The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 154 Attacking the city
The tenth day of the twelfth lunar month.

The southern faction's siege of the Miao people has made considerable progress.

Since Li Miao left, several major sects went back to their respective camps to call for help and rushed to Miaojiang.

At first, they didn't really want to do anything serious.

After all, they are not dead. Revenge may be sincere to an individual, but for a force or an organization, if there is no certain benefit, there is often not much motivation to do it.

But the Miao people didn't care about you. When they saw a group of Han people blocking their door, they panicked and scared because they had plotted against them before.

The two sides did not speak the same language and had hatred for each other, so there was no basis for them to draw a line before the fight. So as soon as they met, several people died.

With blood being shed and no channels for communication, things got out of control. They got worse and worse, and now they were really angry.

The leader of the Beggars' Sect, Lao Qifeng, also told everyone about the events in Tai'an City, deleting the part about Li Miao. If they really destroyed the inheritance of witchcraft, it could be that they heard about the events in Tai'an City and were so angry that they wanted to eliminate the harm for the people.

Now, fame, fortune, and hatred are all there.

So several major sects began to take fatal actions.

A large army is often powerless against such an enemy who lives in the mountains and forests. It is best to select a team of elite soldiers and let them get used to traveling through mountains and rivers to deal with such an enemy.

The disciples of these major martial arts sects all have martial arts skills and are accustomed to living in the open air, making them the most suitable to deal with the Miao people.

Some of the big sects usually have some dealings with the Miao people, and collect some mountain products and herbs from the Miao villages. They also sent messages to the villages they are familiar with, saying that they are only looking for the twelve branches of the Miao people, and they only want to find the culprit, and they have no hostility towards other Miao people.

Some Miao villages received the news and realized that the people on the other side were not from the imperial court, so they stopped trying to stop them.

In just a few days, several major factions attacked the villages of the twelve Miao clans. They were not in a hurry to take action and set up camp on their own.

Right now, several family heads are gathering together to discuss the follow-up.

"Ladies and gentlemen, do you want to attack this village or not?"

Lao Qifeng said.

"Alas... I am also hesitant about this matter. This is a hornet's nest. If I can't kill it in one go, I will definitely get stung by it in the future."

"But now that we're here, we can't just leave like this."

The Cao Gang also shook their heads.

"Chicken ribs, chicken ribs. They are tasteless to eat, but a pity to throw away."

The head of Emei also agreed.

They had not expected that things would go so smoothly, and they actually reached the stronghold of the Twelve Sects. According to their previous thoughts, the imperial court had launched several rounds of encirclement and suppression without any results, so they could just pretend to gain some fame and leave.

Who would have thought that without the Miao people's obstruction, they would charge forward with unstoppable force.

An old man sat by the tent, holding a sword and closing his eyes to rest. He was the top master of the Emei Sect. He dealt with all the poisonous beasts released by the Miao people in the middle.

Now, everyone is a little confused.

If they fight, they might not be able to kill them all, and some witches might be left behind to cast curses on them, and they would suffer a lot.

Let’s not fight… we’re already here.

"The relationship between the Miao people and the twelve clans of the Miao people is not as close as we thought before. Seeing that we are not from the imperial court, they really did not put in any effort and let us in."

Lao Qifeng said.

The head of Emei snorted coldly.

"Who likes to have an ancestor sitting above their head? The Miao King has been dead for hundreds of years. The Miao people now have no idea how many generations have passed down the throne. They don't even know the name of the Miao King. If they weren't afraid that the imperial court's troops would wipe them out, the Miao people would not care about them. These twelve clans would have died out long ago."

Lao Qifeng waved his hand: "No one came out to talk?"

“No.” The leader of the Cao Gang spread his hands.

"I sent several groups of disciples to take turns shouting in Miao language, but there is still no news."

"Tsk!"

Lao Qifeng pinched his chin and rubbed it, feeling that it was a bit difficult, and thought to himself.

"Master Li hasn't arrived yet? Are you really going to let us take on this responsibility?"

"As for the matter of witchcraft, if there is no official present, it will be troublesome for us to touch it."

As he was thinking this, he heard footsteps coming from outside the tent.

"Please come this way. All the leaders are here." A disciple of the Beggar Gang lifted the door curtain.

Lao Qifeng looked up suddenly and saw Li Miao walking in.

"Hey, are you all here?"

"have you eaten?"

Li Miao asked with a smile.

Everyone present stood up, looking horrified.

Because Li Miao's attire at this time was very different from the last time they met.

He was dressed in a dark black outfit, a copper sunflower flower belt, and black boots with black bearskin cloak, and on his hands he wore a pair of dark black gloves with gold threads that were faintly scarlet.

The characteristic of silkworm silk is that it will be dyed a little bit, which will only fade away with time and cannot be washed away. Li Miao killed too many people in the past few days, and the gloves gradually turned black and red.

Let’s not talk about all these...the key point is that Li Miao has a badge hanging around his waist.

The waist badge of a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"Hey, this, Mr. Li, you..."

The leader of the Cao Gang pointed at the badge and could not speak clearly.

"Oh, this."

Li Miao suddenly realized and picked up the badge and shook it.

"I forgot to bring it with me before, and I just found it out of my luggage a few days ago and brought it with me."

"Didn't I scare you guys?"

Several people shook their heads.

"No no."

"That's not true... Lord Li is a man of the game world. We are honored to have met him."

Li Miao smiled.

The news of Bu Lei's death could not be made public. Otherwise, if he took out the badge of the pacification envoy, I'm afraid these people would be terrified and almost want to leave first.

"Since we last met, I didn't expect you guys to be so efficient and have already reached the base of the Twelve Sects."

Li Miao walked to the main seat and sat down.

"What is the charter now?"

Several people looked at each other secretly, their minds racing, but they were helpless for the moment.

What can we do?

Even if he was being used as a pawn by the imperial court, he had already come here. The hatred had been formed, and the work had been done. It was better to cooperate with the Jinyiwei honestly, so that he could get some benefits from the government in the future.

The leaders were all smart people and understood the pros and cons in an instant.

Without any hesitation, the head of Emei made a choice completely based on instinct.

"Look, my lord!"

He pulled out a map, pushed aside the leader of the Cao Gang, and walked to Li Miao's desk to spread it out.

"Here, here, is the entrance to the village. We sent people to investigate, and found that there is a great witch with a poisonous beast guarding it. Only a top master can break through."

"This is where they get water. We have sent people to guard the upstream, and we can cut off their water supply at any time. I just don't know if there is a well in the village."

"Here, we sent the bodies of the disciples who moved the mountains back and invited a few tomb raiders to come and investigate everywhere. There is only one secret passage here. If the village is breached, they will definitely withdraw from here."

The remaining several sect leaders also reacted and secretly cursed the Emei sect leader for being shameless while they all squeezed over.

"Sir, I have several disciples who can speak Miao language and know some of their situations!"

"Sir, I have some of the Shenjimen's mechanisms here, which are perfect for attacking the city!"

"grown ups……"

(End of this chapter)