Boom!
A thunder suddenly rose, lighting up the world!
The father and son saw around the wooden boat, under the dark blue sea, the swollen corpses slowly floating up. They were densely packed and piled up layer after layer around the coast.
The clothes on these corpses seemed to be woven from silk threads, which was very different from the clothes woven from feathers and animal skins of the Dongliu Islanders today.
Their hair is tangled under the water.
The hair clings to the bottom of the boat and holds it up.
The hair spreads over the ocean and covers the beach sandbar.
The hair is like a chain, hiding under the continental soil, climbing towards the villages closest to the beach.
My father felt chills all over his body. He had a certain feeling, so he tried to look up to the sky. He didn't know when the rain had stopped, but there was an icy black sun hanging in the sky.
The black sun emits rays of light like black chain threads, falling from the sky, and together with the flooded hair on the ground, it completely wraps up the entire Dongliu Island!
Wow...
At this time, the line of rain that had stopped falling from the sky suddenly fell again.
The sky covered with black chain threads and the beach sandbanks submerged by black hair are all washed away by the rain and gradually become clean again.
Thick chains and black hair disappeared from the coast and the sky. It's like it never happened.
In the tide on the beach, the wooden boat the father and son were riding on was swaying in the smelly sea breeze.
On the small boat, the father and his son lay side by side in the cabin, turning into two swollen and white corpses.
…
"What happened? Your Excellency is in such a hurry?"
"It seems that a large-scale death event occurred in several villages near the sea. Your Excellency ordered us to form a team to investigate the situation!
I cannot accompany my distinguished guests to visit Numata today. These distinguished guests can ask my servants to accompany you around Numata.
When the mass death incident of the natives in Qianye Port is resolved and I come back, I can accompany you to Kyoto - please be sure to wait for me to come back! "
In the main hall, Su Wu watched the samurai Kaichiro prepare his sword under the service of his servants, and then chatted with him for a few words.
He heard what the other party said, looked at each other with Jianzhen, Tao Zu and others, and then turned to look at the samurai Koichiro.
Samurai Koichiro had already walked down the steps of the main hall accompanied by several servants. Su Wu stood up, walked to the door, and said to Samurai Koichiro: "Is Senye Port close to the northwest?
I remember that there were several relatively prosperous villages in the coastal area there. Most of the houses in the villages were made of wood, but a mass death incident occurred there? "
"That's right there!" Samurai Kaichiro turned around and nodded repeatedly, looked at Su Wu doubtfully, and said, "Have you been there before?"
"Our group landed on Dongliu Island from there before." Su Wu replied.
There is nothing false in what he said.
Previously, Su Wu and his party used the Breath of the Dark to travel through many areas, and it was from the so-called "Thousand Pages Port" that they landed in the Dongliu Island area.
Su Wu continued: "Let's accompany you to investigate.
There isn't anything worth visiting in Numata. Let's go with you to check out the situation. We might be able to help you. "
"This..." Samurai Kaichiro looked hesitant. It's not that he is unwilling to let Su Wu and others accompany him. After all, these Tang people are indeed unpredictable. If they accompany him, his personal safety will be better protected when encountering danger along the way, and several villages are involved. Most of the mass deaths of people here were related to ghosts and gods. He remembered that these distinguished guests seemed to claim to have the ability to scare ghosts and gods.
But if I invite these people to accompany me...
"You are a guest. The master is doing something. Wouldn't it be too rude to ask the guest for help?" Samurai Koichiro asked.
Su Wu shook his head: "We are going together voluntarily, what are you doing to be rude?"
They left the Thousand Pages Port, and a large-scale death occurred there that night. Su Wu couldn't help but connect it with the Candlelight Witch Maid.
Perhaps as Jian Zhen said, they don't need to take the initiative to find something, but the 'Witch Maid with Candlelight' will come to them first.
Regardless of whether Samurai Koichiro agrees or not, he will definitely go to Senji Port.
Samurai Kaichiro had no reason to refuse at all: "Since you insist on going, then just go with me. If anything happens, we can take care of each other!"
"good."
Su Wu nodded in agreement.
There was no need for everyone to pack anything, and they immediately followed the samurai Koichiro out of the courtyard.
