Andy rushed all the way back to the village and saw the inhumane scene at the entrance of the village. He suddenly suffered a nervous breakdown and fell to his knees in despair, roaring, wailing, crying, and beating...
Edward and others who caught up with Andy were frightened by the horrific scene in front of them, and their faces turned pale.
This made them realize what kind of people the Alat Bandits were. No... they were not human beings at all.
Zhou Xingyun looked at the head tower at the entrance of the village. The one at the top was the village chief who entertained them yesterday.
In addition, there were villagers who went out on patrol this morning. They were probably attacked by bandits during the patrol. After being killed, their heads were cut off and brought back to the village...
The time they were killed was probably this morning, shortly after Zhou Xingyun and others left the village.
The villagers who went out on patrol were probably attacked by bandits as soon as they left the village for patrol.
Zhou Xingyun speculated that the bandits should have arrived at the border village of the Principality of Cheryl last night.
They were lying in ambush in the suburbs. This morning, the patrol team in Tata Village was completely destroyed as soon as they left the village.
After the bandits eliminated the patrol team in Tata Village, they plundered the village without fear. It was not until an hour ago that they set fire to the houses and left Tata Village.
When the bandits left Tata Village, they sent a small force of more than fifty people to the arena to kill and silence them.
When Zhou Xingyun and others encountered the bandit gang, Tata Village had already been destroyed.
Based on the corpses of the villagers, the time of their death can be deduced, and it can be concluded that the bandits invaded the village this morning when Zhou Xingyun was on his way to the arena.
From the progress of burning down the houses in the villages and towns, we can guess that the bandits who attacked the villages and towns evacuated the villages and towns an hour ago.
Zhou Xingyun took a breath silently. Although he did not have much interaction or affection with the villagers of Tata Village, seeing the faces that were still alive this morning turned into a purgatory in front of him in the blink of an eye...
This couldn't help but remind Zhou Xingyun of the tragic scene he saw when he defeated the Huang Feng Kingdom and passed through the border villages in the north.
At that time, there were bandits who were trying to make money for the country and took advantage of the local military police to support Xuanwuguan in fighting against foreign invaders, and wantonly plundered the border villages in the north.
Fortunately among the misfortunes, Tiangong Yuan united the evil forces at that time, issued a reward in the name of the Panlongs, and launched a massive campaign to suppress the bandits who were causing trouble in the border villages in the north.
Why did Tiangong Yuan do this? You don’t even want to think about where Sister Tiangong’s Panlongs are taking root.
To use what Tiangong Yuan said to Zhou Xingyun, this is all a favor given by the Panlongs to the King of the North.
When Huang Feng invaded the northern border, how could the bandits sit still? How could they not come out to burn, kill, and plunder?
Also, the Panlongs declared war on the Jianghu Association, and their main scope of activities was in the northern towns. The Jianghu Association was at odds with the Wulin League, but the Wulin League was dominated by the nine national-protecting sects. Zhou Xingyun was not only the leader of the Wulin League, but also the leader of the Wulin League.
Marshal of Zhenbei Cavalry in the North.
Do you think things just happened to overlap? In fact, it was all Tiangong Yuan’s plan. She had wanted to win over the King of the North from the beginning, but...
God is not as good as man, but Tiangong Yuan did not expect that the dignified Marshal of Zhenbei Cavalry would join the Panlongs on his own and become her personal guard.
Now, Zhou Xingyun has become the darling of Tiangong Yuan who must be "redeemed" through a combination of magic and ghosts.
Closer to home, the tragic situation in Tata Village not only caused Andy to suffer a mental breakdown, but also made Andy wailing, crying and beating randomly like a madman.
Kane, Hisoka and others also had numb scalps and felt extremely panicked. They were afraid that Emma Town would be like Tata Village, and that their relatives would all die tragically at the hands of bandits.
"Mary, stay here! Let's go back to the town first!"
The next moment, Kane and Hisoka also ignored Edward's advice, turned around and left the main force, rushing back to the town on their own.
In the end, after careful consideration, Edward could only ask the boys from other border villages to send two representatives each to go back to their own villages and towns to check the situation.
After all, even if Edward did not agree, young men from various villages and towns would rush back to the village to investigate regardless of objections.
Rather than letting a group of them run around randomly, it's better to have a planned arrangement.
Edward asked them to form a team of two to operate covertly. In this way, there would be people taking care of each other and it would not be easy for the bandit gang to discover them.
"Suyao, let's go hunting in the mountains and forests."
Zhou Xingyun had an ominous premonition, or in other words, based on his understanding of the current situation, the fate of the other villages and towns would most likely be the same as that of Tata Village, having been plundered and massacred by thieves.
Zhou Xingyun's conclusion was not purely intuitive, or his intuition was based on logic.
First of all, on the way back to Tata Village, Zhou Xingyun learned from Andy and others that the Arat Band was a very large organization. Although they did not know how many members the Arat Band had, according to the past members of the Arat Band,
According to their deeds, they were once hired by a certain lord and dispatched a large force of 3,000 people at one time to help him occupy the territory.
