Since the Ming Dynasty, Japanese invasions have continued throughout the coastal areas. Although the imperial court has repeatedly sent troops to encircle and suppress the Japanese invasion, the root cause cannot be eliminated. In the final analysis, Japanese bandits are mostly composed of overseas wanderers, and they are often secretly supported by Japanese powerful people. They often come by the wind and ride on the waves, coming and going without a trace, and their whereabouts are elusive, so banditry is difficult to cure for a long time.
A few days ago, due to the martial arts competition, many martial artists from Jiangsu and Zhejiang went to the capital. As a result, the civilians in various places in the south of the Yangtze River were empty of weapons, and the government's defense was not tight. The Japanese bandits took the opportunity to resurrect and plunder again. Although there were still warriors in the south of the Yangtze River who spontaneously resisted, they were ultimately outnumbered and ended up being killed.
Meijiazhai is the best example.
Even with the full help of the Xiaoyao Sect masters who rushed back from the capital, they still could not avoid the disaster. The Mei family has declined. The Mei family's eldest son, Mero, also fell off a cliff due to being chased by his enemies, and his whereabouts are still unknown.
As the news spread, the soldiers and civilians in Jiangsu and Zhejiang became increasingly fearful of Japanese pirates, and they gradually lost confidence in the Xiaoyaomen, the largest clan in the south of the Yangtze River. If things continue like this and the Japanese pirates land again, no one among the people will dare to organize a spontaneous resistance. As long as the matter is irrelevant, they will not dare to cause trouble. The result will only make Japanese bandits more rampant.
Jiangnan was originally the sphere of influence of Xiaoyaomen, the four major families in Jianghu. However, the Meijiazhai made Xiaoyaomen lose the hearts of the people. There are also rumors in the world that Xiaoyao Sect has been declining for a long time and is no longer able to lead the Jiangnan Wulin. It will be defeated in an instant.
When these words reached the ears and eyes of everyone in Xiaoyao Sect, they were greatly embarrassed, but there was nothing they could do for the time being.
Xiaoyao, the director of Xiaoyaomen, naturally understands the current situation. Xiaoyaomen has been weakened by the battle in the capital. It is also being chased by the sworn enemy Dushouxia along the way, and the Japanese pirates have returned to death and are very fierce. With powerful enemies in front and pursuers behind, Xiaoyaomen seems to be at a critical moment of life and death.
Ren Xiaoyao was naturally upset when he thought of these trivial matters, but he was temporarily powerless.
Poisonous Beast Gorge suddenly disappeared, but it was definitely not far away, and it was probably planning a bigger conspiracy. As for the Japanese pirates, I don’t know where they are hiding on the sea, and I don’t even know the back of their forces. When dealing with Meijiazhai before, the Japanese pirates didn't even come in person, but just hired some rogues, and they had already turned Meijiazhai upside down. If Japanese pirates invaded in large numbers, Xiaoyaomen would be unable to defend itself.
As the saying goes, it is easy to hide from an open gun, but difficult to guard against a hidden arrow.
The first task is to understand the enemy's situation.
Fortunately, the Tang Sect masters saw that Xiaoyao Sect was surrounded by strong enemies, so they did not leave for the time being, but intended to help. There is also the great swordsman Luo Youdong, who also wants to meet those Japanese Japanese thieves who come and go without a trace.
So while Ren Xiaoyao was recuperating, he sent out sentries to inquire about the whereabouts of Dushouxia and the Japanese bandits respectively, trying to be as prepared as possible. In addition, Xiaoyaomen is also reconnecting with martial arts heroes from all walks of life in the south of the Yangtze River, hoping to form a Jiangnan alliance again to achieve a joint fight against the Japanese.
However, because of Meijiazhai, few warriors from Jianghu responded, which disappointed Ren Xiaoyao.
In Xiaoyao Water Pavilion, Ren Xiaoyao was sitting alone in front of the pavilion, looking deeply at the sea. He heard footsteps behind him. Ren Xiaoyao didn't even look back and asked directly: "How is it?"
