He Daqing, do you know how I've lived these past years?

Exhausted, Jingxian returned to the Taoist temple carrying about twenty Type 38 rifles, and loudly called out to Mulan and Huangying.

Hearing the noise, the two women rushed out. Seeing Jingxian, they quickly helped her remove her rifle, ammunition pouches, and grenades.

"Sister Xian, where's the master? Did he come back and leave on his motorcycle?"

Mulan asked in a low voice.

"Due to special circumstances, the master needs to go to Jizhou."

"You all go to sleep, I'll keep watch tonight."

Jingxian was covered in sweat and spoke weakly.

"Okay, then you need to call us quickly if anything happens."

Mulan pulled Huang Ying along and quickly walked back to the room.

Jingxian watched the two women leave and suddenly felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. She shook her head, went to the kitchen to get some hot water, and sat in the living room to load bullets into each gun.

"Sister, why did you pull me in so urgently? Sister Xian is so tired, and you didn't even offer to help."

"Hmph, don't you even consider who else is in the room, especially Nianmin?"

……

……

Poor Nianmin, whether forgotten or intentionally left alone, was still fast asleep, pressed against the wall.

the next morning

"what"

Jingxian, sporting dark circles under her eyes, cooked breakfast and came to the room. Upon seeing the scene inside, she immediately screamed.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? Are the Japanese devils here?"

Startled awake by the scream, Leyou abruptly sat up and looked at Jingxian, asking her a question.

"you you you……"

Leyou looked at Jingxian, who was pointing at him with a trembling finger, and then looked around curiously.

Okay, Nianmin was squeezed into a corner and slept there all night.

……

……

"what"

"Pain"

With excruciating pain emanating from her remaining right ear, Leyou had no choice but to get up and move around with Jingxian.

……

After promising to take good care of Nianmin, the two left the room and went to the kitchen to eat together.

"What?! Is the master really that powerful? I had no idea. He looks so skinny, yet he has such strength!"

"That's because you don't even look at my senior brother. A great teacher produces a great student."

When will the master be back?

……

After Jingxian recounted what happened last night, Mulan and Huangying immediately spoke excitedly.

"Alright, everyone take your guns. We'll scout out the area. I don't know where the Lotus Hall you mentioned is."

Leyou, who had already finished his porridge, sat down on the side and smoked a cigarette.

"Okay, I'll do as my senior says."

……

"Wait, there are people ahead!"

Leyou and the others, who had already walked more than 800 meters from the Taoist temple, spotted four or five figures ahead and spoke cautiously.

Mulan stayed home taking care of the children.

As they drew closer, Leyou was able to make out the people clearly.

This is a family of five: an elderly person, a couple, and their two daughters.

Leyou and the others walked up, but seeing the villagers on the other side backing away as soon as they saw them, they immediately shouted:

"Fellow villager, don't be afraid, we're on the same side."

Upon hearing Leyou's words, the family turned around and started running.

Leyou looked completely bewildered and shouted:

"Don't run, or I'll shoot!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the five figures that had started running ahead stopped trembling. The old man and the middle-aged man knelt down and begged for mercy, while the woman and the two girls burst into tears.

Leyou quickly stepped forward to help the two up and said:

"Get up quickly. You all ran away when you saw me, so I had no choice but to say this. We're really on the same side, don't be afraid."

The two who got up trembled and said:

"Sir, please spare us! We really didn't know anything. If you want to kill or torture someone, come at us. Let the third one go; the child is still young."

"I, Leyou, am an upright and honest person. How could you say that?"

"What! Sir, you say you are Le You, the chivalrous man who distributed porridge in Qiancheng?"

Before Leyou could speak, Huangying immediately chimed in:

"That's right, it's my senior brother."

Upon hearing Huang Ying's words, the five people all knelt down and cried out:

"Sir, please save us! We haven't eaten for three days. We've been hiding and running, and we finally escaped from the enemy in Wan'an, but now the city defense forces are attacking. We have nowhere to run!"

