After dark, the supermarket turned off the lights in the hall at 10 o'clock in the evening as usual. Only the lights in the lounge and warehouse were still on. Usually at this time, the employees would have gone to bed, but today no one was resting.
Wu's wife sat calmly beside the bed, holding a bottle in her hand, feeding her crying daughter and whispering, "Since the immortal asked you to go, just go. Anyway, we are in the supermarket, nothing will happen."
The baby girl ate her fill in her mother's gentle arms, smacked her lips twice, spit out a bubble of milk, and then opened her arms.
Wu's wife stood the child upright, patted her back gently, and after a while laid her down to sleep.
"I know you want the immortal to think highly of you." Wu's wife understood her husband. He was always very energetic and would do everything well. When the family's oil could not be sold and the grain store in the town lowered the price, he would rather sleep in the open and walk to the neighboring town to sell his oil than to lower the price again.
He is stubborn and wants to be in the spotlight, and he is as stubborn as a bull.
But it was precisely because of his stubbornness and obstinacy that the whole family survived.
"But you have to remember that you are a mortal." Wu's wife patted the back of Wu Yan's hand, "Remember that you still have a daughter."
Wu Yan looked at his daughter's slightly red cheeks and grinned at his wife: "I'm not going to die. Haven't you seen the magic weapon that the immortal gave me? It's very powerful!"
"If I had better aim, I could hit the target easily without much effort." Wu Yan, "Don't worry, I won't try to show off my ability."
Although Wu's wife had never seen the magic weapon given by the immortal, she knew it must be a good thing. She added: "I only teach you not to show off your ability. You can do what you can do."
Wu Yan smiled and said, "I know it very well!"
This time Cao'er still has to go with us - after all, she can also use a repeating crossbow.
Cao'er was frowning, thinking that she was not cut out for archery. She didn't even know whether she had shot anyone that night.
She was looking forward to hitting the target to prove her ability.
I also hoped that I missed the target, because killing someone is never a good thing.
She could only sigh in confusion. On the contrary, Cao'er's mother was not worried at all. She kept reminding Cao'er: "Since you can use the rapid-fire crossbow, what are you worried about? Just follow the immortal! Don't think about anything else."
Cao'er sighed, "Mom, war means death!"
Cao'er's mother looked puzzled: "Isn't this just natural? Anyway, you won't die, it's those bandits who will die."
Cao'er rubbed her face and said, "Mom, you haven't killed anyone, it's easy to say."
Cao'er's mother slapped Cao'er on the back and said, "If I weren't old, would I let you go? Look at the others, they just do odd jobs. If the immortals return to heaven in the future, it won't be their turn to ascend to heaven. We are different!"
Cao'er really didn't know what was different about herself from other people.
But since her mother had said so, she didn't dare to refute. Since her mother asked her to go, she didn't dare not go.
"You have a good relationship with Sarah, she's watching you, you'll be fine." Cao'er's mother lowered her head, her brows full of shrewdness, "You read more, learn more, and when you learn well in the future, you can also be the fairy's right-hand man. When the fairy can't leave you, when he returns to heaven, he can take you with him to be a fairy!"
Ever since Cao'er's mother learned that Wu Yan felt that his daughter had one foot in the door to becoming a fairy, she felt that she could not fall behind. If Wu Yan's daughter could become a fairy, why couldn't her daughter?
Cao'er nodded obediently.
Ye Zhou originally thought that he would go up the mountain tomorrow, and the employees would definitely cry with their families, and talk to each other about their feelings and debts over the years. As a result -
They all told their "sons", "husbands" and "daughters" to work hard, not to bring shame upon themselves, strive to become famous in one battle, and follow the immortals to heaven in the future.
No one thought the trip would be dangerous.
Ye Zhou, on the other hand, felt very guilty staying in the lounge.
