break the way [comprehension]
Chapter 86
Du Ziteng and Xiao Chen looked at each other.
Du Ziteng said with his lips: "Hit?"
Xiao Chen shook his head, and signaled Du Ziteng with his eyes to be calm and adapt to the situation.
By the time the Zhang family noticed the clamor and torches, it was already too late. The low courtyard was surrounded on all sides, and the gate was kicked open from the outside. A group of soldiers with full armor even covered their faces charged. When they entered, the leading soldiers saw Zhang Dalang's frightened face clearly through the light of the fire, and directly snorted coldly: "You traitor is indeed here! You have committed such crimes of disrespect and rebellion, and you dare to escape, how brave you are! "
"My Zhang family has been good citizens of the town for generations, why come..."
The leading general didn't even bother to listen to old man Zhang's rambling, he just said: "The imperial edict of the national teacher has made it clear that anyone who dares to speak for the rebellious king is a traitor, let me take it down!"
The old man of the Zhang family wanted to speak again, but Du Ziteng had clear eyes and a clear heart. He knew that if he continued speaking, he might suffer a lot. Just as he was about to do something, Xiao Chen stepped forward and stopped the old man: "Old man, Don't rush."
This is simply a disaster from the sky, and this crime of treason is a catastrophe of ransacking one's family and exterminating one's family!How could the old man of the Zhang family not be in a hurry, he was so anxious that all his internal organs were burned!
But when this man surnamed Xiao was working in the fields, he just felt that it was not a good move. At this time, he gently pulled him, but the old man of the Zhang family clearly felt that he could not move at all. He looked at the crown-like Xiao Chen in surprise. , this young master has such great strength!
The torch flickered and the light was beating endlessly, but Xiao Chen was calm and calm. The old man of the Zhang family thought that the man surnamed Xiao and the little lady could not be educated by ordinary people like them... Could it be, as the old woman said, what is it? The children of the aristocratic family?
If this is the case, at worst, their Zhang family also has a chance of survival.
Seeing that the old man of this family had calmed down, Xiao Chen let him go. The old man is also a person who has experienced ups and downs in life, and he didn't want to give the leader an excuse to abuse him, so he quickly calmed down a dozen people in his family.
Under the coercion of those armored soldiers, the Zhang family and Xiao Du stumbled out of the courtyard, but Du Ziteng felt that the situation was very strange at this time. If these soldiers were here to arrest, they didn't check it at all. Given the situation of the Zhang family, they will all be detained, even if they only need to inquire briefly, they can know the demographic structure of the Zhang family, so they will not include him and Xiao Chen by mistake, right?
And when they were driven out of the yard and came to the town, Du Ziteng was even more surprised to find that the peace and tranquility had completely disappeared at this time. Breaking into a house with torches, and then escorting young people out one by one, the old, weak, women and children of those families only cried and chased after them. This scene of human tragedy in the neighbor's family made everyone in the Zhang family feel cold.
The old man grew up here since he was a child, and at this time he couldn't help but burst into tears: "My lord, if it's because of my Zhang family, just detain my Zhang family members, can you let these folks go... They have lived here for generations. People who are dutiful, have never done anything harmful to nature!"
The leader looked up to the sky and laughed: "You old guy really thinks highly of yourself! Hmph, that King Ni has always disregarded His Majesty's imperial decree, and the order of hard labor has been issued for five or six years. Wang Fengdi, where is it not obedient, and now that the chief villain is punished, it is natural to liquidate one or two, you stubborn people who have not served hard labor, of course you must make up one by one, and pay off the old evil!"
Both Xiao Chen and Du Ziteng had solemn expressions. According to what the Zhang family aunt said, serving in the military service is to send the raw materials for making blood slaves to the Xueshoumen. There are so many blood slaves in an endless supply, so they all come from the oppression and enslavement of the people in the Western Wilderness!
Xiao Chen thought about it even more, the rise of the Blood Slaughter Sect was only a matter of a hundred years, and the righteous way in the cultivation world has always been prosperous, except for the chaos in the Sea of Hearts because it was difficult to clean up because of the many tricks in it, the rest of the place was not left for this evil sect at all. What is the breath of reproduction? Earlier, the Hengxiao Sword Party was very surprised by the development of the Blood Slaughter Gate. I really didn't think about the joints.
