Chapter 45: The Suffering People
Xiao Chen, Liu Lan, and the newly followed Yue Cicada, the two sisters were hurrying towards Jiayuan County. I have to quickly find Vice General Ding and ask him to tell him the whereabouts of Huayang Sect. He even had to hurry to the Huayang Sect and explain all this to the people of the Huayang Sect, no matter how they would treat him, as long as they didn't implicate the innocent people in Pingquan Village, it would be enough!
Looking at Xiao Chen, who was anxious to rush towards Jiayuan County, Liu Lan wanted to open her mouth several times, but the words were swallowed alive when they came to her mouth. The arrogant and quirky temper of the people of the Huayang Sect and the eccentricity of their actions have already told Xiao Chen more than once. But this couldn't change Xiao Chen's mind at all. For the sake of those people in Pingquan Village, Xiao Chen had already put his own safety at risk, completely ignoring how those ungrateful bastards treated him.
The so-called benevolent, humble gentleman pays attention to openness, pays attention to repaying virtue with grievances, never hates others, never complains about others, is in the world, thinks about others everywhere, does not seek to repay the peach, but seeks to be worthy of the heart. In the past, when Liu Lan heard such words, her first reaction was usually a 'poof' smile, don't be funny, there will be such pedantic people in this world?
But now, Liu Lan believes that there really is such a person in this world, and he is by no means a pedantic person. He is a humble gentleman, the best person in the world, and the most benevolent person!
Xiao Chen, rest assured, no matter what happens in the future. I will be there for you. Even in the face of storms, I will stay by your side and never give up.
Compared with Xiao Chen and Liu Lan, who are worried about each other, the little girl looks much happier. I was able to see my sister again, I was able to leave that lifeless ghost place in Pingquan Village, and I never had to see those ungrateful people again. The little girl couldn't be happier.
Along the way, the little girl was jumping happily and singing. It's really a childish child who doesn't know what it's like!
In the distance, a group of people staggered over, as many as fifty or sixty people. Among these people are old and young, men and women. It's just that what is very strange is that these people are all yellow and thin, their clothes are tattered, and their faces are also terrified that cannot be concealed.
What the hell is going on? Just when Xiao Chen and the others were amazed, this group of people had already gradually approached them. But at this moment, there was a burst of dust and smoke in the distance, and more than a dozen men dressed as officers and soldiers were driving high-headed horses and galloping towards here. In an instant, he caught up with this group of old and weak people who were staggering.
"You untouchables, you untouchables, how dare you still run away?" With a burst of scolding, the swarthy horsewhip slashed at the gang and covered their faces. Suddenly, there was a wail.
"Official, please spare us!"
"Spare you? How dare you not pay the taxes of the government, and you want to run away! You untouchables, so bold!" a whip struck a man on the cheek, and immediately blood flowed and he screamed.
"Old fellow, you are all about to enter the loess, and you still have the strength to escape? Isn't it simple! You run, but you run!" A soldier directly whipped a gray-haired old man to the ground.
"Bastard, how can these people do this?" Seeing that this group of officers and soldiers actually bullied a large group of old and weak women and children, Xiao Chen was filled with righteous indignation and immediately wanted to rush out. But Liu Lan pulled his sleeves.
Liu Lan's face turned pale, "Xiao Chen, don't be nosy, they are the officials and soldiers of the Great Yan Kingdom! With the champion opponent, it is equivalent to plotting rebellion, and it is a great crime to destroy the Nine Clans!"
"This" Because of Liu Lan's pulling, Xiao Chen's feverish brain began to calm down. After all, I had to think twice about the consequences of the confrontation between civilians and the government. But just then, another thing happened, a thin young woman, who was so frightened that she accidentally threw the baby she was holding tightly in her arms to the ground.
Seeing this, an officer and soldier sneered and pulled the reins. The horse beneath him could not bear the pain, and his front hooves stood upright, and he trampled towards the howling baby on the ground.
"My child!" said the young woman's face turned pale.
"Danger!" Xiao Chen's head exploded with a bang. A figure rushed out and picked up the baby. Almost at the same moment, the horse's hooves fell.
"Great! It's finally okay!" Looking at the baby in his arms, Xiao Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Bastard!" Someone dared to do his own good deeds, the soldier was furious, and he whipped at Xiao Chen. There was a crisp sound of 'pop', and my back hurt for a while.
"Damn it, you dare to spoil your master's good deeds, are you impatient?" the soldier scolded.
"As an officer and soldier of the imperial court, you actually did such a thing to oppress the good people, do you still have a little shame?" Holding back the incomparable anger in his heart, Xiao Chen handed over the baby in his arms to his mother, and turned to glaring at the soldier.
