stand back, let me come

Chapter 1276: One Battle to Decide the Southwest (Thirteen) [Happy National Day]

Shen Tang had suspicion written all over his face.

The mermaid also has eyes, so even if he is not familiar with the ways of the world, he can understand what she means. He also knows that since he came to Kangguo to seek refuge at the very moment when the war between Kangguo and the Southwest Allied Forces broke out, anyone with a normal mind would doubt his intentions. If he wants to gain trust, he must be honest. Mermaid: "I know Mr. Shen doesn't believe me, but I can't show my loyalty to the country for the time being, and I can't prove my innocence."

True surrender or false surrender?

Shen Tang put this matter aside for now and asked, "May I ask, what is the grudge between your ancestors and Luo Yuan?"

The mermaid said, "Oh, he slept with my breast."

Shen Tang: "..."

One sentence can make her helpless.

If she hadn't been the boss for many years, she would have improved a lot in controlling her emotions, and the mermaid's words would have made her lose her composure. Such explosive content blurted out, didn't the mermaid treat her as an outsider? Gu Chi clenched his fist to his lips and coughed non-stop.

The mermaid looked at everyone's reactions and was a little confused.

"That's right. She slept with my grandma and almost pissed off my grandpa. My father committed suicide out of shame. The vengeance on my ancestors is too great to be avenged." Didn't they say that these people were very taboo about this kind of thing? Wasn't what Luo Yuan did not count as ironclad evidence that he wanted to kill the other party?

Shen Tang: "...revenge is no problem."

She is more concerned about why the mermaid has the same surname as Luo Yuan?

  Are the mermaid’s ancestors from the same clan as Luo Yuan?

Shen Tang asked doubtfully, and the mermaid replied, "That's not the case. Luo Yuan deliberately gave up his family name and took my grandfather's surname in order to learn my grandfather's true teachings. He also gave my milk to my grandfather. So I took my grandfather's surname, and it has nothing to do with Luo Yuan."

One also needs to pay tuition to become a disciple.

He simply gave his wife away as a gift.

It would have been fine if he didn't explain, because once he explained, the relationship became more complicated.

Shen Tang opened her mouth and tried to say something, but swallowed the question after a while. The mermaid saw her tangled expression and roughly guessed what she was thinking. She scratched her hair and said, "This kind of thing was quite common at that time. Luo Yuan, a loser who couldn't support her, should be protected by a man who could support her. Living with a loser who couldn't pay the tuition fee and changed his surname overnight to show his loyalty to his teacher? That's pitiful. Wouldn't he have to starve for nine meals in three days?"

Having the opportunity to rely on a strong and powerful person is also a way of survival for the weak. At least his grandmother lived to the end of her life without any illness or disaster when her peers starved to death in their prime.

Shen Tang felt inexplicably full.

I confirmed through looking at him that he had eaten too much melon.

"Since you said this was common, why did you become enemies? Luo Yuan sent the girl away, but your ancestors didn't know the details of the girl?"

Shen Tang thought that the feud was caused by deception, but the bloody reality is far more twisted and complicated than the story, because the story requires logic, but reality does not need logic: "My grandfather naturally knows, but he doesn't know that Luo Yuan is ambitious and has no ethics!"

"He has sent my grandmother away, and also learned a lot of skills from my grandfather. He actually took advantage of him to go to war while he was away..." The mermaid looked indignant, her pretty face was ferocious, and she couldn't hide her disgust, "My grandmother gave birth to two children who are not my grandfather's."

When the master and his disciple met on the battlefield, Luo Yuan was defeated and actually exposed the matter in front of the three armies, which greatly affected his grandfather's combat power. His grandfather was so angry that he suffered internal injuries and was defeated by Luo Yuan, but luckily he survived.

From then on, the hatred was established.

Shen Tang: "..."

This hatred is indeed very great.

"If this is true, then Luo Yuan is indeed guilty of a thousand deaths. He gave his wife away for his own selfish desires. He harmed her to this extent and even let her give birth to two children... If this is exposed, I think these two children will not be able to escape death." The authenticity has yet to be verified, but Shen Tang has already believed it. People in this era still have some moral integrity. If it is not true, why would they make up their ancestors like this?

The mermaid nodded: "Indeed, my father committed suicide out of shame. If it weren't for Luo Yuan, I wouldn't have been fatherless since birth."

Gu Chi: "???"

Brother Gongxi Chou: “???”

Shen Tang also popped up his head: "???"

  No. Isn’t that too much information for the mermaid to say?

She was speechless the number of times today that she had been speechless for almost the same amount of time as she had been speechless in the past year: "What you mean by this is that you are... the grandson of Luo Yuan and your grandmother? And you want to kill Luo Yuan?"

The mermaid is very sure: "Oh, yes."

Shen Tang: "..."

She repeated it again.

Judging from her expression, does she look like she believes it?

