"It's too messy anyway!" The bearded man solemnly refused. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Now, all the people who have a voice in the Ezo tribe sit in this room.

They were all debating whether Idala's so-called "annihilation of the hungry ghosts" could be carried out.

The boy was sitting in the corner of the meeting, quietly listening to the people's words.

"What a joke! Now the clansmen are so tired! How is it possible to fight against such a large number of hungry ghosts! The bearded man hammered the ground excitedly.

It's not just the bearded man who thinks so, but some people think so too.

With the bearded man's words, a commotion began in the crowd.

"Patriarch, this is really too messy, can you think about it more carefully?" The middle-aged woman echoed the bearded man's words and said to the old man sitting in front of everyone.

The old man with a gray beard stroked his gray beard and watched the commotion with wise eyes.

Under this wordless gaze, the rioting crowd gradually subsided.

As the head of a clan, the patriarch has the absolute right to speak, and as long as he is an Ezo person, it is absolutely impossible to be unreasonable in front of the patriarch.

"Is there a contrary opinion?" Vicissitudes of life, but a calm voice came out of the patriarch's mouth.

The crowd completely calmed down.

The patriarch looked at Idara's location, "Idala, what do you think?" ”

Idara stood up from the crowd and bowed to the patriarch, "Patriarch, I think it is necessary to annihilate the hungry ghosts. ”

The patriarch looked at Idara who was kneeling and listened silently to what he had to say.

"We Ezo are on the verge of extinction." Idara opened her mouth to say the irrefutable facts.

In this situation, the Ezo tribe has reached a critical moment of survival.

Idara paused: "Due to the sudden attack of the hungry ghosts, our food has been completely devoured. Even the crops and seeds that are being planted are ......"

"You can't survive this winter with just the jerky stored in the cellar."

These words were true, and those who still had opinions also fell silent to listen to Idara's speech.

"Early this morning, my daughter Mira secretly ran out to collect seeds from her clan." Idara said with her head down.

Immediately there was another commotion below.

"Mira is too messy......"

"If you are found by a hungry ghost, you will definitely be eaten!"

"It's all right......"

"If you want to go out, you have to bring the adults of the clan with you......"

The patriarch tapped the cane in his hand: "Quiet." ”

Two simple words, but the commotion of the crowd calmed down again.

"Idala, you go on." The patriarch put down his cane and said to Idara.

Idara replied, "Yes." ”

"Mira ran out recklessly, and although she collected the seeds, she was also attacked by the hungry ghosts." Idara continued.

Due to the majesty of the patriarch, the crowd below is not easy to attack, but they are all secretly worried about Mira.

The Ezo people are a very united people.

"However, Mira was saved by the samurai Nine Empty Smoke from the outside world." With that, Idara shifted her gaze to the boy sitting in the corner.

The crowd in the audience, and even the patriarch on the stage, shifted their eyes to the teenager in the corner.

I don't know what happened, and the teenager, who was swept away by so many eyes, had to respond with a few dry laughs.

Thanks to him, Mira was able to collect the seeds. But half of the seeds are damp. There are very few seeds left, and there is absolutely no amount of food we need. So the annihilation of the hungry ghosts still has to be carried out! Idara straightened her back, though she looked chubby. But in this case, Idara is the most backbone.

"Idara, according to your previous plan, you are to use some of the remaining food to lure out the hungry ghosts, and then annihilate them in the shadows in one fell swoop." The patriarch continued to stroke his beard.

"But have you ever thought about what if you fail? Not to mention how much food is lost, the people of the clan will also be mutilated by the hungry ghosts, and then there will be no winter cold winds to take our lives, and the hungry ghosts will naturally tear our bodies apart first. We Ezo will become food for the hungry. ”

"Idara, I ask you. Do you have the consciousness to carry everything on your back? The patriarch looked at Idara, and although his tone was the same as always, the words he spoke weighed heavily on Idala's body.

Idara's clothes were soaked with sweat, and the invisible responsibility weighed heavily on Idala, and Idara could feel the eyes of the patriarch and the people on him.

But Idara still straightened her back and said firmly, "I will bear all the consequences alone." ”

At this time, the bearded man just now spoke up again: "Patriarch, I still think this is very inappropriate. ”

It's not a malicious obstruction, but a sincere consideration for the clansmen.

After all, if this bold plan fails, the consequences are not something Idara can bear.

"Yes, Patriarch. Think again. ”

"Think again......"

The voices below kept coming, and at this time, the patriarch did not speak out again, but listened carefully to the opinions below.

Although they are two completely different voices, the center is for the reproduction of the Ezo people.

The Ezo people are very united, and because of their unity, they love their people very much, and some people can accept this plan, and some people can't.

Whether you accept it or not, the center of it is [for the Ezo people]

The patriarch never made his own voice out of two very different voices.

After the crowd below regained its calm, the patriarch made a decision.

"Xun-kun, what do you think?"

Instead of asking the people of the clan, he asked about the teenager who had nothing to do with him.

The boy pointed at himself in astonishment and said, "Me? ”

The patriarch waited for the boy's opinion, and the crowd waited for the boy's opinion.

