Chapter 224: The Reasons for the Attack on Huzhou
The High Priest of the Jiang Dynasty? That's a god-like being.
The Jiang Dynasty had a succession of emperors, but from the very beginning of its history, there was only one high priest.
No one knew who the high priest was, but people subconsciously assumed that he was a man.
Because emperors in this world were all men, and the continuation of family businesses also relied on men.
How can the high priest be a woman?
How can a woman be above all others?
However, none of the people present dared to voice any doubt.
After all, how can a mortal body stand out from thin air?
Even the guards laid down their weapons and knelt in worship.
"Greetings, High Priest!"
"Greetings, High Priest! May the High Priest bless us with favorable weather and abundant harvests!"
"I beseech the High Priest to grant me a son!"
"Greetings, High Priest! We beg your help to repel the enemy!"
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Ordinary people always admire and yearn for gods, but if worshipping gods were effective, where would all the sorrow in the world come from?
Suddenly, Su Zhenzhen thought of the deity who was chosen by the Nine Heavens and Six Realms to be the ruler of heaven and earth.
Since there are no gods in the world, people create gods, elevate them to a high position, demand that they be selfless and have boundless love, and push all the unsolvable problems onto them.
But to whom should the gods pray? They can only keep becoming stronger.
How ridiculous! Humans cultivate to become immortals, immortals cultivate to become gods, but gods cultivate for the sake of humankind.
For a fleeting second, Su Zhenzhen felt sorry for the ruler of the Nine Heavens and Six Realms.
But it only lasted for a second.
"You commoners, what is your intention in gathering a crowd to cause trouble?"
“It is not that we are causing trouble, but that there are thieves in the city. We beg the High Priest to protect us and keep us safe.”
"With me here, no thief shall act recklessly, and so shall you. Those who disobey shall be reborn as animals after death."
As she spoke, Su Zhenzhen opened the Cycle of Reincarnation in mid-air.
A bottomless black hole suddenly appeared in the sky, which made the kneeling people even more fearful and convinced them that Su Zhenzhen was the high priest of the Jiang Dynasty.
"You were originally destined to die peacefully in your old age, but today, due to the evil spirits, you have died tragically and unjustly. As compensation, I grant you the privilege of being reborn into wealthy families," Su Zhenzhen said, looking at the spirits surrounding her.
The ghosts thanked Su Zhenzhen gratefully. After all, life was not easy for ordinary people in this chaotic world. If they could be reborn into a wealthy family and be served by servants from childhood, what a happy and carefree life that would be!
Su Zhenzhen personally removed the causal threads from these souls.
This is supposedly a violation of regulations, but the thieves who killed these people are already dead, so their fate cannot be used to clear their names.
Only she, the one who upholds justice, can give them justice.
Several souls entered the cycle of reincarnation one after another, but the numbers in the sea of consciousness remained unchanged.
Sure enough, the string of numbers was no longer a counting statistic, and Su Zhenzhen couldn't be sure what it was used to represent at the moment.
However, I had a hunch that when the numbers were reset to zero, that would be the day I finished this live-action murder mystery game.
At that time, we should be able to explain things clearly to the person behind the scenes.
Amidst the shocked and frightened gazes of the crowd, Su Zhenzhen shut down the Cycle of Reincarnation.
"Why are you mortals still gathered here? Do you perhaps wish to be reborn as animals?"
The people witnessed a huge, dark hole swallow several people, so how could they dare to cause any more trouble? They were afraid of feeding the monster themselves.
Moreover, the high priest said that those who disobeyed would be reincarnated as animals. Being a human is already bitter enough; being an animal means being skinned and eaten.
No, no, please don't!
People were still filled with fear, but instead of fearing being killed by bandits and dragged onto the city wall to fill pits, they were now afraid of being reborn as animals after death.
Now, without the soldiers having to drive them away, everyone obediently hid inside their houses. Villagers from outside the city also went into the homes of acquaintances. Apart from the soldiers, everyone else on the streets had dispersed.
Su Zhenzhen slowly landed on the ground.
The soldier commander was visibly excited. "You...you are really the High Priest of the Jiang Dynasty?"
The Northwest Army only knew that Su Zhenzhen had the ability to summon ghosts, and considered her to be an immortal who had cultivated magic. No one ever thought of her as a high priest.
Did they actually know the unfathomable and elusive High Priest of the Jiang Dynasty all along?
Su Zhenzhen adopted a superior demeanor, her cold gaze sweeping across the room with an irresistible intimidation.
Are you questioning me? Or are you just bored?
The soldiers' commander immediately broke out in a cold sweat. "No... I wouldn't dare! I'll wait for my men to go to the north gate and kill the enemy!"
The soldiers quickly left, led by their leader.
Looking at the empty streets, Su Zhenzhen didn't know what else she could do.
The title of High Priest of the Jiang Dynasty has already been used in the south. There are no secrets that stay hidden forever. As long as someone is determined to investigate, they will always be able to find some clues.
To avoid being used against me by the enemy later, it's better to play this card now.
Furthermore, it can also calm down unruly people.
Aren't you all ignorant? Then I'll address your problem directly. Who dares disobey the High Priest of the Jiang Dynasty?
From this day forward, Su Zhenzhen's name will be synonymous with the High Priest of the Jiang Dynasty.
As for those who question it, who dares to question the High Priest of the Jiang Dynasty? And who can question the High Priest of the Jiang Dynasty?
Su Zhenzhen was certain that in the art of communicating between Yin and Yang, no one in the Jiang Dynasty could rival her.
With no civilians causing trouble, the Northwest Army was able to focus all its efforts on dealing with the enemy attacking the city.
The first day passed quickly.
The next day, some people complained that they were hungry. After all, houses could be borrowed for lodging, but food could not be eaten for free. In those days, food was the only hard currency. How could they repay the debt if they ate it?
Seeing that trouble was about to break out again, Su Zhenzhen indeed went to the prefect's mansion to make a quick buck.
It wasn't much, just enough to fill the stomachs of the people of Yangcheng to about three-tenths full, so as not to give too much and cause the people inside the city to impersonate villagers from outside the city to cheat them out of grain. And right now there was no one to keep order and maintain order.
For three consecutive days, the attack on the north gate did not stop; it was unclear where those people outside got their energy.
Su Zhenzhen took the initiative to deliver food to Chunzhi, but Chunzhi only drank water and didn't eat, while the long sword in her hand never stopped waving.
“Those people outside are suspicious.” Chunzhi also deduced the origin of the enemy troops. If they were troops from the capital, they wouldn’t have gone around to attack the north gate, so they could only be the neighbors from the north.
"Huzhou has no reason to attack Yangcheng, just as we should not send troops to Huzhou now. It's a domino effect, and we can't stop until we win. If Huzhou is only attacking Yangcheng for its own benefit, there's no need for such a reckless attack. Even if we take Yangcheng, it will be a Pyrrhic victory. Meanwhile, we have gathered our troops from the border prefectures and can quickly launch a counterattack."
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