Crossing the Swordsman: Lin Pingzhi, the Swordsman of Evil

Chapter 12 Go to the fishing village to find out the situation and listen to the old man confide in his heart
Lin Pingzhi rode his Dawan fast horse, and arrived near the old city of Minyue that the man mentioned in a short time.

But he didn't act rashly, breaking in like a headless fly.

Although Lin Pingzhi didn't know the identities of those people before him, he could tell that the woman had an extraordinary background, and the man's martial arts were far superior to his. Since the combination of masters of their level would only seriously injure the pirate leader , enough to prove the power of these pirates.

"It's better to go and explore alone first. Although the man said that most of the Japanese pirates have been wiped out, the remaining enemies should not be underestimated. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win a hundred battles."

Thinking of this, Lin Pingzhi then found a small fishing village nearby, to find out the situation first.

When Lin Pingzhi came to the village, the residents here seemed very lifeless and lifeless. The whole village was very messy, as if they had just experienced some catastrophe.

The streets in the village were covered with blood stains, and many people were alone, sitting in place blankly.

At this time, Lin Pingzhi rode his horse to a house with a white banner hanging in front of the house, and eerie weeping came from the courtyard.

At this time, an old man walked slowly towards Lin Pingzhi from the side of the road.

The old man was sallow and thin, with unwashed blood stains on his forehead, which was only wrapped in coarse cloth, with one leg curled up, using a thick branch as a crutch, and limping towards him while leaning on the branch Come.

Lin Pingzhi got off his horse at this time. He led the horse to the old man, bowed his hands and asked, "May I ask the old man, what happened here? Why does this village look so dilapidated."

The old man looked up and down at Lin Pingzhi, who was dressed in brocade clothes, and at the long sword in his hand, which was carried on his back.

Although there is fear in his heart, the person in front of him has a handsome face, and he is polite but also very likable.The fear in my heart dissipated at the moment.

The old man lowered his head and sighed at this moment, a trace of blood overflowed from the wound on his forehead.

"Dare to ask, are you from the Jianghu?" The old man squinted at Lin Pingzhi as he spoke.

Although Lin Pingzhi didn't know why he asked this question, seeing the anger in his eyes, Lin Pingzhi didn't admit his "identity in the world". After all, the first premise of empathy is that the other party doesn't hate you .

Lin Pingzhi still clasped his hands and said, "Old man, I'm not from the Jianghu, but I just passed by here and wanted to find a place to eat vegetarian food to satisfy my hunger."

At this time, the old man looked at the long sword in Lin Pingzhi's hand.

Lin Pingzhi also glanced at his long sword and said, "Oh! This is just for self-defense. Don't worry about it, old man."

The old man sighed at this moment and said: "Young master, if you don't think the humble house is simple, you can follow the old man."

As he spoke, the old man leaned on crutches and walked aside, and Lin Pingzhi led the horse and followed behind him.

The two of them finally stopped in front of a simple thatched hut.

Lin Pingzhi took a closer look, and found that the thatched cottage only had dilapidated wooden fences.

Even though it was a fence wall and fence gate, the old man pushed open the wooden door carefully, and then invited Lin Pingzhi to come in.

Compared to other courtyards with bricks and tiles, the old man's place is much neater, not as messy as other people's courtyards.There are broken tiles and dumped water tanks and the like.

It's just that the house he lives in is so simple, it's just adobe thatched.

Although the place is very simple, the old man still took out the best rations in his family to entertain Lin Pingzhi.

A lump of pickled vegetables, half a piece of stinky salted fish, and some miscellaneous corn buns made of unknown grains.

At this time, the old man said: "That's all for this old man, now the whole village's food has been taken away, don't be disgusted, my lord."

Lin Pingzhi asked: "The old man just said that everything was taken away? But it was the Japanese pirates along the coast?"

The old man sighed and said, "Hey! It's true that Japanese pirates robbed the village, but it's all a good thing done by those Jianghu people!"

Hearing this, Lin Pingzhi had one head and two big heads, and he didn't know what to say.

"Dare to ask my father, since the Japanese pirates robbed the village, what's the matter with the people of the Jianghu?" Lin Pingzhi asked with a puzzled face.

At this time, the old man said with righteous indignation: "Hmph, it's these meddling Jianghu people who provoked the Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates have been entrenched here for many years, and we are often persecuted by these Japanese pirates. These Japanese pirates are divided into two groups. , part of it is in an old city of Fujian and Yue five miles south of the village, and the rest is far away in a place called Canglang Island in the middle of the sea."

Lin Pingzhi asked at this time: "The old man said, the Japanese pirates have been entrenched here for many years?"

The old man nodded and said, "Yes, these pirates have been here for four or five years."

Hearing this, Lin Pingzhi gasped, and then asked: "Although I know that there are still remnants of the Japanese pirates, but these Japanese pirates have been here for so long, can the court just ignore them?"

Hearing the word "imperial court", the old man snorted coldly.

"The imperial court? The imperial court is in charge! But it was many years ago! Back then, Qi Shuai did wipe out most of the Japanese pirates and kept the people in our coastal areas safe, but what happened after that? , Qi Shuai was abolished, and finally demoted to a civil servant and died of illness at home."

"Since Qi Shuai, the Japanese pirates have made a comeback. They often make friends with the gentry and gangs along the coast. With these people as obstacles, the court began to turn a blind eye."

Lin Pingzhi nodded after listening, and continued to ask: "Then what's the matter with the Jianghu people? Could it be that the Japanese pirates were attracted by them?"

The old man continued: "That's not true. These Japanese pirates occupied the old city of Fujian and Yue in the past. It's just that these Jianghu people meddle in their own business, and they killed the Japanese pirates."

Hearing this, Lin Pingzhi was even more surprised. He asked in a puzzled way: "Old man, the more I listen to what you say, the younger generation becomes less and less able to understand it. Since there are knights in the rivers and lakes who will help you wipe out the Japanese pirates and protect the safety of the party, That's a good thing, how can it be considered nosy?"

Lin Pingzhi smiled and said jokingly: "Could it be that the old man is related to the Japanese pirates? I don't want these Japanese pirates to be wiped out?"

The old man spat at this time and said: "Bah! The bastards are related to the Japanese pirates."

Lin Pingzhi asked: "Then why is the old man unwilling to let the Jianghu people wipe out the Japanese pirates?"

Speaking of this, the old man sighed again.

"It's not that the old man doesn't want people to wipe out the Japanese pirates, it's just that these Jianghu people will only bring us disaster. In the first few years when the Japanese pirates were entrenched, there were also many Jianghu people who came to 'fight for justice', but many of these people They are not the opponents of the Japanese pirates for those who are not good at learning and trying to gain fame."

"After being injured and dying, we asked the people around us to pay for their wound medicine. Originally, they should have paid for some wound medicine for us, but we are just fishing along the coast. Yes, as time goes by, it’s not enough to make ends meet.”

"And these so-called 'jianghu heroes' saw that we couldn't come up with any money, so they robbed us by force, saying: 'Ge Laozi, I should fight Japanese pirates for you, shouldn't I give you something'." They robbed us When it was time, the righteousness was awe-inspiring and it should be taken for granted. Hey! It’s worse than Japanese pirates.”

The old man rolled his eyes at this moment, and spat again, "Bah!"

(End of this chapter)