The young man, who was a little hairy, finally spoke up: "If it were me, I would fight until the last moment for my homeland." ”

"[sacrificing oneself to save one's family] is such a thought. It's a bit inappropriate, but it's my way of doing it. The boy scratched his head and said, "Because I know very well that at such a time, to go further, is to face the enemy." To take a step back is to give up what you are guarding. ”

The young man looked at the crowd and said fearlessly, "Since I, a young samurai, understand this truth, then the Ezo clan, who claim to be brave and good at fighting, shouldn't be unaware, right?" If you can't even protect your own home, then what's brave and good at fighting? ”

"My decision is to cut down all those trash fish who dare to offend, what is the decision of the Ezo tribe?" The boy untied the black knife from his waist and placed it in front of him, indicating that he was ready to fight at any time.

The patriarch listened silently to the young man's words, and waited until the young man's words were finished before speaking.

"We, the Ezo people, are a strong nation." The patriarch said.

The patriarch held the cane with both hands: "The reason why we are strong is because whenever we Ezo tribe are in the event of life and death, all the people of the tribe will unite to protect their homeland and sacrifice their lives to protect their homeland. All of us Ezo have existed from ancient times to the present day. ”

"More than sixty years ago. When I was younger, we in the Ezo tribe also had a life-and-death situation similar to today's. At that time, at the time of the change of political power, the war, the bandits, the gentry and the samurai, all kinds of dangers were pressed towards the Ezo tribe. ”

The patriarch's hands holding the crutches kept straining, and the crutches creaked.

The young man felt that the patriarch at this time was not a gray-haired old man, but a warrior with boiling blood.

"In the face of war, the Ezo people choose to resist stubbornly! I was also an honorable member of the time! In the face of dozens or even hundreds of times more enemies, the Ezo people have never been afraid! ”

The patriarch snapped, and the calloused and scarred hands took off their shirts, revealing their strong, densely covered upper body.

All the Ezo people were in an uproar, never thinking that the white-haired patriarch was actually a brave warrior!

"Today, the Ezo clan is only facing a few hundred hungry ghosts, and they actually retreat?" The patriarch said calmly. Those who advocated against annihilation could not help but bow their heads in shame and not speak.

"In the name of a Ezo and not a patriarch, I agree to this action and am ready to fight for it."

With the words of the patriarch, the crowd below also kept making voices of agreement.

"I agree."

"I agree."

"I'll give everything to defend the Ezo people."

"I agree"

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Looking at the crowd that kept coming from the voices, the young man really felt the blood nature of the Ezo tribe, and the name of being brave and good at fighting was indeed true.

Regarding the rumors from the outside world, the boy already had an opinion with Idara: this is slander.

Slander against a strong nation.

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At this time, the crowd, which had become elevated, suddenly fell silent.

An old woman with strange decorations walked in.

"Oops, oops...... Didn't I say that it was impossible to succeed in this way, so let's give up. The old woman's words poured like a bucket of cold water on the heads of all the Ezo people, and the newly active crowd was silenced again.

"Granny Nozomi." The white-haired patriarch stood up and bowed to the old man.

This Granny Xi is a witch in the Ezo clan, and although it seems that the patriarch is older than Granny Xi, Granny Xi has lived for four patriarchs.

Like the patron saint of the village, the final decision on all major matters is in the hands of Granny Xi.

Although she may seem weak, Granny Xi is the strongest of the Ezo clan and has been helping the patriarchs of the past generations.

Some of this help is Granny He's prophecy, and as a profound witch, Granny He's prophecy is absolutely accurate.

After Granny Xi said this, many people have begun to waver.

"How can you say that, old woman! Do you want to make the Ezo people sit and wait for death? The young man fearlessly said to Granny Xi, although it was not easy to know Granny Xi's identity, but the young man still spoke his heart to Granny Xi.

"Huh...... Young man, you ......" Granny Xi said very curiously when she saw the young man, as if she had seen something strange.

Then, Granny Xi's wrinkled old face smiled: "I retract the preface, this crusade will definitely succeed, and we will not suffer losses." ”

The exact opposite words made the people cheer up again. Granny Xi's words seemed to have a magical power, and all Ezo people were filled with confidence again.

Granny Xi walked up to the boy and said with a smile: "Boy, you really have a good friend, the blessing from the mountain god is wrapped around you, you must be a kind person." ”

In Granny Xi's miraculous perception, the young man was entangled in a green circle of light, and the blessings from the mountain god firmly trapped the young man one after another.

The degree of blessing represents the degree of trust of the mountain god, and with such a strong blessing, the unknown mountain god must be the friend of life and death of the young man.

However, Granny Hee also saw other things.

It was a hellish sight.

"It's a feeling...... It's the mountain god of Lingfeng. Granny Xi said with her eyes closed.

The boy immediately reacted: "It turned out to be a beaver!" ”

"Although your good friend has given you such a gift, I would like to warn you, old woman, that no amount of blessing may be able to hide the [things] in you. Be careful, your mountain god friend will be very sad if he dies suddenly. Granny Xi said to the boy in a voice close to a whisper, and only the boy could hear these words.

"What ...... [thing] on me?" The boy was shocked.

"By the way, you are solely responsible for directing this operation, come on." Granny Xi patted the boy on the shoulder and walked out of the village chief's house with a smile.

"Oops!? Leave it to me in command!? ”