The maple forest faces the sea on one side and the mountains on the other. It is a very famous scenic spot in Yangcheng.
Thousands of acres of maple trees are planted here.
Every autumn, there will be a scene of "all the mountains are red".
Ye Qiu and Changmei Zhenren walked in the maple forest for a while, and suddenly stopped. They saw Cao Yuan and the others facing off against the enemy in the open space a hundred meters ahead.
Through the street lamp, Ye Qiu saw clearly the enemy's appearance.
There are eight people in total.
Seven boys and one girl.
"Why are there so many people?" Ye Qiu was shocked. According to Qinglong's previous guess, there should only be five or six enemies.
Master Longmei curled his lips and said, "Qinglong made a mistake in judgment."
"Do you know all those people?" Ye Qiu asked.
"I know most of them." Master Changmei introduced: "The bald man on the far left is named Wu Jing. He is good at Vajra Boxing. He was originally a disciple of Wutai Mountain. Later, he violated the precepts and was expelled from the mountain."
"The beautiful woman next to him in a red dress is called the Red Lady. She is good at using poison."
Master Changmei suddenly asked: "Ye Qiu, have you seen the pair of dwarfs?"
"I saw it."
Ye Qiu had long noticed that among the group of enemies, there were two men who were very short, only about one meter tall, ugly, and almost identical in appearance.
"Are they twins?" Ye Qiu asked.
"Yes." Changmei Zhenren said: "They are the Tan brothers from the Tan family in western Hunan. The eldest brother is called Tan Mianmian, and the second brother is called Tan Jiji."
Poof——
Ye Qiu couldn't help laughing and said with a smile: "It's so good to get these two names. You can remember them after hearing them once."
"I heard that the Tan family's parents wanted their son to be able to eat with his hands when he grew up, but I didn't expect that these two guys now rely on their legs to eat."
"What do you mean by this?"
Master Changmei explained: "The Tan brothers have been practicing martial arts since they were young. Later, they became a disciple of an old man in the clan and learned the authentic Tan Kung Fu."
"Even though they are not tall, they are actually almost fifty years old. They have been practicing Tan Kou for decades. The two brothers work together flawlessly."
"Over the years, the two brothers have joined forces and killed many ruthless characters."
"If you fight against them, you must find a way to kill one of them first and break the cooperation of their brothers so that you can win. Otherwise, it will be very dangerous."
Ye Qiu nodded slightly: "I understand."
"The wizened old man standing next to the Tan brothers is Wei Leran, the great elder of the Wushen Sect."
Master Changmei's tone became a little more solemn, and he said: "This old guy's skills are not weak. He should be ranked among the top three in the Witch God Cult."
"Compared with you?" Ye Qiu asked.
The real person with long eyebrows raised his chin and said disdainfully: "How can a loser be qualified to compete with me?"
Pretend to beep.
"By the way, I have a question." Ye Qiu said: "Why does the Witch God Sect insist on going against Longmen?"
"You are a member of the Dragon Gate, and you don't even know this?" Master Changmei was surprised.
Ye Qiu said: "I really don't know."
"Actually, it's very simple. There are only two reasons." Master Changmei said: "The first reason is the fight for territory. The Wushen Sect wants to get involved in the Central Plains, and Longmen wants to dominate the world. Naturally, they will inevitably collide."
"The second reason is that Cao Yuan once swore that he would spend his whole life to destroy the Wushen Sect."
"As for the reason, Cao Yuan's beloved was killed by the elders of the Wushen Sect."
Ye Qiu was shocked.
He had heard the Dragon King and Zhao Yun say before that the reason why Cao Yuan was called Nine Thousand Years Old was because Cao Yuan was an eunuch.
After the person he loved died, Cao Yuan brandished his sword and committed suicide, indicating that he would only love one person throughout his life.
Unexpectedly, Cao Yuan's beloved was actually killed by the elders of the Wushen Sect.
"Why did the elders of the Witch God Sect kill their nine thousand year old beloved?" Ye Qiu asked.
According to the timeline, Cao Yuan was still very young when his beloved died, and he had not founded Longmen, so he should not have interacted with the Wushen Cult.
"Let me tell you a secret." Master Changmei said mysteriously: "Cao Yuan's beloved was the saint of the Witch God Religion at that time."
"What!" Ye Qiu was shocked.
The nine-thousand-year-old beloved is actually a saint from the Witch God Cult?
Master Changmei continued: "According to the rules of the Witch God Sect, a saint is not allowed to have an affair with a man, and she is not allowed to marry for life. When the leader abdicates, the saint will take over the position of leader. Once violated, a lantern will be lit in the sky.
"
"Light the sky lantern?" Ye Qiu was confused.
This was the first time he heard this statement.
Master Changmei said: "The so-called lighting of sky lanterns is to smear some grease, sulfur and other flammable substances on the prisoner's body, and then wrap the prisoner with linen cloth so that only the prisoner's head is exposed. Then, put the prisoner into the oil tank.
Soaking is carried out, and when it gets dark at night, the torturer will call everyone to watch, fish out the prisoner soaked in the oil tank, and hang him on a very high wooden stake. At this moment, the prisoner is still alive."
"Following that, the torturer will detail the prisoner's mistakes in front of everyone, and finally light the prisoner with a torch, watching the prisoner die in pain."
"In history, there are written records that only two people were lit up with sky lanterns. One was Dong Zhuo during the Three Kingdoms period, and the other was Zhu Jiumei from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom."
"Lighting up sky lanterns is a very cruel punishment."
"Moreover, Cao Yuan was at the scene when his beloved was burned to death."
"The elders of the Witch God Sect punished the saint, but let Cao Yuan go, just to make Cao Yuan suffer throughout his life."
"But the Witch God Cult never imagined that sparing Cao Yuan's life would be equivalent to letting the tiger return to the mountain."
"In these years, Cao Yuan has not only been against the Wushen Religion, but also founded Longmen, with the intention of annihilating the Wushen Religion."
Ye Qiu sighed after hearing this, "I never expected that someone who is nine thousand years old would have such a sad past."
"Everyone has a sad past to some extent, but the Witch God Sect should indeed be destroyed." Changmei Zhenren said: "The Witch God Cult acts unreasonably, kills innocent people indiscriminately, and practices poison to harm others. Such an organization should be
Completely wiped out."
Then, Master Changmei continued to introduce Ye Qiu.
"I don't recognize the zombie-faced guy next to Wei Leran. He seems to be from the Witch God Cult."
"The two on the edge are obviously Daito Ronin. I don't know their specific names."
Ye Qiu took a closer look and found that the two Daito ronin had messy hair and a tuft of beard under their noses. They were wearing loose kimonos, wooden geta's on their feet, and a samurai sword hanging from their waists.
"The Witch God Cult actually colluded with the Japs, huh."
Ye Qiu snorted coldly, with murderous intent appearing in his eyes. As a Chinese, he hated the little devil from the bottom of his heart.
At this moment, Qinglong was seen striding out.
Ye Qiu knew that the decisive battle was about to begin.
