Chapter 161: Surrender
readx;?“ Oh, it turns out that the Taoist chief also participated in the riots, can you tell us more about the story of that time," I asked with interest. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Old Dao paused, and began to tell the story of the past.
"Back then, as soon as I left the master's gate, the riots began, and I used to live in seclusion in the mountains with my master, knowing nothing about the outside world, but after coming down the mountain, I learned about the suffering of outsiders." Lao Dao sighed and continued.
Under the cruel rule of people's lives, the young will be pulled to work as coolies, and the annual remuneration is only a few hundred catties of food, barely enough for the family. The ruling class, on the other hand, spends all day drinking and dreaming of life and death. Finally, one day, a warrior surnamed Ye appeared, and he led everyone to fight back, breaking through several fortresses one after another, but finally failed when he finally reached Dragon City.
"The warrior surnamed Ye, I heard that the leader of the current rebel army is also surnamed Ye." I interjected.
"Yes, I heard that this General Ye is very similar to the warriors of the past, so it shouldn't be his descendant," Lao Dao muttered.
"Is the warrior surnamed Ye dead," the fat man interjected.
Lao Dao shook his head in confusion and nodded again.
"What do you mean, you don't know if you're dead or not," the fat man asked again.
"I just remember a spear piercing his chest, and I don't know if he died or not, because he disappeared all at once." Lao Dao said with a frown.
"It's gone, so mysterious," I asked, frowning.
"I'm not joking, I saw him disappear with my own eyes, maybe this Ye Warrior was sent by God, and he went back without completing his mission." Lao Dao said seriously.
"That's outrageous, how did you survive," I asked, mockingly.
"Hey, after the Ye warriors disappeared, we had no leader, so we gave up resistance, because the war killed a lot of people, in order to save the labor force, the ruler did not do anything to the rest of the people, and continued to send them to be coolies, I relied on some ability, so I escaped. Since then, I have been incognito, and after a few years of peace in the world, I can still earn some money by treating people and barely make ends meet. ”
"Then why is there a riot now," I still wondered.
"Didn't I say that there will be a riot every thirty years, and this has become the norm, and the oppression of the people by the officials is too great, so some people resist." Lao Dao said a little impatiently.
At this time, Xiao Er brought up a few dishes, and I hurriedly beckoned everyone to eat, everyone had their own concerns, just bowed their heads to eat, and completely lost their original enthusiasm.
After he was full of wine and food, the old man wiped his mouth and said, "Thank you little brother for the wine and food, I still have something to do, and we will have a meeting later." Then he got up and left.
"Daoist Chief, politely, I haven't asked for your name yet." I hurriedly said with a smile.
The Taoist chief hesitated for a moment, but still said, "In the next road number Qingfeng, farewell," after saying that, he got up and left.
"This guy is really weird." The fat man muttered from the side.
"Leave him alone, let's hurry up and get on the road after eating, it's been so long, and I don't know how Miss Xie is." I said with a frown.
The fat man slapped his head, "Ouch, forget about her, you said we were locked up in prison, where was she arrested?"
"Just find the exit here, and you'll find her whereabouts." I said thoughtfully.
"It's just that we don't know where this exit is, and listening to what the man said just now, this exit seems to be very mysterious." Shu Muhua also said on the side.
"Tie Niu, you are from here, have you heard the legend of the exit here," I asked as I looked up at Li Tie Niu.
"Hehe, I'm not afraid of your jokes, I haven't been out of town since I was a child." Li Tieniu said a little embarrassed.
"And where do you live," I asked, frowning.
"The place where I live is called Pingcheng, and the people who live in it are all high-ranking officials and nobles, I heard that they are all descendants of generals who have made military exploits, and I am an orphan, relying on a little strength, doing handymen in a rich family, and rarely come out in ordinary times."
"In this way, you know a lot about the situation here, so let's take it one step at a time." I said with a sigh.
"We're really going to go to General Naye," the fat man asked from the side.
"Listening to this old way, the army here is short of manpower, with our skills, it shouldn't be difficult to get in, or let's get into the army first, and then find out about the situation," I said slowly, touching my mouth.
"I agree, it's too risky to break out of the tiger prison, let's wait and see." Shu Muhua echoed on the side.
The fat man and Li Tieniu also agreed, so we packed our things, paid for the wine and left the hotel.
Before leaving, we inquired with the shopkeeper, not far from the restaurant there is a cloth shop that specializes in selling clothes, the clothes on our bodies are really a little unsuitable, in order to hide people's eyes, we have selected a relatively ordinary clothes, and then bought a few hats, so that others will only think that we are ordinary farmers, and will not doubt our identity.
Leaving the cloth workshop, we discerned the direction and walked towards the Tiger Prison.
Along the way, I passed through several villages, most of the villages were old, weak, sick and disabled, and it seemed that the impact of the war was still very great, and after walking for half a day, a huge city tower appeared not far away.
"This is the Tiger Prison," said the fat man, looking into the distance.
"It should be right here, everyone will be smart for a while, don't make trouble." I also looked at the castle tower in the distance and said.
"Hehe, I don't know if this tiger prison will be more prosperous, and you can sleep comfortably inside." Li Tieniu said on the side.
Not long after, we came to the bottom of the tower, and at the gate there were two officers and soldiers checking the sparse people entering the city, and we honestly followed the crowd towards the city.
"What are you guys doing," the officers and soldiers at the gate stopped us as we were about to enter the city.
"Master Jun, we are countrymen, I heard that soldiers are recruited here, and we are here to join the army." Li Tieniu hurriedly stepped forward to talk with a smile on his face.
The officer and soldier looked at us suspiciously, and asked with some suspicion: "Join the army, you won't be a spy of the rebels, right?"
"Master Jun, you're joking, we are farming in the countryside, and I heard that the army is now well paid, so we came to defect." Li Tieniu hurriedly waved his hand to deny it.
"I think you seem to be an honest man, but the guys behind you are suspicious," the officer said, looking at us.
"Where is the military master, these people are all my fellow villagers, and they have never seen the world." Li Tieniu's face changed, and he hurriedly said.
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