The little princess was torn, and the demon emperor patched her up

Chapter 159 Xiao Nanjia's "Letter to the People of the World"

Xiao Baojing held the bowl and nervously covered most of his face, leaving only a pair of round almond-shaped eyes exposed. He curiously watched the corpse driver settle those "people" and cover them with white cloth.

"What are you looking at?!" The old man glared at her unhappily.

Xiao Baojing hesitated: "I didn't see anything..."

The old man snorted, took out a black bun from his arms and started to eat it.

The steamed bun was dry and hard, and Xiao Baojing felt it irritate his teeth just by looking at it.

After looking at it for a while, she filled a large bowl of bacon rice and handed it to the old man: "Here."

The old man looked at the meal and then at her.

Xiao Baojing: "I cooked too much and couldn't finish it."

The old man then took it in silence.

Perhaps he hadn't had a decent meal for many days. He ate slowly at first, but gradually he began to wolf down his food.

The two of them had dinner around the fire. The old man took out his pipe and started smoking. His old face was covered with wrinkles, especially between his brows, which looked like ravines carved out by the years with a knife.

Xiao Baojing held his face in his hands and asked, "Where are you from?"

"I'm from Dong Wei." The old man coughed a few times, "I was commissioned by several wealthy families to come and collect the bodies of their relatives."

Xiao Baojing didn't understand: "How could the relatives of a wealthy family end up in such a desolate and remote place like Qingfengling?"

The old man raised his eyes and glanced at her: "How long has it been since you went to the Central Plains?"

"Just... just one winter!"

"Humph! A snowfall can turn a pond into an icehouse, let alone a long winter? The Queen of Southern Tang issued a "Notice to the People of the World" to the whole world, officially declaring war on the demon race. The notice was posted all over the world, and even a peddler like me knew about it! All countries stopped the civil war and united to deal with the demon race.

"The Eastern Wei regime was particularly ruthless. They were determined not to let go of any spirits or monsters in their territory. However, over the years, some families had already gotten along with the spirits as if they were their closest relatives. How could they not be sad to see their loved ones being executed and their bodies thrown into Qingfeng Ridge? So they hired me with a large sum of money to bring their loved ones home."

The old man is not in good health.

After he finished speaking, he hunched over and coughed several times, as if he was going to cough out his lungs.

Despite being warmed by the fire, Xiao Baojing's face was very pale.

She asked, "What about Nan Tang?! Were all the monsters in Nan Tang also slaughtered?!"

"Ahem!" The old man coughed with difficulty, and took the time to roll his eyes at Xiao Baojing, "Are you trying to swat a fly in your ears? Didn't I just say that only the Eastern Wei regime would kill all the monsters?! The rest of the countries are fine. The Queen of Southern Tang only said that she would eliminate the most vicious monsters, and the rest of the monsters would be expelled from the country and exiled to the north of the Great Wall of Monsters."

Only then did Xiao Baojing breathe a sigh of relief.

Jun Baojie and Tao Shisanniang are all in Southern Tang, at least nothing happened to them...

There was a raging snowstorm outside.

The old man suddenly pointed at the paper Xiao Baojing had picked up to wipe the pot and said, "Look, isn't that the 'Notice to the People of the World' written by the Queen of Southern Tang herself? It's even in a ghost place like Qingfengling!"

Xiao Baojing quickly picked it up and carefully unfolded it——

"Since the battle of Qingfengling in the past, the demon emperor Shang has died in battle, and the human race has taken control of the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas. In all seasons, farmers, mulberry trees, building houses and repairing cities are all brave; north and south are raising livestock, studying and taking exams, all are diligent. This is what is meant by all the land in the world is the king's land, and all the people in the world are the king's subjects.

"However, in recent years, the demons have made a comeback, often making fox calls and ghost cries and mixing with the human race, committing crimes, raping and plundering. At the very least, they pretend to be ghosts and cause unrest in homes, and at the worst, they eat flesh and drink blood and plot to kill people. This is their crime.

