Not only did Sun Xiaowu feel that there was a weirdo around Shi Zhong, but Wu Xing and Sha Hailong also discovered that Shi Zhong's appearance was a bit weird, and the people around him were also evil and did not look like a righteous person at all.
Previously, because Eunuch Shi was the supervisor of the imperial court and had been responsible for training the new army, and the fifth line had been helping Ren Xiaoyao to find out information from various parties, he spent less time dealing with Shi Zhong. Moreover, Shi Zhong didn't know at all that Wu Xing had sneaked into Dongchang at that time. However, after inferring that this person might be Jian Ying Wu Xing. Because the fifth line used the Five Elements Qi at that time, they fought against the five demons of Dongchang respectively. Shi Zhong also learned later that the only person in the world who knew the true energy of the five elements was the fifth element.
However, all this is no longer that important. The most important thing now is to deal with the Japanese pirates.
However, Shi Zhong's inexplicable appearance still made Wu Xing and others feel a little uneasy. However, Zhizhi was very calm in her heart. She felt that no matter how courageous Shi Zhong was, he would not dare to do anything small in front of her. After all, although Shi Zhong was very powerful and had many people who supported him in the court and in the world, he was not yet in power.
After all, Dongchang was directly ordered by the emperor. Although various personal grudges were inevitably involved during the execution, in general, Shi Zhong was loyal to the emperor.
Zhizhi has always thought so, so she doesn't agree with the speculations of Wu Xing and others.
"Zhai leader, Beishan is on fire!" Suddenly a disciple came in to report.
The fifth line, Shi Zhong and others had just arrived, when a fire suddenly broke out in Beishan of Wugong Village.
Although the North Mountain of Wugong Village is not too large, it is extremely steep, and the trees block out the sky and sun. It is not easy to walk during the day, and it is naturally more difficult to enter at night.
At this critical moment, Beishan suddenly caught fire. Apparently someone was causing trouble on the mountain. Because the fire broke out in Beishan, the fire was so high that it would soon threaten the backyard of Wugong Village.
However, Wugong Village cannot send people directly to the back mountain to put out the fire. This is not only easy to fall into the trap, but also the road to the north mountain is not easy to walk. If you go up the mountain, you may not be able to control the intense mountain fire smoothly.
Wu Shitong had no choice but to evacuate everyone who was close to the Beishan courtyard. Because they knew that when the enemy set fire to Beishan, they would probably lure them to put out the fire and then take the opportunity to make a sneak attack. As long as they are not fooled, the other party will also be unable to come down from Beishan.
One wave has not subsided, and another wave has arisen.
The fire had not been resolved yet. At this time, many people in Wugong Village suddenly vomited inexplicably, and their faces turned blue and they were unconscious, as if they were poisoned.
"How could this happen? Is there a spy?" Line 5 said.
"Impossible! Except for you, all the others in our village are old people. There can be no spies." Wu Shitong said.
The fifth line is correct. Wugong Village is just a small village that voluntarily resisted Japanese pirates. If there were really spies, it would not have been able to persist for so many years. It might have been wiped out by Japanese pirates just like Meijiazhai. Wu Shitong has such confidence, so naturally he can trust his own people, and he also trusts Wu Xing and others.
"Water, where does the water in this village come from?" The fifth line immediately reacted.
"Some of the water in the stockade comes from wells in the stockade, and some is spring water from Beishan Mountain, which is introduced into the mountain springs and lakes in the stockade." Wu Shitong answered.
It turned out that although there was a well in the village, there were often not enough water from the well because there were hundreds of people in the village, so Wu Shitong introduced the mountain spring from Beishan into the village to form a mountain spring lake. The drinking water for many people in the village comes from the mountain springs and lakes in the village, not from wells.
When everyone heard this, they immediately understood that there must be something wrong with the water in Shanquan Lake. Since the other party can set fire to Beishan, they can also poison the mountain spring water.
"Take me to the lake for a look." Sun Xiaowu said.
Wu Shitong first took out some antidotes to help those who were poisoned detoxify. It's just that his antidote cannot completely detoxify, but can only control the toxicity. If he really wants to detoxify, he must know what kind of poison the other party uses so that he can prepare the corresponding antidote.
Wu Shitong assigned Sun Xiaowu's solution to the poisoned people and led everyone to the lake.
Fortunately, most of the people in the village still drink water from wells. Not many people drink water from Shanquan Lake, so there are not many people who are poisoned.
Sun Xiaowu and others came to the lake and saw that although the lake was still clear, it had a faint blue light, as if it was no longer pure mountain spring water.
Sun Xiaowu came closer and smelled it, and immediately felt a strange smell. Although it was not very strong, it was very uncomfortable.
"What kind of poison is it?" Wu Shitong asked with concern.
"Like Broken Heart Powder."
"Is there an antidote?"
"Of course there is. It's just that the water in this pool can no longer be used, and no humans or animals can approach it." Sun Xiaowu replied.
At this moment, a fight suddenly broke out in the village for no apparent reason, but there was no movement at the east, west, and south gates of the village, and no one came to report the news.
"What's going on?" Wu Shitong asked loudly.
"The enemy has come down from Beishan!" Immediately a villager came up to report.
"How is that possible? We are not familiar with the roads on Beishan Mountain. How can the Japanese pirates get there? What's more, there are fires on Beishan Mountain, making it impossible for people to go there." Wu Shitong said even more puzzled.
"I know why the other party set the fire!" At this time in the fifth line, he seemed to understand.
"What?" Wu Shitong asked.
"It's fire escape!" The fifth line answered.
The fifth line had fought against Japanese pirates several times, and he found that both Matsuno, the chief disciple of the Huoxie Sect, and Mutengzuo, who was colluding with the Japanese pirates, were both proficient in the Five Elements Escape Technique. Moreover, Huoxie Sect is not a real name, but just a title. Since this person uses fire as his nickname, he is obviously very good at fire attacks.
They set fire on Beishan Mountain at this time. It seemed that they were not just to burn the mountain and disturb the enemy, but just to use the fire to facilitate their fire escape skills to enter the stronghold.
Sure enough, after the Japanese pirates invaded the stronghold, they set fire to the stronghold again. It's just that Wugong Village has one characteristic, that is, the East, West, South, and North Villages are actually relatively independent parts. In case of emergency, you can also rely on the terrain to defend separately.
"Notify everyone to abandon the North Village and defend the other three villages. There are definitely not many enemies who have entered the village through fire escape. If we only hold the other three villages, we can catch the turtle in the jar and surround the enemy." Although Wu Shitong looked vulgar, However, he remained calm in the face of danger and ordered calmly.
Sure enough, Beizhai was quickly abandoned, but the passage from Beizhai to the other three villages had city gates.
Wu Shitong led the fifth line up to the main camp, looking at the enemies fighting at the north gate, and finally understood the enemy's situation.
"It seems that there are no more than two hundred people at most." The fifth line answered.
"Hmph! They are seeking death now." Wu Shitong sneered.
