Unlike ordinary torch candles, pine trees are collected from oil-rich pine wood in the mountains and cut into strips for lighting at night. They are also very windproof, and the best ones can even continue to burn and glow during violent storms.
The Tianzun Sect originated from the Zoroastrian Cult of the Western Regions, and most worships blazing fire. Although Yu Mei is a fake altar leader, the pine trees prepared for this ceremony did not cut corners. The two pine trees thrown by Qiu Yizhi streaked in the air. After passing through two shining arcs, it fell to the ground, still burning continuously and illuminating the space a few steps around it.
Qiu Yizhi relied on the not very dazzling light to finally vaguely see what was going on in the hall, but was so frightened that he took a step back and accidentally stepped on Wen Lingjiao's feet with his heel.
Qiu Yizhi stepped on her foot so hard that Wen Lingjiao felt a sharp pain. However, her gentle and calm temperament managed to hold back the pain and complained: "What are you doing? My foot hurts so much when you step on it!"
Qiu Yizhi actually ignored her and hurriedly ordered: "Quick, quick, light all the pine trees on fire and throw them all into the hall!"
The few soldiers under him didn't know the reason for Qiu Yizhi's order, but they still obeyed the order and lit a whole bundle of thirty or so pine trees one by one and threw them all into the main hall of Baoqing Temple.
The light emitted by so many pine trees finally drove away all darkness and completely illuminated the main hall of this long-abandoned temple.
However, Qiu Yizhi was worried that the Japanese pirates who were ambushing him and preparing to attack him were nowhere to be seen, and there were countless corpses lying densely on the ground.
I saw that these corpses were all mutilated, some had no arms, some had no legs, and many had their heads missing, which was exactly what they looked like after being chopped with a Japanese sword; many women were even stripped naked. The clothes were lying on the ground, but they were all lifeless. It was obvious that they had experienced inhumane ravages and torture before and after.
Qiu Yizhi had gone through many battles and had been used to seeing scenes of flesh and blood flying on the battlefield since he was a child, but he had never seen such a scene of wanton massacre of civilians today, which made his heart tighten.
The soldiers under him were all bandits, water bandits, and thieves before they were recruited. However, thieves also have their own ways. Not only will these people not kill innocent people indiscriminately, but they will also let them go even if they encounter those who are willing to hand over their belongings and raise their hands to surrender. horse. Therefore, although they were all accustomed to killing people, stealing goods, and robbing homes to earn a living, they were all stunned when they saw such a tragic scene.
Yuchi Jiming on the side was also stunned, opened his eyes wide, and asked: "Uncle, this... what is going on?"
Qiu Yizhi was silent for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "It's all the good deeds done by the Japanese pirates!"
Wen Lingjiao behind him had already burst into tears, and said with a choked voice: "These are all disciples of the Holy Cult! How come they were killed by Japanese pirates like this? If I can't avenge them, I am willing to fall into hell." "
Qiu Yizhi said angrily: "Yes, these people are also my Han people. I swear to get rid of these Japanese pirates, and Yin Tai who lured the wolf into the house with his own hands!"
While he was talking, a figure suddenly flashed across the front door of the main hall of Baoqing Temple.
Qiu Yizhi saw that this figure was very short, so he guessed that it must be a Japanese. He immediately ordered Yuchi Jiming: "Jiming, have you seen it? Quickly capture the man opposite, and cut off his hands and feet, as long as he is left alive." That’s it!”
Before Qiu Yi could finish his words, Yuchi Jiming rushed out as fast as he could.
She was obviously filled with righteous indignation, and her movements were so fast that even Qiu Yizhi had never seen her before. In the blink of an eye, Yuchi Jiming threw a person at Qiu Yi's feet. He caught up with him, stepped on the person's chest, and said, "He's caught him. He is indeed a Japanese!"
Qiu Yizhi looked at his feet and saw that this man was indeed dressed like a Japanese pirate. He had countless cuts on his limbs and chest by Yuchi Jiming, and he looked like a bloody man. However, Qiu Yizhi showed no mercy at all and asked: "Did you kill all these people?"
However, in Qiu Yizhi's rage, he actually forgot that the Japanese pirate didn't understand Chinese. He still couldn't understand his simple question. He just lay on the ground and kept struggling, trying to get up.
How could Yuchi Jiming let him have his wish? She gently lifted her feet, then stepped down hard. When Yuchi Jiming woke up, he used the excellent martial arts skills of the Yuchi family, the leader of the martial arts alliance, and crushed the Japanese pirate's sternum with one kick, but did not damage his heart and lungs. The pain made the Japanese pirate grin and scream wildly.
When Qiu Yi saw that the Japanese pirate had a hateful appearance and a fierce look on his face, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "What's the use of keeping such garbage? Just kill him!"
What Yuchi Jiming was waiting for was Qiu Yizhi's words. As soon as he lowered his right foot from the Japanese pirate's chest, he kicked him at the temple, smashing the Japanese pirate's head into pieces.
After receiving this blow, the Japanese pirate's eyeball popped out of his eye socket. His whole body swept half a circle on the ground, spitting blood from his mouth, but he seemed to be still breathing.
Qiu Yizhi complained bitterly: "Jiming, I asked you to kill him, how come you still let him live?"
Yuchi Jiming had a calm face and squeezed out a few words through his teeth: "Kill him quickly, wouldn't it be easier for him? Tossing him to death for an hour and a half is his retribution!"
"Good! Well done!" Qiu Yizhi praised, then turned to look at the Japanese pirate lying on the ground and twitching continuously, and actually felt a sense of relief in his heart.
But I heard Yuchi Jiming say: "Huh? This Japanese pirate is quite rich. He has so much gold, silver and jewelry hidden in his arms."