The soldier was furious, and another whip came at him. But how could Xiao Chen, who was already on guard, let him get his wish? Xiao Chen stretched out one of his hands, grabbed the horsewhip with one hand, and let the other party drag it desperately, not moving at all.
"Bastard!" the soldier blushed. He never thought that the handsome man in front of him would have so much strength.
Seeing their companions' faces flushed, the rest of the soldiers laughed. "Dog, you can't even be a kid like this, didn't you toss in the girl's bed for too long last night?"
"Bastard!" the soldier, who was embarrassed, increased his strength again. But even if he used his strength to feed, the other party was still as steady as a rock. The laughter was even louder. "Xiao Chen, let it go, don't be rash! They are officers and soldiers!" Liu Lan on the side hurriedly persuaded him.
"Hmph!" Although he was extremely angry, Xiao Chen knew what it meant to be with the officers and soldiers. He let go of his hand angrily. But he forgot that the one on horseback was pulling desperately. As soon as Xiao Chen withdrew his strength so suddenly, the soldier fell off his horse. "Hahaha!" laughed maniacally.
"Little bunny, I'll kill you!" the dog stumbled up from the ground, clenched his fists, and smashed it against Xiao Chen's head.
"Don't go too far!" That's right, Xiao Chen is very gentle temper and unusually humble. But that doesn't mean he doesn't have a temper. When the anger that accumulates in the heart exceeds the limit of patience, it will also explode.
Xiao Chen flew up at the moment and slammed it on the dog's lower abdomen, instantly turning him into a rolling gourd. "Eight lambs!" a mouthful of blood spurted out of the dog's mouth. He didn't know at all, inside the man in front of him. Having a strong heart that is ten times stronger than ordinary people, it also gives this man ten times stronger than ordinary people.
Dog's eggs were churning in the place. He struggled, trying to get up. But the great pain made him unable to complete this action. "Damn!" Seeing this scene, the rest of the sergeants couldn't laugh anymore. They dismounted one after another and surrounded Xiao Chen.
"This is him* mine, you can't blame me at all!" Xiao Chen still wanted to tell. But where can these arrogant soldiers listen? The bright big blades beckoned towards Xiao Chen's body one after another.
"Danger!" was Liu Lan's exclamation.
"Brother Xiao Chen!" The little girl was also terrified.
"You bastards!" With such a careless regard for human life, is this what the officials and soldiers of a country should do to protect their families and people?
Such a person is not worthy of being called an official or an army at all, you are a bandit, you are a coward. As for the bandits, then I don't have to be polite. Xiao Chen gritted his teeth and met the other party. Although Xiao Chen's fighting skills are far from those of these officers and soldiers. But the magical ** gave Xiao Chen ten times stronger than ordinary people.
And in the face of such power, the so-called fighting skills are no longer so important. The incomparably familiar scene happened again, with every time Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and stretched his feet, a soldier fell to the ground with a wail, and then tossed in pain on the ground, unable to stand up for a long time.
"How is this good? How is this good?" At this time, i Liu Lan was dumbfounded. Things have gotten out of control.
"Brother Xiao Chen, let's hurry up!" the quirky black eyes of the little girl rolled around.
"Yes, hurry up, hurry up!" Liu Lan also reflected at this time. She hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Xiao Chen's arm.
"Don't go! You guys aren't allowed to go!" A slightly frightened voice sounded, and then more than a dozen people surrounded the general, as if they were the same group of people who had just been bullied by the officers and soldiers. Even the young woman who had just been rescued by Meng Xiaochen was holding her child tightly, her head bowed, and she stood at the back of the crowd without saying a word.
"Boy, you're running away!" "Kid, you're running away!" laughed on the ground.
"Boy, what kind of heroes are you doing? You helped them, but what did they do to you? I tell you, these untouchables are all ungrateful! They all deserve to die!"
"You guys" At this time, Liu Lan's body trembled with anger, and she pointed at these ungrateful people with her hands. Xiao Chen, how many times have I told you not to meddle in your affairs, but you just don't listen!
"I'm sorry, several, we know it's shameful for us to do this, but we can't help it! We can't pay our taxes, and it's already a big crime to sneak away. If you let you, the person who fought against the official army, escape safely, it will be even more of a crime. What are you going to do with us? We're all families and children!" A simple-looking man squatted on the ground, hiding his face and sobbing.
The boy easily did not cry. Once we weep, it will be a time of great sadness and pain. And through the gossiping descriptions of these poor people, Xiao Chen finally learned the general situation of the matter. It's just that the government's taxes are too heavy, and these kind-hearted people can't afford to pay even if they smash the pot and sell iron, so they have no choice but to drag their families and sneak away.
Most people have a plot of nostalgia for their homeland. can * make the people make a move to leave their homes, you can imagine how deep the oppression is that it can't be done!