In the administrative hall of the Duhu Mansion, Deng Mingqing, Yao Hongyi, Toloti, Zhu Que, and a man wearing a silver mask stood on the steps of the circular hall.
Yao Hongyi said: "They agreed to our conditions, but they said there was a requirement before signing. We need to let the Tianxia people in the city who are unwilling to serve the Kingdom of God leave and let them go to overseas islands to survive."
Deng Mingqing said quietly: "What do they rely on when negotiating terms with us?"
Troti looked towards the Governor's Mansion and said: "I can feel that there is a powerful divine power there, and there should be a god protecting them."
Deng Mingqing looked at Zhu Que, who replied: "Master Wei, he is right."
Deng Mingqing thought for a while and said: "Toloti, can you and Zhu Que suppress this god together?"
Toloti said: "I only got this body not long ago. Although the source of the body is good, it will take a few more days to adapt and have enough strength."
Zhu Que replied: "Master Wei, that divine power is very powerful. If I am alone, I am not completely sure now."
Deng Mingqing knew what Zhu Que meant. He had just fought with Qi Ye, and his strength had not yet recovered, and he could not use many methods. He looked at the man wearing the silver mask again and said: "Then Mr. Yin, your
What does it mean?"
The man wearing the mask said: "I think I can agree to them."
Deng Mingqing said: "Can you give me a reason?"
The man wearing a mask faced the empty circular hall and said in a slightly magnetic voice: "Don't forget our first purpose, which is to establish our Kingdom of God. What we need is someone who can serve us and obey us.
Those pure Tianxia people who worship us will not believe in us, nor will they really be controlled by us. We let them go, but we will use them to control the rest of the people."
Troti said casually: "It is better to kill them and let them become sacrifices."
The man in the silver mask looked at him and said: "Sacrifice is necessary, but not now. Killing and violence will only plunge the entire city into chaos, and will only make them fear and resist us. It is difficult to establish an order, but to destroy it
It only takes a moment, and after that we need to spend more effort to calm them down, which is too redundant.
Now we need to guide them and let the managers among them manage them for us, so that they feel that there is no change from the original, so that we can subtly transform them. This is why we choose to use gentle methods instead of coming up.
The reason for the mass killing.”
Toloti said: "But what if everyone follows those Tianxia people?"
Yao Hongyi Fu Xu said: "This is impossible. There are more than one million people in Ruiguang City, but there is an upper limit to the population that the overseas islands can accommodate. And I can ask the capital not to provide ships. In this way,
For this kind of thing, we can only rely on the Security Patrol. Their transportation capacity is limited. It would be good if they could transfer 20,000 to 30,000 people in a short time. And this organization is composed of pure-blood Tianxia people, so they will definitely transport them away first.
Pure-blooded Tianxia people, while the rest will only feel abandoned, this way, it will be more beneficial to us."
Troti thought for a while and said: "What you say makes sense and is very interesting. The mortals of those tribes are very simple. To enslave them, you never have to consider overly complicated issues. It seems that I am about to welcome a group of people."
Different believers, order is necessary, I agree with you."
Deng Mingqing thought for a while. He always felt that he seemed to have overlooked something, but he couldn't think of it for a while, but he did not object.
After he walked out of the hall, a trusted attendant came over and said: "Master Lieutenant, the people in Xuanfu are evacuating. They are calling on people from all over the place to abandon each branch."
Deng Mingqing said: "I understand." He thought again and ordered: "Go and send a letter to call Qi Dian back."
The confidant followed and said: "That captain, where is the Honghe Pass?"
Deng Mingqing said: "It's a lot less to miss him. He doesn't have much power to exert there. When he comes back here, I feel that I can use him more."
Everyone trapped in the Dudu Manor now received a reply quickly.
Mr. Yao said: "Goddess Yaqiu, they agreed, so according to your opinion, we need to wait now?"
Goddess Yaqiu said: "Yes, the turbid tide is receding. It has receded very fast these days. The longer the delay, the greater the chance of success after lighting the beacon."
Wang Gong said: "But they won't give us too long."
Goddess Yaqiu said: "It will take at least three days."
Liu Fengquan suggested: "We can't just wait and do nothing. Before signing the document, we have to put forward more requirements for the establishment of the Kingdom of God. The more requests we have, the less clear they will be about our purpose and the less clear they will be about our purpose."
