Two days later, May 29th
This time when the bandits were attacked, something different from the previous one emerged. During the two days of waiting, there was no rush for help from Yanyang soldiers. This further supported what Lu Cishan thought. Lu Fengbai didn't have much to say about this. His words were just to make normal arrangements for the deployment of Yijian Villa and to check on the situation of injured and sick disciples.
After lunch, Lin Manliu was beside Mu Tianliao and Yue Qingqiu, watching Mu Tianliao demonstrate the small artifact called the Eight Phases to him. Suddenly Chongying approached Lin Manliu and shouted: "Lu Brother calls you to come and discuss matters."
Lu Fengbai is looking for him? Probably there is news about Zhou Mo.
Lin Manliu said goodbye to Mu Tianliao, and then followed Chong Ying to the house where Lu Fengbai was resting. At this time, the house was already full of people, including Lu Fengbai, Xiao Xiao, Zhou Zhou and Na Shenxing. Zhou Mo was watching, while Lu Cishan was leaning against the wall and not looking at the crowd.
"Chong Ying, Man Liu is seated. Today I will discuss with you all why we should go to the Maple Leaf Forest to avoid future troubles," Lu Fengbai said in a deep voice.
"The disciples who fought fiercely with Manliu and Chongying at the entrance of the village were the most seriously injured and will need three or four days at the earliest before they can leave. The other disciples were not seriously injured and can be used at any time," Xiao Xiao said.
"The scale of the invasion can reach this level. The battle in Maple Leaf Forest will only be more tragic than this time. It is better to wait until everyone has finished training before heading out." Lu Fengbai thought for a moment and then said.
"I came to Xiaodao today to propose a time for you to travel. It should be on the 9th of the next month. I have deduced it before and it is not possible to do it before or after. Both are serious disasters," Zhou Mo said loudly while sitting at the end of the table.
When everyone in Yijian Villa was talking about it before Lin Manliu, they naturally agreed with Zhou Mo's deduction method, so no one raised any objection.
Everyone was just thinking silently. If they stayed like this, the bandits on the Maple Leaf Forest side would definitely be more prepared, and they would need to be more careful. Lin Manliu looked at the young Taoist priest from time to time while thinking, without anyone noticing. Where they arrived, there was some blood on the collar of Zhou Moli's clothes, which was covered by the black robe on the outside. When they met again before, there was no blood on him.
The boy in short shirt noticed this and thought that after the discussion was over, he should inform Lu Fengbai first to let him pay attention to it.
The final result of the discussion was to follow what Zhou Mo said and wait until June 9th before preparing to leave for Maple Leaf Forest.
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The days that followed were spent by everyone at Yijian Villa recuperating, until June 9th, just after Engzhong.
This morning, everyone gathered in the ancestral hall, waiting to leave at any time and rush to Maple Leaf Forest.
"Comrades, the original intention of this trip is to find out the truth about last year's sword appreciation accident from the mouth of the bandit. Now the bandit is massacring the village. We are lucky to be able to fight for this. Today we will leave with a signal to meet the maple leaf forest for a while. "Thieves among us!" Lu Fengbai stood on the stage and shouted to the people in the villa below.
"We will definitely win the battle here!" Someone in the audience shouted, and then more people responded. Some young people jumped directly into the crowd, and some hung their weapons above their heads, pointing directly at the sky. The good boy.
Lu Fengbai stretched out his hand and pressed down, and the noise from the people in the audience became quieter.
Then, under the leadership of Lu Fengbai, Lin Manliu, and Xiao Xiao, everyone walked out of the ancestral hall and headed towards the south entrance.
The villagers learned from their recent chats that everyone was going to the Maple Leaf Forest to kill the bandits. When they arrived at the gate of Bazi, they saw that the villagers had been waiting on both sides of the road for a long time. The leaders all bowed down to signal to everyone.
"Folks, please wait for our good news later. Once this problem is eliminated, the folks can live with peace of mind and don't have to worry too much about bandits," Lu Fengbai was the first to say.
