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A cry as sharp as a sharp knife came from the gallows, which symbolized death. Just like the moment after a thunder flashed, there would always be a silent storm of wind and rain on the earth, and then it would be ushered in behind the dark clouds. The dazzling sunshine, the sky is blue after the rain.
Standing among countless persecuted souls, the young swordsman looked like a lone hero and an evil ghost from hell in the eyes of everyone.
It all depends on the purpose of his trip: does he want to save all people from disaster, or does he just want to avenge those who have been persecuted by Taiping Dao?
He raised the edge of his sword high and made a gesture of vowing to decide the outcome. He encouraged him again and again: "Think about your disabled uncles, elders, husbands, wives and daughters who died for no reason. Is this the so-called immortality?"
Those who had awakened in the early days were gearing up and staying in the dark, not daring to act rashly; those who had second thoughts were ready to make a move, standing in the light and hesitating to move forward. They are all caught in a dilemma - whether to protect everything they know and continue to let Taiping Dao ride on everyone's shoulders, or whether to believe in the "miracle" in front of them.
Only the die-hard defenders still hold up their shackles, spears, and bows and arrows, and encourage their sub-rudders to issue orders to attack. People usually use "loyal" or "stupid" to describe them. These two words seem to be very different, but in fact they are. From the same source.
"Uncle Kaiyang, why haven't you ordered the execution of these treasonous traitors?" A Taoist master asked in confusion: "With the sheer number of people like us, we can easily take down these young people!"
Lei Heng was absent-minded, looking around, feeling that something was wrong, and replied without any confidence: "You can't kill the witch, absolutely not! Put away your bow and arrows, it's best to capture Murong Yan without bloodshed... Keep an eye on the group of beggars first, and then... Yes, pay attention to the dark alleys beside each intersection to prevent the other party from cheating."
After hearing this, the boy immediately led several people to guard the intersection and check every hidden corner, making it seem that Bai Feng and the others had no way to retreat.
Evil ways and clans have a distinctive feature when they rule the world. They are used to fooling the people and are always trying to find ways to cut off other ways for the common people to receive education and understand the world.
They want to monopolize the right to explain the moral and natural cycles of things, and fabricate a set of mysterious and mysterious words out of thin air to confuse people's minds. If it were just like this, it wouldn't be as bad as it is now. The most fundamental sin of evil ways and clans is to indulge in excessive talk and ignore reality, let alone the suffering people at the bottom.
In their eyes, a person from a poor background is not much more valuable than a golden elixir of cultivation. If necessary, if they need to give up one of them, they will choose the former without hesitation. This is the outcome that has been doomed since the birth of the privileged class: those "scum" and "scum" who do not meet their standards will have no choice but to flee for their lives if they do not rise up to resist.
Flee to the mountains and escape into peach gardens.
"Wake up and take back everything that belongs to you!" Bai Feng saw that everyone was still unwilling to put their thoughts into action, for fear that everyone would have concerns. So, while paying attention to Lei Heng's movements, he continued to speak: "Each of us should have the right to read and interpret texts, instead of allowing these evil ways of unknown origin to control the source of knowledge!"
"The Chinese ancestors observed the astronomy and read the four phenomena, determined the calendar, determined the farming season, and guided the common people to sow and harvest regularly. This has created our endless life! But now, there are many scholars and clans, and everyone Everyone has their own faction, and everyone wants to say that they are right. It can also be said that everyone is working behind closed doors and only stands in the court talking about benevolence, justice and morality. Have they ever cared about the suffering of the people? So, this Is it the aristocratic family’s world or ours? Is it the aristocratic family’s life or ours?”
After saying these words, the young swordsman had obviously shown his rebellious heart. No, he never hid it. From the day he rose to fame, perhaps even earlier, he vowed to fight against hypocrisy and depravity in the world.
When Lei Heng saw this, he could no longer hold back his temper. The white-faced Taoist priest also had a few wrinkles on his face. He cursed loudly: "You thief, do you know that you have just committed a crime worthy of being punished by heaven? Taiping Dao We have always been known for our kindness and charity. We are looking for immortality, broadcasting the road, and guiding the confused people in the world back to the right path. How can you, a savage in the mountains and forests, turn to criticize you!"
"Taoist Master Lei Heng, then why don't you shoot an arrow to kill this thief like me? Is it possible that you also think that what I say is reasonable, hahaha..." Bai Feng laughed heartily, not afraid that the other party would suddenly kill him, and then , pointed his sword at the Xianbei witch holding the pipa again, and said: "Our saints, they have been looking for a way out for their people for generations, looking for the real 'spell of immortality'. Now, they have found it."
"It is this land, only this land, that is rich and great, and so are the people it supports - despite being weathered, they are still standing tall and proud. Over the past thousands of years, no matter how many conquests, how many dynasties have risen and fallen, they have not been able to wipe out the people here. Kill them all. The Taiping Road is just a drop in the ocean in the vast history; your so-called immortality is nothing more than a temporary illusion."
