After half a day of traveling, it was already late. The sun was about to set, and the night finally saw a small village in front of them.
According to the map, this area was close to the border between the Fire Country and the Field Country, especially since there were many rugged mountains and cliffs nearby. It was not easy to find people along the way.
The village was located in a remote, barren mountain. There were few pedestrians here, and there were only three residents walking around. There were only five of them, and the doors and windows of every household were tightly shut. The ground was in a mess, and some furniture and even tools were scattered on the ground, adding a sense of desolation to the village.
The entire village gave off a lifeless and uncomfortable feeling.
However, these were nothing, especially the villagers. They were basically the old, weak, women, and children, young and strong adults. Ye did not see a single one.
It was a little strange.
Night looked around and saw that the villagers were looking at him strangely. There were also a few people looking at Night from behind the doors and windows. They wanted to say something but hesitated. It seemed that they were afraid of something and did not dare to say it.
Night ignored those gazes and went straight to the door of a resident's house and knocked. Not long after, an old man who looked to be in his sixties or seventies opened the door.
The door was old and creaked.
"And you are?" The old man was shocked when he saw a strange masked person in front of the door. However, he saw that Night was only about eleven or twelve years old. He thought that it was just a child's prank and immediately asked.
"Grandpa, my name is Moonless Water. I'm going to the Ninja Village to become a ninja. I'm passing by and want to stay the night.”Ye said in a neither servile nor overbearing manner.
When the old man heard that Ye wanted to stay here for the night, he quickly waved his hand and advised,"Child, there is still some time before the sun sets. If you work harder along this village road, you should be able to reach the town by dawn.”
"Um. Grandpa, is it inconvenient?”Night asked with some doubt because he saw that the old man's expression was a little anxious, worried, and even a little frightened.
Shui Wuyue was puzzled. Could it be that he had encountered some difficulties? Thinking about it again, the village seemed to have lost its vitality.
"No, no." Seeing that Shui Wuyue still wanted to ask, the old man quickly shook his head and said,""Child, our village doesn't sleep over. You should go to the town in front.”
Although Shui Wuyue still wanted to ask why, he could only give up after hearing the old man's words. After all, the meaning of the old man's words was already very obvious. He had given the order to leave.
"Sorry to bother you." Night nodded at the old man and prepared to leave. However, at this moment, a cloud of dust appeared at the entrance of the village. Along with the dust and the sound of hooves landing on the ground, the speed was not slow. From the sound, it could be seen that there were quite a number of people.
"Oh no, child. Quick, hide inside. If your group sees you, you'll be in trouble.”When the old man heard these sounds, he immediately felt as if he had been electrocuted. He hurriedly walked forward and wanted to pull Night back into the house.
However, no matter how hard he tried, Night did not move at all. He was like an old monk in meditation. No matter how fierce the storm was, it could not move him at all.
"Grandpa, what's wrong?" Night frowned, because he could feel the viciousness on these people. He couldn't help but feel disgusted. He had followed Okami for several years, so he knew where these people's viciousness came from. Only those who had killed many people, those who killed innocents, and those who killed for fun would have it.
"These people are bandits from the nearby mountains. They have been committing crimes in the vicinity of the Orchid Mountains for a long time. They will rob any passing merchants, tourists, or passers-by. If they encounter any slightly beautiful women, they will capture them and bring them back for entertainment. " All the young and strong men in our village were killed, and all the young and beautiful women were captured by them. Not only our village, but the nearby mountains and a few small villages were also killed by them…" The old man's words were a little frightened at the beginning, but towards the end, he became impassioned, but in his excitement, there seemed to be anger, unwillingness, and all kinds of emotions.
Shui Wuyue nodded his head. He was already eight years old, and he already knew that this was a dog-eat-dog world. Everything was decided by martial strength, and the weak might not even have the right to speak. This was somewhat similar to his previous life. Even some powerful kingdoms and empires would not dare to provoke those who were strong. However, if one was just a small Duchy with weak forces and no backing, one could only wait to be slaughtered.
In his previous life, Shui Wuyue's family was the same. If it wasn't for that incident, perhaps his family and he wouldn't have died in the Yellow Spring of the Nine Nether.
"Kill! " Haha, Boss said that these old guys are no longer useful. I originally planned to let them be self-reliant and farm here, but I didn't expect them to actually try to ask for help in the town. How stupid."”
"Kill them all and see what else they have. Hehe, I want to go back and enjoy the woman I just snatched.”
"Wang Er Mazi, I heard that you just got a tender chick this morning. You should at least let your brothers drink some soup when you eat meat, right?”
"Of course. We'll go back after we've completed the mission Boss gave us.”
Finally, a group of ferocious faces riding on horses appeared one by one. They scattered in the smoke and dust and rushed into the small village. They were beasts, beasts, no, they were worse than beasts. After they came in, they burned, killed, robbed, and committed all kinds of crimes. At this moment, they killed for fun, and they did not forget the women they robbed and the distribution of wealth…
"Ah!" After the horses charged into the houses, they began to wail in pain. It was resentment, unwillingness, and a deep hatred. They hated themselves for not having the strength, hated themselves for being useless….
The wails were still spreading and would soon reach them.
"Oh no!" Seeing this, the old man's face turned ashen with hatred and helplessness. However, he did not forget about Night, because Night was still a child and still had a lot of youth. He immediately went to pull Shui Wuyue," Child, let's go. These beasts are killing again."”
At this moment, Shui Wuyue's head was slightly lowered, and she did not reply. She allowed him to tear her apart, and her body did not move at all, as calm as Mount Tai.
Why? Why would the weak be bullied? Why…
Night roared in his heart. He was unwilling to accept this, but he was even angrier. The clan in his previous life was the same, and the Bai in this life was even more so. Did the weak not have the right to survive?
At this moment, all of the hatred that he had accumulated in his two lifetimes exploded out. It was a monstrous hatred, a hatred for the injustice of the heavens. Why was it that some people were born with imperial power and were experts, while he, Shui Wuyue, was just a tiny living being who started from scratch...
"I will make all these people…die.”Shui Wuyue suddenly raised her head. There was no expression on her face at all. There was only a coldness that seemed to freeze the air.
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