New Return of the Pearl: The Group's Pet Swallow Flies

(Sorry, I have been lazy these days and the chapters are not complete. I made up for it today. I hope you will read it again from Chapter 225. I am deeply sorry for the inconvenience caused to you.)

At the same time, Duanmu Qing, Huo Yuqi and others were heading towards the village.

Along the way, they discussed how to destroy those terrible flowers and poisonous powder.

Perhaps it was because Huo Chengyue's medical skills were so good that after just three days, most of Xiao Feng's skin injuries had healed. Now it was no problem for him to follow the team to the village.

Including Duanmu Qing, Xiao Feng and Huo Yuqi, a total of 33 people rode their horses to a nearby village. In order not to attract the enemy's attention, they dismounted on the trail, tied the horses in a nearby forest, and sent two people to guard them. The other soldiers walked towards the village quietly.

The summer sun was blazing, and the hot wind blew across our cheeks, making us feel a little hot. But everyone dared not relax at all, and stared at the front with full concentration.

The village was unusually quiet, so quiet that it was eerie. It was mid-afternoon, and normally people would be working in the fields or chatting in the village. However, everything in front of me was eerie.

Everyone knew that there were probably no living people in this village, but seeing the dead silence with their own eyes, even the summer cicadas disappeared, they still couldn't help but shudder. Especially when they thought that there might be countless corpses buried here, this fear was even stronger in broad daylight.

Everyone's footsteps became heavier, as if they were enveloped by an invisible pressure. They walked silently, trying not to make any noise, for fear of disturbing anything.

At this time, everyone had walked to the outside of the village and were about to step into the village. Xiao Feng was the first to speak to break the silence, "I entered from here before. There were probably no less than 200 people inside and outside. Even if we captured a dozen, there should be quite a few left here. Could it be that they knew those pirates were captured, so they took the opportunity to escape?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces changed instantly.

If those Japanese pirates really escaped, it would be troublesome. After all, they still have so many poisonous flowers and poisonous powders. Once they are introduced into the city, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Duanmu Qing looked around carefully, making sure that no one was around, and waved to the people behind him, "Go in and have a look, search carefully, two by two, and shout directly if anything happens."

Everyone responded in unison, then divided into teams of two, entered the village, and began to search carefully.

However, the whole village was in deathly silence, as if everyone had disappeared out of thin air.

Every room was empty, without any human figure.

Even the place where the poisonous flowers were planted that Xiao Feng had seen before was now empty, with only some traces left that had not been completely cleaned up.

Duanmu Qing frowned, feeling a little uneasy.

Where did these Japanese pirates go? Did they really escape? Or...

He took a deep breath and continued to lead everyone to search the village.

Finally, they found some clues.

A secret door was found in the corner of a house.

This secret door is hidden very cleverly, and it is difficult to find its existence if you don't look carefully.

Duanmu Qing immediately became alert and signaled others to stay vigilant.

He carefully pushed open the secret door, revealing a dark passage.

The passages were lined with all kinds of poisons and weapons, which was chilling.

Duanmu Qing signaled the people behind him to be careful, and then he walked carefully along the passage, secretly guessing where this passage would lead to.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard from the front. Duanmu Qing immediately stopped and signaled others to hide.

Dozens of figures appeared at the end of the passage. They were the missing Japanese pirates!

A hint of coldness flashed in Duanmu Qing's eyes, and he clenched the sword in his hand, ready to face the upcoming battle.

"Really? Why do we have to hide here? We can just scatter the powder into the city and let everyone inhale it, then we can trap them!"

A short man with an impatient look on his face kept complaining.

"Yes, yes, it's so depressing in this tunnel. It's really uncomfortable."

Another equally short man echoed.

"You think I don't want to? Now the situation has changed. The boss may have been captured. We can't act rashly. And who knows if the boss has betrayed us. If someone finds out that we have poisonous drugs that can make people addicted, we will be completely finished."

The other shorter man responded unhappily.

