Although he was extremely worried, he would not disrupt the entire plan because of his own selfish desires!
So he quickly left with his men. Ji Wenzhuo watched Wu Ling and the others leave with a fierce look in his eyes. The killing intent in his eyes was about to burst out. However, whenever he wanted to give orders to the people behind him, his eyes would always drift to the dark hole in Lin Ru's hand!
In the end, he had no choice but to give up. After all, his mission this time was to take over the entire Shanping County from his elder brother and then gradually take over the entire Mianzhou!
This is just the vanguard; a large contingent of troops is following behind. As long as these people remain in Mianzhou, they will not escape his grasp!
When Ji Wenzhuo received the legendary artifact, he couldn't hide the amazement in his eyes!
From a distance, this thing looks dark and like a broken pipe!
But when he held it in his hand and examined it closely, he was amazed by the exquisite craftsmanship of this artifact. The carvings on it were incredibly lifelike, and the thing was so light that even a seven-year-old child could lift it!
And the color of this magical artifact actually emits a shimmering glow!
Moreover, it's not black, but transparent, with a jade-like texture. It appears as different colors when viewed from different angles!
He carefully placed it in his hand and wiped it again and again!
I couldn't help but exclaim, "My God! It truly is a divine artifact!"
However, even after holding the artifact in his hand and looking at it from left to right, he still couldn't figure out how to use it!
Especially since there's an empty spot behind it!
I don't know if it was designed on purpose, or if it was meant to be placed there!
Now that he had the artifact in his hands, he could no longer control his expression!
"Goddess! Is there something you forgot to give me? Why is there an empty seat?"
"How dare you try to play tricks on me."
"Then I won't kill you."
Lu Jingshuo quickly stepped in front of Lin Ru!
"You dare!"
The men Lu Jingshuo brought all drew their long swords and gripped them tightly with both hands in front of their chests, extremely vigilant!
Ji Wenzhuo had only taken two steps forward when he was stopped by this posture!
He was absolutely furious!
Lin Ru calmly replied, "Young Master Ji! Do you think I'm stupid? I'll give you that thing now, and then you can use this divine artifact to wipe us all out?"
"Of course, we can only hand it over to you when we are absolutely safe."
"Moreover, as far as I know, you must have brought a large number of troops with you. It would be easy for you to ambush us on the way!"
"Here's what we'll do! If you can get me to the border between the two armies, I'll give you that thing!"
"Then you don't have to take it. After all, it's just a stone from outer space. You can have someone search for it to see if there's another one like it in the world!"
Neither Ji Wenzhuo nor Lu Jingshuo expected that such a woman could be so intelligent!
Lu Jingshuo was fine; this method was very advantageous to him. But Ji Wenzhuo was furious!
He was going crazy. He had been so confident and refined before!
Now the defenses are completely breached!
He had no choice but to agree to the request!
And so, this large group of people escorted Lin Ru to the border between Mianzhou and Changzhou!
Along the way, they saw corpses strewn everywhere! There were many, so it seemed that cannibalism had begun to occur!
Everyone was starving!
However, this phenomenon becomes less pronounced the further north you go, which may explain why the Marquis of Zhenbei later became emperor!
After all, it's estimated that only the territory of the Marquis of Zhenbei has enough water!
As they walked, the two men were initially quite wary of whether the goddess would play any tricks, since the subordinates they were worried about had already left, and among everyone present, only the goddess knew how to use this divine artifact!
Every morning when Ji Wenzhuo gets up, he has to check whether the artifact is still on him, and then he has to find another place to hide it!
Later they discovered that the goddess, apart from resting inside the carriage, was sitting on her big white wolf, quietly watching the refugees around her!
What surprised them most was that this goddess, seeing these refugees killing each other, brothers turning against each other for a bite to eat, fathers selling their daughters, and even exchanging children to eat, showed no discomfort whatsoever!
Even these big men felt nauseous and disgusted when they saw people eating each other!
But the goddess's eyes remained calm and indifferent, as if everything happening before her had nothing to do with her!
Sometimes she would even kill someone on a whim!
This made them wonder whether she was a goddess sent down from heaven or an evil woman sent down from hell!
Or perhaps she's just a heartless, ordinary woman!
Seeing her like this, Ji Wenzhuo couldn't help but sneer, "Aren't you the legendary goddess?"
"Why can't we save all the people in the world?"
"Look at these people! They've become like this, cannibalistic demons, all for the sake of survival."
"And you just stood by and did nothing!"
"I think you're nothing but a clown. You only got this title because you found this artifact, and with the help of Ji Wenxuan and Qi Fang!"
"Or are you doing this on purpose? Just to deceive these foolish people?"
Lin Ru looked at Ji Wenzhuo with indifferent eyes!
"You're hilarious. Are you trying to provoke me? Or what kind of reaction should I give to satisfy you?"
"Aren't you yourself the son of a high-ranking official? You've been fed by the people's grain until you're bloated and fat, yet you let the rebels enter the city! You treat the lives of the people like ants!"
Ji Wenzhuo's face flushed red as he tried to retort, but Lin Ru stopped him, "Don't give me those high-sounding words. You clearly have better options. The reason you arranged this massacre is just to intimidate others!"
Ultimately, what's the difference between you and that tyrant?
"It's all just using the blood and flesh of the common people to pave the way for your ambitions to become kings and tyrants!"
Ji Wenzhuo was speechless!
Lu Jingshuo, standing to the side, was genuinely delighted. The second young master of the Ji family was known for his sharp tongue, and now he could finally see him suffer a setback!
This is actually what he and his father wanted to express: these people clearly had better options, but they chose such a brutal method to suppress those officials who held dissenting voices!
And those innocent civilians who lost their lives as a result were merely stepping stones!
Seeing that he didn't refute her, Lin Ru then saw those refugees rushing around!
These refugees have now been divided into two groups, one of which continues north to the territory of the Marquis of Zhenbei!
The other option is to go back, as they have all heard that Shanping County can take in refugees!
If we had gone earlier, we might have been able to get a bigger share!
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