Chapter 514
These three old men are all highly respected people in Xiaozhu Village.
They are highly respected, not only because they are older, but also because they are the three most powerful masters in Xiaozhu Village, and each of them is at the fifth level of the Starlight Realm.
Among the nearby villages, Xiaozhu Village has the highest status and the strongest power, and has always had the right to speak.
But now, these three old men frowned and looked worried.
The first old man has white beard and hair, with white hair and a childlike face. He is still tall and tall, and has the most powerful aura. He stands in the middle.
To the left of the old man is a man with age spots on his face. He is small and has a particularly cold gaze.
The old man on the right is sitting on a chair, his face is sallow and white, and he looks very weak.
Three days ago, Xiaozhu Village, which had never had any bandit troubles, was targeted by a group of gangsters. They not only injured more than 20 young men in Xiaozhu Village, but also robbed a dozen women.
For Xiao Zhucun, this was an unbearable humiliation.
So Zhu Zhiming, the old man sitting on the chair, personally came forward to fight the gangsters head-on.
But among the gangsters, there was a master at the seventh level of the Starlight Realm.
Zhu Zhiming's legs were broken on the spot and he suffered serious internal injuries.
If the other two old men hadn't arrived in time, Zhu Zhiming might have died.
But the reason why the gangster on the seventh level of the Starlight Realm was willing to take people away was not because he couldn't beat him.
With his strength at the seventh level of the Starlight Realm, he would definitely be able to crush these three old men easily.
The reason why the gangster left with the living gangster was because the village chief of Xiaozhu Village, Zhu Zhishan, was the burly old man with white beard and hair at the scene.
Zhu Zhishan's daughter is the wife of the lord of nearby Luo Fei City.
It is precisely because of this relationship that Xiaozhu Village has developed rapidly in the past few decades. It has the most fertile fields and the best crop seeds. The crops grown can also be directly provided to the city lord's palace without any worries. market.
But the key is that Zhu Zhishan's daughter died of illness five years ago.
From then on, the communication between Xiaozhu Village and the City Lord's Mansion was cut off.
Even Zhu Zhishan, who is not his son-in-law who is the city lord, will still stand up for Xiaozhu Village.
After all, the gang leader said harsh words when he left.
He said he would come back in half a month.
If Xiaozhu Village could invite people from the City Lord's Mansion, he would never set foot in Xiaozhu Village again without saying a word.
But if Xiaozhu Village cannot invite people from the City Lord's Mansion, then it will have to prepare fifty young and beautiful girls and Xiaozhu Village's three years' harvest for the gangsters to take away.
Zhu Zhishan went to Luofei City in person.
But he couldn't even enter the city lord's palace.
He told the guard at the gate that his daughter was the wife of the city lord.
But the guard said that the current wife of the city lord was named Wang, not Zhu at all.
Only then did Zhu Zhishan know that the city lord Luo Fei had already married another wife.
After returning to Xiaozhu Village, Zhu Zhishan immediately summoned the entire village of Xiaozhu Village to discuss how to resolve the crisis.
At this time, the short old man with age spots on his face said coldly:
"You don't even speak, don't you want to be stigmatized?!"
"If you don't tell me, I will!"
Zhu Zhihai glanced at Zhu Zhiming's broken legs and snorted coldly:
"How about we fight with them until we, our little bamboo village, die!"
"But even if we die, they will still snatch the women from our Xiaozhu Village and take away all our food."
"I wish Zhihai put my words here. If you want to resist, I will charge forward and won't run away. Anyway, I'm a lot older, so it doesn't matter if I die!"
Having said this, Zhu Zhihai looked at the more than 300 people in the ancestral hall and asked coldly: "But do you dare?"
As soon as this question came out of my mouth, except for a few sparse words "dare"
, the other villagers lowered their heads, not daring to meet Zhu Zhihai’s eyes.
Zhu Zhihai seemed to have anticipated the villagers' reaction, so he said coldly:
"Then let's go the next day!"
"Prepare the women and food that the gangsters want and let them take them away. Stabilize them first."
"Those gangsters are all greedy people. Once they get a benefit from our Xiaozhu Village, they will come to our Xiaozhu Village again and again."
