The old man stood on the high platform, held a torch in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Everyone, this wolf monster is an evil ghost and cannot stay in the world. If we burn him to death, the saint will protect us."
Many people echoed, but Li Xuan also saw that most of the people were just watching the excitement, and there were only a few who were as crazy as the old man.
"Burn him! Burn him! Burn him!"
Someone began to chant rhythmically, and gradually more people followed his rhythm, forming a wave of sound.
This kind of incitement made many people who were just watching the fun also join in. Many people have no independent opinions and have no idea that their blind obedience is murdering an innocent life.
The old man walked to the cage and gave an order. Someone poured kerosene on the firewood. The old man raised the torch high and muttered something, but he didn't know what he was saying.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes and shouted: "The saint has come to protect us!"
With that said, he was about to throw down the torch in his hand and burn the wolf demon to death.
Just as Li Xuan was about to rescue him, he heard someone outside the square shouting: "The pirates are coming! The pirates are coming!"
The square immediately became a mess. The old man stood motionless. The wolf demon in the cage was already dying. At this time, he suddenly opened his eyes, with a trace of desire for survival in his eyes.
"They are here to save this ghost. Let's burn him first."
The old man kept chattering and raised the torch again.
"Deng Shang, if you go crazy again, I will be rude to you.
You have made Silt Town like this, angered the pirates, and made it impossible for everyone to do business. I have long disliked you."
A big man appeared out of nowhere and grabbed the old man's wrist to prevent him from burning.
"Gohun, are you crazy? Are you also a heretic?"
The old man Deng Shang said angrily.
There were several loyal men beside him, and they gathered around him to deal with the big man named Ge Hong.
Ge Hong seemed to be very strong, and he shook them all away with a flick of his arm.
"Get out of here! If you continue to act recklessly, everyone in the town will die!"
Gohun shouted.
It turned out that people watching from a distance also gathered around and yelled at Deng Shang and others.
Li Xuan eavesdropped for a while and probably understood what happened.
It turns out that Silt Town was originally a free port, and most people made a living by smuggling, and their lives were originally very good.
But half a year ago, the old man Deng Shang came here and began to spread the teachings of the saints, but everyone didn't pay attention.
As Deng Shang's followers grew more and more, he gradually became a powerful figure in the town, and began to cause trouble everywhere, labeling people as a ghost.
At first he just drove away the disobedient people, but recently he even burned several outsiders to death.
Among the people who were burned to death, one was a subordinate of the great pirate Iron Hook Huo Tielang who roamed the seven seas. As a result, Huo Tielang was angered and robbed several cargo ships in retaliation.
Because of Huo Tielang's revenge, the smuggling business in Silt Town came to a temporary halt. The anger of the townspeople, which had been pent up for a long time, burst out today.
Seeing Deng Shang deflated, Li Xuan chuckled to himself. He quietly approached the iron cage and prepared to rescue the wolf demon.
As for the messy things in town, he didn't bother to deal with them.
"Ge Hong, don't argue with him yet.
Huo Tielang’s ship is about to rush in!”
While Deng Shang and Ge Hong were entangled, someone shouted loudly. Everyone turned to look, and saw dozens of bright spots slowly approaching in the vast night. They were obviously the lights on the pirate ship.
"I'll spare you first, and then I'll settle the score with you after we drive away the pirates."
Ge Hong pushed Deng Shang away, glared at him fiercely, and rushed towards the dock with a group of people.
Deng Shang fell to the ground and yelled angrily: "Ge Hong, the saint will never forgive you!"
He shouted to himself, but unfortunately no one listened to him except a few die-hard believers.
Deng Shang could only get up helplessly and left in despair with a few die-hards.
Most of the people in the town ran to the dock, and only four strong men went to move the iron cage, hoping to lock up the wolf demon again.
Seeing that no one was around, Li Xuan walked over and waved his hand, knocking the four strong men unconscious, and then split the cage open with a palm.
The wolf demon looked at Li Xuan in surprise and suddenly pointed at him: "Are you Li Xuan?"
"you know me?"
Li Xuan was a little surprised.
"I saw you at the East Valley Lumber Camp."
The wolf demon looked happy, "Big Golden Tooth sent me here to wait for you, but I didn't expect you to actually come!"
"We'll talk about this later. Let's find a safe place first."
Li Xuan heard the rumbling sound of cannon coming from the direction of the pier, and hurriedly helped the wolf demon up and slipped out of the town.
There was a hillside outside the town. Li Xuan and Wolf Demon got into the woods on the hillside and headed towards the town. They saw blazing fire and the roar of cannons.
The people in the town and adventurers controlled the cannons to bombard the pirate ships and prevent Huo Tielang's fleet from landing.
"Huo Tielang roams the seven seas and has few opponents. If you mess with him in Silt Town, you are simply seeking death."
The wolf demon said excitedly.
He was tortured severely by Deng Shang's people and was almost burned to death, so he naturally leaned towards Huo Tielang.
Li Xuan didn't have any prejudice, but he also hated Deng Shang's face. Moreover, he had heard many people mention Huo Tielang's name, and wanted to see how powerful this great pirate who roamed the seven seas was.
"By the way, what's your name?
How could you be caught by Deng Shang and his gang?"
Li Xuan suddenly remembered that he hadn't asked about the situation over there with the wolf demon yet.
"My name is Zhou Ping, and I am the personal bodyguard of the boss of the Golden Wolf Demon King. I came here to wait for you eight days ago..." The wolf demon said hurriedly, "That guy Deng Shang is prejudiced against the demon clan and us wolf demons, so he sent a few people
Looking for trouble, I got angry and quarreled with them, but he called me a ghost and locked me up and beat me severely."
Zhou Ping said angrily, and Li Xuan probably heard it.
He knew that the people in the Imperial College were very domineering, but Gan Wangdao was an anomaly.
But he didn't know why Deng Shang came to Silt Town to cause trouble.
There is a conflict between the Imperial College and the Du family, and the influence of the military is also involved. The Spring and Autumn Empire may soon fall into a huge storm, and no one can escape.
"boom!"
A deafening blast of cannon lighted up half the sky.
The town erupted in cheers, it seemed that Silt Town had the upper hand.
Li Xuan and Zhou Ping looked at the sea and saw that a pirate ship had been hit and was burning. Most of the ship had sunk into the bottom of the sea and was about to sink soon.
Some of the other pirate ships retreated, and some stopped moving forward. Only one ship rode the wind and waves and continued to rush towards the shore despite gunfire.
There was a skull pirate flag hanging on the ship, and there was an iron hook painted on the side of the skull.
"It's Huo Tielang!"
Zhou Ping shouted.
Li Xuan saw the ship charging forward bravely amidst the intensive artillery fire without any fear, and could not help but feel a bit of admiration for this legendary figure.