Chapter Five Two Five Troubled Times
Outside Canghe City.
In recent years, the southern part of Shu Kingdom has often fought with Nanliang, especially in Nan'an and other places, which have fallen one after another, and even the boundaries of Yuanjing City and other areas are vaguely in danger of falling.
The war and the gunpowder are smoke, and the people are living in poverty.
Even though Nanliang and Shu Kingdom had strict military laws and regulations, there was no similar behavior similar to those of Yuan Mengna, the Northern Territory of massacre and murder, but under the fire of war, how could there be a peaceful and prosperous life?
For example, in Nan'an, Qudao, Dongzhao Pass, even Jianmen Pass, even similar to Yuanjing City, and even Li Village, people began to flee north.
For example, places like Yuanjing City have not yet experienced war, but are threatened with war, so these people who went north are still ready to be rich.
However, after experiencing wars and chaos, there were naturally refugees in the miserable state. Along the way, there were hunger and cold, and many elderly, weak, sick and disabled people died halfway through the journey.
refugee.
hunger.
Ice cold.
Even though it is almost south, snowfall is rare after winter, but it is moist and chill, as if it can penetrate clothes, which is not necessarily inferior to heavy snow in the north.
Hunger and cold, people die halfway.
In this situation, a little evil thought in human nature will become extremely strong under the desire to survive.
So there is a way to block the road, kill people and seize wealth, and even rob women and vent their desires.
And when hunger reaches its peak, there are also many extremely vicious things like killing people and eating meat.
"It seems that people often encounter disasters on the road ahead."
"It is said that those bandits were people from Qu Dao. The leader of Xia, who had martial arts skills, gathered more than ten people. After becoming bandits, they snatched them all the way and couldn't even catch them in the government."
"I have heard of this. It is said that their leader named Xia escaped during the war. He also brought a girl at that time. Later, he became very hungry and ate the girl."
"Stop spreading rumors?"
"No, someone saw that the girl was not dead at that time, and she was so scared that she was no longer shy and kept trembling. Then she took a knife and then she was a pity that the living girl became a piece of flesh full. Later, this incident was reported from that person, and now their leader is also relying on this incident to be famous and powerful."
"I heard that two days ago, when a wealthy family in Yuanjing City passed by the front, they met a poor family. The servants, maids, wives and children were not alive, and they were all killed. I heard that two beautiful women were caught on horseback and still don't know where to go."
"Then in front" the man's voice was a little scared.
"Not afraid." The man who spoke before said: "They are also hiding from the government. They have always been wandering around and have no place to settle down. Since they have robbed them before, they should not be the corpses here next, and they think they have already buried them."
When Ge Xiang was about to be the prime minister, many strict orders were issued, one of which was to deal with all kinds of corpses to avoid breeding evil winds and plagues.
Nowadays, if a certain place suffers from plague and other diseases, then those who hold an official position at the place will be demoted to the official position at the very least, and their salary will be deducted, and the worst will be punished and imprisoned, or even beheaded and confiscated.
Since the previous incident came two days ago, the body must have been handled completely.
But blood is inevitable.
I think this time, I will see some shocking traces.
Thinking of this, some timid people couldn't help but tremble.
Thirty miles away from Canghe River.
This is a mountain.
The mountains are steep.
The group of bandits who were regarded as wandering had actually settled here half a month ago and were designated as a copycat. After all, there was no fixed place to live and could not last long.
The leader who had eaten human flesh was not only skilled in martial arts, but also was familiar with poetry and books and knew the truth.
It’s just that the clique was established here, but there was no news exposed in half a moonlight, and they also deliberately hid it. Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, they were still a group of gangsters without foundation.
But today, all these bandits were killed here by others.
Including the thief.
The thief's head has a gentle face and looks like a scholar in middle age. At first glance, he looks like a gentle scholar, and he can't see any evil. No one can tell that this person is the leader of the extremely vicious bandit.
At this moment, he was kneeling on the ground, lowering his head, unable to see any expression.
A sword pierced from behind him.
The one holding the sword was a girl.
The girl was tall and beautiful in appearance, but she just frowned, as if she was quite disgusted with blood. She drew her sword, suppressed her disgust, and turned her head toward the person behind her, "It's okay, go down the mountain."
The only four remaining people behind him are all women, all of whom are young and beautiful, the youngest is even twelve or twelve years old.
They were the miserable people who were robbed up the mountain by these bandits, and most of their fathers, husbands and other relatives had been killed under the bandits' swords.
At this moment, seeing all the enemies being killed, looking at the bloody scene on the ground, these women who had suffered a few days of tragic encounters couldn't help crying. I don't know whether it was the pleasure of the enemy's death, the pain of the death of their relatives, or the frightened by this bloody scene.
"Stop crying."
The girl holding the sword sighed and said, "It's useless to cry after all. Go down the mountain earlier and find a place to stay. In this chaotic world, everything will happen."
"You are" a young woman, who seemed to wake up and asked tremblingly.
"I" the girl thought for a while and said seriously: "Since I walked in the world, I have always been called the Domineering Sword."
This name is very majestic. If it is placed on a strong man with high martial arts skills, it is convincing, but if it falls on a girl, it will seem a bit shocking.
"Are you Miss Xie?"
The young woman seemed to remember something, and a ray of light appeared in her eyes.
The girl who claimed to be the Dominating God Sword looked at her and said, "Do you recognize me?"
The young woman whispered: "The little woman's surname is Qian. She was once a native of Yuanjing City. She had heard of Miss Xie's deeds before and still admired her very much."
Yuanjing City is near Mingyuan Taoist Temple. When Miss Xie heard this, she suddenly realized it. Her girlish nature found that someone recognized her near Canghe River. She couldn't help but feel a little proud and secretly happy.
After looking closer, although the young woman in front of her was messy, she should have been a lady from a wealthy family in her clothes. Thinking of her current experience, Miss Xie couldn't help but sigh. Just as she was about to comfort her, she saw that the other party had raised her head.
"Miss Xie" the young woman knelt down on the ground and cried: "I am now homeless and alone. Today I am rescued by the girl. I am willing to serve the girl, serve tea and water, and even if I am a maid, I will ask the girl to take her in."
Miss Xie was stunned, then a little embarrassed, saying, "I walk around the world without any care, and there is no need for any maids and servants."
The young woman's eyes showed a gloomy look, she gritted her teeth, and whispered: "Actually, I want to ask the girl to teach me my martial arts so that I can be as handsome as a girl."
Apprenticeship and martial arts learning is her real idea.
"My martial arts is taught by my master. If you want to accept a disciple, you must ask the master first. You cannot easily spread it."
As Miss Xie said this, the young woman opposite gritted her teeth and lowered her head, looking very disappointed.
Seeing this, Miss Xie couldn't bear it and sighed: "But in this world, you are a weak woman, alone, and have no place to go, and you don't have a self-defense martial art. If you take them down the mountain, you think they should have relatives, so let them find a way out by themselves. You can go to Shenglong Inn in Canghe, wait for me, and wait for my business to get my work done, and then go find you and find a good place for you."
The young woman was immediately overjoyed and bowed repeatedly.
Chapter completed!