Chapter 133: Twenty Strange Women in Troubled Times

Gu Qing and Yanzhi spoke in a sonorous voice with resolute expressions. Their aura and heroic words moved everyone in Linhai Pavilion, regardless of gender or age. Even the little girl who had been thankful that she could escape if she hid for a few more days was now excited and stepped forward and spoke excitedly.

"Sister Gu and Sister Yanzhi are right. We are not slaves. We have our own dignity. I want to go with you, no matter if we have to climb mountains of swords or plunge into seas of fire. I will go!"

"I will go too, my benefactor lady. My family members were killed by Japanese bandits. I, Lu Qing, am now alone and helpless. Now that the Japanese bandits are wreaking havoc, I want to go, regardless of life or death, to avenge my family."

"Me too. My grandparents also died at the hands of the Japanese bandits. I want to go too."

"Everyone go, don't leave me behind. Although I, Miaoyin, have no ability, I also want to go and meet those bastards!"

"Sister Gu, Brother Lu Qing, and Sister Yanzhi are all going. I want to go too. I want to prove that I am not a cheapskate."

"I!"

"And I!"

"Count me in."

Everyone stood up excitedly to express their determination, but they didn't see that behind them there was a figure with his neck shrunk and bent, holding tightly onto the younger brother who didn't know why and also wanted to jump around, and silently retreated again and again.

Li Yaoguang was focusing on the enthusiastic group of people in front of her so naturally she didn't notice it. The scene in front of her really gave her a headache. She couldn't understand how things had come to this point.

"No, everyone, please calm down, okay? Do you know what you are talking about? This is not a joke, don't be impulsive, seriously, don't let the bastards catch you before you get out and complete your plan. Then I'll have to ask the Calabash Brothers to save Grandpa."

Shen Yue wondered at the right time: "What kid saved grandpa?"

"Uh..." Li Yaoguang held his forehead with his hand, "Anyway, stop making trouble. I am confident that I will go, and you will only cause trouble if you go."

Li Yaoguang said this with good intentions, but Gu Qing laughed when he heard it.

"Miss Li, we are not joking, nor are we here to cause trouble. Didn't you just say that all the men are imprisoned at the foot of the city wall? Besides the Japanese, only women can go up to the city wall, and we are women! It is much easier for us to get to the city wall than for a little girl like you."

Having said that, to prove it, Gu Qing lifted her hair, and her hidden charm poured out. She was more charming than ever before, and Li Yaoguang was stunned.

"This, this, this, this..."

This was not the end. The other girls seemed to have received a hint. With Yanzhi as their leader, they stood up and lined up with Gu Qing, showing their best performance as they did in the past when entertaining dignitaries.

Yanzhi spun around and danced like a butterfly to her side. "Miss Li, do you think my dancing is pleasing to the eye? I also have a famous dance on drums. Although there are no drums here, would you be so kind as to watch it?"

Miaoyin followed and said, "My little girl Miaoyin is good at singing. She can sing about the bright moon. Girl, please listen to me singing..."

"Miss Li, look at me, look at me. I am a good Hu Xuan. Why don't you read the previous paragraph?"

"My young lady, I am not well educated and cannot write poems or fu, but I am good at dancing and painting landscapes."

"There are still slaves, and there are still slaves..."

Li Yaoguang looked at the graceful girls who were vying to come out in front of him, each with their own charm, and nodded continuously. His eyes were dazzled, and he finally saw clearly the charm and skills of the so-called famous actresses. They were really not comparable to ordinary prostitutes, and they were not like what was shown in later film and television works. They were more gorgeous, more noble, more beautiful, and I didn't know how to describe them...

She felt that she couldn't see all of them with her eyes, but she didn't expect that Lu Qing would lead two men to join the group. Li Yaoguang held her forehead again, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Master Lu is also a woman?"

Lu Qing smiled casually, "Girl, you are joking."

"Then why are you guys?"

