The sound of crackling flames continued, and half of the forest trees were burned into black debris. Corpses were everywhere on the ground, and a few figures were walking around, looking for any remaining enemies.
The young man who had confidently shouted to the imperial soldiers and horses before was now squatting on the top of a hill with empty eyes.
His long hair was unkempt, his complexion was sallow, and he was skinny. He was not injured after a bloody fight, and was covered in other people's blood. But the fierceness just now was completely gone, and there was only confusion in his eyes.
"Brother Jiangtong." Suddenly there was a childish cry from behind.
The young man turned around and found a skinny little girl holding a bag of dry food in her hand.
"Yao Yao?" The young man immediately averted his gaze, his eyes burst into life again, and then he turned back and said, "What's the matter?"
"Everyone found a lot of food. Mother asked me to bring it to you first." The little girl named Yaoyao handed over the food.
"I'm not hungry, Yaoyao, please eat." The young man gently stroked the little girl's head.
"Mom said you haven't eaten for several days and you just had a war, so you can't go hungry." Yaoyao insisted.
"Hehe." The young man smiled, "Because I have a high level of cultivation, and my demon blood is the purest. I can live for a long time relying on spiritual energy, but you can't. I still have to give you something to eat first. Go back quickly. Here's what I say There may still be danger.”
After driving the little girl down the hill, the young man turned around again.
At this time, there was a figure in black robe in front of him, his face was completely covered, and no features could be seen clearly.
"Lu Jiangtong?" the man in black robe asked.
"It's me." The young man frowned, "It seems that there is another contact person. Why is it that no matter who he is, he disappears?"
"It's such a simple thing to give you support. If I didn't do it covertly, I would have been caught by the Supervisory Office." The man in black robe said, throwing away a jade slip.
Bang, Lu Jiangtong raised his hand to catch it.
"Inside is where you want to go next, and there are enough supplies to last you there." The man in black robe said again: "There will be special people to guide you when you leave Mangshan Mountain. Remember to take care of your people and don't go out. There is no omission. If even the slightest bit of information leaks out, no one can protect you."
"There is still only food..." Lu Jiangtong said: "You let us fight with the imperial court. I need weapons, magic weapons, and mounts. We Mangshan people have nothing to fear, but if everything is ready, my brothers will also There will be a lot fewer deaths.”
"Those are things whose origins can be traced. It's up to you to snatch them." The man in black robe said: "You have to know that in the Yu Dynasty now, food is the most precious thing."
"Of course I know." Lu Jiangtong smiled self-deprecatingly.
"And..." the man in black robe said: "The most important point is, if there is a person who turns into a demon, don't be soft-hearted and kill him on the spot. The demon clan in the southern region is also very violent. If it continues like this, it is very likely to find someone. Come on you. You are already the great enemy of the imperial court. If you have anything to do with the demon clan, everyone in the nine heavens and ten earths will end up..."
"Ha." The corners of Lu Jiangtong's mouth rose even more, but there was a fierce light in his eyes.
The reason why they Mangshan people have been discriminated against for generations is because of the demon blood in their bodies. In the eyes of many people, as long as there is a trace of demon blood in the body, it is no different from the demon clan.
Because people with demon blood in their bodies, although they practice extremely quickly and have extraordinary talents, there is always the possibility of returning to their ancestors and becoming demons. Especially for people with higher talents, it may mean that the demon blood is purer, and the greater the harm once they return to their ancestors.
The influence of demon blood may also lead to violent, indifferent, and difficult to get along with others, which further intensifies conflicts.
Therefore, after thousands of years, the Mangshan people still have not been able to fully integrate into the Southern Territory. This is why there are so many Mangshan disciples who have turned into bandits.
Under this sharp contradiction, the imperial court could only tighten the control and prohibit the Mangshan people from practicing, so as not to cause a catastrophe that would be difficult to deal with; it also prohibited the Mangshan people from intermarriage to prevent the demon blood from spreading to the outside world...
The people of Mangshan knew in their hearts that people outside were waiting for them to fend for themselves.
It's just that they could still live. As long as they had a mouthful of food to eat, no one would want to rebel.
About thirty years ago, someone began to secretly provide the Mangshan people with the skills and resources needed for cultivation, allowing those with outstanding talents to practice secretly. This kind of behavior was strictly prohibited by the imperial court and the immortal sects, but because the scale was small and the Mangshan people with their cultivation base did not go out to cause trouble, it was never discovered.
Until a few years ago, natural disasters continued in Kyushu and famines occurred everywhere. The living environment in Mangshan became even worse. Now the people of Mangshan could not survive at all.
This led to the previous repeated robberies and today's outright killing of officials and rebellion.
And behind this, there was another force that found Lu Jiangtong, the leader of the Mangshan disciples, in advance to help.
The requirement of this force is to kill anyone who turns into a demon immediately.
