At home
"Don't be afraid, I'm still alive." Here, there was only a wick and a pale, thin face illuminated by the light. Fat Potato Yuki had just coaxed his two daughters to sleep and was talking to his wife. Suddenly, a fire lit up outside the window. He stretched out to take a look and his expression changed. He thought of something and found it hard to believe. He muttered, "What's going on? Could it be?"
Oto Tomoyuki thought of a terrifying conjecture.
"But he just saved our village!"
Fat Earth Friend Xing couldn't believe it and felt a burst of anger. He immediately got up from the bed and comforted his wife, "Don't worry, it's okay, I'll be back soon!"
As he spoke, he immediately headed outside.
The shrine was simple, but it covered a large area. In this world, land was worthless. It was a small hill, separated from the residential area by a few hundred meters. Most of the houses at the foot of the hill were low-rise houses.
The most difficult time had passed. Masami Sugita smiled as she swept the ground. She was in a good mood. "Every time they attack, there will be a gap of at least half a year. The villagers can then work and harvest."
"If this warrior can stay, the village will be saved. We've sacrificed too much."
Makoto Makoto was wearing a thin shrine girl outfit as she cleaned up the filth on the stone steps. She hummed softly as she cleaned up step by step. After doing some work, she stretched her slightly sore body and couldn't help but feel a little more expectant. She couldn't help but stand on the stone steps and look at one of the rooms in the shrine. Unfortunately … she didn't see the samurai.
At this moment, she looked down and saw that the fire beacon had been lit.
"…" Seeing this scene, Makoto Makoto frowned, and her expression changed drastically. She immediately thought of something and hurriedly threw down the broom and rushed to the room in the shrine.
"Your excellency!" Kuroda Mayumi opened the door and was about to wake Pei Zi Yun up.
At this point, Pei Zi Yun opened his eyes. He was awake.
Seeing that Pei Zi Yun had woken up, Makoto Kuroda was shocked, but quickly said, "Please escape, the City Governor is sending people here!"
"Hmm, what's the situation?" Pei Zi Yun laid lazily on the straw mat. Underneath the mat was a wooden plank, but the wood was soft and had moss growing on it. The color of the wooden plank was dim, but this was the best room in the entire shrine. He wasn't shocked at this point, and only asked a question. He opened the door and took a look. He could clearly see that the entire village was lit up by a beacon.
"Sir, you'd better hide. I'll tell you about this later!" Masumi Kuroda said hurriedly. At this moment, the sound of footsteps alerted her. "Fatty, what are you trying to do?"
It was Fatchi Tomoyuki. He quickly came up and panted. "Master Samurai, you should leave quickly. The Jamu family has lit the beacon. The city lord will send someone over immediately."
"You saved our village, we can't bite the hand that feeds us."
"… I originally wanted to go on a killing spree, but now it seems that I can forget about it." Looking at the two of them, Pei Zi Yun stood up and put on his clothes. Without a word, he walked down the hill. The hill was only twenty meters tall, and it only took him a few steps to reach the bottom.
"Stop right there!" At this point, seven or eight people suddenly stopped Pei Zi Yun.
Pei Zi Yun looked at the villagers with weapons in front of him, and his eyes were filled with impatience. He said, "What, you want to stop me?"
The leader, Jamu Liming, said, "No, Sir, we don't mean to make things difficult for you. According to the customs of our village, today is the day of the gods. Once today is over, you can leave!"
"Now, we just want you to rest in our village for a while. You don't want to offend the gods, right?"
Jamu Liming immediately gave this reason. He was old and wise, and didn't want to start a fight with Pei Zi Yun.
"Nonsense, today is not the day of the gods. Jamu, I know what you're thinking, but Master Samurai has saved us. Let him go!" Masumi Kuroda said loudly.
"Bastard!" Jamu Keitaka, who was behind Jamu Liming, lit up the beacon and made up his mind. When he heard this, he was furious. "It must be you, the witch, who told him about this. That's why he suddenly wanted to leave. You should go to hell together with Tatsuya Mae!"
"Yes, you were the one who told him about this!" The others also started to criticize Masumi Kuroda. "You betrayed our village."
"Noisy!" Pei Zi Yun looked at the absurd scene in front of him. He swung his wooden blade, and a flash of light appeared. Jamu Liming, who was standing in front, was still talking, but his whole body was cut in half. Jamu Keitaka, who was cursing loudly behind him, also had a deep wound on his body.
"Ah ah!" Fresh blood splattered on the bodies of the surrounding people, and they immediately screamed in fear.
"Murder!" When the other villagers saw this bloody scene, they immediately ran away. Pei Zi Yun took a step forward and was about to continue killing with his wooden blade.
However, Masumi Kuroda immediately begged for mercy. "Sir, please don't continue killing them. These people were forced to do this. It was only because of the orders of the mayor!"
"They had no other choice. If the mayor found out that they didn't report it, everyone in the village would die!"
"Please forgive me!"
"Since you're begging for mercy, then let's leave it at that for now." Pei Zi Yun listened to Masumi Kuroda's words, sheathed his blade, and walked outside.
At this time, the people who were running away realized that Pei Zi Yun did not continue to chase after them. They all stopped in their tracks and looked at the witch and Pei Zi Yun with hatred.