"I was always thinking about the gun, so I wanted to kill him when something happened." Ye Zhou lay on the sofa with his back facing up, like a salted fish with its bones removed, staring at the ceiling. "I can obviously hire someone, a security guard or a bodyguard."
Zou Ming said, "You hired someone, but what happens after this is over?"
"The minimum contract is one month, and many people sign for three months or more."
"Then we can hire fewer people." Ye Zhou, "Hire ten people, and let them stay in the supermarket for three months after this is over."
Zou Ming: "If you don't gain anything in these three months, when they leave, you still won't have trained your people, you still won't have guns, and you won't be able to accumulate experience. Then everything will really be back to zero."
Ye Zhou blinked: "...what you said makes sense."
Hiring someone can indeed quickly solve the immediate problem, but the troubles left behind will be more numerous and more far-reaching.
He did not have a stable and reliable source of funds, nor could he guarantee when his next business would be completed.
Most importantly, he really needs to train his men.
Although he didn't know whether these employees would go with him to the next dimension, he at least hoped that before he left, he could leave something for his employees so that they could deal with this dangerous world on their own.
After all, the employees are indeed working diligently for him.
He had clearly told them before that he couldn't help them if something happened outside, but they were still willing to risk their lives to go out and get business for him.
Ye Zhou has a scale in his heart to measure how others treat him.
"So, I did the right thing by accident?" Ye Zhou laughed.
He originally felt a little guilty, but now he actually felt that he had done quite well.
Zou Ming: "You can't always rely on the system, nor can you rely on the people you hire for your safety."
Zou Ming said calmly: "Even if there are contractual restrictions, there will always be people who can find loopholes. The system's protection regulations are very crude. Employees can only not hurt you personally."
Ye Zhou was confused for a moment: "Don't employees want to earn money to return to their own plane?"
His own goal is to return to his original world, and he has no interest in engaging in dimensional trade.
Zou Ming: "It's normal for someone like me who is alone, without any family to burden him, and whose original plane has a worse environment, to want to stay. People like me are not uncommon among the employees."
Ye Zhou: "...You don't have to use yourself as an example."
Zou Ming remained calm: "I won't do that."
Ye Zhou: “…”
He really didn't know whether Zou Ming was honest or simple-minded.
After all, he would be going to the "battlefield" tomorrow, so Ye Zhou would try to sleep tonight. After getting the smoke bomb, he said good night to Zou Ming, lay on the bed and counted sheep with his eyes open. When he counted to two thousand, he felt hungry, so he got up and called Zou Ming, who was also awake, to have supper together.
It was not until dawn that Ye Zhou finally closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
Day and night rotate.
Ye Zhou was awakened by the alarm he set before going to bed.
At ten o'clock in the morning, there were already sounds of people walking outside the lounge door. When Ye Zhou finished washing up and pushed the door open, he saw the employees who were already fully armed.
They were all very excited, their expressions were tense, but there was no trace of fear on their faces, as if they were not going to fight for their lives, but were participating in some major event.
Sarah also changed her clothes. She might have some special ability to keep clothes clean. She usually wore her lace puffy skirt, but today, probably for convenience, she changed into sports pants and short sleeves and tied her blonde hair into a bun.
Not only Sarah, but Cao'er also dressed the same way. However, her hair was not long enough to be tied into a bun, so she just tied it into a cute little ponytail, like a small broom.
Ye Zhou smiled at them gently and said, "It's still early, do you want to go out?"
Wu Yan hurriedly said, "My God, let's go out and find a place to practice our aim."
Ye Zhou did not agree with this approach: "We will be leaving soon, you should have a good rest first and check if there is anything you have forgotten or missed."
Now I have consumed my physical strength, and I still have to climb the mountain later, and then fight a tough battle after climbing the mountain. What's more, I have to sharpen my sword before the battle. I have already sharpened it yesterday. There is really no need to squeeze out another half an hour to sharpen it today. It won't produce any effect.
