"If you haven't joined the Holy Lotus Sect by now, I advise you to stop as soon as possible. It's still too late to quit. The Holy Lotus Sect is a cancer that exists in the world. There is not only hatred between the Holy Lotus Sect and me, but also a relationship.
Get rid of its responsibility."
Under the moonlight, Bai Song stood in front of Wang Dali and spoke calmly.
Looking at Bai Song, Wang Dali suddenly felt an unattainable feeling in his heart. There was no response, but he was extremely unwilling to do so.
But the reality is also very clear. Even if Qingfeng Village tries its best, it can't stop Bai Song from leaving.
Bai Song looked at Wang Dali and frowned again: "Last question, why did you lie to me that Qingfeng Village never kills people? Do you think this can change the fact that you are a bandit?"
"Qingfeng Village never kills people! Why should I lie to others? My king Dali has always been aboveboard!"
Looking into Wang Dali's eyes, Bai Song nodded: "Since you still say that, I can believe you. There may be some things you don't know. All the hostages you let go died by the creek in the mountain col.
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Wang Dali was stunned, as if something was unexpected.
Bai Song didn't care what Wang Dali felt in his heart. Now that everyone had been rescued and his rescuer had arrived, there was no point in continuing.
Bai Song waved: "Let's go."
A group of three people swaggered away from the crowded crowd, and no one dared to step forward to stop them.
Soon, Bai Song returned to the water pool outside the village.
All the rescued people are waiting for Bai Song here.
Mo Zhu and Jian Shisan happened to arrive today. Previously, they felt that the cell guards were too relaxed. In fact, Mo Zhu and Jian Shisan did something to allow these people to leave on their own.
Unexpectedly, these people didn't realize that they had been cleared and blocked, and they didn't know it. Instead, Bai Song, who left for the first time, took advantage and became a good guy.
After Bai Song returned, he gave each of the four scholars a handful of datura pollen and asked them to burn the datura pollen on the oil lamps on the walls of the cell.
Datura pollen has a hallucinogenic effect and can make people fall into a deep sleep.
The four of them returned to the prison and did as Bai Song said, thinking that it really had an effect. In fact, it was Mo Zhu and Jian Shisan's credit behind this.
Now, the four scholars have become heroes who saved people and accepted the thanks from everyone at the pond.
These four people were praised highly by everyone. When they saw Bai Song coming back with the two of them, they simply explained to everyone that Bai Song had a share of credit for this.
In this regard, Bai Song did not give any unnecessary explanation.
On the contrary, someone asked who Mo Zhu and Jian Shisan were. They had never seen them in the cell.
Bai Song only said that he was a prisoner who had been imprisoned before, and no one had too much suspicion.
A group of twenty or thirty people left the col overnight.
Bai Song didn't want to show any difference, so he followed Mo Zhu and Jian Shisan.
At noon the next day, the team left the mountain col and reached the back of Qingfeng Gang.
The field of vision became wider. In addition to the broken trees in the mountains and forests, there seemed to be a team gathering at the foot of the mountain in the distance.
While the team was wondering, a small team of officers and soldiers on horseback stopped in front of everyone.
"Who are you?"
When they saw that it was someone from the government, everyone was relieved, and a group of people came forward to chat.
"We were captured by bandits and we managed to escape with great difficulty."
"We are good people, and you have learned from me!"
"Yes, yes, we are all ordinary businessmen!"
"You are the group of people who were captured by Qingfeng Village three days ago?"
"Yeah yeah!"
"But I heard that all those people have been killed, how can you..."
"Previously, more than 20 people who could not pay the ransom were killed. We really escaped."
A group of people were all talking about something.
This situation is not like bandits pretending to be fake, and they quickly gained the trust of the officers and soldiers.
After learning that more than twenty people had escaped from Qingfeng Village, the officers and soldiers paid great attention to this and quickly escorted everyone to the foot of the mountain to rest.
What was gathered at the foot of the mountain was indeed the army of the government.
Everyone is getting ready to go, obviously going to conquer Qingfeng Village.
The momentum this time was quite large, at least a thousand people, mainly shield and axe soldiers, specialized in fighting in the mountains and forests.
When Bai Song and his party arrived near the post house that had been robbed earlier, all the shopkeepers and waiters in the surrounding businesses were arrested and were being lectured on the street.
Someone told me that the merchants here are colluding with Qingfeng Village, covering up the bandits of Qingfeng Village, and selling the information of daily customers. Whenever a wealthy person passes by, the village will send people to rob it, and then share the money with the store owner.
Bai Song passed by and saw that several people had been beaten to pieces. They were kneeling on the ground, crying bitterly, and shouting that they would never dare again.
The officers and soldiers took a group of people to the vacant post house and sat down. A soldier came up to ask questions. After learning that Bai Song and four scholars took the lead in leading everyone to escape, the leading general summoned the five people.
The leading general was a veteran who was nearly fifty years old. When he saw Bai Song, he actually recognized him and pointed in surprise: "You... aren't you the Bai So-and-so who killed the first Turkic warrior!"
Bai Song was stunned and suddenly said: "The general is..."