"When we have no power to resist, whether it is five years, ten years, twenty or thirty years, we can only swallow our anger."
"Okay, I've finished my words," Zhu Zhihai glanced at Zhu Zhishan and Zhu Zhiming, and then scanned all the village names present:
"What do you think you should choose?"
A group of villagers still didn't speak.
Zhu Zhihai snorted coldly: "If you don't say anything, then you will choose the second option."
"Fifty young women who have not left the court are selected from each family, and the food to be handed over is collected from other families."
"If a daughter is born in the family, each family will receive one more person's income in the next three years."
"Now, those who have daughters at home, come out!"
The words fell to the ground and echoed throughout the entire ancestral hall.
But no one came out.
Zhu Zhihai's expression became colder.
He looked at a man standing in the corner and scolded: "Zhu Shikuan, if I remember correctly, your family has two daughters. Your eldest daughter married in the city last year, and your second daughter is only two years younger. That's right. Bar?"
The man named Zhu Shikuan immediately knelt down and said timidly:
"Ancestor, I..."
"Shut up!" Zhu Zhihai said coldly: "This is not your family's business, you have no right to refuse!"
Zhu Zhiming, who had been silent all this time, patted his broken legs and said in a deep voice:
"Otherwise, we take the whole village and leave Xiaozhu Village. I don't believe that that gang of gangsters can chase us to the end of the world!"
"We have watched all the girls in the village grow up, and no one would let them go."
Zhu Zhishan, the strongest, shook his head at this time:
"If we leave Xiaozhu Village, where our ancestors have relied on for generations, we can survive, and the young people in the village can survive."
"But the elderly and children in the village cannot bear it."
Zhu Zhiming nodded: "Then let the young people take the children away. We old guys are just in the village. If we die, we will die. It doesn't matter."
Zhu Zhishan still shook his head.
"Let me go to the City Lord's Mansion again. It is the City Lord's Mansion's duty to eliminate banditry."
"If it doesn't work, just give all the food in our village to the city lord's mansion. There will always be a way."
The three most powerful elders in the village still couldn't agree on their opinions, and the other people in the ancestral hall didn't know what to do.
They could only look at Zhu Zhishan and the others with anxious faces, and they could only worry.
At this moment, the short-legged Zhu Zhiming suddenly said:
"How about we go to Hirayama and find the Izumo Fairy who lives there?"
Hearing this, Zhu Zhishan and Zhu Zhihai both frowned.
Zhu Zhihai said in a deep voice: "Fairy Izumo does often take action for justice. When we were still young, we heard about Fairy Izumo's deeds."
"Counting on age, Fairy Izumo is probably too old now. Let's not say whether he is willing to help us or not. We are not sure whether he is still alive."
Zhu Zhishan frowned in thought, nodded and said, "Then we will divide our troops into two groups."
"I'll go to Pingshan to find Fairy Yun. Zhu Zhihai, you go find the people from the City Lord's Mansion and ask them to come forward to suppress the bandits again."
Zhu Zhihai nodded.
"Zhu Zhiming," Zhu Zhishan looked at Zhu Zhiming sitting on the chair and said in a deep voice: "The village will be left to your care first. If the gangsters come before we come back, you will immediately organize the villagers to escape. As for the future, Whether we live or die, we can only accept our destiny."
Having said that, I wish you
Zhishan glanced at the villagers gathered in the ancestral hall and said, "There's no point in rushing. Everyone should go back to their homes, finish their work in the fields, pack up their things, and be ready to leave at any time."
After saying that, Zhu Zhishan walked directly towards the entrance of the ancestral hall and quickly disappeared.
Zhu Zhihai glanced around coldly and walked away.
Zhu Zhiming, who was sitting on the chair, sighed.
"Okay, let's disperse."
All the villagers left the ancestral hall one after another.
Pingshan is thousands of miles away from Xiaozhu Village.
It is said that thousands of years ago, this was the base of a group of gangsters.
Later, the gangsters were killed by a master, and Pingshan became the strongman's dojo.
The master's name and complete deeds have now been unable to be verified.
But Fairy Izumo's deeds are well known to everyone.
It is said that Fairy Yun is the disciple of the master on Pingshan Mountain. She has been a chivalrous and righteous person throughout her life and is famous all over the world.
