Chapter 1293 Yujiro
Boom!
A thunderclap suddenly rose, illuminating the world!
The father and son saw the swollen corpses slowly floating up under the dark blue sea around the wooden boat. They were densely packed and piled up layer by layer around the coast.
The clothes on these corpses seemed to be woven with silk threads, which was very different from the clothes woven from feathers and animal skins of the Dongliu Islanders today.
Their hair was tangled in the sea water.
The hair climbed the bottom of the boat and lifted the boat.
The hair spread over the ocean and covered the beach sandbar.
The hair was like a chain, hiding under the soil layer of the island, climbing towards the villages closest to the beach.
The father was cold all over. He had a certain feeling, so he tried to look up at the sky. Above the sky where the rain had stopped at some point, there was a cold black sun hanging.
The black sun emitted a black chain of light, which fell from the sky and cooperated with the hair on the ground, completely covering the entire Dongliu Island!
Wow...
At this time, the rain line that had stopped in the sky suddenly fell again.
The sky covered by the black chain silk thread and the beach sandbar submerged by the black hair were washed by the rain line and gradually became clean.
The thick chains and black hair disappeared from the coast and the sky. It was as if they had never appeared.
And in the tide at the seaside, the wooden boat that the father and son were riding on was swaying in the smelly sea breeze.
On the small boat, the father and son lay side by side in the cabin, turning into two swollen and white corpses.
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"What happened? Why are you in such a hurry?"
"It seems that a large-scale death incident occurred in several villages near the sea. The Lord ordered us to go there to investigate the situation!
I can't accompany you to visit Numata today. You can ask my servants to accompany you to visit Numata.
When the large-scale death incident of the natives in Qianye Port is over, I can accompany you to Kyoto after I come back - please wait for me to come back!"
In the main hall, Su Wu watched the samurai Koichiro equipped with a sword under the service of the servants, and then talked to him for a few words.
After listening to what the other party said, he looked at Jianzhen, Tao Zu and others, and then turned to look at the samurai Koichiro.
At this time, Samurai Kaichiro had walked down the steps of the main hall accompanied by several servants. Su Wu stood up, walked to the door, and said to Samurai Kaichiro: "Is Qianye Port near the northwest?
I remember that there are several relatively prosperous villages in the coastal area there. Most of the houses in the villages are made of wood, but a large-scale death incident occurred there?"
"That's it!" Samurai Kaichiro turned around and nodded repeatedly, looking at Su Wu in confusion, and said, "Have you been there before?"
"We landed on Dongliu Island from there before." Su Wu replied.
There is nothing false in his words.
Su Wu and his party used the breath of the dark to travel through many regions before, and landed on Dongliu Island from the so-called "Qianye Port".
Su Wu continued: "Let's accompany you to investigate.
There is nothing worth visiting in Numata. If we go with you to investigate the situation, we may be able to help you."
"This..." Samurai Kaichiro hesitated. It was not that he was unwilling to let Su Wu and others accompany him. After all, these Tang people were indeed unfathomable. If they accompanied him, his personal safety would be better guaranteed when he encountered danger along the way. Most of the time, the mass deaths of people in several villages were related to ghosts and gods. He remembered that these distinguished guests seemed to claim to have the ability to shock ghosts and gods.
But if he asked them to accompany him...
"You are a guest. The host is doing something, and asking the guests for help is too rude?" said the warrior Jiayilang.
Su Wu shook his head: "We volunteered to go together. What's rude about you?"
They left "Qianye Port" and a large-scale death incident occurred there that night, which made Su Wu couldn't help but connect it with "Zhuzhao Wu Nushi".
Perhaps as Jianzhen said, they don't need to take the initiative to find anything, but "Zhuzhao Wu Nushi" will come to them first.
At this moment, whether the warrior Jiayilang agreed or not, he would definitely go to Qianye Port.
Samurai Kaichiro had no reason to refuse: "Since you insist on going, then go with me. If anything happens, we can take care of each other!"
"Okay."
Su Wu nodded in agreement.
There was no need for everyone to pack anything, and they immediately followed Samurai Kaichiro out of the courtyard.
