HLnovel Chapter 317 Yangzhou Disaster
Chapter 317 Yangzhou Disaster
"Why not join our Baotianyuan!"
A gleam of light flashed in Duobao's eyes.
"With your talent, under the training of our Baotian Academy, you will definitely become a giant in less than 20 years! By then, the war of cause and effect and the immortal corpse of all industries will be no problem at all!"
"Sounds good."
Meng Ning touched his chin.
"However, I am used to being free and undisciplined, and I cannot stand being restrained. Besides, I don't want to get involved in the immoral things that you guys at Baotianyuan do."
"you!"
Duobao was choked by Meng Ning's words and was speechless.
"You are destroying your own future!"
"no"
"Future? My own future, I have the final say!"
Meng Ning sneered.
"You, on the other hand, are using the guise of 'God' to do things worse than those of animals, and you still think you are righteous. This is really ridiculous!"
"What do you know!"
Duobao said angrily.
"We are doing this for the greater good! For the entire Dharma-seeking world!"
"Don't use these high-sounding excuses to evade me!"
Meng Ning curled his lips in disdain.
"In the final analysis, you are only pursuing your own interests! This bullshit overall situation is just a cover for you to deceive the world!"
"Alas, since you do not want to enter my Baotian Temple, I will not force you to do so."
"What a shame, what a shame, what a shame."
Hearing that Meng Ning was unwilling to join Baotianyuan, Duobao said it was a pity and left without paying attention to Meng Ning's scolding.
Before leaving, Duobao gave some advice with a look of regret on his face.
"My dear friend, with your talent, it would be a pity if you don't join our Baotian Academy. But everyone has their own aspirations, and I won't force you. If you ever figure it out, feel free to come find me. The door of Baotian Academy is always open to you!"
He paused and added.
"It's not difficult to find out about the headquarters of Baotian Temple. You can find out by asking any seeker of Dharma."
Duobao's eyes swept across Yun Xiaowei and the head of the Blue Bird Sect, and finally fell on Meng Ning.
"Finally, I'll advise you to leave Yangzhou with your master and friends. A new round of 'Ten Days in Yangzhou' is about to begin, and this is no joke."
"This Yangzhou catastrophe was caused by our Baotianyuan and Jiujiemen working together. With your limited strength, you'd better not get involved, lest you lose your life here, which would be too worthless."
After saying that, Duobao turned around and left without waiting for Meng Ning's response. It was so quick and decisive.
Meng Ning stood there, silent, with a frown on his face.
Yun Xiaowei and the Blue Bird Sect Leader looked at each other and saw confusion and worry in each other's eyes.
They didn't know what Meng Ning was thinking, nor did they know what to say. They could only stand there silently. The atmosphere was a little solemn for a while.
At this time, Meng Ning was thinking about what happened in Yangzhou in the past ten days.
Ten Days in Yangzhou....
In 1645, Li Zicheng captured Beijing, the Ming Dynasty was destroyed, and the Southern Ming was established in Nanjing.
Afterwards, the Qing army marched southward, and Ma Shiying transferred troops from the four towns in northern Jiangsu due to party disputes, leaving Yangzhou's defenses empty.
Duoduo led the Qing army to besiege Yangzhou. After the city was broken, Shi Kefa refused to surrender and was killed.
The Qing army then launched a massacre in the city, burning, killing and looting, which lasted for many days. During this period, countless civilians died and a large number of buildings were burned down.
When the Qing army massacred the city, the men were divided into groups, tied up with long ropes and stabbed to death with spears. Most of the babies were also killed. The Han people who did not resist knelt on the ground waiting to be slaughtered, and the crowd who risked their lives to escape almost filled the moat.
The silver locks of young children were cut off and taken away, and women in the city were robbed as tools for sexual gratification. The Qing soldiers tied long ropes around their necks and drove them away in lines.
Corpses were being burned everywhere in the city, the air was filled with smoke, and the smell of blood could be smelled dozens of miles away.
According to "Ten Days in Yangzhou" written by Yangzhou survivor Wang Xiuchu, the cremation book recorded a death toll of more than 800,000.
More than eight hundred thousand!
More than 800,000 lives!
Meng Ning was silent. He didn't expect that Baotianyuan was behind this matter.
Good, good, in prosperous times, mortals are treated like pigs, dogs, and lambs and raised; in troubled times, they are killed, their souls taken, and their flesh taken.
Good! What a great Baotian Temple, what a great place to be one of the ten great and upright sects in the Dharma Realm!
it is good!it is good!it is good!
Meng Ning laughed out of anger.
"Baotianyuan, Jiujiemen, I remember these two names."
"Meng Ning, what should we do now?"
Yun Xiaowei asked cautiously. She could feel the anger emanating from Meng Ning, which made her feel a little uneasy.
Meng Ning was speechless. Without saying anything, he just activated the two pills emitting red light in his hand and gave them to the Blue Bird Sect Leader and Yun Xiaowei to heal their injuries.
"This... can't be done!"
The Blue Bird Sect Leader and Yun Xiaowei's faces changed and they quickly waved their hands to refuse.
"Meng Ning, we have heard your conversation with Duobao. These two pills...are made from the lives of countless mortals. How can we...how can we take them? We are unworthy of them!"
Yun Xiaowei's voice was trembling slightly, and it was obvious that she was very uneasy.
"Hey, you two, why are you so pedantic?"
Meng Ning slapped his forehead, feeling helpless.
"The person is already dead, and his soul has been taken away. This pill is now just an object, no different from a stone on the side of the road! If you don't use it, are you going to keep it for that old guy Duobao?"
"But……"
The Blue Bird Sect Leader wanted to say something but was interrupted by Meng Ning.
"Don't say buts! You are half dead now, how can you come with me to rescue people? Do you want to watch the people of Yangzhou City suffer?"
Meng Ning glared at the two of them and said, "Hurry up and eat the pills. We still have work to do!"
After saying that, Meng Ning stuffed two pills into the mouths of the Blue Bird Sect Leader and Yun Xiaowei without further ado.
The pill melts in your mouth, and a warm current instantly flows through your body.
The Blue Bird Sect Leader and Yun Xiaowei only felt that their originally weak bodies seemed to be injected with new vitality, and their injuries were recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"This……"
The two looked at each other and could see the shock and complexity in each other's eyes.
"Okay, how do you feel now?"
Meng Ning asked with a smile.
"Much better, thank you."
The Blue Bird Sect Leader and Yun Xiaowei said gratefully.
"Why thank you? We are in the same boat now."
Meng Ning waved his hand. "By the way, when do you think those guys from Baotianyuan and Jiujiemen will take action?"
"This……"
The head of the Blue Bird clan pondered for a moment, "If I were them, I would definitely choose the most prosperous day in Yangzhou City to start the operation in order to maximize the benefits."
"That's right!"
Meng Ning slapped his thigh.
"That day must be the Thousand Lantern Festival! All the people in the city will come out to enjoy the lanterns. There will be huge crowds of people. It's a perfect time to strike!"
"Thousand Lantern Festival..."
Yun Xiaowei murmured to herself, "Doesn't that mean we still have time to prepare?"
"Yes, there is still time!"
A gleam of light flashed in Meng Ning's eyes.
"However, time is running out, we have to hurry!"
"Then what should we do now?"
The Blue Bird Sect Leader asked.
"Um……"
Meng Ning touched his chin.
"It's not easy, it's not easy. To be honest, the business is too big for just a few of us to handle."
"We have to expose this to them!"
"Call someone!"
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