In the second year after Fang Hao traveled through the world of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Haozhou suffered a cold disaster that was rare in a decade. The snow did not melt until spring, and the people were displaced. The tragedy of "rich people feasting and drinking, while people freeze to death on the streets" was played out everywhere.

At this time, the bandits entrenched in Daheng Mountain in Dingyuan County took advantage of the situation and led the refugees to attack Dingyuan County.

The county magistrate of Dingyuan County and Daru Chihua, who was in charge of the local area, fled in panic, and Dingyuan County was conquered by refugees and turned into a clean place.

Song Bao, a fierce bandit from Dahengshan known as "the local tiger", called himself "the king coming to the world" and gathered 30,000 refugees. He followed the same method and attacked Mingguang County.

The situation in Mingguang is precarious.

"King Song is coming!"

"Kill those ruthless rich men and take back our land and food!"

"Kill the dog official, open the city gates, and welcome the king of heaven!"

……

The horse bandits led by Commander Song Bao had not arrived yet, and Mingguang County was already in chaos. Lu Bo then hurried back and told Fang Hao the news.

"Where is the county magistrate?" Fang Hao asked.

Ruber said, "It seems to be heading towards the south gate."

Fang Hao's face became uncertain. The current situation was a rare opportunity for him.

But Fang Hao is still young and has only Lu Bo and Han Gou'er by his side. If he fails, he will probably have to... run away.

"Let's do it!" Fang Hao has almost nothing now, what else can he lose?

Thinking of this, Fang Hao said, "Lu Bo, Gou Er, today I want to follow the example of Yuanzhou Zhou Tanzhu and do something great. Are you two willing to help me?"

Lu Bo and Han Gou'er said without hesitation: "We are willing to die for the incense master!"

"Very good!" Fang Hao said: "The two of you will follow my orders and act like this..."

After instructing the two, Fang Hao walked back to the west wing, put on the bone-piercing nails made of fine iron, the heart-protecting mirror, and the ring-handled sword, and looked at the two Holy Fire Orders in the iron box. After a moment of hesitation, he said, "Now is not the time for the Holy Fire Order to appear in the world."

So he hid the iron box again and walked out without looking back.

By then, the news that "Heavenly King" Song Bao was about to attack Mingguang County had spread throughout the streets and alleys, and people could be seen everywhere packing up their belongings and trying to escape.

Especially the South Gate where the county magistrate was located was surrounded by people. The people in the county wanted to escape, and the refugees from Dingyuan County wanted to squeeze in. The situation became extremely chaotic.

At this moment, the county magistrate of Mingguang County, who only knew how to exploit the people and bully the locals, had already panicked.

All he could hear was him constantly ordering his runners to drive the crowd away. It was obvious that he was only concerned about escaping himself and didn't care about the lives of the people.

"You lowly people, get out of my way, or I will chop off your heads!" said the magistrate of Mingguang County in a shrill voice.

The people of Mingguang County were already in a panic, and after hearing the county magistrate's words, they were even more at a loss for a moment.

The refugees from Dingyuan County ignored the danger and continued to squeeze in. If they continued like this, Mingguang County would fall without even a fight, without Song Bao's bandits having to take any action.

At this moment, Fang Hao's agile figure stepped over the heads of the crowded crowd, leaped up and jumped onto the carriage where the county magistrate was.

The yamen runners near the carriage subconsciously protected the county magistrate.

Unexpectedly, Fang Hao's skills were like a ghost. He jumped a few times, like a butterfly flying through flowers, bypassed several yamen runners, and rushed in front of the county magistrate. "Untouchable, what do you want to do!" The county magistrate pointed at Fang Hao and barked helplessly.

Fang Hao walked around behind the county magistrate, pulled out his ring-handled sword, put it on the county magistrate's neck and said, "Tell your people to retreat!"

"Please spare our lives, you dogs! Why don't you retreat?" the county magistrate shouted.

The yamen runners under the carriage were afraid of the consequences and had to scatter and retreat. Fang Hao held the county magistrate hostage, secretly used his internal strength under his feet, jumped up, and lifted him up to the top of the carriage so that more people could see them.

Afterwards, Fang Hao concentrated his energy into his Dantian and shouted with his inner strength: "Everyone, the fierce bandit Song Bao is about to take over the city, but you are still scattered and running away. Do you want to die here?"

Fang Hao's words were deafening, especially since he was holding the Mingguang County Magistrate, who was wearing an official uniform, in his hand. This made people unable to help but look at him.

"I am Fang Hao, the incense master of Mingguang County, Haozhou branch of the Ming Cult. In the Yuan Dynasty, natural disasters and man-made disasters occur frequently. We ordinary people are oppressed by corrupt officials and suffer from floods and cold disasters. It can be said that people are living in misery. Only the followers of the Holy Cult take it as their responsibility to save the people. The Ming King has come to the world to save all living beings."

Fang Hao looked at the confused crowd, his heart hardened, and he continued: "Today, I will kill this cowardly official who is greedy for life and cowardly and oppresses the people. If I can't lead everyone to fight against the horse bandits, I will be like this!"

After saying that, Fang Hao secretly channeled his internal energy into the ring-handled sword. Under the terrified gaze of the county magistrate, the long sword fell and cleanly chopped off the guy's head!
Looking at the head of the county magistrate with his eyes open, the bailiffs surrounding the carriage subconsciously took several steps back.

There was a silence among the crowd. At this moment, an old voice shouted, "The dog official deserves death. Master Fang Xiang did a good job in killing him!"

Someone else responded, "This dog official has taken my good land and my wife and children. He should have died long ago!"

With someone else taking the lead, the crowd was indignant for a moment. Then another voice said, "Master Fang Xiang is the Holy Envoy of the Ming Cult. If we follow him, we will have a chance to survive!"

"Yes, let's listen to Master Fang Xiang!" Everyone responded subconsciously.

When a crisis strikes, the general public will subconsciously rely on the strong. Fang Hao killed the county magistrate and revealed his identity in the hope that everyone would see him as the last straw.

Fang Hao knew, however, that everyone was just talking at this moment. If his performance was not satisfactory, his fate would not be much better than that of the county magistrate whom he had just killed.

Then, Fang Hao shouted loudly to everyone, "Where are the Mingjiao disciples?"

"Lu Tai, a disciple of the Giant Wood Banner, is here!"

"Han Gou'er, a disciple of Hongshui Banner, is here!"

"Wu Liang, a disciple of Ruijin Banner, is here!"

"Wu Zhen, a disciple of Ruijin Banner, is here!"

……

As if it was a domino effect, under the leadership of Ruber and Han Gou'er, more and more Mingjiao members stepped forward. Many of them were refugees from Dingyuan County who were inexplicably dragged to Mingguang County.

They had originally planned to blend in with the crowd in order to protect themselves, but when they saw Fang Hao, the incense master of the branch altar, stand up, they all stood up and responded.

For the disciples of the Ming Cult, rebellion is almost their subconscious instinct!
"Very good!" Fang Hao was not polite and immediately directed the more than 30 Ming Cult members to start directing the flow of people.

He first appeased the people of Mingguang County, retreated back to the county, and then began to guide the refugees from Dingyuan County into the city in an orderly manner.

Seeing that the tense situation at the South Gate was eased, the horse bandits mingled in the crowd could no longer hold back.

At that moment, a sturdy man holding a machete stood up and said, "Everyone, don't be fooled by this guy. We, the Song Heavenly King, came here only to kill corrupt officials. Everyone, follow me to open the city gate and welcome the Heavenly King!" (End of this chapter)

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