Chapter 51 Another world
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He Baiwan took a sip of tea and looked up and said, "I happened to move. Is Mr. Hu willing to go with me? Not far away, just south, separated by several alleys from my old home."
"Aren't you afraid of being recognized by the neighbors?"
"Haha, I'm not wanted, so what's the point of being recognized?"
"Is the government not looking for you?" Hu Guiyang was very surprised. The fifth brother Hu Guimeng clearly knew He Baiwan's true identity, and led his troops to break through the so-called Suzaku Temple. He should continue to capture the fish that had missed the net through the government.
"Don't Mr. Hu know yet? All the people from the Vulcan Cult have been released, and no one is damaged."
"I only know that your son is out."
"The others are fine soon. After all, we did not do evil, we just gathered together to pray for the true fire."
Hu Guiyang didn't believe that things would be so simple. He Baiwan smiled and said, "Among the more than 100 believers arrested that night, most of them were famous craftsmen from Huoxing. Many of them served the royal family for generations and locked them up in prison. Even the charcoal in the palace was almost insufficient."
He Baiwan took nothing, walked out of the courtyard, stood outside the door and looked around for a few times, then waved to Hu Guiyang.
There was no one in the alley. After walking to Shenmuchang Street, Hu Guiyang asked: "Since the government has released people, who are you hiding?"
"For a long time, our Vulcan Cult has been hidden in the dark. When your fifth brother makes a fuss, he will be made public in the world. People are let go, but the secret is gone. We must guard against those opponents who are still in the dark." He Baiwan said while walking.
Hu Guiyang didn't ask any more questions, nor did he care.
He Baiwan did not walk east-west Shenmuchang Street, crossing alleys, heading south, and passing through Baoqing Hutong's home without stopping.
The road became narrower and narrower, and the surrounding houses began to be low and built in a row.
He Baiwan suddenly stopped and asked, "How does Mr. Hu think of this area?"
“Clutter.”
"Yes, this place is only two or three miles away from Shenmuchang Street and four or five miles away from the capital. It's already in chaos. Has Mr. Hu been here?"
Hu Guiyang nodded, "I came here once, I don't remember where it was. At that time, he followed his adoptive father to arrest a demon monk. He hid in a family and accepted worship of believers. His appetite was too great, and several believers' families were destroyed. But when we came to arrest people, it was these believers who resisted the most fiercely, and they even tried to protect the demon monk."
"Haha, this is a common thing. The more you are at the end of your life, the less you cannot admit your mistakes. Otherwise, you will be useless and have no other choice than committing yourself."
Hu Guiyang had long been open about this kind of thing, smiled and said, "This place is only four or five miles away from the capital?"
"This is still calculated by walking. If there is no house blockage, it will be closer."
"You want to hide here?"
"To be honest, it's not safe here. The secret enemies may have more eyeliners here than in the city, but I'm going to take a chance."
While speaking, He Baiwan turned into a dead end that was not long and familiar with the road. He pushed open the wooden door of a family. There were three thatched houses side by side in the yard. He took out the keys and opened the door of the main room.
The room was very dark. Hu Guiyang adapted for a while before he could see the decorations in the room. There was a kang directly opposite, a square table was placed in the open space, surrounded by several benches, and worn clothes were hung on the wall.
He Baiwan asked Hu Guiyang to sit down, "I'll go and boil some water."
"No need, let's talk about the serious business first."
He Baiwan sat opposite him, "At the foot of the emperor, there is such a messy place, only a few miles away. Although there is a straight house, it never takes care of the matter. The patrol soldiers come every ten days and a half months. A large number of poor people live here, and there may be one or two bandits in the middle. Once the government is recruited, the people will inevitably be in trouble."
"This is a place where dirt is hidden. As far as I know, the court has been trying to rectify it, but it has not had time to take action."
"Haha, there is indeed a place where dirt is hidden, but Mr. Hu has thought about how many such dirt is hidden in the world?"
"Hmm?" Hu Guiyang didn't quite understand what He Baiwan meant.
"From south to north, from west to east, I have walked through many places and seen countless big cities and towns. Until I was guided by experts, I found that there was another truth hidden in the things I had used to."
"What is the truth you call?" Hu Guiyang asked with a smile. He had heard many seemingly reasonable strange and strange theories, and had been prepared to "fight" in his heart.
"Everyone says that the world belongs to the Zhu family, but how much territory does the Zhu family really have?"
He Baiwan said with suspicion of being ruthless as soon as he spoke. Hu Guiyang did not respond, but just looked at the other party with a smile.
"The palace is majestic and stern, and it belongs to the emperor. After the palace, it is less majestic and less stern, but there is a royal palace and a noble residence. The streets are inspected by officers and soldiers. A monster fox is a sensational event, which is also considered the emperor's territory. After the capital, the roads become narrower, the houses become shorter, and the people become complicated. Some places are not bad, but the government can take care of them, but there are large areas that are outside the law."
"Yeah." Hu Guiyang roughly understood what he wanted to say.
"In the city, in Baoqing Hutong, I dare not mention the word "Emperor". Here, I dare, but I can only be in the house, not on the road. If Mr. Hu is willing to walk south further south, it is not too far. Ten miles is enough. No one cares about the emperor casually. If you talk about the emperor a little further away, no one cares. A little further away, thirty or fifty miles away, scolding the emperor not only will not offend him, but will also win praise."
