The moment Jiuzang killed the first bandit in Sorayama Kazuha, he stood up, but since he was about 5 steps away from Sorayama Kazuha, he could only watch the first bandit spit out blood and fly out; in Sorayama Kazuha
When he slashed at the second bandit, Jiuzang had already rushed behind Kazuyo Sorayama and prepared to draw his sword to meet the enemy, but he was still a step too late; when he saw Kazuyo Sorayama flash his sword behind the third bandit
At that moment, Jiuzang put the half-drawn sword back into its sheath, stood there and sighed: "Stay alive! Sorayama-kun."
"Don't worry, I used the back of the knife, I just fainted." Sorayama Kazuyo killed two people and captured one, but his breathing was still steady and his hoarse voice did not have any fluctuation.
It was only then that Kikuchiyo jumped down from the tree and muttered with a dissatisfied look on his face: "Originally, Kanbei asked me to capture the bandits and merit merit, but you alone took all the credit. Humph, isn't it amazing to be good at martial arts?
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As he spoke, he stepped forward and kicked the fainted bandit hard, and cursed: "What a useless guy! Being a bandit? Go to hell!"
"Katsushiro, Katsushiro! Come out, it's okay." Jiuzang grabbed Kikuchiyo, who was still going crazy: "It's not a good time to stay here for a long time. Go and pack up the bandits' horses and weapons, and return to the village as soon as possible to interrogate the prisoners."
Katsushiro witnessed the whole process of Sorayama Kazuha killing the bandit, but with his level of martial arts, he really couldn't understand how the bandit could be killed so easily without evading or fighting back like a straw mat trying to test a sword.
Hearing Jiuzang's greeting, he stood up in confusion and walked toward the crowd. When he saw that the two fallen bandits had dyed a large area of flowers and grass red, he immediately gave up the idea of having a tryst with Chino here in the future.
Kikuchiyo held the knife in one hand, grabbed the still unconscious bandit by the back of his clothes, and dragged him into the house like a dead dog. He let go of his hand and threw the bandit in front of Kanbei with a "clang", and said proudly
: "No one escaped! How about we kill two and catch one!"
"It's not you who took action, it was all done by Lord Sorayama." Katsushiro muttered in a low voice. Kikuchiyo became angry: "Baga! Shut up, you bastard. If these three fools weren't so useless, how could they..."
"Okay!" Kanbei stopped the angry Kikuchiyo and patted him on the shoulder: "Very good. Find a way to wake him up. I have something to ask him."
When Kikuchiyo heard Kanbei's affirmation, he immediately beamed and said repeatedly: "I'm good at this!" After that, he scooped up a ladle full of water and poured it over the bandit's head.
The bandit was woken up by the cold stream. He looked at the many warriors surrounding him, especially when he saw Kazuyo Sorayama looking at him with interest. He suddenly felt like he was in mourning. He had no chance of escaping and just kept hugging him.
My left foot screams in pain.
Kikuchiyo knelt down, grabbed the bandit's collar, patted his cheek and said jokingly: "Hey, answer whatever I ask you, otherwise I will hang you head down on the wooden fence, and then" Kikuchiyo
Chiyo made a cross on the bandit's head with his hand: "Cut your scalp and drain your blood!"
This bandit, who was not very strong in will and wisdom, was already a little stunned with fear. He kept begging for mercy: "Let me go...I will say anything to spare my life..."
Kanbei asked: "What is the purpose of your coming to the village this time?" "Sir, let's investigate the situation in the village. If the rice has been harvested, we will go back to report and prepare to plunder."
"Hmm...is it so urgent..." Kanbei pondered for a moment and continued to ask: "You don't have much food anymore, right?" "Ah! Your Excellency is right, you can still eat it for 7 days at most."
"How many of you are there now and where are they?" "We built a village at the foot of Jiu Mountain. There are 40 brothers in total... No, no, 40 bandits, but everyone has a horse. Sir, I can tell you
I have said it all, please forgive me, I swear to Buddha that I will never become a bandit in the future!"
Kikuchiyo kicked the bandit and shouted: "Asshole! You have killed so many innocent villagers over the years, do you think you can escape with your life? Kanbei, you can't spare him!"
Kanbei touched his beard, pondered for a moment and said: "We can't kill him yet, he is still very useful. Let's take him to his father's house and see what news the farmers can get from his mouth." The bandit suddenly said
He was overjoyed and kowtowed to Kanbei repeatedly.
Angrily, Kikuchiyo took a straw rope, tied the bandit tightly, and said to the bandit: "You are lucky! Don't try to escape, otherwise I will kill you with a knife!"
The warriors dragged the bandit towards his father's watermill house. The peasants stared at the bandit with unkind expressions, and the hatred in their eyes seemed to set the world on fire.
Over the years, relatives have been killed at will, the food they need to survive has been taken away, and their young wives and sisters have been snatched away... However, the low-level force has forced farmers to bury their hatred deep in their hearts and never find relief. When they see a living person,
The bandit couldn't resist, and he couldn't suppress the hatred in his heart.
Even the most cowardly women and children are now as ferocious as tigers, eager to pounce on them and eat their flesh.
I don't know who shouted: "Revenge! Kill him! Revenge!" This shout ignited the fire of hatred in almost all the villagers, holding hoes, sickles, wooden sticks, and bamboo guns in their hands towards the mountain surrounded by warriors.
The thief rushed over.
Kanbei was shocked and stretched out his arms to stop him: "He is a prisoner. He has said everything to beg for mercy. We can't kill him now!" However, when force cannot be used, how can he stop the whole village with just his hands?
Farmer! Liji snatched the hoe from the peasant woman next to him and shouted: "If you don't kill me, let us kill her!"
The obstruction of the samurai had no effect at all. Even Kazuyo Sorayama, a swordsman, was helpless in the face of this situation. He felt that if he drew his sword to kill at this time, he could kill all the villagers by himself, but in the face of such
Under such circumstances, as long as there is still a trace of justice in the heart, no one can stop the villagers from taking revenge.
The villagers were getting closer and closer to the bandits. Suddenly, the noisy scene became quiet. An old blind old woman walked into the crowd holding a hoe that seemed heavier than her. The farmers silently gave way to the road.
Let the old woman get close to the bandits.
The father followed behind him tremblingly, his eyes exuding a fierce light like an eagle. He gasped word by word in a tone that sounded particularly sinister: "Kill! Let her avenge her children and grandchildren."
Dad's eyes did not look at the group of warriors, but stared at the bandit on the ground muttering for mercy.
The prayer that could make the tiger feel compassionate did not shake the old woman's pace at all. Kanbei could only helplessly get out of the way, watching the old woman raise her hoe like a demon seeking life.
The bandit was held back by Kikuchiyo's feet. He had no room to escape except twisting on the spot.
Although the old woman couldn't see it, she hit the hoe in the direction of the sound on the ground. Maybe it was the bandit's luck, but maybe it was more unfortunate. The hoe hit the bandit's soft cheek, and the bandit lost half of his face.
Immediately it was scraped alive; with another hoe, one of the bandit's eyes was blown out.
After swiping for an unknown number of times, the old woman seemed to have endless power. It wasn't until the bandits on the ground turned into a piece of flesh about one foot in diameter that the old woman threw away the hoe and collapsed in the mud mixed with blood and soil.