The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

Chapter 2148 They've arrived?

The serfs of the Dai family never dreamed that their fate would be changed!
Not only did they regain their freedom, they also received a considerable amount of money!

Each person received two gold bars, two gold ornaments, two silver ornaments, two bolts of silk, ten bushels of grain, one yak, three sheep, and several pieces of clothing! With these surplus assets, as long as there were no lazy people in the family, they would surely live a very prosperous life! Of course, this was on the premise that there were no robbers, bandits, or lamas who would try to seize them!
Although the serfs saw the mountains of treasure, none of them showed any greed in their eyes!
The white-robed monk said that everyone should accept whatever amount was given! Some of the older people didn't even dare to take more, and it was only after the younger people repeatedly persuaded them that they reluctantly accepted, but they still felt uneasy!
In their understanding, there are inherent laws governing the entire universe! All things in the world, including land, rivers, forests, grasslands, snow-capped mountains, cattle and sheep, and even serfs, are the property of the Zanpu and the Great Lord!

Although the great lord exploited and bullied them, they still believed that the wealth belonged to the great lord! No one doubted it!
They are taught from a young age that they should not covet things that do not belong to them!

This is almost an indelible mark etched into the bones of the Tibetan people!

Therefore, Bai Lian knew very well that if he told everyone that this wealth was actually created by the vast number of serfs and was obtained by the great lord through exploitation, no one would understand! So he didn't waste his breath and directly distributed the wealth in a commanding tone!
There's no point in saying too much to these simple people. Just let them take the money and leave. Who would dare disobey? The fate of the Dai family is a perfect example!

With Bai Lian's instigation, the humiliation and anger that these two hundred-plus people had suppressed for years were instantly ignited! They vented their fury on the Dai clan members! Some had beaten them, some had humiliated them, and they thought they would never be able to turn their lives around, but unexpectedly, God sent a white-robed monk to rescue them! Thank God! Thank Tara!
The Dai family, consisting of dozens of people, never imagined that they would be beaten to death by those lowly serfs! Beaten to death!
Those serfs who usually seemed timid and cowardly were now acting like they had been injected with chicken blood!
The ruthless the Dai clan members were to the serfs back then, the serfs are now torturing them just as ruthlessly! Perhaps even more so!
The boomerang I threw back then has now struck me right between the eyebrows!

After everyone had fought until they were exhausted and the dust had settled, Bai Lian signaled to everyone to keep quiet.

If the news that "a serf beat his master to death" were to spread, it would surely cause a stir in the Tibetan royal court!
At that time, Gusiluo Zanpu will definitely be furious!
He will never allow anything that could shake the foundations of his rule to happen!
Better to kill ten thousand innocent people than let one guilty person go free!
A single spark can start a prairie fire!
A thousand-mile dike can be breached by an ant hole!
As long as one serf dares to stand up and challenge the existing system and the authority of the existing ruling class, thousands upon thousands of serfs will follow suit and threaten the Qinghai-Tibetan regime!

Therefore, whether it is the Zanpu (king) or the Great Lord, these vested interests will absolutely not allow any signs of rebellion to emerge!
If it shows any signs of trouble, we must nip it in the bud and show no mercy!

The round-faced youth said to Bai Lian, "Master, don't worry! We understand our current situation and will definitely keep a low profile! If word gets out, the royal court will definitely send troops to search for us traitors from house to house! If we are caught, we will either be skinned alive or beheaded, and we don't want to be caught!"

The square-faced youth said, "Yes! Everyone remember, what happened today must be kept a secret! Anyone who leaks today's secret will be everyone's enemy, and the others have the right to kill them!"

The round-faced youth said, "Everyone, swear to God now, immediately! If you reveal even half a word, you will die a horrible death! I'll go first!" He was the first to swear a solemn oath!
The square-faced youth and several others then swore a solemn oath!
Then they started staring at the crowd!

Seeing this, the other slaves knew they couldn't escape, so they simply swore an oath loudly!
Seeing their excited expressions, Feng Jiuxiao felt a sense of relief! In that instant, these people finally began to resemble human beings!
More than two hundred serfs quietly left the Dai family manor in the wind and snow. Feng Jiuxiao urged the bronze golden eagle to burn through the south gate with raging flames, and everyone left through the south gate.