"Everyone, get up quickly. I'm at the Taoist temple behind here. Let's grab something to eat together later. Since you all came from Wan'an, do you know how to get to the Lotus Hall?"

What hall?

Lotus Hall

What flower is a lotus?

"Lotus Hall, sir."

"I do not know,"

"Dad, it's the place where the Lotus Bridge used to be."

Sir, I know. From here, head west, then turn slightly north and you'll reach it.

We arrived in about half an hour, but I heard that the area had also been occupied by the enemy.

"Okay, I also wanted to go and take a look first."

Jingxian, you take the villagers back and have some porridge first. I'll go check on the situation, and we'll make a decision when Master returns."

"Brother,"

"Senior brother, be careful!"

Leyou nodded to the two women and then walked briskly westward, while Jingxian and the others led the villagers toward the Taoist temple.

……

With a brisk march, Leyou quickly arrived near the Lotus Hall. Suddenly, a strong smell of burning straw wafted over the air. Leyou climbed over a small hill...

In the distance, flames shot into the sky from the small county town, and billowing black smoke rose continuously into the heavens.

Leyou hurriedly grabbed a rifle from his spatial storage and ran quickly toward the county town.

As they drew closer, they saw many Japanese soldiers throwing incendiary bombs at houses in the city, and many others frantically chasing after women.

Leyou slowly leaned against the city gate, raised his rifle, and began firing at the nearest Japanese soldier.

"boom"

"bang bang bang"

As the two Japanese soldiers fell to the ground, the surrounding Japanese soldiers immediately reacted and tried to find cover to fight back, but all around them were burning houses.

The helpless enemy could only raise their guns and run quickly toward the city gate.

Leyou, who had secretly moved his head over the city wall while lying on the ground, saw the enemy's actions and immediately took out two grenades and a piece of clothing from his spatial storage.

First, twist open the bottom of the grenade, then forcefully throw the clothes out; instantly...

"boom"

"bang bang bang"

Gunfire erupted immediately, and Leyou hurriedly pulled the trigger and threw grenades at the twenty-odd Japanese soldiers coming towards him.

"boom"

"boom"

Two loud explosions suddenly rang out at the city gate. Leyou quickly lay down and launched an attack on the fleeing enemy.

"boom"

"boom"

"boom"

Once no one was around, Leyou quickly crawled to the side of the Japanese soldiers who had been blown up, took out the grenades from their bodies, and slowly crawled inside.

After passing through the city gate, Leyou carefully looked around but did not find any enemies. He immediately jumped up and ran to the enemy who had been shot dead by a rifle to grab a grenade.

After storing everything usable in his spatial storage, Leyou slowly carried his gun and walked into the city.

"help"

Is anyone there?

"Please come and save us!"

"Oh my God..."

Amidst the crackling sound of burning wood, Leyou suddenly heard a pitiful cry for help coming from nearby.

Without thinking twice, he immediately ran towards the source of the sound.

The sound was coming from a large, burning house. A sign that read "Refugee Shelter" hung at the entrance, and the walls were inscribed with "Summer Cherry Blossoms, Friendly" and "Support the Jiangzhou Government".

Leyou stared at the constantly shaking gate. He quickly fired a shot at the lock; wow, this brass lock was quite sturdy.

He fired another shot, then slammed the gun butt against the copper lock.

"click"

With a click, the door lock fell off.

Shout it out:

"Fellow villagers, step back!"

Then he kicked open the door, and inside he saw a large crowd of people.

They were huddled together, their robes forming a continuous curtain, while the surrounding doors and eaves were ablaze with colorful firelight.

At that moment, the people who had been frantically knocking on the door rushed towards the entrance like a tidal wave, creating a chaotic scene of people jostling shoulder to shoulder.

"Folks, don't panic. We could have gotten out, but everyone's in such a rush. If someone falls, no one behind will escape."