Continuous battles would have greatly increased the probability of the demon descendants returning to their ancestors. Now every Mangshan disciple is taking huge risks to fight. If a desperate person is eventually killed by his own brother, it is an extremely cruel thing.
The people behind the scenes still asked Lu Jiangtong to do this, obviously in order to draw a clear line between him and the demon clan.
But what they didn't know was that the demon clan had already approached Lu Jiangtong.
Just now.
After the man in black robe left, Lu Jiangtong squatted down again, looking blankly at the bloody and scorched battlefield in front of him. Someone was very hungry and wanted to cut meat from the corpse to eat, but was blocked by a group of people. It's not that there is any taboo, but Mangshan disciples have tried it several times before. After eating human flesh, the chance of transforming into a demon will be greatly increased. Once you turn into a demon, you can't come back.
Lu Jiangtong gritted his teeth and his eyes gradually became firmer.
Before the Mangshan disciples came out of the mountain, everyone hated them; after the Mangshan disciples came out of the mountain, everyone wanted to use them as swords.
People don’t treat us as humans, and monsters don’t treat us as monsters.
Everyone in the world should know...
Mangshan disciples are human when they are full, but demons when they are hungry!
…
"This snow clam meat is amazing!"
Waiter B gave everyone a thumbs up and introduced Hongyuefang’s top-notch ingredients.
Although he is now one of the famous Four Overlords of Shushan, a catering giant with many stores in the world of immortality, and the dream lover of many girls, he is nicknamed Alpine Tiger and Meng Shouyang.
But he still remains true to his original intention, and whenever new ingredients are available, he must try them himself. No one is more familiar with the ingredients in Hongyuefang than him.
Today, relatives and friends of Yinjianfeng are gathering here to celebrate the return of Chu Liang. All the ingredients are personally selected by Follower B and brought from Hongyuefang. They are absolutely top-notch.
"These meats are all from red tail beef, which is very different from ordinary beef..."
"This novelty is a kind of monster from the Western Regions. It looks like a plant but has blood. It is called the troll flower locally. I also had a sudden idea, this thing can eat people, can people eat it? After trying it, I found out that the taste is amazing. Pretty good.”
"..."
He introduced here, and after serving all the dishes, Shang Ziliang suddenly sighed: "In recent years, famine has occurred in many places across the world. We are really lucky to be able to feast here."
"Famine?" Chu Liang raised his eyes and asked, "Without Yao Dengxian in charge, will it affect the harvest?"
"Alas..." Mentioning this, Lin Bei also sighed and said: "It's not that simple. Siyun Avenue can change the weather, such as droughts and floods. But sudden earthquakes, mountain fires, tsunamis, landslides, strong winds, and snowstorms can , migratory locusts...these natural disasters come one after another, and it is not useful to simply change the celestial phenomena."
"How could this be so?" Chu Liang frowned, "After the golden dragon left, the Yu Dynasty did not find a new luck beast?"
"This is no longer a question of luck beasts..." Shang Ziliang explained: "Originally, the auspicious beasts of the Four Seas once appeared in Kyushu, and they should have come to suppress luck. But not long after, the national fortune of the Yu Dynasty began to go crazy. Damn... this is hearsay, and I can’t be sure, but it is said that the country’s luck suddenly began to decline rapidly, and the mythical beasts that came to compete to suppress the luck also left one after another.”
If the country's fortunes decline, troubled times will come, and Chu and Liang will inevitably worry. This is not a good sign.
"The world is in chaos, and there are more evil and mysterious cases." Lin Bei added, "The number of sword-changing tasks has increased significantly in recent years. Senior Brother often has to deal with them, and no one else is seen on Shushan Mountain all day long."
The senior brother he was talking about was naturally Xu Ziyang. In the two days since Chu Liang came back, he had indeed not seen Senior Brother Xu.
"Actually, the rise of Hongmian Peak is partly due to catching up with this general trend..." Chu Yi on the side said, "Because the world is in chaos, practitioners have also begun to worry about their own safety, so our delivery service will Overwhelm Taotie City. If not, the advantage may not be reflected so quickly."
Even if he said this, Chu Liang would not be happy.
Practitioners are so superior that if even they start to worry about their own safety, how miserable will the lives of ordinary people be?
After thinking for a while, he added: "Then can we carry out some disaster relief activities? Hongmianfeng has made a lot of money over the years, can we use some of it?"
Chu Yi replied: "In fact, funds have been very tight because we have been fighting overtly and covertly with Taotie City and Xianrenfang. However, if we suspend expansion and just maintain our current share, we should be able to generate extra money quickly."
"I heard that there will be a banquet at Yunque Temple in a few days..." Lin Bei was about to say something.
"Senior Brother Chu!" Wen Yulong, who was late, suddenly rushed in. Without even looking at the food on the table, he said excitedly: "I'm done!"
(End of chapter)
