It would be very disadvantageous for us to let go of Ito Makoto now. Although we have a slight advantage in weapons, in terms of individual soldier quality, tying Old Man Sun and the others together is no match for Ito Makoto's subordinates.
While I was hesitating, Ito Zhen said a few words, and Lu Xinyao translated: "Mr. Ito said that although we are from different countries, he believes that the honor of samurai knows no boundaries."
I can see that Ito is really a pure samurai, otherwise, he would not fight with me alone when he has an absolute advantage. I hesitated for a moment before slowly letting go of the long knife.
Ito really returned the sword to its sheath, bowed deeply to me, and then said something to Lu Xinyao. The latter immediately translated: "Mr. Wang Huan, please wait a moment. Mr. Ito needs to tidy up his clothes to show his kindness." Solemnly."
After I made a "please" gesture, I retreated to Ye Xun, while Ito Zhen and Lu Xinzeyuan walked into the nearby woods.
Ye Xun lowered his voice and said, "What do you think of these little devils?"
I frowned and said: "These people are either special forces or ninjas. They are very good at camouflage and good at endurance. Those people at least hid in the nearby woods when Xiao Zhanzi was killed. Otherwise, we would not have been able to discover them." There are traces. These little devils came here in a strange way, so we have to deal with them carefully for a while."
While Ye Xun and I were talking, Ito Zhen had already walked out again. He had changed into a set of clean clothes, and it was completely impossible to tell that he had just been seriously injured. As Ito Zhen waved, someone spread a carpet on the ground.
Ito Zhen made a "please" gesture to the carpet, which meant that I should sit down first.
After I sat down, Ye Xun stood behind me with a long knife in his arms. Ito Zhen and Lu Xinyao sat opposite me. The ninja who escaped after fighting Ye Xun stood behind them.
After Ito Zhen nodded to me, Lu Xinyao translated each sentence and started talking to me.
Ito Zhen said: "Mr. Wang Huan, with all due respect, did you come to Pingtianhai for the ruins of the ancient Daliao Kingdom? If you came for the ruins, I think we should sit down and have a chat; if not, I advise you. Leave Pingtianhai as soon as possible, it is very dangerous here."
I raised my brows slightly and asked an unexpected question: "Did you enter Pingtianhai for the ruins of Daliao?"
Ito Shin hesitated before saying: "That's true. The reason why I attacked you just now was to reveal the secret of the Daliao ruins. This is very important to our Ito family."
As my mind was racing, I quietly made a gesture to Ye Xun, asking him to think favorably of Old Man Sun, and I said to Ito Zhen calmly: "Since Mr. Ito is straight to the point, there is no need for me to hide anything. I came to Pingtianhai just for the golden mask."
After Ito was stunned for a moment, he immediately smiled: "Since Mr. Wang Huan has the same purpose as me, can I invite some of your friends and companions to come over?"
"Old Sun, Scar, come here and talk." I waved to Old Sun, already secretly on guard.
It was reasonable for Ito Makoto to test whether I was a ghost when he met me for the first time. However, he destroyed my purpose as soon as he opened his mouth, which was not what I expected.
Why does he dare to be sure that I am looking for the ruins of Daliao? The reason should also fall on Old Man Sun and the others.
Old Man Sun had been extremely nervous since Itozhen showed up. When I called him, he hesitated for a long time before walking over to us. Ito Zhen made a "please sit down" gesture: "Old sir, please sit down."
Ito Zhen looked directly at Old Man Sun and said, "Excuse me, is this old gentleman's surname Sun? Do you know a Japanese scholar named Ito Akikawa?"
"I don't know you." Old Man Sun said with a blank look on his face, "However, I think you are kind-hearted, as if I have met you somewhere."
Ito Makoto said: "In 1933, my great-grandfather Ito Akikawa was forcibly hired by the Japanese Kwantung Army to enter Northeast China. Although my great-grandfather was a scholar, he played a very disgraceful role in the war of aggression at that time. For this reason, my great-grandfather has been deeply concerned about Blame yourself…”
"The task given to my great-grandfather by the Kwantung Army headquarters was to search for various relics and plunder the treasures buried in the land of China. The Kwantung Army got the news from somewhere. Behind the Pingtian Sea, there is probably a temple belonging to the Khitan shaman. Tombs, so my great-grandfather was sent to explore the shaman’s tombs.”
"Before my great-grandfather arrived here, an elite Kwantung Army squadron had been wiped out in the Pingtian Sea. Although the squadron that rushed to the rescue subsequently withdrew from the Pingtian Sea in time, they were cursed by the shaman and died one after another. At that time, , in order to break the curse, the Kwantung Army hired a local... "
Two harsh words suddenly came out of Ito's mouth: "Great Immortal."
I suddenly looked at Old Man Sun's face, and his face turned pale as expected.
