Asan in late autumn is surrounded by lush red and yellow vegetation. Looking out into the distance from the winding path in the mountains, the autumn sky is crisp and clear.

The two rivers of the Igashi River and the Anjo River flow from the depths of the mountains in the distance to the foot of Mt. Asa, forming two beautiful lakes, Lake Ibashi and Lake Asan.

The town of Asan is located between the two lakes. This mountain town located in the north of South Chungcheong Province is an important transportation artery from Wangseongseong City to North Jeolla Province in southern Korea.

As a relatively important distribution center for agricultural products, Asan Town is the main place for nearby villagers to trade agricultural and sideline products with the outside world. On the main street of Asan Township, merchants from all over the world come every day to buy mountain goods and agricultural products sold by local villagers.

"General Li, it seems that I have heard you say before, isn't your hometown the Asan Town in front of you?" When he was about to walk into the north-south main street of Asan Town, Luo Shiyin suddenly remembered what Li Ruzhu had said before.

“…… Oh...... Yes, I ...... Yes, I said. Li Ruzhu's tone was squeaky, as if there was something unspeakable.

Luo Shiyin found that Li Ruzhu had a dodgy expression on her face, so he didn't ask any more questions.

"General Li, it turned out that I arrived at your door, you see if you have to ask us to rub it well. I'm so hungry that my stomach growls. Shi Tianji couldn't see the height of his eyebrows, and shouted at Li Ruzhu regardless of it.

"Brother Shi......" Ye Ruliu also noticed the extremely unnatural expression on Li Ruzhu's face, and she hurriedly poked Shi Tianji's waist with her hand, signaling him not to talk nonsense.

“…… Oh...... Today...... The weather was nice...... Hahaha. Shi Tianji seemed to understand what Ye Ruliu meant, and hurriedly said to himself.

"Actually, the reason why I don't want to mention ......" Li Ruzhu saw that the atmosphere was a little embarrassed, and opened her mouth to explain. But before he finished his words, he saw a person stumbling through the depths of the street in front of him, this person was ragged and panicked, completely ignoring Luo Shiyin and others blocking in front of him, and staggered straight towards several people, and said something in his mouth: "Killed, killed." I can't run away from ......"

Everyone hurriedly flashed to the side of the road to make way for the visitors.

"You...... You, I know you, you're an old demon in the mountains, old demon, don't run yet! The person who came had already run two or three steps away, suddenly stopped, looked at Li Ruzhu standing on the side of the road with frightened eyes, and said wildly.

"Are you ......" Li Ruzhu felt that the unkempt old man in front of her was a little familiar, but she couldn't remember who he was.

"I'm a pug in the mountain temple, armed with a snake spear, Qiang Qiang, Qiang Qiang, I want to wipe you all out. Qiang Qiang ......" the man said as he made a gesture of holding a gun in his hands and walked forward with a funny step.

"A madman." Xie Yuan said indifferently.

"General Li, usually there are people coming and going on this street?" Luo Shiyin asked Li Ruzhu while scanning the street in front of him alertly.

"This place has always been a nearby goods distribution center, and there is often a constant flow of people on this street, I don't know why it ...... today" Looking at the suspicious expression on Luo Shiyin's face, Li Ruzhu also found that the once familiar street in front of him was a little deserted, and he couldn't help but slow down.

"Everyone, be careful!" Luo Shiyin commanded in a low voice.

At this time, several people had already walked into the north end of the street in front of them.

Everyone noticed that the shops on both sides of the street were all closed.

An autumn wind blew, rolling up scraps of rags on the streets.

An old dog with heavy hair curled up feebly under a dilapidated ox cart on the side of the street, lazily closing his eyes and napping, barking even at the sound of strangers walking in the street.

Ye Ruliu was next to Shi Lang and carefully walked forward with everyone. With her keen senses, she could clearly feel that behind the closed doors, a pair of eyes were peering out. She gently pressed her right hand against the hilt of the deadly rose thorn at her waist.

A cacophony came from the southern end of the street. From afar, a few frightened roosters and a gray wild cat were rushing from the southern section of the street in a panic. Behind them, a group of pike-armed Japanese were going from house to house kicking open closed doors and forcibly dragging the occupants out into the street. The shouts and scolding of the Japanese people and the cries of the children were clearly heard.

"Let's go hiding!" Luo Shiyin ordered.

The six of them quickly hid in an abandoned warehouse next to the street, hiding their figures behind the discarded furniture that was scattered all over the room. Then, through the dilapidated window in the room, I observed the situation outside.

The cries in the streets grew louder and louder. More and more people were forcibly pulled into the open field in the middle of the street by the Japanese who broke into the door.

Several Japanese people came to the hiding place of Luo Shiyin, Shi Lang and other six people, and looked inside.

"Fuck, it stinks, it's a shitty house that no one lives in. It just so happened that Lao Tzu was urinating here. One of the Japanese soldiers cursed as he unbuttoned his pants and peed.

The place where the Japanese soldier peed was close to the dilapidated Eight Immortals table where Shi Tianji was hiding underneath, and the urine fell on the tabletop, and through the gap in the table, it kept dripping onto Shi Tianji's face.

Shi Tianji held back his anger and did not dare to speak out. Xie Yuan, who was beside him, gloated and forced laughter.

