Terrifying Heavens: I'll directly worship the Black Law of Fengdu!

Chapter 174 In the Name of the Uprising
Mr. Sun emerged from the prison, somewhat bewildered, and said, “Mr. Li, you killed the magistrate, which confirms your status as a traitor. It doesn’t matter if we die, but if someone with extraordinary abilities like you dies, it will be the greatest loss to the world…”

He thought for a moment, picked up the soldier's long knife from the ground, gritted his teeth, and chopped the magistrate's neck to pieces.

Li Xuan guessed Mr. Sun's thoughts.

Sure enough, Mr. Sun, slightly out of breath, said, "I killed the magistrate in a fit of rage. You should leave now."

Li Xuan's opinion of Mr. Sun improved even more, and he smiled and said, "No, I want to find the children from six months ago. I said I would come to visit them again, and I will definitely find them."

Li Xuan's tone became firm: "First find the child, then eliminate the corrupt officials who prey on the villagers, then support honest officials, then gather righteous people... and start an uprising!"

uprising!

The two words weren't loud, but they exploded like thunder in the ears of every prisoner in the cell.

Isn't this tantamount to rebellion?

Mr. Sun's chest heaved, and Li Xuan's figure seemed to glow in his eyes. He knelt on one knee, clasped his hands in a fist, and said forcefully, "May I ask your name, sir?"

Half a year is too long; he only remembers that Li Xuan's surname is Li.

Li Xuan glanced around the cell, his gaze sweeping over the faces of some of the prisoners, and said, "My surname is Li, and the 'Xuan' in 'Xuanyuan' is easy to remember..."

Li Xuan.

These two words are deeply imprinted in everyone's heart.

Mr. Sun was very certain that this name would resound throughout the entire Qing Dynasty. He said, "My name is Sun Zhou. I am willing to follow Mr. Li Xuan and serve him faithfully, as long as we can eliminate the obstacles and restore a bright and clear world to the world."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Xiaocao, who was in the cell next door, came out dragging his handcuffs and leg irons, knelt on the ground and said, "I, Zhang Xiaocao, am also willing to follow Mr. Li Xuan!"

A rustling sound came from the cell as a large group of prisoners knelt down, saying the same thing.

Zhang Xiaocao searched the jailer and found the key, then asked, "Sir, should we release them all?"

Li Xuan said, "Are there any members of the Little Grass Society here? If they have not committed any crimes or serious offenses, they can be released. But if you have any selfish motives, I will not let you off easily."

He wouldn't be swayed by a few words from these people.

Prisons are places of filth and corruption, and may hold many wronged people, but they may also hold truly evil people. He must determine the good and the evil before he can make a decision.

Apart from Zhang Xiaocao, only five members of the Little Grass Society remain in the prison cell...

This was less than Li Xuan had imagined.

Zhang Xiaocao said that originally more than 20 people were imprisoned, but because they refused to confess, they were tortured in various ways, and after several months, only these five people were still alive.

Li Xuan asked, "People keep dying in the prison cells, hasn't it attracted any attention?"

Zhang Xiaocao gritted his teeth and said, "The bodies of the dead brothers were used as scapegoats. At noon, their heads were put on bags and sent to behead them. With one stroke, their heads went into bamboo baskets, and no one knew who died."

Li Xuan: “…”

Zhang Xiaocao asked, "Where are we going now?"

Li Xuan turned to look at the mute girl and said, "Go to the county government office and find the records of where the county magistrate sent those children."

The group walked out of the cell, and the sunlight shone on them.

Zhang Xiaocao reacted strongly, raising her chained hand, her eyes sensitive to light, tears streaming down her face, and exclaiming excitedly, "I've forgotten what it feels like to have the sun on my skin."

Li Xuan pointed his index finger at the air, and Zhang Xiaocao's hand and foot chains automatically unlocked. *Whoosh!*

The chains of the other five people also fell to the ground...

The prison was very close to the government office, but separated by a very thick and high wall. It was said that bad luck could not be allowed to spread to the government office, and it was also to facilitate the interrogation of prisoners.

When Li Xuan and his group appeared at the entrance of the yamen, the guards immediately drew their swords!

The only reason was that, apart from Li Xuan and the mute girl, they were all wearing prison uniforms, clearly prisoners who had escaped from jail.

Zhang Xiaocao and several other members of the group, holding the weapons used by the unconscious prison guards, glared at the gatekeepers and cursed, "You beasts guarding the gate for corrupt officials, you deserve to die!"

"Not urgent……"

Li Xuan held an incense stick in his left hand, lit it with his index finger, blew out a breath, and the smoke swirled around him. The soldiers standing at the door immediately fainted.

He broke the incense into several pieces and distributed them to everyone, saying, "Do not kill anyone yet. When you see someone, just blow a breath of the incense on them."

Everyone is puzzled.

Li Xuan said, "The most urgent task is to find the book detailing the magistrate's many evil deeds. We need more evidence, as it will be crucial for your uprising."

An uprising must have a legitimate cause; otherwise, in the eyes of the people, it is no different from bandits, merely evil people who indiscriminately slaughter others under the guise of rebellion.

Sun Zhou found the booklet that the magistrate had hidden in a box under the bed in the inner hall of the county government office. It was lying there with a lot of gold and silver jewelry.

Li Xuan took the booklet and opened it. Inside, the black text seemed to transform into bloody images, recording one appalling piece of information after another.

Brothels, pleasure houses, casinos, children...

The flow of silver was enormous, with several thousand or even tens of thousands of taels of silver coming and going each month.

The booklet was quite thick, made up of several smaller booklets bound together. He flipped to information from six months ago and found the time when the county magistrate had taken action against Ji Cao Tang...

It contains detailed records of where the children from Jicaotang were sent.

Pretty girls were given special training, doing odd jobs and learning etiquette in brothels, and then sold at high prices when they reached a certain age. Good-looking boys were sent to brothels called "Nanfengguan," a different kind of brothel. Those with average looks were distributed to various places, and those who were physically weak had their limbs broken and were forced to stand at intersections to elicit sympathy and earn meager wages…

The vast majority are within the county seat, with a small portion delivered outside the county.

Based on the physical descriptions, Li Xuan and Sun Zhou identified the whereabouts of the five children from back then. According to the mute girl's description, the five children were named Erdan, Niuwa, Sange, Agou, and Yaniu.

Ah Gou and the mute girl were sent to beg for their looks because they were cut open. Ah Gou refused to beg and was beaten to death in a dilapidated temple. Er Dan was a girl and was sent to a brothel, while Niu Wa and San Ge went to the Nanfeng Pavilion.

Sun Zhou reorganized the booklet based on the county magistrate's notes, making the information simpler and clearer.

Li Xuan, accompanied by the mute girl, prepared to personally search for the remaining three children, while Sun Zhou, Zhang Xiaocao, and five other members of the community planned to rescue the others, and then meet them at the City God Temple outside the city...

……

At the brothel, Li Xuan stood at the entrance with the mute girl, who had changed into new clothes.

A madam peeked out and her eyes lit up immediately. She trotted out and sized up Li Xuan's clothes and appearance, smiling broadly as she said, "Oh, this is a young master who's returned from abroad. So fair-skinned and delicate. Compared to us country bumpkins, he's a far cry..."

She spoke without thinking. Seeing the mute girl's somewhat malnourished appearance and timid eyes, she made a judgment and said with a sneer, "Is the young master going to take action against this girl? To be honest, I shouldn't have taken her in. You can tell what a person will be like at three years old. She won't be good-looking when she grows up."

(End of this chapter)