"For all the hundreds of people in Bazi, I would like to thank Lu Daxia and all the knights," the township head said with tears in his eyes.
Lu Fengbai approached the township chief and hurriedly helped him up, "There is no need to worry, township chief. Wait for me to go ahead and avoid future troubles."
"The little girl is so offensive... I wonder if you heroes have ever met Brother Li, the... old man Li that the villagers often call him." Behind the mayor, a woman who looked about the same age as Lu Fengbai squeezed out. Said to the crowd.
Old Man Li...the person who sent the message to the bandits? Thinking of this, Lu Fengbai hesitated whether to tell the whole story.
While Lu Fengbai was hesitating, Lin Manliu stepped forward and saluted the woman and said, "My condolences, girl...".
Hearing this, the woman was a little unsteady and fell to the ground. She looked at the boy in a short shirt in front of her in disbelief, and murmured: "In the dams I have searched all over the past few days, there are no Seeing Brother Li, I used to be like this...".
Lu Fengbai was just about to stop the young man, but he saw Lin Manliu nodded to him, and then the young man in short shirt continued to speak: "Brother Li was killing the enemy with us outside the village that night, but he was shot with an arrow from behind. ", he said that he didn't want the villagers to see him in such a state of embarrassment, so he asked us not to mention it in front of everyone."
The boy in a short shirt said this, and the villagers around him naturally heard it, and some began to sigh, lamenting the poverty of Old Man Li over the years and his perseverance in not being afraid of hardships.
"I said a few years ago that Lao Li is the most promising man in the village, much better than the one in my family."
"Isn't it... harmful? If the harvest hadn't been bad in the early years, I would have asked Lao Li to take the exam. He might have become the parent officer of our place in the future."
"Even if Lao Li hasn't gone out, he is still one of the best in our village. Look at how many girls from other families like him, but now they go with his wife."
...
The woman who spoke before fell limply to the ground, with tears on her face. She was recalling the past that belonged to her and him. I don’t know why, but Brother Li stopped talking to her. Maybe it was because he never admired her. For herself, in the early years, in order to have something to talk about with her brother Li, who read more poetry and books, she met a passing scholar at the entrance of the village and asked the scholar about the meaning of many poems and allusions.
She looked forward to being able to talk to Brother Li in the future and not be so embarrassed anymore, but after that, Brother Li seemed to have never looked for her again. Later, the harvest in Bazi was not good, and Brother Li seemed to have given up studying and started to concentrate on studying. Working and farming for the countryside, even Brother Li at this time seemed so tall and handsome to her, but she just didn't dare to approach him.
Later, there were women who dared to express their true feelings to Brother Li, and he could only bless them silently from a far distance. They gradually became a good couple in the village that everyone wanted to talk about. This is what the book said. It was a match made in heaven, that woman was naturally better than him.
Thinking of this and the words of the boy in a short shirt, the woman stopped sobbing, stood up and hurriedly wiped her tears and said: "Brother Li doesn't want the villagers to see his embarrassment, so of course I can't cry. Can't cry...".
The mayor stood beside the woman, patted her back to help her calm down, looked at the boy in short shirt and Lu Fengbai, and said loudly: "It made Master Lu and Shaoxia Lin laugh... My little girl admires Old Man Li the most. Nowadays, people No more, a bit out of character."
"It's okay, girl, I wish to express my condolences, so we'll set off first. Please wait for the good news, folks." After Lu Fengbai finished speaking, he bowed his hands to the folks on both sides of the road.
Then everyone in Yijian Villa followed Lu Fengbai out of the dam, got on their horses, and headed northwest of the village.
On the way, Lu Feng's white horse came to Lin Manliu's side and said, "Did you use this trick to hide it?"
The young man in a short shirt looked up at the sky and said: "When people live in this world, they always have to leave some memories. They have gone through so many hardships. If they hear that they have been stabbed by relatives and friends again, they will be crushed."
