Shaojun riding the sea

Chapter 188 Burning at the stake
Kuang Heng was decisive in killing and did not intend to leave any survivors to the Helan clan. Just because they were the royal family of the previous dynasty, even if they were just a small branch, they must be eradicated without leaving any future troubles. Only by completely eradicating the remnants of the previous dynasty can we Can open up a new dynasty.

For this reason, Feng Qiyun went to Kuang Heng many times. He could not sit idly by and ignore the fate of the Helan clan. He strongly opposed Kuang Heng's decision to execute the Helan Manchus. However, Kuang Heng insisted on going his own way and was bound to completely eradicate the former power. , to eliminate any possibility of the Apocalypse Kingdom’s resurgence.

"Qiyun, you have lost your kindness as a woman. You can't protect the Helan family. It's not that I want to kill them, but the people of the world want them to die. Who made them the royal family of the previous dynasty? The people of Tianqi Kingdom can't wait to kill them. If they don’t kill them, the people will not be angry. If they are unwilling, go to Huangquan Road to seek justice from Xia Fuchong!”

In this way, most of the Helan clan was executed directly by Kuang Heng's order. Only a very small number of old, weak, women and children, as well as the witch doctors who had helped the women on the island in the palace, were saved by Feng Qiyun. , was temporarily imprisoned in a prisoner-of-war camp on Yunzhou Island, waiting for his release.

It was during the massacre of the Helan clan that Feng Qiyun saw Kuang Heng's ruthless, merciless side. He even vaguely saw the shadow of the tyrant Xia Fuchong in him. He fully understood that Kuang Heng and he were not the same. People along the way pursued completely different "Tao", so he firmly opposed Kuang Heng's proclaiming emperor, for fear that the world would once again face a catastrophe.

As for the remaining Helan tribesmen, Feng Qiyun originally planned to keep them on the island and slowly free them from their sinful slavery and restore their freedom. However, he did not expect that Kuang Heng's order came so impressively. People are caught off guard——

Dong Mu and Tong Lu were about to establish their country. During the ceremony of proclaiming emperors between him and Zhong Lifu, he planned to sacrifice the Helan family, the remnants of the previous dynasty, to the heavens and execute them at the stake on Yunzhou Island in public, in order to comfort those who had fought bloody battles and overthrew them. The heroic spirits of the soldiers of the previous dynasty also shocked the secretly restless remnants of the party, and used this fire torture to completely bury the once-high royal glory of Tianqi Kingdom, and let everything in Xia Fuchong be wiped out together!
As soon as the news came out, Feng Qiyun couldn't sit still. He knew that Kuang Heng was murderous, but he never expected that he would go so far and use such cruel methods to kill a group of good people, a group of the most innocent people in the world. He is a good person, this is simply crazy, how is it different from Xia Fuchong's behavior? !

Before he could find Kuang Heng, a group of people had already sneaked into the prisoner-of-war camp. They were the poor women who had been kidnapped to the Xia thief's harem and had finally survived thanks to the great kindness of the Helan family. .

Almost all of the surviving girls are from the Feng clan. They originally had beautiful light-colored pupils, snow-white skin, graceful figures, and good voices like gurgling springs, but now After years of torture by the tyrant's harem, each of them has long been changed beyond recognition——

Some people had their teeth knocked out, their mouths were stuffed with hot coals and their throats were completely destroyed, leaving them mute with pain when swallowing. Some people had their faces disfigured and had their faces scratched hundreds of times by Madman Xia with a sharp knife. Half of the cheekbones were turned out and clearly visible. Some people were missing an eye, which was bloodyly dug out by Xia Fuchong. They laughed and fed it to the dogs. Others were missing arms and legs. It was not uncommon. Only one girl is an exception.

Her name is Qinglan, she was once the most beautiful woman on Yunzhou Island. After she was taken away to Xia Thief's Palace, because she was too beautiful, Old Thief Xia couldn't bear to break her skin, so he thought of other dirty tricks to play with her, forcing her to She took the medicine and ordered all the men in the palace to have sex with her in public, and even found many beggars to play with her. Later, Madman Xia even happily brought... his own dog.

There were no obvious scars on Qinglan's body, but she was perhaps the most severely "injured" among all the girls. She almost turned into a madman. She was once the most beautiful woman on Yunzhou Island and a member of the Feng clan. The brightest and brightest girl, dragging her body that could no longer have children in her life, returned to her hometown with a heartbroken heart. From then on, she wore a veil, remained silent, and no longer wanted to associate with any man. She was kidnapped to the tyrant's harem with her former self. , sisters who share the same disease live together.