It can make them think that we sincerely accept it and are considering our own future interests."
Mr. Yao looked at Yang Jue and said, "Grand Governor, what do you think?"
Yang Jue thought for a moment and said, "I think Mr. Liu's suggestion is very good."
Mr. Yao smiled and said: "Grand Governor, if you have anything to do in the future, please ask Mr. Liu for advice." He looked at the people present and said, "Then let me negotiate this matter with Yao Hongyi."
He stood up, bowed his hands, and said: "Mr. Liu, Wang Xuanxiu, and Goddess Yaqiu, I will ask you to take care of the governor here when you come down. I will wait outside for the moment when the beacon is lit."
Several people quickly returned the favor.
Mr. Yao nodded and walked out.
Goddess Yaqiu looked at his back and said, "Mr. Yao, you will see it."
Mr. Yao didn't look back, just opened the door and walked out in the sunlight projected from outside.
In the Xuan Mansion, Xiang Chun was arranging the retreat in the affairs hall. Suddenly the door was pushed open from the outside, and Xu Ying broke in and asked urgently: "Brother, are you going to take the Xuan Mansion out of here?"
Xiang Chun said without raising his head: "With the teacher gone, we can't fight against the Shenwei Army. What can we do if we don't leave?"
Xu Ying said excitedly: "But how can you leave at this time? If we leave, who will guard the Protectorate?"
Xiang Chun made a move, then continued to sign the document in his hand, saying: "Duhu Mansion? What does the Duhu Mansion have to do with us? According to the Tianxia etiquette, the Duhu Mansion should be under the Xuanfu, but now they don't
If I abandon them in accordance with the summer time, what's my fault?"
Xu Yingdao: "That's different, it's different."
Xiang Chun said: "Nothing is different."
Xu Ying came up and said: "Brother, although the teacher is no longer there, there is still Senior Nephew Ji. If Senior Nephew Ji can practice to the third chapter, can't you wait a little longer?"
Xiang Chun said: "It's too late. In the current situation, it's useless even if he is an extra person. Moreover, he is a person who has never participated in a battle. Even if he has cultivation, what can he do?"
Xu Ying frowned and said, "Senior brother, I won't leave."
Xiang Chun looked at him, nodded and said, "It's up to you."
Xu Ying clenched her fists, turned around, and walked away quickly.
A man in black robes with a blouse covering his head and face suddenly appeared behind Xiang Chun and said with a smile: "Nephew Xiang, do you need me to keep him? In fact, as long as you call everyone together, I can keep everyone
Come down."
Xiang Chun said: "No need, leave if you want to, stay if you want to stay, I won't force them."
He knew that he could not convince everyone, but as long as the fire of Xuanfu was preserved, Xuanfu would not perish.
Moreover, he has reached an agreement with the Security Council and will choose an uninhabited island overseas as the new base of Xuanfu. There, he will re-establish a new Xuanfu and protect the overseas islands until the turbid tide subsides.
, and then send people out to find news from the local area.
After Xu Ying left the main hall, he followed the secret road of Qishan and arrived at a secret room. The young scribe wearing a mask was looking at something here. When the latter saw him coming in, he quickly saluted respectfully and said: "Uncle
.”
Xu Ying asked anxiously: "Master nephew, have you successfully practiced the exercises I gave you?"
The young scribe lowered his head and did not answer.
Xu Ying asked anxiously: "What do I want to ask you?"
The young scribe whispered: "I haven't practiced well yet."
Xu Ying asked: "How long will it take?"
The young scribe was silent for a while, then raised his head and said: "My nephew has not started practicing."
"What?" Xu Ying's eyes widened and she said, "What did you say? Say it again?"
The young scribe said loudly: "Master Nephew means that Master Nephew has not started practicing yet."
Xu Ying showed a look of disbelief, pointed with her hand, and said with anger in her chest: "You, how dare you? Tell me, why are you unwilling to practice?"
The young scribe lowered his head again and said, "I just don't want to practice."
Xu Ying couldn't help but get angry and said: "I took the risk to bring you back from outside. I work on your affairs every day. I went to ask the teacher to teach you the best exercises. For you, I had to let the family
My Xuanxiu attracted danger for you, and you actually said you don’t want to practice anymore? This is how you repay me, the Xuanfu? Are you worthy of your late teacher?"
