Rongxi Village was originally a self-sufficient small mountain village. It was surrounded by mountains and rivers. The villagers relied on fishing, hunting, and reclamation of terraced fields to survive. It was still considered a decent life.
The entire village had a total of about ten families, seventy to eighty people, old and young. They lived in stone houses built with mountain stones on both sides of the mountain.
"Hero, to tell you the truth, if the Lord of Rong City didn't force our man to go out for two or three years, even if we found a bag of silver, we wouldn't hide it and not return it, let alone rob it."
The man in the lead led Lin Siyao to the stone house halfway up the mountain and explained carefully.
"What are we going to do?"
Lin Siyao looked around. Indeed, as the man said, there was an old woman in her seventies or eighties in the house, and a baby who was just a month old in swaddling clothes.
"I also heard it from others. It seems that we are going to build a tower for a temple on a mountain on the eastern border." The man scratched his head and tried to tell Lin Siyao everything he knew.
"What temple?" Lin Siyao's eyes darkened and he asked in a deep voice.
"Uh … what temple?
What is it called?
Hey, Guang Zai, do you remember what that temple is called? "
The man frowned and thought for a moment, but he couldn't remember. He simply asked a younger man who reminded him not to forget the carriage when he robbed.
"Yunluo Temple.
Yes, that's right, it's Yunluo Temple. "The young man thought for a moment, clapped his hands, and nodded with certainty.
Lin Siyao's hands, which were hanging on both sides of his body, tightened. Very good!
It seemed that the silver he sent to Yunluo Temple had benefited the Lord of Rong City.
He immediately turned around and threw a heavy bag of money to the man in the lead. Then, he jumped to the foot of the mountain until his figure was blocked by the lush branches and bushes.
"Boss … we … we almost kicked an iron board just now …" The young man pointed in the direction where Lin Siyao disappeared and said with lingering fear.
That's right, if it had been this man with extraordinary skills and a cold expression who had attacked them from the start instead of the young man who was still smiling when he beat them up, they would have died long ago and gone to meet their ancestors in the underworld.
"Little Guang, these silvers … how much is there?"
The man's hands trembled as he pointed at the open money pouch. He had only seen broken pieces of silver the size of soybeans, but he had never seen neat pieces of silver. He and the young man gathered together and counted carefully. God, there were actually seventy taels.
He had casually given them seventy taels of silver. Who was that man?!
As a result, even if all the men in the village were to be sent out to build the towers, the women, children, old and young in the village would not starve to death.
…
"Inform everyone to make a detour to Mount Qiyun in the east of Rong City. We'll set off immediately."
Lin Siyao instructed Situ Yun as soon as he returned to the campsite where everyone was resting. Then, he pulled Su Shuiche into the carriage.
"Did something happen?"
Su Shuiche broke open the steamed buns that had been warmed countless times. Then, she picked up some sauced beef and pickled radishes that were packed from the inn. She closed the buns and handed them to Lin Siyao like a roujiamo.
"It's not a big deal. But, the Yunluo Temple on Mount Qiyun is the place where I was adopted for eight years. Don't you want to go and see it?" Lin Siyao took the steamed buns from her hand and asked with a smile.
Su Shuiche knew that he was changing the topic. Otherwise, he would not suddenly suggest going to the Yunluo Temple at this time. There must be something that forced him to go there immediately.
When night fell, the carriage finally arrived at Mount Qiyun, which was between Rong City and Ganming City.
As the name implied, Mount Qiyun's peak was surrounded by clouds and mist, almost at the same level as the sky.
After more than ten years of development, Qiyun Town at the foot of the mountain was no longer the small, sparsely populated village it was 17 years ago. It had become a bustling and important town that connected the east and west of the city.
In addition, in the past two years, the mayor of Rong City had attached great importance to the Yunluo Temple on the mountain. Qiyun Town had become a place of prosperity. Every day, many pilgrims from other places would come to offer incense to Qiyun Town.
"Are you also here to offer incense to Yunluo Temple?
Coincidentally, there are a few large rooms in this inn that are enough for you to stay in.
Tomorrow is a good day, and you can go up the mountain to see the sunrise. The sunrise on Mount Qiyun is also a beautiful scene.
A lot of customers are here for this. "
The largest inn in Qiyun Town, Yuerong Inn, was funded and built by the mayor of Rong City.
It was a large, two-story courtyard house with a total of forty standard guest rooms and a dozen or so low-cost small rooms for single people. It was enough to accommodate more than a hundred people.
Situ Yun asked the innkeeper for six of the best rooms, one of which was for three people. Yang Jingzhi, Qing Lan, and the Blood Hades Jianyue would live together.
As for the four coachmen, they would live in a double room near the lobby downstairs, which would make it easier for them to look after the carriages.
When the group of people checked in, it was already the end of the evening. After dinner and supper in the lobby, they went back to their rooms to wash up and go to bed.
They were waiting for the next morning to gather and go up the mountain.
Situ Yun opened the door and called out in surprise when he saw Lin Siyao with a stern face, "Uncle?"
"I'm going up the mountain. Keep an eye on me," Lin Siyao ordered calmly.
"Okay …" Situ Yun nodded. He watched Lin Siyao turn around and leave the inn through the skylight on the roof, quickly disappearing into the darkness of the night.
"Will he be okay?"
