Early in the morning, Lu Yunrui and the others had just served the old man breakfast when a hubbub of voices came from afar.
Shui Yi flew into the sky and saw that there were people moving on the road and plains in the distance. There were at least ten to twenty thousand people. These people were all rushing towards Phoenix Village.
Water One quickly landed on the ground and reported the situation to Lu Yunrui.
Lu Yunrui smiled and said to the old man,"Uncle, are you feeling better now?”
"Much better!" the old man said hurriedly. Do you want me to bring you to the place where the villagers 'bodies are buried? I'll take you there now."
"Uncle, it's fine!" Lu Yunrui said with a smile. It was the villagers from the nearby villages who were coming over. You can rest here for a while. I'll bring someone to welcome you.”
When the old man heard this, he hurriedly got up from the kang."What did you say? The people from the nearby villages are here?"
"Yeah, they're all here." There seem to be more than ten thousand people!"
The old man heard this and wobbled to the ground.”
Lu Yunrui hurriedly supported the old man and said,""Uncle, they are still far away. Your body hasn't fully recovered yet. Just lie down for a while. We'll pick you up.”
The old man looked around and saw that everyone present was nodding. He did not insist on going out. Instead, he sat on the edge of the Kang and said,"Then I'll wait here."
"Water Guard, Water One, you two stay here and take good care of the old man." He had to pay attention to the movements around him at all times and protect the old man. If it really didn't work, he would take the old man to the sky.”
The two guards hurriedly responded.
"Let's go," Lu Yunrui said to Du Tong,"let's go outside the village and take a look!"”
With that, he turned around and walked out.
Du Tong hurriedly followed him out.
Arriving at the top of the hill outside the village, Lu Yunrui looked at the approaching crowd and then at Du Tong. Seeing that Du Tong was only wearing casual clothes, he took out a set of composite armor from his ring and handed it to Du Tong. Du Tong didn't say anything. He took the armor and put it on.
Lu Yunrui then took out a sword from his ring and handed it to Du Tong along with its sheath.
"Isn't this the sword that Master used?" Du Tong asked in surprise. How am I worthy of using it!"
"I saw that you didn't bring a weapon, so I lent you this sword." Lu Yunrui smiled. When this matter is over, you can return it to me!”
Hearing this, Du Tong hurriedly knelt on one knee and extended his hands to respectfully receive the sword. His face revealed an extremely excited expression.
Lu Yunrui smiled and patted Du Tong's shoulder. He also took out a set of armor and put it on. Then, he quietly waited for the crowd to arrive.
After a while, the crowd arrived not far from Lu Yunrui. When they saw the two people blocking the road, they stopped and looked at the two people in front of them in confusion, whispering to each other.
It didn't take long before Liu Xiang led a middle-aged man through the crowd and walked up from behind.
"Liu Xiang, is this your village chief?" Lu Yunrui greeted him with a smile.”
Liu Xiang was slightly taken aback. He carefully looked at Lu Yunrui for a long time before he suddenly said,"So it's Mr. Lu. I couldn't recognize you with your outfit today! That's right, this is our village chief. His surname is also Liu!”He turned to the middle-aged man beside him and said,"Village chief, this is Mr. Lu who asked me to bring them here yesterday. He's also the owner of the person who went to look for you yesterday!”
Lu Yunrui cupped his fists at Village Chief Liu." Village Chief Liu, the guards have already reported yesterday's incident to me. Thank you for your strong support. You even brought so many people here today. I thank you on behalf of the villagers of the three villages!”
"I heard from your guard that the mystery of the three villages has been solved." Village Chief Liu asked anxiously. I wonder if the villagers have found it? Where are they?"
Lu Yunrui waved her hand." Village Chief, don't be anxious. I'll let you meet someone first." When you see him, you will have the answer to the rest of the questions!”
"Water Guard, Water One, you two escort the old man out to meet the villagers."”
The village chief and the people who heard Lu Yunrui's words were stunned. They looked around and saw that there was no one else except the two people in front of them. Just as they were wondering who Lu Yunrui was talking to, they heard the neigh of a horse coming from the village.
It didn't take long before two snow-white horses appeared at the entrance of the village and walked towards the crowd. There seemed to be a figure moving on the horse's side and back.
When they got closer, everyone could see clearly that these were not white horses, but two unicorns. The crowd couldn't help but stir.
The unicorns came to Lu Yunrui's sides and stopped. They rubbed their horse-like faces against Lu Yunrui's body. Lu Yunrui also raised her hand and patted the heads of the two unicorns. They were in a very intimate state.
One of the two unicorns had an old man riding on it. Two beautiful women stood on the ground on either side of the old man.
Seeing the old man on the unicorn, Village Chief Liu cried out involuntarily,"Uncle Zhang, is that you? You're still alive!"
The old man struggled to get off the bed. Lu Yunrui quickly supported him and said,""Uncle, your body is still weak. If you have anything to say, just sit on top and say it!”
Village Chief Liu heard this and quickly said,"Yes, you can say it from above. We're listening!"”
