Chapter 54: Hypocrisy and Evil God
Everyone rested there for two days.
Even though food was scarce and even though they wanted to leave this unjust place immediately, the people still stayed there for two days.
Dig graves, carve tombstones with wooden blocks, and bury deceased relatives and friends.
Some people are alone and cannot even leave their names behind.
But other people saw it and could not bear to leave his body exposed to the wind and rain, so they gathered it up and buried it together.
The corners of the people's eyes were already red.
The father buries his children, and the mother buries her own flesh and blood.
Young men bid farewell to their elders in tears, and children can hardly stop crying.
It was all so silent, yet so deafening.
Zhang Tiansheng and Li Yuan stood at the front of the tent, looking at the silent back of Emperor Dayue, feeling a little emotional.
With the wisdom of Emperor Dayue, after calming down a little, he had already guessed where these evil demons came from.
The people had been sick and weak for a long time, and when they were marching some time ago, why wasn't there a demon causing trouble?
All of a sudden they all ran out in one night?
It is obvious that there are invisible hands controlling everything behind the scenes.
I wonder what Emperor Dayue was thinking at this moment.
However, he could not let the people see his fatigue, so he stayed far away in front of his own tent, and even the ministers and attendants were not allowed to approach him.
After a long while, Emperor Dayue finally moved when the commander of the imperial attendants cautiously told him that he should continue moving forward.
He turned around, still looking as vigorous as a dragon, majestic and full of dignity.
"People of Dayue!"
"Thousands of mountains and rivers, immortals, gods and monsters, are just a high hurdle! How can they stop us?"
"Let's keep going!"
Emperor Dayue shouted, and many soldiers repeated it loudly in unison. The powerful voice reached everyone's ears.
The people walked silently, but they couldn't help looking back while walking.
Not far behind him was a bloody mass grave.
This is their hometown, where their relatives are buried.
But they had to leave in order to continue living.
The ranks of millions of mortals began to move again, forming an extremely long and endless tide.
A huge tide formed from the capital of Dayue Kingdom, and moved northwards, growing bigger and bigger.
Among the remaining population of the entire Dayue Kingdom, more than 70% of the people were willing to follow the Dayue Emperor and Li Yuan and leave.
When the truth about the insect plague was revealed, the gods and immortals who had been high and mighty since ancient times caused the people to go from believing in them to hating them.
Li Yuan led the "migration tide" forward continuously. When he encountered mountains, he conquered the mountain gods, and when he encountered rivers, he conquered the river gods. His journey was smooth.
That prayer order was really useful.
As long as Li Yuan's request does not violate the laws of heaven and does not damage morality, those gods will have to let Li Yuan take away the large amounts of food they have prepared to harvest incense!
After the night of demonic rampage, everything seemed to have returned to normal.
It was as if the big hand behind him had given up the idea.
However, the worrying thing still happened.
After the evil spirits wreaked havoc, a plague broke out among the people.
In Li Yuan's words, demons carry a large number of germs that can make people sick.
Due to various factors, the plague could not be prevented in the end.
Li Yuan ground the spiritual energy stone he had collected from Tianyun Mountain into powder and scattered all the spiritual medicine seedlings.
Emperor Dayue also acted decisively, dividing the infected and uninfected people into two teams, separating them by a hundred miles, and he led the infected team forward.
His legitimate son, on the other hand, led the people who were not infected with the plague to walk on the other side.
Once a plague breaks out, it lasts for months.
After being treated with many spiritual items, the plague was finally stopped, but during this period, tens of thousands of people had already died or been injured.
Emperor Dayue's eyes were red and he was filled with endless anger.
He wished he could draw his sword and fight those evil gods, and ask those gods why they tortured mortals so much!
But in fact, the most crucial point to stop the plague was Zhang Tiansheng's secret finger-moving.
The great Lord of Heaven simply raised his finger and kept his mind at peace, and the plague was never able to spread completely.
After the plague was over, the people left and stayed there for half a year.
During the past six months, nothing strange has happened.
The sudden silence of those evil gods shook many people.
Because this road to leave is too far.
