A small fishing village.
The village was very small, and the villagers made a living by fishing. It really lived up to its name.
The small fishing village was on the edge of the capital of the West Wind Kingdom, a place that may be difficult to find on the official map. Because it was close to Taihu Lake, which covered an area of three thousand acres, it was rarely visited by people. Only a few small fishing villages were scattered in the lake. The villagers were poor but happy, living a peaceful life.
Most of the fishermen had good voices, and when the first rays of dawn appeared, they would shout songs and call their friends to drive their small boats towards the center of the 3000 acres of Lake Tai. In the evening, they would sing and return with a boat full of fish and prawns. At that time, the whole village was alarmed, chickens crowed and dogs barked, children chased after them, and women carrying babies or cabbages came to the lakeside with a beaming smile on their faces.
At this time, it was the time when the fishermen returned from fishing, and the small fishing village was filled with a cheerful and peaceful atmosphere.
What they did not know was that, not far away in the bushes, a group of black-robed warriors were staring at all of this.
The leader wearing a black wolf mask suddenly waved his hand and roared: "Attack."
As he spoke, a group of black-robed men scuttled out from the bushes, pouncing towards the young men and children who had not yet reacted.
The villagers did not notice anything unusual at first, but by the time they felt something was wrong, several people had already been snatched away by the black-robed men.
"Help, someone is coming to snatch people — —"
"They want to snatch men — — run — —"
"Dad, save me, save me — —"
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For a moment, chickens were flying and dogs were leaping, crying for their Dad and Mom.
The villagers finally understood what was happening. They began to use the harpoons or wooden sticks in their hands to fight back. When the bare-chested men saw the black-robed men pouncing towards them, they swung their harpoons at the black-robed men's heads.
The black-robed men stood motionless, letting the harpoons or wooden sticks hit their heads.
Kacha — —
The wooden handle of the harpoon broke from the middle, breaking into two pieces.
The man stared blankly at the wooden stick in his hand, and then at the black-robed man's face — — it was a man wearing a black wolf mask with deep eyes.
He smiled at the man. The man could not see his face, but he could feel that he was smiling. His eyes seemed to be smiling too.
"You …" The man's throat was dry, and his mind was still blank.
Swoosh …
The black-robed man waved his hand, and a mass of black mist enveloped the man. Just as the man's body was about to fall to the ground, the green-clothed man picked him up and carried him into the depths of the forest.
"Don't catch me, don't catch me …"
"Mother, save me, mother …"
"Thief, I'll fight you to the death …"
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It was useless to cry and scream. Resistance was futile.
The villagers finally broke down. No one knew who was the first to kneel on the ground, but the others followed suit and knelt down in large numbers.
An elderly village elder suppressed his fear and knelt on the ground. He held his hands and kept bowing to the black-robed men, begging for mercy, "Heroes, heroes … This small fishing village has a small population and is poor in materials, but each household can hide a few coppers … Please wait a moment, heroes. We will send the men back to find all the money to show filial piety to you. I only ask you to be magnanimous and let our small fishing village go. Everyone in our small fishing village will be grateful … grateful to the point of tears. "
"We don't want money," a wolf-headed black-robed man said in a deep voice.
"We don't want money …" The village elder was stunned for a moment, and asked uncertainly, "Do you want fish? Fish is no problem, we have plenty of fish … We have both dead and alive. "
"We don't want fish either," the wolf-headed black-robed man continued.
What they wanted was not money. There was really no money in this small fishing village that was worth robbing.
What they wanted was not fish and prawns. Who would kill and rob for a boat of fish and prawns?
"We only want people," the black-robed leader said coldly. He glanced at the people kneeling on the ground and said, "We only want children and strong men."
The village elder panicked and begged, "Hero grandpa, hero grandpa … What do you want people for? What do you want people for? Strong men are the backbone of our village. Without them, the women can't catch fish. Children … these children are the only children of each family. If you take them away, you will end their families. Hero grandpa, I beg you, let our small fishing village go. They're just a bunch of crude men who haven't opened their eyes and haven't read any books. They're useless to you … "
The village elder began to kowtow, and the villagers followed suit.
It was as if saying a few pitiful words and kowtowing sincerely could earn the pity of others.
What they didn't understand was that if these people still had pity in their hearts, they wouldn't have done such a thing.
"So much nonsense." The black-robed leader said impatiently, "Don't ruin the important matter. Do it. "
As soon as he finished speaking, the black-robed men behind him rushed into the crowd to grab the children and strong men.
"Let's fight them …" A strong man jumped up, raised the chopping knife in his hand and slashed at the face of a black-robed man.
