Infinite Survival: The winner takes all!
Chapter 309 Wanted Order
The entire scene fell into dead silence for an instant, and no one dared to speak again.
Li Ming nodded slightly and his expression softened a little. "It seems that everyone has no objections. Very good. Is there a village chief here? Who is the person in charge?"
Upon hearing this, the villagers turned their attention to a man in his fifties among the crowd.
Song Youwei only felt that his scalp was numb and his whole body was shaking, but in full view of the public, he had to bite the bullet and stand up.
He said in a trembling voice: "Sir, the younger one's name is Song Youwei. He is the village chief here."
After speaking, he lowered his head, not daring to look at Li Ming.
"Don't be nervous," Li Ming said calmly, "I'm just asking you a few questions. As long as you answer honestly, there's nothing to be afraid of."
"Young ones, you must tell everything you know, and tell everything you want." After Song Youwei said these words, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Ming noticed that Yun Shan kept looking at him, and couldn't help but feel a little funny.
He said slightly helplessly: "If you want to save me, just save me. You don't have to look at me all the time."
Without saying a word, Yunshan quickly released a healing spell on the old man who was lying on the ground and was furious.
As a few delicate flowers penetrated into the old man's body, a warm and powerful vitality spread in his body.
The old man's tired face gradually relaxed, and his pale and bloodless face also regained its healthy rosiness.
His eyes glowed brightly again, as if he had broken away from the shackles of death in an instant and gained new life.
"Lan Lan?" The old man looked at his granddaughter with tears streaming down his face. He looked confused and had no idea what was going on.
"Grandpa..." The little woman hugged the old man tightly, as if she wanted to pour out all her sadness and anxiety.
Other villagers were shocked and speechless when they witnessed such a miraculous treatment.
Seeing this, Song Youwei bent his body a little lower.
Li Ming withdrew his gaze, turned to Song Youwei again, and asked in a serious tone: "Mr. Song, why did the officers and soldiers forcibly kidnap these little girls?"
"Because...because Mr. Jin from the county likes little girls." Song Youwei replied hesitantly, his voice full of helplessness and fear.
"Oh? You just watched them being taken away and were indifferent?" Li Ming's voice contained no emotion, as if he was just stating a fact.
A bitter smile appeared on Song Youwei's face. He shook his head helplessly and said, "It's not that we are indifferent, but that we are really powerless."
"In the neighboring village next door, just because there was a person who had joined the Qingtian Sect, the entire village was slaughtered to death by officers and soldiers."
"If we resist even a little bit, I'm afraid we will end up in the same end."
"Qingtian Sect?" Li Ming repeated, "Tell me in detail."
Song Youwei hesitated for a moment, then sighed heavily, as if accepting his fate, and recounted everything he knew.
"Since Emperor Zhang Ye abdicated his throne to the current emperor ten years ago, our taxes have become increasingly heavy and more stringent year by year."
"Fortunately, our geographical location is pretty good. In good harvest years, we can still harvest some food."
"After excluding the high taxes, the food left is only enough for us to barely survive."
"However, people in areas with poor land simply cannot afford such heavy taxes."
"Under the oppression of life, they can only choose to resist the tyrannical regime."
"As a result, the Qingtian Sect came into being and created a great momentum. It is said that millions of people across the country have joined the Qingtian Sect."
"At first, the Qingtian Sect was unstoppable, advancing with overwhelming force, and even reached the foot of the capital at one point."
"Then..." At this point, Song Youwei's throat suddenly tightened and he swallowed, but his throat seemed to be strangled by some invisible force and he was unable to continue.
Yun Shan couldn't help frowning and urged: "What happened next? You should tell me."
Song Youwei took a deep breath and said with a trembling voice: "Then...the million-strong army was actually...slaughtered to pieces by the current emperor and a few guards..."
His words echoed in the air, as if they were filled with blood and fear.
"What do the emperor and the guards look like? Are they any different from you?" Li Ming continued to ask.
"This... I really don't know. I have never seen the emperor and those guards with my own eyes. I only heard about the emperor's massacre of millions of troops."
Perhaps because the four people in front of him were too calm, Song Youwei's words became much smoother.
He paused and continued: "However, since the Battle of Beijing, the Qingtian Sect has indeed been retreating steadily, and now it only dares to operate underground."
"Therefore, although the harsh government is still in power today, we really have no ability to resist..."
Yun Shan said in a serious tone: "The government has become corrupt to this extent, which means that the current emperor does nothing at all?"
Song Youwei showed a more bitter expression and responded: "If it was just a simple inaction, then it would be okay. But the current emperor only wants to recruit women from all over the world to satisfy his selfish desires and enjoy obscene pleasures."
"As the saying goes, 'What's good at the top will be bad at the bottom'. His behavior has also made officials below more unscrupulous, and corruption has become more and more serious."
Li Ming thought for a moment and did not ask any more questions.
Under the watchful eyes of many villagers, he released the metal spaceship and took off with three teammates.
When he was about to leave, he turned back and said to the villagers, "Don't worry about the county officers and soldiers coming to cause trouble. After today, they will no longer exist."
After finishing speaking, the spacecraft quickly disappeared into the sky carrying them.
Half an hour later, Pingshui County Mansion was reduced to ruins. A green spaceship broke out of the rubble, rose rapidly, and disappeared into the sky in an instant.
Li Ming held two wanted portraits torn from the notice board in front of the county gate.
In the portrait, the faces of the two women are detailed and lifelike.
But their clothes are extremely modern and seem out of tune with this world full of feudal stereotypes, as if they have traveled from another time and space.
"They must be players. Judging from their appearance and clothing, they are obviously not from this world." Cecily said with certainty.
"Hmm..." Yun Shan nodded thoughtfully, "Then based on this, the current emperor should also be a player."
"Perhaps they originally belonged to the same team, but for some reason, some of the players fell while others did not."
"Thus, those players who are not corrupted are wanted by the corrupted Emperor player base."
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