Even after they had left the South Gate, some people were still in a daze, as if they were dreaming!
Yesterday I was working like a slave, constantly being whipped, and always at risk of being captured, skinned, and gutted to make ritual implements. Today, I'm free, breathing the air of freedom, and even receiving more money than I could ever earn in my lifetime! It all feels like a dream, so unreal!
Snowflakes flutter down, the world is vast and desolate!
The manor was completely silent.

Feng Jiuxiao asked, "Will the disciples from Guangming Temple arrive later?"

Venerable White Lotus said, "They will come! Everything has been arranged!"

"That's good. There's nothing more for us to do here. Let's go."

"What should we do with all these houses and courtyards?"

“These houses were originally built by the serfs with painstaking effort, brick by brick. They shouldn’t be burned down! But if we leave them, they will surely fall into the hands of powerful nobles in the future. They will only turn this place into a prison for the serfs. Leaving it will only bring disaster! My opinion is to burn it down! What is Your Excellency’s opinion?”

Venerable White Lotus clasped his hands together and said, "This humble monk also has the same intention."

"Alright! Burn!" Feng Jiuxiao immediately urged the bronze golden eagle to flap its wings and take flight again, the flapping of its wings creating a strong wind that sent the snow and sand flying everywhere!
Suddenly it opened its mouth, let out a cry, and a stream of crimson fire shot out!

The Dai family manor was instantly engulfed in flames! The treasure room was underground, impervious to fire, and its entrance was in a small hut next to a giant rock. This hut looked exactly like an outhouse! There were no other buildings within a ten-zhang radius, so the flames couldn't reach that area, and the gold and silver treasures were quite safe hidden in the basement.

Bai Lian led the way, with Feng Jiuxiao following behind, also holding a huge bronze kite as they floated in the sky.

Their next stop is the Wei family!
"The Wei Clan, the Divine Gold Dynasty under the wings of the Sun-Eating Roc. Their clan emblem is the Sun-Eating Roc! The roc on the emblem has a golden beak dripping with molten gold, claws grasping the sun and moon, and wings that cover snow-capped mountains!" Bai Lian began to introduce the general situation of the Wei Clan again on the way.

"The Roc that devours the sun symbolizes divine power! Its eyes are inlaid with two pieces of Kunlun blood jade! The picture shows a sun and moon wheel: the sun wheel is inlaid with a hundred prisoners of war incisors, and the moon wheel is pieced together from fragments of human skulls. The Wei family controls 70% of the gold veins in the Qilian Mountains! The mines are excavated in the shape of the Bon religion's swastika! It is said that they have unique mining techniques, but in any case, they cannot do without human sacrifice."

“Mining is divided into three stages: vein exploration, gold mining, and smelting! In the vein exploration stage, young slaves are made to swallow gold foil into the mine shaft. In the gold mining stage, prisoners are made to wear bronze beaks to peck at the rocks. In the smelting stage, sick slaves are thrown into the crucible to remove impurities with their ashes.”

Bai Lian recounted her story in detail, while Feng Jiuxiao remained expressionless. This Wei family truly doesn't treat people like human beings!
Bai Lian said, "The Dai family has the Three Perfections in Horse Administration, while the Wei family has the Three Laws of Punishment and Metal-related Crimes!"

Feng Jiuxiao said coldly, "These beasts really have endless ways to harm people! Tell me about them!"

"The first method is the 'Feathered Golden Needle Torture'! The tendons of the traitor are extracted and made into thread, through which golden needles are threaded and embroidered with roc feather patterns; hot mercury is poured into the needle holes, and roc wing burn marks will appear on the skin of the victim!"
The second method is the 'Sun-Devouring Golden Platform'! Serfs are bound to the center of a golden mirror array, where the sunlight focuses and bakes them!

The third method is the 'Golden Dripping Curse from the Roc's Beak'! Molten gold is dripped into the slave's throat, and as it solidifies into a gold nugget in the trachea, the sorcerer chants an incantation, causing the gold dust inside the slave's lungs to vibrate! The person killed by this vibration becomes a 'Golden Roaring Figurine'!

