Yu Mei's eyes flashed with the last rays of light, and he raised his hand and pointed at a cloth banner hanging on the wall. He used up the last bit of strength in his body, and his raised arm suddenly relaxed, and he was already dead.
Yin Tai's mind was full of revenge and he had no time to grieve over the loss of another. He glanced at the dead Yu Mei, then stepped forward, reached out to lift the cloth banner, and sure enough, he saw a back door behind it. He quickly opened the door and led the group of Japanese pirates out through the back door.
The back door leads to the meditation room behind the main hall.
Yin Tai saw that the main gate of Baoqing Temple had been blocked by the other 15 or 16 Japanese pirates he brought with him, and there was no way Qiu Yizhi and his companions could break out, so he called a few Japanese pirates and asked them to search the house one by one without missing any. He brought another 7 or 8 Japanese pirates with him to find the back gate of Baoqing Temple and the direction of Qiu Yizhi's escape.
Yin Tai walked around a row of Zen rooms and came to a deserted vegetable field. He saw a row of footprints on the soft soil soaked by river water. He followed the footprints and walked forward. After climbing over a knee-high wall, he saw two frightened figures standing on the bank of Yongjiang River - they were Qiu Yizi and Wen Lingjiao.
It turned out that Qiu Yizi dragged Wen Lingjiao away from the hall through the back door behind the cloth banner, and wanted to find the ferry that they had just used to enter the temple to cross the river according to the agreement they had made with Lin Shuhan.
However, when Qiu Yizi looked up, he saw that the main gate of Baoqing Temple had been surrounded by a group of people dressed as Japanese pirates. It was difficult to break out no matter what, so he had to turn around and look for a temporary place to cross the river from the opposite direction.
Lin Shuhan also heard clearly the loud explosion coming from Baoqing Temple across the river. Thinking that something must have happened in the temple, he hurriedly led Yuchi Jiming and others on horseback, according to the prior agreement, and killed them all the way to the ferry where Qiu Yizi and others had crossed the river just now.
However, all the ferries at the ferry were parked on the other side, and no other ferries could be found in such a hurry. Lin Shuhan looked across the river again and saw that the other side was pitch black, without a single person in sight. He became even more anxious, so he only left two of his personal soldiers to wait there, and he led a large group of people to follow the river bank to inquire about the movements on the other side.
Qiu Yizhi saw several torches moving rapidly across the vast Yong River. With the light from the torches, he could vaguely see the figures of Lin Shuhan, Yuchi Jiming and others. He quickly took out the firewood in his arms and lit it with trembling hands. He also found some branches and dry grass around and piled them into a small pile of firewood to start a fire. However, the firewood he found temporarily was not very dry, and he failed to light it several times. Only a thick smoke rose, which made Qiu Yizhi and Wen Lingjiao cough continuously.
After all this trouble, Lin Shuhan on the opposite side finally discovered Qiu Yizi's movements, but he just looked at the vast river and sighed in despair.
At this moment, the Japanese pirates led by Yin Tai also arrived. Seeing Qiu Yizi setting fire to the ground, although they intended to go forward to capture them, they were frightened by the power of the explosion that Qiu Yizi had just created, and none of them dared to step forward for a while.
Qiu Yizi didn't think of this at the time. He just thought that these Japanese pirates were uncivilized and their habits were probably similar to those of wild beasts, so they didn't dare to approach when they saw the fireworks.
They confronted each other for about a cup of tea, and the fireworks on the ground gradually died down.
Qiu Yizi was anxious, and quickly bent down to grab a handful of grass from the ground and threw it into the fire. However, the grass was very wet, and when it was thrown into the fire, it instantly put out the still faintly burning fire.
Qiu Yi thought "not good" and quickly stretched out her foot to stir the fire, hoping to loosen the firewood and get it burning again.
