sjar Chapter 663 Cut to pieces
Chapter 663 Cut to pieces
On the streets of Shucheng, the first thing that caught one's eye was the burned-down row houses on the main street, with piles of charred or hacked-to pieces of corpses in front of the houses.
Then, under a collapsed building, a larger "corpse mountain" appeared. Different from what had been seen in the epidemic area of Jindu West City two years ago, that "corpse mountain" was made up entirely of the bodies of naked women and young children.
Going further in, there were piles of corpses piled in open spaces, and on each pile of bones there was a flag with ghostly talismans stuck in it.
"That is..." Zhou Chang lowered the car curtain and was about to ask what that meant when he felt nauseous in his chest.
Jiang Meng was sitting below Zhou Chang, and could see everything clearly through the half-opened car door curtain. He obviously knew it long ago, and said in a deep voice: "Just now I advised Your Highness to enter the city tomorrow, but Your Highness refused to listen. Now you can see it all."
Zhou Chang finally understood why Jiang Meng rode a horse or took a carriage when he entered the city again.
My stomach was churning so badly that I couldn't utter a word.
Jiang Meng had been holding it in for a long time, and he couldn't help but speak out: "I heard from the survivors in the city that since they got the news that Maicheng was captured, the Mirage Army has started to massacre in Shucheng and its surrounding areas. After Beishan Ye's brother Beishan Jue was killed a few days ago, they killed all the men they could capture in the city, and piled up corpses like that for sacrifice. It seems to be some custom of the Mirage Kingdom, and it is also used to intimidate the people in the city and vent their anger."
Zhou Chang pressed his stomach with one hand and stroked his chest with the other to help himself breathe easier, but he smelled blood in the air and felt nauseous again.
Jiang Meng's head drooped against the wall of the carriage and he didn't look anymore. He narrated, "Women are not spared either. Your Highness, did you see the bodies lying on the street just now? Most of them were old and weak women, who were killed by the Mirage Bandits before they retreated from the city. In fact, the entire Shucheng has long been turned into a big brothel and cemetery by the Mirage Army. They killed everyone from three years old to eighty years old, as long as they looked decent. Before they fled, they set fire to all the houses that could be burned. They really didn't spare any men, women, old or young."
Zhou Chang waved his hand, signaling him not to continue.
Just then, the carriage suddenly stopped.
Jiang Meng raised the car curtain alertly and stared at the team leading the way in front: "What's going on?"
A general ran over to report: "Reporting to the Grand Commander, we have arrived at the garrison, but... we just found a large number of... a large number of wine jars that the enemy did not have time to take away from the post house next to the garrison..."
"Wine jar?" The man replied hesitantly. Jiang Meng became impatient, "What wine jar? Why are you so hesitant?"
Zhou Chang didn't know if it was an illusion, but he could smell the smell of blood in the air from time to time. Listening carefully, he could hear the sounds of wailing and crying all around him.
The officer who reported the incident took a deep breath. "Those... those wine jars contain the bodies of infants. According to the common people, those... those are newborn or unborn babies that the Mirage Army robbed... The Mirage Army has a saying that soaking those... in wine can nourish the body, prolong life... and can also..."
"Bang!" Jiang Meng punched the carriage, causing it to shake.
"Hah——" Zhou Chang couldn't hold it in any longer and vomited.
The skinny monkey supported Zhou Chang on the other side.
The acid in Zhou Chang's stomach burned his throat and lungs like volcanic magma. The wailing sounds all around him made him feel as if he was in a sea of fire in hell.
After a long while, he managed to utter: "Beishan Ye... leave him alone... chop him into pieces..."
Every word was squeezed out from between his teeth, and every word seemed to be stained with blood.
A gust of wind blew into the carriage, mixed with blood, thick smoke, and a pungent smell.
“Cough, cough, cough…” Zhou Chang coughed violently but then he remembered what it was. The smell of alcohol was filled with an indescribable fishy smell. A hot current rushed straight to the top of his head, and his eyes suddenly went dark. “A thousand cuts are not enough…”
When I woke up again, everything around me was pitch black and extremely quiet.
Zhou Chang moved his body.
Someone immediately moved beside him, and the thin monkey asked with concern: "My lord, are you awake?"
Zhou Chang turned his neck from the pillow and saw roughly that this was a bedroom with the help of the moonlight pouring in. "Where is this?"
The skinny monkey stepped forward and helped Zhou Chang to sit up slowly: "This is the back hall of the government office of the governor of Shucheng..."
"Hmm..." Zhou Chang felt uncomfortable in his stomach again, "No... I'm not here."
The skinny monkey quickly patted Zhou Chang on the back and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. This is not the perverted garrison we saw earlier. This is the governor's mansion across the street."
Zhou Chang was just thinking about that perverted place, and just when he was about to relax, he heard that it was the place opposite the garrison, and was about to get out of bed: "No, I won't stay here either."
The skinny monkey turned around and brought a bowl of medicine: "The prince just fainted. The doctor came to see him and said it was due to overstimulation. This is the medicine for calming the nerves. It has been boiled and kept warm. We are waiting for the prince to wake up and drink it."
Zhou Chang's stomach couldn't even hold anything, so he lowered his head to look for his shoes: "No, I won't stay here either, let's get out of the city, let's get out of the city and sleep in a tent."
"Your Highness, this is a great place, we can't leave." The skinny monkey remained indifferent and just brought the medicine to Zhou Chang.
Zhou Chang felt even more uncomfortable when he smelled the bitter medicine. He frowned and said, "What good place? Is there any good place in Shucheng?"
The thin monkey only advised: "Your Majesty, drink the medicine first. After drinking it, there will be good news."
"What good news?" Zhou Chang didn't believe it at all. "Please take away the medicine. I'm fine. I don't need to drink it."
The thin monkey had no choice but to put down the medicine bowl and said, "General Jiang's men found a treasure house in the governor's mansion. I heard that it was full of treasures that the mirage thieves had looted and didn't have time to take away."
"Treasure?" Zhou Chang had just woken up, his mind was still spinning, but he was eager to get down, "By the way, where are Gao Yuan, Gao Yuan and the others?"
The skinny monkey helped Zhou Chang put on his shoes and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. The treasures are well taken care of. Brother Gao has already ordered the people from the Jin Caosi to go over and help count them. He should be leading a group of people nearby to guard against any remaining thieves."
Zhou Chang put on his shoes, stood up and walked out: "What about Jiang Meng? Where is Jiang Meng?"
The skinny monkey turned around and took out his outer robe for Zhou Chang to put on. Knowing that he couldn't be stopped, he followed him out: "General Jiang should still be in the treasure house. He hasn't appeared since he found that place. But it's not too late for the prince to wake up."
Zhou Chang understood what Shou Hou meant, but now was not the time to think about it: "Let's go find him."
"Yes." The skinny monkey opened the door first.
When the door opened, Gao Yuan was already standing outside. He must have heard the noise inside the room a long time ago. He bowed to Zhou Chang and said, "Your Highness, you just woke up. You shouldn't get out of bed at this time. You should have a good rest."
"No, let's find Jiang Meng first." Zhou Chang walked out hurriedly.