Chapter 171 [Immortality]

The massacre army began to expand from the original 6,000 people to 30,000 people.

This is a very popular thing in Kyoto recently.

Countless people regard this opportunity as the only chance to change their destiny.

If one could join the Human-Slaughtering Army, the fate of many people and their families would be changed.

The girls in brothels were especially enthusiastic about this.

Because, if they were chosen by the butcher army, they could be redeemed by the court and leave the quagmire of the brothel.

The selection of personnel for the Human-Slaughter Army is also different from the general military recruitment, and there are certain requirements for qualifications and character.

And you don’t need to sign up for anything.

Instead, the list will be announced directly.

The list would be posted on the city gate every day.

After seeing their names, people on the list can report within three days if they are interested.

If you don't want to join, you won't be forced.

After the list of the massacred soldiers is issued, officials from the imperial court will come to inform them.

Also, if anyone tries to stop the people chosen by the massacre army, they will be killed without mercy.

The list on the city gate has been posted for two days, and every day it is crowded with all kinds of people.

There aren't many names every day.

Everyone knows very well that the Massacre Army only wants elites.

Today, the Human Slaughter Army has surpassed the Black Cavalry and is truly the strongest army in the world.

After Li Chengqian asked the sky for rain, his prestige among the people reached its peak.

The current situation in Qing Kingdom seems to be a bit like the situation where only the Crown Prince is known but not the Emperor.

Naturally, many people submitted impeachment petitions in response to this.

However, without exception, all of them fell on deaf ears and there was no response from Emperor Qing.

Li Chengqian has been very busy these days.

During the day, he was busy with the establishment of the Massacre-Inducing Army and reviewing memorials to the emperor. At night, he was busy farming with Haitang Duoduo.

Moreover, we will set off for Northern Qi in a few days.

Moreover, Li Chengqian will personally escort Haitang Duoduo and escort Sean back to Northern Qi.

Because he was too busy during this period, Li Chengqian almost forgot about the matter of the Shiwandashan Mountains.

It was not until Chunmei came to report the relevant news that he remembered this matter.

The woman named Meilisiqujikaluoxuexunhuaqiuyulianrong has also been detained for a long time.

Li Chengqian still couldn't remember her full name, but fortunately she had a simple Central Plains name:

Qiuyu!

This was a quirky woman, and Li Chengqian's first thought was that she was somewhat similar to Huang Rong in The Legend of the Condor Heroes.

However, Huang Rong is the thin type, while Qiu Yu is very plump.

Maybe mountains are more nourishing, so her breasts are much bigger than those of ordinary people.

Li Chengqian was more interested in her witchcraft.

This is the first time I have seen such a strange thing since I came to this world.

"Your Highness, Qiuyu has been clamoring to see you." Chunmei said.

Li Chengqian put down the memorial in his hand and asked:

"How is the investigation of the Shiwandashan incident going?"

Before the wedding, Li Chengqian sent Dongju to the Shiwandashan Mountains to investigate the situation, but she has not returned yet.

Li Chengqian couldn't help but feel a little worried about this.

Although the Shiwan Mountains are also within the sphere of influence of the Qing Kingdom, these unruly people have been living in seclusion in the mountains for many years and are self-sufficient, so they rarely obey the orders of the imperial court.

Moreover, there were no officials from the imperial court stationed in the Ten Thousand Mountains.

It's more like a very independent autonomous region.

"Your Highness, this is the last news from our fourth sister. We have lost any trace or contact with her since then."

Chunmei handed over a note.

"1298705643215807563."

This is the secret code taught by Li Chengqian. The messages transmitted by the East Palace are incomprehensible to ordinary people.

It needs to be deciphered.

Chunmei has written the deciphered content on the back of the note:

"Ambitious people in the Shiwan Mountains are plotting to use the power of the Gu God to raise an army and overthrow the Qing Kingdom."

After reading the message, Li Chengqian fell into deep thought.

In my previous interactions with Qiuyu, I had heard her mention the name Gu Shen more than once.

"Gu God?"

Soon, Qiuyu was brought up.

From her, Li Chengqian roughly understood what this Gu God was.

Legend has it that this Gu God is a very powerful Gu insect with the ability to know everything in the world, and has been protecting the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Moreover, it is rumored that if one can sign a contract with the Gu God, one can achieve immortality.

The Gushen Cult of the Shiwandashan Mountains was founded for this reason and has been passed down for thousands of years.

It is rumored that this Gu God has survived from that time to the present.

As for what it looks like, no one knows.

The people of Shiwandashan only know that this Gu God is extremely powerful, and if anyone offends it, they will surely die suddenly.

Just like the twelve people who came out of the Shiwanda Mountains to hunt down Qiuyu.

The Shiwandashan people worship the Gu God, and every thirty years, they select the most beautiful woman from the tribe to offer as a sacrifice to it.

Qiuyu is the one chosen in these thirty years.

The Gu God has been living in the Thunder God's forbidden land in the deepest part of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

The woman who entered there for sacrifice never came out again.

The location of the Thunder Forbidden Land is the highest peak of the Ten Thousand Mountains, where lightning and thunder occur all year round.

Moreover, so far, no one who entered the Thunder God's Forbidden Land has expected to come out alive.

No one knows what is inside or what kind of environment it was built in.

As for the witchcraft of the Shiwandashan Mountains, it does exist.

In response to this, Qiuyu even performed it herself in front of Li Chengqian.

After finding a soldier, Qiuyu cast a curse on him and was able to control him remotely.

Afterwards, the person who was poisoned had no memory or consciousness at all.

This method is indeed very powerful.

Fortunately, it is extremely difficult to refine the poisonous insect.

Some people may not be able to successfully refine a poisonous insect in their entire life.

Therefore, even among the Ten Thousand Mountains, there are very few people who can truly use witchcraft.

There are only a handful of people who possess multiple poisonous insects at the same time, and they are all elders of the tribe.

Li Chengqian also asked Qiuyu about the fact that there were ambitious people in the Shiwandashan Mountains who wanted to start a rebellion, but she knew nothing about it.

Li Chengqian decided to send another group of people into the Shiwan Mountains to find out what was going on.

As for the choice...

That must be Qiuyu!

After all, she had lived in the Shiwanda Mountains since she was a child and was quite familiar with the place.

This time she will lead the team to investigate the whereabouts of Shiwandashan and Dongju.

In the end, after weighing the pros and cons, the eccentric Qiuyu felt that she had no choice.

Now that she has the support of the Crown Prince of Qing, she feels more confident.

Li Chengqian sent Xia Lan to go with her.

To be on the safe side, Li Chengqian has ordered the dispatch of 50,000 troops to garrison outside the Shiwan Mountains.

In addition to giving Qiuyu some confidence, it was also to prevent Shiwandashan from really causing any trouble.

Those villagers in the Ten Thousand Mountains are all brave and good at fighting. If they were really unified and raised an army out of the mountains, it would be a real trouble.

"Gu God, immortality..." Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes slightly.

Is this really happening in the world?

(End of this chapter)