Chapter 9: Scorpions Emerge and Heads Fall to the Ground

  "Get Dr. Li to treat the injured brother, don't let him get infected." Liu Yiming returned to Qinglong Village and said in a low voice to his subordinates. Today's events made him hit a wall, this account couldn't be settled so easily, but that little guy seemed not to be so simple, it was better to understand the situation before taking action. Liu Yiming thought to himself, Scorpion, why is he called Scorpion?

  "Big brother, Hu Zi and Lao Wu, as well as our injured brothers, have already been taken to Mr. Li's place. This account can't just be settled like this, can it?" Lao San walked up to Liu Yi Meng's side, looking at the dazed Big Brother, thinking that something was wrong with him today. If it were usual, Big Brother would have led the entire village down the mountain to avenge his brothers by now.

  Liu Yi Meng sighed and said in a low voice: "Old Three, do you think you can beat that kid?"

  Lao San recalled Dan Yixuan's moves, which were simple yet not flashy. He could throw a punch at the same moment Lao Wu kicked out, and that one punch was fatal. Just thinking about it made him realize how fast and precise his speed and force were.

  "To be honest, big brother, I've never seen this kid's moves before," he said. "Such practical and simple moves are all killing techniques in actual combat. If I were to fight him, I might not be able to beat him either!" Lao San sighed, recalling the moment Dan Yixuan threw his punch, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.

  Liu Yi Ming nodded and said lightly, "This vendetta will be avenged, but not now. The sudden appearance of such a thorny figure in Yang City must mean something is going to happen. Take a few brothers to Yang City to gather some information and see if anything unusual has happened recently." Liu Yi Ming always felt that this person who called himself Scorpion was not simple, and acting rashly might lead to losses, which he never did.

  "Alright!" Old Three said and turned around to walk away.

  "Old Liu!" Before Old Three had even left the house, a man in a white changshan with glasses quickly walked into the main hall.

  "Ah, Doctor Li, how's my brother?" Liu Yiming asked hastily as he stood up to show respect. Doctor Li's face was covered in cold sweat, and he panted as he said: "Liu Lao Da, your brother's injuries are severe, I need a batch of medicine right now, you must get someone to fetch it for me, and...and quickly! If we're late, their wounds might become infected!"

  "What? Infected?" Lao San's foot, which had just stepped out the door, came back in. "What medicine do you need, tell me and I'll go get it!" Lao San glanced at Liu Yi Ming, he knew that Lao Da wouldn't give up on any of his brothers, so he asked, knowing that Lao Da would agree.

  Dr. Li handed a piece of paper with the names of medicines already written on it to Old Three, wiped the sweat from his face and said: "These medicines are very hard to get, only the Japanese pharmacy in the county town has them, they have forcibly monopolized many pharmacies' anti-inflammatory drugs to prevent the KMT and CPC from getting them, so getting them is a big risk!" Dr. Li looked at Liu Yiming as he spoke.

  Lao San gritted his teeth, looked up at Liu Yi Ming, if it was a ghost's pharmacy, it wouldn't be a simple matter, and he had to get Lao Da's approval before proceeding. Although they were mountain bandits, during tense periods, everyone would remain extremely calm, like Mount Tai crumbling in front of them without changing their expression.

  Liu Yiming pulled out the pistol from his waist and calmly said, "Old Three, take this prescription, we're going to buy medicine!" Old Three was taken aback when he heard that Big Brother wanted to go personally and said, "Big Brother, it's better if I handle this matter." Old Three tucked the gun into his waist and walked out, saying to several brothers as they walked, "Brothers, follow me into the city!"

  Several brothers guarding the door immediately followed Lao San down the mountain. Liu Yi Ming couldn't help but smile bitterly and said to Dr. Li beside him, "Dr. Li, before we get the medicine, my brother is in your care!"

  "That... you should hurry up!" Doctor Li said and walked towards the back room.

  "Brother on the mountain, come with me to meet Third Brother!" Liu Yiming shouted loudly as he pulled out his handgun. Immediately afterwards, all the guards except for those on normal duty gathered together.

  Shan Yixuan was whittling a branch with his dagger, making both sides sharp enough to draw blood on contact. Looking at the finished branch on the bed, Shan Yixuan put down his dagger and picked up a branch that resembled a flying dart, thinking to himself that it had fulfilled Party's words - no guns, no cannons, the enemy will provide for us. This time, I'll just make one myself! Sooner or later, I'll build an arsenal in this courtyard!

  Shan Yixuan thought to himself, "I'd better take a bundle of flying darts and head out. If I don't make any noise for Old Master's 100 devils, it'll be too embarrassing." Shan Yixuan walked onto the streets of Yang City, where the sun was about to set. Looking at the red sun that was about to dip below the horizon, he muttered to himself, "The good show is about to begin."

  "Hello, boss, we want to buy these few medicines." Old Three put the silver coins in the money bag on the counter and handed over the written note to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper frowned after reading it but still took the prescription and walked to the back.

  Lao San looked around in all directions, mentally mapping out an escape route.

  The shopkeeper walked out with two packages of medicine, his face expression was a bit serious. Lao San realized something was wrong when it was too late. Several Japanese men holding guns surrounded Lao San and the others, Lao San saw that the situation was not good, immediately pulled out a gun and shot through the head of a Japanese man standing in front, then snatched the medicine from the shopkeeper's arms and ran outside.