Wu Yan did not insist and immediately said, "Then let's bring a few more bottles of water up."
Ye Zhou didn't object to this. He nodded and looked at Cao'er's mother again: "When you are in the supermarket, don't let people touch things they don't understand. Do you understand?"
He was afraid that he might cause a fire or something in the supermarket if he wasn't there.
Then we'll all play together.
Cao'er's mother assured: "My Immortal, don't worry, if any of them dare to make a move, I will call them..."
She looked at Ye Zhou and didn't finish the rest of her words. She just smiled at him flatteringly.
Ye Zhou nodded slightly and waited until everyone had dispersed before going out to look for food.
When the clock struck eleven, Ye Zhou set off with his employees.
They were fully armed, not only carrying weapons, but also sprayed with light-smelling mosquito repellent, which could not be smelled unless you walked right next to them. Although it was hot, they all wore hiking boots, carried backpacks on their backs, and even brought tents.
Ye Zhou felt tired for a moment as he watched them going on an outing.
However, Zou Ming and Sarah both came unarmed. Sarah brought nothing, while Zou Ming only brought bullets and a machine gun.
Ye Zhou put the gun on his waist and set out on the mountain trail again according to the map he drew yesterday.
The moment he set foot on that road, Ye Zhou calmed down.
This is the most dangerous challenge he has ever encountered in this world.
And he had to move on, there was no turning back.
·
At noon, the sun was scorching the earth as usual, but in the deep cave there was only a comfortable coolness.
The men, whose clothes were already somewhat torn, were lying on the ground in all directions. They were going to take action tonight and they were most relaxed at this moment.
They were the ones who were spying on each other, so they thought they had the upper hand.
The man guarding the cave was leaning against the stone wall, drowsy, his head moving up and down like a chicken pecking at rice, and his body slowly leaning inside the cave. It was hot outside, so he naturally wanted to sleep in a cooler place.
No one noticed that a short and thin figure was slowly approaching the cave entrance.
Chen Liu hunched his waist and his steps were light. This was not because he was naturally agile, but because of a "bad habit" he acquired while fleeing famine.
He was not born strong, but he was the only child of his parents. He was not very strong and could not farm much land. Over the years, the family could only make ends meet thanks to his parents' good health.
Later he went to Huangshan Mountain. Although he could get enough food to eat, Huangshan was a den of bandits after all. He had been in constant fear since the day he went up the mountain. Not long after he came down the mountain, he encountered another famine.
As the family is composed of the elderly and weak, Chen Liu never dared to speak loudly or walk with strong men. Whenever he wanted to find a direction, he had to explore the way alone, and his already weak steps became even more frivolous.
He himself did not expect that this could actually become his advantage.
Chen Liu carefully followed the stone wall and slowly moved to the cave entrance. Like a nimble little animal, he squatted against the wall and slowly took out the smoke bomb from his bag. Following the method Zou Ming told him, he tore off the pull ring and then rolled the smoke bombs into the cave one by one.
He was very careful, and there was no other sound except the sound of the smoke bomb rolling on the stone ground.
The bandit guarding the cave was still sleeping. He seemed to hear the sound of something hard rolling down, but when he opened his eyes in a daze, he saw that the outside of the cave was no different from usual. He yawned, thinking that it was just loose rocks rolling down, and closed his eyes and continued to sleep.
There is nothing in this cave except a pond. There are no edible animals within a ten-mile radius. Unless the imperial court suppresses the bandits, they will be absolutely safe here.
Chen Liu swallowed his saliva, rolled all the smoke bombs in, then stood up on tiptoe and retreated along the way he came. His heart was beating wildly in his chest, his cheeks were flushed, his steps were getting faster and faster, and he was getting more and more excited.
It was not until he retreated back into the woods that he involuntarily sat down on the ground.
He did something big!
Only he can do this!
Chen Liu took a long time to calm down, then slowly stood up holding the tree trunk and looked at the hillside facing the tree hole.
