"Walk."
"Walk!--"
Just as the owl's call was faintly heard in the forest, a voice suddenly sounded from the stable.
At first it was just a quick and dry cry.
The sound was so small that it might have been swallowed up by the whistling autumn wind just after leaving the stable, let alone spread more than ten feet away.
But I don’t know how the owner of this voice was able to regain his voice for a while and make a loud sound of persuasion after being tortured for a day and night when he was hungry, thirsty and thirsty.
The word "go" overshadowed the silent autumn wind. It not only penetrated the ears of the four people who were hesitating to move forward, but also stirred the almost frozen hearts of the nearly one hundred villagers in the stable.
"Go! Get out of here! Don't come here!"
"We are just bait, used to catch you!"
That loud voice worked hard and was fearless, shouting out a sentence that fully expressed its meaning.
In the stable, in confusion and confusion, the eyes slowly shifted and turned to find the direction of the sound.
Gathering on the four figures.
The already sluggish figures of the four people therefore continued to move forward and get closer.
Although the speed was not very fast, every time the four people took a step, it was as if they were stepping on the villagers' hearts that were gradually becoming as hard as stone, and on their self-sealed and blocked throats.
"Don't come here! Get out of here!"
The owner of that sonorous voice was confused and angry, but it seemed that he had used his throat to the limit.
He tried to explain the situation clearly, but all he could hear was a hoarse roar.
"Let's go! There are only four of you, what use can you do!"
"More than ten or twenty people come and they all die!"
"One against ten...cough, cough..."
The muscular man who leaned most of his body out of the stable fence finally shouted and broke his throat.
He shrank back into the stable, his hands weakly grasping the wooden pillars of the bamboo shed, and his body swayed and slid as he coughed violently.
"roll!--"
I don't know who took over his shout, but the words were not polite.
"Go away, you charlatans!"
"You are a scourge! Get away!"
"Don't come and die!"
This is a new cry, with two words in the east and one word in the west.
The voices of these people are not as good as that of the strong man, and they are very hoarse and unpleasant.
"Don't come here, kids, let's go!"
Even the old woman who had looked at Meng Chaoge before and had difficulty even twisting her neck suddenly stood up and approached the outside edge of the bamboo shed. She put her hands on the fence and waved to the four people and shouted.
But the four people were like four deaf men. They approached within ten feet of the stable without any advice.
The villagers thought that the four people would make the same mistake soon. They were surrounded and drowned by a group of men in black wearing red belts. They were hacked to death and dragged away from the scene.
However, until the four people came to them and asked about the whole story, the men in black calmed down and did not show up.
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Under the heavy blows of the imperial court, the world of Kyushu fell apart, and many big gangs were also eliminated from the world.
But whether it is the so-called cunning rabbit with three burrows, or whether the court "mercifully" did not kill them all, in the true sense, a gang with no one left is not that many.
Those survivors who escaped the disaster due to various chances and coincidences have become knight-errants. In the past few months since the Hundred Flowers Conference, some of them are still alone, some have changed their families and joined other gangs, or they have simply joined the copycat and returned to the most primitive Green forest hero.
The four of them, Meng Chaoge, are now the leaders of the cottage.
It was for this reason that they declined two groups of people who had invited them to go up the mountain together.
The four people are divided according to their abilities and are not suitable to be pawns.
If you blend into the team at will, you will not be able to coordinate actions or charge into battle, and your identity will be easily exposed.
Although according to the original plan, Meng Chaoge came to Putian in person to reveal his identity and help Abbot Qingming attract hatred and share the firepower.
But now that Shaolin is in this situation, it's better to hide her identity for the time being.
As a result, the four people's actions gave people the impression that they were looking forward and backward and blindly showing off their courage, which was extremely unreliable.
But looking at it now, it looks like some of the fake things were really done.
They thought they were mentally prepared to face all kinds of traps. Even if they were really unable to break the situation, they would just have to fight their way out.
But when they heard the word "go", they knew they couldn't leave.
This insidious and despicable trap in front of us is a complete conspiracy!
The greatest aversion to Jianghu among the people of the world, and the greatest fear of the imperial courts of all dynasties towards Jianghu, is that chivalrous men use force to break the ban.
When personal force has the ability to transcend a certain degree of restraint and exceed the rules, it will always make people feel insecure and make the ruling class feel a lack of control.
But the original form of the word "xia" was not disguised and obscured by various desires, nor was it full of hostility.
Instead, it symbolizes bravery and justice, giving people warmth and stability.
A chivalrous man sacrifices himself for others, cries out for injustice, and kills any injustice he encounters!
Meng Chaoge has a hero in his heart, and Ji Zhe, Shi Zhonghuo, and Dong Qing also have a hero in their hearts.
In fact, in this Jianghu, not only Tingyuge and Daoyi Alliance, but also the heroes in the hearts of most Jianghu gangs. The knights Jiang Yichen thought there should be here before he chose to set foot in the Jianghu have not been completely wiped out.
Therefore, the voices of persuasion and even scolding in the stable not only failed to persuade and drive away the four Meng Chaoge, but instead inspired their rebellious intentions.
Reason told them that what the villagers said was reasonable. The four of them might have lost their lives in vain, so they should retreat and consider the long term.
And along the way, they couldn't see any gratitude or respect in the eyes of the villagers. Instead, they were filled with resentment, doubt, numbness, and even compassion.
But the hero in their hearts made them unwilling and not allowed to back down at this time.
Therefore, they came to the stables firmly.
The shouting in the stable died down, but became more lively than before.
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Xu Shi's four people were of "mediocre status" and did not have enough weight to allow the ambush party to go to war.