Now everything is clear, this Western Wilderness is a deserted area of cultivation, spiritual energy has been lacking since ancient times, and the seven sects are all far away from this place. If it wasn't for the exit of the Daybreak Secret Realm here, he would have to stay so long because of Du Ziteng After a long time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find out the clues - this Blood Slaughter Sect is actually using the mortals here to develop its own sect's power, but this cannot be more concealed, no wonder Zhengdao has not been aware of it.
And according to that mortal, the Blood Slaughter Gate was able to infiltrate the palace and the emperor.
Looking at the miserable situation in the world in front of him, Xiao Chen gradually pursed his lips. Although a cultivator is beyond the mundane, as a sword cultivator, he also has the nature of groaning injustice!This kind of evil sect is a disaster for the common people, and it will be unhappy if you don't get rid of it!
As a Golden Core cultivator, Xiao Chen has experienced too many vicissitudes. In the moment of death and life, the decision in his heart has been made, but he is not impulsive. The armored soldiers in front of him who are carrying out orders are not alive if he expects it to be true. No show, no rush.
At this time, their group silently followed many young adults who were forced to be separated from their families in the dark and gradually moved away from the place where most of them were born and raised. Behind them, countless cries were circling in the night with the wind.At this moment, the women and children of the Zhang family couldn't help but rejoice in their hearts. Even though they knew that the road ahead was difficult and that there would be accidents ahead, it was better to be with their families than to be separated from each other.
After a short time, their group unexpectedly merged with another group of people.
"Huh? Brother Wang, you have gained a lot!"
The general who led the team here to arrest the young and old of the Zhang family smiled and said: "How can you compare with Brother Li, I am just a small fish and shrimp here, you are the real big business, Your Majesty and The real master that the national teacher wants to see."
Du Ziteng, a monk, had sharp eyes. Following their words, he glanced in that direction, and saw that the other team was as strong as this one, and even faintly surpassed in number, but there was no one in that team. There were no captive service civilians in custody, only a small prison cart, and a young man in a fine attire sat in the cart. He lowered his head and couldn't see the whole picture clearly.
Du Ziteng was planning in his mind, and he didn't know what the origin of that young man was, he had to go through such a lot of trouble with this national teacher, and let so many people guard him.
Although the two leaders disagreed with each other, they received the decree together. Therefore, they had to stop and regroup, hoping to get the troops together. Du Ziteng keenly discovered that according to their new method, it was like guarding the young man. Do you want more people?
Du Ziteng glanced at the townspeople behind him again, and was even more surprised to find that he thought that the people being dragged away were all grown men, but he stopped and looked carefully, only to find that not only were young and strong, but some children were obviously not Adults were also dragged here, probably because they were too scared at this time, and some of them couldn't help sobbing.
These young and strong people who were taken away were the pillars of their families, what a devastating blow it brought to those families without returning like this!Now these people don't even spare half-grown teenagers. This is completely ruining their families.
With such a heinous crime unfolding in front of his eyes, Du Ziteng felt very annoyed in his heart, and couldn't help but fiercely cast his eyes on Xiao Chen who was beside him, but the other party turned a blind eye and only frowned, as if he was thinking about something.
The leading general surnamed Wang chuckled and waved his hand: "Brother Li, tsk, there are still some people in your team who are not obedient, since the order is on my younger brother, I have to take care of it. "
The leader surnamed Li snorted coldly and said nothing, but he was really tired of these crying half-grown boys being too disturbing, which made him lose face.
Then, under the watchful eyes of everyone, a few armored soldiers stepped out after the general surnamed Wang waved their hands, and lifted the armor. Underneath were a pair of blood-red eyes and blue-faced fangs. The crowd screamed loudly in shock and chaos .
The general surnamed Wang laughed out loud, and saw those soldiers fitting up and making up for the boys who were crying the loudest, but after a while, there was no more sound.
And the screams in the crowd seemed to be frozen at this moment, and there was no more sound.
"All of you people come from the common people, but you wantonly kill and bully the common people with such demonic means, you are really in vain!"
