Chapter 47: Shock at the City Gate

“They’re right over there.”

The man pointed to the clusters of fire in the distance.

“How many people are there?”

“There are about two hundred people, but a few families entered the city early, and the rest are there.”

The third master snorted lightly, “All the rich people have gone to the city. Except for these three melons and two dates.”

“Third head, what are we…” The people below asked innocently, unable to guess what he was thinking.

The third master looked at the man on the other side and asked, “How are the people inside prepared?”

“The people who will respond to us will put a signal on the city gate.”

“Okay.”

“Wait until the signal comes, then take action. First, we blow up the grasshoppers outside the city before entering.”

It was dark and windy, and people were drowsy. In the middle of the night, more than twenty people gathered around several fires, some already resting their chins in their hands, slipping into dreamland, while others half-squinted their eyes.

After a while, a light came on at the city gate.

Seeing this, the people in the forest moved one after another, covered their faces, and took out long knives from their waists. Their eyes glinted with a bloodthirsty light in the firelight.

“Let’s go!”

A group of people shouted and rushed out of the forest, heading straight for the camp where Xinghua Village was located.

Yang Lu slept very lightly. He was on duty in the middle of the night. Others were drowsy, but he was uneasy and couldn’t calm down even if he wanted to squint for a while.

Suddenly, a rustling sound came from far away. He raised his head and looked to the left, and saw a group of dark figures coming toward them.

Yang Lu suddenly woke up, his pupils widening in alarm, and he shouted, “Robbery! Someone is coming to rob!”

This voice instantly jolted awake the night watchers and those who were sleeping.

The men guarding the perimeter quickly grabbed their weapons and aimed them at the group of people who had suddenly appeared.

The third master ordered his brothers, “Quick, fight!”

This group of extremely vicious people did not take the villagers of Xinghua Village seriously at all.

The two sides soon faced each other, and screams accompanied by casualties filled the air.

The refugees huddled at the foot of the city gate in the distance all heard the commotion.

Some merely glanced over, then closed their eyes and continued to sleep, as if it had nothing to do with them.

A few people quietly approached, hoping to take advantage of the chaos, but when they got closer and saw the tragic scene unfold, they were frightened and ran away.

“It’s dead, it’s dead!”

The men of Xinghua Village fought back desperately. However, no matter how brave they were, they gradually found themselves unable to withstand the vicious gangsters.

The attackers broke through an opening and headed toward the old, weak, women, and children inside.

The elderly struggled to pick up carrying poles, hoes, and other tools to defend themselves.

“Chi la”…

A sharp knife pierced Old Man Yang’s chest, and he fell, lifeless.

“Honey!”

“Dad!”

The cries of anguish were drowned out by the sounds of chaos and killing.

Yang Lizheng shouted to the old, weak, women, children, and others, “Let’s go, you all go quickly!”

“Run away!”

He kept shouting.

The women carried their children on their backs, picked up simple bundles, and ran deeper into the forest.

The men continued to fight desperately for the lives of their wives and children.

The Third Master was surprised that this group of villagers could resist for so long.

Yang Lizheng noticed that the city gate of Yongqing County slowly opened. Just when he thought it was the police coming to rescue them, he saw that no one appeared, and his heart skipped a beat.

At the same time, he realized that the real target of this group of people was not them.

Seeing that the women and children had all fled into the forest, Yang Lizheng ordered the men who were still resisting, “Go, go quickly.”

They could no longer hold on, but for the sake of their wives and children, they gritted their teeth and persisted.

Many people bore scars all over their bodies, holding on with just one breath.

Yang Lizheng ordered the men to fight and retreat. Once they entered the forest, the bandits stopped.

“Stop chasing,” the Third Master commanded.

He then instructed his subordinates, “Leave a few people here to deal with the aftermath; the rest will follow me into the city.”

A group of people retreated toward Yongqing County.

The refugees who had been surrounding the city gate had fled long ago after realizing that something was wrong and did not dare to show their faces.

In the dark side room of Fuyun Foot Shop, a person lying on the floor suddenly sat up, walked to the window, opened it, and looked out.

The room was on the first floor, so they couldn’t see much, but they could hear faint sounds that indicated something was wrong.

Su Yin immediately left the yard and climbed up to the roof using the debris piled in the yard.

The rooftop offered a wide view, with an unobstructed sight of the entire Yongqing County. She saw the sky filled with fire, and the sounds of killing came from those two directions.

No, something big has happened.

Su Yin came down from the roof, ran back to the room immediately, and woke up Su’s mother and Su Baozhu.

The two opened their eyes drowsily.

“Yinyin, what’s wrong?” Su Baozhu asked.

“Something happened,” Su Yin said urgently.

“What!”

The two of them woke up instantly.

“What happened?” Mother Su asked nervously.

“A group of people have appeared in the city and are burning, killing, and looting. They will burn our place soon.

You two pack your things and take valuables with you. If you can hide the rest, don’t worry about it. I’ll go find my uncle and the others.”

Su Yin quickly instructed and then left in a hurry.

“Bang, bang, bang!” The loud banging on the door woke up the people in the room, and many opened their eyes in confusion.

“Who’s knocking on the door in the middle of the night?”

“It’s so noisy! You can’t let anyone sleep.”

Su Yin shouted, “Uncle, Uncle Dashu, Uncle Yang!”

People in the two rooms heard Su Yin’s voice and stopped their complaints.

“It’s Su Yatou.”

“Did something happen to Su Yatou and the others?”

Brothers Yang Dashan, Yang Dachuan, and Yang Dahe hurriedly put on their clothes, and the doors on the left and right opened at the same time.

“Yinyin, what happened?” Yang Dashan asked urgently.

“It’s not that something happened to me, but something big happened in the city.”

“What?” The three of them looked confused.

“A group of people have appeared in the city, burning, killing, and robbing. They are currently in the south and west of the city. They’ll soon spread to our side.”

The south and west of the city are where the wealthy people live, while the east and north are relatively poor, mostly composed of ordinary people.

That group of people would likely rob the rich households first before moving to the east and north areas of the city.

When the three heard this, their eyes widened in shock.

Su Yin didn’t give them much time to digest the information and directly ordered, “Now let everyone get up, pick up valuable things and take them with you, and leave the other things alone for now.

I’ll go find the boss, and you should wake up all the other passengers in the foot shop.”

“Okay!”

Several people split up.

Yang Dashan and Yang Dachuan turned back to the Datongbu to inform everyone of the situation.

“Brother Dashan, is what you said true?”

“What Yinyin said is absolutely correct. There is no time now, so hurry up and move.”

Everyone stood up in panic, and the sleepy people were also scared awake. The situation was similar next door, with a group of people getting up and dressing in a hurry.