In the Blade

On the corner tower of Yang's Fortress, the kind-hearted Carpenter Li was leaning on a wooden spear, trembling with fear.

Although he usually dealt with things with blades such as axes and planes, Carpenter Li had never killed even a chicken. One reason was that he fainted at the sight of blood, and the other was that he could not bear to hear the wailing of those before death. However, the most important reason was that he had heard about the consequences of killing and harming lives.

Once upon a time, Carpenter Li heard a passing monk say that killing and harming lives was the most vicious and cruel behavior and the most serious sin. People who committed such evil deeds would be entangled with resentment, their foreheads would turn black, and everything would go wrong. In serious cases, they would even lose their minds and become bloodthirsty maniacs who only knew how to kill and take lives.

Of course, if it was just a casual remark by the monk, Carpenter Li would not take it seriously.

But this kind of thing really happened in Yang's Fortress.

That was when the previous head of the Yang family was in charge of Yangjiabao, but at that time Yangjiabao was still called Yangjiacun. At that time, Yangjiacun, which had no fort, was also plundered by the Hu people. Facing the Hu people riding horses and wielding swords, the people of Yangjiacun had almost no ability to resist.

It was at this critical moment that the previous head of the Yang family took out his ancestral sword and killed hundreds of Hu cavalry with his own strength.

Yangjiabao won a great victory, which should have been a good thing.

But the problem lies in this great victory.

After killing hundreds of Hu cavalry in a row, the previous head of the Yang family had already been filled with evil spirits, his body was covered with blood, and his eyes were bloodshot.

Seven or eight Yang family members wanted to go to greet them, but they were all killed on the spot by the two-handed sword!

Fortunately, at the last moment, the previous head of the Yang family finally managed to regain his sanity and committed suicide on the spot, saving Yangjia Village from the disaster of being massacred.

But for the young and strong carpenter Li at that time, he would remember the bloody scene of corpses all over the ground for the rest of his life.

Later, the knife was enshrined in the ancestral hall by the Yang family and was never used again. The young and strong man at that time also learned a craft and became the current carpenter Li. He was kind and generous, and was kind to others. He was also willing to help those young people who were willing to work on weekdays. One reason was that he saw his young self in these young men, and the other was that he felt that as long as he did good deeds and accumulated virtues on weekdays, he could avoid those sword and war disasters.

But now, those Hu cavalry are still here.

It should be okay, right? Carpenter Li thought so. After all, unlike the past, Yangjia Village already had its own fortress. Now everyone is hiding in the fort, just like in recent years, those Hu people light cavalry who only carry short bows and scimitars can't break the fort, so they can only leave.

As for the belongings outside the fort, and the grain in the fields outside that has not been harvested yet... there is no time to worry about these at a critical moment.

Being able to survive is already the best result. In troubled times, how dare you ask for more.

"So, it should be okay, right?"

Seeing the Hu people who broke into the village in the distance rushing towards the fort, Carpenter Li couldn't help but feel uneasy.

It should be okay. The high wall of the fort is solid enough. The Hu people who don't even have a ladder can't climb up or break it. Even if some Hu people can climb up by stacking human ladders, they will be stabbed down by spears and spears by the young and strong men stationed on the wall. As for bows and arrows, those young and strong men stationed on the wall can shrink behind the low wall to avoid arrows and will not be hurt at all.

As for breaking through the gate of the dock... that's even more impossible.

The gate of the dock was built by Carpenter Li himself, using top-grade hardwood, and the board is one foot thick. Although the two overly heavy gates have always been complained by the Yang family's children who are responsible for opening and closing the gates, whenever facing the Hu people's light cavalry, these two thick gates like the wall can still give everyone in the dock a sense of security when they are locked with bolts.

Sometimes Carpenter Li also wondered if it was because he had been doing good deeds all the time that he was able to find the eighteen high-quality woods near Yangjiabao, and his meticulous research on craftsmanship has turned these eighteen trees into a solid barrier to defend the dock.

"So, there must be no problem, right?"

Thinking of this, Carpenter Li poked his head out of the low wall and glanced at the Hu cavalry that was getting closer and closer.

"It must be no problem...right?"

Carpenter Li's eyes froze.

In his sight, in the approaching Hu cavalry, a burly and armored Hu man turned over and dismounted.

And in the hand of the armored Hu man, he held a two-handed axe.

Is it really useful to face this thick wall-like gate with only a big axe?

"Yes! Absolutely!"

At this moment, Carpenter Li's back was completely wet with cold sweat.

Just because he had seen the dried blood on the heavy axe.

And the faint bloody red in the eyes of the armored Hu man!

"Quick! Roll logs and stones! Quick!"

Almost instinctively, Carpenter Li shouted on the spot.

"Hit him! Throw him! Don't let him get close to the gate of the dock! Hurry up!"

"...Ah?"

Hearing Carpenter Li's sudden reaction, many young and strong men on the wall were still a little confused.

Fortunately, some young and strong men had already noticed the inhuman and terrifying aura emanating from the armored Hu man approaching the gate of the dock fortress. Therefore, before the hurried Carpenter Li rushed over, these young and strong men had already thrown the heavy logs they had prepared from the high wall.

These things were originally prepared to clear the Hu cavalry ladders. Now they were just used to hit one person, which seemed a bit wasteful.

But immediately, these young and strong men realized that this was not only not a waste, but even a little insufficient.

Or in other words, it was too far away.

"Hah!"

The armored Hu man shouted loudly, and the axe he raised chopped the heavy log in half.

Then, the heavy axe continued to move, and it hit the heavy gate of the dock fortress hard!

"Bang!"

The dull sound was deafening, almost making the young and strong men on the wall deaf on the spot.

And under their feet, there was a tremor.

"What..."

Looking at the two broken doors that had flown into the fort, and the armored Hu man carrying a big axe and leading the team into the fort, Carpenter Li on the corner tower opened his mouth wide and couldn't say a word.

At this time, the armored Hu man raised his head and met Carpenter Li's eyes.

Just one glance, Carpenter Li was so scared that his knees weakened and he could no longer stand.

"The evil spirit entered the body..."

At this moment, Carpenter Li seemed to have returned to his youth and returned to the horrible sea of ​​corpses and blood.

The inhuman existence appeared in front of him again.

"Monster!"

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