The mermaid also noticed that the air was a little too quiet, and couldn't help but explain: "My grandfather is very good to me, and he is also very good to my father and uncle. He and I are family. Luo Yuan is the enemy of my grandfather and grandmother, the enemy of my family, and naturally he is my enemy as well!"

"It makes my grandfather more open-minded."

"My grandfather said that only when someone has children can they have a future."

In that era, widows with children were sought after in the surrounding area. One more person means one more labor force, and one more labor force means one more hope of survival. Who would have the energy to care whether the child is their own? As long as the family name can be passed down and the father-son relationship is recognized from the bottom of the heart, then the child is their own.

Even though the mermaid's grandfather is an accomplished warrior and does not need to follow this kind of thinking that originated from the grassroots of the people, but who can avoid being swept away by the tide of the times when living in this world?

When he first learned about this past event, he was also curious about his grandmother's attitude - the first pregnancy could be said to be an accident, but the second pregnancy was not told to his grandfather. Was her relationship with Luo Yuan really forced?

The widowed mother tapped him on the head in warning.

[It is not your turn to speculate on the affairs of the older generation. 】

He was afraid that his son would say something wrong and cause trouble.

Finally, the question was answered before my grandfather died.

Grandfather had many children and grandchildren in his lifetime, no matter they were his own, given by Luo Yuan, or adopted from his dead subordinates, they were all raised by him. Among all the Luo children, Mermaid was the most talented.

He also favors this grandson more and puts effort into cultivating him.

Facing his grandson's doubts, he said: [It's meaningless.]

Why do you say it is meaningless?

[…How can a weak person be forced? It’s all voluntary. Because she is too small and weak, she is afraid of those who put pressure on her. She chooses to submit out of survival instinct, but she can’t let the other party know that she is forced and not voluntary, so it is voluntary to outsiders.] The old man who couldn’t straighten his waist pointed at a follower and sneered, [You say, I want him to take off his pants now, do you think he will be willing or forced?]

Mermaid: [……]

The attendant sighed: [General, you are really not picky. ]

When giving examples, don't look for old men over 50 years old. Wouldn't it be more convincing to pull out a young and beautiful woman?

The old general spat: "In short, when you care about whether a person is willing, you have to first see if the other party has the capital to be unwilling. If they don't even have this capital, why do you care about this with the other party? Everyone assumes that they are forced. 】

Old attendant: [The old lady was also forced to follow you? ]

The old general retorted: [What else? Why don’t you sleep with a young man in his teens, but sleep with an old man in his 50s or 60s? ]

He knew that the woman was forced to give herself to him, but he accepted the gift; he also knew that the woman and Luo Yuan were half still in love and half were coerced by the other party, but he did not blame her for keeping Luo Yuan's two sons.

Looking at her physique, I am even ahead of her.

These things should be dealt with separately. The mermaid took a deep breath and said, "It has nothing to do with magnanimity, it's just dealing with one thing separately. I must kill Luo Yuan. This is not only the grudge between the Luo family and him, but also the dying wish of my wet nurse and my mother. If I can't get his head, I won't be able to go into the water for the annual ancestor worship."

The graves of my grandparents are all built underwater.

Every year, the descendants of the Luo family would go into the water to worship their ancestors, but he couldn't because he hadn't got Luo Yuan's head yet. In the past, Luo Yuan hid himself very well, and it was rare for him to show up. He would kill him no matter what!

Shen Tang considered his request carefully.

Asked another question that was somewhat off topic.

"Are all these people you brought your private soldiers?"

The mermaid nodded, then shook her head: "They can't be considered private soldiers. Some of their ancestors were my grandfather's private soldiers, some were my mother's dowry, some are my brothers from the same clan, and the rest are raised by me. But they are all trustworthy."

He paused, remembering the news that Kangguo was not good at naval warfare.

He added: "They are all excellent water fighters."

His grandfather had been seriously injured by Luo Yuan and had been in poor health since then, so he had to think about retiring. However, the mainland was in chaos and it was not safe to live in seclusion here, so he simply took his wealth and went overseas. Luo now lived on a small island overseas, and communicated with the shore when he needed supplies. Except for the poor life, everything else was fine. There were nearly 10,000 people on the island now.

The mermaid gritted her teeth.

"If Mr. Shen doesn't believe it, you can send someone to the island."

The weight of these words is comparable to a pledge of allegiance.

If the mermaid was not really surrendering but pretending to surrender, as long as Shen Tang recovered his breath, he could send two thousand elite soldiers to slaughter the island and make it a river of blood. Shen Tang raised his hand and interrupted the mermaid.

"A righteous man is frank, so I must be sincere to him. I will believe 60% of what you said for now, and I will send someone to verify it later. You are tired from running around, why don't you take a day or two to rest?"

The mermaid breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay."

No matter how Shen Tang confirms it, it has nothing to do with him.