But after all his efforts, the fire not only failed to reignite, but turned into a wisp of green smoke and went out completely. Qiu Yizi watched the wisp of green smoke rising slowly into the sky, and his heart sank. He truly experienced the feeling of being at a dead end.
On the other side, Yin Tai was delighted to see the fire go out, and he said something to the group of Japanese pirates. One of the brave Japanese pirates, relying on the long sword in his hand, approached Qiu Yizi step by step.
Qiu Yizi had witnessed the methods of the Japanese pirates several times and knew that the Japanese swords in their hands were sharp, their temperaments were cruel, their fighting spirit was tenacious, and their martial arts moves were quite impressive. If they rushed at him all at once, he would surely be killed without a complete body.
So he sighed softly, drew out the black sword from the Western Regions at his waist, and took a defensive stance, but he did not forget to turn his head and say to Wen Lingjiao: "Alas! I have been hurt by you this time. I never thought that I, who had walked out of the crowd of thousands of soldiers, would die in the hands of a few Japanese pirates."
Wen Lingjiao heard this and said, "You have experienced life and death several times, how can you say such discouraging words? It's not the last moment yet, we have to fight!"
Qiu Yizhi watched the Japanese getting closer and closer, but he kept talking. He just wanted to say a few more words to Wen Lingjiao before he died: "I understand this truth, but I just think it's not worth dying this way."
"What are you afraid of? If you die, I will commit suicide immediately. This will not only save me from the humiliation of these Japanese pirates, but also allow me to accompany you on your journey to the underworld..." Wen Lingjiao's face turned red when she said this.
Qiu Yizi replied: "You are the saint of Tianzun religion. After you die, you will go to heaven to see Tianzun. I am afraid you will not have time to go to the underworld with me!"
"What time is it? You are still talking to me." Wen Ling said coquettishly, and suddenly screamed, "Be careful, the Japanese pirates are coming!"
In fact, Qiu Yizhi had already discussed the martial arts of the Japanese pirates with Yuchi Jiming. They relied first on the long swords in their hands, and all their moves were centered around the long swords in their hands. However, although these moves were extremely fierce, and were even more powerful when combined with the extremely sharp Japanese swords, the moves themselves were very simple - nothing more than slashing up and down, left and right, without even a fake move of faking a shot.
Based on this, Yuchi Jiming also taught Qiu Yizi some ways to deal with the situation, which finally came in handy today.
Qiu Yizi stared at the long sword in the Japanese pirate's hand without taking the initiative. He just waited for the moment when he raised the sword high and was about to chop it down. Then he bent down and rolled sideways, moved to the side of the Japanese pirate, stood up and chopped diagonally in one go, cutting off the Japanese pirate's right leg.
The Japanese pirate was really brave and valiant. Even though the bowl-sized wound on his knee was bleeding, he managed to hold back and not fall down. Both hands were still tightly holding the Japanese sword. However, he could not move and was standing on only one leg, which made him look a bit funny and weird.
Seeing that the Japanese pirates were so tenacious, Qiu Yizi did not dare to underestimate the enemy at all. He quickly crawled back to Wen Lingjiao's side, still ready for action, and did not dare to move forward for a while.
Although the seriously injured Japanese pirate in front of him intended to die together with Qiu Yizi, he was seriously injured and unable to move. Finally, he fell down due to excessive blood loss, but his hand holding the Japanese sword did not loosen.
Lin Shuhan on the other side of the river was nearsighted because he read too much when he was young. He only saw from a distance that the fire on Qiu Yizi's side flickered on and off, and in the moonlight he seemed to find him fighting with someone unknown.
He became more and more anxious, and quickly called Yuchi Jiming and asked, "Jiming, you have good eyesight, can you see clearly what your uncle is doing now?"
Yuchi Jiming replied: "He seems to be fighting with someone, and judging by the moves, the person seems to be a Japanese."
"What!" Lin Shuhan screamed, "Japanese? The Japanese are always cruel and vicious. How can Lord Qiu survive if he encounters them?"