Although Fairy Yun is not a peerless powerful person, she is more praised than those peerless powerful men.
After all, compared to ordinary people, peerless powerful men only exist in legends, beings that they cannot come into contact with in their lifetime.
But many of the people and villages that Fairy Izumo helped are still around today.
Pingshan is just an ordinary hilltop with smoke floating in the air.
From a distance, you can't see any houses on the mountain.
Zhu Zhishan, who had come all the way, forcibly carved a path through the forest and finally approached the top of the mountain.
On the gentle slope of the top of the mountain, a small vegetable patch was opened up, in which some ordinary vegetables were grown. Occasionally, you could see a few fruit trees laden with fruits.
Under a lush fruit tree, there is a thatched house. The thatch on the roof has been exposed to wind and rain all year round and has turned black.
Zhu Zhishan stood in front of the hut and subconsciously looked at the graves on the right.
The tomb is not big and there is no monument.
But in front of every grave, there are still burning incense candles.
At this time, a young woman was walking out of the hut. When she saw Zhu Zhishan, she was not surprised, but slowly said:
"Fairy Izumo, you have passed away. Please go back."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhishan was stunned. After a long time, he let out a long sigh.
He cupped his hands to the young woman, then bowed to the row of graves, and then turned around with a disappointed look on his face.
The young woman frowned slightly.
"Did the old gentleman encounter any trouble?"
"This little girl is apprenticed to Fairy Izumo. Although she is not good at studying, she can still solve some minor problems."
Upon hearing that this young woman was the disciple of Fairy Izumo, Zhu Zhishan straightened his face and once again cupped his hands and said, "Since you are the disciple of Fairy Izumo, I can't let you risk your life."
"Thank you, little fairy, for your kindness."
In Zhu Zhishan's subconscious mind, the young woman in front of him, even if she was the apprentice of Fairy Izumo, was not stronger than him.
After all, this girl is too young.
Seeing that Zhu Zhishan was still kind and righteous, the young woman slowly lost her aura.
Feeling this momentum, Zhu Zhishan was stunned because he was shocked to find that this young woman was at the fifth level of the Starlight Realm just like him.
But after a brief moment of astonishment, Zhu Zhishan sighed.
Even if this woman is at the fifth level of the Starlight Realm, she will not be a match for that group of gangsters. After all, the leader of the group of gangsters is at the seventh level of the Starlight Realm.
Seeing Zhu Zhishan's reaction, the young woman knew that with her little strength, she couldn't help. She could only clasp her fists and say:
"I'm sorry I can't help you anymore."
Zhu Zhishan shook his head, "I appreciate the girl's kindness."
After saying that, Zhu Zhishan turned around and walked down the mountain.
However, two figures, a man and a woman, suddenly appeared in his sight.
As expected, it was Xiao Zhan and Ye Wei who came.
When Zhu Zhishan passed by Xiao Zhan and Ye Wei, he slowly shook his head and said:
"You are also here to ask for help from Fairy Izumo, right?"
"Fairy Izumo has passed away, and now there is only one disciple of Fairy Izumo on this mountain, who is on the fifth level of the Starlight Realm."
Hearing Zhu Zhishan's kind reminder, Xiao Zhan nodded with a smile, and then continued walking towards the top of the mountain.
Zhu Shan watched Xiao Zhan and Ye Wei continue to go up the mountain, and guessed that Xiao Zhan was not in much trouble and could still laugh.
But just when Zhu Zhishan was about to leave, Xiao Zhan suddenly turned around and said with a smile:
"Where did the old gentleman come from?"
Zhu Zhishan was not a liar, so he said casually: "Xiaozhu Village."
After saying that, Zhu Zhishan strode towards the foot of the mountain.
At the same time, Xiao Zhan and Ye Wei also arrived at the top of the mountain.
Looking at the young woman walking towards the hut, Xiao Zhan slowly smiled and said:
"Excuse me, Fairy, are you Izumo Fairy's apprentice?"
The young woman slowly turned her head and said as before:
"Fairy Izumo has passed away, please go back..."
Before he could say anything, he stopped abruptly.
Shen Luoyan looked at Xiao Zhan and Ye Wei, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"Brother Xiao, Ye Wei, why are you here?"
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