newbobooks Chapter 383 Entering Dongling
Chapter 383 Entering Dongling
After the Beijiang incident, there were only two things left unresolved in Gu Wei's mind.
The first is the eldest brother Gu Yun.
Gu Wei believed that a smart man like his elder brother would never die so easily on the battlefield, or even have his body found.
So when he was exiled four years ago, he sent a subordinate to look for him.
But now, time has passed and there is no news about Changfeng.
The people sent later also disappeared without a trace and no news was heard from them again.
It's really weird.
All his men are elite talents, how could they disappear out of thin air?
It was as if someone was deliberately holding Big Brother hostage and didn't want outsiders to know about it.
The second is Xie Ling.
Gu Wei's cold expression slightly eased, revealing a rare hint of gentleness.
The soldiers around him all widened their eyes.
After two years of fighting, have they ever seen the general smile?
Gu Wei on the battlefield is cold and hard.
Like a sword with a cold glow.
Only in this way can he gain fear from his enemies and respect from his subordinates.
The title of general has always been associated with a cold and bloody tone.
Gu Wei didn't notice the shocked looks of the soldiers and was immersed in his own world.
A Ling hasn't been home for three years.
He really missed her badly.
Ever since the war began, everything has been coming down on him like snowflakes, making it hard for him to breathe.
I can only sleep two or three hours a day.
It is common to stay up all night discussing tactics with subordinates.
Sinan has strong combat power and complete armaments. It can definitely win the war without having to put in any effort.
The difficulty lies in how to minimize casualties, how to not affect the lives of the people, and how to arrange for the surrendered civilians and soldiers...
Gu Wei touched the sachet hanging around his waist, his eyes slightly narrowed.
do not care.
In another month, Beijiang will be ready for reconstruction and everything will be arranged.
He went to Mingyue Island in person to bring his Aling back.
Gu Wei raised his thin lips slightly.
This time, no matter Uncle Jiang lets the person go or not, he will take the person away forcefully.
He really, missed her so much.
I don’t know if she has grown taller, if she is used to the food, how she has been doing in the past few years, and if anyone dares to bully her…
Gu Wei's eyes were a little dazed.
"General, the people are all blocked outside the palace, waiting for you to restore order."
Gu Wei regained his senses and withdrew his hand from the sachet.
The gentle look faded away, and he turned back into the stern and cold general.
"Well, remember, swords have no eyes, so you must not hurt the people."
"Yes. By the way, Mr. Zhou is on his way—"
"Any news from Qidong?"
"Yes, Master Xu said everything is stable."
The two of them walked out of the palace while talking.
The sachet on Gu Wei's waist swayed with his big steps.
The embroidery on it had already become frayed due to being touched thousands of times.
This sachet was a defective product that Xie Ling embroidered when she suddenly had the idea to ask Song to teach her embroidery. She spent three days embroidering it.
It was also this time that Xie Ling realized that there were things she knew nothing about.
The beautiful mandarin ducks were embroidered by her into something weird, with eyes that were not eyes, nose that was not a nose, and it was extremely ugly.
After she finished embroidering, she didn't even want to look at it and just threw it on the windowsill.
When Gu Wei found out about it, he carefully picked it up and hung it around his waist from then on.
The famous general did not have any extra jewelry on his body, only a worn-out sachet.
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Xie Ling didn't know what happened in Beijiang at this time.
The ship arrived at the dock of Dongling Kyoto in just half a day.
Cangzhou is already very prosperous. Compared with Cangzhou, Kyoto is even more prosperous.
At the dock, merchant ships come and go in an endless stream.
You need to register to enter the city.
Because of the goddess, Kyoto stipulates that the number of people entering the city each day cannot exceed 50,000.
It was only the afternoon and there were already more than 40,000 people entering the city.
Xie Ling and his friends were lucky, as they arrived at the right spot, otherwise they would have to stay in the suburbs for a night and could enter the city the next day.