Under his fierce rebuke, the young scribe suddenly broke out and shouted at him: "But I just don't want to practice!"
He pulled off his mask, revealing a very childish face, at least fourteen or fifteen years old, and he said loudly: "You dress me up and wear these stretched-out clothes and shoes every day, saying that you won't let anyone
Discover your age!”
He pointed to the ground and said, "They put this mask on me because they said they were afraid of being discovered, so I did it. But why, why can I only stay in this dark place all day long and not be able to go out? Do you know? I feel
I feel like a prisoner, being forced to do things I don’t want to do every day. I don’t want to practice! I want to go out, I want to go home!”
Xu Ying pointed at him with trembling fingers and said: "You, you...don't you want to take revenge on your teacher?
The young scribe whispered: "I don't remember him."
"What did you say?"
The young scribe raised his voice and said: "I said I don't even remember him! He just pointed me out and left after a month and a half. Then you came and said you wanted revenge. I don't understand. Dad asked me to come and take care of me.
I listened to you and told me to do whatever you asked me to do. I listened, but do you know, uncle, I don’t like this place at all, I don’t like this kind of days with no end in sight day after day!”
Xu Ying trembled all over and said: "Okay, okay, you don't want to be here," he pointed to the outside, "You go, you go, I won't stop you..."
The young scribe looked at him, passed him by, and ran out.
Xu Ying took a few steps back, her eyes were blank, and she sat weakly on the stone bench.
After a while, he raised his head and saw the young scribe standing in front of him and asked: "Why did you come back? Didn't I tell you to leave?"
The young scribe hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Uncle, are you okay? I was too rude just now. I shouldn't have yelled at my uncle like this."
Xu Ying shook his head and said: "No, you are right, I was too harsh on you before," he smiled bitterly, "Why do I have to force things on you that I can't do myself?"
He raised his head and said, "Go ahead and do what you like."
The young scribe hesitated for a moment, raised his hand and bowed respectfully to him. He walked to the door and turned around and said: "Uncle, I know that I am a disciple of Xuanfu. I will go home to see my parents and I will come back."
, another salute, and left quickly.
Xu Ying seemed to have thought of something, and stood up immediately, came to the door, and said to him: "It's not peaceful outside, so be careful along the way."
The young scribe's voice came from far away from the other end of the passage, "I understand, thank you, uncle."
Xu Ying watched him leave and stood in silence for a long time before turning around and heading back to Xuan Mansion.
In the wasteland south of the Duhu Mansion, outside a remote mound, a red light fell. Tao Dingfu brushed away the light and walked out. His eyes were slightly gleaming with fire as he looked at the surface.
After a while, unique traces appeared on the ground, extending towards the mound in front. He thought to himself: "What are these people from the Restoration Society doing here?"
Following those traces, he found a small cave on the back of the mound, but after entering, he found that there was a huge cave inside, with various golden lines carved on it.
He took a look and said, "This is... the secret palace established by Xuan Xiu?"
It's just that the place looked dilapidated at the moment, as if it had experienced a fierce battle. There were several corpses of Xuan Xiu on the ground. He walked all the way to the inside and saw a huge hole on the ground similar to the mouth of a well.
And a man wearing a Xuanfu Taoist robe was leaning against the wall of the well, his chest collapsed and his limbs broken.
Tao Dingfu looked around and found that the man was still breathing. He immediately stepped forward, reached out and touched the man's forehead, and sent a ray of life into it.
The Xuan Xiu was nourished with vitality. After a while, he slowly opened his eyes, but he was severely injured and his vision was blurred. He could only vaguely see a person dressed as a Taoist in front of him. He immediately wrapped his shattered palm with the light of his heart and grabbed it.
The hand holding the Peach Fixing Talisman.
Tao Dingfu saw him like this and said, "Fellow Taoist, if you use your heart light again, I won't be able to save you."
But Xuan Xiu didn't let go, grabbed his hand and said: "North, pass, Zhenyuan point, please." After saying that, his hand suddenly let go.
Tao Dingfu was startled for a moment, sighed, and said helplessly: "I really don't want to deal with Xuanxiu's affairs." He gathered all the Xuanxiu's corpses, and then walked out. When he got outside, he carried
He started to say: "North, right?"
With a bang, a ray of red light rose from the ground, drew a rainbow across the sky, and flew far away to the north.