  "Bang! Bang!" A gunshot rang out, and the entire Yang City was thrown into chaos. At that moment, the garrison troops, police station, and Japanese plainclothes began to quickly converge on the direction from which the gunshot came.

  Lao San led several brothers to kill the nearest Japanese devils and then ran wildly towards the city gate. Before long, the ghosts and puppet troops followed behind them.

  Shan Yixuan hid in the crowd, watching this chase, and couldn't help but admire the bravery of a few people. He thought to himself that this was the real deal! Shan Yixuan pushed through the crowd, found a slightly higher spot, and wanted to see clearly who was so bold as to openly rob a Japanese pharmacy, especially in Yang City which had already been occupied by the devils.

  "How could it be them?" Duan Yixuan furrowed his brow, thinking to himself: Aren't they the bandits from Qinglong Village? Having their heads squeezed by the door, being frustrated with me isn't enough, do they have to take it out on the Japanese like this...

  Shan Yixuan watched them run towards the city gate, thinking to himself: "This group of idiots, the entire Yang City is full of devils, who can rob the main gate? Damn it! Shan Yixuan licked his tongue tip and made a decision in his heart: kill people, starting now!"

  "Halt!" Several devils chased and shouted, the intermittent gunfire kept ringing in Yangcheng, for a time Yangcheng was extraordinarily lively.

  "Whoosh" sounded, a branch cut through the air, and then a devil fell to the ground. Shan Yixuan's mouth slightly curved upwards, thinking to himself: just you wait, what can you use to fight China?

  "Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh." Shan Yixuan stealthily followed behind the ghost, silently throwing flying darts, and the feeling of backstabbing was extremely refreshing.

  "Rat-a-tat... rat-a-tat!" The sound of machine guns rang out from behind, and Shan Yixuan was stunned. The Japanese devils and puppet troops who were hot on his heels also froze in shock. Shan Yixuan turned around to see that a Japanese devil had been hit by a flying dart in the neck, yet still had the strength to pull the trigger!

  "Wow, such a strong vitality?" Shuang Yixuan exclaimed in surprise. He immediately threw another flying dart at the ghostly figure lying on the ground. The Japanese and puppet soldiers who had been chasing them relentlessly turned their heads to see dozens of corpses lying on the road, and everyone couldn't help but take a cold breath.

  Several Japanese soldiers glared angrily at their fallen comrade, gritting their teeth and cursing: "Baka! You're dead, dead!" As soon as the words fell, all the guns aimed at the place where Shan Yixuan was hiding. "Dadada...da..." Shan Yixuan jumped behind the wall with a leap, thinking it was lucky that there were no civilians outside! Shan Yixuan took a deep breath, recalling in his mind the conversation with Ziluo that morning, and every route that Ziluo had explained to him.

  The enemy's footsteps were getting closer and closer, and Shan Yixuan held the only three flying darts left in his hand and stood up. Several Japanese soldiers and puppet troops immediately aimed at Shan Yixuan, and as soon as he moved, the guns in front of him would shoot him to pieces.

  "Hachi Ga, what's your Eighth Route Army doing?" a devil asked with some annoyance.

  Shan Yixuan glanced at the machine gun on the ground and thought, "Let's take a gamble!" With that, Shan Yixuan suddenly leaped up, and three flying darts shot out simultaneously. The three Japanese soldiers standing closest immediately fell to the ground. By the time the other Japanese soldiers reacted, Shan Yixuan had one arm around the body he had just used as cover and the other holding the machine gun.

  "Dong... dong... dong..." Dan Yixuan fired while retreating, the powerful firepower was unmatched by the Type 38 rifle and Hanyang Arsenal. The devils and puppet troops dodged Dan Yixuan's firepower attack one after another. Dan Yixuan dragged his human flesh bulletproof vest, thinking it felt great, but it was too damn heavy!

  "Third Brother, the devils aren't chasing us anymore?" A brother who was following behind Old Three panted heavily as he looked at the devils who had already begun to retreat. Old Three rubbed his head, puzzled and said: "Could it be that Big Brother has come to support us?"

  "It's impossible!" Another brother continued, "The gunshot came from the place we just ran from. Big Brother should be waiting for us, and it shouldn't be from Yang City. I think I just saw someone, but I don't know if it was him?"

  "Who?" Lao San looked at his brother in confusion and asked.

  "It was the scorpion we met this morning, he was just watching us from the small bridge on the west side of Yang City."

  "Scorpion?" Lao San furrowed his brow, why would a scorpion want to help us?

  "Hmm, just now I saw him holding a bundle of sharp objects! It looks very much like darts, Grandpa once taught me, so I think it's probably him!"

  Lao San licked the tip of his tongue, nodded and said: "Since they kindly saved us, we shouldn't be ungrateful. Let's retreat!" Lao San led several brothers through the blockade line and smoothly left Yang City.

  "Preposterous!" Qingteng slammed his hand on the table, his voice cold. "What? Someone dares to kill imperial soldiers in Yang City? What kind of food do you people eat?" Qingteng glared angrily at the commander in front of him.