Chapter 52: Saving People

Just as they entered the village entrance, Zhang Xingyu and the other three heard the wild laughter from the man in black from afar.

The four of them stopped. Zhang Xingyu, Hu Siping, and Zhu Dafu gathered together to discuss in low voices.

Zhang Xingyu: "Fourth Brother, Dafu, we must find a way to lure this demon out of the courtyard, and then launch a surprise attack on him."

Zhu Dafu: "I'll listen to Brother Xingyu. But how can we lure him out?"

Hu Siping: "Judging by that wicked person's tone, he seems to be a cultivator. If just the three of us go to deal with him, I'm afraid it's very dangerous."

Zhang Xingyu: "The danger is not small. But since we've encountered this, we can't ignore it. After all, that wicked person holds the lives of dozens of villagers in his hands."

Zhu Dafu nodded in agreement.

Hu Siping frowned. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Since we want to save people, we must first think of a foolproof plan. It shouldn't have too much risk, and we must be able to save everyone in the village."

Zhu Dafu slapped his thigh: "I have a plan. I can pretend to be captured by Tie Niu. When we walk to the courtyard gate, I will resolutely refuse to walk. That demon will definitely come out to check, and then you two can take advantage of his lack of attention to hit him hard."

Zhang Xingyu nodded: "Dafu's idea is good! Later, I will go with Tie Niu, and Fourth Brother and Dafu will ambush outside the courtyard and act according to the situation."

"Xingyu, let me go instead. You and Dafu can provide support from the side," Hu Siping said from the side.

"Don't argue, both of you. It's most suitable for me to go. I'm small, so the demon won't be too guarded," the little fatty said from the side.

Zhang Xingyu shook his head: "No, you lack experience in fighting the enemy. If you're discovered by the demon, not only will you fail to lure him out, but you'll also lose your life. It's settled, I'll go."

Seeing that Hu Siping and Zhu Dafu still wanted to say something, Zhang Xingyu waved his hand at them: "Saving people is urgent. Fourth Brother, Dafu, don't argue anymore."

The three of them made up their minds, and Zhang Xingyu instructed Tie Niu: "Tie Niu, later you use a rope to tie me up, and then push me to the courtyard gate of the village chief's house. When you get there, you go knock on the door. After the door opens, I will crawl back, and you come chase me. Do you understand?"

Tie Niu nodded: "I understand."

Zhang Xingyu was afraid that his brain wasn't sharp, so he instructed again: "Don't panic later, just act as if you really captured me. Do you understand?"

"I understand," Tie Niu nodded again.

"Also, the rope must be tied with a slipknot, not a dead knot. Forget it, Fourth Brother, you tie me up instead." Zhang Xingyu was afraid that Tie Niu's brain wasn't sharp and he would tie a dead knot, which would ruin the big plan.

A quarter of an hour later.

Zhang Xingyu, with his hands tied behind his back, was pushed by Tie Niu toward the village chief's small courtyard.

"Walk, walk fast."

Tie Niu shouted while pounding hard on Zhang Xingyu's back.

"Smack!"

Zhang Xingyu accidentally fell to the ground, and a big bump appeared on his forehead.

Damn, this blockheaded ox.

Why use so much force?

"Ouch, ouch!"

He curled up on the ground, shouting loudly.

This wasn't pretending; he was really in pain.

"Get up quickly, if you don't get up, I'm going to kick you."

Tie Niu said while raising his leg.

Damn, this stupid ox, he wouldn't really kick, would he?

Just at this moment, the courtyard gate creaked open, and the black-clad demon walked out from inside.

Tie Niu's thunderous shouting reached his ears.

A triumphant smile appeared on his face. It looked like that blockheaded kid had really captured someone.

"Get up quickly, if you don't get up, I'm going to beat you with my fists." Tie Niu rolled up his sleeves and clenched his fists.

This blockhead.

After this is over, I'll settle the score with you.

Zhang Xingyu cursed inwardly while struggling to stand up.

Seeing Zhang Xingyu stand up, Tie Niu rushed over again.

Damn! Is there no end to this?

Zhang Xingyu turned and ran to the side.

Tie Niu chased after him, waving his fists.

One in front and one behind, chasing and fleeing, the two gradually ran toward the outside of the village.

"Useless thing!"

Seeing this scene, the black-clad demon cursed angrily.

Seeing that the two were about to run far away, the black-clad demon also turned and chased after them.

His speed was very fast, and in a short while, he had closed the distance between himself and Zhang Xingyu.

Zhang Xingyu ran while looking back.

Seeing the black-clad person chasing up, he intentionally slowed his pace.

Running another one or two hundred meters forward, seeing that the black-clad person was already far away from the village chief's courtyard, Zhang Xingyu breathed a sigh of relief.

Luring this black-clad demon away meant the plan to rescue the villagers was half successful.

Next, it depended on Fourth Brother and Dafu and the others.

At the same time, Hu Siping and Zhu Dafu had already pushed the door open and entered the village chief's courtyard.

"Dafu, you take the left, I'll take the right, hurry and save the people," Hu Siping said.

Zhu Dafu nodded and quickly ran toward the room on the left.

"Is anyone there?" Zhu Dafu whispered.

There was no response in the room.

Zhu Dafu pushed open the door, and the room was empty.

Zhu Dafu quickly ran toward the main hall in the middle.

