"How many?" There aren't many Bai Feng people in Bai Feng City. In Bai Qian's memory, there are only a few dozen. The strange people she encountered later in the incense-burning grounds of Bai Feng Niangniang can't be strictly considered Bai Feng people.
However, were the rituals and sacrifices held by the Lotus Life Sect in the past intended to create these lotus people? If so, it would explain why the Lotus Life Sect brought so many people to the lotus altar.
"Tens of thousands."
Bai Qian tilted her head and snapped her fingers together.
"This is the army I was talking about. Every soldier is a Lotus Man. With the current two thousand-plus troops defending Changcheng Prefecture, there is absolutely no way they can stop them."
“Pei Huan already knows, and she has already started trying to persuade the other people in Changcheng Prefecture to flee the famine first.”
They fled famine, but they were fleeing war.
"Have we arrived yet?" Bai Qian continued to ask.
They were probably counting on their fingers how many strange people they had, and how much of their bizarre lifespan they were worth.
The various supernatural powers we're using nowadays are incredibly time-consuming and draining of our lifespans.
"Not yet, but they're close to Changcheng Prefecture. They already massacred a small county this morning, leaving no one alive among the tens of thousands of people in the entire county. At the current rate, they'll be at the gates of Changcheng Prefecture in a day and a half at most." Lingxi's tone was very serious, or rather, somewhat angry.
"I wanted to ask about your plans," Lingxi continued, or rather, she came specifically to inquire about Bai Qian's thoughts, since Bai Qian was probably the only one in the entire Changhe County who had a chance to stop these things.
"Should we avoid it first, or look for an opportunity?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Qian looked at Ling Xi and hesitated for a moment.
"Can we kill them all?"
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Volume 1: 281. Bear the consequences yourself.
Lingxi, who was on the other side of the water mirror, was clearly stunned for a moment.
Looking at Bai Qian in the water mirror, and seeing the girl's obviously serious expression, she coughed lightly.
This question... well, there's no answer, and not answering it isn't either.
"We'll have to see how things go." She hadn't figured out the situation of those Lotus People yet. The only information she had was that the Lotus Life Cult planned to gather these Lotus People's armies and sweep through the entire Changhe County.
If a lotus person is completely beyond saving, then killing them is fine. However, if there is still some hope, she will definitely be inclined to save them.
The fact that there are tens of thousands of Lotus People means that the Lotus Life Cult, which is no better than animals, completely treats people as expendable resources. Behind this number of Lotus People, there must be even more ordinary people on the Lotus Life Cult's side.
"Hmm." Bai Qian's answer was very calm; she had only asked casually.
Whether or not we can kill them, we'll naturally find out once we actually see these troops.
However, she does need more strange lifespans. Although she still has quite a few strange lifespans at hand, judging from the current deduction speed, it may not be enough just to deduce [Furnace Sea].
Moreover, for Bai Qian, the more bizarre lifespans she has, the better, especially with [Spiritual Bloom] and [Extinction].
"When are you and Bai Yao planning to come back? If there isn't enough time, Pei Huan plans to have the people of Changcheng Prefecture evacuated first," Lingxi continued, but the worry in her eyes was impossible to hide.
This is actually quite normal. After all, the message was for the people to evacuate, but the Lotus Sect arrived too quickly. It was not like the speed of a human being; it was more like a herd of warhorses galloping day and night.
In other words, Changcheng Prefecture completely withdrew before the Liansheng Sect's army reached the city gates, but it was extremely easy for the Liansheng Sect's army to catch up.
Lingxi was unaware of Bai Qian's situation in the face of such a massive army.
But if it were her, she probably could only hold off a few hundred people at most; any more than that would be beyond her capabilities.
Moreover, the Lotus Birth Sect must have prepared opponents of the same level for someone like her.
Under these circumstances, it would be virtually impossible to stop the Lotus Life Cult.
Now, the only one who has a chance is Bai Qian.
"Now is fine." Bai Qian stood up, gently dusted off her clothes, and closed the books on the table.
"I'll be able to see you in a little while." She raised her head, the bright sunlight outside the window illuminating half of her languid cheek. She yawned softly, her soft hair appearing as light and delicate as silk threads in the light.
"Now? Is everything over with Taiheng?" Lingxi asked hesitantly, thinking that not much time had passed.
Bai Qian didn't answer the question, but lightly raised her palm.
"See you later." After saying this, the girl's slender and petite figure disappeared from the water mirror, leaving Lingxi looking at the empty scene in the water mirror with a slightly amused expression.
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Bai Yao sat in her room, holding the [Green Sprout] and examining it. She had discovered it when it quietly rolled into her room.
It looks quite cute, and seems to pose no threat at all.
It's hard to say whether it was Bai Yao's imagination or something else, but she was somewhat certain that this seed was related to her husband.
But what is Bai Qian sending this seed to do? If she has something to say to me, there's no need to use such a seemingly thankless and exhausting method.
I gently squeezed the seed a couple more times, watching the green sprout that had appeared on it sway back and forth.
Fog rose from the room, the moon-white mist suddenly condensing, and then Bai Qian's figure appeared in Bai Yao's sight.
Upon seeing Bai Qian, Bai Yao tilted her head.
"Have you finished reading those two books?" That was the first question we asked each other.
"That's not important." If Lingxi hadn't specifically sought her out, Bai Qian probably wouldn't have come to bother herself.
Bai Yao walked behind Bai Qian, tidied her slightly messy long hair, and gently rubbed Bai Qian's neck a couple of times.