When Du Ziteng's murderous intent gradually arose, he suddenly heard this immature and angry voice of reprimand. He and Xiao Chen were both a little surprised. They looked at each other and then looked at the prison car not far away. Seeing the scene in front of him, his eyes were red with tears.
"Tsk, little prince, I advise you to keep to yourself. You are just a clay bodhisattva. Don't think that these blood armor guards in my hands won't do anything to you. Let me tell you, you are not such a god. Huang Guizhou, stop giving me such nonsense!"
The face of the young man in the prison car was flushed red: "If the father is still here, do you dare to be so presumptuous?! Do you dare to bully the people in the fief like this?! You...you...you... are like beasts!"
A low exclamation suddenly came from the crowd: "Prince An's son!" "Ah... I heard that the prince... is this the prince...?"
Du Ziteng shook his head, this child was protected too well, and the timing and way of speaking were not right.
Sure enough, the general surnamed Wang took this opportunity to laugh and pointed at Prince An and said, "Have you seen it? This is your prince's heir. Isn't he locked in a cage by this general? Tell you, King An It's already yesterday's mist, if you dare to disobey again, those few screaming just now will be your fate!"
The crowd was silent for a while, except for occasional low sobs, whose source could not be identified, as if they were mourning the figure that once protected one party.
Xiao Chen looked on coldly, from the familiar behavior of these few Qiu Baqing, it could be inferred that this is not the first time that this method of killing chickens and monkeys has been used. I am afraid that the small town they are in is able to temporarily maintain this peace because of King An... But now , these people really realize what King An means, right?
It's just that King An, if he can't even protect himself, how can he protect the people?
A high-ranking person has huge implications in every move, otherwise, if he is not careful, he will affect innocent people and the weak... The vicissitudes of the mortal world are a lesson for monks.
It's just that Xiao Zhangdian ignored that there was another person beside him who would not stand it anymore and was determined to intervene.
Du Ziteng's heart was furious. What is the difference between these people who use humanoid weapons in their hands to kill unarmed civilians and animals!
Du Ziteng is not going to listen to Xiao Chen's shitty advice to be calm and don't be impatient, bah, the so-called high-level monks basically, maybe they see too much of the jungle, and their blood is cold, so it's better to do it yourself!
He suddenly jumped over several teams of armored guards, and ran towards the direction of Prince Na'an, caught off guard, these guards made him break through several times.
Du Ziteng shouted loudly: "Let's go up together!!!"
However, the crowd was just a little agitated and didn't dare to really move.
Du Ziteng shook his head, but he didn't intend to stop.
Xiao Chen was startled at first, then smiled helplessly: "Oh."
I didn't see how he moved, the guards around him all fell to the ground, and Xiao Chen already had an extra long sword in his hand.
With a sword in his hand, even if he was just an ordinary soldier, his aura was quite different. As that figure was swaying, all the monster soldiers who came to stop him were like paper, vulnerable and fell down one after another. In a short while, he had come to Du Ziteng's side, and with a swipe of his long sword, he blocked countless attacks.
Compared to Du Ziteng's recklessness, Xiao Chen was much more relaxed and freehand. He even took the time to stuff something into Du Ziteng's hands. He took it suspiciously and looked down. It looked familiar, and then he was overjoyed, his storage bag!Immediately, he was furious, he didn't know how long the guy beside him had withheld his things, how dare he give them to him at such a critical moment!
But seeing Xiao Chen's back with one being invincible, Du Ziteng just smiled, knowing that no matter what this guy said, as the chief of the sect, he must not sit back and watch his disciples get hurt, hum, no matter how much you pretend, Don't you have to obediently accept orders from my young master?
Gradually, more and more monsters fell down, but Xiao Chen didn't even shed a drop of sweat. These soldiers were one level worse than real blood slaves... Probably the product of refining failure?
The hands and feet of those two leaders are now sweating, their palms are sweating, where did they come from, their skills are so terrifying!
At this moment, Xiao Chen let out a long cry: "Elders and elders, think about the relatives at home, if you don't resist now, when will you wait!"
Then a voice sounded from afar: "Your Majesty! I'm late!!! This hero, please stay with us!"
