Chapter 115: The Factions' Downfall

  Facing the questioning of Shubai, the general did not say a word, his eyes gleaming with blood light staring at Shubai.

  At this moment, a shouting and killing sound came from the direction of Chaozhou City, which was clearly heard by the crowd more than ten miles away.

  "The rebels have attacked the city," said the general.

  "Are you still not going to order troops to be dispatched?" The eyes of the guards all turned red as they stared fixedly at the general.

  The general clenched his fists and was about to give an order when the deputy generals knelt down in unison: "General."

  Helplessly, the tightly clenched fists relaxed again.

  "You guys, are you going to rebel?" Seeing this scene, the defender almost lost his mind. If Chaozhou City was broken, he would be the first one to be executed by the imperial court.

  Every second feels like a year at this moment, it's a kind of torture.

  "Report!" Another soldier came galloping on horseback.

  "What news?" The general asked calmly.

  "The city of Chaozhou has fallen." said the soldiers.

  As soon as these words came out, the stone was broken and shocked the sky. The crowd in the field was in an uproar, and the three armies were also slightly startled. Guardian fell to the ground, muttering: "Chaozhou is broken, this official is finished."

  "How is it so fast?" One of them suddenly came back to his senses and asked excitedly.

  "General Hui, the rebels have just attacked and in no time at all, the civilians inside the city spontaneously helped the rebels capture the city head and open the city gate."

  "The common people in the city can't live on anymore, it's tyranny of the officials forcing the people to rebel, tyranny of the officials forcing the people to rebel." The general muttered to himself.

  A plain white outfit, although faded from washing and patched countless times, still couldn't conceal his demeanor.

  "Gentlemen, you are all followers of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, whether we can succeed tonight depends on this moment."

  At this time, a young man stood on a high platform, below him were pale and thin refugees.

  A man stood up on the stage, shouting loudly: "The general is kind and gave us a way to survive. The defender of Chaozhou secretly sold the disaster relief grain, and our only way to survive now is to break into the city of Chaozhou, open the warehouse of the defender's house, rob those wealthy families, and then we will have a glimmer of hope, otherwise we will starve to death. The general has great magical powers and divine might, we are willing to serve under the general."

  "I wish to serve under your command."

  "Breaking into Chaozhou City".

  "Divide the vehicles, divide the rations."

  "Dying of hunger is death, seizing Qingzhou Prefecture may still leave a way out, everyone must break through Qingzhou Prefecture".

  Under the instigation of some people with ulterior motives, the scene suddenly became heated and the atmosphere was tense.

  Looking at those faces with a hungry expression, the middle-aged man smiled lightly: "The more brutal the imperial court is, the better it is for us Taoist priests to stir up great waves and divide the imperial court's fortune."

  "Tonight the moon is too bright. Let's see how this general will cover up the moon."

  After finishing speaking, the general's spirit suddenly disappeared and arrived in the sky, looking at the layers of clouds. The spirit lightly used its magical power to push, and the clouds in the sky instantly wrapped around, and the moonlight was instantly obscured.

  "Martial law knows no bounds."

  "The General's Divine Power is Vast and Great"

  "Following the general, we will surely break through Chaozhou City".

  “”。

  The general recalled the vanguard and shouted, "Take advantage of the moonlight being blocked, let's quickly capture Chaozhou City. If we alert the garrison troops, we'll all be doomed to die without a place to bury our bodies."

  At the sound of the order, tens of thousands of refugees instantly rushed towards the direction of Chaozhou Prefecture. Men and women, old and young, including seven or eight year-old children and over eighty year-old elderly people with only one tooth left.

  If there was a way to live a peaceful life, who wouldn't want to enjoy their later years? Who would have an untroubled and carefree childhood, and then be tempted by Fang Xian's words to rebel?

  Looking at the Chaozhou city, a middle-aged scholar turned his magical power, with the help of this public resentment and public wish, he broke through the dragon energy of the imperial court in Chaozhou Prefecture. The cloud layer dropped raindrops instantly, and those raindrops were instantly transformed into ice blades in mid-air. They fell on the city wall of Chaozhou Prefecture.

  The people in the city of Chaozhou also could not bear the oppression and spontaneously came forward to open the city gate for the refugees.

  Thus began the disaster, and the big family had no guardian, no monk? The struggle for life and death began, and the city of Chaozhou was in chaos.

  The gate of Chaozhou Academy was tightly closed, without any resistance. The great Confucian scholars of Chaozhou sighed with emotion, and the grievances of the refugees were even more so, as if the spirit of the great Confucians had lost its effect at this moment.

