As we get closer and closer to the place where the fireworks rise, more and more natives in the mountains gather.
What is the scene like when tens of thousands of people gather in a mountain?
That is truly boundless.
On the edge of the canyon where fireworks were rising, thousands of people holding long knives quietly waited for their pursuers.
They are the White Lotus cultists who arrived here later.
The Buddha and the Saint brought a total of more than 3,000 people with them. With so many people crawling into the depths of the mountains and forests together, it was impossible for even the Buddha to lead them all out of Yunnan.
For the remaining people, Fozi left an order to fend off the pursuers for a period of time before fleeing for their lives.
So they are considered the second group of people that Buddha gave up.
In addition to the thousands of people gathered here, plus the hundreds of people who were scattered from the mountains to Tonghai County Yamen, as well as the Buddhists who died on the official road of Wangyue Village, the people who were really taken away by Buddha, But there were about a thousand people.
Having lost nearly two-thirds of its active strength, the White Lotus Sect has suffered heavy losses this time.
Chen Kan and Maggie rode tigers into the canyon first.
The two of them looked at these fierce White Lotus cultists who were not afraid of death without saying a word.
After a while, the canyon suddenly became lively, and the natives had sealed the entire canyon without knowing it.
The White Lotus cultists standing in the canyon had no sense of being abandoned. On the contrary, their faces were full of fanaticism.
It is their honor to die for the Buddha.
Moreover, they will not die at all. What they die is just a physical body. Their souls will still return to their hometown of Vacuum and continue to serve the Holy Mother.
Chen Kan got off the Tiger King's back and looked at the enthusiastic White Lotus cultists in front of him, feeling a little regretful in his heart.
He knew that this time the Buddha and the Saint were allowed to run away again.
Chen Kan had already learned from the natives who acted as scouts that Fozi had led people deeper into the virgin forest.
It was the real depths of the mountains that even the local natives had never set foot in. Chen Kan did not have the courage to continue chasing in, and the natives would not make such a fearless sacrifice.
In the eyes of the natives, as long as someone pays for their life, they don't feel the need to continue chasing into the mountains, including the young chieftain who suffered the most damage this time.
Forty or fifty young men died in Wangyue Village, and hundreds of White Lotus cultists were killed. The battle loss of one to ten was already a huge profit.
Chen Kan could not change the simple values of the native people.
Although all the checkpoints in Yunnan were heavily guarded, Mu Sheng had already issued an order for the defenders at each checkpoint to cooperate with Chen Kan in encircling and killing the remnants of the White Lotus Sect.
But with Fozi's cunning, Chen Kan didn't think it was necessary to continue pursuing him.
After all, Fozi could successfully escape with his life in a near-fatal situation like Qinglong Gorge, but the current situation was far worse than that of Qinglong Gorge.
Chen Kan waved his hand, and the natives lurking everywhere howled and killed the White Lotus cultists who were waiting for them.
"The white lotus comes to the world, all the people turn around, the old mother has no life, and the hometown is empty!"
The Buddhists shouted slogans and bravely faced the dense ant-like troop of natives.
The mountains are originally the home ground of the natives. No matter how much the White Lotus believers resist, the ten times difference in numbers lies here.
What's more, they no longer have a fierce man like Yamada Jiro who can fight one against a hundred.
The futile resistance adds a touch of tragedy to them.
Seeing the White Lotus cultists dying generously with fanatical expressions on their faces, Chen Kan felt no sympathy at all. These people were the backbone of the White Lotus cult. The brainwashing of them by the White Lotus cult's teachings had penetrated deep into their bones, and there was no possibility of them waking up. sex.
In just half an hour, the canyon was filled with corpses.
The blood gathered into a stream and slowly flowed down the canyon into the distance.
The strong smell of blood made everyone frown tightly.
Chen Kan looked at the corpses on the ground expressionlessly and said calmly: "Cut off their heads and bring them back to Wangyue Village to pay homage to the dead villagers. The corpses will be buried on the spot!"
Maggie repeated Chen Kan's words, and the natives laughed and started beheading them.
Yunnan has been a place with strong folk customs since ancient times. In the eyes of the natives who are used to seeing dead people, these corpses are no different from prey in the mountains. The pleasure brought by chopping off their heads is not even as good as hunting a pheasant.
Thousands of heads were piled up in the capital and placed aside. Chen Kan just glanced at them and turned away, not daring to look at them again.
Although the order to chop off the head was given by Chen Kan himself, he still felt a chill when he actually saw the Jingguan taking shape.