The sound of killing suddenly shook the sky.
Du Ziteng said with his lips: "Hit?"
Xiao Chen shook his head, and signaled Du Ziteng with his eyes to be calm and adapt to the situation.
By the time the Zhang family noticed the clamor and torches, it was already too late. The low courtyard was surrounded on all sides, and the gate was kicked open from the outside. A group of soldiers with full armor even covered their faces charged. When they entered, the leading soldiers saw Zhang Dalang's frightened face clearly through the light of the fire, and directly snorted coldly: "You traitor is indeed here! You have committed such crimes of disrespect and rebellion, and you dare to escape, how brave you are! "
"My Zhang family has been good citizens of the town for generations, why come..."
The leading general didn't even bother to listen to old man Zhang's rambling, he just said: "The imperial edict of the national teacher has made it clear that anyone who dares to speak for the rebellious king is a traitor, let me take it down!"
The old man of the Zhang family wanted to speak again, but Du Ziteng had clear eyes and a clear heart. He knew that if he continued speaking, he might suffer a lot. Just as he was about to do something, Xiao Chen stepped forward and stopped the old man: "Old man, Don't rush."
This is simply a disaster from the sky, and this crime of treason is a catastrophe of ransacking one's family and exterminating one's family!How could the old man of the Zhang family not be in a hurry, he was so anxious that all his internal organs were burned!
But when this man surnamed Xiao was working in the fields, he just felt that it was not a good move. At this time, he gently pulled him, but the old man of the Zhang family clearly felt that he could not move at all. He looked at the crown-like Xiao Chen in surprise. , this young master has such great strength!
The torch flickered and the light was beating endlessly, but Xiao Chen was calm and calm. The old man of the Zhang family thought that the man surnamed Xiao and the little lady could not be educated by ordinary people like them... Could it be, as the old woman said, what is it? The children of the aristocratic family?
If this is the case, at worst, their Zhang family also has a chance of survival.
Seeing that the old man of this family had calmed down, Xiao Chen let him go. The old man is also a person who has experienced ups and downs in life, and he didn't want to give the leader an excuse to abuse him, so he quickly calmed down a dozen people in his family.
Under the coercion of those armored soldiers, the Zhang family and Xiao Du stumbled out of the courtyard, but Du Ziteng felt that the situation was very strange at this time. If these soldiers were here to arrest, they didn't check it at all. Given the situation of the Zhang family, they will all be detained, even if they only need to inquire briefly, they can know the demographic structure of the Zhang family, so they will not include him and Xiao Chen by mistake, right?
And when they were driven out of the yard and came to the town, Du Ziteng was even more surprised to find that the peace and tranquility had completely disappeared at this time. Breaking into a house with torches, and then escorting young people out one by one, the old, weak, women and children of those families only cried and chased after them. This scene of human tragedy in the neighbor's family made everyone in the Zhang family feel cold.
The old man grew up here since he was a child, and at this time he couldn't help but burst into tears: "My lord, if it's because of my Zhang family, just detain my Zhang family members, can you let these folks go... They have lived here for generations. People who are dutiful, have never done anything harmful to nature!"
The leader looked up to the sky and laughed: "You old guy really thinks highly of yourself! Hmph, that King Ni has always disregarded His Majesty's imperial decree, and the order of hard labor has been issued for five or six years. Wang Fengdi, where is it not obedient, and now that the chief villain is punished, it is natural to liquidate one or two, you stubborn people who have not served hard labor, of course you must make up one by one, and pay off the old evil!"
Both Xiao Chen and Du Ziteng had solemn expressions. According to what the Zhang family aunt said, serving in the military service is to send the raw materials for making blood slaves to the Xueshoumen. There are so many blood slaves in an endless supply, so they all come from the oppression and enslavement of the people in the Western Wilderness!
Xiao Chen thought about it even more, the rise of the Blood Slaughter Sect was only a matter of a hundred years, and the righteous way in the cultivation world has always been prosperous, except for the chaos in the Sea of Hearts because it was difficult to clean up because of the many tricks in it, the rest of the place was not left for this evil sect at all. What is the breath of reproduction? Earlier, the Hengxiao Sword Party was very surprised by the development of the Blood Slaughter Gate. I really didn't think about the joints.