When the old man heard this, he sat back on the unicorn and said in a trembling voice,""My fellow villagers, I have lived two lives!”
When everyone heard this, their hearts could not help but tremble, as if they had an ominous premonition. The people at the back couldn't hear what the old man was talking about. They began to crowd forward, and the scene became a little chaotic.
Lu Yunrui raised his head and let out a long howl. The howl was so loud that it made people's ears buzz. In just a moment, the entire place fell silent.
Lu Yunrui shouted loudly," Everyone, don't panic. The truth of the matter will be known sooner or later. Let's listen to the old man first!"”
His voice spread far and wide, and everyone present seemed to have heard it.
Village Chief Liu glanced at Lu Yunrui and asked,""Uncle Zhang, what's going on? Where were the villagers? Hurry up and tell me!"
When Old Man Zhang heard this, he told everyone what had happened with tears in his eyes.
One evening more than ten days ago, Old Man Zhang had gathered some herbs on the cliff behind the village. He was resting in a small cave between the cliffs, preparing to go home after resting. Suddenly, they heard a commotion in the village below the cliff. Old Man Zhang hurriedly walked to the entrance of the cave and looked down. He saw a large group of soldiers wearing the armor of the Divine Wind Legion chasing the villagers out of their homes. At the same time, Old Man Zhang also discovered that the villagers of Ancient Peak Village, which was not far away, were surrounded by a group of soldiers who were also wearing the armor of the Divine Wind Legion. They were digging something in the southwest of the village. The same thing was happening in Fengbei Village, which was further away.
Old Man Zhang was about to climb up the cliff along the mountain vines and return to the village to take a look. Someone's voice came from the top of the cliff.
"Captain, aren't we being too guilty by doing this?”a voice said.
"Guilty conscience? Haven't we done enough bad things all these years? But the higher-ups have ordered it, aren't you going to do it?”another voice said.
"But if you do this too many times, aren't you afraid of retribution? In the past, it was still alright, they only attacked merchant groups. But this time, they actually attacked unarmed and innocent civilians. Wasn't the higher-ups going too far?”Another voice interrupted.
"I can't even care about this kind of thing, can you?”The voice called the captain said.
A sigh came from above.
"So, don't bother about things that you can't handle, lest you get yourself into trouble," said the captain. The reason why I asked for the task of being on guard this time was to hide far away. At least, we didn't kill those villagers, so everyone's hearts are more or less at ease. If you were really asked to kill those villagers, that would really be a sin!”
When Old Man Zhang heard this, he hurriedly retreated back into the cave. He did not dare to breathe loudly, afraid that he would alarm the people above.
After a while, Old Man Zhang quietly crawled to the entrance of the cave. He wanted to take a look at the situation below, but he saw that there was already a bright flash of saber light in Ancient Peak Village. The old man's heart tightened. He knew that the massacre had already begun. The old man looked down for a while with tears in his eyes. He saw that the villagers were digging a big pit on the top of the hill to the north of the village. The old man wanted to shout but did not dare to. He knew that if he shouted, not only would he not be able to save her, but he would also be implicated. She could only look at the villagers below with tears in her eyes.
After a while, a young man from the village seemed to shout something from the bottom of the pit. A few soldiers walked down and waved their weapons to chop off the young man's head. The villagers were in chaos, and soon after, the soldiers surrounded them. The massacre began, and the villagers fell one after another. Even the elderly and the babies who were only a few months old could not escape. In just a short while, the huge pit was filled with the corpses of the villagers. In the end, there were less than a hundred women left. At this moment, the soldiers who had killed the villagers threw away their weapons and pounced on the women in groups. They crazily stripped their clothes and raped the women on the corpses of the villagers. In the end, he cut off the heads of the women and villagers, and caught the animals raised by the villagers and slaughtered them in the pit before burying the pit and leaving with the dead bodies of the animals.
Old Man Zhang witnessed the entire massacre from the cliff. In order not to let his cries alert the people above him, the old man bit his arm and made a few long cuts.
Late at night, Old Man Zhang estimated that the villagers had left. He wanted to climb to the top of the cliff, but he found that the vines leading to the top of the cliff had been cut off at some point. The old man could only hide in the cave and rely on the wild mountain vines for food. Only then did someone come to save him.
After listening to Old Man Zhang's story, everyone who could hear was stunned by what they heard. Those who did not hear it were also shocked after asking.
Lu Yunrui took this opportunity to shout,""My fellow villagers, did you all hear that? This is the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of the villagers of the three villages. None of you would have thought that the army you painstakingly supported was the murderer of the villagers of the three villages. However, these murderers were not real murderers. They were just weapons in the hands of others. The real murderer had always been hiding behind the scenes, deceiving everyone with a hypocritical mask, but secretly manipulating the army to do evil. Such a great traitor, should we find him and make him pay with his life for the dead villagers!”
Following Lu Yunrui's shout, many people responded,"
"Yes!"
"Drag him out!"
"Let him pay with his life!"
"Revenge for the dead villagers!"
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