Chapter 18: Charging into the Japanese Dojo

  Yuan Ren and Yuan Zhen, Yuan Yi and Yuan Xin, Yuan Li and Yuan Zhi divided into three breakout groups, each heading in a different direction. All three groups used their lightness skills to jump through the air, leap over houses, drill through alleys, and walk through small lanes, shaking off the enemy. The devils and security guards only had the role of randomly shooting behind them.

  Yu Ren and Yu Zhen made their way through the alleys, crossing streets and passing by houses, until they finally stopped in front of a restaurant.

  Yuan Ren, being the eldest brother, grabbed Yuan Zhen and said: "Sixth Brother, we've already shaken off the devils and the security team. Now let's take a look at our position and see which city gate is closest to us, so we can rush out of the city as soon as possible and meet up with Eighth Sound Town and the other brothers."

  "But, Master Brother, we've been running for so long, the little food in our stomachs has already been digested. How about this, let's go into that restaurant and eat something first, then continue on our way." Yuan Zhen's stomach was growling with hunger.

  "My good junior brother, what time is it already? You're still thinking about eating. Look at our attire, we're bald and wearing Japanese military uniforms, isn't this clearly telling others that we're disguised as the evil monks from Biyuan Temple? We entered the restaurant, but before our buttocks could even sit firmly, the devils and the security team surrounded us, if we run now it's too late." Yuan Ren disagreed with entering the restaurant to eat, so he persuaded Yuan Zhen.

  "That's also true." Yuan Zhen glanced at his senior brother Yuan Ren and almost burst out laughing.

  "Hurry up and take off that Japanese disguise, bald head and Japanese military uniform. The Japanese devils are looking for us all over the streets!" Yuan Ren pulled Yuan Zhen into the alley, taking off his Japanese uniform as he spoke to Yuan Zhen.

  "Yes, take it off!" Yuanyuan echoed.

  Two people tidy up their respective appearances.

  "Go, leave here quickly." Yuan Ren pulled Yuan Zhen.

  Just as the two were about to turn and leave, suddenly, the gate of a grand mansion across the street was opened with a "clang". Two Japanese samurai-like men carried out a badly injured Chinese man from the mansion. On the steps, the two Japanese men cursed: "Get lost, pig!" With a joint effort, they threw the badly injured Chinese man onto the main street. Then, they glared at the Chinese man fiercely and turned around, closing the gate with another "clang".

  Yuan Ren and Yuan Zhen looked up, carefully examining the sign above the gate of the large courtyard. The sign read "Cangmen Daochang" in four large characters. Now Yuan Ren understood - this was a martial arts school opened by Japanese warriors in Cangmen City. But what about the Chinese man who had been thrown out? Yuan Ren made a hand gesture to Yuan Zhen, and the two of them quickly approached the entrance of Cangmen Daochang, helping up the battered Chinese man.

  "Big brother, what's going on?" Yuan Ren helped up the Chinese compatriot who was on the verge of collapse. His eyes were slightly closed, and when he saw someone helping him up, he tried to open his eyes.

  "Brother, don't mind me, you go quickly! I...I..." He panted and said with great difficulty, "I...was caught by several Japanese warriors yesterday when I passed by this road. They...they...made us Chinese people their training targets, beating us to death, beating us half dead, and then throwing us out. There are still over a dozen Chinese targets in the courtyard who were caught by them!" The injured big brother said with a gasp.

  "First, let's hurry and save this big brother first!" Yuan Ren asked Yuan Zhen to help him, and they put the injured big brother on their shoulders and rushed to a nearby pharmacy. Yuan Ren asked the pharmacist to find a bed for the injured big brother, put him on the bed, and opened some medicine for internal and external injuries. He instructed the injured big brother to rest well here. Yuan Ren gave the pharmacy owner some money and asked him to take good care of this big brother.

  After arranging for the injured big brother, Yuan Ren and Yuan Zhen arrived at the entrance of "Cangmen Daochang" again.

  Yuan Ren gazed at the pitch-black large gate and said to Yuan Zhen: "The Japanese devils opened a martial arts hall, using Chinese civilians as targets, they are even more cruel and ruthless than jackals. Yuan Zhen, do you have the guts to go in with me, kick down their martial arts hall, and teach those arrogant Japanese warriors a lesson?"

