Chapter 352 We Want to Stay
Heihe Village.
It is said that after the leader of the imperial guards was struck by lightning, the imperial guards were leaderless and in chaos.
Besides chaos, there is also panic.
They were puzzled.
Why?
Why would God be angry when an imperial decree was issued?
The thunder came suddenly, as if there were eyes in the sky staring at them?
The imperial guards felt a chill all over their bodies, the hairs on their necks stood up, and their legs couldn't help but tremble.
So scary!
I’m so afraid that there will be another thunderbolt from heaven and strike them all!
For a moment, the whole place was silent.
Da da da.
There were small footsteps, and the innocent and cute little kid walked up to them.
"Oh no! Oh no! You're so cute, but the rope is burned and turned to ashes!"
The imperial guards were in no mood to pay attention. "What rope?! Go play somewhere else, kid!"
"Ni Mengkang, Lali!" The little dumpling stretched out his little hand and pointed in a direction.
The imperial guards took a casual glance, and the result was... his body began to tremble even more violently, and he felt like he was about to cry.
"It's over, it's over..."
Not only was the leader struck by lightning, but the crucial imperial edict was also struck by lightning!
The imperial edict had turned into ashes. A gust of wind blew, and the ashes were blown away, leaving nothing behind.
The expressions on the imperial guards' faces could no longer be described with precise words. They stood there in a daze, unable to cry.
It’s so weird!
It’s so bullying!
The leader is dead and the imperial edict is gone!
How do they know what the emperor's will is?
The village head looked at the stunned imperial guards and slapped his thigh anxiously, "Oh, what should I do? The imperial edict is gone, how can I receive it? My dear officials, please think of a solution!"
The imperial guards looked at each other, their expressions dazed, as if they had lost their parents.
What could they come up with?
They only knew that failing to protect the imperial edict would be a capital crime.
These people are dead!
"Old Qiu, what should we do?"
They all turned their eyes to a bearded man.
Old Qiu shook his head and sighed deeply.
When the village head saw that they didn't say anything, he clapped his hands anxiously.
"Oh! I don't know what's written in the imperial edict. Maybe the emperor wants to summon me to the capital to serve as an official!
"My dear officials, you must give me an explanation for this matter! I didn't receive the imperial edict, so you must be responsible!"
Old Qiu snorted, "Responsible? How can I hold you responsible? That imperial edict was struck by lightning, who can we go to for justice?"
The village head glared at me and said, "I don't care who you go to for justice! Anyway, I haven't received the imperial edict, so what should I do about this matter? Has anyone of you sneaked a peek at the imperial edict? If not, just tell me what it says again!"
Lao Qiu smiled bitterly, "Village head, you really know how to joke. To peek at the imperial edict is to lose your head. Who among us dares to peek?"
The village head was extremely anxious. "Then...why don't you go back to the capital now, explain the situation to the emperor, and ask for another imperial edict?"
Lao Qiu looked at the imperial guards and said, "Brothers, are we going back to the capital like this?"
The imperial guards all shook their heads, "No! I heard the Emperor has been extremely irritable lately. If we do this, we'll surely die when we return!"
Lao Qiu nodded and instantly made up his mind.
"Village head, I advise you not to dwell on the imperial edict any further. Although I don't know the contents of the edict, I also know that the imperial guards are definitely coming to deal with Heihe Village!"
"Why do you say that?" the village head said innocently. "Heihe Village is now famous far and wide and very popular. Why would the emperor want to deal with us? In my opinion, the emperor must be rewarding us!"
Lao Qiu said, "You are truly naive. Do we need a thousand imperial guards to reward you? Furthermore, we brought kerosene and bows and arrows. What do you think they are used for?"
"What are you doing?" The village head craned his neck, looking confused. "I see. You're going to Wild Bear Ridge to look for the missing Imperial Guards?"
Lao Qiu: “…”
He found that he could not communicate with the village head.
"Old Qiu, why are you wasting time talking to this foolish old man?" someone from the Imperial Guards said. "There's only one way for all of us to escape responsibility! That's to accuse them of disobeying our orders and have them executed!"
"You're lying like that!" the village headman exclaimed, "I haven't even touched the imperial edict, and you're disobeying it! You're so vicious, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"
The man smiled and said, "There's no other way. If we don't kill you, we'll die! Imperial decree or not, the people of Heihe Village will all become the dead souls of the Imperial Guards! This is an outcome that no one can change!"
"Wash your nest!"
Little Dumpling waved her little hand, and the person who was speaking flew away like a kite with a broken string.
With a thud, he hit a big rock by the river and died without a sound.
"Oh my God!" The imperial guards exclaimed.
"Who did it again?"
"What the hell is going on here?"
Out of fear, the imperial guards huddled together with their backs to each other, looking around vigilantly and shaking like sieves.
The village head looked up at the sky and suddenly said, "Isn't that strange? Anyone who goes after people from Heihe Village never ends well! You can stay and fight Heihe Village, or go back to the capital immediately. It's your choice!"
Old Qiu suddenly knelt down with a thud.
The village head took a step back and asked, "What are you doing?"
"We will neither fight with Heihe Village nor return to the capital!" Old Qiu looked at the head of the village steadily.
Village head: "What do you mean?"
Old Qiu sighed, "I've heard for a long time that Heihe Village is blessed by a lucky star, and now I believe it! Village head, please save us!"
The village head asked in surprise, "I save you? How can I save you?"
Lao Qiu said, "I heard from the leader that we came to Heihe Village this time under a military order. It's obvious that the emperor sent us here to deal with Heihe Village! If we go back like this, we will only be beheaded!"
"So???"
"Please ask the village head to take me in!"
The other imperial guards pondered for a moment, then knelt down together, "Please, village head, take us in!"
The village head took several steps back and asked, "What do you mean? You officials want to stay in Heihe Village?"
"We will surely die if we return to the capital!" Old Qiu said earnestly, "I beg the head of the village to show us a way out for the sake of so many lives!"
The village head waved his hands hurriedly, "Don't joke around, I'm just a small village head, how can I show the way to you guys who eat the emperor's food?"
Lao Qiu said, "Village Head, don't be so modest! To be honest, we've heard a lot of rumors about Heihe Village. We didn't believe them before, but now we do! Everything that happened today tells us that Heihe Village is a place favored by the gods!"
"Yes!" The other imperial guards echoed.
"The capital is in chaos now. Something big is bound to happen sooner or later! Instead of returning to the capital and dying, it's better to stay in Heihe Village under an assumed name!"
"Anyway, those guys disappeared before, and the emperor didn't pursue the matter! Just assume we're missing like them!"
"I heard that Zen Master Huineng stayed in Heihe Village. We want to stay here like him!"
The village head scratched his sparse hair in annoyance. "That's easy for you to say, but if so many of you stay, where will you live? What will you eat? Heihe Village is not short of people. I can't help you with this!"
Lao Qiu said, "Heihe Village is not short of people, but it lacks a formal army! You are being targeted by the imperial court, and sooner or later you will have to go to war with them! If we stay, we can train an army for Heihe Village!"
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