Feng Jiuxiao sighed, "They have no tricks for feeding the people, but they're full of ways to research cruel tortures to deal with the poor. They're really beasts. Calling them beasts is an insult to beasts!"

Venerable White Lotus laughed and said, "Young master, the martial arts world of the Central Plains has always regarded us as demonic cultists, simply because they say we kill too much! But compared to these Tibetan lords, we are practically benevolent people! Although we also kill, we only seek to kill with one blow! Those who die by our hand do not actually suffer much in their deaths!"

Feng Jiuxiao laughed, "Want to clear your name? It's not that easy!" Venerable Bailian smiled without saying a word!
Of course he knew Feng Jiuxiao wouldn't be fooled! The various factions of the Demonic Sect were ruthless killers, committing all sorts of evil deeds. Whether it was a swift decapitation or a sword through the heart, no matter how clean the killing, it still meant taking someone's life. Even if the victim wasn't tortured, they still died a violent death! The victim's family would fight to the death to avenge their loved one, given any chance they had!
To portray murder as if it were a work of art, glorifying evil—would Feng Jiuxiao really believe it? Bai Lian raised an eyebrow and sighed inwardly!

The two walked and talked, with a large bronze-colored golden eagle kite floating above and behind them!

At this moment, Wei Jinhui, the head of the Wei family, sat on a golden chair, his left hand stroking the head of a massive, crouching Tibetan mastiff, while his right hand held a cup of butter tea, listening to a report from a middle-aged man before him. The Tibetan mastiff seemed to be in deep meditation, its eyes closed. If it weren't for its breathing, one could easily mistake it for a dead mastiff!
His face was grim, and his voice was hoarse: "You mean the Zanpu has already fled? Just because a few people from the Central Plains entered the city?"

"Not bad!"

"Are they really that scary?"

"I sent men to the Golden Peak Palace, and it was almost a complete mess! All the people of Chishan are dead!"

"What? They're all dead?" Patriarch Wei frowned. "There were over ten thousand people on Red Mountain, weren't there? They're all dead?"

Yes, they're all dead!

"How did you die?"

"According to a wizard, there were marks on the bodies of the dead that had been cursed, and the method looked very much like that of the great wizard Chizudezan!"

"Were they killed by a curse cast by the great wizard?"

"No! According to the on-site inspection, these lowly people still showed signs of poisoning and external injuries, but the real cause of death should be poisoning! This poison was also administered by the great wizard! Then he cast a spell to revive these corpses and charge at the enemy, but the enemy was very powerful and killed all the living corpses!"

"Were those Central Plains people the ones fighting the Great Wizard?"

"That's right! The great wizard's body was also found in the back mountain!"

"What? Even the Great Wizard is dead?" Patriarch Wei was completely shocked!

The middle-aged man tried to remain calm and slowly said, "Master, according to the latest urgent report from our informants, the Central Plains people have already wiped out the Mo and Dai clans and are heading towards our Wei family!"

Wei Jinhui was immediately startled and stood up abruptly: "What? How many of them are there?"

The middle-aged man said softly, "Two!"

"What?" Wei Jinwei thought he had misheard. "Two?"

"Correct!"

"Two people wiped out the Dai and Mo clans?"

"Yes!"

Wei Jinhui's face turned pale, his fists clenched, and after a moment of contemplation, he immediately said, "Retreat!"

The middle-aged man was taken aback. "Withdraw?"

Wei Jin-beak gave him a meaningful look. "Are you staying or coming with me?"

The middle-aged man was somewhat surprised, "Master, you... you're just leaving like this? But my... family..."

Wei Jin said, "Okay! I understand!" He turned and left.

The Tibetan Mastiff suddenly opened its eyes, seemingly wondering what its owner was doing.

The entire room instantly became empty!

The middle-aged man sighed, "I have to hide too, or it will be too late!" He turned and left as well.

The Tibetan Mastiff closed its eyes again. So many people come and go in this room; it's used to it.