Or maybe the other party also wanted to ensure the "bait" or the number of hostages alive, so they acquiesced to the four people's approach to the villagers.
In short, the angler who set up the ambush was not in a hurry to show up, and there was no sign that he was going to take action.
Meng Chaoge stood across the fence, holding the frozen hands of the weeping old woman tightly, and asked: "Auntie, what kind of person captured you?"
The old woman, who was still mumbling, "Girl, let's go, let's go," felt the warmth in her hands and couldn't help but tighten them. It was as if she had the touch again, and then she realized that everything that happened in front of her was true. She felt helpless and confused for some reason. I actually felt supported at this moment.
The old woman's trembling hands made Meng Chaoge's hand tremble, and she slightly stuck out her tongue to try to moisten her dry and cracked lips, but she could only slowly open her jerky mouth and said: "Gu... there are many, many things The man in black with the red belt.”
The old woman didn't understand Jianghu people, let alone martial arts, but through the warmth in her palms and her gradually smoother and more powerful breathing, she realized that it was the stern-looking tomboy in front of her who was giving her a ventilator. The old woman wanted to withdraw her hand and refuse. The other party's good intentions failed, so they stopped trying to persuade Meng Chaoge and the four of them to leave. This simple and clear answer quickly helped Meng Chaoge identify the ambush party.
——Red Sect!
Later, Meng Chaoge learned some information from the old woman and the surrounding villagers.
For example, how the villagers were taken captive to the mountains.
For example, if they were locked up in a stable and they were not allowed to eat, drink, or defecate, they would be dragged away and dealt with if they made trouble, resisted, or cried and begged for mercy.
For example, sitting in a stable and waiting for death, just to lure people from the rivers and lakes to come to the rescue, and then catch the turtle in the jar.
Another example is how those Jianghu people surrounded and killed and buried the bodies, and how the scene was quickly restored.
Meng Chaoge didn't ask too many questions. He handed the warming elixir he brought to the old woman and told him how often to take one. Then he jumped into the stable and rescued and comforted the villagers who still showed signs of life. , asking them to do their best to hold on, saying that they will be rescued if they survive today, and so on.
At the same time, Ji Zhe, Shi Zhonghuo, and Dong Qing were also scattered in the stable doing the same thing.
The four of them had already made plans when they made up their mind to step into this trap together.
A rough estimate puts the number of villagers in the three stables at more than a hundred.
After deducting some who have lost their vitality, there are still at least seventy or eighty people.
No matter who the opponent was, the four of them were completely unable to escort the villagers down the mountain safely.
It is possible that as soon as they stepped out of the stable with the villagers, they were surrounded by heavy crossbows and arrows.
At that time, the villagers will die faster.
Rather than accompany the four of them to death, it would be better to continue to stay in the stable and wait for a chance of survival.
It is not difficult to see that what the villagers are most lacking now is food and water. Unfortunately, the four of them did not expect such a situation before going up the mountain. They did not have much dry food on them, and they could only take out some elixirs that warmed the qi and blood and gave them to the villagers. Eat it to relieve weakness.
The four of them found the source of the water together from the wooden house, and fetched several buckets from the well in the open space in front of the house.
It's not that hard to get through another day.
As for whether someone will come to save me after today, it's just a white lie.
In just one day and one night, there was no hope in the eyes of these villagers. They did not even have the courage to walk out of the stables to fetch water. They stayed together with the dying people, and there was not much left to think about living.
Therefore, Meng Chaoge and the other four gave them the slightest thought of living, even if it was only for one day.
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The tranquility inside and outside the stable lasted for nearly an hour.
It not only made the villagers in the stable feel unreal, but also made the four Meng Chaoge who were about to leave the stable almost forget that they were in deep danger.
The Red Cult, who once thought they were setting up an ambush, was going to use the four of them as new bait to catch bigger fish.
Unexpectedly, the four of them had just walked thirty or forty feet away from the stable, and planned to return to the climbing stone steps and continue up the mountain.
Even the muscular man who had made his voice hoarse looked like he was about to rush out of the stable and follow the four people away.
What was supposed to come came.
There were rustling and rustling sounds everywhere, and groups of black shadows surrounded the four people from all directions.
The villagers had said it first, so Meng Chaoge and the others were not surprised by the encirclement formation of nearly a hundred people.
After all, it was impossible to determine the strength of the four of them, so it was safest to attack in groups.
The strange thing is that this encirclement composed of nine ten-man teams actually has two gaps, one large and one small, one in the north and one in the southeast.
In the art of war, there is a saying of "encircling three walls and one", that is, surrounding three sides and leaving one side open, setting up an ambush, luring the enemy to flee, and then annihilating them on the way to escape.
So what's the solution to this three-and-two encirclement?
Are there stronger ambush on both escape routes?
The gap in the north is larger, leading to the mountains and forests, and the road is somewhat bumpy in terms of escape or pursuit.
Although the gap in the southeast is small, it leads to the climbing stone steps, which is convenient for escaping and setting up an ambush.
Both options have pros and cons.
While the four of them were weighing, a "gurgling" sound suddenly sounded.
This was not the first time the four heard this sound. At first they thought it was the cry of an owl.
Compared to before, the sound was much closer, but there was no owl in sight.
There must be something weird among them!
Suddenly, in the southeastern gap, a man in black with a red belt suddenly jumped up and brandished a knife!
The sword is in full bloom like a lotus!
Immediately, four or five men in black beside him fell down!
Meng Chaoge and the others' eyes lit up, and they rushed towards that without any hesitation.
They should have thought that the owl's call was the sound made by the killer night owl!
