Qicheng is ten miles away.
Because it is close to a grassy slope with rich water and grass near the plain, there is a herdsman village there.
The herdsmen in the village work at sunrise and rest at sunset, raising a large number of cattle and sheep.
At the turn of spring and summer, the water and grass are luxuriant, which is the busiest time of the year for herdsmen.
But last night's indiscriminate disaster broke the peaceful life of the villagers in the herdsman village all at once.
The sudden animal chaos turned the houses in countless villages into ruins, and many families were destroyed.
Under the fence outside the village, a large amount of dry firewood was piled up, and some soldiers were pouring oil on it.
There were thousands of soldiers holding bows and arrows. They stood outside the village and aimed their bows and arrows at the village.
As long as anyone came out of it, they would be shot immediately.
In the village, there were cries for help and cries.
Hundreds of villagers huddled together helplessly, including many elderly people and children.
"My lord, please let us go." The villagers begged bitterly.
"You rascals, you have fallen into a sorcerer's spell. Last night, you colluded with spirit beasts and killed the generals and countless soldiers of the imperial court. In order to avoid the evil, you all have to die."
Hong Fang and Xia Houhong rode on horses, looked at the village, reprimanded them, and were completely indifferent to the pleadings of the villagers.
"Unexpectedly, Nie Fengxing is still an infatuated kind. He even gave up his life for that Emperor Ye." The fourth prince looked relaxed, as if those cries for help had nothing to do with him. In his eyes, even ants are inferior.
It was the fact that Nie Fengxing liked "men", which surprised the fourth prince.
All in all, Nie Fengxing and him were in the same league, and this shady habit of being nice to men and women made the Fourth Prince feel a kind of sympathy for Nie Fengxing.
"If he hadn't discovered his weakness, how could he be eradicated so smoothly." Hong Fang's eyes showed calculations.
Nie Fengxing ignored his orders many times because he was the general of the tiger and wolf army. Hong Fang had already regarded him as a thorn in his flesh.
It just so happened that he received a secret report that this small village was attacked by a ninth-order peak spirit beast.
After hearing the news, Hong Fang concealed the real situation, and when he reported back to the Pioneer Camp, he just told the Pioneer Camp that the village was a ninth-level spirit beast.
The people from the Pioneer Battalion were really fooled. As soon as Emperor Ye went to the village, Nie Fengxing followed him like a shadow and went hunting together.
It's just that I didn't expect that there are not only spirit beasts in the village, but also people who have been poisoned by strange poisons. They bite and kill anyone they see.
As expected, Nie Fengxing and Ye Huang lost to the ninth-level spirit beast and died in battle.
Once Nie Fengxing died, the tiger and wolf army had no leader, and the soldiers became a mess.
For Hong Fang, this is undoubtedly good news for double happiness.
"It's a pity that after Nie Fengxing's death, the murderous ninth-level peak spirit beast also disappeared?" The ninth-level peak spirit beast is a master close to the reincarnation state in the human race.
Beheading a ninth-order peak spirit beast, the military merit obtained is enough to be a marquis.
"Fourth prince, don't worry, that evil animal will definitely come out to hurt people again. At that time, with you and me working together, we can definitely kill that animal. I couldn't help but surge up.
If he could gain the chance to become a Marquis by hunting the spirit beast at the peak of the ninth rank this time, Hong Fang would no longer need to rely on the breath of the Hong Mansion from now on.
He wanted to let Old Master Hong and Hong Shizi know that even without the Hong Mansion, he, Hong Fang, was still a talent for the king and minister.
What has been dreamed of for many years has finally had the opportunity to come true.
Seeing Hong Fang's greed, Xia Houhong sneered aside.
"Old fox, you are cunning. You want to use my prince's people to make achievements for you. I will not be fooled by you. I have already ordered Zhaofeng and Bihuang to secretly search for the whereabouts of the two-headed python. Wait until this prince kills you. Emperor Xia will definitely look at me with admiration for that beast. By then, maybe he will be able to restore the crown prince."
On the surface, the two are harmonious and happy, but in their hearts, they have their own wishful thinking.
"Report to the four princes and the general, everything is ready." A general stepped forward to report.
When the general spoke, there was still a bit of unbearable tone in his tone.
Hundreds of lives, could it be that they just watched them die under the fire
"Set fire, no one is allowed to stay. If anyone dares to run out, shoot them on the spot." Hong Fang said.
"Obey." The general could only bite the bullet and waved his hand, only to see the archers raised their bows and arrows, and the arrows were blazing with fire.
There were only a few ding ding sounds, and several cold rays of light flashed across like fleeting shadows.
The arrows of the soldiers in the front row snapped and fell to the ground.
"stop."
There was only a majestic shout, and several spirit birds flew by in the sky.
As soon as the voice sounded, several figures were seen falling to the ground.
"Ye Lingyue, you are so brave, you dare to obstruct the general's work." When Hong Fang saw that it was Ye Lingyue who hindered him, he was furious.
The last time he fell ill for no reason, he hadn't settled with Ye Lingyue yet. This woman really didn't know what to do, and she dared to come to his territory to make trouble.
"Office? It turns out that General Zhengxi's so-called office means not asking right and wrong, and disregarding human life." Ye Lingyue snorted coldly.
"Presumptuous, you are an ignorant woman and child, what do you know? These villagers have been enchanted. General Nie was killed by these villagers. If you don't burn them to death, there is no guarantee that the safety of other people and soldiers will be endangered. Come on , take this girl down!" Hong Fang said righteously.
Several soldiers made a gesture to take Ye Lingyue down.
Unexpectedly, before the soldiers approached, Ye Lingyue and A Guduo quickly shot and knocked several soldiers to the ground.
"Ye Lingyue, you are going to rebel!" The fourth prince said angrily. "What are you doing in a daze? Shoot and kill these wicked women who intend to rebel."
The fourth prince hated Ye Lingyue for a long time, and wanted to kill Ye Lingyue on the spot as soon as he put on the hat of rebellion.
"Rebellion? Could it be considered a rebellion to save hundreds of innocent people?" Ye Lingyue looked around at the soldiers calmly. "Still, your parents asked you to join the army to kill some helpless women and children! What a big Xia military camp, what a group of good soldiers who 'bring glory to the country'."
Ye Lingyue's words were extremely ironic, like countless sharp arrows, piercing the weak spots in the hearts of those soldiers.
Due to military orders, these soldiers had to burn the villagers to death.
Seeing the innocent villagers wailing and begging for mercy, their mood is not good.
"Bastards, you don't want to listen to this evil banshee's words to confuse the crowd. Everyone obeys the order. If anyone dares to disobey the order, he will be dealt with by military law!" Hong Fang saw that Ye Lingyue had shaken the morale of the soldiers with a few words, and became even more annoyed. .