Therefore, the Alat Bandits claim to be the Alat Corps...
Secondly, the Alat Bandits moved very quickly. They seemed to have planned everything in advance. After plundering the village's property and food, they immediately burned the village and evacuated, heading to the next area.
The Alat Bandits did not stay in Tata Village for repairs. This shows that they invaded the Principality of Cheryl with some purpose and needed to carry out operations within the kingdom.
Bandits plunder villages and towns. After occupying a village, they usually do not leave immediately. They eat, drink, have fun and indulge themselves in the village to improve their morale. Why do they burn, kill and loot? Isn't it just to live in the present and be happy?
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The bandits would wait until the next morning to set everything on fire and then flee quickly to avoid being overtaken by the country's soldiers.
Hopefully, the gang will flee the country instead of going deeper.
The Alat Bandits are different. Judging from their departure from Tata Village, this group not only did not withdraw from the Principality of Cheryl, but instead went deeper.
Assuming that the above two items are correct, there are more than 3,000 troops in the Arat Bandit, and all of them have arrived at the border of the Principality of Cheryl.
In the absence of logistical supplies, the Alat Band of Thieves is going deep into the Principality of Cheryl to carry out operations. The supplies from a Tata Village alone cannot satisfy the band’s dietary needs. So...
Zhou Xingyun didn't have to wait for Kane and others to come back. He also guessed the fate of other border villages, said hello to Edward, and took Wei Suyao and others into the jungle to hunt.
You know, they finished training in the arena and haven't even had lunch yet.
Now that the food in the villages and towns has been looted by thieves, Zhou Xingyun and others can only do what they can to prepare food for Andy and others.
Zhou Xingyun and his party said something to Edward and went into the forest to look for food.
Edward also knew in his heart that food was crucial to the survivors.
If they don't have enough food, even if they escape the Alat bandits, they will starve to death in the wilderness.
However, at this moment, Edward had to take care of and comfort the children who had lost their parents and relatives. He had no time at all, and he had no way to organize everyone to go to the mountains and forests to look for food.
Zhou Xingyun and his party noticed the food problem and volunteered to go hunting for everyone. Edward was really grateful.
At this time, Edward couldn't help but feel guilty for his previous idea of abandoning his car to protect his commander...
"Little Cese, do you have something to tell us?"
After Zhou Xingyun and his party entered the jungle, he took the initiative to ask Seluvinia.
From just now, Selvinia seemed to have something to say, but the villagers in Tata Village were massacred. In that depressing atmosphere, it was difficult for her to report to Zhou Xingyun.
Now that everyone has left the crowd, the only people present are their own people. If there is anything in Seluvinia's heart, she doesn't need to avoid it, she can just discuss it with them directly.
"Well..." Selvinia showed a rare hint of sadness, and Zhou Xingyun's heart was broken by her melancholy look.
"What's wrong? Is it because of what happened in Tata Village?" Zhou Xingyun then remembered that the Principality of Cheryl was Selvinia's hometown, and the villagers of Tata Village might have a deep connection with her.
"It also has something to do with Tata Village. Today may be the death anniversary of my parents..."
"Ah?" Zhou Xingyun suddenly became a monk and was confused when he heard Seluvinia's speech.
How does the death anniversary of Seluvinia's parents have anything to do with Tata Village? No...how did Seluvinia know that today would be the death anniversary of her parents? Could their deaths have anything to do with the Alat Bandits?
Zhou Xingyun silently guessed that the real situation would have to be listened to by Seluvinia.
"To be sure, they are my adoptive father and mother, and they are the border lords of the Principality of Cheryl. Tata Village and Emma Town all belong to their territory." Seluvinia was neither quick nor slow.
Said: "The Principality of Cheryl and the neighboring Kingdom of Lhasa signed a non-aggression peace agreement, so the border areas between the two countries were peaceful in recent years, until the Kingdom of Lhasa broke the agreement and suddenly invaded with troops. That year I
I was still very young and didn’t understand the border battles. It wasn’t until I saw the Alat bandit today that I understood why my family’s territory fell in an instant.”
Seluvinia first briefly explained her life experience to Zhou Xingyun. Although she had said it before, she was more general at that time. Zhou Xingyun only knew that she was born into a noble family and was the lord of the Principality of Cheryl.
Zhou Xingyun heard Seluvinia say that since she was sensible, she has begun to receive special training and education. The family intends to cultivate her into a perfect woman with literary, military skills and fragrant national beauty, so as to dedicate her to the overlord country Axilan.
The emperors of the Sri Lankan Empire improved their family's social status.
If Seluvinia is really selected as the queen by the emperor, the Cheryl Principality and their family will naturally rise and gain more say in the Western Continent.
Today, Seluvinia said in more detail that she has no real blood relationship with the Cheryl family.
As Seluvinia said just now, she is just an orphan adopted by the Cheryl family.