Ming Dynasty: Summoning game players at the beginning

Chapter 163 Sending Buddha to the West

"Aji" carried the girl on his back and walked towards the village.

The girl seemed to be lying in a cradle, drinking sweet honey, being rocked all the way to Grandma's Bridge at the entrance of the village.

"Wake up, the Aji train has arrived. Please keep your luggage safe. This station..."

Aji shrugged and woke up the sleepy kitten on his back. The kitten blinked and looked at the world again, only to have a hearty nap.

She looked forward and vaguely saw a dozen unfamiliar figures.

"Hello, Jiji." The leader was carrying a long cylindrical object wrapped in coarse cloth and had two swords on his waist.

"Who are they? Does Aji know them?" The girl rubbed her eyes sleepily to make sure she was not seeing things.

"That's the friends I was talking about—" 'Aji' responded kindly, then turned to his teammates with a stern face, "I told you not to call me Jiji, it sounds weird, don't you know!"

He carried the girl on his back and approached his teammates. "Let me introduce you. This is 'Laughing Cat', our boss."

"Hello." Xiaomao is tall, like a lonely tabby cat, with two weapons on his back, a big sword and two crossed ordinary long swords.

Ah Ji introduced them to the girl one by one, "This is the Happy Rat... the Fierce Ox, the Dark Tiger, the Crazy Rabbit, the Happy Dragon, the Frightened Snake, the Sad Horse, the Greedy Sheep, the Drunken Monkey, the Weeping Dog, and the Worried Pig..."

"The twelve zodiac signs? But why are there thirteen people? It seems like there's an extra 'cat'?" The girl frowned, her little head filled with confusion.

"It's normal that there are thirteen people in the twelve zodiac signs, right?" "Le Shu" said as if it was a matter of course.

"How can others understand your two-dimensional rules..." Aji held the girl's thighs and pulled them up, only to feel two soft objects suddenly hit his back.

The girl silently recited the twelve zodiac animals, and suddenly realized that one of the names she had just introduced was missing. "Hey, what is Aji? Chicken?"

"My code name is 'Daiji'."

"What's Daiji? It's obviously Jiji!"

The person who spoke was a female knight, which immediately caught the girl's attention. She looked carefully at the dozen or so heroes and found that there were three female knights among them.

"Go to hell! Seriously—"

"Aji" repeated the girl's experience to his brothers and said that he needed to help the Dong family completely resolve their worries.

"Oh--"

When everyone heard the word "sachet", they all let out meaningful low cries in unison.

The corners of their mouths were raised, their lips were pressed into a semi-arc, their curved eyebrows were teasing, and their raised fingers kept pointing at the bad boy Aji.

"Hey, you, you actually found some time to... do some private work while we're on a mission. You're really amazing."

"Of course I am. Who am I, Ah Ji? Let's see who dares to call me a useless Ah Ji again! Oh, no! We were just talking about that Lu thing, and you guys are just talking nonsense here."

"It's not a big deal. We happen to be going to Qufu County to carry out a pioneer mission. If this Mr. Lu also lives in the city, we can send him to the underworld..."

"Master Lu lives in Qufu County." The girl suddenly said, adding crucial information.

"Of course, this girl is really smart. Ah Ji, you are so lucky, you really found a treasure..."

Faced with the hero's praise, the girl suddenly felt a little embarrassed and couldn't help but shrink back into Aji's neck, like a cat that was shy and scared and crawled into its owner's arms.

More than a dozen heroes took the lead in sending the girl with a sprained ankle back home.

Dong's parents were surprised that their daughter could return, and the three of them immediately hugged each other and talked about the pain of separation.

The father thanked the heroes for their help, but Xiaomao said that it was all thanks to Aji alone, and they just passed by and were of no use.

"Thank you for saving my life." The father almost knelt down to Aji, but the fierce bull next to him was quick to support him.

Then the child's mother looked worried.

She thanked the heroes for saving her daughter from danger, but the heroes also became enemies with Mr. Lu.

Although Master Lu is not powerful, the Kong family behind him, and even Master Duke, are the masters of Qufu.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the entire Qufu is the "private property" of the Kong family. The magistrate of Qufu County has been a descendant of the Kong family for hundreds of years.

A duke and a county magistrate are the real "local emperors" of Qufu.

Although the Kong family is a descendant of a saint, some of the dirty things he and his servants did made people angry but dared not speak out.

"I beg you heroes to take my Xiang'er and Wen'er with you to escape. Just give them some grains so they won't starve to death..." The mother was about to kneel down, but was stopped by Xiaomao.

"Don't worry. Although we thirteen are not kindhearted people who uphold justice, we will not sit idly by and watch the suffering and injustice. Since we have seen the bully who raped the girl today, we will save her to the end and help her to the end. We will eliminate the villain and the leader of the evil for you!"

"But there are only thirteen of you..."

Xiang'er's parents felt that this was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

"Don't underestimate us, as there are only thirteen of us. Each of us is a tough guy picked from hundreds. It's easy for us to beat up a group of officials, servants and other worthless people - if you don't believe me, ask your daughter whether my brother Jiji rescued her single-handedly." The "Drunk Monkey" stretched out his right palm and turned it up and down, looking as if it was a matter of course.

Single-handedly fought off twenty or so bullies?
The parents turned to look at their daughter in surprise. The latter looked at Aji and then looked back at her parents.

