The Sword of Smiling and Proud

Chapter 163
Guan Yuan couldn't tell what was strange that day. Seeing Yu Liang's reaction, it seemed that "Yu Shishi's" abnormality had nothing to do with him.

"We met once in Songshan that day, and we never met again after that." Guan Yuan had no choice but to make an excuse.

Yu Liang waited in Emei for many days, but there was no news about his sister, so he followed Wu Yunying down the mountain.On the one hand, it was to respond to Southern Shaolin's request, and on the other hand, it was to come out to inquire for some information.

He knew that his sister's martial arts skills were much better than his own, so he didn't panic. After hearing what Guan Yuan said, he believed it.

"Linsen said that after the Japanese pirates plundered nearby, they finally disappeared in the fishing village at the foot of Yandang Mountain south of Wenling. There should be a boat to pick them up." Yu Liang told what he asked when he saw Lin Sen. information.

"In this case, let's go over there and investigate to see if we can gain anything." Guan Yuan made a decision immediately. Instead of waiting for news of the Japanese pirates' invasion again, it is better to collect some intelligence first and know ourselves and the enemy before we can be sure. .

He could not command the disciples of other sects, and the people of Wuyue Sword Sect could not all disperse to collect intelligence. He only brought Liang Fa and Feng Yuxiu, plus Xiang Danian from Hengshan Sect, and went south together, searching for some people along the way. Japanese pirate news.

Mo Da and Feng Buping were stationed in Taizhou. Their original trip was to train the younger disciples of the Five Mountains Sword Sect. If there was no danger, they would not take action.

I didn't feel it inside the city. On the one hand, the city defense was strong and thieves did not dare to approach. On the other hand, every wealthy family had set up a charity shop outside the city to give out porridge and water, so the refugees who were affected by the disaster did not enter the city.

When Guan Yuan and his party left the capital city of Taizhou, they saw the trauma caused by the entry of Japanese pirates to the people along the coast.

The first to bear the brunt were the large group of refugees gathered in the south of the city.

They were all residents of nearby towns and villages. Japanese pirates crossed the border and burned, killed, and looted, forcing them to leave their homes.

The refugees gathered together and built many shacks. Officials could be seen shouting and driving them back to their places of origin, saying that the Japanese pirates were gone, so they should go back to their lives without worrying about missing spring plowing.But just after the New Year, there was a military disaster. The food stored at home was either robbed or burned down by the war. Now is the time when food is in short supply. Wouldn't it be possible to starve to death when we go back?

Most of the refugees are men, and there are not many old, weak, women and children. After all, it is not easy to survive the military disaster.A few young children and women were able to escape to the relatively safest state capital city under the protection of a group of fellow villagers.

There were some injured men in the shack, probably injured by Japanese pirates before.Some of the injuries were serious and only some simple treatment was done. When the pain was unbearable, it was inevitable to cry out for help.

The four of them did not delay at the city gate, but they unconsciously slowed down.

The begging of the refugees, the painful groans of the injured, the uneasy crying of the children, and the low weeping of the women, all the scenes in the entire camp made Guan Yuan inexplicably irritable, and he hated the culprit even more. of Japanese pirates.

"Yu Xiu, please go back first and report to Uncle Mo and your father to organize my disciples from the Wuyue Sword Sect to go out of the city to treat the injured among the refugees." Guan Yuan couldn't bear it, "Borrow more wounds from the Hengshan Sect. For the medicine, remember the cost first and I’ll pay for it later.”

"okay."

Seeing that Feng Yuxiu had returned to report the news, Guan Yuan and others were heartbroken and left from the refugee camp.I secretly made up my mind to find those damn Japanese pirates and make them pay with their blood.

Along the way south, Guan Yuan and his party encountered many burned down villages.

There are ruins and dead bodies everywhere.

Although this group of Japanese pirates is small in number, they are extremely ferocious and move around, specifically looking for weakly defended township markets as their targets.In order to avoid exposing their whereabouts, they passed through some villages that could not be bypassed. Not only did they rob the villages of valuables, they would also set fire to kill people. They often surrounded a village and killed no one.When nearby villages saw the fire and rushed over, the Japanese pirates were already far away, and the fire that had been ignited could not be extinguished. They could only watch the whole village fall into a sea of ​​flames.

They will not retreat until this group of Japanese pirates' luggage is full and can no longer hold it.But along the way, countless innocent Ming people lost their lives.

On Guanyuan Road, I saw several corpses that had been burnt to charcoal by the fire. They had obviously been beheaded after their hands were tied.

These thieves are really inhumane and playing with people's hearts.

Damn it!These Japanese pirates really deserve to die!

Whether it was Guan Yuan or Xiang Danian, even Liang Fa, who had always been honest and steady, became more and more livid as he went south, gritted his teeth, and wanted to kill a few thieves to satisfy the hatred in his heart.

Unfortunately, after searching for several days, there was no trace of the Japanese pirates. Maybe they boarded the ship and left.Guan Yuan and others did not give up and decided to rush all the way to the location where Lin Sen said the thief disappeared, and then make plans after confirming it.

One day, it was almost noon, and the three of them were almost at the foot of Yandang Mountain. They happened to see a village not far from the roadside.Seeing the smoke rising from the kitchen, Guan Yuan and others decided to go into the village and buy some food. Anyway, as long as it was hot.

The three of them were busy on their way. All they had to eat was some dry food and water. They were already hungry. In a hurry, they rushed over with their horses and whips whipped up.

But when the three of them entered the village, they saw that every door was closed, leaving only the yellow and black dogs in the courtyard still barking loudly because of the strangers.

No one in the entire village was moving outside. The chimneys that were still smoking before and the several families who were obviously cooking were silent and put out their fireworks.

The three of them sat on the horse and looked at each other. It was obvious that they were not welcome. They could smell the fragrance of rice while standing in the middle of the village, but no one came out.

Guan Yuan got off his horse and planned to find a house, knock on the door and ask why.

At this time, Liang Fa and Xiang Danian were also looking around the village, but no one answered them. It would be good if they could find a well, or at least they could fill their water bags.

He stood outside the courtyard and knocked lightly on the door, but no one responded. He walked around the front and back courtyards, but did not find where the villagers were hiding.However, with his deep inner strength, he heard a few soft noises, which should have been caused by the villagers hiding somewhere who accidentally touched something.

"They don't think that we are the plundering Japanese pirates, right?" Guan Yuan was a little dumbfounded. The three of them were dressed like Ming people. Can they admit their mistakes?
Just when he was about to shout a few times to call out the person, he suddenly heard slight footsteps in the corner of the backyard wall behind him.

The man tiptoed, thinking he wouldn't be discovered.

Unfortunately, even though he was extremely careful, Guan Yuan caught the slight sound of stepping on dead branches and leaves.If you listen carefully to the man's breathing, he must be a country farmer, and there is no trace of the breathing method.

Guan Yuan pretended not to notice, turned his back to him, and pretended to fiddle with something in his backpack, trying to lure him to show up.

Just when Guan Yuan was impatient to wait, the man moved, and the sound of breaking wind suddenly started.

(End of this chapter)