Lu Fusheng noticed their interaction and teased them with a sour tone, "Fang brothers, are you henpecked?"

Guo Xuantong glared at her impatiently.

Fang Dayong glanced at Guo Xuantong apologetically and explained, "This is Miss Guo. We are not married yet."

“Miss Guo looks like a lady from a prominent family. Brother Fusheng, you are truly blessed.” Lu Fusheng felt a pang of envy.

In the past, Lu Shiyan's wife was the most beautiful woman in the entire village.

But now, after fleeing famine, Lu Shiyan has become a high-ranking official, and Fang Dayong, that good-for-nothing old bachelor, has actually found such a beautiful girl as his wife.

These people, I don't know what kind of incredible luck they had.

He was filled with remorse. If only he had fled with the other villagers back then. Now everyone else is prosperous, but he can't even fill his stomach.

Fang Dayong was so flattered by Lu Fusheng that he felt incredibly lucky. If he weren't lucky, would Guo Xuantong have chosen him?

Lu Fusheng continued to probe, "Fang brothers, tell me, how did you all live after we got separated? How did my third cousin become a high-ranking official?"

Despite his confident demeanor in front of Wang Shuncai, he still finds it unbelievable.

Lu Shiyan was just a hunter who knew a little martial arts; how did he become a high-ranking official? This is unbelievable.

Wang Shuncai also looked over at Fang Dayong.

Previously, their prince had not taken Lu Shiyan seriously and had not inquired carefully about why Zhang Kui had suddenly chosen Lu Shiyan to be the commander of Puzhou.

By the time they realized what was happening, Puzhou was already like an impregnable fortress, and it was no longer easy to get information from there.

He also wanted to know how Zhang Kui had approached Lu Shiyan.

"I don't know either!" Fang Dayong didn't mean he didn't want to tell Lu Fusheng, but he genuinely didn't know how Lu Shiyan had become such a high-ranking official.

Seeing that Fang Dayong couldn't answer, Lu Fusheng was very disappointed and then asked about other things.

He subtly inquired about Guo Xuantong's background, which immediately put Fang Dayong on guard. He dared not say anything more, and he even hesitated to take Lu Fusheng to the valley.

He secretly took Guo Xuantong out of the valley. He only liked Guo Xuantong and was driven by vanity, wanting to stand out from the crowd. But in his heart, he did not want to harm the people in the valley.

At the same time, the people in the valley also discovered that Guo Xuantong and Fang Dayong were missing.

Because everyone assumes the area outside the valley is dangerous, the villagers are very sensible and won't venture out unnecessarily. Therefore, the guard team responsible for the valley's security mainly focuses on preventing bad people from entering the valley.

No one expected that someone would secretly leave the valley.

This led to the villagers not realizing for a long time that Guo Xuantong and Fang Dayong were missing.

Thinking about what her eldest daughter had said to her a few days ago, Cui felt extremely guilty. "It's all because I didn't discipline her well and didn't discover her thoughts in advance... I'll go and bring her back right now."

"mother!"

Hearing that her mother was going out to look for her sister, Guo Xinyi was extremely anxious. She instinctively tried to pull Cui Shi along, but accidentally stepped on a stone on the ground and almost fell.

Jiang Laowu was looking at Guo Xinyi with concern. Seeing this, he quickly reached out to support Guo Xintong and said, "Auntie, let me go out and find someone!"

After a moment of silence, Village Chief Song said, "Let's not rush to find the person. Let's report this to Lord Lu and Chief Gu and see what they have to say."

Xiong Zhuang also chimed in, "Yes, we should report this to the authorities."

In reality, neither Guo Xuantong nor the Fang family are well-liked, and few people are worried about their safety.

People are more worried about whether the two have any bad intentions and whether they will expose the valley.

The safety of everyone after the valley was exposed.

The valley is secluded, and Lu Shiyan manages Puzhou from the outside, so everyone can live a peaceful life hiding in the valley.

But if the valley is exposed, things could get complicated.

Putting aside everything else, the influx of a large number of refugees has made life difficult for everyone.

At this point, the villagers absolutely hated Fang Dayong and Guo Xuantong, those two rotten apples.

Village Chief Song didn't know where Jiang Tangtang and Lu Shiyan had gone, so he could only arrange for Xiong Zhuang to go to the place he had previously agreed to meet with Lu Shiyan and try to find them.

After Xiong Zhuang left, Village Chief Song reiterated that this was a critical time and urged everyone not to leave the valley without permission.

Even without Village Chief Song's suggestion, the villagers wouldn't just wander off. They're too busy with so many things happening in the valley; who has time to go outside?

It's not safe outside.

Meanwhile, the person in charge of keeping an eye on Lu Fusheng quickly reported his meeting with Fang Dayong and Guo Xuantong to Liu Chengfeng.

Liu Chengfeng pinched the corner of his eye, looking somewhat annoyed. "How did these two get out?"

From Lu Shiyan's actions, he could guess some of his thoughts. He probably wanted to turn the valley into a secret military base.

Right now, there are only ordinary villagers inside. Later, soldiers and other personnel will likely be sent into the valley.

In the future, the valley can not only hide some troops, making it difficult for people to guess the strength of Puzhou, but also support those soldiers through taxes collected from the valley.

He had previously sent people to follow Lu Fusheng and others to find out who Wang Shuncai was, but he never expected such a turn of events.

Lin Erzhu didn't see things as clearly as Liu Chengfeng, but he knew that the safety of the valley was of utmost importance. He asked anxiously, "Boss, what do we do now?"

Liu Chengfeng pinched his brow and thought for a while before saying, "Keep a close eye on that guy surnamed Wang. See if he's contacted anyone or sent messages anywhere. If he has, follow the trail and arrest him as well."

Lin Erzhu nodded and then asked, "What if he didn't send a message, or contacted someone else, and went to the valley with Fang Dayong? Should we stop him?"

Liu Chengfeng cursed inwardly, pondered for a moment, and said, "Stop them too."

After Lin Er settled in, he called his attendant over and asked, "Has the master not sent a message back yet?"

The attendant replied, "Not yet!"

Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but wonder what big move Lu Shiyan was up to now.

He admired Lu Shiyan more and more, and felt more and more that he was the future ruler of the world.

Lu Shiyan, who was on Liu Chengfeng's mind, was walking with Jiang Tangtang on a bustling street in Fengyang.

That day, the two slept in the cave until evening before waking up.

Jiang Tangtang initially didn't want to sleep, but lying in the cave was boring, and looking at someone's handsome sleeping face, she was prone to overthinking.

Later, I simply opened the system's e-books. This time, I read books related to gunpowder making.

The book was so dry that she fell asleep while reading it.

After waking up in the evening, the two went to the woods to pick some wild vegetables and fruits, and slowly made dinner. After dinner, they lingered for a while before Lu Shiyan leisurely led Jiang Tangtang toward Fengyang.