The person who came was none other than his eldest disciple Tian Shilie, who was responsible for gathering information and contacting other Jiangnan sects these days. Huang Yuefeng and his son reunited after a long separation, so Ren Xiaoyao did not arrange anything for them for the time being so that they could spend more time together. Thinking of the child Tianming, Ren Xiaoyao always felt that this child could not be trusted when doing things, so he never let him take charge alone. From this point of view, the only person in Xiaoyao Sect who can relieve Ren Xiaoyao's problems is still Tian Shilie.
"Back to Master, although there are many rumors in the world these days, none of them are accurate. The whereabouts of the Japanese pirates are still difficult to find out." Tian Shilie said with some disappointment.
"The enemy is in the dark and we are in the clear. It's not easy to stand up!" Hearing this, Ren Xiaoyaomen sighed helplessly: "What about Guidaozi?"
"There is no trace of everyone in Dushou Gorge, as if they suddenly disappeared." Tian Shilie replied.
"The calmer it is, the more careful you have to be. If you send more people and expand the scope, you must find that old ghost." Ren Xiaoyao's tone suddenly became stern, obviously he was very dissatisfied with Tian Shilie's report.
"Master, we have been searching for so many days, but we still haven't seen anyone from Dushou Gorge. Could it be that they have left Jiangnan long ago and returned to Guangxi?" Tian Shilie asked tentatively.
"Impossible. Based on my understanding of Kidozi, he is a guy who will never give up until he achieves his goal, and now that he has the upper hand, there is absolutely no way he will give up easily. He has wanted to deal with me all his life, but if he missed this time, he I'm afraid there will be no chance again." Ren Xiaoyao has always been a very sober person, after he saw through those so-called false reputations.
He knows that this is the most dangerous moment for Xiaoyao Sect, and his enemies are also aware of this, so they will not be kind and rest.
Since ancient times, there have been successes and failures.
If Xiaoyaomen passes this level, Xiaoyaomen will have a chance to make a comeback.
If he fails to break through, the day when Xiaoyao Sect will be removed from the world is probably not far away.
Obviously, no one in Xiaoyao Sect except Ren Xiaoyao himself has realized this yet.
The tree is big and attracts the wind. Xiaoyaomen is known as the leader in Jiangnan martial arts, and it recruits warriors from all over the world to fight against Japanese pirates at sea. Therefore, the current signs of decline will naturally become the top target of Japanese pirates.
As long as Xiaoyaomen is defeated, the Jiangnan martial arts world will be in disarray, and the Japanese pirates will be able to do whatever they want, and even the government will be unable to conquer them.
In addition, Xiaoyaomen has been standing in the world for decades and has many enemies, so it is most dangerous now.
"Okay, if the disciple sends more people, we will definitely find the Japanese pirates and Ghost Daozi together." Tian Shilie said, and was about to turn around to do this, but found that there was another person standing behind him at some point.
This person is so good at human body, he doesn't know when it comes behind him.
"Luo Shaoxia, what can you do?" Ren Xiaoyao still didn't look back. It seemed that he had already known that there was another person behind him.
"I just listened to the discussion between my senior and Brother Tian, and I couldn't help but overhear a few words. Now Xiaoyao Sect is surrounded by strong enemies. If you want to find out the information, you will definitely be prevented by the enemies. Why don't you let this outsider do it for you? Maybe you can get unexpected gains. "Luo Youdong is actually an idle person. He took the initiative to ask for help this time because he was standing on the basis of national justice.
"It would be great if Luo Shaoxia can help me. Tian'er, just follow Luo Shaoxia's wishes. Everything you need must be available." Ren Xiaoyao said happily.
"There are bad things when there are too many people. As long as Brother Tian sends a few good errand runners to contact me, that will be the best." Luo Youdong replied.
"This is easy, then there's Young Master Lao." Tian Shilie immediately agreed.