  "General, what shall we do?" a subordinate general asked, his body trembling.

  No one had expected these refugees to burst out with such great strength, and the fall of Chaozhou Prefecture was just a matter of time.

  The general gritted his teeth and said, "Fang Xian's evil deeds have brought chaos to the world, corrupt officials are rampant, now that the Chaozhou Prefecture has been destroyed, what can we do? Except for rebelling, we can only become bandits, otherwise, waiting for the imperial edict to come down, everyone will be guilty of death."

  In the city of Chaozhou, a middle-aged scholar stood quietly in front of the defensive gate, allowing those rioters to wreak havoc. A soldier walked over and asked softly, "General, what should we do next?"

  "Gather grain and fodder, prepare to resist the imperial court's expeditionary army, continue to attack the city. Once our reputation spreads, countless refugees will come to join us, and we won't lack soldiers at that time. Quietly instruct everyone not to worry about their lives, tell them to fight with me using their lives as stakes."

  The soldier took orders and left.

  A middle-aged man slowly walked into the Guardian's Mansion, feeling the faint dragon energy that had been divided and taken away. With the support of the dragon energy, his cultivation was slowly increasing.

  "The grievances of the people, such a thick and heavy resentment, such a thick and heavy death energy, is just right for me to cultivate the Great Dao." A middle-aged man sat cross-legged on a cloud bed, and the grievances of the people in Chaozhou Prefecture were like a large funnel, being continuously absorbed by him.

  On the first floor, Chen Jiuzi stood by the railing, looking at the distant scenery.

  Yi Xixi walked quietly to Chen Jiu's back: "What are you looking at?"

  "Watching scenery, watching people's hearts, watching the various appearances of the world." Chen Jiudan said lightly.

  Yi Xixi walked over with a smile and looked into the distance, pouting: "How can't I see it?"

  "I use my heart, you use your eyes."

  "Cut it out," said Yi Xiao Xiao with a scornful smile. He then turned his eyes and asked, "Why haven't I seen Little Fisherman?"

  "Women all have their own private spaces, especially beautiful women." Chen Jiu's mouth curled up into a slight smile.

  "Look at you, you seem like a grown-up, but in fact, you're just a little brat, pretending to be mature and profound." Yi Xiao laughed and exposed Chen Jiu's age.

  "I'm just mature-minded, but you're not that old either, yet you say I'm 'Chen Jiu' (meaning outdated or behind the times)."

  "Hmph, unfortunately, I'm three years older than you, and I'm already 17 this year. You little brat, call me 'sister' and listen to how it sounds." Yi Xiao Xiao said with a proud smile.

  Chen Jiu turned his head and kept sizing up Yi Xiaoxiao, who couldn't help but feel a bit uncomfortable. She gave Chen Jiu a cold glance: "What are you looking at?"

  "I was thinking, you're like a woman, but you don't even have any feminine charm. You should learn from Xiao Yuzi, although he's dressed as a man, he has more substance than you. I saw you the other day and you were so plain, what kind of woman are you? Chen Jiu muttered to himself: "Not like it, not like it at all, even Xiaotang Hong's figure in Shuixiang is better than yours."

  "Chen Jiu, you're going too far!" Yi Xiao Xiao was angry again.

  Looking at Chen Jiu's nonchalant appearance, Yi Xiao sneered: "Just look at your small build, that day you were still rolling around on the bed with Master, this little guy does everything half-heartedly, even learning to roll in bed sheets, without considering his own build. Look at others' muscles, their figure, and then look at you, just like a frail young girl."

  Chen Jiu heard Yi Xiaoxiao's words and not only didn't get angry, but instead revealed a mysterious smile. Every time Chen Jiu showed this smile, nothing good happened.

  Just then, a cough sounded from behind her, and Yi Xiaoxiao's neck suddenly felt cool. She turned around to see that Chao Xiaoyu was standing behind her, dressed in men's clothing.

  "Husband, I didn't mean it that way... I really didn't... I swear..." Yixiao smiled and stuttered as she explained to Zhao Xiaoyu's expressionless face.

  When someone speaks ill of others and gets caught, even if Yì Xiào Xiào has a thick skin, she can't laugh it off.

  "En, I've come once and for all, I've heard everything."

  After finishing speaking, he walked to the back of Chen Jiu and looked at Chen Jiu with a smile, suddenly stretched out his palm and slapped Chen Jiu's buttocks.

  Chen Jiu's smile froze on his face, and he slapped Xiao Yu again: "You actually dared to tease your sister with someone else, you really have the guts now, don't you?"