The black-robed man stretched out his hand and the chopping knife fell back into his hand.
Then, he slashed at the man.
Screech …
The big head flew into the air, and the wide eyes meant that he died with grievance.
"Kill anyone who resists," the black-robed leader said in a deep voice.
"Yes." The group of people answered and selected a dozen children and more than 20 strong men from the crowd, ready to take them away. In the process of pulling them away, they killed a few villagers who tried to resist.
To them, the lives of these villagers were like grass.
"Husband, you can't take my husband away …"
"Father of the children, you have to come back … You must come back …"
"I'll fight you …"
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"Kill." The black-robed leader shouted. "If one more person resists, the whole village will be slaughtered."
"Yes." The black-robed men shouted in unison.
The villagers looked at each other. They did not know how to deal with the situation in front of them.
They were naturally unwilling to let these black-robed men take their husband and son away. However, even if they tried to stop them, could they stop them? If the whole village was killed because of their obstruction, what should they do?
"What a bunch of animals." A clear and cold voice rang out.
At the moment when the villagers were silent, this angry curse was too harsh.
"Who is it?" The black-robed leader shouted angrily. "Sneaky, come out."
"It's not that I didn't come out, it's just that you didn't see me." The voice came again.
The black-robed leader raised his head abruptly and saw a handsome young man in a white robe standing high in the sky. His face was like jade, and he was as beautiful as an immortal.
"Who are you?" The black-robed leader stared at the handsome young man and shouted angrily.
"Who are you?" The white-robed young man did not answer the black-robed leader's question, but stared at the masks on their faces and said, "You also know that what you have done is shameful, so you use the animal mask to cover your true face?"
"Boy, you dare to insult the people of my Ghost Domain. It seems that you don't want to be a human and want to be an evil spirit with us?" The black-robed leader sneered.
"Ghost Domain?" The white-robed young man thought for a moment and said with a sneer, "I'm afraid that the Ghost Domain will not do such a shameful thing, right? You evil spirit bandits, do not dare to admit that you have done such a heinous thing, but push all the responsibility to the Ghost Domain … I have just dealt with the people of the Ghost Domain. I originally thought that their character was inferior, but compared to you, they can be called first-class good people. "
The black-robed leader looked at the white-robed young man thoughtfully and shouted, "Who are you? You dare to doubt our identity, you are really seeking death … "
"It doesn't matter who I am. Since I have appeared in front of you, you probably won't let me have the chance to leave alive, right? "
"Heh heh, kid, you're quite smart … You're right. Since you've appeared in front of us and seen through our identities, only death awaits you …"
The black-robed leader waved his hand, and immediately several black-robed men rushed towards the white-robed young man.
"Slaughtering women and elders, abducting children, you people are simply worse than beasts …" As the white-robed young man spoke, he suddenly pulled out the long sword in his hand.
Clang …
There was only the sound of the sword, and a pink sword light flashed. Then, the four black-robed men who rushed over were immediately cut in half, and their dead bodies fell to the ground with a crackling sound.
The ground was covered with blood.
The black-robed leader's eyes became fierce and said, "I didn't expect you to be an expert …"
"Something you can't imagine has happened." The white-robed young man held the long sword and said, "Today, none of you can leave."
The black-robed leader sneered and said, "Boy, do you know what you are doing?"
"Punishing evil and promoting good."
"This is the territory of West Wind, if you dare to offend us, you most likely will die." A black-robed man said proudly.
"Why are you talking so much to him?" The black-robed leader shouted. "Everyone attack together, kill him."
The black-robed leader took the lead, slamming his palm towards the handsome youngster's head. The other dozen black-robed men also attacked together, besieging the white-robed young man from all directions.
These scoundrels were clad in black robes and had beast heads covering their faces. Whether it was a palm strike or a sword strike, they all gave off a cold and sinister feeling.
Moreover, when they attacked, there was a black mist curling around their palms and sword tips.
When more than a dozen people attacked at the same time, the black mist turned into a huge black tent, shrouding everyone within.
"Roar — —"
In the black mist, there was the roar of a giant dragon.
Red flames shot up into the sky, breaking through the black mist and soaring towards the Ninth Heaven.
Soon, the black mist quieted down.
The river wind blew, dispersing the black mist.
The handsome youngster stood tall, his robe not stained with a single drop of blood.
On the ground, the mutilated corpses of the black-robed men were strewn all over.
In just a few seconds, the white-robed youngster had slaughtered all the black-robed men.
Silence!
A deathly silence!
