12dz Chapter 573 It's your business if you want to die on your knees.
Chapter 573 It's your business if you want to die on your knees.
Thinking of the space, Lin Chang'er no longer hesitated, "Sister-in-law Gu, you and this young man go and evacuate the neighbors first. I'll hide the books for you and make sure they won't be damaged."
If it were carried by manpower, who knows how long it would take? And once we were out the door, if we encountered pirates, it would be even more inconvenient.
Sister-in-law Gu paused, "This..."
Lin Chang'er interrupted her, "There's no time, survival is the priority."
Sister-in-law Gu bit her lip, as if making up her mind, and pointed to the east wing, "That's my uncle's study. Chang'er, hide as much as you can, and if you can't..."
With a heavy heart, she decided, "Then let it go."
"I know." Lin Chang'er looked at the waiter. "Could you please go with Sister-in-law Gu to evacuate the neighbors and get through tonight?"
The waiter, being a man of his own mind, nodded and said, "I'll do as the boss says."
Lin Chang'er could put objects into her space with her mind, so she didn't spend much time on the matter of storing books.
But when she left Sister-in-law Gu's house, she found that the streets outside were already ransacked.
The town was attacked by pirates for the first time, and since they were inexperienced, no one organized a resistance.
Although the Four Seas Restaurant was full of skilled fighters, the disparity in strength between them and the enemy was still too great. How could Pei Sihai and his men possibly stop all the pirates?
By this time, pirates were already raiding houses, robbing them of money and food, and taking women.
Lin Chang'er arrived at just the right time; as soon as she opened the door, she ran into several bandits who had come to search Gu's sister-in-law's house.
It was muscle memory he had developed from fighting pirates during this period that allowed him to draw his sword before he could even think, piercing the abdomen of one of the pirates.
The pirate opposite her screamed, and the next second, one of his companions drew his sword and slashed at her.
Lin Chang'er moved nimbly, dodging the attack, and her longsword was not idle either, using the force of dodging the blade to slash horizontally.
She immediately heard the screams of the pirates, but she didn't have time to check. She used her sheath to block the attack of another pirate.
He pierced the man's abdomen with a sword, then kicked him away hard.
The remaining companion called out something, but Lin Chang'er didn't understand it; it was probably the companion's name.
The pirates treated the coastal people like dogs, burning, killing, looting, and committing all sorts of atrocities. She would not sympathize with these beasts.
The sudden turn of events immediately attracted the attention of pirates who were committing crimes nearby. One of them was carrying a young woman as a trophy and preparing to leave.
They immediately abandoned their spoils and rushed over to join Zhang's army.
Lin Chang'er pressed her advantage, and when she finished off all the pirates in this small gang, her longsword was dripping with blood, and her body and face were also stained with blood.
Lin Chang'er wiped the blood and grime from her face with her sleeve and walked towards the direction where the fire was brightest.
At this moment, the gates on both sides of the street opened one after another, and people quietly emerged from behind them.
They all moved closer to her, and someone called out to her, "Heroine, heroine, where are you going? Could you take us with you?"
Lin Chang'er scanned the crowd, her brow furrowing slightly before relaxing. She then called out loudly, "Take you all with me? And then what? Find you a safe place?"
"If that's the case, that would be best. Those pirates kill without a second thought. If you don't take us with you, it's hard to say..."
Lin Chang'er was amused and exasperated. "I just sent someone to persuade you to leave, why didn't you leave?"
"Now I'm afraid of being killed by pirates. I'm afraid of losing my life, but I don't dare to take up arms and fight back against those thugs."
"Instead, you've placed all your hopes on me alone. You'll see, how can I, with only one sword, save so many of you?"
The people who had gathered around seemed to have been struck by a sore spot. They looked at each other, and someone sighed, "We...we don't know any martial arts. How can we fight them?"
Lin Chang'er took a deep breath. "If you don't fight, are you just waiting to be slaughtered? If you want to die on your knees, that's your business. I've only met you by chance and have no obligation to save you. Those who dare to stand up and resist, and obey my orders, will follow me. Those who still only want to wait for others to save them, go and make your own way!"
The children from their Linshui Village dare to fight with knives, yet so many adults, including many strong men, can only pick up scraps from others.
She hated the pirates for harming the innocent, but she wasn't a saint either. She wanted to live but didn't want to work hard herself, so why should she try to save them?