Now everything is clear, this Western Wilderness is a deserted area of cultivation, spiritual energy has been lacking since ancient times, and the seven sects are all far away from this place. If it wasn't for the exit of the Daybreak Secret Realm here, he would have to stay so long because of Du Ziteng After a long time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find out the clues - this Blood Slaughter Sect is actually using the mortals here to develop its own sect's power, but this cannot be more concealed, no wonder Zhengdao has not been aware of it.
And according to that mortal, the Blood Slaughter Gate was able to infiltrate the palace and the emperor.
Looking at the miserable situation in the world in front of him, Xiao Chen gradually pursed his lips. Although a cultivator is beyond the mundane, as a sword cultivator, he also has the nature of groaning injustice!This kind of evil sect is a disaster for the common people, and it will be unhappy if you don't get rid of it!
As a Golden Core cultivator, Xiao Chen has experienced too many vicissitudes. In the moment of death and life, the decision in his heart has been made, but he is not impulsive. The armored soldiers in front of him who are carrying out orders are not alive if he expects it to be true. No show, no rush.
At this time, their group silently followed many young adults who were forced to be separated from their families in the dark and gradually moved away from the place where most of them were born and raised. Behind them, countless cries were circling in the night with the wind.At this moment, the women and children of the Zhang family couldn't help but rejoice in their hearts. Even though they knew that the road ahead was difficult and that there would be accidents ahead, it was better to be with their families than to be separated from each other.
After a short time, their group unexpectedly merged with another group of people.
"Huh? Brother Wang, you have gained a lot!"
The general who led the team here to arrest the young and old of the Zhang family smiled and said: "How can you compare with Brother Li, I am just a small fish and shrimp here, you are the real big business, Your Majesty and The real master that the national teacher wants to see."
Du Ziteng, a monk, had sharp eyes. Following their words, he glanced in that direction, and saw that the other team was as strong as this one, and even faintly surpassed in number, but there was no one in that team. There were no captive service civilians in custody, only a small prison cart, and a young man in a fine attire sat in the cart. He lowered his head and couldn't see the whole picture clearly.
Du Ziteng was planning in his mind, and he didn't know what the origin of that young man was, he had to go through such a lot of trouble with this national teacher, and let so many people guard him.
Although the two leaders disagreed with each other, they received the decree together. Therefore, they had to stop and regroup, hoping to get the troops together. Du Ziteng keenly discovered that according to their new method, it was like guarding the young man. Do you want more people?
Du Ziteng glanced at the townspeople behind him again, and was even more surprised to find that he thought that the people being dragged away were all grown men, but he stopped and looked carefully, only to find that not only were young and strong, but some children were obviously not Adults were also dragged here, probably because they were too scared at this time, and some of them couldn't help sobbing.
These young and strong people who were taken away were the pillars of their families, what a devastating blow it brought to those families without returning like this!Now these people don't even spare half-grown teenagers. This is completely ruining their families.
With such a heinous crime unfolding in front of his eyes, Du Ziteng felt very annoyed in his heart, and couldn't help but fiercely cast his eyes on Xiao Chen who was beside him, but the other party turned a blind eye and only frowned, as if he was thinking about something.
The leading general surnamed Wang chuckled and waved his hand: "Brother Li, tsk, there are still some people in your team who are not obedient, since the order is on my younger brother, I have to take care of it. "
The leader surnamed Li snorted coldly and said nothing, but he was really tired of these crying half-grown boys being too disturbing, which made him lose face.
Then, under the watchful eyes of everyone, a few armored soldiers stepped out after the general surnamed Wang waved their hands, and lifted the armor. Underneath were a pair of blood-red eyes and blue-faced fangs. The crowd screamed loudly in shock and chaos .
The general surnamed Wang laughed out loud, and saw those soldiers fitting up and making up for the boys who were crying the loudest, but after a while, there was no more sound.
And the screams in the crowd seemed to be frozen at this moment, and there was no more sound.
"All of you people come from the common people, but you wantonly kill and bully the common people with such demonic means, you are really in vain!"
