Chapter 867: Chapter 113: Decision! _2
Behind this large ship, countless vessels are linked with iron chains, a vast Jiao Dragon Dharma Form spirals in the sky, each ship teeming with people, and on the leading ship, a Battle Halberd points toward the sky, atop it hangs a crimson banner, billowing fiercely.
Ling Pingyang leads a thousand Iron Cavalry thundering along Jiang’an like a storm.
Majestic and grand.
“My lord cos, open the way quickly!”
Rather than the Qilin Army conscripting the people, it feels more like a Great General touring as the Central State border cities dare not block them, quickly ordering Li Guanyi’s troops to pass, the montum growing, reputation becoming ever grander.
It is only after this that the true test cos—
Ahead lies the territory of Ying Country.
Li Guanyi’s troops lead tens of thousands of people; the ships from the Central State have almost all been purchased by Wen He. Additionally, the Academicians from the Mo School toil tirelessly, continuously crafting new chanical Ships.
They even lowered the standards for these chanical Ships to rely be capable of carrying people.
The conditions are hardly ideal, in fact, quite congested, and then each place they reach, they imdiately camp and rest, starting again the next day. Although this slows the pace considerably, it allows for bringing as many people as possible.
The numbers grow larger, people’s backgrounds beco more mixed.
There are truly impoverished ones, people unable to sustain their livelihoods locally; yet also those who committed offenses locally, owe money but refuse to pay, or made enemies there, even so hoping for easy gains mingle in, among them even loyal followers of major families.
Yet they are identified one by one by Wei Xuancheng.
This fellow’s eyes seem almost to possess so Divine Ability, able to detect any flaw, consequently tracing it back to expose a slew of issues.
Fang Ziqiao, Du Keming, Wei Xuancheng, and others, led by Mr. Wang Tong, established simple rules, laws for managent during the march, and after rectification, those found stealing or scheming were dealt with according to the ordinance.
anwhile, those with ritorious service received various rewards.
Thus, the scouts dispatched by the major families observed, what they thought to label as a rabble of refugees ‘all display discipline and order, set up camps with precision, n exerting effort, won cooking, children gathering, with scholars imparting both literacy and Martial arts.’
‘The laws are strict, and wherever they go, not even the slightest twig is disturbed.’
People of great families have long had the expression of being thick as thieves, throughout history, even if there are grudges between families, when outsiders provoke the dignity of the families, families across regions would lend support.
Li Guanyi’s actions have already shaken the foundation of these families.
Thus, when they arrive at the border of Ying Country, there are already rumors being spread—”Li Guanyi’s actions are those of a contemptible villain, carrying the people with him.”
‘It is precisely because all the heroes of the world are empathetic, kind and benevolent, hence they do not intercept him with military forces despite Li Guanyi bringing the people, he is using these people’s benevolent nature as a shield.’
‘Therefore, it is the benevolence of the heroes, lords, and renowned generals who refrained from attacking.’
‘Li Guanyi, how despicable this petty individual is!’
Those who profess such opinions consider themselves clarity-minded, reversing cause and effect, having the famous Sui Lingbo consider it remarkable, then believing that these families spoke such words rely to slander, fearing their own people would go too.
Sui Lingbo promptly went into towns and villages, seeing people already packing up families to leave for Li Guanyi’s Qilin Army, and the village chief wanting to stop them, but with such a big affair, they found it difficult to intervene.
So people even abandon their houses and fields to move.
When inquired, they cite the Night Rider Cavalry, renowned under heaven, despite being Heavy Cavalry, yet mastering swift raids, now that Ye Zhongdao has conquered many cities, it’s uncertain when they might co.
Sui Lingbo said: “Do you all not know Li Guanyi is a fraud?”
The old farr replied: “Oh, that’s indeed what they said.”
Sui Lingbo, puzzled, asked: “Since that’s the case, then why go?”
The old farr mumbled and said: “I see you are a learned person. Let tell you about sothing, when I was little, there was a well in the village, the water was sweet, so even said it was left by an immortal and could cure all diseases.”
“Of course, the curing all diseases is probably just nonsense from so Martial World charlatans, but it truly tasted good, and drinking it did indeed make one healthier, so everyone went to fetch water from there.”
“But later on, the lords from the city said this well water was no good, with so kind of blood in it, although it tasted good, it supposedly hard people’s longevity, so everyone gradually stopped going there.”
“Yet the lords fenced in the well, built a large courtyard, and then no one could drink the good water inside anymore.”
Sui Lingbo asked: “What does this an?”
The old farr gave him a sidelong glance: “What the lords say isn’t necessarily true.”
“If the lords claim sothing is bad, it doesn’t necessarily an it is bad; it’s just these silk-clad lords don’t want you doing certain things.”
“We may not be very literate.”
“But we aren’t blind.”
The old farr mumbled a few more words.
Sui Lingbo said: “Aren’t you afraid that as the families declared, Li Guanyi is only using you as shields, not treating you as humans?”
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