Chapter 7: The Storm in Yang City

  Zhiluo nodded and said softly, "Eat slowly, I'll take you out for a walk after you finish." Zhi Luo was concerned to see Shan Yixuan eating so hastily.

  Shan Yixuan finished eating, and the two of them walked onto the streets. With a change of clothes, Shan Yixuan had already blended into this world, no longer having to worry about differences in clothing drawing unnecessary attention.

  "Yixuan, what are you doing here? Why do I always meet you at the most dangerous times?" Ziluo whispered. Xian Yixuan chuckled and said: "It's fate, actually I don't know where I came from or what I'm going to do..." Xian Yixuan thought for a moment, but still didn't tell the truth to the innocent girl in front of him. He always felt that it wasn't the right time yet.

  "Hmph, you won't even tell me who you are, and yet you want to marry me?" Yang Ziluo pretended to be angry as she looked at Shan Yixuan.

  "I'm from Shandong, I don't know how I ended up here either, if I have a chance, I'll tell you!"

  "Hmm, okay!" Yang Ziluo and the two of them walked while chatting. Shan Yixuan and Ziluo chatted while constantly paying attention to their surroundings, engraving every place in their minds.

  "Why are there so many Japanese soldiers and puppet troops in Yangcheng?" Sun Yixuan looked at the Kempeitai on duty on the road with a puzzled expression, thinking that this small county town was not worth such a big fuss.

  Yang Zilu nodded and said, "Yangcheng is located at the junction of Xuzhou and Hebei, with two-way traffic passing through, where trains and cars can stop. The enemy may see this as a strategic treasure land!"

  "Unexpectedly, you understand so much, are you also studying military strategy?" asked Shan Yixuan.

  "In my free time, I just read some famous books like 'The Art of War' by Sun Tzu. That's all." Zi Luo smiled humbly and continued: "Also, Yangcheng has an arsenal, maybe that's why there are so many Japanese devils stationed here!"

  "An armory?" Xuan was shocked and almost shouted out loud, but Yang Zilu immediately covered his mouth. It wasn't until then that Xuan realized his mistake and nodded slightly before Zilu put her hand down, giving him a reproachful look for being so startled.

  A group of Japanese infantrymen brushed past, and Shan Yixuan couldn't help but take a deep breath. "Where is their arsenal?" Shan Yixuan asked in a low voice.

  "The enemy's arsenal is located in a remote mountain valley north of Yangcheng, where the Japanese have built a highway that allows trucks and horse-drawn carts to transport ammunition. The place is heavily guarded, with sentry posts two kilometers away, and anyone who approaches will be shot dead."

  Shan Yixuan furrowed his brow and thought to himself, "If we were to blow up an arsenal, I wonder how many lives Yang would demand from us in compensation!"

  "Isn't there any anti-Japanese force around?" Shan Yixuan was very puzzled, why the Eighth Route Army and the Nationalist Party didn't even have a shadow?

  "No, since the devils occupied Yangcheng, the anti-Japanese forces nearby have disappeared without a trace, I don't know what's going on." Zi Luo's eyes flashed with a hint of puzzlement.

  Shan Yixuan didn't pay attention to Yang Ziluo's expression, thinking that the anti-Japanese forces might be afraid of harming innocent people, after all, Yangcheng was not a big or small place.

  "I still think it sounds better when you call me Luoluo!" Yang Ziluo turned her head and looked at Shan Yixuan.

  "Alright, Luo Luo!" Duan Yi Xuan said with a sly smile.

  "Hmph! I'm not playing with you anymore." Luoluo said, pretending to be angry.

  "Hey, isn't this the young lady from the Yang family?" A rough voice entered the ears of Shan Yixuan and Luo Luo. The two simultaneously lifted their heads, a burly man with a shaved head, riding on horseback, looked at them with a sly smile on his face. Behind him were five or six subordinates riding horses, each with a sturdy build, and Shan Yixuan, who was used to cars, suddenly felt a bit awkward seeing several horses.

  Luo Luo raised her head slightly and frowned, "Liu Yi Ming, aren't you afraid of being caught by the Yangcheng police?"

  "Haha, catch me? Yang big sister is so forgetful. Inside the city gate of Yangcheng, it's Guizi and Erguizi who are in charge. And don't forget your dad! But once you step out of the city gate of Yangcheng, it's my brothers from Qinglong Village who call the shots!"

  "You..." Yang Zilu's face turned bright red as he pointed at Liu Yiming but couldn't say a word.

  "What's wrong, Miss Yang doesn't know? Your father is now a celebrity in the eyes of the Japanese, saying that he will be the head of the maintenance association, haha. Although I, Liu Yi Ming, am doing the business of robbery, my brothers are all being forced to join the bandits by the devils, and every citizen of Yangcheng has been accounted for. My father has never taken food from them, damn it! Has your family's old man done that?

  Liu Yi Ming pulled on the reins, glanced at Shan Yixuan, and asked: "This little white face is not a local, right?"

  Shan Yixuan furrowed his brow, how dare he say that he is a pretty boy, isn't that asking for death? Ziluo pulled Shan Yixuan's hand, meaning don't be impulsive. Shan Yixuan endured the anger in his heart and looked at Liu Yiming who was shouting on horseback.

  "He's my friend, what business is it of yours?" Yang Zilu pointed at Liu Yiming and said angrily. In his heart, he had already scolded the son of a bitch in front of him a thousand times, ten thousand times.

  "Ah, I didn't care about it before, but now I do. My purpose for coming down the mountain today was to find a wife, and unexpectedly, I ran into Miss Yang as soon as I left the mountain gate. It seems like this is fate!" Liu Yiming said with a lecherous smile, completely ignoring Zhi Luoye standing beside Shan Yixuan, who in his eyes was just a bookworm or even a pretty boy.

  "You dare, aren't you afraid that my dad will bring the police and the constabulary to wipe out your bandit's lair?" Upon hearing Liu Yiming say this, Ziluo involuntarily took a step back.

  Liu Yiming "haha" laughed and said sinisterly: "My Qinglong Village is located in the White Buddha Mountain, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and hard to attack. Even if the devils of Yangcheng launch a surprise attack on me, I won't frown."

  Yang Zilu took a deep breath of cool air and secretly thought that today was so unlucky, unexpectedly running into the leader of the Qinglong Village bandits.

  "Her?" Duan Yi Xuan pointed at Yang Zi Luo and then smiled, saying: "You want my person to be your wife, don't you also need to get my approval?"

  Yang Ziluo heard Shan Yixuan say that she was his, and couldn't help but feel a burning sensation on her face. She hastily lowered her head in embarrassment, thinking to herself: I haven't even agreed yet, how can he be so overbearing?

  "Who, you?" Liu Yiming looked at Shan Yixuan with some surprise. He thought he was just a little white face who didn't even dare to speak, but unexpectedly, he was now saying that the woman he liked was his? "You think you can compete with me for women? I was shooting guns when your mother was still pregnant with you! I'm in a good mood today, so I won't bother with you. Hurry up and disappear from my sight!" Liu Yiming pulled on the reins, looking at Shan Yixuan with disdain.