After a long while, the old village chief suddenly knelt down in the direction of the white-robed youngster, banging his head on the ground.
"Thank you hero for saving us, thank you hero for saving us — — if it wasn't for hero's timely help, our little fishing village would be finished — —" The village elder wept bitterly, his voice choked with sobs.
"Thank you hero — —"
The other villagers all moved their knees and knelt down in the direction of the white-robed youngster.
"Hero, you are the saviour of our family — —"
"Thank you young hero, thank you young hero — —"
"I don't know if young hero is married, my daughter is 18 years old, her name is Chrysanthemum — —"
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The white-robed youngster reached out to help the village elder up. "It's nothing, how would I dare to trouble the elder to bow to me?"
Then he said to the other villagers kneeling on the ground: "Get up. Those bandits are dead, you don't have to kneel anymore. "
The village elder gratefully held the white-robed youth's hand and said, "May I ask for the name of the hero, so that every family in our small fishing village can erect a long memorial tablet for you. From day to day, we will bless the hero with a long life …"
"You don't have to be so polite."
"Hero must not refuse, hero is the benefactor of hundreds of people in our little fishing village. We have nothing to repay you, we can only accumulate a little blessing for hero — — "The village elder's words were urgent, grabbing the white-robed youngster's arm and refusing to let go.
The white-robed youngster had no choice but to say: "My surname is Yan, my name is Xiangma."
"Yan, Xiangma? Is Yan the Yan from swallow? "
"Yes. It's Yan from swallow. "
"Xiangma — — is it the Bo Le Xiangma from Xiangma?"
"Yes, it's Xiangma from Bo Le Xiangma."
The village elder was excited, shouting at the top of his voice: "Did you all hear that? The benefactor of our small fishing village is called Yan Xiangma — — Yan is the Yan of swallow, Xiangma is the Xiangma of Bo Le Xiangma. Mister Zhang, Mister Zhang, quickly write down this name. Later every family will set up a longevity tablet for hero, worship him every day, don't slack off. "
"Village elder, I have written it down. Later I will write it down and send a copy to every family. "The only literate teacher in the village said aloud.
"There's really no need — —"
"It must be so." The village elder said firmly.
"— —" The white-robed youngster was helpless, thinking: Brother Xiangma, I'm really sorry. I'm borrowing your name again. Who told you to have such a domineering and tasteful name? Besides, so many people have set up a longevity tablet for you, that is doing good for you, it's not bad for you. Don't mind it. Don't say any words of thanks. That's too polite.
Yes, this person was not Yan Xiangma, but Li Muyang who had rushed to the border of Tiandu from Wind City.
Li Muyang took his father Lu Qingming to the Dragon Cave for treatment, but at the critical moment Snowball drank all the blood in the blood pool.
At that time Li Muyang even wanted to eat it. Snowball's one gulp was tantamount to taking away half of his life and his father's life.
Just as Li Muyang was feeling anxious and angry, Snowball unexpectedly turned into a spray of water and rushed into his father Lu Qingming's body.
Snowball was gone for more than ten days, and his father Lu Qingming was also in a coma for more than ten days.
Li Muyang was helpless, and did not know the condition of his father's body. He wanted to communicate with Snowball with his divine sense, but found that he could not find Snowball's divine sense. Snowball seemed to have completely disappeared from the world.
Li Muyang had no other way, the only thing he could do was to wait patiently.
While waiting, he consumed all kinds of natural treasures and elixirs in the dragon cave to nourish his body, allowing him to quickly recover his Essence Qi.
On the twelfth day, his father Lu Qingming finally woke up. Li Muyang felt his pulse and found that the netherworld cold poison in his father's body had disappeared without a trace, and there was new blood flowing in his body.
His blood was more restless than before, and it was also more energetic.
Li Muyang knew that it was his own dragon blood.
Li Muyang's treatment was successful, his father's body finally used his own blood.
He had tried many times to no avail, and the dragon blood in his body naturally rejected the human body. Snowball became the medium between the dragon blood and the human body — — It first drank all the blood in one gulp, and then turned into a spray of water and drilled into his father's body. It used its own consciousness to flow through his father's body, helping his father open up and unblock the blocked and dried up meridians as well as the acupoints.
And the poisonous blood that was also sucked into its stomach and corroded by the netherworld poison gas was nowhere to be found. Snowball was composed of pure jellyfish elements, and could be said to be the source of all water in the world. Snowball eating that little bit of poison was not a big deal to it at all.
His father woke up, but his body was still very weak.
