The house was in a mess and the smell of blood was choking.
The patriarchs of the four major families watched Lin Che leave step by step with trembling bodies, and no one dared to stop him.
After a long while, someone suddenly asked:
"Is he gone? Is he really gone?"
"It seems so, he is gone!"
BANG!!
Blind Zhao picked up a wine jug with one hand, threw it to the ground, and said through gritted teeth:
"How ridiculous! This must be the work of that Jiang Lishi. It must be her!"
"They don't dare to attack us openly, yet they resort to such despicable means. It turns out that none of the royal family members are good people."
Ye Rongjun's face turned pale as he spoke, "Then what should we do? Our seventh-rank warriors can't even defeat him alone. Are we going to be at his mercy from now on? Otherwise, how about we make peace?"
"You are so naive!"
A ferocious expression appeared on Jian Ru's old face. They had indeed been frightened just now. But now that things had calmed down, her usual arrogance began to show again.
"Didn't you hear what he just said? He said that thousands of towns here are under his control. He also wants us to kneel and offer all our food. I ask you, are you willing to do that? Huh?"
Everyone present, including the elders and stewards, felt aggrieved.
"Of course we don't want to."
"But what can we do if he doesn't want to? His cultivation is... too high."
Jian Ru held out her hand to stop them from continuing: "It's not that we want to rebel now, but they have come to kill us. Today, you dare to kill five people in front of us and steal 10 million. Then tomorrow we will go to your house, kill your wife and children, and steal all your money."
"In fact, he has already announced it. He wants all our food and money. We have worked hard for most of our lives, generation after generation, to get to where we are today. Who does he think he is? How dare he rob us?"
Liu Ji's anger was also ignited, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay. Since everyone thinks so, let's just do something big! I will be responsible for dealing with this person. He will definitely die!"
"Oh? Chief Liu, do you have a solution?" Ye Rongjun asked in surprise.
"Haha. There's no good solution. He's very strong. I'll ask someone stronger than him to come and kill him. My Liu family happened to have some friendship with an eighth-grade expert from the Eight Gates of the Divine Palace. He owes my Liu family a favor..."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone straightened their backs and became more energetic.
If the inheritor of the Eight Gates of Jingu comes to help, then it will be safe.
No matter how strong Lin Che was, could he be as strong as the Eight Gates of the Divine Palace? That was only the eighth rank!
"I never thought your Liu family had such a close relationship. Wow, I admire you so much!"
Liu Ji began to issue orders: "Everyone, my Liu family will be responsible for going to the Divine Palace to ask for help, and you will be responsible for mobilizing all the families and protesting together. Only when thousands of towns and cities rise up together will Jiang Li understand our strength and will she negotiate with us obediently."
Jian Ru agreed very much: "Well, then I, an old woman, will show my ugliness once more. I will take the imperial edict of the late Emperor Dagan and cry out in the street. I will first occupy our righteousness and make them afraid to take action."
Blind Zhao clenched his fist and said, "I will gather all the strong men and form a team. If we really fight, they will be a little afraid of us. I also have a group of death warriors. Damn it, if we really fight, don't blame me for attacking the empress!"
"Blind man, you are indeed a ruthless person. What about me? What should I do?" Ye Rongjun asked.
Liu Ji said, "I've already thought of it for you. Gather all the poor people, especially the elderly, children, and pregnant women. Sit them down on the town streets, at the foot of the mountain. If the imperial guards come, rush over and hold their legs."
Ye Rongjun was overjoyed and clapped his hands, saying, "Yes, that's a good idea. I still don't believe they dare to kill such unarmed civilians. It would be best if we find some more scholars. These Confucian scholars are very good at talking."
"Everyone, success or failure depends on this! This time, we don't want any king with a different surname, we must establish ourselves as king."
After some discussion, everyone felt that it was foolproof.
Action began immediately.
As soon as they walked out of the door, they suddenly frowned and saw a black cloud with a scarlet color in the distant sky, which was very scary.
"What is that?"
"I guess it's going to rain! That's perfect! The rain makes the common people look even more pitiful. Let's just wait and see if the Empress dares to take action!"
"That's right—haha, God really is on my side! God is blessing us too!"
These people became even more excited.
Isn’t this a strange sign in the sky, indicating that a new emperor is about to be born?
How wonderful! How wonderful!!
The four major families have been entrenched here for many years. They are now working hard and at a very fast speed.
Thousands of towns all have special communication channels, whether it is the power of the four major families themselves, or the coercion and inducement of other people.
In short, everyone was mobilized in just half a day.
All the people went out into the streets, sat on the ground, cried out to the sky, as if asking heaven to judge between loyalty and treachery.
Especially the group of old, weak and sick people led by Jian Ru and Ye Rongjun.
They all gathered under the defensive barrier, surrounding the staircase, densely packed with people.
Jian Ru took the lead, holding up the imperial edict and crying out:
"Emperor, please open your eyes and look at us poor people!"
"Your Majesty, we are truly out of food. Please spare us, we are just ordinary people. My child hasn't eaten a single grain in ten days. Your Majesty, please give us some food!"
"Give me back my family's lives. I beg His Majesty Chi Ling to apprehend the criminals, punish the evil and promote the good, and return a bright and peaceful world to us poor people!"
"Ah! The only pillar of our family was killed by evildoers. Where is justice? If the laws of the king can't reach here, we will take care of it ourselves."
"Jiang Chiling, come out! Come out!!"
Of course, many of these people were also confused.
"Didn't His Majesty Chi Ling bring the Imperial Guards here to defend the Great Wall of Destiny and resist the extraterritorial demons? The four major families have so much food, why don't they sell it to the Great Wall Army at market price?"
As soon as this question was asked, people from the four major families said viciously:
"Shut up, no whispering!"
"What does their defense against the extraterritorial demons have to do with us? Did we ask them to do that? I'm just doing business. I advise you to stay out of their business. What does it have to do with you, the people who earn 300 taels a month? Just take care of yourselves!"
"I'm warning you all once again. If anyone dares to speak for the Dagan Dynasty again, I'll make sure he never gets a chance to hang around here again. I'll kill his entire family!"
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