Chapter 67 Killing the chicken to scare the monkeys
When Zhou Yunshu and her group heard the man in the red robe behind them saying this, they really wanted to scold him for talking nonsense!
However, when they turned around and saw two teams of well-trained Red Lotus Messengers armed with weapons suddenly emerging from behind them, they wisely swallowed back their unspoken words.
There were only about fifty members of the Red Lotus Sect blocking the road originally, and with the group that came later, there were almost a hundred people.
Moreover, each of these hundred people was young and strong with weapons in hand. Zhou Yunshu estimated the combat value of both sides, and honestly took the people around him to wait for arrangements and respond accordingly.
It was not just Zhou Yunshu and her group who were left behind to be recruited; all the caravans before and after them, as well as other travelers, were also left behind.
Manager Liang, Wei Zhong, Du Laozhuang, Du Youtian and others surrounded Zhou Yunshu.
Du Youtian said anxiously, "Mr. Zhou, what's going on? What are they trying to do? Is there any law?"
Someone was in tune with Du Youtian. When he was quietly complaining to Zhou Yunshu, a caravan manager shouted at the Red Lotus Cult members, "What right do you have to detain people?"
"I'm the manager of the Zhang family in the prefectural city. How dare you detain me? Is there any law against me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a masked, tall and strong Red Lotus Messenger pulled him down from the carriage with one hand and then stepped on his stomach.
The manager groaned in pain and held onto the foot that was stepping on his stomach, trying to move it away. However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't budge the foot at all.
The Red Lotus Envoy sneered at the steward's actions and said, "Here, we, the Red Lotus Cult, are the law."
After he finished speaking, he raised his knife and chopped off the steward who was protesting loudly the previous second, with his head falling to the ground the next second.
Du Youtian covered his mouth in fear at the scene, and the screams of fear around him seemed to make the murderous Red Lotus Messenger particularly enjoyable.
Not only did he not restrain himself, but he pulled down the mask on his face with his hands, scooped up the still warm blood from the knife on his hand, put it into his mouth and savored it carefully.
"Mad dog!"
Another Red Lotus Messenger wearing a red scarf walked up to the Red Lotus Messenger who had killed someone with a bad tone.
"Who told you to kill him?"
The Red Lotus Envoy known as Mad Dog ripped off the veil from his face, revealing a face covered in red boils. He looked nonchalantly at the man who was scolding him and said, "Envoy Zheng Qian, I'm just killing a chicken to scare the monkeys so you can recruit more."
Zheng Qianshi looked at the disgusting face and slightly tightened the handle of the knife in his hand.
If he didn't need him to kill someone for him, he would have chopped off the mad dog's head long ago.
"Since we are killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, this one chicken is enough."
After Zheng Qianshi finished speaking, he waved to the Red Lotus Envoys behind him and said, "For the time being, the Holy Mother only needs young and strong women with good looks. The rest can go wherever they want."
Zhou Yunshu listened to Zheng Qianshi's somewhat disgusted words and returned to her own compartment without saying a word.
Wei Zhong noticed Zhou Yunshu's actions and gestured to his men to follow her quietly.
He definitely couldn't take care of so many people in the team, but he was still confident that he could lead Zhou Yunshu and the young master out of the siege.
Zhou Yunshu noticed Wei Zhong's little action but didn't say anything. She just walked to the window of Li Jialan and the others' car and said to the two people inside who had already disguised themselves, "Cough quietly and pretend to be sick."
Li Jialan and Fang Huiwen nodded. They didn't ask why. Zhou Yunshu would not harm them anyway.
When Zhou Yunshu came to the car, she found that Du Laozhuang and others who had left her had also followed her.
Everyone's face was filled with anxiety, "Mr. Zhou, what should we do?"
"Is this Red Lotus Sect collecting labor for the government? Why..." Mao Ziping swallowed his words before he finished speaking. He suddenly thought of the miserable state of the man just now and was afraid that he would follow in his footsteps.
"Mr. Zhou, are we just going to stay like this?"
"Yes, you think of a solution, we will listen to you!"
Zhou Yunshu took advantage of the Red Lotus Cult members not coming over and said to them, "Breaking in by force is definitely not an option. We young and strong men who know some martial arts can still get out, but the elderly, weak, women and children in the group can't escape."
"What should we do then?" Du Laozhuang was one of the elderly, the weak, women and children.
"We should act according to the situation. You just heard that this group of people only want young and beautiful women."
The words "attractive woman" don't sound like there will be any good consequences if she is taken away.
But fortunately, except for a few who wanted to be clean, everyone else in their team was extremely sloppy.
Zhou Yunshu had also been prepared. Before entering the Red Lotus Cult's territory, she deliberately disguised Li Jialan, Fang Huiwen and the children into an unsightly appearance. In addition, she pretended to be sick, so they should be able to escape this disaster.
"A lot of people in our team will probably be called away." Zhou Yunshu looked at the patrol team that was gradually gathering and continued, "If you are chosen by the Red Lotus Cult, find a way to be with people you know."
There are so many of them, it is impossible to separate them all.
"When we find an opportunity, we will gather at Wolong Mountain and try to find a way to escape."
Zhou Yunshu looked at the Red Lotus Envoys who were starting to look for people and said, "I guess they're planning to hold some large event on the mountain. They don't have enough people on the mountain, so they've brought so many people here to make up the numbers."
"As long as you don't stand out, your life will be safe." Zhou Yunshu looked at the older Du Laozhuang and said, "If I am also selected, then the rest of the team will have to trouble Uncle Du."
Du Laozhuang nodded and said, "If we can leave, I will definitely take the team to find a place to wait for you in front."
Zhou Yunshu took a deep breath and nodded, and at this time the Red Lotus Envoy had already arrived in front of their team.
"Who's in charge of your affairs?"
Hearing the shouts of the Red Lotus Envoy in front of the team, Du Lao Zhuang and Zhou Yunshu looked at each other. Zhou Yunshu gave Du Lao Zhuang a wink, and he walked forward with a hunched back.
"Sir, it's me." Du Laozhuang looked at Honglian Envoy with a nervous smile on his face. "We are a group of farmers who have fled here from the north."
"As long as you provide food, water and a place to live, our entire village is willing to settle down with you, sir."
The Red Lotus Envoy glanced at Du Lao Zhuang, who had an honest smile on his face, and said, "What are you dreaming of?"
"Not just anyone can enter our Red Lotus Sect. How can we possibly have enough food and water to feed you?"
He pushed Du Laozhuang in front of him and said to the hundreds of people behind him, "You, gather all the young and strong men in your team. Oh, and the women too..."
"Yes, yes, there are quite a few women in our village!" Du Laozhuang said happily, "Although they are not good-looking and haven't bathed for several months, they can serve the Red Lotus Mother except for a slight cold!"
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