Arriving at the door, Hu Siping also ran over.

"Brother Hu, there's no one in the room on the left," Zhu Dafu said softly.

"There's no one in the room on the right either. The villagers should be locked in this main hall in the middle," Hu Siping said.

"Is anyone inside?" Hu Siping whispered toward the room.

The main hall was completely silent.

"Strange! The villagers were clearly locked in this courtyard," Hu Siping was extremely puzzled.

"Fourth Brother, don't think about it, just push the door open and see," Zhu Dafu said from the side.

Hu Siping pushed the door hard, but it didn't open.

He looked down.

Damn! The door was locked with a large copper lock.

He drew his Dharma blade and slashed at the copper lock.

The copper lock fell off in response.

The two pushed open the door and saw a large group of villagers sitting inside in a mess.

Seeing the two enter, the villagers in the room became restless.

Zhu Dafu quickly stopped them: "Shh. Don't make a sound. The demon has just been lured away by our people, hurry and follow us."

Village entrance.

Tie Niu finally caught up to Zhang Xingyu.

He raised his fist to strike.

Zhang Xingyu shouted anxiously: "Tie Niu, you blockhead. The demon is chasing us, why are you still hitting?"

Tie Niu's fist stopped in mid-air.

"Hurry and untie the rope on my hands," Zhang Xingyu shouted.

"Ah," Tie Niu was stunned for a moment, then remembered that Zhang Xingyu was here to save people.

Just as he was about to untie Zhang Xingyu, the black-clad demon had already caught up.

"Black kid, what are you stunned for? Hurry and capture that person," the demon shouted.

"Oh," Tie Niu agreed, but his hands didn't stop.

The rope was untied, and Zhang Xingyu dragged Tie Niu and ran forward again.

The black-clad demon was stunned.

After a moment, he came to his senses: "Not good, I've been tricked, luring the tiger away from the mountain."

The black-clad demon turned and ran back.

"Oh no."

Seeing the black-clad demon running back, Zhang Xingyu turned and chased after him.

"Demon, why are you running? If you have the ability, come and fight me for three hundred rounds," Zhang Xingyu shouted while chasing.

Tie Niu was stunned.

After a while, he understood and turned to chase back as well.

Village chief's courtyard gate.

The villagers were helping the old and young as they walked out.

Seeing the villagers escaping, the black-clad demon's eyes turned red with anxiety.

"Don't run. If you run again, I'll kill you one by one," the black-clad demon shouted.

With this shout, the villagers ran even faster.

The black-clad demon was furious.

He drew a blood-red short blade and rushed toward a woman holding a child.

"Not good."

Zhu Dafu, who was directing the villagers to escape, was very anxious.

He drew the Dharma blade from his waist and met the black-clad person.

"Clang!"

Zhu Dafu's Dharma blade broke into two pieces.

What the hell?

A three-star Dharma blade was also vulnerable.

The black-clad demon swung his blade again, and Zhu Dafu blocked again.

The next moment, only the hilt of the fatty's Dharma blade remained.

Disaster!

The little fatty groaned inwardly.

At this moment, he wanted to retreat, but he couldn't, and he didn't dare to.

Behind him were dozens of villagers. If he fled, these villagers would definitely suffer.

The black-clad demon grinned and raised his blood blade: "Die!"

"Clang!"

A Dharma blade blocked in front of the little fatty; it was Hu Siping who had arrived in time.

The Dharma blade broke in response, and the little fatty escaped a disaster.

Ten steps away, Zhang Xingyu raised his Dharma blade and also rushed up.

This Dharma blade was something he had hidden in the bushes by the road beforehand.

The Dharma blade slashed at the black-clad demon's back.

The black-clad demon blocked with his blood blade, and this Dharma blade also couldn't escape the fate of being cut in two.

Zhang Xingyu was shocked: What the hell is this blood blade, why is it so sharp?

"Hahahaha, today, you all must die," the black-clad demon laughed wildly.

The villagers who had just escaped the courtyard were terrified.

Some were shivering, some were crying loudly, and some were running around with their heads in their hands.

"Please let us go," a villager begged the demon.

"Hmph! Letting you go is impossible. If you hadn't run, I could have just taken your essence blood and not killed you. But since you dared to run, hehe, I will make you bleed until you die," the demon shouted, waving his blood blade.

"It has nothing to do with us. We didn't want to run, it was these people who came to open the door. If you want to kill, kill them, don't kill us," a villager said, pointing at the four of them.

"Troublemakers, bringers of disaster," the villagers pointed at the four of them and cursed loudly.

Seeing this situation, the black-clad demon laughed even more happily.

Outside the crowd, Hu Siping and Zhu Dafu were already trembling with anger, their eyes red, and Tie Niu also lowered his head in shame.

Zhang Xingyu glared at the demon: "Demon, don't be triumphant. This place is close to Nanhua Cheng; aren't you afraid of being hunted down for committing crimes here?"

"Haha, haha, this place is so remote, how could the cultivators of Nanhua Cheng come here? Kid, I saw you cursing quite happily just now; later, I'll take you first to sacrifice my Blood Demon Blade."

As the demon spoke, he waved his sleeve and scattered a cloud of red powder.

The powder drifted, and a faint fishy smell permeated outside the courtyard gate. ===== CHAPTER 53 =====