The girl's eyes sparkled with admiration. "Yes, Aji is really amazing. He beat those villains away in just a few moves."

She didn't tell the whole truth because she was afraid that her parents would lose control after hearing the truth about "killing everyone".

"But thirteen people also..."

The parents still felt that it was inappropriate. Even if the thirteen people were very good at fighting, if one person could beat ten, they could only beat back about a hundred people.

There were more than a hundred officials in Qufu County alone, not counting the county garrison and the Kong family's servants. Large armies of officials and soldiers were also stationed in nearby prefectures and counties.

Even if the thirteen knights were lucky enough to take Mr. Lu's head and avenge the villagers, they would still be wanted for the rest of their lives.

And what do they want?
My family is not rich and cannot afford to pay them a salary worth their hard work.

Ah Ji's answer was simple: there was injustice going on here, someone deserved to be killed, and he just happened to have a knife. As for the worry that the thirteen would never return, or be forced to wander the world, the Dong family's parents didn't need to worry about it.

Good people are always blessed by God. They have traveled all over the country and have faced many dangers, so they are not afraid of this time.

Besides, there was a large army of thousands of people behind them rushing over day and night. They were just carrying out the mission of seizing the gate, and killing the man surnamed Lu was just a by-product.

Thirteen people gathered at the door of Dong's house to discuss the details of the next task.

"When will the main force arrive?"

"About one day, we'll reach Qufu County and be able to carry out the mission of seizing the gate..."

"Then I will stay and protect this family."

"No need. Every fighting force is valuable. Send two men to take this family to the inn where the 'Distillery Team' is staying. 'Gin' will protect them so we don't miss out on the revenge-seeking band of thieves."

"Gin? When did the 'West Wine' team get here? Where's the 'East Wine' team?"

"They came here during the Jinan ambush, saying they wanted to change locations to do some work—the Dongjiu Squad is in Hubei, Xiong Wencan was dismissed from office, and they planned to assassinate the new governor."

"I see. Then isn't Team Xijiu going to participate in the plan to seize the gate?"

"No, they have other plans."

"We need to resettle the people in this village, right? What if the thief doesn't find anyone and takes his anger out on his fellow villagers?"

"Give each household in the village one or two taels of silver and let them go to the town outside to have fun for a few days. Once we capture Qufu and cut off the Duke's roots, their lives will be better."

"Do you want to take a break?" asked Aji.

"No, we'll set off for Qufu now and take down the bandit leader and his lackeys all at once."

"Then you wait a moment, I have something to tell you." Aji ran back to Dong's house to say goodbye to the girl, and handed back the sachet with a little blood stain on his waist.

The girl who received the sachet was slightly stunned, then looked up at Aji with disbelief, "Don't you like it?"

"I like it. But the sachet is stained with blood, I want you to help me clean it."

Of course, the most important thing is that Aji is in great danger on this trip. The thirteen people cooperating with the vanguard to capture the city gate are likely to suffer heavy casualties.

It would be terrible if the "Girl's Handmade Limited Edition" sachet was lost and could never be found again.

"Aji..." The girl took a few steps forward holding the sachet and stretched out her hand to keep Aji. She also knew what the thirteen knights were going to do in Qufu.

She was afraid that this meeting would be the last.

"Jiji, someone gave you a gift, why don't you give something in return?" A player cheered behind him.

Aji scratched the back of his head and thought for a moment, then took out a small knife he used and put it into the girl's hand.

"Oh my, you actually gave a knife to a girl..."

Before the complaining voice could finish, it was interrupted by the girl's firm answer, "I like it very much, I will cherish it!"

"I will come back when spring comes and flowers bloom." Aji left without looking back.

The heroes left.

The girl, her younger brother, and her parents, accompanied by the two heroes, headed for a "safe place". The two groups forked at the intersection and went north and south.

"I'm waiting for you……"

The girl looked back at his back and murmured, as if she had made some kind of decision and said in her heart that she would wait forever, even until the seas dried up and the rocks crumbled, and the mountains collapsed and the earth cracked, she would wait for him to come back.

……

After sending the Dong family off, the two knights quickly turned around and caught up with the team.

Each of the thirteen men carried their own weapons: Mo Dao, a broadsword, a mace, a seven-piece sword set, and a heavy bow whose arrows resembled short spears...

Aji also went to the dilapidated temple to buy four more swords, a pair for each waist. The steel sword that had been used to chop more than 20 people had several nicks on it and was not very sharp.

They are almost all old players from the second, third and fourth periods, except for "Laughing Cat", who is the big brother of the first period and the strongest guide of the "Zodiac Team".

He started with the "Cat and Dog Combination" bit by bit, collecting these experts like Dragon Balls, gathering them around him -

Each of the thirteen of them possesses unique skills and is a strong man picked from a hundred.

Each person's record is above double digits. They usually hone their "unique skills" in reality. After combining reality with games, they can better exert their combat effectiveness.

The next morning, thirteen knights wearing conical hats and covering their faces with black cloth arrived at the south of Qufu City.

Looking at the endless stream of people outside the city gate, Aji recalled the stories about the lower classes he had heard from the young boys and girls these days.

He knew very well that this trip was not only for his own "wish to eliminate insects", but also for the families behind these boys and girls, to help them eliminate these insects that are a scourge to the world!

"The auspicious time has arrived, it's time to kill the insects!"

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