902 Buried Alive, Mo Cheng, Courage (1/2)
In this few years' time, the Northern Mountain Village had experienced a great change. As a proper school was established and the introduction of a wider road and a few renowned teachers from the Five Capitals of the Northern Lands, it was not surprising to see more people coming to the village.
However, the figures who appeared in front of them were definitely an exception.
They came from the Cang Ling Mountain and every one of them were wearing thick and bright black armors.
Those were not the armors of Great Xia Dynasty.
Moreover, the numbers were extremely huge. They came like the ferocious tides and included some beastly figures.
”Tr… Troop?!” The lady was not well-educated. Apart from knowing that these people were not the soldiers of the Great Xia Dynasty, she had difficulties trying to figure out who they were.
”Is it Brother Zhengzhi who came back from his battle?” Little Radish's eyes lit up with curiosity and excitement when he heard the word ”troop”.
”No, run, Little Radish. They are enemies… enemies!”
”Enemies?” Little Radish was clearly confused. After all, in his memory, how would there be enemies in the Northern Mountain Village?
Who are the enemies?
What are they here for?
The term ”enemy” was evidently foreign to a five-year-old boy who grew up in the village. It was so foreign that he could not understand what was the meaning behind it.
However, the lady did not give Little Radish any time to think. She carried Little Radish and sprang into the village.
”Village Chief, Village Chief… there is… a troop!”
”Troop?!”
”What troop?”
”The Northern Mountain Village had been sealed. Isn't Zhengzhi Prince Cang? How will there be… Ah! It is really a troop, hurry, Village Chief… A troop is approaching!”
After hearing the lady's words, the villagers of the Northern Mountain Village came out of their houses. The silence was broken very quickly.
It had been long since there was a commotion in the Northern Mountain Village. Village Chief Zhang Yangping, who was ready to eat his dinner, also heard the commotion.
”There is a troop?” Village Chief Zhang Yangping sticked his head out of the window. His old face was covered with all types of wrinkles.
However, as compared to the shock on his face, the wrinkles meant nothing.
Plonk! The pot in Village Chief Zhang Pingyang's hand fell onto the ground, spilling the hot dishes. However, that was clearly not important anymore.
”Hurry, gather. Everyone, gather!”
…
Roar! A loud beastly roar broke the peacefulness in the village. Meanwhile, a beast covered in thick green scales appeared at the entrance of the village.
There was a figure who was shrouded by a black cloak sitting at the back of this beast. Although one could not see his face, one could sense the chilling aura exuded by him.
”Vice Domain Chief, they seemed to have discovered our whereabouts?” A figure who was wearing black armor appeared at the back of the beast with a face of respect.
What made it special was a Demon Eye on the forehead of this figure.
Blue Demon Eye!
”Hmm, I can see it with my eyes.” The figure who was addressed as the Vice Domain Chief nodded and did not look surprised.
”Please give your commands, how should we deal with this group of villagers?”
”What do you think?” The Vice Domain Chief asked.
”Kill!” Said a cold voice.
”Dumbass, how do we get rid of the blood stains after we kill them? For a village with hundred over people, It takes more than ten days for the smell of blood to diffuse away. Our goal is to capture the Golden Scale City of the Northern Lands and build a barn to provide supplies for the future troops. If we spend too much time here, our traces would be exposed if anyone comes.”
”You are right, sir. However, if we leave just like that, the villagers would still spread the news and it would be even more disadvantageous for us…”
”Of course I know that. However, Sir Demon Lord had specially instructed us to try our best to avoid being seen and avoid killing others. If we did not have three troops for this operation, I would not have taken the risk and left the mountain before sunset. Sigh… In order to complete our task before the other two troops, I have indeed overlooked the village below the mountain.”
”Would Sir Demon Lord blame us for merely one village?”
”Of course Sir Demon Lord would not blame me for one village. However, I have heard that this order was given to Sir Demon Lord by 'Young Lord' through the letters. Do you want me to go against Young Lord's orders?” The Vice Domain Chief had a look of anger on his face.
”This… I understand what Sir is concerned about. However, since the past, those who had made accomplishments were never concerned with minute details. In the open, we cannot possibly follow all the orders. Moreover, Sir Demon Lord told us to avoid too much killing, but in this situation, we have no choice. Unless, we retreat because of this?”
”Nonsense, we will never retreat!”
”Sir, please calm down. We are in a dilemma currently since we need to obey the orders of Young Lord and Sir Demon Lord as well as not waste too much time here. I… I… Hold on, I have an idea! I have an idea to prevent us from getting into trouble with Sir Demon Lord and Young Lord.”
”Oh? What idea?”
”Burying them alive!”
”Burying them alive? It is indeed simple and would not leave behind traces or smell of blood. However, how do we prevent ourselves from getting into trouble by Sir Demon Lord and Young Lord?”
”Since we are burying them alive, then it would be classified as an accident instead of a murder…”
”Accident? You mean?”
”Sir, think about this. During this period of change, there are a lot of strange natural phenomenons. At this moment, a lightning struck the hill behind the village and large rocks rolled down the hill. With weak bodies, the villagers were unable to defend and the village was destroyed by the rocks. What do you think, Sir?”
”Hahaha…” Hearing this, the Vice Domain Chief laughed. With an extremely chilling gaze, he said, ”What are you waiting for?”
”I will do it now!”
”Hmm, the lightning marks on the hill must be made realistic. There must be absolutely no loopholes, understand?”
”Understood!”
…
At the square of the Northern Mountain Village, Village Chief Zhang Yangping looked extremely worried. Besides him, the villagers who were carrying all types of weapons and standing behind him also had their eyes widened.
As compared to the past, the modern Northern Mountain Village no longer used lousy weapons like forks, wooden sticks and choppers. Instead, they have adopted modern guns, knife and swords.
However, that does not mean they were able to fight with the powerful Demon troops.