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Chapter 535 Chapter 534, The Taoist Returns to the Mountain to Take a Look

Taking the woman with her miserable fate, the team moved forward along the Qingzhang River again. It must be said that the Eighth Route Army also made great efforts to facilitate transportation. In just over two years, the road from Matan to Liangjia Village was passable by cars.

Of course, this is mainly due to the valley of Qingzhang River, Songxi River and many valley sections, which made road construction possible. Of course, the Japanese also helped to build roads in recent years in order to attack the base area, so that there is a simple road from Matan to Liangjia Village.

Of course, some sections are very steep and it is difficult to pull things up by car, so everyone can only work together to support it...

The team's speed did not increase because of the addition of cars, because it depended on the speed of everyone walking. Fortunately, the guerrilla fighters and the workers in the arsenal all had strong feet and could walk dozens of miles of mountain roads in a day. Even the woman who joined at the end walked firmly and did not fall behind at all.

In this way, the team walked for three days and finally arrived at a place called Hutou Mountain in the evening of January 1. Yes, this is called Hutou Mountain. There is a Hutou Village on the mountain and a Qingfeng Temple next to it. The bandits who once occupied the mountain in Hutou Village had been eliminated by the guerrillas, so the village was empty for a while.

However, with the construction of the base and the strengthening of the transportation line, Hutouzhai became a stopover on the Eighth Route Army's transportation line. Some teams passing through here could stay overnight or rest for a few days before moving on.

Being close to the water, the Qingfeng Temple next door naturally received care from the passing team! It should be said that some people knew that the Taoist priests of Qingfeng Temple had joined the army, so they helped Qingfeng Temple solve many problems. After all, there was only a little Taoist boy and an old Taoist priest left in Qingfeng Temple at this time, so it was reasonable to take care of them.

The number of guerrillas on this trip was large, exceeding 700 people, so Hutouzhai was packed.

"Although we are revisiting an old place, we still have to be alert! Don't forget how we took this place! So, set up a full cordon for me, especially the Qingfeng Temple next door. We must arrange for people to be stationed there, and we can't let anyone ambush us!" Li Yuexuan sat in the head chair in the newly renovated Juyi Hall and said to a group of cadres.

"Don't worry, Captain! There are sentries on the cliff at the back mountain, at Qingfeng Temple, at the foot of Hutou Mountain, and on the opposite mountain. There are even sentries on the mountain diagonally opposite! We'll arrange for people to go there soon!" Zheng Changfeng said.

"Well, as for Qingfeng Temple, we must station some troops there, but we cannot disturb the Taoist priests' meditation! So, Tianchuan, your special forces team should arrange a squad to guard there! Don't mind the current formation, you can break it up, understand?" Li Yuexuan raised his eyebrows and said.

"Understood!" Tian Chuan understood, and then said: "I will order Haizheng, Haineng, Haiyuan and others to go over there!"

"I'm glad you understand! First Battalion Commander, your Second Company should also go to Qingfeng Temple to garrison. We will garrison tonight and leave early tomorrow morning!" Li Yuexuan said to Zheng Changfeng again.

"Well, I understand!" Zheng Changfeng knew that Zhang Jueming, the second platoon leader of his own second company, was a graduate of Qingfeng Temple, so he agreed without hesitation.

Soon, the soldiers who received the order went down the mountain from Hutou Village, and then went down the mountain to Qingfeng Temple. Of course, as a special warfare member, Hai Zhenghai and other Taoist priests naturally did not take the usual route. They put on their backpacks, turned around and ran to the back mountain, and went directly from the back mountain of Hutou Village to the cliff behind the back mountain of Qingfeng Temple. At this time, the little Taoist boy, who was already about 10 years old, was picking firewood in the woods behind the Qingfeng Temple. He was wearing a loose Taoist robe with a cotton coat inside, wrapping himself up like a chubby ball. Looking at the dead branches on the ground, you can tell that he has completed today's work and can go down the mountain soon.

"Alas, some more Eighth Route Army soldiers have come from the opposite side. I wonder how my senior brother and master are doing?" Looking in the direction of the bustling Hutou Village, the little Taoist boy's eyes were full of longing.

"Little Junior Brother, the senior brothers are back to see you!" A familiar yet unfamiliar voice appeared beside him. The little Taoist boy looked around blankly at first, and then found 10 special forces members carrying equipment appeared in front of him one by one. Looking at the once familiar faces, the little Taoist boy was a little afraid to recognize them for a moment.

"Haha, we haven't seen each other for three years. Junior Brother Haier, you don't recognize us! Is our master okay?" Hai Hui walked to the Taoist boy, touched his little head, and was very happy.

"I haven't seen you for three years. You've grown so tall? Not bad, not bad. You've gained a lot of weight too!" Hai Xin also came over and touched the little head. Then, the Taoist priests came over one by one and touched the little head as they did before, which made the little Taoist boy Haier come back to his senses.

"Brothers, you are all back? Where is Master? Where is Uncle-master?" Haier jumped around, looking at this and that. The brothers who seemed so tall before were not as tall as before.

"Master is still at the base, and the uncle will be here soon! Let's go down the mountain, take the firewood with us... Let's go!"

Soon, the Taoist priests returned to Qingfeng Temple. After a lively gathering, they re-entered the main hall they had missed for a long time. They all meditated in front of the statues of the Three Pure Ones and listened to Master Genshin preaching to them.

After the sermon, Master Yuan Xin looked at his 11 disciples and said with satisfaction: "Taoism emphasizes cause and effect, and emphasizes the enlightenment of thoughts! Now that foreign invaders have invaded our land and massacred our people, we must not sit idly by! So, after tonight, you will continue to serve in the army and continue to kill the enemies. Kill the foreign enemies, eliminate the demons in your hearts, and your Tao heart will be clear!"

"Disciple will follow the teachings of Master (Ancestor)!" The Taoist priests bowed one after another.

"Okay, it's time to have dinner! We haven't had a hard time in the past few years when you were away! We have 5 acres of land where we can grow vegetables and grains. The Eighth Route Army that passed by also gave us some food and meat from time to time, and we lived very well. So, you don't need to worry about things in the temple, just go ahead and kill the enemies!" the old Taoist continued.

"Grandmaster, we understand, we did the same thing! Sanqing, after I came down the mountain, I killed 39 Japanese pirates with my own hands and seized countless supplies. This is the canned fish seized from the Japanese pirates, which I offer to the Grandmaster! Grandmaster, don't worry, we didn't break any taboos outside, and we didn't even eat the canned beef seized from the Japanese pirates!" Hai Xin.

"Nonsense, we don't eat our own beef, so why not eat the beef from the Japanese pirates? That's spoils of war, it's not within the range of dietary restrictions!" The old Taoist priest slammed his head at Hai Xin.

(End of this chapter)