If nothing else goes wrong, for a long time to come, the Jingguan, composed of thousands of heads, will become the stuff of Chen Kan’s nightmares.
The canyon is a natural grave pit. With the concerted efforts of tens of thousands of people, a small hilltop was quickly leveled. The canyon filled with headless corpses was also leveled with the removed hilltop through the efforts of the natives. A small dam was formed between the two mountains.
Many years later, this dam might form a village or stockade.
The return speed is much faster than the pursuit speed.
The natives pinned their human heads to their waists like prey, and swung branches into the forest. Chen Kan, under the playful eyes of the belated guards, climbed on the Tiger King's back and hugged Maggie. The slender waist stretched away.
After one day and one night, the small Wangyue Village was filled to the brim with countless natives.
In the pagoda in front of the village, Chen Kan respectfully bowed before the gilded Buddha statue.
After discussions with all the villagers in Wangyue Village, the heads of the White Lotus believers brought back by the natives were placed in the Buddhist hall, allowing them to confess the sins they had committed in front of the Buddha.
Placed in the center of the Buddhist hall is a brand-new skeleton. The skeleton is missing an arm. The villagers used bamboo strips to fix it in a posture of asking forgiveness. They knelt in front of the Buddha. What supported the skeleton was a piece of white wax. gun.
Chen Kan didn't ask where the flesh and blood of the skeleton had gone. He didn't dare to ask.
The small Wangyue Village has never been so lively as it is now. The villagers whose relatives died at the hands of the White Lotus Cult knelt in front of Chen Kan and expressed their sincere gratitude to him in a dialect that Chen Kan could not understand.
Chen Kan's eyes were filled with soreness. He pushed away the crowd and walked towards a small bamboo building.
He stretched out his hand to push open the small door of the bamboo house, and saw Ah Dao cleaning up the bamboo house with red and swollen eyes.
The old man died and he stayed in the military camp all year round, so the bamboo building became vacant.
He needed to take some useful things to the city.
Seeing Chen Kan pushing open the door and entering, Ah Dao put down his work, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy."
Chen Kan walked to the fire pit and sat down, and asked, "Will Ah Jin live in the city with you in the future?"
Ah Dao took a bamboo cup, squatted down by the fire pit, pulled the charcoal in the fire pit, picked up the kettle and poured a glass of water for Chen Kan.
When handing it to Chen Kan, he replied: "I don't feel comfortable if she stays alone in the village. Besides, she has grown into a big girl and has gone to live in the city. I can take a humble job so that I can find a suitable husband for her."
"Um!"
Chen Kan reached out to take the bamboo cup, nodded and said, "That's fine."
The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.
After taking a sip of water, he said calmly: "I am going back to the capital. Now that I am gone, I don't know if I will have a chance to come back to Yunnan again. Where is Ah Jin... where is she now? I want to see her before I leave." "
Chen Kan really wanted to see Ah Jin and say sorry to him.
It's a pity that Ah Jin hasn't shown up since he came back to Wangyue Village, as if he was avoiding him on purpose.
He asked the villagers, but the villagers who were immersed in sorrow could not tell where Ajin had gone. They only told him that Ajin had disappeared from the village since he left the village.
In desperation, Chen Kan had to come to see Ah Dao.
Ah Dao was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "I don't know where this girl has gone. She must be at her mother's place in the city. When I went to move the reinforcements, I told her to go to the city to find her mother."
Hearing this, Chen Kan frowned and said, "What did you tell me before you went to move the reinforcements?"
"yes."
Ah Dao was stunned for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "That's true."
"But I saw her before leaving the village."
Chen Kan's face darkened, and he suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.
"She didn't go to town?"
"Why is this girl so disobedient?"
Ah Dao also felt a little nervous, but still forced a smile and said: "Maybe, she went to the city after sending her grandfather up the mountain."
"I asked, but no one has seen her in the past few days, and she was not here when her grandfather went up the mountain."
The ominous premonition in Chen Kan's heart became more and more serious, and Ah Dao couldn't help but panic when he heard this.
"Where has this girl gone?"
Ah Dao stood up in a panic: "I'll go find him!"
Chen Kan said: "Separately search for each other. I will go to Lin'an and ask Maggie and others to help you."
The two hurriedly walked out of the bamboo building, and Fang Xu hurriedly greeted them.
"Sir, what's wrong?"
Chen Kan ordered as he walked: "Gather people and go to Lin'an."
When Maggie, Ma Baoer, and the recalcitrant young patriarch saw Chen Kan appear, they wanted to step forward and say goodbye.
