He went back to the room just to change his clothes, but when he saw the bed, he somehow became more and more sleepy, and his mind became more and more confused, and he struggled to the edge of the bed and fell asleep.

This is a very difficult time, and the people are also very alert, and when they heard the noise, they rushed in to see that the old man was asleep, so he lightly removed his shoes and socks for him, and went out with the door.

When the room was quiet again, the two of them walked out from behind the screen. Chitose said dissatisfiedly: "You can still use half an hour to eat, if this is really on the battlefield, you will have been picked up by the enemy a few times." ”

She waited for the old man to yawn.

Yan Saburo said quietly: "This is not a battlefield. ”

"If the authorities define these people as bandits rather than good citizens, that's it. Chitose sneered, "This surnamed Zhou's worry is reasonable, if it is to suppress bandits, what means can't be used?"

Zhou Dahu was asleep, and it was her means.

Yan Saburo laid down the barrier, and Chitose began to use the soul trick on him.

Zhou Dahu was confused and only said that he was dreaming, and he answered 1510.

First of all, the purchase is correct, the Zhou family does still have a stock of old needle flowers, about 120 catties, but not here, but in the warehouse in the east of the village, on the edge of its own woodland.

Chitose has been thinking a little since he saw the light of the wish power of the Flower Temple, and then he went on to ask the ins and outs of the battle between the government and the people.

Yan Saburo looked at her unexpectedly. This female devil has always been unprofitable, and she has nothing to do with herself, why does she suddenly care about the current situation of the villagers?

Chitose saw his doubt, but ignored him.

In fact, this change is also simple: the once-in-a-century torrential rain caused floods, destroying roads and bridges in one fell swoop, and even the main road connecting Hongmo Village to the outside world was washed away and collapsed, and it took a lot of effort to repair it. All counties, villages, and towns suffered losses to varying degrees, and more than 10 people died in the most serious villages and towns.

After that, people passed by the river, and even peasant women went to the stream to wash their clothes, and they could see the corpses of people and animals floating downstream.

Wen Qingfang, the daughter-in-law of Huaxi County Ling, was unfortunately listed as a missing person. She was more than three months pregnant, and on the day of the incident, she took her four-year-old eldest daughter to Guining, and when she walked to Qingwa Bridge, she was suddenly caught in a flash flood, and even the car and people were swept away.

The bodies of the maid and the guards were also found a few days later, only Wen Qingfang's mother and daughter did not follow up for a long time, and the family still had a little hope in their hearts.

But this search has been more than two months, and the hope in everyone's hearts has cooled down little by little.

In autumn, the torrential rains stopped, and the water levels of various streams, rivers and lakes gradually receded, including the Flower God Pond in Hongmo Village. Ten days ago, two floating corpses, one large and one small, appeared in the pool where the water level had dropped.

The reason why I say "again" is because the Huashen Pond is at the low of the Hongmo Valley, and the violent torrent not only rushes into the dead branches and leaves here, but also the corpses of animals, and the people of Hongmo Village salvaged for many days before cleaning up the pond surface.

The floating corpse had been soaked in the water for too long, and it should have been decomposed a long time ago, but the corpse in the Flower God Pond was lifelike, so peaceful that it seemed to be asleep, and there was not even a little decay and swelling.

Outsiders are amazed, but the people of Hongmo Village are accustomed to it. The leaves of the fruits and vegetables that fall into the pond are always as good as new, and animals and humans should not be exempt. The villagers believe that this is the power of the god of flowers.

The face of the corpse was easy to identify, and during that time, caravans often came to Hongmo Village to buy medicinal materials, and the strange news spread to the outside world, and finally reached the ears of the county commander.

Wen Qingfang's husband and parents immediately rushed to identify the body, and then wept bitterly and led the body back. It is said that there were countless scratches on the corpse, and the family members came to do an autopsy, and they also said that there was water in the lungs, and most of the scars on the body were scratched by branches and stones when the water was impacted, and there were no other human injuries, and it was indeed drowned.

Originally, the matter should have come to an end here, but Wen Qingfang's husband felt sorry for his wife and daughter dying in the wild, and hoped to ask the master to cast a spell at the place where she came out of the water to surpass it.

This can be done in other places in Huaxi County, but the village of Hongmo Village refuses: No!

If I had to add two words, it would be:

Absolutely not!

Muramasa refused justifiably: the Flower God Pond is sacrosanct, and if you cast a spell here, it will disturb the Flower God, and that will blaspheme!

Wen Qingfang's husband was heartbroken by the tragic death of his wife and daughter, and felt that Hongmo Village was not close to people, so he had a quarrel and a move on both sides, and they were both damaged.

The news was transmitted back to Huaxi, and the county commander was furious.

He was the magistrate of a county, and his son was beaten on the land. However, at this time, he didn't want to make a big move, so he just handed a handwritten letter to Hongmo Village, asking for accommodating legal affairs and severely punishing those who hurt people.

The attitude of Hongmo Village is very simple: those who beat people, the village has twenty rods, but the practice by the flower god pond is absolutely unacceptable!

The Huaxi county magistrate couldn't hold back his face, and while going to invite the master, he asked the county lieutenant to lead the town. The latter was originally just used for deterrence, but the local people were fierce, the villagers did not obey the control at all, and the conflict escalated.

The official sent a strong crackdown and beat two villagers to serious injuries by mistake. Now it's like stabbing a hornet's nest, and the two sides are fighting with real knives and guns.

The explosion that Yan Saburo heard in the afternoon was that the villagers threw blasting charms at the officers and soldiers, "blood for blood."

By this time, the situation was almost out of control, and both the government and the people could not stop it, and they were willing to sit down and negotiate. Zhou Dahu was accompanying the village to negotiate tonight, but no agreement could be reached on the matter of "Huashenchi excess" anyway.

As for why the people of Hongmo Village dared to openly confront the officers and soldiers, Yan Saburo and Chitose did not find it strange.

Juyao's national strength is not strong, and it has lost control over remote areas. On the way to the Red Mill Valley, the purchasing steward gave Yan Saburo a science about the local situation.

Originally, there were only more than 200 people in Hongmo Village, which was isolated from the world all year round, and the village had its own set of rules and was not disturbed by the outside world. When it became rich with the help of needle flowers, and the number of people increased day by day, this set of rules did not change, it still followed, and everyone had to abide by it, otherwise they would be punished by the village.

The "royal law" does not work here.

In fact, it is not only Hongmo Village, but also most remote small villages. It's just that Hongmo Village is extraordinarily rich and extraordinarily ...... Garish.

Yan Saburo saw the horse rejection pile in Hongmo Village, saw the regular weapons in the hands of the villagers, and even the high walls, houses and corner towers around the village...... No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a peaceful mountain village.

On the way here, the purchasing steward told Yan Saburo to be more patient after entering the village, and not to conflict with the villagers, otherwise it is easy to attract siege: "This place is far away from the city and countryside, and there are bandits from time to time, and the villagers can't wait for the king's law, so they must unite and defend themselves." ”