As the setting sun sets over the mountains and rivers, the battle on the green mountains comes to an end.
Faced with the sudden attack by the elite Qi Sensers, these bandits were directly defeated without any effective resistance.
And Venerable Shengtian's treatment was also very simple. Whether they were those who surrendered or those who were seriously injured and lost the ability to resist, they were all stabbed to death with one sword, and the bodies were piled up in the center of the bandits' stronghold and burned on fire.
For a while, cries for mercy and curses could be heard.
Luo sighed quietly to himself.
She wanted to say a few words of advice, but in the end she chose to remain silent.
Jinxia's rules do not apply to the Black Sect. In other words, most people's first reaction when they see the ragged women in the bandit prison and the pickled hands and feet in jars is to kill these extremely evil people. All generations were wiped out.
She knew that even among thieves, there would be internal differences, such as those who actively committed evil and those who were forced into the water. They should be distinguished and tried, but whether they were imprisoned or served as hard labor, the sect did not have this ability. condition.
The rescued woman looked numb, but Luo Qingqing took the initiative to gather them together, comforting everyone that no one would know about it, and the Salvation Church would not send them back. As long as they are willing to follow him, they can have A place to stay.
Under her relief, the woman's eyes gradually gained focus.
"You did a good job."
At some point, Venerable Shengtian walked behind her.
"People are not afraid of the suffering now, because the suffering is over. What they are afraid of is that there is no hope in the future, so as long as they are given a hope, they have a great chance of surviving." Luo whispered softly, "Because I once Also like this."
Even if these women are forced to commit themselves to bandits, they are still filthy existences in the eyes of others, and their hometowns can no longer accommodate them.
What they need most is a place to break away from the past.
If they were forcibly sent back, most of the women would probably die amidst the rejection and cynicism of the world.
"Let's spend the night here tonight." Venerable Shengtian thought for a while and decided. "It's inconvenient to go down the mountain after dark, but it can be considered as giving them some time to adapt."
Luo Qingqing could see that this person's concern for ordinary people was not a pretense.
She really puts herself in the other person's shoes.
This is truly a rare quality among superiors.
At night, Luo Qingqing suddenly heard footsteps outside the tent.
She opened the curtain and found that the other party was actually Lord Shengtian. Instead of wearing her usual embroidered brocade robe, she put on a set of regular clothes and walked towards the edge of the camp.
Luo Qingqing immediately put on his coat and walked out of the tent.
She noticed that the other party had not gone very far, and after a while she stopped on a large raised rock.
Venerable Shengtian seemed to be looking north in the distance.
"What's the matter with you?" she said suddenly.
"I just wanted to see what you were doing." Luo walked out of the shadows gently and calmly. She did not hide her breath deliberately, and it was not surprising to be noticed.
"I couldn't sleep, so I went out for a walk."
"Honestly... me too." Luo lightly jumped onto the boulder and came to her side.
"Your... name is Qing'er, right?" Venerable Shengtian glanced at her with some surprise, and then said thoughtfully, "Is it because you saw the tragic situation in the village?"
Luo paused slightly for a moment, "I... this is indeed the first time I have seen such a scene."
If the corpses hanging on Qianren City and the mass graves in the library had a profound impact on her, then this practice of treating eliminated women as pickles further made her feel what cruelty is. Without the constraints of rules, it is not a strange thing for evil spirits to run rampant in the mainland.
The longer she stayed away from Jinxia, the more she understood that the peaceful state of Jinxia City and surrounding villages and towns was extremely rare.
However, compared to when she was still in the Luo family, her mood was much stronger. Although she was still touched, it did not keep her awake all night.
"Just get used to it." His Holiness said with relief. "This is just the lowest form of evil. They look extremely cruel, but they only harm hundreds of people in their lifetime. Compared with the evil we have to face, this kind of It’s nothing at all.”
This is what the Salvation Cult preaches - in the face of the coming disaster, only the kingdom of heaven can avoid this calamity.
Luo gently changed the topic.
"You used to be an alchemist in the Privy Council?"
"Why do you ask?" The venerable raised his eyebrows.
"I think you seem to be looking at the north - people usually can't sleep because they have something on their mind. The north is where the Gyeonggi Shangyuan is, and you are a person who senses Qi, so... "
"Hey, Miss Qing'er, are you inquiring about my identity?" She laughed, "Actually, you were once an alchemist in the Privy Council House, right?"
"How can you tell?" Luo Qing was noncommittal.
"Everything is done meticulously, well-trained in the use of spells, the movements of holding talismans and medicinal materials are unchanged, the standard family techniques... there are too many details that can be seen." Venerable Shengtian replied, "Considering the defeat of the Privy Council's army , you returned to Youzhou Qianren City for the first time, so I guess you were originally from the Luo family? When you don’t know where you are going, returning to the place of your birth is always the most instinctive thing for people to do. "
Except for the last sentence... the rest is basically correct.
"I am indeed." At this point Luo Qingqing can confirm his judgment, "But the average person who senses Qi cannot distinguish such details, unless the person has received long-term training from the Privy Council and is not like the alchemist. Familiar with it."
"You guessed it right. I did serve in the Privy Council in the past and climbed to a high position. This is not a secret in the Salvation Cult." The Venerable nodded, "Until now, among the group of alchemists fighting for the Privy Council, , there are still a few of my old friends. Now that the Gyeonggi Prefecture has collapsed, and their whereabouts are still unknown, I will naturally feel worried."
really!
From the moment they met, she felt that the other person was inexplicably familiar, and there was a hint of déjà vu in every gesture and gesture. Now she knew why.
"You are from the Privy Council, how could you become the venerable leader of the Salvation Cult?"
"It's a long story." She smiled, obviously not intending to explain in depth, "The enemy of the Salvation Cult is not the Privy Council, so we don't exclude alchemists from joining. You can safely identify yourself , no one will be hostile to you because of it.”
"But you attacked a city controlled by the Privy Council."
"These are two different things." The other party spread his hands and said, "The Salvation Cult must remove all obstacles in the way to achieve its goal. To be honest, if it hadn't been for the defeat of the Privy Council, we would not have been able to launch the operation so smoothly."
"So..." Luo paused for a moment, "Do you know much about Jinxia City?"