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Chapter 86 - Forgotten History
The Naha Harbor was a port close to the mountain and sea. In the beginning, the Tyrant was just a fishing village in the outskirts of the Ryukyu, but after hundreds of years of trading in the ocean, its name gradually became famous worldwide, while the Shouli City was second to none.
Along the mountain range, there were countless taverns, restaurants, Japanese hotels and hot springs. From here, one could completely enjoy the beautiful scenery of the port, and it had always been the best place for nobles to gather. Today, in front of a Japanese tavern, three men in luxurious kimono quietly watched the farce on the pier.
”To calm E Balang down, he had to restrain himself and make sure that he did not cause any bloodshed. Just like the Chinese people said, the one who had a good grasp over the situation was a man in the middle, there was not a single stain on his new uniform, the creases on his face arranged symmetrically, and his expression was abnormally calm.
Beside him stood two retainers, respectfully pouring wine for the family head. The milky white rice wine emitted a unique fragrance, and as they sat on the shallow plate, they just so happened to take a sip.
One of the armored warriors said angrily, ”Respected Clan Elder, why didn't we let E Balang take action? They obviously have the advantage in numbers, with just a little effort, they can be pushed into the sea to be fed to the fishes. Is that person surnamed Xiao really so terrifying?”
The man who was addressed as the writer said expressionlessly, ”Kiyoshi Yamamoto, are you questioning my decision? Let me tell you, this country of Qing is extremely terrifying. vassal lords once told me, this talent called Xiao Letian is an outstanding Chinese man. For someone to be able to write such a bizarre text like ”Journey to the West”, he can already be said to be a Unparalleled National Scholars … ”
The armored Kiyoshi Yamamoto knelt on the tatami, bowed his head and continued to 'Ha', while the expression on the official's face who was pouring wine became much more relaxed, ”General Yamamoto Miche, among the Japanese scholars, there is a saying that 'there is no China beyond the Cliff', that after the fall of the Song Dynasty, the Chinese are not Chinese anymore …”
”When the Mongolian came, they were the slaves of the Yuan people, and when the Manchu people came, they became the Qing Guo Nu. Although Da Ming had once restored the rule of the Han people, the glory was no longer there. ”What's more sad is that when these western people came by boat, these Chinese became a group of slaves. Five years ago, even the capital city was captured. What a pity …”
At this time, the official suddenly put down the wine jug and sat on the tatami, he spoke to Kiyoshi Yamamoto and the elder in the middle with a stern expression, ”But, China is simply too vast, even if 90% of the people in China forget about the pride and glory of their ancestors, only 10% of the people here still inherit China's destiny … ”Then, with such a huge population, this percentage of Chinese people is still worthy of respect and fear. For example, this Xiao Letian …”
The elder in the middle nodded his head, ”Yes, Bamboo Center is right. Even if 90% of the people in Qing Country are lowly slaves, the remaining 10% are still terrifying.” I have seen Xiao Letian's Journey to the West before, and to be honest, I only understand half of it. I truly have an eye-opener, and really want to become his disciple … ”
Speaking up to here, the clan elder shook his head while laughing at himself, ”But that won't do, the Ryukyu is the life of our Shimadzu Family, for his sake, we have to drive this Xiao Letian away too … However, we cannot hurt him. He is a great Grandmaster who can start his own sect! ”
The three of them fell into silence. At this time, they ran up the mountain road and knelt down saying loudly: ”Master, please be so despicable, E Balang can't hold on any longer …”
”Nani?” The three servants of the Shimadzu Family looked towards the dock below the mountain in disbelief. In the end, they realized that while they were chatting, E Balang's two hundred men had actually been beaten into a group of headless flies.
Xiao Letian was a leader without moral integrity, not just right now, he had always been as well. Don't look at how fighting with fewer people, but Xiao Letian fully displayed his shameless fighting spirit, causing the army of eighty strong men and Heaven veterans to be used by him as a group of thugs.
They used it as a weapon: eye piercing, kicking, toeing, even the white ash stored in the harbor. When these underhanded methods were used, E Balang's subordinates were all beaten silly, they wanted to pull out their blades and fight with it, but they did not dare, after all, the elder of Shimadzu Family had already given the order in advance, unless the Qing Nation made the first move, they would not be allowed to fight with their lives.
On one side, he was using his open hands and feet while on the other hand, he was trying his best to resist.
”Ba'e, you Qing Guo Nu are truly shameless … You are insulting the spirit of kung fu... ”Aiya, my eyes went white with dust …” E Balang retreated while covering his eyes as he scolded with all his might.
”Fool, don't you know how to fight back? Cut their eyes, kick their balls, step on their toes... Don't you even know how to throw lime? ”
Unfortunately, before E Balang and the others could do anything, Xiao Letian's following sneak attacks had caught up to them. Three black cannons flew across the sky, and the gunpowder was burning in the air. After three muffled sounds, a large amount of pungent air rose from the waves of people.
”Cough, cough, cough …” What is this? Qing Guo Nu are so despicable … ”Cough, cough, cough …” At this point, the Waves couldn't help but scatter in all directions.