"It's okay." Yuchi Jiming said in a relaxed tone, "Uncle seems to have taken the initiative and has cut off the pirate's leg. It seems that it won't be a big deal for a while..."
Lin Shuhan felt relieved when he heard this, but then he heard Yuchi Jiming say, "Even if we kill one Japanese pirate, there are still five or six! If they rush over, I'm afraid uncle will suffer."
"What!" Lin Shuhan screamed again, then calmed down and said to the soldiers around him, "Is there anyone among you who can swim?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a short and stocky personal soldier stepped out and said, "Master, I was born a pirate, and I'm a decent swimmer. I'm nicknamed 'Yangtze Alligator' in Jianghu."
"Who asked for your nickname? Just swim over there and carry your Master Qiu back home quickly! That's the real thing!" Lin Shuhan ordered hurriedly.
"Okay!" The Yangtze Alligator agreed, taking off his armor and saying, "Even if Brother Iron Head Dragon is not here, he is a good swimmer. If the two of us go together, we can bring back Lord Qiu and Miss Wen."
"Stop talking nonsense and bring Lord Qiu back first. We can discuss other things later!" Lin Shuhan urged again.
The "Yangtze Alligator" agreed again, walked to the riverside, twisted his neck, and dived down.
But he let out a startled “Ah!” and stood up on the riverbed, saying in bewilderment: “Master, the water here is very shallow, it hasn’t even reached my ankles!”
After hearing this, Lin Shuhan quickly looked over and saw that the river was indeed very shallow, but he could feel the depth with his hand. He quickly ordered, "Don't just stand there, go deeper!"
The "Yangtze Alligator" agreed and ran quickly to the other side. He ran to the middle of the river, and the water did not even reach his knees.
Seeing this, Lin Shuhan was overjoyed and quickly called Yuchi Jiming, "Jiming, you see, the river is not deep. Take these people and ride over there to rescue your uncle safely. Go now!"
Yuchi Jiming also knew that the matter was urgent and that there was no time to waste, so he quickly jumped on his horse and rushed to the other side of the river with a few of Qiu Yizhi's personal soldiers.
Although the Yong River is not very deep, it has accumulated river mud for hundreds or thousands of years. Although it is not a big problem for people to walk, it is very difficult to ride a horse. Even though Qiu Yi's personal soldiers are all bandits and have superb horsemanship, and they are riding good horses from Bohai, they still slowed down halfway through the charge and could only move forward with difficulty in the mud.
Yin Tai, who was at Baoqing Temple, seemed to sense in the moonlight that someone was riding a horse towards him at a rapid speed. Although he didn't know who the person was, he could guess that he was here to rescue Qiu Yizi.
He knew that Qiu Yi's personal soldiers were very powerful. Less than twenty of them could resist the siege of thousands of government troops from Jiangnan. If they were allowed to swim across the shore, even the fierce Japanese pirates might not be able to resist!
So Yin Tai quickly gave orders, asking the group of Japanese pirates around him to go forward and kill and wound, and make sure to capture or kill Qiu Yizi before the cavalry arrived.
When the Japanese pirates heard that Yin Tai had promised a large sum of money, and saw that although Qiu Yizi had succeeded in one attack, she was alone after all, they drew their Japanese swords, formed a semicircle, and moved towards Qiu Yizi and Wen Lingjiao step by step.
Qiu Yizi managed to win by sheer luck against a single Japanese pirate. Now he had to deal with several powerful enemies who had no intention of underestimating them. He knew he could not win and could only pin his hopes on Lin Shuhan on the other side of the river, hoping that he could quickly cross the river to save his life.
Yuchi Jiming, who was trudging through the Yong River, was sitting on a horse and saw the scene clearly. However, no matter how she urged the horse, the horse under her crotch could not speed up and continued to move forward step by step in the mud. (To be continued)