Chapter 363: Getting there first
On the official road from Heya County to Fangliao County, Qin Ziling saw many ragged, pale and thin people supporting each other and coming in groups towards Fangliao County.
Suddenly, a group of bandits rushed out from the hills beside the official road. The fleeing civilians screamed and ran in all directions. Some women, children, the elderly and the young had no way to escape and could only hold their children tightly, while the bandits grinned wantonly, waving their swords and guns.
Seeing this, a cold murderous intent flashed in Qin Ziling's eyes, and he pressed his hand on the blood hawk's head.
The blood eagle swooped down, flapping its huge wings, stirring up gusts of wind that knocked the bandits who were charging forward off their horses.
The bloody goshawk landed on the official road.
The fierce eagle eyes scanned the front.
"It's a third-grade exotic bird, run away!" A bandit shouted and turned around to run in all directions.
The three leading bandits had some experience and knew that if the man who could ride a third-grade exotic bird really wanted to kill them, they would not be able to escape at all, so they all knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"My lord, have mercy on me! My lord, have mercy on me!"
Sure enough, when the three leading bandits kowtowed and begged for mercy, Zheng Xinghan had already swung a pitch-black broadsword in the air.
This broadsword was forged from the arm blade of the middle-ranking demon general. It is hard and sharp, and is called the Demon-Slaying Sword.
This demon-slaying sword is now the standard weapon for some of the Wuji Sect's martial arts masters.
Zheng Xinghan swung his sword in the air, and several long blade beams rushed out from the blade, whistling through the air and cutting through the fleeing bandits.
The bodies of those bandits were all scattered in different places or cut in half. They were all killed in the blink of an eye, and no one escaped.
The three bandit leaders were so frightened that they were utterly terrified and didn't even notice their heads banging on the ground until they were a bloody mess.
"You begged me for mercy, but have you ever spared the lives of these fleeing people?" Qin Ziling said indifferently. After that, he ignored them and turned to look at the people behind him.
When Qin Ziling turned around to look at the people behind him, Zheng Xinghan had already raised his sword and killed the three bandit leaders in an instant.
His parents died at the hands of bandits, and what Zheng Xinghan hated most in his life were bandits.
"Thank you so much for saving my life! Thank you so much for saving my life!" When Qin Ziling turned around and looked at the people behind him, the mothers who had hugged their children tightly when the disaster struck, pulled their children to kneel in front of Qin Ziling and kowtowed to him repeatedly.
"God?" Qin Ziling recalled the past events that had happened in the Qin family courtyard, and felt quite emotional.
"You all get up. I'm not a god. I'm just a master." Qin Ziling said.
But those people still didn't dare to get up.
Qin Ziling smiled helplessly when he saw this, and then asked: "Where are you going?"
Some adults didn't expect that a god-like figure like Qin Ziling would ask them this question so kindly. They were all stunned. For a moment, no one had the courage to answer. Only one child, who was held by his mother's hand and kneeling on the ground, raised his head and looked at Qin Ziling with a pair of dark and clear eyes and replied: "Mom, she said to take me to Fangqiao County. She said that the county magistrate of Fangqiao County is a great official. She said there are no bad people there, and I can eat hot steamed buns every day and have a house to live in. Uncle God, have you ever been to Fangqiao County? Is what my mother said true?"
Looking at the child's innocent black eyes full of longing and yearning, Qin Ziling's heart suddenly felt as if something had stabbed him deeply.
Since he was reborn into this world, all he had been thinking about was developing and strengthening his own strength and having the ability to protect himself. He had never had any lofty ambitions, nor any lofty ideals of helping the world.
But now the words of the little boy in front of him and his innocent eyes suddenly hurt Qin Ziling, making him feel indescribable shame and self-blame.
In the past, it was understandable that he had no ability and only wanted to protect himself.
Now he is considered a first-rate strongman in the Great Qi Kingdom. In this lower-middle-class Xiyun Province, is he going to watch the people displaced and suffer and do nothing?
"Mencius said that if you are poor, you should take care of yourself, and if you are rich, you should help the world. Even if I don't have such a broad mind to help the world, I can always do something for the people in Xiyunzhou! If I don't do this, no matter how capable I am, I am just a completely selfish villain!" Qin Ziling quickly made a decision in his mind.
After making this decision, Qin Ziling felt a sudden weight on his shoulders, but at the same time his soul seemed to be released from a very narrow world. He felt as if he was suddenly enlightened, as if the sky was high and the earth was vast, and that he was tolerant.
The aura of the soul sitting in the Niwan Palace suddenly became more majestic and vast!
"Everything your mother said is true!" Qin Ziling touched the child's head and said.
"Great!" The child cheered happily, and then excitedly said to his mother beside him: "Mom, did you hear that? The immortal uncle said it was true, so it must be true!"
"Yeah!" The mother touched the child's head, her eyes moist.
She knew very well that Fangqiao County was unfamiliar to everyone and many things were just hearsay. Who could know whether it was true or false? She told the child this just to make him happy, and at the same time to make herself happy so that she could have hope.