Entering Kyoto, one is overwhelmed by a strong sense of oppression.
The houses in Kyoto are tall, with buildings connected to each other and mountains upon mountains, stretching as far as the eye can see.
The long eaves extend all the way to the horizon, hanging in the sunset, very magnificent.
There are also eight or nine-story buildings, some of which are restaurants, some are teahouses, and many of the dignitaries sit in the private rooms chatting and laughing.
People were coming and going on the street, wearing clothes from all over the world, almost walking shoulder to shoulder.
The disciples of Mingyue Island were dazzled.
"It's too luxurious. Is Dongling about to surpass Wei Zhao and become the largest country?"
"Didn't they fight a war a few years ago? I heard that Wei Zhao was defeated and lost a city."
Xie Ling interrupted the disciples' conversation and asked, "Look, are the people all heading to the same place?"
The disciples followed her gaze.
Indeed, there seemed to be many people on the street, but they were all walking in generally one direction.
They were in a hurry, chasing each other, and some were almost fighting with the people next to them just to squeeze in a gap.
Xie Ling randomly picked up a civilian on the street.
"Hello, I want to ask——"
The man's face was pale and his steps were unsteady, as if he was about to faint at any moment, which were obvious symptoms of plague.
He was so anxious that his eyes widened and he interrupted Xie Ling.
"Little girl, why are you pulling me? Don't block my way!"
Xie Ling quickly asked: "Excuse me, where are you all going? I just arrived in the city, so I don't know much."
The man glanced ahead, looking anxious, and pulled Xie Ling's hand away with all his strength.
"You are here to see the goddess, right? Hurry up! The goddess will stop giving out medicine when the sun goes down!"
After saying that, he ran away in a hurry.
There are countless people like him on the street.
The disciples gathered around.
Yu Wei, who was relatively calm among them, looked at the crowded crowd and pondered, "Back then, the goddess in Beijiang did not have the rule of not distributing medicine after the sun set."
Those disciples who had heard the rumors about the goddess all nodded.
"I also find it very strange. Back then, that goddess did good deeds without leaving her name, but this goddess seems to be afraid that others will not know about it..."
One disciple had a rather unconventional thought, "Since the goddess is here, can we return to Mingyue Island earlier?"
The other disciples felt that this made some sense and looked at Xie Ling, waiting for her instructions.
Mingyue Island entered the world to save the dying and the wounded, and what it was trying to do was to save the world and prevent it from falling into chaos.
As long as the situation is basically stabilized, they will leave.
Xie Ling narrowed her eyes, "Wait a minute, we don't know if this goddess is real or fake. If she is a fraud, the people will suffer."
Yu Wei asked, "How about we go and take a look?"
Xie Ling had this intention in mind, "Okay."
A group of people followed the crowd towards the city center.
The further you go in, the more crowded it becomes.
The person in front was pressed against the chest of the person behind, and the person behind was stepping on the heels of the person in front. It took a long time for them to move a small step, and they could hardly breathe.
When Xie Ling saw this scene, her eyes turned cold.
It's so crowded that it's easy for stampedes to happen.
She had just looked around and saw many people who were not suffering from the plague. She probably came here to see the goddess.
With everyone so close together, even healthy people might be infected.
The disciples of Mingyue Island apparently also discovered this problem.
"Why does this goddess let the people get so close to each other? Can't she organize some order? Now they are breathing directly together, so it's very easy for them to be cross-infected!"
Yu Wei is older and knows the deeds of the Beijiang Goddess best.
He snorted coldly, "I think this goddess is most likely an imposter. Back then, the goddess in Beijiang emphasized many times that people had to line up to get medicine, and keep a distance of more than one meter. Now this..."
Yu Wei hadn't finished speaking yet.
There was a sudden cry from the front.
"Someone was trampled to death!"
"Stop crowding!"
"Everyone, make way, someone is being trampled to death!"
The crowd suddenly became restless.