Having arrived in the Great Zhou world this time, Yang Cheng did not intend to leave in a hurry.
At the very least, they would only consider leaving once they had advanced to the Six Harmonies Realm.
Moreover, Yang Cheng also plans to complete all of these side quests.
The five side quests are from the Golden Horde, the Northern Jurchens, the Thirty-Six Great Bandits of the North, the Holy Duke Zhang Liang, and the Jianghu of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
To quell external threats, one must first secure internal stability. Therefore, Yang Cheng planned to first resolve the internal issues of the Great Zhou before considering other matters.
Yin Wuxie and Zhang Meng actually wanted to follow Yang Cheng to quell the White Lotus Sect.
Although they have rarely fought on the front lines in recent years as leaders of the Zhenwu Hall, it does not mean that they have neglected their martial arts skills.
However, since the capital city is the headquarters of the Zhenwu Hall, someone definitely needs to stay behind to guard it.
With Grand Commander Yang Cheng out having fun, they're left to stay home.
The gates of the capital city were wide open, and squads of black-clad guards from the Zhenwu Hall, riding black horses, followed Yang Cheng out of the city. Some martial artists in the capital breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this scene.
The moment this Grand Commander of Zhenwu Hall stepped out of the pass, he killed a general of the Wuwei Army. The sense of oppression was immense.
With his departure, the martial arts figures in the capital felt an immense sense of relief, as if a huge weight had been lifted from their shoulders.
Danyang City, Qinghe Prefecture.
This is the most prosperous city in Qinghe County, but at this moment it is like a living hell.
After the White Lotus Sect conquered Danyang City, they began to force everyone to believe in the Eternal Mother. Those who were devout offered their family wealth and were immediately promoted to members of the sect.
However, some poor people wanted to believe but had no money for offerings, so they were immediately executed as heretics.
Moreover, the White Lotus Sect coerced the people into rebellion, and most of its lower-level followers were vicious and cruel, committing numerous acts of arson, murder, robbery, rape, and kidnapping.
Even if some middle-class families gave up all their money, they would still be robbed of everything by those vicious cult members, and their wives and daughters would be raped and killed.
Meanwhile, groups of White Lotus cult members dressed in white robes and armor were still moving through the streets and alleys of the city, searching for those they considered 'heretics,' which was like a carnival to them.
A middle-aged man dressed in a long golden robe embroidered with a blooming white lotus stood on the city wall, a cruel smile on his face as he looked at the scene inside the city.
"Did the children all have a good time?"
A large group of people were kneeling on the city wall; they were all officials and wealthy households from Danyang City.
They all gave up their entire fortune, and even their wives and daughters, to earn the opportunity to kneel here.
One of the local wealthy, obese men quickly interjected, "Your Excellency, rest assured, I have made proper arrangements for the White Lotus Sect brothers, and I guarantee they will all have a great time."
The leader of the White Lotus Sect is known to outsiders as the Holy Mother of the White Lotus, a direct disciple of the Eternal Mother, and an immortal descended to earth.
Below the White Lotus Mother are the Nine Holy Messengers; the more lotus flowers embroidered on their backs, the higher their status.
This middle-aged man is now the Holy Envoy of the White Lotus Sect.
The Holy Envoy Yilian looked at the fat man and a smile appeared on his face.
The fat man's face lit up with joy, and he quickly went to greet him.
But the Holy Envoy of Lotus suddenly lifted the fat man up and slammed him against the city wall, instantly splitting his skull open and splattering blood everywhere.
"Did I fucking ask you? Stop talking!"
The people on the entire city wall fell silent, not daring to utter a sound.
They thought that by surrendering the city, they could at least secure a decent future within the White Lotus Sect.
After all, whether it's the Great Zhou Dynasty or the White Lotus Sect, such a large city always needs someone to manage it, right?
Therefore, these people in power can be useful no matter whose command they are under.
But who would have thought that the White Lotus Cult members were a bunch of cult lunatics? Did they need to be managed? All they did was plunder!
Looking at the bustling scene in the city, the Holy Envoy Yilian instructed one of his subordinates: "Go and tell the children to speed things up."
The Three Lotus Saints have almost captured all the major cities in Hebei Province. If we keep dragging this out, won't we become a laughingstock?
Just then, the sound of horses' hooves came from afar, and a group of people galloped quickly towards Danyang City.
Envoy Yilian sneered: "The Great Zhou Dynasty actually has reinforcements? That's truly strange."
But what can a few thousand men do? Children, stop playing around, open the city gates, and prepare for battle!
The troops stationed in the heart of the Great Zhou were indeed not very strong; apart from the Wuwei Army, they had almost nothing capable of fighting.
The Holy Envoy of Lotus didn't take these few thousand people seriously at all, and didn't even bother to close the city gates, intending to annihilate them all.
On horseback, Yang Cheng galloped towards Danyang City, while a black-clad guard covered in blood beside him, despite his injuries, reported the situation to Yang Cheng.
"My lord, Danyang City has now completely fallen. Huo Ziqian, the prefect of Danyang City, was the first to open the city gates and surrender. The brothers didn't even have time to react, and most of them were trapped inside the city."
At this time, tens of thousands of White Lotus Sect members gathered in Danyang City, plundering and killing indiscriminately. After they absorbed the city's population, their numbers would surge to at least close to 100,000!
The White Lotus Sect's ability to spread its influence was terrifying. Every time they entered a city, they would massacre innocent civilians and recruit local thugs or vicious individuals who were also prone to killing.
Therefore, once they capture a city, their numbers can double, snowballing into an incredibly terrifying force.
"So, apart from the White Lotus Sect's leader, the One Lotus Saint Envoy, most of the people in Danyang City are actually just a motley crew who were coerced?"
The black-clad guard nodded and said, "That's about right. The actual number of elites truly belonging to the White Lotus Sect is less than a thousand."
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