But Chen Kan looked very strange and was walking towards them, so the three of them stayed where they were.
"Ajin is missing!"
"I have to ask you all to bring your men to help look for it."
Chen Kan said his request quickly without any nonsense.
"Who is Ajin?"
"Adao's daughter!"
The three of them nodded, just looking for someone, a small matter.
He had already done such a big favor in hunting down the White Lotus cultists, so there was no point in doing a small favor.
Chen Kan pulled Ah Dao over and asked him to cooperate with the three chieftains' offices and ask Ah Jin where his mother's shop was. Then he led his men to beat the horse and turn back to Lin'an.
Even if he didn't look for Ah Dao, Chen Kan would still go back to Lin'an. Mu Sheng had helped him a lot this time. If he hadn't scared away Yamada Jiro with his personal guards, no one in the entire Wangyue Village would have been spared.
For both emotional and rational reasons, Chen Kan should go see Mu Sheng, first to thank him and secondly to say goodbye!
At noon, Chen Kan rode horseback to Lin'an City and followed the address given by A Dao to a shop.
This is a small shop selling food. The shop is not big, but the business is very good. The shop is full of diners from all over the world.
With the existence of the behemoth Prince Mu's Mansion, ordinary people who dare to run wildly in Lin'an City are probably already in prison.
But Chen Kan was an imperial envoy, and most people in Lin'an City had paid homage to Chen Kan's face before he arrived in Lin'an.
So many people just cursed a few words and went back to their business.
Chen Kan walked into the shop and was greeted by a woman.
"My lord..."
Before he could speak, he was interrupted by Chen Kan.
"Are you Ah Dao's wife and Ah Jin's mother?"
The woman nodded subconsciously, and heard Chen Kan continue to ask: "Has Ah Jin been to your store in the past few days?"
Hearing this, the woman's face instantly became wary: "Why is this adult asking about the little woman's daughter?"
Chen Kan frowned. It seemed that the woman didn't know what happened in Wangyue Village.
"Ajin is missing."
"I and Ah Dao searched all over the village but could not find any trace of A Jin. Ah Dao asked me to come to the city to see if she is with you."
Chen Kan quickly explained to the woman, and her expression changed drastically.
"What, Ah Dao is missing?"
Seeing the expression on the woman's face, Chen Kan's heart sank. It seemed that Ajin was not here.
"Sir, why is Ajin missing?"
The woman's face became flustered, which attracted frequent glances from the diners in the shop.
"You should go back to the village when you have time."
Since Ah Jin was not here, Chen Kan didn't stay any longer. He turned around to leave, but was unexpectedly grabbed by his sleeve.
"Sir, what happened?"
The woman was now in a helpless state, clutching Chen Kan's sleeve tightly, and said with a panic on her face: "What happened in the village?"
Seeing that he couldn't break free, Chen Kan could only say softly: "Let me go first. I can't explain what happened in the village in a few words. I will take you back to the village in a while. You just wait here. I The official will go to the Hou Mansion first."
Chen Kan's harmless face made the woman lower her guard. Seeing that her face was still full of worry, Chen Kan reassured her and rushed out of the shop towards the Hou Mansion.
Chen Kan didn't stay in the Hou Mansion for long. Mu Sheng knew Chen Kan's current situation, so he didn't try too hard to stay. After casually comforting Chen Kan with a few words to relax, he let Chen Kan leave.
Near evening, Chen Kan and his wife rushed back to Wangyue Village again.
As soon as he walked into the village, Chen Kan noticed that the expressions on the faces of the villagers were a little unusual.
In the middle of the square in front of the village, Ah Dao sat on the ground with his eyes blank, holding a blood-stained rag in his hand.
Seeing this, Chen Kan felt a sense of bitterness in his heart.
As soon as the woman saw Ah Dao sitting there, she rushed to Ah Dao and asked something in dialect.
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, we did not find Ah Jin. We only found her broken clothes in the woods. The clothes were covered with blood stains. We suspect that Ah Jin has been killed."
The young patriarch of Baiyi reported the results of the mountain search to Chen Kan, with a sad look on his face.
Wangyue Village was originally a member of the same clan under the rule of the Paiyi Tusi Mansion. His clan members were being killed one after another, and he couldn't help but feel sad.
As soon as the young patriarch of Baiyi finished speaking, a woman's heart-wrenching cry could be heard from the center of the square.
The sad atmosphere filled the air again, and the people in the village couldn't help but sob softly.
