Chen Ao was secretly surprised, and followed the team into the village. But as he walked all the way, he began to wonder. This village doesn't look like a village at all, but a bit like a fortress for marching and fighting!

Chen Ao had led soldiers and fought in battles, and knew the general method of building barracks for marching troops. Although the stockade was not as rigorous as that of the regular army, it was built according to the standards of a military barracks.

Chen Ao couldn't help but ask Lan Yuyan, "Miss Lan......"

Lan Yuyan smiled and said, "Don't call Lan Girl, just call me Yuyan." No one will use this name except you. ”

Chen Ao was stunned for a moment, and there was a hint of strangeness in his heart. He coughed dryly and said, "Okay...... I mean, do you Zoroastrianism have spread here?"

Lan Yuyan shook her head and said, "I really haven't heard of this. And there's a side altar built here, which I've never heard of. This altar is so close to Hulu County, if I had known, I would have been extra careful!"

The doubts in Chen Ao's heart became even heavier. Since the existence of this stockade is not even known to people who are so careful as Lan Yuyan, it is very likely that this stockade will not be built soon. He looked left and right, and saw that the timber from which the fence had been built was very new, but it had not been built for long. Moreover, the people who came and went in the village were all Persian Hu, wearing the same clothes. And all of them were strong men, and there were no women, children, or old people. Occasionally, a group of guards armed with guns and knives patrolled by.

No matter how you look at it, this place looks like a military camp, Chen Ao whispered: "Yuyan, you go and ask that Elder Mira later, what this village does." ”

Although Lan Yuyan led a group of horse bandits, he didn't march to fight after all, so he didn't know much about it. She asked curiously, "I guess I was going to preach here." What's wrong?"

"Don't ask so much just yet, do as I say. ”

Lan Yuyan now completely trusted Chen Ao, and no longer asked, nodding directly. The two men followed into a large hall, where Elder Mira and the elders of the stockade conversed. Lan Yuyan took the opportunity to step forward, and the elder glanced at Lan Yuyan with strange eyes, as if he was hesitating whether to salute the holy woman.

After thinking about it, he finally pressed his hand to his chest and bowed. Lan Yuyan said two words to them, and when she heard their answers, her face couldn't help but change. She pressed her composure, returned to Chen Ao's side, and whispered, "I understand, Elder Mira is here to ask Elder Thermos to provide protection and necessary supplies for us to return to the Archchurch. ”

"Then what is this stockade for?" Chen Ao still did not let go of this question.

Lan Yuyan hesitated for a moment and said, "They said that this stockade is for the ...... of the garrison."

"What kind of soldiers, what kind of soldiers, are they ready to fight?"

Lan Yuyan said, "Elder Mira said that four or five years ago, the year of the doctrine of the Day of Annihilation, two wise men, Habal and Samlun, observed a vision from the heavens. They followed the celestial phenomena all the way to the Central Plains, and determined that this great catastrophe should be in the Central Plains. Therefore, they summoned the Sect Master to explain the matter. The sect leader is ready to send the elite of the sect to the Central Plains to eliminate demons and defend the Dao, so that the holy fire will burn all over the east. ”

Chen Ao was not very clear about their teachings, and he was confused when he heard them, and asked, "What is the day of extinction?"

Lan Yuyan explained, "The day of extinction in my religion means that the flame of the God of Light will be extinguished one day after it has been burning for more than a thousand years. When the earth falls silent, the flame will burn again. At that time, everything in the world will be burned, and the world and the believers who believe in the God of Light will be reborn in the flames. This is somewhat similar to the end of Christianity in the West. Christians consider the first thousand years after the birth of their Christ to be the end of the world. And my doctrine holds that this time is the 1,270th year of the burning of the Holy Fire. Coincidentally, both times turned out to be the same year. ”

Chen Ao pinched his fingers and calculated, it is now the second year of Jingde of the Great Song Dynasty, that is, 1005 AD. If you go back in time, four or five years ago, it was exactly 1,000 AD.

Western religions have been talking about the end of the world since ancient times. Not just in 2012, but in the first millennium AD, many denominations believed that this would be the end of the world. Of course, these are just nonsense, but for those who are devout believers, they are naturally convinced.

Chen Ao didn't expect that Zoroastrianism, the largest chief religion of this era, would have such an argument. It's just that they want to rely on this kind of people to "exceed" the Chinese people? This is a bit too self-sufficient, right?

Chen Ao smiled secretly in his heart, and suddenly remembered something. When he heard Lan Yuyan talk about this just now, he felt a little familiar. Only then did I remember that I had heard this story before, and it was Cao Yi who told him. Those two wise men were clearly recruited by Cao Yi. And what they call a vision in the sky should be that strange cloud.

In this way, is the so-called doomsday disaster just a crossing between himself and Cao Yi? Chen Ao felt that this was really ridiculous.

However, this Zoroastrian move to increase troops in the Song Realm is really a bit dangerous. If these people really have no brains and want to start a war with the Great Song Dynasty, I am afraid that there will be another turmoil. Chen Aozhen couldn't wait to quickly report this situation to Song Zhenzong and Zhao Heng. After all, Chen Ao is a Chinese, and he does not want another war in the land of China.

He was thinking about his thoughts on one side, and on the other side, he had already prepared all the supplies he needed for this journey. The group stayed overnight in the village. Chen Ao further figured out that there were a total of 700 sturdy Persian warriors in this stockade. Although there are only 700 people, the Zoroastrian fanatics will continue to come and complete the great cause of their holy religion. At the same time, if they colluded with the Li clan in Xiazhou, it would pose a great threat to the Great Song Dynasty.

The next morning, they set out again. It was impossible for Chen Ao to go back to report the news, so he could only hope that the Zoroastrian people would gather more slowly. Or the Li family in Xiazhou would not think of joining forces with these people. Lan Yuyan saw his sad face and asked, "Are you worried that the people of the Holy Sect will go to war with the Great Song Dynasty?" Don't worry, unless they are really crazy, they will provoke the huge empire of the Great Song Dynasty!"

Chen Ao glanced at her and said, "This is your doctrine, don't you believe in this so-called Day of Silence?"

Lan Yuyan smiled and said, "You may not believe it when you say it." I really don't believe in these teachings!"

Chen Ao was stunned and looked at her strangely. Lan Yuyan said again: "Since my father's death, I no longer believe in this God of Light. My father was in the service of the gods, but didn't he die in the same way by intrigues?"