In front of the temple gates, a dense crowd held hoes, picks, clubs, and even some gleaming weapons.
Their faces were twisted, eyes burning with a fervent resolve, forming a human wall with their flesh to block the soldiers, allowing no retreat!
Seeing this scene, Gu Xuan standing within the army could only sigh.
He had been persuading these people for three whole days.
Utilizing the influence of the Gu Clan, hoping these commoners would disperse on their own, but the impact wasn't significant.
Though many commoners withdrew, the number of fervent believers was also not small.
Persuade further?
——How else could they be persuaded?
Not only was Gu Xuan helpless, but even Gu Yi was at a loss.
The current extermination of Buddhism was akin to the Buddhist suppression in the Northern Wei period, its brutality etched in history.