"Some people do not harm others, but occupy farmland and infringe on forests, or use sorcery to sell goods, or force their entire clan to work as laborers or slaves, leaving our people without a place to live. This is their second crime.

"If there are those with ulterior motives, who occupy important positions in the imperial court as demons, play with power and make things unpredictable, split the dynasty and provoke wars, causing chaos and bringing disaster to the people, this is their third crime.

“There are even more treacherous and evil people who use sorcery to call themselves evil gods, and feed on the souls of the people in heaven and earth, trying to devour the sun and the golden crow, causing the world to fall into eternal night. Heaven and earth cannot tolerate this, and both humans and gods are angry. This is their fourth crime!

"All these things endanger the human world. I swear that I will never coexist with the demon clan and will perish together with them.

"I have decided to follow the example of Emperor Zhuanxu and open up the heavens and the earth. I will raise the banner of justice to eliminate evil spirits: All the evil and treacherous among the evil spirits will be killed without exception; the rest of the mountain spirits and wild monsters will be exiled and banished to the north of the Great Wall, never to come south again!
"Announce this throughout the country and let everyone know." An orange bonfire was burning in the dilapidated temple.

Outside the temple, the wind and snow became more and more violent, as if thousands of ghosts were hiding in the darkness and howling.

After reading the manifesto, Xiao Baojing was stunned for a long time.

Therefore, Xiao Nanjia used this manifesto to intensify the existing contradictions between the human race and the demon race, causing the war-torn countries in the Central Plains to stop the civil war and turn their spearheads against the demon race.

Her goal has never changed. She wants to create a world that belongs only to humans!

Xiao Baojing stroked the manifesto with mixed emotions.

The peddler had left the Demon God Temple a long time ago, and no one knew where he was now, or whether he was being besieged by Xiao Nanjia's men...

But he is so powerful that he can fly on clouds and have great powers. Can Xiao Nanjia, a mortal, really compete with him?
One of them wants to devour the Golden Crow, and the other wants to protect the human race.

Xiao Baojing didn't know which side she should stand on.

It seems that both sides are radical and wrong.

"These two are so annoying!"

She scratched her hair in annoyance.

The night is deep.

Xiao Baojing picked up a few broken wooden boards to block the cold wind from outside before sleeping beside the fire.

I didn't sleep well tonight.

In a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness, Xiao Baojing always felt that the collapsed statue in the dilapidated temple seemed to be smiling at him, which was quite creepy.

The old man opposite also slept uneasily, coughing from time to time. The longest time he coughed lasted for a whole cup of tea. Xiao Baojing even thought in a trance that he was about to die.

Finally, he fell into a drowsy sleep until early morning. The sky outside was still gray and the snow was piled high. Strands of cold air seeped in through the cracks in the broken wooden boards, making Xiao Baojing sneeze twice.

She washed up and cooked a pot of bacon rice.

I wanted to wake the old man up, but found him curled up in his tattered jacket with an abnormal flush on his face.

Xiao Baojing approached him cautiously: "Are you okay?"

The old man coughed violently: "It's okay..."

As he kept coughing, he suddenly vomited a large amount of blood!

Xiao Baojing squatted beside him, holding a handkerchief, his pupils slightly narrowed, and his voice trembled: "Are you really okay? But you are coughing up blood!"

The old man glanced at the blood on his palm and smiled weakly: "I'm afraid I'm useless..."

Xiao Baojing: "..."

From being of no concern to being useless is just a matter of blood!

Yes, the medical conditions in ancient times were so backward, and the corpse driver had lived among the corpses for years, so it was not surprising that his body was exhausted.

"Help me up..." The old man stretched out his hand tremblingly towards Xiao Baojing.

Xiao Baojing didn't understand what was going on, so he had to support his upper body and let him lean against the wall.

"I can't go home, you..." The old man slowly raised his hand and pointed at the white cloth in the corner, "You take them home for me."

　There is one more chapter tomorrow morning!! Babies go to sleep first!!!

　　(End of this chapter)