NFBE Chapter 232 Qijia Town
Chapter 232 Qijia Town
Lin Shen and his group followed Qi Cui'e to Qijia Town. They were shocked by the scene before them: dozens of houses in the town were on fire, and the ground was covered with the bodies of townspeople. There were at least a hundred of them at a glance, and the ground was stained red with blood.
Some of the surviving children lay on the bodies of their loved ones, weeping uncontrollably. Their heartbreaking cries of "Daddy, Mommy!" were heartbreaking. The entire village felt like a living hell.
Lin Shen looked at the miserable state of the villages and towns, and was so angry that his teeth were grinding and his fists were clenched.
Zhao Linger walked up to Lin Shen, held his hand, and said, "Brother Anos, it has happened."
Lin Shen closed his eyes and tried to take a few breaths to calm himself down, but the air with the smell of blood and fireworks entered his nostrils, choking him and making him cough.
At this time, a miserable cry of "Dad~! Mom~!" was heard.
Lin Shen and his companions recognized Qi Cui'e's voice and ran towards it. Sure enough, Qi Cui'e was lying on a male corpse crying. Next to the male corpse was a female corpse, and both bodies had knife wounds.
Lin Shen thought that the two bodies should be Qi Cui'e's parents.
Zhao Linger looked at Lin Shen and said, "Brother Anos, don't you have a spell to reincarnate the dead? You should be able to save them."
Lin Shen thought: There are hundreds of dead people here. If I save them all, how much spiritual energy will it take? But when he turned around and saw Zhao Linger's expression, his eyes were full of pity for the victims.
Lin Shen sighed and said, "Okay, Ling'er, leave it to me." After that, Lin Shen took a step forward, twisted his waist, jumped up, and stayed in mid-air.
Qi Cui'e saw Lin Shen hovering in mid-air and asked, "Big brother, what are you going to do?"
Zhao Linger said, "Brother Anos wants to rescue the residents of the town, including your parents."
Lin Shen bit his finger and blood dripped onto the ground. A huge magic circle appeared above Qijia Town, and countless green particles fell from the magic circle. Those particles fell on the dead townspeople. Those townspeople emitted bursts of green light, and their wounds slowly healed.
After half an hour, the wounds of the townspeople were all healed and they crawled up from the ground one by one.
Qi Cui'e looked at her parents who had returned from the dead and rushed over to them, shouting, "Dad, Mom! It's so great that you're alive."
The magic circle in the air slowly disappeared, and Lin Shen also slowly fell from the air. Lin Shen couldn't stand firmly and sat down on the ground.
Zhao Linger knew that this was caused by excessive consumption of spiritual power, and she felt a little sorry for it. After all, it was she who made the request to rescue the villagers. Zhao Linger leaned over and said to Lin Shen, "Brother Anos, I'm sorry. It was all my willfulness."
Lin Shen patted Zhao Linger's head and said, "Linger, you're doing this for the townspeople. I actually want to save them, too, but I'm a little hesitant."
Qi Cui'e brought her parents to Lin Shen. She didn't understand why Lin Shen sat down on the ground and asked, "Big brother, what happened?"
Anu said, "It's nothing. Brother Anos just consumed a lot of spiritual energy. He will be fine after a short rest."
Zhao Linger also waved the Heavenly Snake Staff, activated her spiritual power, and blew up a cold wind, blowing out the flames on the house.
Qi Cui'e and her parents bowed down and said, "The Bodhisattva has come down to earth! Thank you so much for your help."
Zhao Linger said, "Don't...don't do this, I'm not a Bodhisattva." Then she helped them up.
Zhao Linger continued, "If you want to thank someone, you should thank Brother Anos. He saved your lives."
Qi Cui'e's parents asked, "Who is Anos?"
Zhao Linger looked at Lin Shen who was sitting on the ground. Qi Cui'e said, "Yes, Dad, Mom, it was Big Brother who saved my life. If it weren't for him, I would have been sold to a brothel by those bandits. It was also Big Brother who saved your lives."
Qi Cui'e's parents said, "Thank you, hero, for saving our daughter's life."
Lin Shen waved his hand and said, "Never mind, we are just seeing injustice."
At this time, the system prompt sound came
"Ding!
Congratulations to the host for rescuing Qi Nongxia, the leader of the 'Five Wonders of Xianxia'.
Reward the host with 2000 system coins!"
Lin Shen was stunned when he heard it, and thought to himself: How come this Qi Cui'e is Qi Nongxia, the future leader of the Five Wonders of Xianxia.
At this time, the system came with a new prompt sound
"Ding!
The host now has three options:
1. To sit idly by and do nothing about the affairs of Qijia Town;
2. Resolve the Black Tiger Village through government assistance;
3. Take matters into your own hands and take care of the Black Tiger Village."
Lin Shen was left speechless by the choices proposed by the system. He put on a deadpan look and muttered softly, "System, what kind of choices are you giving me?
This is a subtle hint that we should take matters into our own hands. If those yamen runners were reliable, Black Tiger Village would have been destroyed long ago."
So Lin Shen said, "I choose 3."
The system prompt sound has arrived
"Ding!
Now releasing the side quest: Destroy the Black Tiger Village! "
At this time, there was a chirping sound coming from outside. Lin Shen didn't need to guess to know that because the townspeople were rescued, everyone outside was immersed in the joy of their loved ones' resurrection.
Lin Yueru asked, "What happened to your town? Why was it massacred by the Black Tiger Village?"
Qi's father said, "Young man, you don't know that the leader of the Black Tiger Village is Zhao Sancai, the Double-Knife Butcher.
A while ago, they asked us to pay protection money, but when we couldn't afford it, they massacred the townspeople. They also captured many young girls, intending to keep them in the village for their own entertainment or sell them to brothels for money."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Linger, Lin Yueru, Anu, and Jiang Waner were all furious, saying in unison, "How unreasonable!"
Lin Shen looked at them and said, "You four are quite united at this time."
Lin Yueru said, "Are we going to let those girls be raped and sold into brothels?"
Lin Shen thought so too. He couldn't just sit there and watch those girls fall into the fire pit and do nothing. He said, "Okay, but now..."
Qi Cui'e also knew that Lin Shen and Zhao Linger had consumed a lot of spiritual power in rescuing the townspeople and repairing the houses, and they needed time to recover.
So he said, "Big Brother and Big Sister have consumed a lot of spiritual energy to help us.
How about this, you guys rest at home for a few days. I know where the Black Tiger Village is, I'll show you the way."
Jiang Wan'er said, "This isn't a good idea."
Qi Cui'e said, "No... You saved my life, my parents' lives, and the lives of all the people in this town. Can't we even let you rest for a few days?"
Lin Shen and the others exchanged glances, and Zhao Linger said, "Forgive me for bothering you."
Qi Cui'e's parents said, "What are you talking about? Please come in." So Zhao Linger and Lin Yueru helped Lin Shen up, and they went into the house together.
That night, Lin Shen sat on the rooftop, swallowing all the tonics the system had given him except the Ten-Ingredient Pill, and meditated to absorb the pill's power. After a while, Lin Shen had completely absorbed the pill.
Lin Shen complained, "My goodness, I used up a lot of my spiritual energy to save these people. Fortunately, I still have the tonic given by the system, and now I have recovered."
After Lin Shen absorbed the pill, he felt bored, so he looked up at the moon.
After a while, I heard someone shouting "Big Brother~!"
(Chapter 232 End)