"Hurry up, fuck, you're peeing all the way to the sky. Hurry up and meet at the square! The peeing soldiers heard the shouting and scolding of the commander outside, so they quickly put on their pants and ran outside.

Hearing that the Japanese soldiers were gradually moving away, Shi Tianji hurriedly wiped the urine on his face with his hands, and scolded fiercely: "Bad luck, the Japanese people of the dog day dare to pee on Lao Tzu's face, see if I have a chance not to tear you!" ”

"Lao Shi, this is a child's urine, specially for lowering the fire of yin deficiency." Xie Yuan quipped.

"Get out of your water snake waist, what kind of fire is falling. Not only did it not bring down the fire, but it hooked up my nameless fire. Shi Tianji pushed Xie Yuan angrily.

"Listen, everyone, I have gathered you today because my friends want you to hand over one person, and this person is the Caoxi Bian clan, that is, the mother of Yi Sunsin. As long as you obediently call her out, these Japanese friends will not be difficult for everyone. "In the small square not far from the window, shouts can be heard clearly.

Everyone looked up, and on the square, a large group of men, women, and children were surrounded by a group of Japanese soldiers. A North Korean man in his fifties, shouting hoarsely to the besieged crowd, is obviously a traitor working for the Japanese people.

"Dog traitor, lackey of the Japanese people. Look at Lao Tzu and don't go out for a while to kill you. Hearing the shout, Shi Tianji gritted his teeth and scolded.

Hearing Shi Tianji's insults, Li Ruzhu's face immediately flashed with an embarrassed expression, and he felt a little embarrassed, so he had to lower his head in disguise.

"My lord, the Japanese people outside are threatening the people to hand over the Caoxi Bian clan, that is, Yi Sunsin's mother." Xie Yuan hurriedly translated the shouting he heard to Luo Shiyin.

In fact, even if Xie Yuan didn't translate, Luo Shiyin had already roughly understood the general meaning of the shouting of the person outside. In the months since he entered the DPRK, he has been able to basically understand the Korean dialect.

"General Lee, does Yi Sunsin's mother really live here?" Luo Shiyin asked Li Ruzhu.

"Yes, this is the hometown of Yi Sunsin and me. To be honest, Yi Sunsin is my uncle of the same clan, and my Uncle Li's mother, Bian, does live here. Uncle Li's father and my grandfather are brothers, the third. We, the grandchildren, call Uncle Li's mother the third grandmother. Li Ruzhu replied.

"Oh, why haven't you heard General Li talk about this before?" Luo Shiyin was thoughtful.

"Alas, it's hard to say, I'm ashamed to say it! Who made me stand up for a father who is not angry! Li Ruzhu seems to have something unspeakable.

"Oh......" Luo Shiyin wanted to ask some more questions, but when Li Ruzhu didn't want to say more, he stopped asking.

"My lord, it seems that it is very likely that the Japanese people will use Yi Sunsin's mother to blackmail General Yi Sunsin." Shi Lang analyzed.

"Yes, it's possible. Since the Great Patriotic War of Imjin in Korea, Yi Sunsin led the Korean naval army to defeat the Japanese naval army. General Lee has become a nightmare for the Japanese army. It seems that this time they are trying to play yin on General Lee. Luo Shiyin said.

"Then ...... we," Ye Ruliu asked tentatively.

"Don't worry, just wait and see." Luo Shiyin said.

At this time, there was a shout from a Japanese officer in the square, followed by the translator of the traitor just now: "Folks, friends of the Japanese army have said it." Whoever tells the hiding place of Yi Sunsin's mother will receive a reward of 300 taels of silver. However, if you don't hide it, your friends will be unkind to you. From now on, if you refuse to confess, every quarter of an hour someone will be pulled out and beheaded. Don't toast, eat, drink. ”

As the minutes passed, no one in the crowd took the initiative to explain the whereabouts of Yi Sunsin's mother.

The Japanese officer was obviously enraged, and he drew his katana at his waist, shouted, and pulled an old man standing at the front of the crowd out of the crowd, forcibly pressed him to the ground, and then, with the knife in his hand, the old man immediately fell to the other place. A column of crimson blood erupted from the neck cavity of the deceased.

There was a burst of exclamation from the crowd. The woman with the child hurriedly covered the child's eyes with her hands.

"I think you should explain as soon as possible, lest there will be people with different heads." The traitor shouted again.

The crowd fell silent, but still no one took the initiative to come forward.

The Japanese officer walked up to the crowd again, first to make his rounds, and then to a woman holding a child, staring sinisterly at the little boy in the woman's arms.

"Don't hurt my kids!" The woman stepped back in horror.

The Japanese officer pressed forward step by step, and he saw the opportunity, snatched the little boy in the woman's arms, and walked back to everyone with the child in one hand.

The frightened little boy cried out loud and struggled desperately in the hands of the Japanese officer.

The woman rushed forward to take back her child, but was stopped by two Japanese soldiers armed with spears.

"Give me back my children, you brutes!" The woman desperately tried to rush forward, but was helpless. In the end, he could only fall to the ground weakly.

The Japanese officer threw the crying child on the ground.

"Ready to go!" At this time, Luo Shiyin couldn't bear it anymore, and he ordered fiercely.

Hearing Luo Shiyin's order, everyone at the same time took out the Wansheng Fulang machine on their waists, and the muzzle of the black hole of the six Wansheng Fulang machines aimed at the Japanese officer who was holding a knife.