Bai Feng pointed his sword at Lei Heng and continued: "The real immortality is inheritance. And the evil people like Taiping Dao will one day be killed and exterminated!"
"You... you're such a bastard!" Lei Heng stared at Bai Feng for a long time like a hungry wolf gnashing his teeth, waiting only for the Taiping Dao disciples who went to inquire about the news to return.
After a while, a young boy trotted up to him and whispered something into his ear. After Lei Heng knew that the other party did not have any hidden backup, he just put down his bold words and ordered the young boy sitting down to say: "Put up a three-cai sword formation, stop him for me, and the rest Come with me to capture the Xianbei witch!"
"yes!"
The Taiping Taoists said in unison, and swarmed up to surround the gallows platform. The Sancai Sword Formation was in front, and the dozens of Xiangyong Spear Team were behind. The rest of the Taoists were responsible for building a blockade on the outermost side, hoping to stop all plans. Someone who rushed into the gallows to help.
Although there were more and more people watching, no one immediately made a practical reaction because of Bai Feng's enthusiasm. Seeing that the situation had developed to this point, Bai Feng had no choice but to entrust Murong Yan to the care of Su Qing and Tao Wuyong. Although the two of them were still arguing over the distribution of the pie, they were the only ones he could rely on at the moment.
"Brother Bai, do you want to kill them all by yourself? I think you will be exhausted after only twenty years. Why don't we be realistic and find a chance to escape!" Su Qing sat down slightly slackly. Well, because he didn't pay attention just now, Tao Wuyong used a hungry tiger attack on the remaining piece of cake in his hand and bit it off in one bite, so he was in a very negative mood.
"We're not exposing our identity just to save you." Before Bai Feng finished speaking, he had already jumped off the high platform. Then he roared like a war cry and said to Su Qing and everyone: "Come on, See the hero under the sword move!"
This time, he did not use the tactics of waiting for the enemy and stopping quietly. Instead, he chose to rush straight towards the enemy's position in a wide-open manner. Although he was clearly at an absolute disadvantage, he still rushed towards the enemy's formation resolutely. This behavior was so contrary to common sense and his previous cautious style that almost everyone, including his friends and enemies, was shocked by the bravery of this young swordsman.
Because he had experienced fighting against the Sancai Sword Formation before, Bai Feng naturally knew the key point of the formation: the one that could really deliver a fatal blow was the "ground" in the formation. Therefore, he simply dodged left and right among the gravel, rolled around, and pointed the tip of his sword directly at the shorter and stockier Taoist in the Sancai Sword Formation, planning to break through the Sancai Sword Formation as quickly as possible.
His actions raised layers of thick dust on the ground, and he shuttled between the dust and the enemy with ease. A wail could be heard after three moves of the long sword. In the eyes of outsiders, his heroic posture is more like dancing with dust than killing, and the enemy's cries are the perfect accompaniment.
Not only are the lies of the Taiping Taoists no longer convincing, but they have now become fallacies that are vulnerable to the sword of the young swordsman.
"Look, that swordsman can kill his opponent and run away with just one person!"
"We can win and drive them away!"
"Uncles and brothers, give up praying and let us clench our fists! How can immortality be given by others? If you think about it carefully, something like this feels wrong!"
The wind of victory is gradually blowing, and its source comes from the surging public sentiment. The Taiping Taoist congregation, which was so arrogant and powerful, could not withstand the beating of public opinion. At this moment, the people of Hongye Town completely abandoned all the admonitions of their predecessors in the past few decades and officially declared them useless words.
The long-lost shout resounded again, and everyone was clenching their weapons. Some were holding hatchets, some were holding fences, and some were picking up stones from the ground. Bai Feng, who originally had no support at all, now finds the way forward under his light, and now the entire Hongye Town has volunteered to become a new force in resisting Taiping Dao.
"Get out of Hongye Town, damn demon!"
"Let go of the Holy Lady!"
"Young hero, please let us help you."
Su Qing stood guard on the gallows, witnessing the incredible things happening in front of him: more and more people joined the fight, no matter how greedy for life and fear of death they were on weekdays; more and more Taiping Taoists abandoned the dark and turned to the light, no matter how they usually feared death. There's so much petty gain here.
Bai Feng, whose body was already covered with scars and dust, was able to escape from the fight and rushed back to Murong Yan to capture Lei Heng personally.
No matter how arrogant Kaiyang Zi Lei Heng, one of the "Seven Sons of the Big Dipper" in Taiping Dao, is on weekdays, he is still no match for the concerted efforts of everyone. Within a short moment, the Taiping Taoists who had the upper hand were all tied to the gallows one by one and exchanged places with Bai Feng and the others.
