On the afternoon of the 29th day of the new year, snow filled the sky in Song Zhou. The clouds were dark and pressed very low. It was as though they were about to touch people's heads. Everyone felt a bit stifled.
The three inns that had been filled with Da Shun's officials had experienced that fire, and at least 30% of them had fled. As for the remaining people, they were escorted out of the inns by the bearded general and gathered in a square in the center of Song Zhou City.
Feng Yu Heng and Ban Zou were also in the crowd. Feng Yu Heng had changed into a maidservant's attire and was quite a distance away from magistrate Lu. There were many people tied up in the middle of the square. A portion of them were tied to totems, while another portion was kneeling in the snow. There were men, women and even children.
Someone recognized the people who were tied up and cried out, "Isn't that Lord Sun of Danzhou? There's also his daughter! "
At the same time, more and more people were recognized. They finally understood that the people tied up in the middle of the square were the ones that had tried to escape after the fire in the leader's palace. Unfortunately, in just a short while, they had all been captured.
The people began to discuss, guessing how these people would be dealt with. At this time, the bearded general waved his hand and loudly said: "Everyone, quiet down!" When the surroundings finally quieted down, he pointed at the people in the middle of the square and said: "Since you have already pledged your allegiance to leader Duan Mu, yet you used the fire in the leader's palace to try and escape. Going back on your word and not being able to share the leader's trials, what use is there in keeping this sort of person? Today, this general has received orders from the leader to display the might of the three northern provinces. All of you who have betrayed us will be executed! "
Whoosh!
The crowd erupted once more.
"There are so many people, yet he says that he will execute them?"
"Impossible. At most, he will kill one or two for show. At most, he will kill three. Look, there are at least 50 people that have escaped. How could he possibly kill them all? "
"That's right! I heard that there are 60 officials that have come to the North to celebrate Duan Mu An Guo's birthday. In addition to the family members that each person has brought, there are nearly 200 people! "
"People say, if these people are really killed, what will happen to us?"
This kind of discussion was overwhelming. The bearded man heard it clearly, but he didn't care. He just continued to say in a clear voice, "If this General says to kill, then kill. Not a single one can be left alive! Sir Duanmu said that our Northern Boundary will not mistreat the comrades who came to rely on him. But if your mind is unstable and you want to run away, don't blame the North Realm's Blade Six for being ruthless! "
After he finished speaking, he gestured to the executioners who were already standing at the side of the square. Those Demon Gods carrying knives immediately strode towards the center of the square.
The crowd below collectively sucked in a breath of cold air. The large knife in the executioner's hand that was emitting a cold light told them that all of this was real.
The madams and young ladies had already closed their eyes. Some of them were so scared that they collapsed to the ground. A man murmured, "This is simply a slaughterhouse."
These words were what everyone was thinking, including Feng Yu Heng's.
She and Ban Zou were standing in the crowd. Among the spectators, there were officials and citizens. Not a single person paid attention to the two. Ban Zou lowered his head and quietly said to Feng Yu Heng: "Duanmu An Guo is serious. Should we save them?"
Feng Yu Heng furrowed her brow, "How can we save them? It's hard for two fists to fight against four hands. Even a hero can't fight against many people. Just based on the two of us, how can we steal these 40 or so people from the hands of the North's soldiers? Moreover, even if we steal them, where can we send them? " A wave of irritation rose up in her heart. Looking toward the center of the square, the executioner's knife was already pressed against the necks of the officials and their families. Cries and screams filled the air. This sort of feeling was much more frightening than when she had set fire to the palace.
She had set fire to a courtyard that was empty. Even if there were people that had been burned to death, they were Duanmu An Guo's guards and servants that were helping him. But these officials before her, even if they were guilty, their families were innocent. To have her watch as these people were executed like this was something that she could not do.
But if she did not watch, what could she do right now?
Feng Yu Heng's mind was working quickly. She knew that if she wanted to stop or delay this execution, the best method was for another riot to occur here.
The bearded general seemed to enjoy the looks of fear on the faces of those people. He even smiled vulgarly at a girl that was about to faint from fear. Feng Yu Heng asked Ban Zou: "Say, if I kill that bearded general, will this matter be delayed?" While she spoke, her right hand had already reached into her pharmacy space. She was hesitating between a handgun and a tranquilizer gun.
But it was at this time that they suddenly heard the sound of a gong from behind them. It was so loud that it shook the heavens, causing everyone's minds to tremble. Even Feng Yu Heng and Ban Zou were shocked.
She was extremely shocked and subconsciously wanted to turn around to look; however, her wrist was grabbed by Ban Zou, who then quietly said: "Don't turn around. Just now, it was clear that someone was using their internal strength to strike the gong. Look at the others."
Only then did Feng Yu Heng notice that the people around her had all frozen in place after the gong sounded. They all had pained expressions, but their eyes were a little dazed. It was as though their bodies had frozen, and they were unable to move.
