The old man's expression was one of grief and indignation: "You took my granddaughter out to seek help, and I took a gun and fought them to the death."
"Old man, I'm already here, how can I let you take such a risk?" Ye Xingchen comforted him, "Don't worry, I'll handle things here, none of them will escape."
“But… this is our village’s own business, how can it involve you?” The old man didn’t want to burden Ye Xingchen.
"This is not just a matter for your village, but for all of China." Ye Xingchen said in a deep voice, "Take your granddaughter to Tian Shou Ju. A team will be coming from there soon. When they arrive, give them my name. My name is Ye Xingchen."
"You just need to point out the way for them, and you don't need to worry about anything else. I guarantee I'll bring the people from your village back safely."
"Brother, my mom and dad have been taken away too. You have to save them." The little girl looked at Ye Xingchen with teary eyes, her appearance pitiful.
"Don't worry, I promise they'll all come back safe and sound." Ye Xingchen patted her head to comfort her.
After this incident, without waiting for dawn, Ye Xingchen sent the grandfather and grandson out of the mountains and chased after them under the cover of night.
The mountain path was difficult to walk in the dark, and the surrounding area was filled with the calls of unknown animals. In such deep mountains, it was not surprising that there might be one or two wild beasts occasionally.
But Ye Xingchen had no time to worry about that now, and hurried along in the darkness.
As they were crossing a stream, several sharp, murderous auras emanated from the water.
Ye Xingchen felt a chill and stopped.
"Come out, stop sneaking around like this, it's pointless." Ye Xingchen stopped by the stream, staring at the gently flowing water.
Boom! Suddenly, five jets of water emerged from the stream, followed by five dark figures.
Japanese ninjas, using water-escape techniques.
Without a word, the ninjas raised their swords and charged at Ye Xingchen.
Ye Xingchen pointed his right hand into the air, and a faint light emanated from the crimson sky. In the darkness of the night, this faint light shone brightly.
With a single, horizontal slash, he swept across the battlefield with the force of a thousand armies.
With four screams, four figures were cut in half at the waist and fell to the ground.
The remaining ninja stared at his companion's corpse with bloodshot eyes. He screamed and threw a mist blast, trying to escape using it.
But this time, Ye Xingchen had no intention of letting him leave alive.
He took a step forward, crossing the three-meter-wide river. The Crimson Sky Sword in his right hand emitted a dazzling light, and a sword aura caught up with the ninja. With a hiss, the fleeing ninja's arm was severed by Ye Xingchen's sword.
He screamed and fell to the ground. Just as he was struggling to get up and run away, Ye Xingchen stepped on his back.
"Still trying to run? Where do you think you can run to now?"
The ninja raised his eyes and stared intently at Ye Xingchen with a fierce gaze.
Ye Xingchen frowned. He was very annoyed by the guy's gaze. He grabbed a tree branch from the side and stabbed it hard into the guy's thigh.
The guy let out a muffled groan and a suppressed, painful scream.
After all, they are ninjas, and they have all received professional training. Their endurance far exceeds that of ordinary people.
The man glared at Ye Xingchen with hatred, spitting out a few words through gritted teeth: "If you have the guts... then kill me..."
"Want to die? Not so easy!" Ye Xingchen sneered, then grabbed the guy and hung him from the tree, stripping him down to just two tattered strips of cloth.
He grabbed a few vines, twisted them with his right hand, and turned them into a very flexible whip.
Without saying a word, he picked up the rattan cane in his hand and started whipping the guy indiscriminately.
It doesn't cause much harm, but it's extremely insulting.
The Japanese soldier couldn't bear this insult, because he felt that the warriors of their great empire should die on the battlefield, not be humiliated to death. He mumbled something incomprehensible, but he was helpless about it.
After a series of violent blows, the guy was beaten until he was a bloody mess.
"Where is he?" Ye Xingchen asked.
"Why...why didn't you just kill me?" The man's body twitched, his face filled with resentment and venom.
"I'll ask you one more time, where is he?" Ye Xingchen asked coldly.
"Go three kilometers ahead, and the people are there." The guy closed his eyes and told the truth. He didn't want anything else now; he just wanted to die quickly.
Otherwise, being tortured by this bastard is a minor matter; what he can't accept is being humiliated by him.
"Huh, where's your Bushido spirit?" Ye Xingchen laughed. "I haven't even done anything yet, and you've already revealed everything?"
"We can die, but we will not accept insults." The ninja opened his eyes through gritted teeth: "I'm saying all this just to make you give me a quick death."
"Haha, is that satisfying?" Ye Xingchen raised an eyebrow: "You guys deliberately led me forward, didn't you? I can tell it's a trap."
"No." The guy suddenly opened his eyes, his face looking rather pale.
"Along the way, Sato left so many clues, and so blatantly took away people from an entire village. Wasn't that just to deliberately leave traces for me to track him down?" Ye Xingchen said with a smile, "What was he planning?"
The ninja kept his mouth tightly shut and refused to say a word.
"See, I hate people like you the most. When asked the crucial questions, you don't say a word." Ye Xingchen sneered.
"Don't even think about getting any more information out of me." The ninja stared coldly at Ye Xingchen.
"Fine, it's okay if you don't want to tell me. I'll just chase after them and kill a bunch of them, then I'll know everything." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly: "The Dragon Locking Formation isn't just in one place, is it?"
The ninja's pupils dilated suddenly as he stared at Ye Xingchen in horror.
"Sato Matsuichi deliberately lured me here to facilitate the actions of another group, right?" Ye Xingchen continued, "Do you really need to ask such childish questions?"
"Ye Xingchen...you will die a horrible death." The ninja gritted his teeth, and the poison hidden in them suddenly burst open, blood streaming from his mouth. "And we will achieve final victory..."
"What you're saying is meaningless. You couldn't win eighty years ago, and you still can't win eighty years later," Ye Xingchen said coldly.
The Japanese soldier stared at Ye Xingchen with a venomous look in his eyes. His head slumped down, and he lost consciousness.
Ye Xingchen didn't waste any time and quickly rushed forward.
Deep in the mountains, in a secluded cave, Sato Matsuichi sat with a few of his subordinates.
Deep inside the cave were dozens of villagers with vacant stares, still affected by the Onmyoji's incantations and their minds clouded.
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