Li Muyang used elixirs and essential yuan to assist him in his recovery, and the treatment took another three days. By the time Li Muyang returned to Wind City with his father, it had been half a month since they left. In this half a month, his mother Gongsun Yu did not eat or drink, and was looking forward to it every day. Her already weak body became even weaker, and she almost fell ill.
The return of Li Muyang and Lu Qingming was a great joyous event for Wind City.
Needless to say, Lu Qingming was the benchmark of the Lu Family, and after the death of the Lu family's grandfather Lu Xingkong, he was the true leader of the Lu clan. Compared with him, Li Muyang was still too young, and his identity was too sensitive.
Those direct descendants of the Lu clan were willing to support the Lu clan, but they were not necessarily willing to put their lives in the hands of a dragon — — this was human nature.
The return of Lu Qingming represented the reestablishment of the banner of the Lu clan.
And the fact that Li Muyang was safe and sound also gave Wind City a strong guarantee. After all, the soldiers of Wind City knew that whether Li Muyang was a human or a dragon, he would not allow others to attack Wind City and harm the people of Wind City.
After all, his parents and relatives were all here.
Under Gongsun Yu's order, the entire Wind City celebrated for three days. The City Lord's residence was even more lively and peaceful. Li Muyang was immersed in the atmosphere of family reunion, and felt reluctant to leave.
After accompanying the parents of the two families for a few more days, Li Muyang had no choice but to leave under their reluctance to part.
He flew with the wind all the way.
It wasn't until he reached the border of Tiandu that he slowed down.
Li Muyang knew that Tiandu was the capital of West Wind Kingdom, where there were numerous cultivators and countless extraordinary people. If he made too much noise, perhaps he would soon be discovered by the spies of the West Wind imperial family or the Song family.
As a result, Li Muyang sometimes flew at a low altitude, and sometimes landed on the ground to hurry on foot. He did not expect to encounter black-robed men committing murder when he passed through this deserted little fishing village. Even the defenseless fishermen and the weak elderly and children were not spared.
In a fit of rage, Li Muyang bellowed, stopping the black-robed men from killing.
Li Muyang pointed to the many corpses on the ground, asking aloud: "Do you know who these black-robed men are? Why did they rush to this little fishing village to attack you? "
"I don't know." The village elder repeatedly shook his head. "Our little fishing village has been fishing for a living for generations, we have never provoked any trouble, and even rarely go out of the village — — We have never seen these black-robed men before, it is the first time they have appeared. When they came they shouted and wanted to kill, and even wanted to snatch people — — not women, but strong men and underage children — — do you think these people's conscience was eaten by dogs? What kind of evil things would they do? "
"It's strange." Li Muyang said in a puzzled tone. "Why are they snatching people?"
"I don't know." The village elder answered. "Hero must be tired today, quickly come into the house with us, we don't have anything else, just a pot of river fish stew for Hero to replenish his strength."
Li Muyang refused. "Elder please don't be polite, I have to hurry on my way, I won't go into the house. However, those black-robed men were killed by me, I'm afraid it will bring danger to the village — — does the village elder know of any secret place that can lead the villagers to hide? "
"There is, but — —" The village elder hesitated for a moment. "Then I'll let them all go into the mountain. The mountain is big, the caves are big, I'm afraid it won't be easy for them to find. "
"These people are not ordinary people, no matter how big the mountain is, no matter how many caves there are, I'm afraid it won't be easy to stop them. The best way is to find a distant relative and hide for a while, "Li Muyang reminded.
"Alright. Let's listen to Hero. "The village elder immediately made a decision. "Did you all hear Hero's words? Everyone pack up, quickly bring the women and children to find distant relatives — — "
"Village elder, what about you?"
"I won't leave. I can't leave either. I'll stay here and guard your home, guard our small fishing village. "
"Village elder — —"
"I've made up my mind, don't try to persuade me. Let's go, let's go, these people come and go without a trace, I'm afraid they have other accomplices — — if we're late, we won't be able to leave. "
Hearing the village elder's words, everyone kowtowed to Li Muyang and the village elder.
A strong man ran over, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to Li Muyang three times, then picked up the village elder and walked away with large strides.
"Tie Zhu, what are you doing? Tie Zhu? "
"Mister Zhang said that if the village elder leaves, we'll leave … — — Mister Zhang also said that we'll take the boat and travel by water. In that case, the village elder doesn't need to walk, we can bring the village elder along …"
As Tie Zhu spoke, he had already carried the village elder and ran into the distance.
Li Muyang looked at their receding figures and thought, The village people are simple and honest, and they value friendship even more. Even at such a critical moment, they didn't abandon even an old man. Compared to them, those in high positions of power were despised and shameful.
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