Outside the courtyard, the pony pulling the straw cart had stopped at the foot of the wall beside the door. The groom who had been pulling the cart before was now bored and leading the horse. When he saw his master coming towards him, he immediately became respectful, with fear in his eyes. When he saw Su Wu and his group around Samurai Kaichiro, his expression became even more awed - although he was frightened by the rain and fainted, after waking up, he also heard from others what happened later. It was these nobles from the Tang Dynasty who saved his life!
"I'm not taking the carriage today!
Where are the others?" Surrounded by many tall figures, the dwarf-like warrior Koichiro waved his hand and asked the coachman.
The coachman quickly replied: "The other adults are waiting for you at the street corner. They all came here by carriage. Are you really not taking the carriage today?"
"No need!" Even though Samurai Kaichiro wanted to save his energy, he only had one pony in his house at the moment, so he couldn't ride in the car and make these distinguished guests walk. Therefore, he could only make this arrangement to communicate with the guests. We walked to the surrounding area of Qianye Port.
Fortunately, it's not too far from Numata. If we set out now, we'll be able to reach our destination by dusk at best.
Samurai Koichiro tightened the iron sword at his waist.
At present, the sword shapes native to Dongliu Island are diverse, similar to the swords of the Tang Dynasty. They have not yet truly evolved into the "swordsmith" school like later generations, and have not yet formed their own unique shapes.
“The mayor sent thirteen samurai from the town to Qianye Port to investigate the situation.
We walk with them.
Some guests, please come with me. "Samurai Kaichiro explained a few words to Su Wu and his party.
Su Wu nodded.
Everyone walked in a hurry.
Seeing this, the groom who led the horse quickly followed him and said to the samurai Kaichiro: "Sir, don't you need me to go with you?
Even if you don't need to ride in a carriage, the little man can follow you and help you do what he can.
Moreover, Qianye Port is the villain's hometown. The villain is more familiar with the roads there and can help you guide the way. The weather changes too quickly in the rainy season, and it will rain heavily again at some point..."
"I almost forgot, your hometown is near Senye Port." Samurai Kaichiro looked at the groom after hearing this, his eyes unclear, "Are you really going to follow me?"
"Yes Yes!
I can help guide you! "The groom nodded repeatedly and replied.
He vaguely heard from other people that something unknown had happened in the villages near Qianye Port, so he was even more worried about his mother who was already sick at home, and wanted to go home and take a look.
Yesterday, he accompanied the adults on a tour of the villages around Numata Town, and he had passed by his own village.
But the adult didn't nod, and he didn't dare to go home privately to visit his mother.
Today he will seize the opportunity to go home to visit his mother, father and brother!
"Then just follow me!"
Samurai Koichiro waved his hand and agreed to 'Yujiro's' request.
This groom named himself 'Yujiro'.
The samurai Koichiro also had a name called "Shinichiro", which was given by his father. However, he did not like this name. He hoped that he would gain meritorious service in the future, become a noble, and be given a name and surname by the emperor and family members, so he did not use it as a name. The name "Shinichiro" is known to people, so people here often call him Ichiro, but they don't know that he actually has the official name of "Shinichiro".
The group of people stepped on the muddy road and walked to the street.
There were several carriages parked at the intersection of the street. The warriors on the carriages were neatly dressed. Although they were still as short as dwarfs, they were much better than the unkempt civilians around them who wore feathered coats that could not cover their knees.
There were only six or seven carriages parked at the street corner.
There are many samurai who, like samurai Koichiro, have never ridden in a carriage.
They were either holding swords in their arms, or standing with their hands hanging down, laughing and joking with their colleagues on the carriage, mostly as if no one was around.
Then they saw the samurai Koichiro leading several men and women who were tall and taller than the straw roofs erected on the carriages. The samurai at the street stopped their laughter and all looked at him. He looked at Xiang Su Wu and his group with shocked eyes.
Seeing the eyes of his colleagues, Samurai Kaichiro felt very relieved.
He grinned widely and introduced to his fellow warriors: "Everyone, this is my distinguished guest from the Great Tang Dynasty!
When I inspected Numata yesterday, I met these nobles from the Tang Dynasty and brought them to my mansion. They will explore the situation of Qianye Port with us today. After the incident in Qianye Port is over, I will ask for leave from the mayor and accompany a few nobles back to Kyoto to pay homage to the Emperor! "
Samurai Koichiro emphasized the words "return to Kyoto" very seriously.