Qiu Yi looked around and saw a lot of gold and silver falling out from under the clothes of the dying Japanese pirate. So Qiu Yizhi smiled contemptuously: "Humph! These Japanese pirates traveled thousands of miles and traveled across the ocean to come to the Central Plains. Aren't they just greedy for jewelry and property? I must have come back to search for property again, and then you caught and killed him!" "
"This is called stealing chicken but losing rice. After all, you have run away for a few pieces of gold and silver, but you come back to die..." Yuchi Jiming said.
This sentence reminded Qiu Yizhi: "Then these Japanese pirates have not gone far! Maybe they are still over there at the ferry!" He said to himself that it suddenly became clear, "I guess they must still be there. Over there at the ferry, come on, let’s go there now, we can’t let them escape!”
After that, Qiu Yi was about to pass through the main hall of Baoqing Temple, but saw that the ground of the main hall was full of Tianzun believers who had been killed by Japanese pirates. She felt a little scary, so she turned around and went out from the back door again, bypassing the entire main hall, and Rush to the ferry.
When everyone was filled with righteous indignation, they walked very fast. Soon they saw from a distance more than a dozen Japanese pirates surrounding the ferry. With the light of the full moon, they seemed to be repairing a broken ferry.
Wen Lingjiao was attentive. When she saw this scene, she quickly walked to Qiu Yizhi and asked doubtfully: "When we crossed the river just now, we saw that there were many ferries here, why is there only one left now? It’s still broken.”
Qiu Yizhi shook his head: "God knows what they are doing. It's useless to keep these Japanese pirates here anyway. It won't be too late to kill them all."
He thought for a while and then said: "Mr. Lin is on the other side, and there are only three people guarding him. If this group of Japanese pirates cross the river, something unexpected will happen. They must be eliminated on the spot to eliminate future troubles."
After hearing this, Yuchi Jiming on the side couldn't hold it any longer. He rubbed his body and was about to go forward to fight with them, but Qiu Yizhi grabbed him and said, "Although the Japanese pirates are stupid, they are very skilled in martial arts. A person like you... Go ahead and kill him. If something goes wrong, how will I explain it to your father?"
He also thought that if a few of his soldiers rushed over with Yuchi Jiming, although they would not be defeated by these dozen Japanese pirates, they would inevitably suffer some casualties - you must know that these eighteen of his soldiers were his own The only force that can be absolutely trusted must not be damaged in the hands of these Japanese pirates.
So Qiu Yizhi thought about it carefully and asked: "Ji Ming, how far can you use copper coins to make darts?" As soon as he finished speaking, the wind seemed to be stronger, blowing from the direction of the sea in the east to the ferry.
Yuchi Jiming estimated the wind speed and said: "It can take about twenty or thirty steps, but the distance is too far. At most, it will cause minor injuries, but it cannot kill people."
"That's enough!" Qiu Yizhi pointed to a broken wall and said, "Just run to a place twenty steps away from the group of Japanese pirates and send darts to lure them over, but don't fight. We are hiding behind that low wall. When the Japanese pirates come after you, we will come out from behind and annihilate them in one fell swoop..."
But Yuchi Jiming pursed his lips and said disapprovingly: "Uncle, it's really troublesome. If I take a few people over, won't I just chop them all down and kill them all?"
"Nonsense! I gave a military order, don't you know that military law is ruthless? Even if you are dissatisfied, you must act according to the order!" Qiu Yizhi said firmly.
Qiu Yizhi has never been particular about superiority and inferiority. Although there is a generational difference between Qiu Yizhi and Yuchi Jiming, they always speak very casually and never put on the airs of elders. It is rare that Yuchi Jiming needs help with something, and he always uses Speak in a consultative tone.
Therefore, when Yuchi Jiming heard Qiu Yizhi's harsh tone today, he didn't dare to argue with him. He said "Oh" and walked toward the ferry with his back bent.
Qiu Yizhi also felt that what he said was too rude, so he whispered "be careful" to Yuchi Jiming's back. Without hearing whether Yuchi Jiming answered, he saw that she had already ran out dozens of steps away.
Seeing that she was moving very fast, Qiu Yizhi was afraid that she would have no one to take care of her, so she hurriedly waved forward, calling for a few soldiers behind her to follow her and run fast, until she ran all the way to the bottom of the low wall, and hid herself. , but stuck half of his head out to observe the situation ahead.
I saw that Yuchi Jiming relied on his strong martial arts and did not hide or hide. Instead, he shouted at the Japanese pirates: "The leader of the martial arts alliance is here, and the Japanese pirates come and die quickly!"
Of course, these Japanese people couldn't understand what Yuchi Jiming was shouting, but they also knew the provocative tone in this sentence, but they couldn't figure out why a little girl was so unafraid of death.
However, this group of Japanese pirates were bloodthirsty by nature, and they had never experienced Yuchi Jiming's abilities, so they just thought she had gone crazy. So immediately two Japanese men came up quickly with Japanese swords to kill Yuchi Jiming, while the others were still tinkering with the broken ship.
When Yuchi Jiming saw that there were few people coming, he did not panic at all. He waited quietly for the two Japanese pirates to approach. He raised his hand and a handful of copper coins flew out with the sound of wind and hit them in the face.
The Japanese did not have the skills to use hidden weapons, so the two Japanese pirates naturally did not know how to defend themselves. They only saw something reflecting the moonlight, and stars flying toward them. They hesitated for a moment, but before they could dodge, several copper coins were shot into their eyes, throats and other soft parts. The pain caused them to immediately fall to the ground, rolling and wailing. (To be continued)