Republic of China era: A hundred-year-old still practicing martial arts? Is that right?

Ok?

Lin Ji's expression turned to shock.

This is what the Republic of China era was like.

Are these Japanese people really this arrogant now?

"get off."

Lin Ji stepped on the brake, pulled the handbrake, and quietly settled Gu Yanqiu.

"We'll see how things go in a bit."

The car stopped in front of the dark muzzle of a gun.

Lin Ji jumped out of the car and jogged forward, crouching low. A smile spread across his face.

"Gentlemen, what brings you here? We're from Jiangcheng next door, yes, we're going home to visit relatives."

"Jiangcheng!"

The Japanese officer in the lead suddenly had a glint in his eyes.

"Hahaha, we've stopped people from Jiangcheng. The Sixth Prince said that anyone from Jiangcheng must stay."

The Japanese officer glanced at Lin Ji. Although Lin Ji was considerably taller than him, his face was deeply lined with wrinkles, and his back was hunched. In his eyes, Lin Ji looked like a dying old man. He smiled contemptuously.

"Hehe, old man, you can leave if you want. Leave that girl behind, you go ahead. By the way, this car is nice too, we can borrow it for a couple of days."

As he spoke, the Japanese officer stepped forward, his leather shoes clicking on the ground.

He first touched the car's hood, then looked up at Gu Yanqiu's handsome face, a lewd smile spreading across his face, and suddenly raised his samurai sword: "I'm having second thoughts."

Immediately afterward, without turning his head, he shouted loudly: "Invaders from Jiangcheng, seize them!"

With a whoosh, a dozen or so spears were aimed at Lin Ji and his companion.

No sooner said than done.

Lin Ji had already made preparations.

He tucked his hands into his robes.

A dull thud of gunpowder exploding echoed through the air.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two gunshots rang out from inside Lin Ji's long gown.

In an instant, the foreheads of the two Japanese soldiers closest to Lin Ji were pierced.

Lin Ji walked quickly.

The moment the gunshot rang out, he moved lightly and closed in on the remaining Japanese soldiers.

He raised his hand and twisted one of the men's necks, breaking it, then dragged the body into the midst of the remaining soldiers.

Gu Yanqiu reacted extremely quickly beside the car, taking a sudden step and unleashing a powerful punch that struck the Japanese officer's cheek, pulling him onto his body.

"Bang! Bang!"

He managed to deflect the two bullets fired by the remaining soldiers.

"what……"

A scream rang out from the Japanese soldier, but Gu Yanqiu showed no mercy, twisting his hand and taking the Japanese officer's life.

Before the barricades, Lin Ji's killing speed was extremely fast.

A dozen or so people were nothing compared to his overwhelming methods.

In just two breaths, all the Japanese soldiers fell to the ground.

Uncle Lin.

Gu Yanqiu lifted the collar of the Japanese officer's uniform and took out a letter from the inside pocket, handing it to Lin Ji.

Lin Ji took the letter and casually opened it:

"The Sixth Prince has personally arrived in Jiangcheng. No one in Jiangcheng is allowed to leave the city for three days. Anyone found in the surrounding counties who is from Jiangcheng will be arrested."

"The Sixth Prince?"

Lin Ji frowned.

The Japanese officer who just collapsed on the ground mentioned Prince Rokuchin.

Could it be another Japanese prince?

It seems he personally handled Jingren's death.

He should be much more capable than Jingren.

"Does Instructor Gu know this Prince Liu?"

Gu Yanqiu shook his head slightly: "The Japanese have been in Jiangcheng for less than a year, and their foundation is not stable. Most of them are merchants, and it is rare to see them with soldiers or samurai. It was only after the ban on weapons that these people started to appear."

"Hmm..." Lin Ji nodded thoughtfully, looking into the distance: "These people definitely have ulterior motives."

"Let's go first. According to the contents of this letter, the entire provincial capital is probably not peaceful. We don't know what the situation is like in Xincheng."

"Okay." Gu Yanqiu looked at the heavily armed Japanese corpses on the ground, a hint of worry appearing in his eyes.

The two men pulled the barricade aside, quickly disposed of the body, and drove into Xincheng city.

Lin Ji was not far from the city wall of Xincheng, and the two looked at it from afar.

Below the city wall, several Japanese soldiers, with the assistance of soldiers from the governor's mansion, were checking the people entering the city.

Lin Ji stopped the car and hid in a secluded spot. He said to Gu Yanqiu, who was standing next to him, "We can't drive into the city."

"Uncle Lin, what do you plan to do? Force your way in? Although Xincheng is not as good as Jiangcheng, there must be hundreds of Japanese stationed there..." Gu Yanqiu's eyes gradually deepened with worry, which lingered for a long time.

"Going back to Jiangcheng now would be the same, so why not give it a try and adapt to the situation as before?"

Lin Ji got out of the car, took the suitcase that Gu Yanqiu had placed on the back seat, and, like an old servant, opened the car door for Gu Yanqiu.

Gu Yanqiu chuckled softly, "Uncle Lin, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

"If you're going to put on an act, go all the way." Lin Ji picked up the suitcase and followed behind Gu Yanqiu, appearing to outsiders as a master and servant.

Gu Yanqiu was dressed differently today than usual.

She wore a dress jacket over a short dress, and a cream-colored hat on her head; she looked every bit the young lady from a wealthy family.

The two walked beneath the city gate.

It instantly attracted everyone's attention.

"What are you looking at? Get out of here! You poor, bumpkin, how dare you even look at a young lady like that!"

A soldier dressed as a military governor struck a thin, country-dressed young man on the neck as he was about to enter the city, shoving him into the city. Then, with a broad smile, he greeted Lin Ji and his companion.

"I wonder which family's young lady is out of town?"

Lin Ji looked up at Gu Yanqiu.

For some reason, Gu Yanqiu's face showed the coldness that Liu Qingzhu often had, and he coldly hummed: "Hmm."

"Hehe! Miss, we're just doing our job. How about you do us a favor and let us see your suitcase?" The soldier didn't press Gu Yanqiu about which family's young lady she was. He glanced at the suitcase in Lin Ji's hand and spoke in a fawning tone.

"Uncle Lin," Gu Yanqiu said, her tone still cold.

Lin Ji placed the suitcase on the ground, clicked open the clasp, and flipped the suitcase open.

Inside the suitcase.

Apart from a roll of silver dollars wrapped in red paper in the corner, the rest were just some neatly folded clothes.

The soldier glanced at her hastily, then looked at Gu Yanqiu obsequiously: "Miss, no problem, please come in."

"Hmm." Gu Yanqiu replied coldly again, then said without turning his head, "Uncle Lin, give this official some money for his drinks."

The soldiers' smiles widened.

Lin Ji took out two silver coins from his pocket and handed them to the soldier with a "clang".

The soldiers quickly stepped aside to make way for the two men to enter the city.

Lin Ji bent down, preparing to close the suitcase.

A Japanese accent rang out from behind the crowd:

"Wait!"

A samurai sword emerged from the crowd and precisely pierced into Gu Yanqiu's suitcase.

"bass!"

A long gown was picked out from the suitcase.

The warlord's soldier's face immediately showed anxiety, and he turned to look at the Japanese samurai in kimonos behind him:

"What are you doing, young lady? You're just visiting relatives in the countryside."

"Visiting relatives?"

The Japanese samurai spoke disdainfully, his katana flashing as he slashed at the soldier's throat: "This is a textile technique unique to Jiangcheng. You've come all the way to Jiangcheng to visit relatives?"

"Pfft!"

The soldier's head flew off.

"The invaders have come from Jiangcheng! Take them down!"