The guards searched the body but found no useful clues.

Wei Xiyin expressed her doubts.

"The girl suspects it's the Guangping Gu family?" Chang Ying's pupils were shocked when he heard it.

"I guess so. That letter is really strange. What does the Gu family need an army for? And is Governor Gong still alive?" Wei Xiyin tapped her fingers. "These are all unknown at the moment."

Chang Ying felt that this did not make sense. He said, "But Guangping is far away from Qinghe. How could the Gu family have the ability to reach other places and stir up trouble in this cannibalistic world?" If they had this ability, the Gu family would not have gradually declined.

Wei Xiyin nodded, "That's why I said I was just suspicious. After cleaning up Qinghe County, we have to find a way to send people to investigate Guangping County."

Guangping County was the seat of government of Yizhou.

The journey to Guangping is long and requires passing through Changshan and Hejian counties. It is not advisable to lead troops on a long journey before Qinghe County is stabilized.

Their troops are too small, and there are still many things to do. The material inventory in the armory is running out, and they have to open a safe route for iron ore mining after returning.

Wei Xiyin pondered for a moment, then said, "Since all the survivors are here, let's rest here for two hours and then rush to Dongwu today to meet up with Yuanwu and Zhang Yuanyan."

Chang Ying immediately responded: "Yes."

She turned around and wanted to go to the northeast corner of the village to take another look, but suddenly remembered something and stopped and added, "I will order Erlang to lead fifty of his men to escort those people to the fort. By the way, have the guards tell Mingjingtang that when the Cheng brothers return with the people of Youzhou, it will be time to recruit another batch of troops."

It’s a good opportunity for my brother to go back and reflect on himself. Growth is always accompanied by setbacks.

Chang Ying agreed.

Wei Lang was very unhappy at this time, squatting on the threshold outside with a look of grievance on his face.

His ten subordinates stood behind him, wanting to persuade him but not knowing how. They thought for a long time but did not open their mouths.

Finally, it was Liu Acao who spoke up to comfort him, "Don't be sad, Erlangjun. We all accepted the punishment voluntarily." He thought Erlangjun was still sad because he had implicated them.

Wei Lang pouted and said, "That's good. Sister has to punish me by making me draw the rules again."

He hated painter's rules the most.

Liu A Cao: “…” It turns out that everyone’s thoughts are inconsistent, and he was just being too sentimental.

There are three village houses in the northeast corner, all of which are occupied.

At this time, the doors of the three houses were open, and the rescued people were resting after eating.

Qin Shan was still staying in the room on the right, holding the list of relatives handed to him by the girl and continuing to circle the relatives he had found.

There were several members of the Wei clan in the room, all of whom were from the side branch, and their closest relative was their great-great-great-grandfather's generation. There were also several married Wei daughters.

Seeing Erlang sitting at the door and not coming in or paying any attention to them, there were many elders in the group, but they had no way to deal with him.

It's impossible to argue with an ignorant child.

But Wu Niang, the leader of the troops, hasn't come to see us yet, and no one knows what she's busy with outside.

Qin Shan explained, "The girl was just asking for information next door. She's probably still out clearing out the rebels. I'm sure she'll come over when she's done."

Chang Ying had not returned just now, and the girl was worried about his safety, so she had no time to check every room.

Now that the body of the man with the scimitar has been brought back, I have to ask about it.

After hearing this, the other noble families on the side hurriedly said, "Of course, of course. Thanks to the Wei family for saving us, we should personally thank the young lady. We can talk to her when she is free."

One of the aunts felt a little dissatisfied. She had been married for many years and did not understand the current situation of the clan. She just felt that the two children of the eldest house were more unruly than the other.

Wei Yilian was married in Beiqiu and was used to being the head of the household. After many years of marriage, she had only one son, who was now by her side. When the disaster happened, her husband was not at home, and she and her son were protected by servants and escaped from the city.

Not long after, she encountered the Ten Directions Sect. Because she was a married woman from a collateral family, she was powerless and did not suffer any harm after being captured except for being hungry.

She said, "No matter how busy you are, you should come over. The elders have just escaped danger, how can I just ignore them? Besides, there is no way a young lady would go out and kill people. Our Wei family is not without people..."

Wei Lang, who was standing at the door, heard someone talking about his elder sister behind his back. He suddenly turned around and glared at her, shouting, "Don't you dare say bad things about my elder sister?"

"How can it be bad words?" Wei Yilian retorted, "As an elder, can I say that I can't say anything? Aristocratic families value rules and etiquette the most. Wu Niang hasn't even been engaged yet, so how can she show up like this? Auntie said these things for her own good."

Wei Lang was furious, and his subordinates beside him quickly pulled him back. They said that the other person was his elder, and if a conflict really broke out, Erlang Jun would be in the wrong.

Unexpectedly, Wei Yilian kept talking and said to Wei Lang, "Erlang is thirteen this year, he is already an adult..."

"Shut up!" An uncle sitting nearby interrupted her and shouted, "You ignorant woman! Without Wu Niang, how could you sit here and talk properly? Why are you acting so arrogantly? The clan leader is still alive, so it's not your turn to lecture the people of the eldest branch."

After he finished speaking, the room fell silent.

Seeing that the Wei clan members were arguing, the people around them tried to reduce their presence. It was other people's family affairs, so it was not their turn as outsiders to speak out.

The other tribesmen had different expressions on their faces, but no one spoke.

Wei Yilian's face flushed red. She was born in the Wei family of Qinghe. She was respected by her husband's family and had been the head of the household for many years. Almost all the ladies who came into contact with her flattered her. She had never been scolded like this in public.

Or by my own family.

As an aunt, what was wrong with her saying a few words to the younger generation? Just as she was about to speak out in rebuttal, Xu Hongwen beside her quickly grabbed her mother.

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