Chapter 160 It sucks
The guardian deities vanished, and the sunlight was shrouded in blood.

There was a deathly silence before the temple at the rear.

Ji Ran's mind stirred slightly, and he communicated with the dragon and tiger energy, allowing Qin Pu to come out of the hall.

The Dragon and Tiger of the Ming Dynasty originated from Emperor Hongwu; they can be bestowed and taken back. Furthermore, one can communicate with those who possess the Dragon and Tiger's aura.

As Qin Pu walked down from the main hall, she wasn't surprised to see the human heads on the ground; she had even helped chop them off before.

"Three."

Ji Ran turned to the side and looked at the three people under the shade of the tree on the sacred path. He said loudly, "Qin Pu and his village, as well as the former veterans of Dong Sanying, can all testify to the massacre of civilians at Baihu Altar."

"Please, gentlemen, place the heads in front of the Temple of the Sea God and cast them into a mound of skulls."

After saying that, Ji Ran walked straight out through the center of the sacred path!

rear.

Hou Ye stared blankly, not even reacting.

died?

Yan Ke, that guy, just died like that?!

Although he himself was not powerful enough, before becoming a member of the Boxer Rebellion, he was the leader of the local militia organization and had long been recognized as a guardian deity!
Moreover, thanks to the skill "Gathering Righteousness," the three guardian deities ran rampant! They were renowned throughout the entire northern lands! On many occasions, the imperial court would invite them to lend their assistance, and they were considered by the Righteous Harmony Society to have the best relationship with the imperial court.

"How did you do it?"

Hou Ye murmured in confusion, a look of horror appearing on his face!
He was confident that he could defeat any one of Yan Ke's guardian deities, and even fight two of them! But if there were three, he would be no match for them!
This Grand Duke Jupiter could instantly kill two gods and then behead Yan Ke. Doesn't that mean I wouldn't last a single move against him?!

"One's own strength."

The woman in the cheongsam next to him had a bright look in her eyes and a cold voice: "It's not just a matter of guardian deities."

"The spirit of the Four Symbols True Spirit Token was level 3, but it was killed by that Tai Sui with a single hand."

"In other words, the rumors about this Tai Sui are probably true."

"He has the strength to fight gods bare-chested."

The woman in the cheongsam turned to Liu Heqin and said, "Give him the spot for the White Tiger Altar in the collective divine descent ceremony."

Upon hearing this, Liu Heqin smiled wryly and said, "Song Lian, this is not a question of whether we give it to them or not. Yan Ke promised the court that he would give the position of the deity descending upon the White Tiger Altar to the Green Standard Army this time."

How could he do that!

Hou Ye immediately retorted angrily, "When foreigners were oppressing the people, weren't all the corrupt officials in the court the same kind of people?!"

Liu Heqin sighed and said, "Now, we are following the imperial court. All our logistics in Baihekou are supported by the imperial court."

"Can you refuse?"

Hou Ye opened his mouth, but ultimately fell silent.

Liu Heqin looked at the heads on the ground and said, "Let's pile them up, don't anger this tyrant."

"At the séance gathering, we'll make room for him to allocate some quotas."

……

After leaving the Temple of Poseidon, the outside world remained a vast, untamed landscape.

Ji Ran walked through the village at Baihekou, followed by Qin Pu, who was wearing a long robe.

Many members of the Boxer Rebellion were strolling lazily through the village.

On the road, a dark-skinned, thin woman was carrying a heavy bag of grain on her back, her whole body bent over as she walked step by step.

The woman was short, and her feet, clad in straw sandals, were bent and deformed, yet not small. She was a woman whose foot-binding had failed. Her tattered clothes did not fit her properly, and were covered with patches and filth, revealing a section of her calf covered with sores.

She staggered with every step, and she could see the bloodstains on her straw sandals.

The boxers, empty-handed and muscular, watched from the sidelines, none of them offering a helping hand. Their eyes even held a hint of mockery.

Many others simply leaned against the wall, lazily squinting and resting.

The woman was walking when she suddenly felt a lightness on her back!
He lifted a large bag of grain from his back with one hand!
The woman was so frightened that she panicked!
"Sir! I can still do it! I can still do it!!"

Pfft!
The woman immediately knelt on the ground, so frightened by Ji Ran's action that she kowtowed repeatedly.

"stand up."

Ji Ran used his other hand to pull the woman up. She was light and thin, her body so withered that it seemed like she was just skin and bones.

"M-Master..." "Where is this being sent?"

"Send...send it to the shed in front, for the Boxer gentlemen's lunch."

Ji Ran was stunned, feeling utterly bewildered.

Boxer Lord?

He looked at the Boxers in the corners around him, sitting idly with their bellies exposed to the sun, and felt an indescribable sense of frustration.

"Walk."

"I'll help you."

Without saying a word, Ji Ran picked up the grain and headed in the direction the woman was pointing. Seeing this, the woman had no choice but to follow.

Even without the heavy load of grain on her back, the woman seemed unable to straighten her back.

After passing through several village lanes, the shack came into view.

A long row of wooden planks supported a tarpaulin, and several large pots were simmering sorghum porridge. A cook took lard, quickly sizzled it in a large iron pot, and then scooped it out, stir-frying purslane and shepherd's purse.

"Slow down! Where's the food? If necessary, go repair the artillery!"

At that moment, under a shack piled with grain, a man in a Green Standard Army uniform was yelling at the woman beside him, looking impatient.

Bang!
Ji Ran walked up, put down the grain, and said, "Here."

The soldier glanced at Ji Ran, and seeing his stature, his tone became three degrees less imposing. He said, "Alright, alright, let's go eat over there."

Then, he looked at the woman and said, "Keep moving!"

"grown ups."

The woman knelt down shakily and said, "It's noon, and there are still children at home. I need to go back..."

"Damn, there's so much trouble!"

"Get out of here! I don't have time for you. I need three bags of grain delivered to me within half an hour!"

"Okay! Okay!"

The woman looked up, swallowed hard, and gazed longingly at the hot porridge in the pot, but could only hurriedly get up and run away immediately.

Before the woman had gone far, from another shack in the distance, an elderly man carrying a bag of bloody pig offal came over.

A Boxer stepped forward, shoved the old man aside, picked up the bag and left, intending to pour the meat into his own pot.

The old man kowtowed repeatedly, looking on in fear, and tried to pull at the Boxer's trouser leg, but was kicked over!
A group of Boxers laughed and joked as they divided the bag of meat and put it into the hot pot.

Plop!
When meat is dropped into boiling water, it releases oil droplets.

The Boxers laughed heartily, flattering the pro-independence supporters around them as they ate meat with gusto.

The old man wailed, his dark skin glistening in the sunlight. His tattered shirt, stained with blood, was swarming with flies.

"Qin Pu".

Ji Ran stood in the sunlight, his eyes cold yet burning.

"what?"

Qin Pu was watching the woman's staggering figure when he heard this and turned around.

"do you know?"

"Being a slave is unfortunate, but not terrible. Because if you know how to struggle, there is still hope of breaking free."

"If one finds beauty in the life of slavery, and marvels at it, then one is a slave who will never be redeemed."

Qin Pu trembled all over, shaking, and stood there stunned.

Like a thunderclap from a clear sky! A deafening wake-up call!

Ji Ran strode over to the wailing old man and the Boxers who were eating and drinking heartily.

A swarm of flies buzzed incessantly.

It looks like pork offal bobbing in boiling water.

It's completely rotten.

(End of this chapter)

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