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Upon hearing this, the county magistrate nodded repeatedly, saying excitedly, "The goddess is absolutely right! We have misunderstood the divine will all along. From today onwards, we will definitely adjust everyone's diet! However... we rarely eat meat and eggs these days..."

Meeting Tang Yue's gaze, the county head immediately changed his tune, "However, we will correct this immediately. From now on, we will hatch more chickens and ducks, and raise more piglets. In a while, everyone in the county will definitely be able to eat meat."

Tang Yue, Sun Jinan, and the others were respectfully escorted back to their courtyard by the county officials. Only after everyone had left did Sun Jinan and Zhang Dabing relax. Sun Jinan was in high spirits, exclaiming, "My God, Company Commander, you're amazing!"

These people would be doing themselves a disservice if they didn't treat you, Company Commander, like a god.

Zhang Dabing chuckled to himself. The company commander was truly amazing. He was putting on such a convincing act of a goddess. Tang Yue leaned lazily against the blankets, "Hmm, now we just have to wait and see if they get any news about the battalion commander and my dad."

However, before the news arrived, another incident occurred in the county town by evening. The entire town was in an uproar. Zhang Dabing went out to check the situation and returned shortly afterward with a grim expression.

Tang Yue already knew what had happened, and her expression was grim. Zhang Dabing couldn't understand Bian Yue's Mandarin, so he only said, "Three young girls are dead. It looks like they were...raped..."

Sun Jinan narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, but he said nothing. A short while later, the county magistrate arrived at Tang Yue's courtyard with several elders.

Sun Jinan led the group into the house, and they immediately knelt before Tang Yue. Tang Yue sat cross-legged on the bed with her eyes closed and said nothing, "Goddess, please bless my Shanhe County."

Tang Yue opened her eyes and looked at the people kneeling before her. Her voice was clear and cold; she didn't know when it had started, but her soft, childlike voice had acquired a cool and aloof quality. Was this a sign of growing up?

"Are you talking about those girls who have already died? They must have been harmed by the US military, right?"

The county magistrate was furious. He hadn't expected the American soldiers to be so brutal—no, they had known all along. But now, he hated A-Gui even more. If A-Gui hadn't tried to curry favor with the American soldiers, hoping the entire county would be on their side, how could so many girls have been stolen?

Tang Yue closed her eyes again. "I have already incurred the karma of this mortal world by removing the ailments for you. War is killing, and I have always advocated peace and disliked killing. Moreover, I cannot bear this sin. Get out."

"Goddess..." The county magistrate knelt on the ground and looked up at the Goddess, hoping that she could help them again.

The Third Elder, Huang Zhiping, tugged at the county magistrate's clothes behind him, while Sun Jinan and Zhang Dabing made gestures to shoo him away.

"Company commander, isn't this a great opportunity? The US military killed their men, how could they not want to retaliate?"

Tang Yue looked at Sun Jinan with a half-smile, "That's right, you said it yourself, you killed their people, why don't they retaliate themselves?"

Zhang Dabing seemed to understand the company commander's meaning, but also seemed not to fully grasp it. "Company commander, what do you mean?"

Tang Yue scoffed, "Back then, the Bianyue Kingdom begged China to support their war effort. But what's going on now? The Bianyue Kingdom is clearly considering siding with the United States."

If we hadn't come, this county magistrate might have already made contact with the US military. How resolute do you think they are? Now that their people are being killed, they're only just beginning to feel the pain.

How can they know the pain if they don't get slapped themselves?

Sun Jinan's expression was also grim. He thought of the soldiers who had sacrificed their lives for the border-Yue Kingdom. Yes, why did they foolishly sacrifice themselves for the border-Yue Kingdom? And the other side didn't even appreciate it.

Zhang Dabing seized on the key point, "Company Commander, what's your opinion?"

Tang Yue's expression remained unchanged. "Let them fight it out themselves."

"Huh? The border country? They can defeat the US army?" Not only did Sun Jinan not believe it, but even Zhang Dabing didn't believe it.

Tang Yue didn't refute them. "How did China win the War of Resistance against Japan? Who said ordinary people couldn't handle guns? Aren't the conditions in Vietnam now better than those in China back then?"

Now look around, who is fighting on the battlefield in Bianyue Kingdom?

Zhang Dabing felt a pang of unease. The company commander was right; the battlefield now seemed to have become a battleground between the American and Chinese armies, and their fighting was taking place in the border region of Vietnam. It was quite unbelievable.

Zhang Dabing agreed with Tang Yue's idea, "The company commander is right. We should let them fight on their own. We can't let them do nothing, reap all the benefits, and in the end, it's our China that suffers the casualties."

Tang Yue gave Zhang Dabing a look that suggested he was a promising young man. At the same time, her consciousness was already projected outwards.

The county magistrate and several others were discussing matters in the house next door.

"County Magistrate, what does the Goddess mean by this? How can she abandon us?" The Fifth Elder was extremely anxious. If the Goddess doesn't care about them, who else can help them fight against the American army?

The Third Elder looked at the Fifth Elder, then at the Fourth Elder, and asked, "Ah Hui, what do you have to say?"

Fourth Elder Chong Hui remained silent. Fifth Elder finally remembered him. "Hui, back then you were the one praising the American army, and look what happened! Three lives were lost. They were children we watched grow up, how could those beasts just let them die like that?"

The Fourth Elder was indignant. How could he be blamed? If the county magistrate hadn't hesitated so much, how could such a disaster have befallen them? But he dared not say such things now. After all, he had truly witnessed the goddess's power.

"Back then, there was no goddess, right? Besides, the US military has such good weapons. How could our small Shanhe County withstand even a few shells from them? My desire to cooperate with the US military is for everyone's benefit, isn't it?"

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