"Senior Brother Zheng." Qin Ziling looked at Zheng Xinghan upon seeing this.
"Here!" Zheng Xinghan bowed solemnly.
"You go back to Fangliao County first and pass on my order to send a few people to escort this group of people. After they arrive at the place, settle them down. At the same time, send some more people to wipe out all the bandits, rebels, and evil cults in Heya County. If anyone from the Heya County government dares to stop us, no matter who they are, they will be captured!" Qin Ziling said in a deep voice.
"Yes!" Zheng Xinghan knelt on one knee and accepted the order, then rode the Blood Eagle into the sky.
"Everyone, get up. I'll take you for a walk. Later, someone from Fangqiao County will come to escort you. When you arrive, someone will settle you down." Qin Ziling said.
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other. It took them a while to realize that this was all true. Then they knelt down and kowtowed.
“How can the powerful and immortals who are high above know the sufferings of the world! The reason why we are different from animals is that we have benevolence and emotions. If we are cold-blooded and heartless and ignore the lives of others, what is the difference between us and beasts? Even if I really become an immortal one day, I will never forget my roots!” Qin Ziling secretly warned himself in his heart as he watched the scene before him!
Soon, Zheng Xinghan returned with two great martial artists in the early stage of bone refining.
The two great bone-refining martial artists were both inner disciples of the Wuji Sect. Upon seeing Qin Ziling, they immediately got off the backs of the exotic birds and then knelt on one knee to pay their respects.
"No need to be so polite, just escort them to Fangliao County." Qin Ziling waved his hand, then waved to the refugees, and then he and Zheng Xinghan rode on the Blood Eagle again and soared into the sky.
The Yinsha Divine Vein is located inside a steep mountain range near the Wuyang Mountains in Heya County.
There is a canyon in this mountain range, which is cold and gloomy all year round and shrouded in miasma .
Qin Ziling and Zheng Xinghan broke through the miasma and landed in the canyon.
On the east side of the canyon, there is a cave that constantly emits a cold and evil aura.
Cold pools with dark water can be seen from time to time in the canyon.
These black cold pools continuously emit evil black aura.
"It is indeed a relatively large Yin Sha Earth Vein!" Qin Ziling couldn't help but exclaimed in joy when he saw the aura of the Yin Sha Earth Vein leaking out everywhere.
"That's good. I'll go guard it outside." Zheng Xinghan was very happy when he saw that Qin Ziling recognized this Yinsha vein.
Qin Ziling was about to nod and say yes when he heard this, but then he frowned slightly and said, "It seems that we are not the only ones who discovered this place!"
Not long after Qin Ziling finished speaking, Zheng Xinghan heard the faint sound of conversation and footsteps.
"Elder Chu, the Yinsha earth vein is just ahead."
"Well, I have already felt it. The evil spirit here is very strong. It is a relatively large evil vein. It is a good place to refine corpses."
The two heard the footsteps getting closer, but did not dodge.
Soon two people appeared at the mouth of the canyon.
Behind the two men are two zombies.
One is a silver zombie of the human race, and the other is a golden corpse of a giant bear that is half a foot taller than the ape.
Every time the giant golden bear corpse stepped on the ground, the earth would shake.
The giant bear's golden corpse was shining brightly with golden light, emitting a terrifying and powerful cold aura. It was obviously a mid-level golden corpse.
The two zombies are controlled by a man and a woman.
The woman controls the silver corpse, while the man controls the giant bear golden corpse.
The woman's cultivation level is average, only at the middle stage of Zhenyuan, while the man is quite powerful, he is actually a master of Qi Refining.
Even this man, with his profound cultivation, having a youthful face and white hair, actually looks like a master. He is nothing like the woman, with a stiff face and a cold aura emanating from her, which makes people feel uncomfortable.
“Hey, someone actually got there first!” Elder Chu couldn’t help showing a hint of surprise when he saw Qin Ziling and Zheng Xinghan from afar. But then, when he saw the cultivation levels of Qin Ziling and Zheng Xinghan clearly, he quickly showed a hint of joy and cruelty, and said, “Tsk tsk, it turns out that one is a junior grandmaster and the other is a quasi-grandmaster! Such strength is not to mention in Heya County, even in Xiyunzhou, they are considered big shots! No wonder you dare to remain unmoved when you see me!”
"Hehe, Elder Chu, since these two are masters and quasi-grandmasters, their blood must be extremely pure and powerful!" The woman was not scared when she heard this. Instead, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she looked at Qin Ziling and Zheng Xinghan as if she was looking at prey.
"Haha!" Elder Chu laughed and said, "You have done a great deed this time. I was just thinking about what reward to give you. Now, the reward has come to me. I will give you the Quasi-Grandmaster later. After your zombie sucks his blood, it will definitely become a high-level silver corpse."
"Thank you for the reward, Elder!" The woman was overjoyed when she heard that and hurriedly expressed her gratitude.
