Romance of Gods

Chapter 178 The world hangs upside down
This is a courtyard with blue bricks and black tiles. The door is open, and women are walking into the courtyard one by one carrying wooden basins filled with offal.

There is a large well dug in the center of the courtyard. The wellhead is octagonal, and a half-foot-high wall is protected by bluestone strips engraved with runes.

The twisted firelight and smelly black smoke all spewed out from the well.

In each of the four corners of the courtyard, a handsome guard wearing a flying fish suit and holding an embroidered spring knife stood, patrolling back and forth with bright eyes.

"Hold on."

A drake-like cry rang out.

A rich middle-aged man with a fair face and no beard, wearing a blue robe, stood beside a large fire-belching well.

With a tap of his orchid finger, he stopped the woman who was about to throw her internal organs into the well.

【Hu Youde】

Age: 40
Occupation: Eunuch·Xichang Supervisor

Status: Emperor's Favor [Blessed by the emperor's grace, when attacking people in the world, the armor penetration rate is increased by 30%]

Skills: Divine Martial Arts (up to 50%) Ancient Martial Arts (up to 70%)

Technique:
Divine Martial Arts·Tiangang Body Protection
Shenwu performance·Yinfeng burst
talent:

Snake-hearted [When an individual enters a combat state, he is not affected by any fear-like state, and ordinary attacks have a probability of evolving into fatal attacks]

Rootless Man [Throw away the last burden, maximize speed and defense, increase defense by 20%/speed by 50%]

Chen Yan was lying on the roof of the tile-roofed house, wearing the facial mask on his head, and quietly stuck out half of his head to observe secretly.

On paper, the eunuch surnamed Hu was much more powerful than Wu Zhengting, and the four royal guards were not just ordinary people either.

The people from Xichang and the Jin Yiwei, who were all personal guards of the emperor, all gathered in this remote mountain deep in the mountains.

interesting.

Chen Yan kept thinking in his mind. Apparently, what did they mean by throwing those internal organs into the burning well?
Is it for practicing martial arts or refining elixirs?

Eunuch Hu lowered his head and stared down the well. After a while, he felt relieved and nodded slowly: "The heat is almost there, let's continue going down."

There was already a long queue of women holding basins behind them, and they immediately took action after hearing this.

Plop, plop, as soon as the bloody organs fell into the well, the fire became more fierce, and jumped out more than ten feet high.

Eunuch Hu took two steps back, looked up at the enchanting flames, danced and shouted excitedly: "It's so hot! It's so hot!"

Suddenly, a very majestic cold shout came from the well: "Hu Youde, have you found the divine man I asked you to find?"

Eunuch Hu was shocked when he heard this and quickly knelt down. The rest of the people also fell to the ground.

"Back to Your Majesty, I have ordered the militiamen of Aoshan Village to find him. Even if we turn this mountain upside down, we still have to find this man of God!"

Thousands of miles of voice transmission?

Chen Yan was stunned for a moment. The emperor of that country would definitely not appear in such a remote place.

"We must fight quickly. Once we find it, we can throw it into the well without delaying for a moment."

"The servant understands."

Throw me into a well?
Chen Yan sneered, the Ming Dynasty's attitude towards their god actors was not generally bad.

Hell begins!
In this case, let's use these imperial eagles and dogs to sacrifice knives first, and get some information from their mouths.

He pinched a piece of tile and was about to throw it out to strike in the east and west, when suddenly the guard in Jinyi beside the door shouted coldly: "Who!"

Eunuch Hu's body spurted out a strong energy, like a thick layer of glass wrapping his body, with cotton-like blood floating in it, making it look extremely hard.

"My lords, it's me."

The Scar villagers bowed forward, holding their fists in their hands, and walked in with great respect.

Eunuch Hu said calmly: "What are you doing back here? Is that god here?"

"Going back to father-in-law, we have searched all the places you instructed, but we have found no trace of the god-man... But those bandits have been here before, so the people wonder if the god-man was taken away by them? I think we should attack the copycats now. Even if we can’t find the gods, with the hearts and minds of those people, we will not be short of the share of medicinal materials that we should pay this year.”

Eunuch Hu coughed lightly and said calmly: "Now that you have made a decision, just go ahead and do it. Why bother coming back to ask our family?"

The scarred man looked embarrassed, "It's just that the stronghold is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If father-in-law doesn't take action, I'm afraid..."

"Let you do something for His Majesty. Look at your impatient looks. Our family is here to guard the furnace according to the imperial decree. We can't leave even half a step away... If you can't do this, then jump into the well yourself and make medicinal materials for Your Majesty. Bar."

medicine?

Chen Yan's eyes were gloomy when he heard this. He was really deceived. The current emperor of the Ming Dynasty actually used the hearts and minds of ordinary people to make medicine!
It seems that this is why Wu Zhengting and others said that the Ashan villagers were evil spirits.

If he were not an evil ghost, how could he help the tyrants do evil and do such inhumane things?
Eunuch Hu chuckled and sneered. The scarred man was sweating. He was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, "The villain knows his crime...The villain knows his crime..."

