Secular world: My destiny has no taboos

Chapter 290 289: Give them a choice
Human nature is varied and unpredictable.

Although Lin Beixuan stands on the side of the human race, he sometimes has to admit that the despicable nature of human beings is something that other creatures can never compare to.

Human kindness can change the color of mountains and rivers and illuminate the darkest corners.

Human evil can reach its extreme and destroy all that is good without being seen.

He didn't say anything, just kept walking forward to the next house.

The family did not light candles and the house was pitch dark, but the faint sounds of conversation inside could still be heard.

"I have exceeded the task assigned by Lord Hu Xian today, and I have been rewarded with some extra food. You can find an excuse to send this food to Wu girl tomorrow.

Her mother is seriously ill, and she is only ten years old. What she does is not even enough to feed herself in a day. Any help we can give is appreciated."

"I understand, but you have to be careful too. Don't get too tired."

"Nowadays, many people work without putting in any effort, but they still get a day's worth of food. Only you are stupid enough to work so hard."

"Well, they are them, and I am me. I cannot do such a conscienceless thing. We should contribute as much as Sheshan has given us."

"It's just... I don't have any extra food at home, so I always feel uneasy."

It is still a conversation between a man and a woman, but compared to the previous one, the conversation between the man and woman in this house is more plain, revealing the breath of life and the common people everywhere.

Lin Beixuan looked back again and found that Hu Miao's expression had improved a lot.

"You people are like this. You get the advantage and want more benefits." A rare look of anger appeared on Hu Miao's calm face.

At this moment, she even forgot the instructions of Master Hu Xian.

"I don't deny what you said, but whether it's a spirit or a ghost, as long as they have human emotions, they will have similar thoughts."

"Humans have seven emotions and six desires, which are spiritual roots. Your Huxian clan is essentially a spirit, and isn't this spiritual root what you are pursuing?"

Lin Beixuan raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Everyone is selfish, why do you say that?"

"Look." Lin Beixuan pointed to the rows of houses hidden in the darkness under the moonlight, with many candlelight shining outside through the windows.

"We've only listened to three families and you've become upset. There are so many families behind. Do you want to listen to them one by one?"

Hu Miao shook her head. She didn't want to care about those people's affairs.

"What exactly do you mean, sir? Do you think we at Sheshan rescued the wrong people?"

The night wind blew gently, rustling the leaves beside the house. Lin Beixuan opened his arms slightly, enjoying a moment of comfort.

He looked at the candlelights lit in the houses and sighed, "Sheshan was not wrong to save him, but I think these people should be given another chance to choose."

"They can seek refuge in Sheshan, but they cannot really sink into despair here. Doing so will harm not only you, Huxian, but also themselves."

Hu Miao was stunned. She vaguely felt that the other party's words were full of disappointment.

"why?"

"Maybe it's my subjective opinion. I don't want Sheshan to be ruined by some bad people and cause you to be hostile to others. I also don't want innocent people to be implicated. That's all."

Lin Beixuan let out a light breath. In fact, after seeing these people in Sheshan, he could guess that Sheshan would definitely be destroyed because of some people in the near future.

By then, even if the Huxians suppress them by killing them, it will be difficult to eliminate the grudges between the two sides.

By then, the impression of people in Hu Xian's mind will be damaged, which will greatly affect his control over Hu Xian's lineage.

Although the Fox Spirit God expressed his intention to follow him, as a human being, he ultimately stood on the side of the human race. The best way was to nip this trend in the bud as soon as possible.

"So what does the lord plan to do?" Hu Miao asked.

"Of course, take these people out and let them do what they should do."

"No one wants to move them from a safe and comfortable place to an extremely dangerous environment."

“That’s why we give them a choice.”

The blood-stained robe on Lin Beixuan fluttered in the night wind, and his originally gentle temperament suddenly became fierce.

"I remember your ancestors said that there are still many people outside Luozhou who are unwilling to live a stable life in Sheshan. They are unwilling to enter Sheshan in order to snatch Luozhou back from the starving ghosts."

"People outside are fighting for their hometown, but I hide in other people's homes to absorb nutrients. I don't like such people."

"So I gave them two choices. The men would work with me to kill the starving ghosts and take back Luozhou, while the women and children could stay in Sheshan temporarily and be taken away after things were settled.

Otherwise, they will be driven out of Sheshan and left to fend for themselves.”

Hu Miao frowned when he heard this: "You are forcing them by doing this, which will not benefit you."

"and many more……"

Hu Miao suddenly raised his head and looked at Lin Beixuan with a slightly shocked look.

"My Lord, are you planning to let Sheshan be the villain?"

Seeing that his thoughts were exposed, Lin Beixuan coughed twice and spoke frankly.

"Yes, this is the best solution."

