Chapter 675: Lord Shengtian

When the setting sun fell into the mountains, the battle on Qingcui Mountain came to an end.

Faced with the sudden attack of the elite Qi Sensing, these bandits were defeated without any effective resistance.

And the treatment of the Shengtian Master was also very simple. Whether they surrendered or were seriously injured and unable to resist, they were all stabbed to death with a sword, and the bodies were piled up in the center of the bandit camp and burned.

For a time, there were endless begging for mercy and curses.

Luo sighed quietly.

She wanted to say a few words of advice, but finally chose to remain silent.

Jinxia's rules do not apply to the Black Gate Sect, or most people see the ragged women in the prison of the bandit camp, and the hands and feet pickled in jars, and their first reaction is to kill these vicious people.

She knew that even among bandits, there would be internal differences, such as those who actively committed evil and those who were forced to go into the water, and they should be distinguished and judged, but whether it was imprisonment or hard labor, the sect did not have this condition.

The rescued women had numb faces, and Luo Qingqing took the initiative to gather them together, comforting everyone that no one would know about this, and the Salvation Church would not send them back. As long as they were willing to follow her, they would have a place to stay.

Under her comfort, the woman's eyes gradually became focused.

"You did a good job."

At some point, the Venerable Shengtian walked behind her.

"People are not afraid of the suffering now, because the suffering is over. What they are afraid of is that there is no hope in the future, so as long as they are given hope, they have a great chance to survive." Luo Qingqing whispered, "Because I was like this before."

Even if these women were forced to commit themselves to bandits, they were filthy in the eyes of others, and their hometowns could no longer accommodate them.

What they need most is a place to stay that is separated from the past.

If they were forcibly sent back, most of the women would probably die in the rejection and ridicule of the world.

"Let's stay here tonight." Venerable Shengtian thought for a while and decided, "It's inconvenient to go down the mountain after dark, so it can be regarded as giving them some time to adapt."

Luo Qingqing could see that this person's concern for ordinary people was not pretended.

She really put herself in the other person's shoes.

This is indeed a rare quality among superiors.

At night, Luo Qingqing suddenly heard footsteps outside the tent.

She opened the curtain and found that the other person was Venerable Shengtian. She was not wearing the usual embroidered brocade robe, but changed into a set of ordinary clothes and walked towards the edge of the camp.

Luo Qingqing then put on her coat and followed him out of the tent.

She noticed that the other person did not walk far, and soon stopped on a large protruding rock.

Venerable Shengtian seemed to be looking far to the north.

"What do you want?" she said suddenly.

"Just want to see what you are doing." Luo Qingqing walked out of the shadows calmly. She did not deliberately hide her breath, so it was not surprising to be noticed.

"I couldn't sleep, so I came out for a walk."

"To be honest... me too." Luo Qingqing jumped onto the boulder and came to her side.

"You... your name is Qing'er, right?" Venerable Shengtian looked at her with a little surprise, and then said thoughtfully, "Because you saw the tragic situation in the village?"

Luo Qingqing paused for a moment, "I... it's really the first time I've seen such a scene."

If the corpses hanging on Qianren City and the mass graves in the library had a profound impact on her, then the practice of treating eliminated women as pickles further made her feel what cruelty is. Without the constraints of rules, it is not surprising that evil spirits would run rampant on the continent.

The longer she left Jinxia, ​​the more she understood that the peaceful state of Jinxia City and the surrounding villages and towns was an extremely rare situation.

However, compared to when she was still in Luo's family, her state of mind had become much stronger. Although she was still touched, it didn't make her sleepless all night.

"You'll get used to it." The Venerable said comfortingly, "This is just the lowest level of evil. They look extremely cruel, but they have killed only a few hundred people in their lifetime. Compared to the evil we are facing, this kind of thing is insignificant."

This is what the Salvation Church promotes - in the face of the impending disaster, only the paradise outside the world can avoid this disaster.

Luo Qingqing changed the subject.

"You used to be... a Taoist priest in the Privy Council?"

"Why do you ask?" The Venerable raised his eyebrows.

"I see you seem to be looking at the north - people usually can't sleep because they have something on their mind. The north is where the capital Shangyuan is located, and you are a person who senses qi, so..."

"Hehe, Miss Qing'er, are you asking about my identity?" She laughed, "In fact, you were also a Taoist priest in the Privy Council, right?"

"How can I tell?" Luo Qingqing did not comment.

"You are very methodical and well-trained in performing magic. You always hold the talismans and herbs in the same way. It is a standard method used by aristocratic families... There are too many details to be seen." Venerable Shengtian replied, "Considering that the Privy Council's army was defeated, you immediately returned to Qianren City in Youzhou, so I guess you are originally from the Luo family? When people don't know where to go, returning to the place where they were born is always the most instinctive thing to do."

Except for the last sentence... the rest is basically correct.

"I am." At this point, Luo Qingqing could confirm her judgment, "But ordinary people who sense qi cannot distinguish such details, unless this person has received long-term training from the Privy Council and is familiar with the methods of the Taoist priests."

"You guessed right. I did work in the Privy Council in the past and climbed to a high position. This is no secret in the Salvation Church." The Venerable nodded, "Until now, there are still a few of my old friends among the Taoist priests who fought for the Privy Council. Now that the Capital City has collapsed, their whereabouts are still unknown, so I naturally worry."

Sure enough!

From the moment they met, she felt that the other party was inexplicably familiar, and there was a sense of déjà vu in his every move. Now she knows the reason.

"You are from the Privy Council, so how did you become the Lord of the Salvation Church?"

"That's a long story." She smiled, obviously not going to explain in depth, "The enemy of the Salvation Church is not the Privy Council, so we don't exclude the joining of the Taoist priests. You can rest assured to reveal your identity, and no one will be hostile to you for this."

"But you attacked the city controlled by the Privy Council."

"These are two different things." The other party spread his hands and said, "The Salvation Church must clear all obstacles to achieve its goals. To be honest, if the Privy Council had not been defeated, we would not have been able to carry out the operation so smoothly."

"Then..." Luo paused for a moment, "Do you know much about Jinxia City?"