Outside the courtyard, the pony had pulled the straw cart and parked under the wall beside the door. The groom who was pulling before was now leading the horse out of boredom. When he saw the owner coming towards him, he immediately became respectful. His eyes were full of fear, and when he saw Su Wu and his group around Samurai Koichiro, his expression became even more awe--although he was frightened by the rain and fell into a coma, but after he woke up, he could also hear what happened next from others. It was these noble people from the Tang Dynasty who saved his life!
“I won’t take the car today!
Where are the others? "Surrounded by many tall figures, the dwarf-like samurai Kaichiro raised his hand and asked the groom.
The groom quickly replied: "Several other adults are waiting for you at the street corner. They all came by carriage. Are you really not going to take the carriage today?"
"No need!" Even though Samurai Kaichiro wanted to save his energy, he only had one pony in his house at the moment, so he couldn't ride in the car and make these distinguished guests walk. Therefore, he could only make this arrangement to communicate with the guests. We walked to the surrounding area of Qianye Port.
Fortunately, it's not too far from Numata. If we set out now, we'll be able to reach our destination by dusk at best.
Samurai Koichiro tightened the iron sword at his waist.
At present, the sword shapes native to Dongliu Island are diverse, similar to the swords of the Tang Dynasty. They have not yet truly evolved into the "swordsmith" school like later generations, and have not yet formed their own unique shapes.
“The mayor sent thirteen samurai from the town to Qianye Port to investigate the situation.
We walk with them.
Some guests, please come with me. "Samurai Kaichiro explained a few words to Su Wu and his party.
Su Wu nodded.
Everyone walked in a hurry.
Seeing this, the groom who led the horse quickly followed him and said to the samurai Kaichiro: "Sir, don't you need me to go with you?
Even if you don't need to ride a carriage, the little man can follow you and help you do what he can.
Moreover, Qianye Port is the villain's hometown. The villain is more familiar with the roads there and can help you guide the way. The weather changes too fast in the rainy season, and it will rain heavily again at some point..."
"I almost forgot, your hometown is near Senye Port." Samurai Kaichiro looked at the groom after hearing this, his eyes unclear, "Are you really going to follow me?"
"Yes Yes!
I can help guide you! "The groom nodded repeatedly and replied.
He vaguely heard from other people that something unknown had happened in the villages near Qianye Port, so he was even more worried about his mother who was already sick at home, and wanted to go home and take a look.
Yesterday, he accompanied the adults on a tour of the villages around Numata Town, and he had passed by his own village.
But the adult didn't nod, and he didn't dare to go home privately to visit his mother.
Today he will seize the opportunity to go home to visit his mother, father and brother!
"Then just follow me!"
Samurai Koichiro waved his hand and agreed to 'Yujiro's' request.
This groom named himself 'Yujiro'.
The samurai Koichiro also had a name called "Shinichiro", which was given by his father. However, he did not like this name. He hoped that he would gain meritorious service in the future, become a noble, and be given a name and surname by the emperor and family members, so he did not use it as a name. The name "Shinichiro" is known to people, so people here often call him Ichiro, but they don't know that he actually has the official name of "Shinichiro".
The group of people stepped on the muddy road and walked to the street.
There were several carriages parked at the intersection of the street. The warriors on the carriages were neatly dressed. Although they were still as short as dwarfs, they were much better than the unkempt civilians around them who wore feathered coats that could not cover their knees.
There were only six or seven carriages parked at the street corner.
There are many samurai who, like samurai Koichiro, have never ridden in a carriage.
They were either holding swords in their arms, or standing with their hands hanging down, laughing and joking with their colleagues on the carriage, mostly as if no one was watching.
Then they saw the samurai Koichiro leading several men and women who were tall and taller than the straw roofs erected on the carriages. The samurai at the street stopped their laughter and looked at each other. He looked at Xiang Su Wu and his group with shocked eyes.
Seeing the eyes of his colleagues, Samurai Kaichiro felt very pleased.
He grinned widely and introduced to his fellow warriors: "Everyone, this is my distinguished guest from the Great Tang Dynasty!
When I inspected Numata yesterday, I met these nobles from the Tang Dynasty and brought them to my mansion. They will explore the situation of Qianye Port with us today. After the incident in Qianye Port is over, I will ask for leave from the mayor and accompany a few nobles back to Kyoto to pay homage to the Emperor! "
Samurai Koichiro emphasized the words "return to Kyoto" very seriously.