When Emperor Dayue arrived at the border of Dayue Kingdom, right next to Qianshanling.
Of the millions of mortals that had gathered together, a small half left quietly, leaving only two million people.
Actually, it’s not that quiet.
The soldiers are all watching.
However, Emperor Dayue will not force his subjects.
He ordered his soldiers not to stop the people from leaving.
After all, this journey is also a road with an unknown future.
Staying here might give you a way out.
Even though those evil gods are hateful, they will always leave some mortal seeds for the sake of incense.
Emperor Dayue was angry.
The people were hoping for a lucky break, but he was determined to leave and start over in another place.
He knew very well that in the hands of these evil gods, mortals would always be manipulated and exploited.
Fate may be unfair, but it can never be held in the hands of certain people and manipulated at will!
A team of two million people reached the border of Dayue Kingdom.
The crowd was huge and the mountain road was narrow, only wide enough for carts to pass through. Anyone who still had the strength to walk had to cross the mountains and hills.
Emperor Dayue was no exception. He took the lead in climbing the mountain, followed closely by his frightened ministers, who were afraid that he would fall.
The legitimate son of Emperor Dayue is a young man with clear and bright facial features.
At this moment, he also assumed the responsibilities of being the eldest prince, acting as the vanguard of the people and leading the cart convoy forward.
The other children of Emperor Dayue did not have any complaints. They all had determination in their eyes and followed their father across the mountains and forests.
Passing by a quiet and deserted village, just as they were about to leave, dozens of huge figures suddenly descended.
Dozens of cloud giants, hundreds of meters high, were looking at the mortals on the ground with expressions of joy, anger, sadness, or compassion.
The people were terrified. Where had they ever seen such a grand scene?
These are dozens of mountain and river gods appearing, transforming into Dharma images!
Dozens of cloud giants, like the Titans that opened the sky, are as tall as the mountains.
"The place you are leaving is too far away, turn back."
The giant image of the God of Tianyun Mountain stood in front of the images of all the immortals and gods, and his words were filled with compassion.
"My people, don't be deceived by this strange god. He is the source of everything!"
A river god statue gently raised his hand and pointed at Li Yuan.
Li Yuan's eyes widened, and he transformed into a giant cloud and mist figure:
"I'm your mother!"
His voice carried far and was very direct.
Another mountain god who had never appeared before took a step forward:
"Mortals, if it weren't for this Anshan Mountain God causing trouble, we would have rescued you long ago."
Li Yuan: "Save your mother!"
The mountain god's face darkened, but he was stopped by the Tianyun Mountain God.
The God of Tianyun Mountain looked kindly at the mortals below him:
"My people, Dayue has been prosperous for a hundred years. Why did a disaster sweep you away?"
"Come back, we immortals and gods will help you rebuild your home!"
The God of Tianyun Mountain radiates a peaceful glow, which brings peace to the hearts of the people, relieves their fatigue, and makes them feel as if they are bathed in divine light.
The people looked at each other.
Some people are hesitant and don't want to risk the rest of their lives on an unknown new home.
However, more people’s hearts were filled with anger that seemed to be burning towards the sky!
Most of the people just remained silent, but they bravely raised their heads and glared at the huge images of the mountain gods in front of them!
Li Yuan spoke again:
"I'll rebuild your mother!"
The Tianyun Mountain God was so angry that his nose became crooked and his Dharma image trembled.
"As a fellow immortal, do you have any manners?"
Li Yuan raised his eyebrows:
"I......"
Tianyun Mountain God quickly interrupted: "Don't talk!"
The other mountain gods also shouted, "Boy, shut up!"
Li Yuan smiled slightly.
He looked at the immortals and gods in front of him and said word by word without haste:
"I, Su, your, mother."
The old face of the Tianyun Mountain God turned purple, his fists were clenched tightly, he was so angry that he wanted to cut Li Yuan into pieces!
Looking at the anxious look of the cunning old Deng in front of him, Li Yuan raised the corner of his mouth and laughed heartily.
Simple bad breath, ultimate enjoyment!
These old Bidens still dare to show up and pretend to be kind?
I only need one sentence to criticize you to death!