"Brother" Gongshu Jin suddenly whispered.
"Don't worry, I will solve all this." Gong Shufeng comforted him.
"No, brother, look over there." The younger brother pointed to the other side of the official road, which was far away from where they were. Coupled with the obstruction of torches, it was difficult for ordinary people to see clearly the scene in the dark. Rao Shigong Shufeng also squinted his eyes for a moment and finally saw several shaking figures and the long swords reflecting the faint red light in their hands.
Gong Shufeng was suddenly stunned.
He remembered that a select number of people had been sent in that direction before.
And the facts quickly confirmed his thoughts.
Another group of people were taken outside the encirclement, and then pressed to their knees. The standing figure raised his sword and dropped it, and the people fell down one by one, as if disappearing into the night. The whole process was like a silent show. Although it happened behind the crowd, no one noticed this scene.
A bone-deep chill shot up from the soles of his feet.
The words "solve it on the spot" spoken by the sharp-tongued man came to mind again.
He finally understood what this solution meant.
The women and children who were taken out were by no means weak enough to scream. The reason why they were allowed to be slaughtered silently was because the magic blocked the sound they made!
"What are you doing?" Gong Shufeng pulled Gong Shujin in that direction in disbelief.
Although there were many servants around, the person in charge was not there. In addition to what the two said before, they did not dare to make a move for a while. They could only yell loudly and catch up, but in the end they failed to stop Gong Shufeng.
All the way to the slope beside the official road, the smell of blood suddenly became much stronger.
I saw many corpses lying in the grass at the foot of the slope, most of them were elderly scholars and children under ten years old. Obviously, as slaves, these two types of people could hardly be sold for much money, and the villagers also knew that what they did was unjust and would be a felony anywhere, so they had no intention of leaving them alive!
"That's it." At this time, a person stopped in front of the two brothers.
There was a sense of command in his words, as if he was born superior to others, and with the trap ring on his hand, he was most likely an alchemist who used the art of silence.
"Are you a member of the Privy Council?" Gong Shufeng asked loudly, "Why do you want to help them do such evil things?"
The other party raised his eyebrows in surprise, but did not reply immediately.
"Even if they are refugees, they are still citizens of the Qi Kingdom. As long as they do not sign a contract of sale, any act of slavery is against the law, let alone wanton massacre!" He clenched his fists, "They are human beings too!"
"Wang Fa?" The alchemist stared at him, and after a while he revealed a hint of amusement, "Wang Fa has been gone for a long time."
What is he saying
Gong Shufeng almost doubted his own ears.
Isn't this still under the control of the Privy Council
If the Privy Council does not count the royal law, who else can
"Are you two secret agents of the Privy Council with important responsibilities?" A dry voice suddenly sounded from behind. Gongshu Feng looked back and saw that the speaker was a middle-aged man in his thirties. He was wearing a luxurious brocade robe and long leather boots. He could tell at a glance that he had a rich family. The sharp-mouthed man was also by his side, but the arrogance from before was completely gone from his face.
There is no doubt that he is the housekeeper the other party calls him.
"Not bad." Gong Shufeng could only suppress the distracting thoughts in his heart and return his attention to dealing with this person.
"It turns out that the flood washed away the Dragon King Temple, and we are all members of the same family." The steward grinned, "I wonder which mansion you two come from, and what level of masters are you two?"
"I can't comment on that."
Theoretically speaking, the two brothers are not even considered to be in the eighth rank, because as disciples of the public loser, they do not need to take the scholar examination to seek high-ranking officials and generous salaries. Moreover, all of their energy-sensing abilities are used in machine arts, and fighting with spells is by no means their specialty.
"Can't you tell me where you're going?"
"cannot."
"Do you have a contact person who can prove your identity?"
"This is a top-secret mission. It cannot be leaked to any third party except the two of us." Gong Shufeng refused.
"I understand." The housekeeper sighed, his voice suddenly turned cold, "So, even if you die here, no one will know that we did this?"
"You" Gongshu Feng's expression changed drastically.
"Honestly, I was planning to let you go if you two hadn't seen these things." The housekeeper glanced at the corpses at the bottom of the hillside, "Can't you just pretend that nothing happened?"
"Do you know what you are doing!?" Gong Shufeng said in shock.
"Let me tell you another little secret." The butler smiled meaninglessly, "Do you know who gets the bulk of the money from buying and selling these people?" He paused for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "It's Master Wu Bairen. "
Wasn't the Privy Council unaware
Before Gong Shufeng had time to digest the news, he felt a sharp pain in his back!
A spear had already poked out from behind and pierced into his body.
He hugged his brother and fell forward, and at the same time he saw more servants surrounding him with weapons. It was not that he didn't have any means to save his life, but in order to confirm his identity and prevent Jinxia's people from seeing the flaws, he left all the hidden weapons in Shangyuan City. Even with the ability to sense energy, a body alone cannot defeat dozens of well-equipped private soldiers of the family.
The second shot was aimed directly at Gong Shufeng's neck.
"boom!"
Only a soft cry was heard, and the servant who stabbed him fell backwards, and a long string of blood spurted out from the center of his nose.
What happened
Gong Shufeng felt that his strength was ebbing away. He reluctantly raised his head and found that the people around him seemed to be in chaos. They were shouting loudly and waving weapons to fight with the figures in the night. The originally dead night suddenly seemed to boil.
Did the refugees realize that their loved ones were being massacred, which ultimately triggered the riots
No, wrong
He realized that these figures leaping out of the night were not refugees!
Although they were dressed the same as the refugees, wearing tattered clothes and holding simple weapons, their eyes were completely different. There was no numbness to life and death or indifference to their own fate. Each of them had bright eyes and a look on their faces. There is hatred and hostility that need no words to describe. Even if they were facing thugs who were approving armor, they showed no fear, as if the pitchforks and hatchets in their hands could crush the opponent's resistance!
One of the young women rushed to the front holding a flag. There was nothing on the flag, just a dark red rag, but in her hands, it seemed to be a torch leading thousands of troops.
"It's the rebels!"
"Damn, why are they here!"
Vaguely, Gong Shufeng heard someone shouting in fear.
Resistance
"I heard that Huiyang Prefecture is arresting rebels. Every ship going south needs to be carefully searched to ensure that there are no problems before it can be released."
The captain's words couldn't help but come to mind.
He originally thought that the so-called rebels were spies or spies sent by Jinxia City.
It turns out that not all the rebels came from Jinxia
This was Gong Shufeng's last consciousness before he passed out.