The same cold voice came from behind. Situ Yun turned around and stared at Jian Heng, who was focused on wiping his sword. After a while, he confirmed that it was Jian Heng who had asked him that question.
"You shouldn't sound so concerned."
Situ Yun rolled his eyes, turned over, and lay down on his bed. He seemed to be asleep with his eyes closed, but in fact, he was paying attention to the corridor outside his room.
Uncle wasn't here, so the safety of the beautiful sister and the twins in the wet nurse's room was his greatest responsibility.
Lin Siyao used his Qi and soon arrived at Mount Qiyun.
He arrived at the familiar Yunluo Temple.
It was almost midnight, but the temple was still brightly lit.
"I told you this wouldn't work!
But you put all your eggs in one basket. How are you going to deal with this now?
If the news from Langxi is reliable, Blood Hades is already suspicious of us. "
"Then what do you think we should do?
Is there any way out now?
Damn it!
I thought we could take the opportunity to kill the twelve blood horsemen, but only Draconis's team came, and he escaped … "
"In my opinion, Rong City is now in our hands. Why don't we settle down here?"
"No way.
Didn't you hear what that stinky monk said?
This place is sponsored by a noble. If the noble he mentioned is a relative of Da Hui's royal family, not only will we not be able to get rid of Xue Li, but Da Hui's army will also come and attack us from both sides. Will we still have a way out? "
"Run, run, run!
Are you a f * cking coward?
You only know how to run!
In my opinion, we should gather our brothers and kill our way to Blood Hades Palace. At most, both sides will suffer.
Xue Li won't be able to get away with it! "
"You're crazy!
It's not like you don't know the power of the twelve blood horsemen.
In the past, it was just a rumor. Now, we've used up all our manpower and the Fengyao Pavilion assassins who came to seek revenge. We only got rid of the Dragon Group. Even Draconis might not be really dead. "
"Then what do you think we should do?
Time is running out. If we don't do it now, I'm afraid it'll be too late … "
"Don't rush me. Let me think about it!"
"Boss, how about …"
"Hmm?"
"How about we forget about it?
Over the years, we've collected a lot of treasures. It's enough for us to eat and drink for the rest of our lives.
What about revenge … "
"You b * stard!
You're a disloyal coward!
How did Brother Ying treat us back then?
He and many of our brothers were killed by Xue Li. Are we going to hide like turtles and live our lives? "
"Bo … Boss, please calm down. I … I think it's been hard enough for us to hide and live a restless life for so many years. That …"
"Shut up, Seven. You were young back then. You didn't know how badly Brother Ying and the others died.
If we don't take revenge, how can we face Brother Ying in the afterlife? "
"Yes, Seven. Even if we give up, can we escape the Blood Hades Royal Family's pursuit?
For so many years, if we didn't enter Dahui's territory and hide in the deserted Langxi, how could we still be alive … We would have died like Boss Luo and the others. "
"Oh right, it's said that when Boss Luo died, his disciple, Brother Ying's daughter, was missing. No one knows if she's still alive."
"Hmph, I think she's already in Xue Li's hands. Even if she's still alive, she'd be better off dead."
"So, we can't just give up after more than twenty years of planning …"
"Oh right, how do we explain to the Mayor of Rong City?
He only knows that we're subordinates of the Blood Hades Royal Family. If the news gets out, do you think the twelve blood horsemen will come again? "
"I'm not afraid that they won't come.
As for the Mayor, hurry up and put pressure on him. If necessary, let go. He knows what to do when he gets the benefits.
We won't be able to finish before the end of the year with only our people. Gather all the men in Rong City and build the tower as soon as possible.
When the time comes … hahaha … let's see how the twelve blood horsemen can escape!
I want to turn Xue Li's proud wings into ashes here. Let's see how Xue Li and his Blood Hades Royal Family beg us!
Hahaha … brothers, when the time comes, we'll also be able to sit in the palace hall and enjoy the service of countless beauties … "
…
In the side room of Yunluo Temple lived the only monk in the temple, the little monk and abbot. His name was "Jie Xiu". Twelve years ago, after receiving a meal from Lin Siyao, who had just started practicing martial arts, he was brought up the mountain by Lin Siyao to take care of Yunluo Temple.
If he didn't have a mission, Lin Siyao would personally send a certain amount of silver to him so that he could go down the mountain and find a craftsman to repair the temple and the necessary living expenses.
It wasn't until a year ago, when he received a stack of banknotes from a strange young man, enough for him to spend for a hundred years, that he realized that the person who saved him from the swamp and helped him settle down after the age of thirty-six wouldn't come here again.
Originally, his life was quite comfortable.
Yunluo Temple was very leisurely. It was rare for a pilgrim to come up the mountain.
Therefore, he had a lot of leisure time. He used it to reclaim the vegetable field that had been abandoned for many years and built a small orchard next to the vegetable field.
He followed Lin Siyao's instructions and carefully took care of this tranquil place.
Unexpectedly, a month ago, Yunluo Temple was requisitioned by a group of dozens of people. They said that they had the permission of the mayor of Rong City to demolish Yunluo Temple on a large scale and create the novel tower that they talked about.
After the protests were ineffective, Jie Xiu was locked in the side room. Other than preparing three meals a day for the group of people, he was not allowed to walk around.
It had been forty-three days since then.
(To be continued.
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