But when she heard the news that the remaining members of the Helan clan would be burned at the stake and use their blood to sacrifice to heaven during the enthronement ceremony, she went to see Feng Qiyun alone.

This time, she took off her veil, knelt on the ground and bowed in front of Fengqiyun. She still had the same beautiful color that would have captivated the country, but her eyes revealed endless vicissitudes of life and sadness. She did not He directly explained the purpose of his visit and slowly pushed up his sleeves in front of Feng Qiyun, revealing the totem mark on his fair arm——

It was an extremely beautiful fire phoenix, dancing and soaring in the fire in the posture of nirvana and rebirth, which was breathtaking.

Such a fire phoenix totem is the symbol of the Feng clan. A lifelike fire phoenix is ​​also engraved on the inside of Feng Qiyun's wrist, but the one on Qinglan's arm now has an obvious defect on it. No, exactly. It was said that there was a shallow scar on her fire phoenix totem. As if seeing the surprise in Feng Qiyun's eyes, Qinglan smiled faintly, and a desolate voice sounded in the hall:
"At that time, I was trapped in Thief Xia's harem and tortured. I couldn't escape day and night. I always gritted my teeth and held back my tears. I just looked at the fire phoenix totem on my arm and prayed in my heart over and over again. I begged King Huofeng Ming to appear and save me and my fellow tribesmen and sisters who were struggling in the sea of ​​suffering, but the god never appeared..."

"It wasn't until I was insulted by the vicious dog raised by Mr. I scratched it up and looked at the blood flowing out of it. I didn't feel pain, but instead felt an indescribable pleasure. I just wanted to destroy this ridiculous totem mark on my arm with one knife after another, and let my blood drain away. But before I could make the second cut, the handle of the knife was suddenly held by a hand, and someone stopped me from committing suicide. "

"That man's name is Helan Minyan. He is a young master of the Helan family and the youngest imperial doctor in the palace. He stopped my bleeding and applied medicine with patience and gentleness. I couldn't help but shed tears that I had been holding back for a long time. Why, I fell down in front of him. He didn't mention my unbearable experiences. He just gave me a brocade handkerchief to wipe my tears and told me that there is no end to the road and that the gods I believe in will eventually appear one day. He will take me back to my hometown. I must not give up. Only by living well can I see the light of day again. "

During the eloquent narration, Qinglan's light-colored eyes were filled with tears unconsciously. She stretched out her hand and gently touched the scar on the fire phoenix totem, slightly raised the corners of her lips, and seemed to have seen it again. On the sunny corridor that day, there was that elegant, moving and gentle figure.

"Actually, Mr. Helan doesn't know that the moment he appeared, I had already...seen gods."

The young master of Helan, whom Qinglan could never forget, is now imprisoned in a prisoner-of-war camp on Yunzhou Island. Qinglan once visited him and sent him clothes and medicine.

Things are unpredictable, and now their positions are reversed, and it is her who comforts him and tells him to live well and wait until the day he is pardoned. The hands of the Helan clan have never been stained with blood. The gods will definitely protect them and they will have a happy life. One day, one can escape from the sin-slave body and regain a new life.

By then, maybe God will show mercy to her and him, and there will be a different ending.

"Master Helan said that Tianqi Kingdom has been destroyed, and they, the old people from the previous dynasty, have nowhere to go. If he can really wait until the day of pardon, he will stay on Yunzhou Island, stay with... me."

When she said the last few words, Qinglan's eyes overflowed with infinite tenderness, but the tenderness was fleeting, replaced by a deep sadness and unwillingness. She raised her head slightly, and tears fell down the corners of her eyes. , her hoarse voice echoed in the hall:

"Fudo Ming King, the fire phoenix comes to the world, his compassionate heart is unshakable. When will the world return to the shore of the sea of ​​suffering?"

The verses passed down from generation to generation in the clan, now fell into Feng Qiyun's ears, but they seemed so sarcastic, so... every word was tearful.

His chest was heaving and his eyes were faintly red. Just when he was about to speak, Qinglan looked up into his eyes and asked in a plaintive tone:

"High Priest, tell me, are there really gods in this world? The laws of nature are clear and retribution is not always right. Do good people get good rewards and bad people get bad retributions?"