"Keep up!"
About seventy men, all wearing hemp robes, hats, and wielding slender katanas, burst from the three restaurants. They were generally somewhat short in stature.
They were clearly speaking the language of the invaders.
It was the group of Fusang Ronin that Xiang Wentian had lured. Their encampment had been destroyed. A few who understood some Chinese had heard about a powerful martial arts manual and desired to obtain it, with hopes of returning to their island to wreak havoc again.
Far away on the surface of Poyang Lake in Jiujiang Prefecture, Yue, anxious to head southward, was once again held back by Ning.
"Brother, there are many fishing villages around here. Let's keep looking, in case there's a martial arts prodigy," she said.
Yue looked towards Fuzhou, desperate, but his hand was grasped by Ning. Seeing the look in his wife's eyes, he could only respond with a reluctant "Alright."
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