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A bandit quickly agreed, ”That's right, they went east. What do you think? The monk had calculated it. I said I was going east, let's go east. Liu San thought he was smart and said he was heading north. It made us run more than a hundred miles for nothing. ”
Another bandit said, ”I also said something along the way was wrong. Someone insisted on chasing. How clever! A few weak girls could run so far in the middle of the night! ” All the bandits cast a resentful look at Liu San.
That Liu San righteously said, ”Don't look at me like that. Destiny telling and divination were all nonsense! This monk's calculations were wrong! He's making it up! How can we be wrong when we've been tracking them all the way here? How do you explain the footprints on the ground? ”
Fa Ming admired Liu San from the bottom of his heart, but his words were full of nonsense. He also deliberately looked at the ground a few times, shook his head and smiled, pretending to leave. The bandits stopped him and asked again, ”Monk, what's the meaning of your laughter after seeing the footprints?”
”At daybreak, a group of people lifted a coffin and wailed as they passed through and went into the mountains. The footprints were left by them. ”
When the bandits heard this, they believed it without a doubt. He immediately continued, ”From the village forty miles to the east, that is the home of that leopard cat brat's maternal grandma. There was a group of people there, led by a small white dragon. I said that the leopard cat ran away early when something happened. He and the little white dragon must have been in cahoots. ”
Hearing this, the bandit who was in favour of chasing them to the east angrily said, ”Don't listen to Liu San's bullsh * t.” The monk was right. Let's take a short cut from here to get the white dragon. Little White Dragon lives on the east side of the street. He first grabbed the reins and mounted the horse, followed by the rest of the bandits. Liu San glared at Farmer and finally mounted the horse. After that, they immediately lashed out, causing smoke and dust to billow as they ran towards the white dragon for help.
He watched them go, smiled, and sat down under the tree. When the little Daoist heard that there were no more movements, he sneaked a look around and saw that Fa Ming was sitting under a tree. The bandits had left, but he had also brought the girls out with him. As he approached, the little Daoist asked, ”How did the bandits get here? ”Don't go back and kill him.”
Farmer laughed, ”I was just trying to mystify things and sent them away. When they came back, it had to be dark at least. We were gone by then. ”
The little Daoist said, ”Just now, I heard them being led by Liu San and felt a bit scared. That fellow is crafty and knows how to scheme. ” ”I have given the temple some silver dollars,” he said. Let's go. ”
When everyone arrived at the temple, a few nuns served the food and welcomed them warmly. After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, the nun led everyone to a quiet place at the back and said, ”You guys have all been tired from running for a whole night, rest here. We'll keep watch at the front, and no one will disturb us. ” Everyone fell asleep. The mister had brought her own men to guard the place, afraid that the bandits would come looking for her. From then on, Farmer led them to the temple during the day, ate dinner at night, and travelled in the dark.
After walking for a few nights, the journey became less and less frequent. Some people felt pain and redness under their feet. Their walking speed was much slower than others. That day, they arrived at the border of the camp. Farmer led the group into the temple.
After breakfast, Farmer said, ”Girls, I've sent you a few hundred miles so far. They went forward out of the realm of tenancy and into the territory of the Kuomintang. In front of them was the territory of the 28th Division. You can walk during the day and be safe. Japanese devils and bandits would not come here. We broke up today. I wish you a safe journey and an early reunion with your families! ” All the girls lowered their heads in silence.
”The poor monk and the little Taoist brought Miss Lin from Tianjin and sailed back to Beijing on a boat,” he said. All eight of you will go to her house with the elm girl. Ask her family to help you contact your family and friends and send you home. ”This way, I can feel at ease.”
Out of the nine girls, only one of them was happy. The eight of them lowered their heads without saying a word, not saying a word. It turned out that they didn't want him to leave. The moment they heard he was going to leave, they all felt miserable in their hearts.
The girl from the big elm tree wailed, ”Master, don't leave us behind. We girls don't go far from home. I don't know how long we'll have to walk. We are all dressed in conspicuous clothes and unfamiliar with the path. We don't dare to walk without you around. On the way, once they met someone, there would be no one to save them. Master, please show us some mercy and send us to the big elm tree. ” The eight girls began to cry again.
”From here to the big elm,” said Farmer. ”I think we have two or three days to go. I'll delay you a little longer and send you there. ” All the girls happily expressed their gratitude.
”Let us be sure,” said Farmer. ”When we get there, no one is allowed to send us any more. I have something important on my mind, and I cannot delay it. ” The elm girl said, ”Come to my house and everything will be fine. My father must have arranged for them to be sent home. North Korean sisters, my father has a way to help too. ”
Those two Korean girls were even more pitiful. Since they came out of the devil's lair, the two of them had not left Farmer's side. They were very afraid of losing them. Seeing the tears welling up in their eyes, he consoled them, ”You don't have to worry. I'll let you return home safely.” The two of them didn't understand Chinese, so they knew it was out of goodwill. Thank you to Farmer.
”Wait for me with them,” he said to the little Taoist, ”I'll go for a walk in the city, and I'll be back soon.”
Farmer left. All the ladies were sitting under the tree in front of the door, surrounding the little Daoist. Monks in the temple were invited to drink tea, but they drove away the monks and did not let the young Taoist go. The monks said they were difficult to entertain. The little Taoist said he was going to pee, and they followed him. The little Daoist was too shy to urinate like a human being and almost peed his pants. Those girls were all afraid that the little Daoist and Farmer would secretly leave.