Bai Qian and Bai Yao mentioned what Ling Xi had just told them.
"I plan to go back and take a look."
Bai Yao gently pinched Bai Qian's skin, but did not answer directly upon hearing this.
She still has some things to do here. Taiheng has quite a few problems right now, and if she suddenly leaves, the remaining people will probably be in chaos in no time.
"I may need two more days."
"Should I go back first?" Bai Qian sat on the chair, while Bai Yao stood behind her. Bai Yao gently pressed Bai Qian's neck and sighed.
"Be careful." Bai Yao could only remind Bai Qian by gently rubbing her fair skin with her slender fingers and pinching her cheek.
“These things don’t necessarily need to be done by you. We can escape anytime we want without having to face them.” After a brief silence, Bai Yao continued.
"They are waiting for me." This naturally refers to those demons and monsters. Perhaps Bai Qian cannot understand topics like saving the world, but for her, the easiest topic to understand is killing demons.
Why kill demons and monsters?
Because they are there.
Bai Qian dislikes them.
She was simply treating them the same way they treat people.
They see humans as food, and so does Bai Qian.
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"You all know why I invited you all here, don't you?" Pei Huan took a few steps in the hall and looked at the people sitting in the hall, speaking in a slightly serious tone.
At this moment, the people sitting in the main hall were mostly dressed in various silk robes, and were mostly heads of families or big merchants from Changcheng Mansion.
Or rather, this represents the group of people who actually control Changcheng Mansion at this time.
Before Qinglang died, they dared not show themselves, but after Qinglang died, they showed themselves one after another.
Pei Huan looked at them, her delicate eyebrows furrowing slightly.
To be honest, she really didn't want to deal with these people. In a sense, they were no different from demons, as they all fed on ordinary people.
"According to the information I have, the Lotus Life Sect's army is already halfway there, which means they should be able to arrive here in about a day and a half. Now we need to figure out how to get the people in the city to move out," Pei Huan said.
She had great confidence in Bai Qian, but she shouldn't take any chances with this kind of thing. She had to be prepared to the fullest extent possible. Besides, all they needed to do now was not to hold Bai Qian back.
Upon hearing Pei Huan's words, almost everyone present frowned in unison.
“Young lady of the Pei family, although it’s not my opinion, it’s true that the conditions you just proposed… are a bit too harsh,” said an old man dressed in a black brocade robe with silver trim.
"Then what are your thoughts?" Pei Huan's face turned cold imperceptibly upon hearing this, before she asked with a seemingly light smile.
"I think the Lotus Life Sect might not be unable to coexist peacefully," the old man said, shaking his head with a hint of pride.
"They are, after all, a religious sect, and people need to believe in and worship them. If we're talking about worship, who among you here can't do that? There's really no need for you to run away."
"Who here doesn't have a large and wealthy family? They could just move out of Changcheng Mansion. The losses would be enormous."
Upon hearing this, Pei Huan looked around and found that almost everyone present nodded in agreement.
Slightly speechless.
This group of people plundered and seized land from the people, taking away their land deeds. It's likely that everyone has a stack of land deeds in their hands, so it's normal that they don't want to leave.
Just as he was about to say something, he saw the black-haired girl at the door cutely tiptoeing and waving her hands twice in his direction, as if trying to get his attention.
Pei Huan's mood brightened instantly, and she glanced at the people in the room.
"You can discuss it when you get back. I hope to have an answer by evening." After saying this, he hurriedly left the lobby, leaving the people in the lobby looking at each other in bewilderment.
"Whatever decision you make is entirely up to you, but we also hope that you can..."
“You will suffer the consequences.”
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Volume 1: 282. This place is completely beyond saving.
"Master?" Pei Huan walked up to Bai Qian, looked her over with a slightly nervous expression, and only relaxed after finding that his master hadn't changed.
Although less than two days have passed.
"Lingxi asked me to come back." Upon hearing this, Bai Qian leaned against the stone railing in front of her, looking at the pond where fish occasionally rushed out of the water.
"Is it because of the Lotus Sect?" Pei Huan nodded knowingly upon hearing this.
"Ah."
"How are things going with Taiheng?"
"It's over."
As expected of Master Qian.
Slightly lost in thought, Pei Huan gazed at the stunning profile of the girl beside him, and thought to himself.
"So, what do you want next?"
"Find a place to stop those troops." He slashed them all with one sword.
“Hmm…” Pei Huan didn’t raise any objections. She didn’t know much about this kind of thing and couldn’t offer any good suggestions.
Based on my previous thinking, I would definitely agree with anything Bai Qian did.
Master Qian is right.
"In that case, is there anything I need to do?"
"hungry."
Pei Huan was completely relieved.
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"Bear the consequences yourself? That girl really dares to say that." The bald old man sat in the middle of the room and said coldly.
The people next to him remained silent, listening to his complaints.
"According to her, we have to throw away everything in the city, and we also have to be responsible for providing food and manpower, and for the safety of those lowly people? There's no such thing as a free lunch."
A slightly overweight middle-aged man listened to the bald old man's complaints and sighed, echoing, "What can we do? She has powerful backers now, and Quan Du seems to be on her side. The same goes for the people who dealt with Qing Lang before. No matter how much we complain, it's useless."
Upon hearing this, the bald old man's expression suddenly became mysterious.
"Actually, it's not that there's absolutely no way to solve this."
"I have already contacted the Lotus Life Sect. They have promised me that as long as we find a way to get rid of that girl from the Pei family, our families will not suffer any losses after they take over Changcheng Prefecture."
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