After shouting, Leyou quickly made way and began to stand guard on the side, but the villagers still pushed and shoved their way out, and many children had already fallen to the ground.

Leyou hurriedly raised his gun and fired a few shots into the air, but it did not slow down the flow of people.

They continued firing at the area near the plaque in the courtyard.

"Da da da"

A burst of gunfire erupted overhead, terrifying the civilians who immediately crouched down, covering their heads and screaming.

"Stop shouting, come out in batches, don't push. If anyone doesn't listen, don't blame my gun for being unlucky."

I hope everyone will cooperate well. It would be a shame if you didn't die in the fire but died here instead.

When the people saw Leyou's blue-green military uniform and that he was holding a gun, they immediately stood up.

There was no pushing or shoving, but we still squeezed our way out, shoulder to shoulder.

Seeing all the people who had come out, Leyou didn't say much and continued walking into the city.

"Sir, wait a minute,"

Hearing the shouts behind him, Leyou stopped and turned around to look at the elderly people who had chased after him.

"Sir, are you from the 58th Army or the Security Regiment?"

"What's wrong? Is there something you need?"

"There aren't many Japanese soldiers in the city, they've all gone out to the surrounding villages. If you're from the 58th Army, you should report this immediately."

"I'm not from the 58th Army, you should report this immediately."

Upon hearing this, the elderly people hurriedly bowed and thanked the people for saving their lives. They then immediately sent several people out of the city, while the rest of the people, after recovering, also worked desperately to put out the fire.

Seeing the elderly men who turned back to look at him with continued confusion, Leyou awkwardly took his leave and continued walking into the city.

"May I ask if you are the chivalrous and carefree wanderer?"

Leyou simply nodded upon hearing this, without stopping.

It disappeared from the sight of the elderly in no time.

……

Walk and walk,

Suddenly, he noticed a cherry blossom flag hanging on a door. Leyou immediately tensed up, raised his gun, and slowly walked over.

A sign for the puppet regime hung on the door, and the sound of hurried footsteps could be heard coming from inside.

After hesitating for a moment, Leyou left the gate and walked towards the wall on the side.

After a few running steps, he pushed off the wall with one foot, grabbed the top of the wall with his hands, and slowly pulled himself up to look at the situation inside the yard.

"Quickly, pile all this grain here. When the Japanese officers return, I can be as glamorous as before."

It was just a fat man with a big head and ears standing next to a pile of grain sacks, constantly gesturing and pointing at a few people.

The group of people carried bags of grain, pork, and vegetables out of the back house and placed them in the yard.

Leyou remembered the direction of the back room and hurriedly ran towards the wall of the back room.

"Hey"

With a thud, Leyou jumped into the courtyard, looked around, and seeing no one, hurriedly ran towards the back house.

When he encountered farmhands carrying grain, Leyou didn't avoid them. He turned his back to them, lit a cigarette, and smoked it.

The farmhand suddenly noticed an unfamiliar person dressed in what appeared to be a military uniform standing there smoking. He didn't dare ask any questions and continued walking towards the yard with his head down.

"call"

Le You let out a long breath, loosened her clenched right hand, and turned to walk towards the back room.

What Leyou didn't know was that when the Japanese soldiers came to the yard before,

He was asked a question by a farmhand, and as a result, he ate a peanut on the spot. Even his wife and daughter gave it to the Japanese soldiers as a tribute.

The screams lasted all night. Later, even the farmhand's mother, who was extremely rare, was arrested. It was truly a terrible tragedy.

So seeing Leyou, who would dare?

……

“Wow!”

Leyou looked at the room full of grain, and there was also a room full of pork and vegetables next to it.

They hurriedly threw out all the bed frames and wooden boxes from the space.

They quickly grabbed the grain bags, pork, and some vegetables, filling a total of 8 cubic meters.

The remaining two cubic meters contained a machine gun, a submachine gun, several boxes of bullets, grenades, about twenty boxes of small yellow croakers, a box of an unknown injection solution, and some food.

……