Humph, a bunch of sluts dare to drive my father-in-law here.

Eunuch Hu thought with pity, until the other party knocked his head to the point of bleeding, then he said: "Okay, I know you are in trouble, let these four guards go with you to suppress the bandits."

"Thank you so much for your great kindness, father-in-law. We will serve you to the death!"

The scarred man stood up with a trembling voice and hurriedly left the yard with the royal guards.

Chen Yan nodded secretly, there was only one eunuch left, and he could finish the battle quickly.

"You still want to use me to make medicine, so you're not afraid that your father will pee in the well?"

"kill!"

"Cut the grass and roots, leaving no one behind!"

Suddenly, the sound of raging killings and the screams of the villagers sounded outside the courtyard, and the whole village boiled at the same time.

Chen Yan could hear clearly that the voice was from Wu Zhengting and the others!

When Eunuch Hu heard this, his calm expression suddenly changed.
He turned around and was about to leave the hospital to check what was going on, but as soon as he took two steps forward, he suddenly stopped, turned around, flicked his sleeves, and smashed the black tiles that flew rapidly from mid-air to pieces.

At the same time, a tall figure descended from the sky, and the slender blade slashed Huashan with force, and the murderous intention was already forced to the top of his head.

"What a handsome skill!"

Eunuch Hu's pupils narrowed rapidly. Chen Yan's speed was as fast as thunder, which made him sincerely admire.

With a click, the blade seemed to be cutting into the ice, and the body-protecting energy released by Eunuch Hu created a huge and uneven gap.

Blame the fire!

Chen Yan put his feet on the ground and pressed down smoothly with his arms holding the handle of the knife.

The moment the raging flames rolled out from the blade, greedily burning the Gang Qi, although Eunuch Hu retreated hastily, intense joy burst out between his brows and eyes.

"What a powerful method! God! You are a God! You actually came to the door by yourself. It really took no effort at all!"

Chen Yan was wearing a facial mask, his eyes were cold and emotionless.

Before the blow was successful, the blade suddenly thrust forward and stabbed the eunuch in the chest.

Eunuch Hu's calves were wrapped with half-moon-shaped jet-black wind blades. His feet were suspended in the air and he moved backwards. Although his speed increased a lot out of thin air, it was still slightly slower than Chen Yan.

Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, his fat face trembled violently. He turned around and rushed forward towards the tip of the knife. His palms wrapped in Gang Qi opened the bow left and right, and aimed at the blade with a bang.

This old castrated dog is quite strong... Chen Yan paused before making his killing move.

Eunuch Hu was slightly happy when he saw this. Just when he was about to take advantage of the victory and pursue the enemy, his face changed with horror. He saw the opponent's body sinking to the ground and disappearing from where he was.It was eerily quiet in the yard, and gangsters were roaming the street outside the door, and the villagers were running for their lives in a hurry.

Eunuch Hu was spinning in place, his eyes turning rapidly, muttering to himself, "Where have you gone..."

When he noticed the cold murderous intention coming from under his crotch, it seemed to be too late. The hard blade pierced the rammed earth and pierced towards his rootless place.

puff!

Mo Dao thrust out all his swords, but they all missed.

When Chen Yan emerged from the ground, what stood in front of him was a huge monster!

……

"Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill to your heart's content!"

Outside the village, bandits roared, and Wu Zhengting and others were like leeches, burrowing into every corner of the village.

Regardless of whether they were old or young, women or children, as long as they met them, they would chop them into meat paste and leave half of them alive.

As for the four imperial guards and the scarred man, they had already been killed by their combined efforts.

"Brother, look!"

Suddenly, someone pointed at the courtyard in the center of Ashan Village.

Wu Zhengting followed the reputation and saw a strange man with a head as big as a pavilion. Under his body, which was no different from an ordinary person, were two thick legs several feet long.

"It's that castrated dog!" Wu Zhengting gritted his teeth and pointed his knife, "Let's go and kill him together!"

[Shenwu evolution parts·head, legs]

"It does have a bit of a meaning of following the laws of heaven and earth."

Seeing Eunuch Hu swelling up in an instant, Chen Yan thought of the crab monster he met on the battlefield of Song and Jin Dynasties.

Suddenly, the opponent opened his mouth wide, and his whole figure was like a deflated rubber ball. As his body shrank rapidly, a tornado-like crazy black air flow spewed out from his mouth, overwhelming Chen Yan and strangling him. Zao Lie Gang cut iron like mud. The wind instantly submerged it.

"Even if it is an iron wall, it will be shattered to pieces if this move is carried out..."

In an instant, Eunuch Hu's body returned to normal size, but as soon as he landed on the ground, he suddenly felt like a cramp, and his whole body was numb and numb, as if he had experienced an electric shock.

Accumulate thunder and counterattack!

Eunuch Hu's proud look immediately dissipated. When he looked at Chen Yan, something even more unbelievable happened.

