-if a famine occurs, those who can control more food will have a stronger ability to protect themselves.She does have Jinxia City to go to, but what about Kaitian Salvation Sect?

Therefore, when he heard the news of the opening of the warehouse to release grain, Luo Qingqing decided to let the children stay outside the city and not to move, and went to the city to find out the situation first.

And Salvationism seems to have moved for real.

The food distribution location was even arranged at the gate of the grain depot in the north of the city.

Everyone can see that the carts of rice were dragged out of the warehouse and dumped on the flagstone floor of the compound.No matter who comes forward, as long as there is no seal on the back of the hand, they can receive a grain of millet, which is just the size of a palm when wrapped in cloth.Although it is not enough for a day's food, considering that women and children are also counted as heads, the food that a family of three can receive is quite considerable.

And according to the other party, this kind of food distribution will last for more than half a month.

Luo lightly realized that this number was not set casually.

It took almost half a month to complete the half-reclaimed fields in the outskirts and replenish the seeds.Even if the optimal sowing time is missed, it will only affect the harvest, which is better than no harvest anyway.

What's more, the Salvation Church also promised that it will sell grain at a fair market price in the future to ensure a stable food supply.

It was hard for her to imagine that a religious organization that popped up suddenly would adopt such a mature method to reshape the order here.

We must know that food is more precious than silver taels in vain at certain times.

They are willing to give up their immediate short-term interests and look further afield, which is not at all like what a folk sect would do.Or maybe, everything they did was just a disguise, and the real purpose is still unknown.

After thinking for a while, Luo resolutely walked into the crowd.

Since observation cannot make judgments, it is better to experience it for yourself.

As Xia Fan said, practice is the only criterion for testing things.

After half an hour, she finally got to the front of the line.

"Girl, this is your share, take it!" The man who distributed the food yelled, "Next, please go to the tent to register!"

Luo gently put the grain into his sleeve, and followed the others into the tent.

The furnishings inside are very simple, except for a square wooden table, three people who are obviously believers of the Salvationist religion are sitting behind the table, and the one in the middle is obviously the one with the highest position.

But surprisingly, he is also the youngest of the three.

That's right - not young, but small.

Judging from his appearance and voice, this person is at most fifteen or sixteen years old.

Luo Weiwei also noticed that the number of people in the tents stopped increasing when they reached about twenty. Considering that there are many tents around, she guessed that there was such a group of people in each tent, and it was not just for stamping That's all.

Sure enough, the youngest person spoke first, "Folks, don't be in a hurry to go home and cook rice, I have something to say to you all."

Luo slightly raised his eyebrows imperceptibly.

It seems that personal experience can indeed gain more things.

Because anger doesn't lie.

This man is a sentimentalist.

And his accent is definitely not a local resident of Youzhou.

"My name is Wang Sha. If you find it difficult to pronounce, you can also call me brother Sha directly." He said with a smile on his face. "To tell the truth, the world is about to encounter a catastrophe. I didn't mean to scare you , In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will also find that the recent days are really not normal. In the past, among locust disasters, military disasters, famines and floods, only one occurrence is a great event, but in the past two years, it has happened consecutively. Three times."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and for a moment they couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was in the other party's gourd.

But there is nothing wrong with what this person said—the locust plague in Fengguo had a real impact on the western states, and Youzhou was among them; ... Now that the price of food is soaring and people can't eat enough, isn't it the proof of the disaster?

But what can they do?

Wang Sha seemed to see everyone's doubts, "The catastrophe is inevitable, and it cannot be stopped. Because of this, God sent down the Lord of the Red Lotus to listen to the voice of the immortal and save the suffering of the common people! As long as you join the Kaitian Salvation Cult , there is hope to survive the catastrophe and usher in a new life! Just like the food in your hands—this is the gift of the savior!"

The crowd was silent for a while.

This news is too far away for the people at the bottom.

After a long while, someone timidly said, "Um...my lord, do I have to pay a membership fee to join the Salvation Church?"

"Relax, it's a habit in the church to call you brothers, we don't talk about officialdom." Wang Sha replied enthusiastically, "I can guarantee the money issue, no one will take a copper coin from you."

"Then... what do we need to do after we become believers?"

"Are you going to go to the battlefield..."

"I can also declare this in advance. Those who are willing to contribute their own strength to the religion will have additional rewards, but coercion is absolutely prohibited. In other words, as long as you don't want to take up arms and fight, no one will force you to fight." You do this." He paused, "The purpose of Salvationism is to save the common people, so they won't stay in one place for too long. After you become believers, you just need to follow the big troops and don't have to worry about food and clothing. As long as the red If Master Lian has a mouthful of food, I will not lose your portion!"

Such a relaxed condition made everyone look at each other for a while.

You don’t need to charge money and you don’t have to sacrifice your life, as long as you follow the Salvation Teachings, you can have a full stomach. This is not much different from a living Bodhisattva, right?

Only Luo frowned slightly.

It can be said that the purpose of the other party's opening warehouses to release grain is to quickly win the hearts of the people, and the purpose of resuming farming is to stabilize the order of one side. These two methods are things that only those who want to fight for hegemony will do.

No matter how bad it is, it is aimed at being a powerful party.

But listening to this person, the Salvation Church doesn't seem to intend to stay for a long time-once they leave, these irreplaceable achievements will inevitably become the possessions of the latecomers.