On the hillside, Zou Ming had already set up a machine gun. The machine gun was all black and had wear and tear in many places, but this did not detract from its murderous aura. In fact, it looked even more brutal because of these wear and tear.
Everyone else was very curious about the machine gun, and Wu Yan and the others would also take a look at it inconspicuously.
Pistols are so powerful, this gun called a machine gun should be even more powerful, right?
Zou Ming adjusted the sight, confirmed it was correct, turned to Ye Zhou and said, "It's OK."
Ye Zhou looked at Li Si and the others again. Li Si and the others brought rapid-fire crossbows, and Ye Zhou equipped them with more arrows. Although rapid-fire crossbows were not as powerful as machine guns, they were definitely powerful weapons in this era.
It has a long range, a fast shooting speed, and does not rely on a person's own strength. As long as it hits the target, it will definitely make a hole in the body of the person being hit. If it can hit the fatal area, it can take the person's life in an instant.
It was rare for Li Si to be stared at by an immortal like this. He stood straight and said quickly, "We are all ready."
Ye Zhou nodded at him.
Ye Zhou's gaze returned to the cave entrance. Next, he waited for the smoke bomb to take effect and for someone to rush out.
His index finger gently rubbed the barrel of the gun, tension and excitement coexisted, fear and indifference flew together.
This is the biggest challenge he faces since arriving here.
·
Something rolled in.
The bandits near the cave entrance sat together in twos and threes. They had nothing else to do but brag about the mountain day after day. Daytime was their time to rest, and they were unwilling to leave the cave to patrol. They always tried to delay the work assigned by the "king" as much as possible.
Even if he went out for patrol occasionally, he would not go too far. He would walk around the area for half an hour at most and then come back.
"Did you hear any sound?" someone suddenly asked, "What rolling sound?"
The people who were talking and laughing just now fell silent. They pricked up their ears and carefully listened to the movements in the cave.
However, there were too many people in the cave and the noise was too mixed, so they couldn't hear clearly.
"It seemed like it, but now it seems gone."
"Maybe I heard it wrong."
"It must be that some of the rocks are loose. I think this cave should not be inhabited any longer. Although there is water here, it is too wet. I broke out in a rash this morning. It's itchy and uncomfortable. Fortunately, we are going to move to another place soon."
"Do you think it's easy to find a suitable place?"
"That's right, so many people don't have water to drink, and you still complain that there's too much water."
They laughed and were about to continue talking when suddenly someone opened his eyes wide and asked in horror: "Do you smell anything?"
At the moment these words fell, a huge cloud of smoke rose up from nowhere and swept over in an instant.
"There's a fire! Where is the fire?!"
Someone roared.
The man guarding the cave was startled and finally woke up completely. He looked into the cave and saw that the white smoke almost completely submerged the cave.
He couldn't see anything in the cave.
The smoke spread quickly, as if it had life, rushing towards every corner without sparing a single one.
"Where is the cave entrance?! Quick! Get out!"
The cave keeper swallowed.
No one should have seen him, right? There was a fire inside, and he had to run!
The cave keeper held the big knife in his arms, turned a deaf ear to the cries for help from the cave, and ran away with his messy hair flying backwards.
Right now! I'm going to run out right now!
The cave keeper stood in the sunlight, with a dark shadow under his feet.
Before he could stand completely.
"Bang!" There was a loud noise.
The cave keeper's body stiffened. He felt a chill in his chest and seemed to smell a familiar smell of blood at the tip of his nose.
He lowered his head woodenly and looked at his chest.
He didn't feel the pain yet, just looked at his chest and didn't dare to bleed.
The blood took away his strength and his body temperature.
He had never felt so cold since the drought.
"Sixth Brother! What are you doing standing here like an idiot?!" Someone else ran out from behind him and cursed, "Why didn't you just go back and say something? I couldn't see anything clearly inside. I almost broke my head!"