Chen Yan's whole body was wrapped in bloody flames, and he walked out of the messy wind calmly.

The crescent-shaped black air looked like autumn leaves, most of which were burned by the fire.

Although this strong wind is strong, as a long-range attack, its power has been weakened by 60%, and the rest cannot break through the fire energy and qigong that protect his body.

Eunuch Hu's heart was gloomy and he wanted to escape, but he was restrained by the electric current still lingering in his joints. After just a moment of loss of consciousness, strong pain came from his chest.

The Mo Dao penetrated his body and blood spurted out.

"Tell me, how did the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty know that a god would come to this world? What is the purpose of using people to refine medicine?"

When death came, Eunuch Hu fell into silence. His face was covered with blood, and he smiled stiffly, which was particularly terrifying.

"Your Excellency... you are indeed a man of God, you actually know so much... In that case, why don't you figure out the rest by yourself..."

"If you don't tell me, I'll throw you into the well."

"If you don't get it, please hurry up."

This eunuch was really loyal. Chen Yan knew that threats were useless, so he swung his knife and flew his body into the well.

[High-concentration blood food has been fed, common snake egg incubation progress: 0.1%]

At the same time, Wu Zhengting and others happened to rush into the hospital and witnessed this scene.

"You are, that knight!"

Although Chen Yan had a mask on his face, his clothes and weapons remained unchanged. Wu Zhengting recognized him at a glance.

"Chivalry, you actually beheaded this castrated dog by yourself! What a skill!"

Seeing that he was recognized, Chen Yan did not try to be mysterious. He also happened to have questions to ask Wu Zhengting and others.

"Hasn't Your Excellency already returned to the village? Why did you go and come back?"

Wu Zhengting cupped his hands and said: "To be honest with you, we were originally going back to the stronghold, but on the way, we saw the torches on the mountain were burning, and the villagers had no intention of pursuing us.

Although we didn't know what kind of trick they were playing, we knew that the village must be empty at this moment, so we killed him in response.

I thought I would risk the lives of all my brothers to kill this old dog, but I didn't expect the knight to get there first and kill the enemy alone... Please bear with me! "

After saying that, he took the lead to kneel down, and everyone who followed looked at each other and knelt down one after another.

"It's just a little effort, everyone, please stand up." Chen Yan waved his hand, "Why do we need to build such a well in this village and use people to refine medicine?"

Wu Zhengting and others stood up and looked at each other in shock after hearing this. He said warily: "Your Excellency, are you not from the Ming Dynasty?"

"I used to practice with my master in the mountains. I just came down from the mountains recently. I really don't know much about the customs and customs of the people."

"I see... no wonder he has such good skills."

Wu Zhengting thought to himself that he didn't know about this thing that everyone in the Ming Dynasty knew.

But he shouldn't be an enemy spy, otherwise he wouldn't ask such a question.

"Your Excellency, you don't know. This building of a human well is not an isolated case in the Ming Dynasty. It can be said that every village, town, county, and prefecture in the Ming Dynasty has such a well. It is also because of this well that we have no choice but to go to the mountain to do it. The robbers.

Two hundred years ago, the imperial court abolished land tax, and the whole country celebrated.But not long after, the imperial court issued a decree that such a well should be built everywhere, and a new personal tax was established.

The so-called personal tax means that every year, each household must hand over one person, slaughter it alive, and throw it into this well!At first no one was willing, but later, the court issued a law.

He said that it’s okay not to surrender his family members, as long as they surrender every year, otherwise they will all be executed... Ha, this is great.The senior officials killed the junior officials, and the junior officials exploited the common people ruthlessly, and the civilians even relied on the strong to bully the weak.

For hundreds of years, the world has been hanging upside down, and the people are in dire straits!

All my brothers and sisters were killed alive by the bastards in Ashan Village and stuffed into this well!We had no choice but to go up the mountain and become bandits in order to protect ourselves.

As for using a well to refine people, what is it for?There are different opinions among the people. Some people say that the emperor did it to practice martial arts, while others said that it was to sacrifice to the gods...I am not sure about this..."

Chen Yan felt a vague anger in his heart. Every household in the Ming Dynasty sacrificed people every year. How many people would die in that year?

Suddenly, Wu Zhengting knelt down again and said sincerely: "We are about to go to Shaanxi Mansion. I heard that the people there have begun to prepare for an uprising. Your Excellency is so powerful and heroic, why don't you come with us?"

Before he finished speaking, Chen Yan walked away from him and came to the well to take a closer look.

I saw that the walls of the well, which were about ten feet deep, were made of muddy iron, with densely carved talismans on them.

A ball of flames that looked like ghosts had no roots, floated in the air, and transformed into a man-eating monster.

Seeing Chen Yan ignoring him, Wu Zhengting shook his head helplessly, thinking that there would be no chance of trying to win over him.

"May I ask where you are going?"

Chen Yan looked back at him and said vaguely: "We will meet each other if we are destined."

"I have something to ask of you, and I hope you will grant me your permission."

(End of this chapter)