Looking at the green eyes of the people, Masumi Kuroda revealed a bitter expression. She thought for a moment and suddenly followed a few steps. "Sir, where are you going? Please let me lead the way! "
After leaving the village, not too far away, the fog was faintly discernible among the trees. Pei Zi Yun took a step forward and saw a corpse lying on the side of the road.
It looked like a woodcutter. There were maggots on the corpse, but it did not decompose further. Pei Zi Yun glanced at it casually and walked past it expressionlessly.
"Sir Warrior, this is a zombie. It will become a walking corpse." Before Masumi Kuroda could finish speaking, she suddenly saw a spot of light explode from the corpse. Following that, the corpse was ignited with white flames. In a breath's time, it turned into ashes.
"…"
"Masumi, continue!" Pei Zi Yun said as he asked about the situation along the way.
"Hey, this place was originally very good, but 350 years ago, there was a sudden change. Walking corpses appeared on the ground. At first, there were only a few, but later on, there were more and more."
"Not only that, there were also demons, real demons."
"The leader of the walking corpses, Demonic Ghost, is actually a type of demon. It can be said to be a demon of corpses!"
"The village that was originally able to fight against the walking corpses was gradually attacked by the demons, and the number of villagers decreased." Masumi Kuroda said bitterly.
"350 years!" Pei Zi Yun was not concerned about this. If he remembered correctly, it was the time when the Great General rose to power, and also the time when history changed.
If that was the case, then it had something to do with the Great General? Pei Zi Yun thought about it and suddenly stopped in his tracks. He pointed to the mountain in the distance and asked, "What is that?"
"That is the city of the City Lord!" Masumi Kuroda replied without hesitation with envy and longing. "Only the city of the City Lord is a safe place."
"Everyone wants to enter the city, but it's too difficult."
"Is that so?" Pei Zi Yun's eyes saw a different scene.
At the City Lord's Mansion, a murderous aura shot up into the sky. This murderous aura was so strong that the surrounding space was slightly distorted. This was a power that even he felt threatened by. Pei Zi Yun couldn't help but narrow his eyes and reveal his murderous aura.
"Ah!" With a soft cry, Masumi Kuroda couldn't help but cover her mouth. She looked at Pei Zi Yun and didn't dare to speak.
After a while, Pei Zi Yun turned his head and asked, "How much do you know about the City Lord's City?"
"Hmm?"
"I'm very sorry. Actually, I don't know much about the City Lord's City." Masumi Kuroda looked a little shy, and her cheeks turned red. "Because I've only entered the city once. What I know is from others. Of course, the most important thing is from Tatsuya Masami."
"Tatsuya Masami was once recruited by the City Lord as a warrior and lived in the city for a period of time." As she said this, Masumi Kuroda's eyes revealed a trace of sadness and reminiscence, but she pulled herself together.
"The City Lord's City is called Gangshan City. Tatsuya Masami said that Gangshan City has existed for a very long time. It's unclear when it was built, but according to the information he found, Gangshan City was originally a main city with 120,000 stones. It has been built for at least a few hundred years and is very prosperous."
"It's just that there are only one-third of the villages left in the territory, and it's getting more and more desolate."
"Even so, there are still very powerful warriors in the city who can kill terrifying demons with one hand. Therefore, no demons dare to attack nearby. Any demons within five kilometers of Gangshan City will be eliminated."
"Is there really such a powerful person in the world?" Masumi Kuroda looked at the city in the distance, feeling a little incredulous. She suddenly thought of Pei Zi Yun's powerful martial arts and the City Lord's request for the villages to be wary of 'outsiders'. She turned to look, and a strange look appeared in her eyes. She said, "Are you related to Gangshan City?"
Was it a warrior who escaped, or a branch of the family that failed?
Just as Masumi asked, she couldn't help but think of this. Her face turned pale, and she hurriedly said, "Ah, ah, I'm sorry, my Lord. I didn't mean to pry into you!"
Pei Zi Yun listened, smiled indifferently, and said softly, "Lead the way."
Along the way, under Masumi Kuroda's guidance, there was something very strange. Although Gangshan City didn't seem to be far, after walking for a long time, they realized that they didn't get any closer.
Masumi Kuroda noticed his confusion and quickly bowed. "Ah, my Lord, I'm sorry. There's one more thing I forgot to tell you!"
"That is, although Gangshan City doesn't seem far, in reality, it's a very long distance."
"In the past, there was a warrior in our village who tried to see how long it would take to reach Gangshan City. However, after walking for two or three days, he returned alone. He didn't succeed, and his arms and legs were injured. Someone in the village asked him, but he didn't say anything. He only said that it was very far. "
"After that, the village didn't have this idea anymore."
"But what's strange is that the people sent by the City Lord are very fast. Usually, they can reach in a day. Similarly, with people of status in the city leading them, they can also reach in a day."
Pei Zi Yun listened and didn't say anything. He just observed silently. After walking for a long time, it seemed that the distance to Gangshan City didn't change. However, as they went deeper, the surrounding fog became thicker.
"My Lord, Fallen Wood Village is in front." Masumi Kuroda was very happy.
"…"
"It seems that Fallen Wood Village isn't peaceful either." As Pei Zi Yun spoke, he calmed himself down and tilted his ears. He could faintly hear the battle cries and screams in the distance.
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