Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 55: Defeat the enemy tonight! (400 votes plus more)
Mr. Feng and Mr. Liu were both children of wealthy families. Even though the latter had read a few history books, he was naturally familiar with the phrase "there was a great epidemic that year, and nine out of ten houses were empty."

They knew that once a county or a prefecture was accused of plague, let alone a mere village, it would be abandoned without hesitation by the imperial court.

In the eyes of the officials in the court, it was normal for many people to die in a place with plague. The simplest way to deal with it was to seal off the place and let it die on its own to prevent it from spreading to other places.

Everything will pass anyway, and the victims will only become a string of numbers on the memorials of local officials. At most, there will be a casual record by the historian.

In this age where human life is worthless, even if all the people in a small place like Fangxianxiang died, it would not cause any waves.

The two of them thought about the consequences and turned pale. Feng Shusheng wiped his sweat and gasped, "How vicious! Why do they want to kill our entire village?"

"Yes," Young Master Liu said indignantly, "In their eyes, we are not even as good as animals!"

"I'm not sure what their purpose is, whether they are robbing tombs or performing some evil rituals." Ren Yuan said in a deep voice: "I only know that County Lieutenant Xie is waiting for your reports."

"That certainly won't let him have his wish." The two looked at Ren Yuan eagerly and said, "But what should we do?"

"You two have a heavy responsibility now. You must mobilize the villagers and flee to other places for refuge before the blockade!" Ren Yuan said decisively.

"Second Young Master is right," the two men said in unison, "We will go back and report this to the village heads!"

"Okay, time waits for no one." Ren Yuan nodded and said, "You might as well exaggerate the number of black zombies, and our two families will cooperate to mobilize the people. In short, the sooner you leave, the safer it will be. If you leave too late, you won't be able to leave!"

"Understood." The two responded again and hurried down the mountain.

Uncle Hu San was worried and said, "Little Master, have you ever thought about this? The villagers are supporting the elderly and children, and have lost their wealth. Some of them live in the mountains. I think many of them can't leave their hometown for a day."

"Yeah." Ren Yuan nodded in agreement.

“Without the protection of the village houses, won’t we just be delivering food to the zombies once dark?” sighed Uncle Hu San.

"That's right." Ren Yuan nodded and said firmly: "So tonight, we have to kill those three black zombies and ensure everyone's safety on the road!"

"Ah?" Master Hu San was so shocked that his jaw dropped. "Oh, little master, you can't die. Tianliangzi is no longer able to fight. You two are no match for them."

"Who said I'm no longer capable?" At this time, a cocky voice sounded in the inner courtyard.

The two were overjoyed upon hearing this, and hurried inside to take a look. Sure enough, they saw Tian Liangzi had come out of the tree hole and his face looked back to normal.

"You're worthy of being the big brother. You've become full of energy and strength so quickly!" Huang Laoer danced with excitement.

Ren Yuan also asked happily: "Is the uncle really recovered as before?"

"How could it be false?" Tianliangzi raised his head and answered loudly.

Liu Zhongjun stretched out a willow branch and suddenly hit him on the back.

It didn't take much effort, but Tian Liangzi screamed and his face turned pale in pain.

Obviously, he was still very weak and was just pretending to recover.

"Brother is really too strong-willed!" Huang Laoer immediately changed his tone.

"Yes, I'm not fully recovered yet," Tian Liangzi still said stubbornly, "but I will recover very quickly, and I will be of great use when the time comes."

The leaves rustled, and Liu Zhongjun said that it would take at least three to five days for him to recover.

"Uncle, don't be so stubborn. Leave it to us youngsters." Ren Yuan advised. "But can I not do it?" Tian Liangzi suffered a great loss and finally became cautious. "Those three black zombies are inseparable and can cooperate with each other. The three of us are no match for them, let alone the two of you."

"Yes, in terms of strength, the two of us cannot beat the three of them, but we are much stronger than them." Ren Yuan pointed to his head and said, "As long as we use our brains more, we can find a way to defeat the strong with the weak."

"Boy, why do I feel like you are in the Yin-Yang Palace?" Tian Liangzi glared at him.

"Uncle, don't be so sensitive." Ren Yuan laughed and said, "Just talk about the facts."

"Hmph, tell me what tricks you have first." Tian Liangzi snorted and said, "If it's really reliable, don't mention Yin Yang Master in the future, you can point at my nose and scold me."

"It's actually very simple. All we need to do is set up an ambush and then annihilate them separately," Ren Yuan replied.

"That's all?" Tian Liangzi was disappointed when he heard this. He thought he had some other clever tricks.

"The strategy should be simple and practical. The more complicated it is, the harder it is to implement." Ren Yuan said with a smile.

"But that's not realistic," Tian Liangzi retorted, "Those three black zombies are so erratic, how can we ambush them in advance?"

"Why not just lure them over here?" Ren Yuan said with a smile.

"How to lead it?" Tian Liangzi asked.

"Uncle, have you forgotten the six jars?" Ren Yuan replied.

"Are you sure that the things in that jar can attract the black zombie?" Tian Liangzi certainly remembered the six jars that had disappeared.

"Yes. I hid the jar deep underground in the mountains with my sister, but it was eventually found by Mr. Chen." Ren Yuan said confidently, "I remember clearly that Mr. Chen said, 'It made the children look for it hard', not 'It made me look for it hard', so the black zombie should be able to sense the contents of the jar strongly."

"Well, even if you can lure them here, what can you do?" Tian Liangzi asked again, "There are three of them and you are two, so you can divide and destroy them. It's good enough that you don't let them surround and destroy you."

"You can use the fish basket that I used to catch my eldest brother last time." Huang Lao Er patted his short legs and said, "Detain two first, and then you two can fight two against one..."

“……” Tian Liangzi wanted to kick Huang Laoer, but he also felt that what he said made sense, so he held back.

At this time, the leaves of Liu Zhongjun's tree rustled, indicating that he was almost bald and could only support one cage at most.

"One is enough." Ren Yuan smiled and said, "I have other ideas!"

"That thing again?" Tian Liangzi's eyes lit up, and he had obviously guessed something.

"That's right." Ren Yuan nodded. He had nothing to hide from his comrades who had shared life and death with him.

"Okay, one last question. Even if you lure them here and separate them, is there a way to kill them?" Tian Liangzi asked in a deep voice, "Without my Jiyang Mine Explosion, it won't be possible with Liu Zhongjun's Thunderbolt Sword alone."

"Senior, please don't underestimate our Dao. We also have a trump card." At this time, the senior sister raised her eyebrows and said, "It is more powerful than your mine explosion, and it is specially designed to fight evil spirits!"

"Then why have I never seen you use it?"

"That's because we don't have enough ability. We need to cast the spell for a while before we can use it." The senior sister drooped her eyebrows and said, "It takes longer than your mine explosion to prepare."

"It doesn't matter, this is enough." Ren Yuan said confidently: "Senior Sister, let's join forces tonight to kill the enemy and wipe them out!"

"Well, let's join forces to kill the enemy!" A Yao was inspired by Ren Yuan and nodded fearlessly: "Catch them all in one fell swoop!"

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