novelhk Chapter 284 The truth behind Xu Jinren’s disappearance
Chapter 284 The truth behind Xu Jinren’s disappearance
"Wuwuwu... It's him! This bastard, worse than pigs and dogs, brought people to kill everyone in our village..."
"If my mother hadn't hidden me in the cellar, I would have been hacked to death by him..."
"Wuwuwu... Dozens of people in my family were burned to death by him... Dad, Mom... Did you see it? This beast was finally killed..."
Suddenly, many people came up from the crowd. There were men and women, old and young. They all picked up various things on the ground and threw them at Tubatel's body with all their might.
The miserable wails could be heard from far away. Yuxiu was standing on the high city wall, feeling deeply moved.
She could imagine that these people originally had a complete family, with loving parents, harmonious and filial children, and innocent and lovely children. They lived in a peaceful little village, with men farming and women weaving. Everyone worked from sunrise to sunset, and although they were not rich, they were safe and happy.
But one day, these beast-like northern barbarians rushed into their homes, raised their swords and started slaughtering people.
In a blink of an eye, countless people lay in a pool of blood, and only a few were left. They were hidden by their relatives. Although they barely managed to keep their lives, they were immersed in endless grief all day long.
"These are the people our soldiers rescued from the massacred villages after they received the news."
Thinking that Yuxiu didn't know the details of the situation, Xu Yunzhe came over to talk to her.
Probably just as Yuxiu had thought, the Northern Di people tried every possible means to enter the territory of the Yuan Dynasty, burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of atrocities. The evil deeds they committed were far more tragic than Yuxiu had imagined.
Ning Wang Xu Jinren rushed over when he learned that the Northern Di people were massacring the village. He happened to see those people eating barbecue with torches. He didn't notice anything unusual until Ning Wang and his men rushed over. They found that the things being skewered and roasted on the barbecue were several children with their stomachs ripped open.
In the big pot hanging over the fire next to them, a pot of broth was bubbling, and the food inside it pricked the nerves of Prince Ning and all the soldiers.
So they ignored the fact that it was the dark of night and the complex terrain of the mountainous area, and simply rushed forward with the rage burning in their chests, killing most of the Northern Di people.
The few remaining Northern Di people were so frightened by their crazy appearance that they ran away in panic, finally diving into the dense jungle.
Under normal circumstances, the pursuing soldiers should have stopped there. These people were endless to kill, and even if they were all killed, the civilians who were killed would not be able to survive.
But that night Xu Jinren was so angry that he got his head over heels. He ignored his subordinates' advice and chased in with a big knife.
He never came back after that, and the soldiers who followed him in soon lost track of him. The terrain was too complicated at the time, and those people had no choice but to retreat from the mountains.
After daybreak, they gathered some people and went in to look for Xu Jinren. Apart from seeing some mutilated corpses of Beidi people, they did not find any trace of Xu Jinren.
However, the bodies of the Northern Di people had been eaten to pieces by the wild beasts in the mountains and forests, but it was still clear to see that they were hacked to death by Xu Jinren's broadsword.
The soldiers searched for a long time and finally found a piece of his clothes on the cliff of Wulong Cliff.
Later, the soldiers also went down to the bottom of Wulong Cliff to look for him, but they only found the big knife he carried with him, and no other clues.
"When my second uncle led my brothers to the border, he also went down to the bottom of the cliff many times to look for my father, but there was no news of my father at all..."
Xu Yunzhe was also very depressed when he talked about his father.
Yuxiu also fell into a long silence, not knowing how to comfort her cousin, so she just reached out and patted his arm.
There was no way. Xu Yunzhe was tall, but Yuxiu was short, so it was not convenient to pat someone's shoulder.
It was the first time that Yuxiu learned the truth about the disappearance of her great uncle Xu Jinren. It turned out that he got into trouble while chasing the Northern Di people in order to protect the people.
As a general of the imperial court, his behavior was perhaps too impulsive and extremely irrational.
But in Yuxiu's opinion, this is a real hot-blooded man. When he saw those things, he was willing to kill those people even at the cost of his life. He is really admirable.
She made up her mind that no matter how many difficulties and obstacles there were, she would find Xu Jinren safely.
"It's okay. I'm not sad."
Xu Yunzhe looked up at the sky, and when he lowered his head after a moment, his eyes were full of pride again.
"Not to mention that my father's body has not been found yet, he is very likely still alive. I believe that sooner or later, Yun Li and I will be able to find him. Besides, even if he is... gone, he fulfilled his duty as a general and died to protect his people. Even if he is gone, we are proud to have such a father..."
The young man's eyes were full of stars. Yuxiu felt a little soft-hearted. Somehow, she got excited and took out the telescope she had used before from her sleeve.
"Don't be sad, I have something good for you."
Xu Yunzhe was stunned for a moment, and just when he was about to say that he was not sad, something heavy was stuffed into his hand.
"This is……"
This thing feels hard and is covered with a layer of black cotton cloth.
"This is called Clairvoyance. My master got it from a foreigner. There are probably only a few of them in the entire Yuan Dynasty. I'm giving it to you now."
Hearing that it was such a precious thing, Xu Yunzhe was unwilling to accept it. However, Yuxiu did not wait for him to refuse and pulled him aside to explain to him the use of this clairvoyance, which shocked him on the spot.
"It really is a clairvoyance. It can see so far away and so clearly. It's simply amazing!"
He held it in his hand and rubbed it lovingly, then looked at it from different angles for a long time, and only with some pain did he hand it back to Yuxiu.
"What? You don't like it?"
If she said that he didn't like it, Yuxiu would not believe it. When he was looking at it in his hand just now, his eyes were glued to it.
"It's not that I don't like it, but this thing looks very valuable, and you also said that your master gave it to you. If you gave it to me, would your master be angry?"