Lu Qing and the other two bowed to her together.

"Although you are not women, you are musicians. Regardless of your singing and dancing talents, you can't have a good piece of music without it. Only with you can the famous piece "Twenty-Four Bridges on a Moonlit Night" be played, and the girls will be more moving, right? You are willing to accompany Gu Dajia and the others to the city tower, help the girls, and eliminate the bandits!"

"Dear, I really don't need you!"

The people of Linhai Pavilion, led by Gu Qing, insisted.

"Miss Li, you have your own persistence, and we will not stop you. However, as Wuding people, we are grateful for your enlightenment. We also have our own persistence. Dear girl, please let us do our part for Wuding, for those girls who have been brutally abused, and for future generations."

"Yes Miss Li, we want to go."

"This……"

In fact, too many people is not a good thing, and she doesn't need the Nanjing Flowers to happen again, she...

Shen Yue didn't let Li Yaoguang say anything more. Maybe she didn't understand some of the complexes of the ancients?

After Shen Yue stopped Li Yaoguang, he suddenly nodded and agreed to everyone's request for the first time.

When Li Yaoguang glared at him, he said, "I know you are determined. Now that we have decided to take action, we must come up with a foolproof plan to make it happen. We can do this, this..."

As the attentive crowd nodded in response, soon many figures appeared in Jiqi Hall under the night sky and sneaked away in different directions.

Some went down to the east where the civilians were imprisoned, avoiding the patrols of the Japanese bandits and the whispers of the people inside;
Some people went to the south and west of the city to look for a place, and they searched every household carefully.
Some even found the streets and flower alleys that had not been burned down and brought back large and small bags of unknown things;
Some were even more nervous, fiddling with and organizing various medicines and pills in the space;

The next day, a group of twenty neatly dressed women suddenly appeared in East City. Some of them were dressed neatly and elegantly, while others were seductive and charming, and each of them had their own unique charm.

Led by Gu Dajia who was holding a pipa, they spread out in a fan shape, stroked the strings with their hands, had tenderness on their faces, stepped on the twilight, followed the rhythm of the music, and walked on the devastated streets. On one side were buildings, and on the other side were ruins, but they walked among them so calmly, and against the backdrop of the ruins, they were so damn fascinating.

Seeing many Japanese bandits lined up in front of them who had heard the news and surrounded them in an instant, Gu Qing and the others were not in a hurry, without a trace of panic on their faces. Instead, they slowly took off the hoods of their cloaks, revealing their beautiful faces. They held the pipa in their hands and bowed gracefully in the direction of the city wall from afar.

"I am Gu Qing, the national pipa player from Linhai Pavilion, Wuding City. The city is on fire and I am homeless. I know you are here, so I led my sisters to pay my respects to you and offer my performance. I hope you will have mercy on me."

The Japanese bandits were stunned when they saw this scene. They felt that their eyes were not enough. Some of them even had sore throats that they couldn't stop swallowing. Among them, there were a few who were still able to remain calm and quickly turned around to report to the city wall.

On the tower, in the lobby, the Japanese bandit leader heard his subordinates say that there were still beautiful women like fairies in the city who wanted to see him, and there was more than one, who wanted to perform for him and beg for mercy. The leader laughed happily, thinking that his glory would shine for generations. Without thinking, he touched the short tuft of beard under his nose, waved his hand, and directly ordered his men to bring the people up. He wanted to see the so-called fairy with his own eyes.

Gu Qing Yanzhi and her twenty companions walked slowly among the Japanese bandits who were standing still and looking sideways with confused eyes. When they reached the foot of the city wall, they endured the humiliation and were searched by the short, lustful Japanese bandits who had their eyes wide open and were almost drooling.

This group of formerly famous national players, dancers, and actors looked up at the towering city wall that was completely submerged in the sunset. With determination in their eyes, they held their weapons, which had become their daily meals, and stepped onto the city wall one step at a time, entering the battlefield that belonged to them.