"It's all the fault of those two damn guys. If they hadn't broken into our secret base, we wouldn't have been exposed. If the boss hadn't wanted to catch them instead of rushing to kill them, they wouldn't have been caught. Baka, Baka. I'm so pissed off."

When the other people heard this, they also started chattering.

"That's right, the good plan was ruined by those two people."

"What should we do now? We can't hide in this tunnel forever."

"Why don't we go check out the situation first and see if we can find the whereabouts of the boss."

"No, it's too dangerous. Let's just wait for news."

Everyone was discussing the issue, but no one could come up with a good idea.

"Calm down. I have sent some people to gather information nearby. If those people are caught by the government, they will definitely be announced to the world. We will then find a solution."

Just when everyone was panicking, a calm voice suddenly came out, and the words uttered instantly quieted down the Japanese pirates who couldn't stop complaining.

After hearing this voice, everyone turned their eyes to a tall man. This man was the one who had just spoken, named Shigraki.

"Shiglaki, you have already made arrangements? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Some people couldn't help but complain. They had been worried for a long time, but this guy was actually prepared.

However, these people's complaints were not responded to, and the others did quiet down and did not dare to ask more questions.

After all, Shiglaji was not only the calmest person at the moment, but also Bushi Dongxi's confidant. It seemed that what he said should be true.

Shigla looked at the man who had been shouting with indifference, with a flash of disdain and ridicule in his eyes. He pulled out his bayonet without hesitation and stabbed it into the man's abdomen at lightning speed. This action was so swift and decisive that people could not help but be shocked. However, in sharp contrast to this cruel act, Shigla's voice was unusually gentle, as if he was talking about something insignificant: "What I want to say and do is up to me, and no one has the right to question it."

The man had never expected Shigla to be so ferocious. He stared with his eyes wide open, his face full of horror, his hands tightly covering his abdomen which was in great pain, and screamed shrilly. He tried to say something, but the pain made him only able to make intermittent sounds: "You...you...you..."

Shiglarky thought the man was too noisy, so he frowned and impatiently pulled out the bayonet in his hand. As the bayonet was pulled out, blood gushed out from the wound like a fountain, splashing on Shiglarky's face, adding a frightening hideous color to his originally young face.

The other pirates were already terrified and trembling. They stared at everything that happened in front of them with wide eyes, obviously not expecting that Shiglaki would be so cruel.

Perhaps because these pirates wanted to practice the Qing language more, they insisted on communicating in the Qing language even in private. This made it convenient for the people who were eavesdropping in the dark, so that they could hear every word clearly and understand the meaning.

Duanmu Qing and the others hid in the dark, carefully observing the surrounding situation. The tunnel was winding, and they were just at a corner, so they could hide their bodies cleverly.

Just now, Duanmu Qing had been eavesdropping on the noise inside. Suddenly, a low puffing sound was heard, as if a knife was cutting into flesh. Then, there was a man's painful scream. Not to mention the pirates, even Duanmu Qing himself was frightened, but he quickly calmed down.

Duanmu Qing gently patted his frightened heart, then whispered to Xiao Feng and Huo Yuqi beside him: "Later, we must seize the opportunity, take advantage of the chaos, and strive to wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop. This is a highly effective sleeping drug, I will secretly blow it in later to make them lose consciousness." After that, he took out a bag of powder, ready to use at any time.

Xiao Feng and Huo Yuqi looked at each other and nodded, indicating that they understood. Then, they saw Duanmu Qing solemnly took out a small and exquisite bottle from his arms, gently opened the bottle cap, and then carefully placed the bottle mouth on his palm and poured out a small amount of medicine powder.

The powders were white, as fine as dust, and exuded a faint fragrance. Duanmu Qing seemed to cherish them very much, and even his breathing became cautious. He stared at the powder in his hand intently, as if it was the most precious treasure in the world.