"I'm Shi Liang, a native of Yunzhou, serving as the right guard in General Li's tent. I met you in the Yunzhou military camp!"
Bai Song smiled awkwardly, there was absolutely no place for such a person.
But the other party was very enthusiastic about Bai Song. As soon as they met, he patted Bai Song hard on the shoulder: "Good boy, I heard that you disappeared suddenly and I don't know where you went. You have contributed a lot to the war with the Turks. You have done something for me."
Shu Wang goes deep into the grassland, and the whole army respects you, including the veteran!"
"Old General, I'm overrated. I...I was just carried away by love."
"What a person who has been dazzled by love, hahaha... If the veteran didn't have an important responsibility, he would definitely have a few drinks with you. But then again, how did you fall into the hands of Qingfeng Village?"
The four scholars still thought that if they said a few words to the general, they would be able to brag for the rest of their lives. However, they did not expect that the old general and Bai Song seemed to be old friends, and they could not even exchange a word while reminiscing about the past.
But how did Bai Song know people in the military? Shouldn't he come from a poor family?
Several people looked at Bai Song with envy, sitting obediently like some good students.
Bai Song replied: "I went to Beijing to study and passed by this place. I didn't expect that this place would be full of illegal shops. As a result, I was arrested by the people from Qingfeng Village."
"Going to Beijing to study?"
These words seemed to make the old general very concerned. He thought about it and asked again, "Is it to gain fame?"
Bai Song nodded: "I have been admitted as a scholar, and I am studying in Beijing just for the spring of next year."
The old general nodded repeatedly and patted Bai Song on the shoulder: "Well done. People in our army value you very much. We know that you are not just a thing in the pool. Sooner or later, you will become famous. When you are admitted to the Jinshi, you will be able to succeed.
If you have obtained a serious official position, not even the general can stop you and the lady."
Enrolling in Beijing is not a bad thing but working hard for hope.
Bai Song had his own plans for this.
After reminiscing about old times, the two of them turned to business.
Bai Song briefly described his experience in Qingfeng Village, and the old general angrily said that this time the court was determined to eradicate the cancer of Qingfeng Village.
Bai Song was very surprised and asked: "Why did the court suddenly make up its mind at this time? What did you do before?"
Shi Liang replied: "It has been three years since Qingfeng Village was established. How can it be unknown to people under the emperor's feet? It's just that the imperial court was troubled by Turks and troubled by the Holy Lotus Sect, and had no time to take care of this small bandit. In addition, these bandits
They did know how to measure their limits. Although they robbed passers-by, they did not injure anyone's life after all. The court never suppressed them in a big way. Unexpectedly, the court was open to them. They really didn't know what to do. Instead of restraining themselves, they intensified their behavior. Recently, they have become more aggressive.
Several groups of merchants were killed! Now the emperor is furious and wants to uproot Qingfeng Village."
After listening, Bai Song suddenly understood, but he also had new questions.
"The old general is saying that Qingfeng Village has never killed anyone before? But it's just recently that merchants have been killed?"
"That's right. Because people were killed frequently, the officials of the three provinces of Yunzhou, Liangzhou, and Yongzhou couldn't sit still. They assembled a team as quickly as possible to carry out a thorough siege of Qingfeng Village. My general
I have led this group of officers and soldiers here to suppress the bandits. It would be great if we could get some information from Mr. Bai."
"People have just started to lose their lives recently..." Bai Song thought to himself, feeling that something was a little strange.
Moreover, Liu Dali insisted that she did not kill anyone, nor did she order her subordinates to kill anyone. From the look in her eyes, it did not look like she was lying.
Bai Song believed in his own judgment of people. Judging from Liu Dali's attitude in speaking and doing things, she didn't look like the kind of woman who could hide herself very deeply.
So Bai Song was more willing to believe Liu Dali. Maybe someone under her hands did these things behind Liu Dali's back.
But why?
Bai Song thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "I met people from the Holy Lotus Sect in Qingfeng Village. Recently, the Holy Lotus Sect seems to be trying its best to win over Qingfeng Village and wants the leader of the village to lead all the brothers to join the Holy Lotus Sect."
"It turns out that the rumors are true." The old general seemed to have heard about it for a long time. "This makes it even more important to eliminate them."
"What I mean is, since they are connected with the Holy Lotus Sect, why can't they use the relationship between Qingfeng Village and follow the clues to find the members of the Holy Lotus Sect, which can also be considered as giving Qingfeng Village a chance to atone for their sins."
"How can we give some gangsters a chance?"
"As far as I know, most of them are trying to survive. The general also said, haven't they never killed anyone? And for those who were killed, I suspect that people from the Holy Lotus Sect were causing trouble.
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In order to win over Qingfeng Village, the Holy Lotus Sect intentionally committed murders and put the blame on Qingfeng Village, so that Qingfeng Village would be at odds with the imperial court. When the imperial court sent troops to encircle and suppress them, they had no choice but to join the Holy Lotus Sect."
"How can things be so complicated?"
"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. Now that the imperial court is sending troops to encircle and suppress you, you may fall into the trap of the Holy Lotus Sect. The old general should think twice before acting. There may be room for redemption."