Chapter 241 Why Kill Us
"Look, there are so many people coming over there!"
All the villagers stood up alertly.
The world is in chaos now, and everyone is on high alert. They are afraid of robbers, and even more afraid of people from Western Liao.
It’s quite a big scene, with at least several hundred people!
The guards, dressed in rags like ordinary people, all stood in front of the Huo family.
Those people are getting closer.
They were wearing the uniforms of Dongyang officers and soldiers.
The people were half relieved.
But the old lady took her family and squatted quietly on the ground.
She recognized that those people were actually the royal guards. There was also a carriage in the middle, but she didn't know who was sitting inside.
Why are the royal guards here? It seems they are heading towards Liangzhou City.
It's irrational no matter how you think about it.
She had a bad feeling.
At this time, the people came up to them, and the general leading them on horseback asked, "Where are you refugees from?"
"Sir, we are from Liangzhou City. Are you here to rescue? The Western Liao people are killing people. Go and save the people!"
"What?!" The general and the people who came with him were shocked.
The Western Liao people are here again!
The curtain of the carriage was lifted, revealing the face of a beautiful woman.
He asked arrogantly, "Do you know any news about the Huo family?"
This face... this face...
Xie Yurou almost screamed out.
As they looked at each other, she saw that Li Yuzhi and the old lady had the same stunned expressions.
You are not mistaken, it is Yun Shuixian who should have died.
She is not dead!
He’s not dead?
"We didn't see any members of the Huo family escape from the city. They are probably dead. The Western Liao people killed many of them!" The guard answered first.
None of the villagers said a word.
"Dead? How could they be dead! They are traitors! They must have been helped by someone to escape early!" Yun Shuixian didn't believe it.
The heavy makeup and high bun made her features look sharp and unfamiliar.
It is very different from the previous image of the little white flower.
The anger and hostility on her face showed that she had come with ill intentions.
The villagers understood.
I didn't even dare to say a word.
"Madam Eighteen, this place is too close to Liangzhou. We should leave as soon as possible to avoid running into people from Western Liao. The Huo family can issue a warrant to hunt them down." said the general.
"What if someone finds the wanted person after issuing a warrant? Will the Second Prince still be able to benefit from it? Idiot!"
At this time, a villager finally couldn't hold on and fell to the ground.
A person next to the general suddenly became alert. He looked at the neatly arranged bodies of children not far away, his pupils shrank, and he leaned next to the general and said something.
The general's face changed drastically, and he raised his hand to draw his arrow, "Ready—"
"Run up the mountain!" someone shouted.
Not only did these people not go to rescue, they also wanted to kill these civilians!
The arrow was shot down by the guards.
The villagers began to flee again.
"They are not refugees!" the general realized.
"The Huo family, the Huo family, I saw it! Catch them, catch them—"
Yun Shuixian's sharp cry was filled with excitement and eagerness of finding prey.
The Huo family cursed inwardly and began to escape separately like experienced people.
Suddenly, there was a deafening sound of horse hooves.
This time, the earth was shaking.
The villagers fled in chaos and many of them ran towards the main road.
Originally, the royal guards were trying to climb the mountain, and they thought they could escape. But when they saw the thick dust rolling, they despaired.
Oh my God, are you really not going to give them a chance to live?
"Er Tiaozi, why does that person in front of me look like the county magistrate?"
"That looks like it to me."
"He is!"
"My lord, my lord, wow wow wow..."
"Dear father, dear mother, dear master... wow wow wow..."
The villagers felt that Bai Yi was closer to them than their own parents at this moment.
Now that the county magistrate is here, they won’t be bullied anymore!
Bai Yi brought 30,000 soldiers and horses, and they were General Beigong's personal troops.
He rushed over quickly.
Thirty thousand people against a few hundred people, they were visually crushed.
"Sir, they went up the mountain to hunt down the villagers of Liuxia Village! They want to kill us without saying a word!" The villagers complained.
Bai Yi waved his finger and sent people up the mountain.
He spoke with thunderous fury: "Who are you and why are you slaughtering the people of Liangzhou City?"
Because he thought of the Western Liao people who killed the people.
He was unable to save them at that time and was filled with remorse burning like fire in his heart. How could he not be furious when he saw someone bullying his people again?
"I am Ogihara, the leader of the Second Prince's personal guard. Are you the governor of Liangzhou? We are here to bring the Huo family to the capital for questioning."
"Is there an imperial edict?"
"There is a letter from the second prince for you." Ogiwara handed over a letter.
Bai Yi didn't even bother to take it, and chopped it in half with one blow.
"I am under the orders of the Emperor alone, the Crown Prince, so please do not overstep the bounds."
"You...Bai Yi, don't be so stubborn. The emperor is seriously ill..."
"Oh, so the Second Prince is now acting as the head of government, or is he aiming for a high position?"
"You!" Ogiwara's face turned black with anger.
Bai Yi became more and more angry. He was eager to kill the Western Liao people and was even more disappointed with the royal family.
"The Western Liao people have already invaded Dongyang. You came here instead of coming to rescue them, and are still thinking about fighting for power! I tell you, a prince like you is not worthy of sitting on that throne!"
"Bai Yi, how dare you! I think you're going to rebel too."
"It's not up to you to decide whether to rebel or not. Wait until your prince sits on the throne and then come and tell me. Come, capture him! Let them also contribute to the attack on Western Liao!"
It turns out that he is a stubborn and unyielding county magistrate!
Ogihara was so angry that he jumped on the spot.
"County Magistrate Bai." Yun Shuixian called softly.
Bai Yi: "Who are you?"
"I am the Second Prince's concubine..."
"What a joke! A concubine can come here so freely? At best, she's just a concubine who's not under the supervision of the officials. She's not even worthy of being on the stage!"
Yun Shuixian: “…”
His expression twisted for a moment, but he finally suppressed his anger.
She remembered today's humiliation, that damn charcoal!
"Don't worry about who I am. Today we just want to take the Huo family away. The Huo family is guilty of treason, so it's normal for them to go to Beijing for trial. There's really no need for you to stop us for such a small matter and get into trouble."
"Sir, we were able to escape thanks to the Huo family." The villager said quickly, fearing that Bai Yi would agree.
But there was no mention of the guards who suddenly appeared.
"Zhao Xiaoyong poisoned the Moon Well. Everyone in the village is sick. The village head is dead. Many people have died."
"Mrs. Huo said she would find a doctor to treat us and told us to hold on."
"We don't want to die."
"Shouldn't you, the masters from the capital, save us? Why did you kill us?"
Bai Yi almost cried after hearing this. It was his incompetence that caused the people of the city to suffer this disaster.
Now, it is not known how much is left.
"Because you have the disease and cannot pass it on to others, you must die!" said the people around Ogihara.
The villagers were indignant: "We are not sick! We are just poisoned!"
The man turned to Bai Yi and warned him coldly, "Master Bai, you should know the consequences of the disease spreading."
"I know that, but I also know what the consequences will be if the Western Liao invaders come. That will be more terrible than the epidemic.
So, all of you, go and be my rake soldiers!"
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