After Lu Fengbai thought deeply for a moment, he nodded and rode his horse forward, continuing to lead everyone in Yijian Villa to the maple leaf forest ahead.
At noon, when everyone encountered any bandits on the way, they were about to reach the Maple Leaf Forest stronghold mentioned by the second master. There was a valley in front of them. According to what the second master said, the stronghold was built in the valley, with two sides. With the steep mountain top as a natural obstacle, the front is the pre-built camp wall, and there are two inner and outer city walls. The outside is where the bandits and the captured young men are, and the inner court is the residence of their heads and the hoarders. A place for food.
Before everyone walked to the valley, the place was full of bright green maple leaves. Presumably in autumn, the entire valley and the scenery along the way would become extremely red.
Lu Fengbai looked at the valley. The vaguely visible city wall was as high as the military camp. If everyone tried to attack from the front and tried to break in, the damage would be huge. While Lu Fengbai was still thinking about it, in the valley The city gate suddenly opened, and a man carrying a broad sword walked out of it, and bandits began to pour out of the city gate behind him.
After Lu Fengbai saw the man's appearance clearly, his pupils shrank, and he muttered to himself in confusion: "Uncle Huang...?".
The Uncle Huang he mentioned was that he came to see him at home when he was young. He had a very pleasant conversation with his father at that time, and he vaguely remembered that he was reminiscing about the past. Later, he never saw Uncle Huang again as long as he could remember. In the past, he heard that his father As mentioned, Uncle Huang is an orphan, the orphan of one of his grandfather's subordinates when he was away at war, and he has always been with him.
The man surnamed Huang naturally looked at where Lu Fengbai and the others were. He also recognized Lu Fengbai and shouted loudly: "My nephew is so successful now! Can he lead troops to fight without being an official?" After that, Uncle Huang started laughing loudly.
"Uncle Huang is the guest of the Zhujian Peak? Why are you acting like this now, robbing the people and oppressing the village? What is the meaning of it?" Lu Fengbai shouted to him.
After hearing what the village owner said, everyone in Yijian Mountain looked at each other in shock. The thief in front of them actually knew the village owner and called him uncle and nephew.
"Little boy, what do you know! Now that you have brought people here, don't recognize me as Uncle Huang anymore. I am the villain who murders the people here. Please use your sword and let me see my godfather Huang again." Li!" Uncle Huang yelled, but at the end of his tone, it still seemed like an elder's scrutiny of his younger generation.
Lu Fengbai lowered his head. Ever since he heard the words "soldiers and bandits protect each other" from Ci Shan's mouth, he has always felt this inexplicable uneasiness in his heart. Now here, it has become even more effective. He is the grandfather of the past to the enemy bandits. His subordinate, his father's friend, and his uncle, how could he take action?
"Don't imitate your good-for-nothing father, who is indecisive and indecisive. He only does business. Now you are a clique. If you are still like him, you have lived in this world for too long!" "Uncle Huang scolded.
After he finished reprimanding him, he waved the broad sword in his hand, and the bandits behind him all took one step forward. There were actually hundreds of bandits who came out of the stronghold and out of the city.
Lu Fengbai raised his head, with only determination in his eyes, and he shouted in a deep voice: "No matter what you are planning, point the blade behind you, those who once threatened to protect their lives, I will kill them! Yijian Villa belongs to Follow me and draw your sword to meet the enemy!".
"I have the order!" Everyone in Yijian Villa shouted in unison.
At the entrance of the stronghold, Uncle Huang pointed a broad knife at Lu Fengbai in the distance. Lu Fengbai also pointed at his uncle with a Qi Ye knife in his hand. Lu Fengbai's eyes showed determination for this battle, and Uncle Huang's eyes seemed to have something special. His expression was one of pride for the younger generation.
"Kill - kill -" the bandits and villa disciples on both sides shouted loudly, and they all drew out their swords and rushed towards the other side.