Ito Zhen didn't seem to notice anything strange about Old Man Sun, and took out a photo from the briefcase handed over by the ninja: "The great immortal hired by my great-grandfather is named Sun Chengtao."
I just glanced at the photo and was shocked. There are three people in the photo. The person in the middle dressed as a scholar is about 70-80% similar to Ito Makoto. It is obvious at a glance that they are related. That person should be Ito Akikawa.
Isn't the person standing on the left side of Ito Akikawa old man Sun? What's even more frightening is that the person on the right hand side of the photo is actually Scar.
Ye Xun and I stood up at the same time, and when we drew the sword out of its sheath and pointed it at the two of us, Ito seemed to have known what the result would be. After throwing out the photo, he stood up calmly: "Excuse me, are you Mr. Sun Chengtao, is that gentleman Mr. Takeo Takahashi?"
Scar in the distance was also stunned: "What did you call me? Takahashi Takeo? I... How come this name is so familiar to me? Who is Takahashi Takeo?"
Scar squatted on the ground covering his head: "Who is Takeo Takahashi..."
Old Man Sun, who was pointed at by Ye Xun and I with knives, suddenly laughed: "I remembered, I remembered Ito Mingchuan. Didn't he also die in the lock with me? How could he still Will be back?"
Scar also stood up: "I remember, I am the captain of the Imperial Japanese Kwantung Army's Special High School Officer Takahashi Takeo. We were..."
Takahashi Takeo turned back and pointed into the distance: "Didn't we die in..."
Before Takeo Takahashi finished speaking, blood suddenly flowed out of his seven orifices, and he fell to the ground.
The few people who followed Takeo Takahashi all stepped aside with frightened expressions. Some simply squatted on the ground holding their heads and shivering, not daring to look at the corpse.
Ye Xun and I thrust our knives forward at the same time and pressed the tip of the knife against Old Man Sun's neck: "Who are you?"
It wasn't until now that I realized that I had overlooked a fatal issue, that is Old Man Sun's age. Old Man Sun has always been vague about his experience as a bandit, and I have always thought that he was a bandit for a short period of time before the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Now it seems that is not the case at all.
The Japanese Kwantung Army invaded the Northeast in 1931, but the bandits in the Northeast were suppressed after 1945. The entire Northeast was liberated in 1948, which spanned another fifteen years.
I always thought that Old Man Sun should be around eighty years old. When I was chatting with Ye Xun, I also heard him say that real martial arts masters can still walk fast and fight for their lives when they are seventy or eighty years old, so I didn’t go into details about Old Man Sun. age.
However, can a man over a hundred years old still have the skills of Old Man Sun? Unless he has reached a legendary level like Zhang Sanfeng, who can still climb mountains and ridges after being a hundred years old
Old Man Sun showed a wry smile and said: "I have already remembered many things, but when I think of them, I can't say them. If I say them, I will definitely die like a scar."
I said coldly: "If you don't tell me, you will still die."
Old Man Sun waved his hands and said: "I'm still saying the same thing. I never wanted to lie to you. I'm more anxious to find the golden mask than you are. So be it! If I say a few words, those who say that they will die immediately after I say it , you can listen to as much as you can. If you meet me somewhere next time, be sure to talk to me quickly, and while I can remember and speak, be sure to ask whatever you have. And... "
Old Man Sun said with unusual solemnity: "Go find Sick Yangzi, he is not dead either. There are only three dead people and one living person who can save you now. You must remember that the people around you may not be alive. Don’t believe anything easily, and don’t deny anything easily.”
Old Man Sun said quickly: "The Golden Mask is in Heifeng'aozi, and there are seven fortresses in Pingtian Sea. According to the Big Dipper... Poof-"
Before Old Man Sun could finish his words, a mouthful of blood spurted out from his mouth. After shaking his body a few times, he held on to his breath and roared: "Find the North Star, fix the North Pole... Poof -"
Blood spurted out from Old Man Sun's seven orifices at the same time, and he fell to the ground. Ye Xun and I quickly walked forward and turned the body over - Old Man Sun's pupils had completely dilated and there was no way he could be saved.
Among the people brought by Old Man Sun, including me and Ye Xun, there were only one old man, one young man, and one lunatic. I walked towards the remaining two people and said, "Can any of you explain to me what happened to Scar and Old Man Sun?" What's going on?"
The middle-aged man said tremblingly: "I don't know either... We have been living with Uncle Scar. Who knew he was Japanese!"
The middle-aged man didn't seem to be pretending, and I had no idea for a while.
Originally, I thought I could find some clues on Old Man Sun and the others. But now, not only were there no clues, but the matter became more and more complicated.
How could Old Man Sun and Scar suddenly die suddenly? What's the secret they haven't told
What does three dead people and one living person mean
What do Beidou and the North Pole mean
Why would Old Man Sun ask me to find Sick Yangzi
A series of questions kept buzzing in my head.