"But if we do this, those who believe in and worship Hu Xian will leave, and our Hu Xian's incense will be completely lost." "Your Excellency has made a good calculation."

Lin Beixuan looked at Hu Miao with deep eyes, and said seriously: "I will repay you tenfold or a hundredfold in the future."

"Your ancestor realized this without me even telling her. This is a huge gamble between her and me."

Hu Miao looked into Lin Beixuan's eyes, took a deep breath, and bowed solemnly to Lin Beixuan.

"I understand. My Lord, please give me two days. I will take care of the matter."

"It's troublesome."

After knowing Lin Beixuan's idea, Hu Miao did not delay any longer. After sending Lin Beixuan to the camp where Wu Huo and others were stationed, he quickly returned to Hu Xian's residence and held a meeting overnight.

Lin Beixuan stood outside the camp and looked at Hu Miao's departing back. Just then, Shen Tingmiao walked up to him.

"what's the result?"

"It went better than expected. At the same time, I also learned about the existence of another group of people. They will be our main targets next."

"The other group of people?" Shen Tingmiao repeated Lin Beixuan's words, her eyes flickering.

Lin Beixuan nodded, with a hint of sigh in his tone: "They can still maintain their resistance under the pressure of the starving ghosts. They are a force that cannot be ignored. If we can recruit them into the team, it will greatly strengthen our base."

"Those who survived are more terrifying than hungry ghosts."

Shen Tingmiao was slightly surprised when she heard this. She found that she was becoming more and more unable to understand Lin Beixuan.

By being with him, she was exposed to many things she had never experienced before, which made her originally monotonous life become more brilliant than ever before.

"It would be nice if it could continue like this, but unfortunately..."

After hesitating for a while, Shen Tingmiao finally informed Lin Beixuan of the current situation in Anle County.

"The current situation in Anle County should be very critical. Since contacting me a few days ago, Auntie Jiu has not passed on any news to me."

Shen Tingmiao took out the spirit shrine that she always held in her arms. Lin Beixuan looked at it carefully and found that the spirit shrine, which was originally shining with spiritual light, was now a little dim.

"Can you take the initiative to contact her now?" Lin Beixuan frowned and said in a deep voice.

Shen Tingmiao shook her head: "I contacted Aunt Jiu, but she didn't respond."

"I come!"

Lin Beixuan took the shrine from Shen Tingmiao's hand and looked inside. Under the shrine was a yellow fox lying on its stomach.

"What should be done?"

"Bite your index finger and use your blood essence to light up the shrine. Ninth Aunt will receive a prompt."

Lin Beixuan nodded, found an empty tent and went inside.

He placed the shrine beside him and looked at it carefully for a moment. He found that this shrine looked very similar to the shrine that appeared when he traveled to and from the human world, but there was an essential difference between the two.

Lin Beixuan bit his index finger according to Professor Shen Tingmiao's method and placed his blood essence on the spirit niche. The blood essence slowly seeped into the spirit niche, as if it was absorbed by the spirit niche.

Gradually, the shrine began to emit faint white light, but still no one responded from the other end.

Lin Beixuan frowned slightly and was about to bite his finger again to use his blood and essence to activate it when he heard a surprised voice coming from the shrine.

"Officer Lin Lang, how are you these days?"

A light mist gradually rose above the shrine, and a human figure condensed in the air. Judging from the beautiful figure, it was undoubtedly Grandma Jiu.

Seeing this, Lin Beixuan breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What happened in Anle County right now? Are you all okay now?"

"It was Miss Shen who told you, right? I told her not to worry, but I didn't expect it to be like this in the end. Where is Mr. Lin now?"

Seeing that Aunt Jiu was still trying to change the subject, Lin Beixuan's face suddenly turned gloomy.

"Anle County is my foundation. I don't want to find out that I have become someone else's power when I return to Luozhou. What on earth has happened during this period of time?"

After a brief silence, Ninth Aunt finally stopped hiding the truth: "It's not a big deal. A mad dog from the South Sea evil spirit broke in and caused a lot of casualties in the county, but it's been dealt with now."

"Don't worry, as long as Master Yimuwu from the Zigu God's side and the evil spirit from the South Sea Evil Spirit don't take action, there will be no major problems in Anle County."

"It's just that... you may have to speed up over there."

"According to the information I received, the Yun Kingdom Esoteric Cult seems to have sent a remarkable figure here. Judging from the direction, it is very likely to be Huangshi Village."

"Where is the other party?" Lin Beixuan's eyes narrowed.

"We have just entered Qingzhou, so it will take some time. Don't worry, I will find a way to stop them."

"Thank you!"

"Mr. Lin, you are too polite. We are all family and we should help each other."

"..."

(End of this chapter)