Shen Tang asked the last question.

"Excuse me, what is Mr. Luo's name?"

I was so focused on eating the melon that I forgot to ask the other person's name.

  You can't call someone a mermaid the next time you meet, right?

The mermaid said, "Sha, my name is Luo Sha, and my courtesy name is Shenlu."

Don't be fooled by his handsome appearance, his name sounds murderous.

There was no need to test the group of people Luo Sha brought with him. They were indeed very good swimmers. It was not obvious on the shore, but once they got into the water, it was like returning home. This was the true interpretation of "like a fish in water". Shen Tang was jealous when he saw this, and his palms were itching to cast a rod on the shore.

"Do you think the Luo Sha incident is true or false?"

Gong Shu Wudao: "It should be true."

He didn't expect that he would get to hear the follow-up: "Wei Cheng once told me about this incident. Luo Yuan was only dealt with by him and had to stay in the Eternal Life Church to be used by him."

At that time, Wei Cheng mocked Luo Yuan for being a failure as a man, and looked down on him for not daring to snatch the woman back with his ability, but instead secretly cheating with her. He was really not upright. It was cowardly and shameful, and no wonder not only the descendants of his "teacher" wanted to kill Luo Yuan, but even the descendants of his own children wanted to kill him. Luo Yuan was in a moral trough, and anyone could point fingers at him.

but--

Gong Shuwu mentioned another detail.

"Wei Cheng also said that Luo Yuan's enemies were also puppets supported by the Inner Society of the Gods. Ever since the Inner Society fell apart and everyone died, Luo's backers have fallen. Luo Yuan, who had been hiding, finally had the courage to show up. In other words..."

Luo Sha and the Luo family are related to the inner society of the Society of the Gods.

However, the Inner Society has been down for many years, and it is hard to say what the relationship between the two is now: "Rather than pushing Luo Sha out, I think it would be better to keep him under my nose and keep an eye on him, maybe it would be more reassuring."

Shen Tang rubbed his eyebrows.

She didn't know about this relationship.

She originally thought that it would be fine to use the fighting power that was delivered to her door, but now that Luo Sha has this background, she has to be cautious.

You can't just shoot yourself in the foot.

Gu Chi suggested: "Try it out?"

Luan Xin will be here soon anyway.

"... Gongyi should be able to arrive in the next two days. Let him use my scribe skills to get Luo Sha to talk. This fish doesn't look very smart, maybe we can get something out of him." At least we need to know whether Luo Sha can do any harm to us.

If it is harmful, keeping it under our noses makes it convenient for us to monitor it, but it also makes it convenient for the other party to commit crimes. No matter how you look at it, it is not cost-effective.

Shen Tang nodded: "Okay, let's wait for justice first."

Unfortunately, plans cannot keep up with the speed of change.

Luo's killing of his subordinates accidentally became the fuse that triggered the war between the two sides.

Any of his men were much better at swimming than Shen Tang. They could sneak into the enemy's side without making any waves or any flaws. They were asked to cooperate with the scouts, and the cooperation between the two sides was almost seamless. To show his loyalty, Luo Sha sent several men whose swimming skills were second only to his own...

The reason why it is said to be "almost flawless" is because there is a variable that is missed: Luo Yuan is from the same school as these masters.

The skills of these masters can be traced back to Luo Sha's grandfather, and Luo Yuan learned the essence from Luo Sha's grandfather. He has made frequent improvements over the years and has surpassed his master. Luo Yuan shot off the arrow shot by Shen Tang and did not return to the camp to rest, but went to the riverside for a walk. As a result, he discovered the trick.

Something is lurking on the seemingly calm river surface.

The scouts of the Southwest Allied Forces did not notice it, and the soldiers patrolling the river were also not alert. Luo Yuan was furious and immediately grabbed the bastards. The 19th-rank Guannei Marquis made a move, and no matter how good he was at swimming, he could not escape: "Haha, where did these bastards come from?"

The explosion erupted from underwater.

The Luo family members in the water were unable to dodge in time, and their bodies were forced out of the water by the terrifying gravitational force under the impact of the huge explosion.

The moment he left the water, he fought back with half a palm strike.

Trying to use this life to buy time for others.

Luo Yuan's expression instantly changed from contempt to solemnity.

Looking at the broken human body and fish tail on the ground, his facial muscles twitched violently, and even his chest cavity, which had long since healed, began to ache - that was the location of the old injury. When did these creatures, neither human nor fish, come ashore again?

Luo Yuan chose to cut the grass and root it out.

The 19th-rank Guannei Hou was very efficient in killing fish, but Luo was faster in transmitting information in the water. He blew out the last mermaid, and Luo killed the mermaid in an instant. When Luo Yuan looked up, he could already see the location of Kangguo's camp.

One of his eyelids twitched violently.

After seeing Luo Sha's strength, his other eyelid also twitched.

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　　(End of this chapter)