For the local people of Dongliu Island, the people of the Tang Dynasty now have a mysterious and noble aura. They have the support of the Tang Dynasty, and the culture and skills of the Tang Dynasty spread far and wide. As early as unintentionally, they were 'cultivated' in the four seas. A large number of foreigners who yearned for the Tang Dynasty emerged.
Dongliu Island especially admires Tang Zhi.
There are many people here who admire the Tang Dynasty.
And if the samurai Kaichiro successfully escorts Su Wu and others to Kyoto and obtains meritorious service, it will not be difficult to not only rise to the top in one step, but also transform into a minor noble.
Just a small nobleman is enough to open a huge gap with these hard-working warriors!
So when all the samurai heard what Samurai Koichiro said, they all became envious and jealous of Samurai Koichiro. The samurai who were originally laughing and joking could no longer laugh anymore.
The atmosphere among everyone became a little subtle.
Samurai Koichiro was grinning, completely unaware of the change in the current atmosphere.
Su Wu glanced at him, his expression unchanged.
At this time, a warrior saluted Su Wu anxiously and said, "Are you really from the Tang Dynasty? I have never heard of the Tang language. Can you..."
"How can you understand?" Su Wu shook his head.
The words that came out of his mouth were always in Chinese, but they were directly planted in the minds of these Dongliu Islanders with sexual meaning. Naturally, the other party did not need to distinguish anything, and they could naturally understand his words.
At the moment, he has not planted any sexual intention in the hearts and minds of the warriors.
After hearing what Su Wu said, everyone became more and more awed by Su Wu's expression.
It was as if the words he uttered contained some sacred aura.
At this moment, it was just like that moment.
When the warriors saw Su Wu respond, they became a little bolder.
Some people hid behind others and stole a glance at Jiang Yingying behind Su Wu. Before they had any greedy thoughts in their hearts, they raised their eyes and bumped into Su Wu's emotionless eyes. All the inappropriate thoughts in their minds were immediately cleared.
In such a subtle atmosphere, the warriors left Numata Town and went to the village near Qianye Port.
Some people also began to talk about the situation in Qianye Port.
"There are basically no living people in the villages closer to the coast... According to the information sent back by the natives passing by, the dead seemed to have been drowned.
Their bodies all seemed to have been soaked in sea water, and there were various traces of sea water soaking everywhere in the houses they lived in."
"Are there no living people in the villages around Qianye Port?"
"The situation is not very clear yet. We need to get there to really find out..."
In the team, the inconspicuous horseman Yujiro heard the discussions of many samurai, and his face suddenly turned pale and panicked. He looked up at the muddy road ahead with water vapor. He wanted to speed up and return to the village as soon as possible to check on his family, but he didn't dare to walk too fast for fear of being scolded by the host.
There are no living people in the villages closer to the coast...
Is the village where his family lives considered to be closer to the coast?
Akada Village and Ogawa Village are closer to the coast than the ‘Kaijin Village’ where they live… But it’s not far from Kaijin Village to the coast…
Yujiro’s mind was full of thoughts and his face turned pale.
He followed the crowd and walked forward in a daze, and unexpectedly bumped into the tall figure in front of him. The samurai who were originally enjoying the countryside and chatting suddenly fell silent, and their subtle eyes swept towards Yujiro.
Samurai Koichiro stared fiercely at the groom he brought with him.
The groom lowered his head, trembling with fear, and was even more at a loss.
The tall figure he knocked down - Hong Renkun turned around at this time and looked at him, but there was no anger in his eyes. Instead, he patted Yujiro on the shoulder: "You seem a little uneasy, but what happened?"
Hong Renkun's voice touched Yujiro's heart, and he almost shed tears.
But under the cold gaze of his master, he did not dare to say much, but bowed deeply to Hong Renkun: "I didn't mean it, please forgive me! Please forgive me!"
"I forgive you.
Don't worry." Hong Renkun looked at Yongjiro deeply, turned back, looked at Su Wu for a moment, and then walked forward.
The stagnant crowd moved forward again.
In the air, a faint fishy smell gradually floated, like the smell of rotting marine fish intestines. When this frowning smell became stronger and stronger, everyone saw many natives waiting to greet them on the side of the path.
The eyes of those people looking at the warriors were no longer as resistant as before.
They shouted one after another, and also learned to perform unfamiliar etiquette to the warriors.
"My lord!"
"My family is dead, lord!"
"Save us!"