When Du Ziteng's murderous intent gradually arose, he suddenly heard this immature and angry voice of reprimand. He and Xiao Chen were both a little surprised. They looked at each other and then looked at the prison car not far away. Seeing the scene in front of him, his eyes were red with tears.
"Tsk, little prince, I advise you to keep to yourself. You are just a clay bodhisattva. Don't think that these blood armor guards in my hands won't do anything to you. Let me tell you, you are not such a god. Huang Guizhou, stop giving me such nonsense!"
The face of the young man in the prison car was flushed red: "If the father is still here, do you dare to be so presumptuous?! Do you dare to bully the people in the fief like this?! You...you...you... are like beasts!"
A low exclamation suddenly came from the crowd: "Prince An's son!" "Ah... I heard that the prince... is this the prince...?"
Du Ziteng shook his head, this child was protected too well, and the timing and way of speaking were not right.
Sure enough, the general surnamed Wang took this opportunity to laugh and pointed at Prince An and said, "Have you seen it? This is your prince's heir. Isn't he locked in a cage by this general? Tell you, King An It's already yesterday's mist, if you dare to disobey again, those few screaming just now will be your fate!"
The crowd was silent for a while, except for occasional low sobs, whose source could not be identified, as if they were mourning the figure that once protected one party.
Xiao Chen looked on coldly, from the familiar behavior of these few Qiu Baqing, it could be inferred that this is not the first time that this method of killing chickens and monkeys has been used. I am afraid that the small town they are in is able to temporarily maintain this peace because of King An... But now , these people really realize what King An means, right?
It's just that King An, if he can't even protect himself, how can he protect the people?
A high-ranking person has huge implications in every move, otherwise, if he is not careful, he will affect innocent people and the weak... The vicissitudes of the mortal world are a lesson for monks.
It's just that Xiao Zhangdian ignored that there was another person beside him who would not stand it anymore and was determined to intervene.
Du Ziteng's heart was furious. What is the difference between these people who use humanoid weapons in their hands to kill unarmed civilians and animals!
Du Ziteng is not going to listen to Xiao Chen's shitty advice to be calm and don't be impatient, bah, the so-called high-level monks basically, maybe they see too much of the jungle, and their blood is cold, so it's better to do it yourself!
He suddenly jumped over several teams of armored guards, and ran towards the direction of Prince Na'an, caught off guard, these guards made him break through several times.
Du Ziteng shouted loudly: "Let's go up together!!!"
However, the crowd was just a little agitated and didn't dare to really move.
Du Ziteng shook his head, but he didn't intend to stop.
Xiao Chen was startled at first, then smiled helplessly: "Oh."
I didn't see how he moved, the guards around him all fell to the ground, and Xiao Chen already had an extra long sword in his hand.
With a sword in his hand, even if he was just an ordinary soldier, his aura was quite different. As that figure was swaying, all the monster soldiers who came to stop him were like paper, vulnerable and fell down one after another. In a short while, he had come to Du Ziteng's side, and with a swipe of his long sword, he blocked countless attacks.
Compared to Du Ziteng's recklessness, Xiao Chen was much more relaxed and freehand. He even took the time to stuff something into Du Ziteng's hands. He took it suspiciously and looked down. It looked familiar, and then he was overjoyed, his storage bag!Immediately, he was furious, he didn't know how long the guy beside him had withheld his things, how dare he give them to him at such a critical moment!
But seeing Xiao Chen's back with one being invincible, Du Ziteng just smiled, knowing that no matter what this guy said, as the chief of the sect, he must not sit back and watch his disciples get hurt, hum, no matter how much you pretend, Don't you have to obediently accept orders from my young master?
Gradually, more and more monsters fell down, but Xiao Chen didn't even shed a drop of sweat. These soldiers were one level worse than real blood slaves... Probably the product of refining failure?
The hands and feet of those two leaders are now sweating, their palms are sweating, where did they come from, their skills are so terrifying!
At this moment, Xiao Chen let out a long cry: "Elders and elders, think about the relatives at home, if you don't resist now, when will you wait!"
Then a voice sounded from afar: "Your Majesty! I'm late!!! This hero, please stay with us!"
The sound of killing suddenly shook the sky.
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