Then, he took a deep breath and blew the powder in his hand gently toward the tunnel below. Instantly, a puff of white powder rose up like light smoke and began to slowly spread in the air. However, since there was no wind in the cave, the white smoke could only linger in place and could not drift further.

In a hurry, Duanmu Qing and others had to puff up their cheeks and blow at the dust that was as misty as smoke.

Fortunately, it had some effect, and the powder fell on the people in the corridor below like dust.

The Japanese pirates were frightened by Shiglaji's actions and did not dare to move for a while.

"Tie him up and throw him out to feed the dogs and wolves later."

After giving a cold order, Shiglaji sat aside. He glanced towards the corridor inadvertently and found something strange. His face suddenly changed.

"No, there's someone!"

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The officers and soldiers sent by the government office followed the horseshoe prints and rushed towards the village. When they heard that the Japanese pirates had made a drug powder that could bewitch people, the local government office immediately stood on high alert and immediately sent a team of 200 people to provide support.

At the same time, people were sent to carefully examine everyone entering and leaving the city gates. If anyone was found carrying any suspicious powder, they would be handed over to the doctor for strict inspection. If it was found to be the kind of powder that could confuse people, the person carrying it would be severely tortured to warn others.

In addition, in order to avoid arresting innocent people by mistake, the government would give the suspect a chance to confess to prevent him from being framed by the Japanese pirates. For a time, the whole Yunzhou fell into a state of panic, and people lost their former enthusiasm and heroism for the upcoming martial arts conference.

People traveling to Yunzhou learned that the Japanese pirates might have mixed in and used the addictive powder to control people's minds. This news quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys, and people were all indignant. Some people even went directly to local officials and demanded that they take action to crack down on the Japanese pirates.

Upon learning that the government had begun to take action to protect their safety, find drugs, and capture the Japanese pirates, all the people chose to trust the country and the government.

As time went by, more and more people began to pay attention to this matter and realized the seriousness of the problem. They not only raised their own vigilance, but also reminded those around them to be careful.

As a result, the atmosphere in the whole city became tense, but at the same time, it also strengthened the cohesion and mutual assistance among people. People were no longer unrelated to each other as before, but actively participated in discussing how to prevent the invasion of Japanese pirates and deal with possible crises.

In this situation, everyone became a guardian, jointly maintaining the safety and stability of society. They believed that only by unity could they resist the invasion of foreign enemies. At the same time, people's fear of the Japanese pirates gradually eased, because they understood that as long as everyone worked together, they could overcome any difficulties.

However, although everyone is alert, the Japanese pirates may still take advantage of the situation. Therefore, everyone must not take it lightly and must remain on high alert. This fight against the Japanese pirates is not only a war between countries, but also a defense war involving the whole nation. Everyone is a soldier, shouldering the responsibility of protecting their homeland and defending peace.

In this way, the news that the Japanese pirates possessed a drug that could cause hallucinations and addiction spread quickly, and almost all the cities, big and small, near Yunzhou knew the news.

All the cities and towns near Yunzhou began to be vigilant. Soldiers controlled the city gates and strictly managed the people entering and leaving the city gates. Anyone found carrying drug powder would be controlled regardless of the reason, and would not be released until the matter was thoroughly investigated.

This crisis did not cause any incidents due to timely control, but the Japanese pirates who were sent out to release the drug powder were nowhere to hide. As soon as they sneaked into the city, before people had time to get addicted, many of them were arrested.

As a result, the remaining Japanese pirates could only hide in the city.

That day, after a long journey, Xiaoyanzi and others finally arrived near Yunzhou.

During these few days, everyone rushed towards Yunzhou. The route chosen by Xiaoyanzi did bring some convenience to everyone and allowed them to avoid some detours. As a result, it took them another three days to finally arrive at a city near Yunzhou.

"Get out of the car, get out of the car, and accept inspection. If you have any powdery substances in the car, please turn them in for inspection. Don't wait for us to find them. If we find that they are poisonous, you will be in big trouble."

(Please re-read from Chapter 225)