Lao Liu's lips opened and closed slightly, he wanted to say run, there is danger.
But he didn't say anything and fell to the ground with a bang.
As he fell to the ground, countless arrows shot towards him from the front. The arrows were so dense that they looked like the all-encompassing rain of arrows in a play, turning all the people who rushed out of the cave into hedgehogs.
The blood dyed the ground at the entrance of the cave red.
"What happened outside?!"
"What was that sound just now?!"
Ye Zhou, standing on the hillside, was also holding a crossbow in his hand. The pistol was of no use at this time. Although he was not very good at close combat, he could always use the crossbow, but it was hard to say whether it was accurate.
When he saw the bandits fall, Ye Zhou still didn't feel that he had killed anyone.
"How many people?" Ye Zhou asked Zou Ming.
He didn't count just now, and now people are falling down, one on top of another.
Zou Ming: “Eight.”
Ye Zhou sighed: "Only eight."
There are more than four hundred of them. I don’t know how long it will take to resolve them.
He tried hard not to look at the bodies lying at the entrance of the cave. He was only thinking about how many more people he had to kill.
On the other hand, Cao'er and the others seemed to have no feelings about the dead body - after all, they didn't kill the person with a knife, and they didn't cut open the other person's stomach with their own hands, so they had no feelings at all.
They had seen a lot of dead bodies, and the mountains and plains were littered with corpses as they fled the famine.
The buried dead will be dug out.
I've seen the hellish scenes, so what's the big deal about a few deaths?
As long as they weren't the ones who died.
·
It was pitch dark in the cave and in chaos. Everyone ran towards the light. They could not hear any noise outside and could only hear loud roars in their ears. Everyone thought there was a fire somewhere, but they could not see the source of the fire.
"Your Majesty!" The confidant called out to Zhao Changsheng.
Zhao Changsheng choked on the cigarette, covered his mouth and nose, and shouted in a muffled voice: "Go outside!"
The henchman couldn't hear clearly and continued to shout: "My king! Where are you?! I will protect you out!"
Zhao Changsheng did not move for a long time. Although he lived in a chaotic world, he had gained a lot of weight. He moved forward with difficulty, occasionally being bumped by others or tripped. He had a bump on his forehead and was finally helped up. Then he continued to walk towards the cave entrance.
"My lord, could it be someone from down the mountain?" The confidant always felt that the fire was strange.
It was so humid in the cave that it was difficult to start a fire, let alone such a big fire.
The smoke is also strange, what kind of smoke would be white?
Isn't all smoke from a fire thick and black?
Zhao Changsheng frowned: "We have cave guards. If they come, how could we not know?"
"Someone must have ignited the wood while making the fire."
He didn't want to think in the direction his confidant said.
If what the confidant said was true, then they were now trapped.
They didn't know how long they walked, so long that Zhao Changsheng was almost out of breath and fell to the ground, when they finally found the entrance to the cave.
If they just took a few more steps forward, they wouldn't have to inhale the white smoke anymore.
Zhao Changsheng turned to his confidant and said, "You go out first."
The confidant did not ask many questions. He was used to listening to Zhao Changsheng and was used to being a lackey. As soon as Zhao Changsheng gave an order, he followed it and walked out.
Zhao Changsheng hid in the last remaining smoke and watched his confidants slowly walk out.
Then he saw a scene he would never forget.
The overwhelming rain of arrows came like a dark cloud pressing down on a city. The wind from the arrows seemed to be substantial, and he could even hear the sound of the arrows cutting through the sky.
The people who had just walked out from beside him, including his confidants, now fell in a pool of blood.
And behind him, there were people who couldn't wait to rush out.
The smoke prevented them from seeing what was happening at the cave entrance.
The noise inside the cave made it difficult for them to hear the noise outside.
They thought they were surviving.
But he is rushing to death.
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