"If we turn around now, it would be too abrupt." Ban Zou quietly said: "Watch the crowd. When they can move, we will move with them."
Fortunately, this situation did not continue for too long. Feng Yu Heng counted, and in less than eight seconds, everyone began to slowly return to normal. Then, they all turned their heads around with horrified expressions. Even the executioner and the bearded general in the plaza turned around and temporarily stopped what they were doing.
Only then did Feng Yu Heng and Ban Zou turn their heads. They saw that on the street behind them, there was an extremely large carriage slowly heading in their direction. Perhaps it was because they were walking on the street, but the person driving the carriage controlled the horse's speed. It was almost as if they were walking in a stroll, but even if it was a stroll, the horse's strides were full of force, causing the snow to creak.
This large carriage was pulled by five horses. There were two more horses than Xuan Tianming's imperial carriage. The carriage's cabin was very unique. It was not made of wood. It was sparkling and translucent like crystal, but if one looked carefully, they would find that it was not crystal at all. Instead, it was a type of extremely hard ice.
There were two women standing outside the carriage. They were both wearing white robes and a cloak. In their hands, they each held an ice lotus lantern. The curtains of the carriage would occasionally flutter in the wind. It could be faintly seen that the people sitting inside were wearing red robes.
"This horse is very strange." Feng Yu Heng squinted her eyes and looked over. No matter how she pondered, she could not figure it out. Why did the horse not look like a horse? Instead, when it tilted its head, she could see a pair of wolf-like eyes?
Ban Zou told her: "That is a breed unique to Qian Zhou. Apparently, it was born from the mating of a fierce horse and a white wolf from the extreme North. It is extremely fierce and is very suited for living in cold places. It can even carry people over snowy mountains without slipping down."
Her view of the world was refreshed once more. "Horses can be mated with wolves? And this sort of thing was born? "Feng Yu Heng's mind was a mess.
Ban Zou, however, told her another fact: "Qian Zhou relied on these horses and their icy world to remain standing for so many years. It was also because of this that Dashun did not want to touch them for so many years. I heard that when the ancestor was still alive, after conquering the three northern provinces, in terms of military strength, conquering Qian Zhou was not a problem at all. But after passing through Jiang Zhou, it was so cold that the Dashun people could not survive. Not to mention the soldiers, but even the warhorses were frozen stiff. The ancestor led people to push forward another county. Unfortunately, in the end, they were beaten back by the people of Qian Zhou riding wolf horses. "
Feng Yu Heng took a deep breath and felt a little uncertain. She had never been to Qian Zhou. In her impression, if she looked at the map from her previous life, Qian Zhou should be within the borders of Russia, close to Iceland. But in reality, it might not be that far. After all, the countries of this era could not be compared to the countries of the modern era. They were not that large. In fact, the people of Qian Zhou spoke the same language as the people of Dashun. Xuan Tianming had once said that the four countries on the border of Dashun and Dashun were all on the same continent. On this continent, the human languages were interchangeable. Many years ago, he had met a person who did not belong to this continent. That person's language was something that nobody could understand. In the end, they needed to draw a picture to understand where they came from.
If it was like this, if Qian Zhou was also part of China's territory, it should not be that cold. If the warhorses were frozen stiff, just how cold was it? How could there be such a place in China's territory?
"What is it?" Ban Zou saw that she was a little stunned and could not help but ask.
Feng Yu Heng shook her head and said: "It's nothing. I was just thinking about why Qian Zhou is so cold." It seemed that this Dashun dynasty that did not belong to China's 5,000 years of history was different from the modern era. She could not use the knowledge of the modern era to make any further deductions.
At this time, the ice carriage pulled by the five wolf horses arrived in front of the people. The people standing to the side immediately moved to the side to make way for the ice carriage. But the ice carriage did not go very far, as it very quickly stopped. The two girls standing outside the carriage flicked their lanterns, and one of them loudly said: "What happened up ahead?"
This voice was clearly spoken using internal strength. The bearded man was still quite far away, but he was able to hear it clearly. His heart was immediately given a shock, and he quickly ran forward.
Wolf horses and an ice carriage. Just based on these two things, he knew that the person that had come was someone from Qian Zhou's imperial family. Only someone with a high status in the imperial family had the right to sit in a carriage pulled by wolf horses. Moreover, it was five wolf horses.
He arrived in front of the ice carriage and immediately bowed. At the same time, he replied: "This lowly one has been ordered by lord Duan Mu to execute the officials that came to celebrate Dashun's birthday in the North and used the fire to escape." As he spoke, he glanced at the ice lanterns in the hands of the two maidservants. When the two lotus flowers entered his eyes, he immediately trembled. He was originally standing, but now he was kneeling. At the same time, he kowtowed on the snowy ground and loudly said, "This servant kowtows in salute to Your Highness Prince Lian! Long live your Highness! "
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