For the local people of Dongliu Island, the people of the Tang Dynasty have a mysterious and noble aura. They have the support of the Tang Dynasty, and the culture and skills of the Tang Dynasty have spread far and wide. They have been 'cultivated' in the four seas as early as unintentionally. A large number of foreigners who yearned for the Tang Dynasty emerged.
Dongliu Island especially admires Tang Zhi.
There are many people here who admire the Tang Dynasty.
And if the samurai Kaichiro successfully escorts Su Wu and others to Kyoto and obtains meritorious service, it will not be difficult to not only rise to the top in one step, but also transform into a minor noble.
Just a small noble is enough to open a huge gap with these hard-working warriors!
So when all the samurai heard what Samurai Koichiro said, they all became envious and jealous of Samurai Koichiro. The samurai who were originally laughing and joking could no longer laugh anymore.
The atmosphere among everyone became a little subtle.
Samurai Koichiro was grinning, completely unaware of the change in the current atmosphere.
Su Wu glanced at him, his expression unchanged.
At this time, a warrior saluted Su Wu anxiously and said, "Are you really from the Tang Dynasty? I have never heard of the Tang language. Can you..."
"How can you understand?" Su Wu shook his head.
The words that came out of his mouth were always in Chinese, but they were directly planted in the minds of these Dongliu Islanders with sexual meaning. Naturally, they did not need to distinguish anything, and they could naturally understand his words.
At the moment, he has not planted any sexual intention in the hearts and minds of the warriors.
After hearing what Su Wu said, everyone became more and more awed by Su Wu's expression.
It was as if the words coming out of his mouth contained some divine charm.
This moment is just like that moment.
Seeing Su Wu's response, the warriors became a little bolder.
Someone was hiding behind others and secretly glanced at Jiang Yingying behind Su Wu. Before any thoughts of coveting could arise in his heart, when he looked up, he bumped into Su Wu's emotionless eyes, and suddenly all the things that shouldn't be in his mind came to his mind. All thoughts were cleared away.
In such a delicate atmosphere, the samurai left Numata Town and headed for the villages near Senji Port.
Some people also started to talk about the situation in Qianye Port.
"There are basically no living people in the villages closer to the coast...According to the information passed back by the passing natives, the dead seemed to have been drowned in the water.
All their bodies seemed to have been soaked in seawater, and there were various traces of seawater flooding throughout the houses they lived in. "
"Is there not a single living person left in the villages around Qianye Port?"
"The situation is not very clear yet. We need to get there before we can really find out..."
In the team, the inconspicuous groom Yujiro heard the discussions of many warriors. His face suddenly turned pale and panicked. He looked up at the steamy muddy road ahead, intending to speed up and return to the village as soon as possible. He wanted to check on his family, but he didn't dare to go too fast for fear of being scolded by his master.
There are no living people in the villages closer to the coast...
Is the village where my home is located close to the coast?
Akata Village and Ogawa Village are closer to the coast than Kaijin Village, where they live... But from Kaijin Village to the coast, it's actually not that far away...
Yujiro's mind was spinning with thoughts, and his face turned pale.
He followed the crowd, walking forward in despair, and accidentally bumped into the tall figure in front of him - the warriors who were enjoying the countryside scenery, talking and laughing, suddenly fell silent, and glanced at them with subtle glances. Yujiro.
The samurai Koichiro stared at the groom he brought over fiercely.
The groom lowered his head, trembling and even more at a loss.
The tall figure who was knocked down by him - Hong Renkun, turned around and looked at him, but there was no anger in his eyes. Instead, he patted Yujiro on the shoulder: "You seem to be a little uneasy, but when you meet What's the matter?"
Hong Renkun's voice moved Yujiro deeply, and he almost shed tears.
But under the cold gaze of his master, he did not dare to say more. He just bowed deeply to Hong Renkun and saluted: "I didn't mean it, please forgive me! Please forgive me!"
"I forgive you.
do not worry about it. "Hong Renkun took a deep look at Yujiro, turned back, looked at Su Wu for a moment, and then stepped forward.
The stagnant crowd moved forward again.
In the air all around, a faint fishy smell gradually emerged, like the smell produced when the fish's internal organs are rotting. When this frowning smell became stronger and stronger, everyone saw many people waiting to greet them on the side of the road. native.
The people looked at the warriors with less resistance than before.
They shouted one after another and learned to perform unfamiliar etiquette to the warriors.
"grown ups!"
"My family is dead, my lord!"
"Save us!"
(End of chapter)