  "Big Brother, what are you saying? Is this even a question? Fighting the devils, I'm all courage. Big Brother, wherever you fight, I'll follow! Let's go, we're going to kick down this Japanese martial arts hall." Yuan Zhen said with great fanfare.

  "Go!" Yuan Ren patted Yuan Zhen's shoulder, and the two of them stepped up onto the stairs together.

  Yuán Zhēn was about to kick the gate, but Yuán Rén stopped him: "Sixth Brother, know yourself and know your enemy, win every battle. We should first go into the courtyard and take a look around. Let's go! Into the courtyard!"

  Yuan Ren pulled Yuan Zhen and ran along the wall root for a distance, stopping at a place outside the wall. With a burst of strength from his legs, Yuan Ren leaped up onto the top of the wall, with Yuan Zhen closely following behind him, also jumping onto the top of the wall.

  Yuan Ren turned around and found that in a hutong, there were more than ten Japanese soldiers searching from house to house. Yuan Ren knew that these devils were searching for the six brothers who had made a big disturbance at the city gate, so he quickly gave Yuan Zhen a signal with his eyes, and Yuan Zhen understood, the two of them quietly slipped into the courtyard. After landing, the two people immediately hid vigilantly.

  In the courtyard of the Seimonjou dojo, there were two rows of houses in the same Japanese architectural style. The front row should be the training room for Japanese warriors, and Genrin clearly heard the sound of "Hei Ha" coming from the windows. The back row was likely to be the living quarters for Japanese warriors, and Genrin saw many underwear and kimonos hanging on clotheslines.

  Suddenly, a commotion broke out in the training room. Yuan Ren and Yuan Zhen immediately crouched down behind a flower wall.

  Only one Chinese "target" was seen, kicked out of the training room by Japanese samurai and heavily fell on the cement floor outside the training room. Two samurai standing under the eaves of the training room, responsible for sentry duty and vigilance, walked towards the seriously injured Chinese "target", each grabbing one of his arms, dragging the unconscious "target" out of the gate.

  Yuánzhēn, who was inside the flower wall, gritted his teeth and wanted to rush up and capture the two Japanese samurai, but was held back by Yuánrén.

  After throwing away the useless Chinese "target", two Japanese samurai welcomed a Japanese officer, with two guards following behind him. One of the Japanese samurai ran into the training room to report, and out came a person who looked like the director of the dojo - Kaito. Kaito bowed to the Japanese officer and greeted him, and the two of them chatted and gesticulated at the entrance of the training room for a while. Then Kaito returned to the training room and brought out more than ten Japanese samurai from the dojo, handing them over to the Japanese officer. The Japanese officer smiled all over his face as he bid farewell to Director Kaito, and left with the more than ten samurai and two guards.

  Yuichi also smiled and saw off the Japanese officer at the gate.

  This is the Pavilion Master, we can't help but introduce him: He is a rising star in Japan's martial arts world. When he first came to China, he was eager to find Chinese martial artists to compete with. It is said that he defeated many Chinese martial artists, so he became very arrogant and proud of himself. He heard that the abbot of Biyuan Temple in Cangmen, Master Hui Chong, had exceptional martial arts skills, so he came from Beijing to Cangmen, with the support of General Kuroki, opened this dojo, and practiced hard every day, wanting to challenge Master Hui Chong. In order to achieve real combat effectiveness, he used ordinary Chinese people as targets for his training, and it is unknown how many Chinese people were tortured to death.

  Dove returned to the training room, and soon another Chinese "target" was kicked out. This "target" who was kicked out was even more miserable, with his head facing down and smashing into the cement floor, dying on the spot.

  Yuán Zhēn couldn't take it anymore, and was about to rush out when Yuán Rén grabbed him.

  "Sixth brother, don't be impulsive. The devils are searching for us all over the city, and this Qingmen Daoist temple should be the safest place. If we kick up a fuss now, it will definitely attract the devils' search party. Why not wait until nightfall, then make our move under cover of darkness? We can catch them off guard and kill them before they know what's happening." said Yuan Ren.

  "What shall we do now?" Yuan Zhen asked.

  "Aren't you hungry already? Let's go to their kitchen and see if we can find something to eat first, then talk later."

  "Good!"