Hu Guiyang smiled and said, "There are no people ten miles away. As for thirty or fifty miles, it is the territory of birds and beasts."
"Can the emperor control the flying birds and beasts?"
"Of course not."
"So the world does not belong to the Zhu family. In fact, the territory of birds and beasts is larger, a hundred times larger than that of towns."
"I am a human, not a bird or a beast."
"Yes, but those who do not want to be the people of the Zhu family can also seek refuge in the land of birds and beasts."
"You mean those thieves who occupy the mountains and become kings?"
He Baiwan smiled and said, "It is a way out to occupy the mountain and be king. In addition, the world is still vast and there is enough place to stay."
"That's a god."
"There are gods, but there are too few. What I mean is ordinary people, hundreds of thousands or millions, spread all over the world, but they are not under the jurisdiction of the government, do not accept imperial grain, and are self-sufficient. This is another world, with no name or surname."
"You're talking about refugees."
"The refugees are called the government. They live in the mountains for several generations, even earlier than Taizu founded the country. How could they be the "refuge" people?"
Hu Guiyang frowned, "What do you want to say? Even if there are still a hundred 'worlds', it has nothing to do with me, and it doesn't seem to have nothing to do with your Vulcan Sect. I just ask you, did the Vulcan Sect create the thunder and white light that night?"
"Yes." He Baiwan replied casually, as if this was just an extremely inconspicuous little thing.
"Why?"
"Because you are the descendant of the Fire God."
Hu Guiyang smiled bitterly and said, "Do you really take the successor of the Fire God seriously?"
"This is an oracle, and we dare not violate it at all."
"Then let the Vulcan save me directly. Why are you involved?"
"If everything is handed over to the God of Vulcan, wouldn't we believers become a decoration? The God of Vulcan has designated you and we will do the rest."
Hu Guiyang covered his face with his hands, "You can never tell me clearly if you are."
"Why do you have to make it clear? Mr. Hu accepts it with peace of mind. You don't even have to become a believer. The Fire God's move must have profound meaning. Maybe it is a person who does not believe like Mr. Hu to achieve the purpose of the Fire God."
Hu Guiyang still covered his face, "I'm afraid I can't help but take action. I now understand how Crazy He Wu feels for me."
"Haha, I'd better go and boil some water."
He Baiwan went out.
Hu Guiyang put down his hand, put his elbows on the table, stared blankly at an old straw raincoat hanging on the wall in front of him, and murmured: "How did the adoptive father deal with such a person? I have been with the adoptive father for so many years, but I didn't notice it."
He Baiwan brought back a pot and two bowls, "No tea, a bowl of clear water, just treat it as quenching thirst."
Hu Guiyang took a sip and the water was very hot, but the water quality was not good, and there was a bitter taste in his mouth.
"How did you do it?" he asked.
"What?"
"Thunder and white light, that requires a lot of gunpowder."
"There are quite a few, and some special skills are needed. This is not difficult. The key is to bury it in advance. Let's first learn from Lingji Palace that the scholars were going to catch monsters in Zhao's house, so we found the chef in the house and arranged it one day in advance with his help."
"It turned out to be the chef, yes, he wants to get a fire."
"He is not a believer, he is just helping. No one in the Zhao family made a decision at that time, so he gave us a chance."
Hu Guiyang walked to the door and looked out. It was getting dark and he couldn't get back to the city no matter what.
"What's going on with the Duan Teng Gorge Sacrifice Peak? You're pretending to be dead there, you must know something." Hu Guiyang turned around and said, as long as He Baiwan was telling the truth, he had nothing to worry about.
"Resurrection from the dead in Duan Teng Gorge is the beginning of my conversion to the God of Fire." He Baiwan narrowed his eyes slightly, "The thieves in Duan Teng Gorge are actually so-called 'displaced people'. They have lived in Guangxi for generations, and the thieves have been together. The government has been deprived of the destruction in the early stages. The refugees were threatened and could only rebel together."
He Baiwan sighed, as if he had participated in the rebellion, "In the end, a large number of officers and soldiers arrived, and neither the thief nor the refugees were rivals. On the Sacrifice Peak, they held a ceremony to send thousands of boys and girls into the fairy world in exchange for help."
"They failed."
"Well, the gods who have always been effective suddenly refused to give any response that day. They had a dispute. Some people said that the gods refused to provide help, some people said that the gods would appear in unexpected ways. Before the result was achieved, the officers and soldiers attacked in, and the boys and girls fell into the hands of the eunuch. And I, under the guidance of a master, died first and then lived. From then on, I finally understood that there was another vast world besides the Zhu family's world."
"But you still came to Beijing."
"Yes, I used to be just wandering around the capital, and this time, I came for the world."
"Whose world?" Hu Guiyang began to understand He Baiwan's routine.
He Baiwan smiled slightly, "You are the descendant of the Fire God. Sooner or later, Mr. Hu took the initiative to come to the door today, probably because it was God's will. Let's go to see some people later."
"This is another set." Hu Guiyang was irritated, "I am looking for a demon fox."
"The demon fox, the world, the court, brothers, the truth you want may be here."
Chapter completed!