Upon hearing this, Lü Tu tried to struggle to get up, but Liu Yang and the other man quickly pressed him down: "Brother, just rest a little longer. You were delirious with fever last night!"

"What did you say?"

Liu Hu said cautiously, "At first you were calling for your father and mother, then you said a lot of names we had never heard of, and finally you kept crying."

Lu Tu fell silent. Even though he had been in this world for almost half a year and usually kept these things to himself, he thought he had forgotten them. But he never expected that he would still think of his parents and his comrades from his previous life when he was most vulnerable.

"Brother, you can rest assured to leave things outside to us. Nie Yun and Liu Hong are still guarding there right now."

Lu Tu nodded slightly: "Go and tell them that all those involved must be killed without mercy, and they must be killed in front of the other refugees! It doesn't matter how many people die, the troublemakers must be executed!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yang and his companion were alarmed. Even though Lü Tu was so weak, the killing intent that suddenly surged from his bones was still terrifyingly strong. They quickly clasped their fists and said, "Understood!"

It's right to entrust these tasks to them. It's time to cultivate their ability to stand on their own. They can't always be like frogs that only move when poked.

Lu Tu peeked out the window. It was still dark, so he decided to finish the bowl of millet porridge Qin Qianqian had brought him and then go back to sleep.

When Lü Tu woke up, the sun was already high in the sky. Only after getting up did he realize that the blanket covering him was visibly damp.

It seems that while they are killing rioters outside, Lu Tu's immune system has gone berserk.

He got up and moved around a bit. He could feel that he was almost fully recovered, but he was still a little weak from being hungry for so long.

This discovery surprised him, as it proved that the smallpox vaccine he had developed, or the nasal vaccine method, was effective, and that he himself had survived smallpox and had developed immunity to it.

Lu Tu had just gone out to find something to eat when he noticed a long bench outside the door, where Song Yuxi and Nangong Huiyu were sitting.

"Yuxi, Xiaoyu, what's wrong with you two...?"

The two looked up instantly, their eyes first flashing with surprise, then with sorrow and reproach, and finally turning into a pool of tender concern: "Husband!"

The two of them stood up at the same time and rushed into Lü Tu's arms, their hot tears soaking Lü Tu's clothes.

Seeing that the two looked exhausted, Lu Tu knew they had been waiting for a long time. He gently patted their backs and coaxed them, "Don't cry, I'm fine now."

"Husband, you've kept this from me and Xiaoyu for so long. What will happen to me, Xiaoyu, and the child in your belly if something happens to you?"

Lu Tu took a deep breath, his heart filled with shame. He rubbed the shoulders of the two men and comforted them, "I will be more careful in the future, but let me tell you some good news first!"

"What good news?" The two women looked up and wiped away their tears.

"Smallpox is no longer effective against me!"

"Really, my husband? I don't believe it." Nangong Huiyu sobbed softly.

Lu Tu chuckled and flicked her nose: "How about I go and catch a smallpox patient to prove it to you?"

"No! Husband, don't be silly. A lot has happened in the village while you were unconscious. Miss Wang and Jia Dazhuang have also woken up. Yesterday, Nie Yun and his men killed a lot of refugees."

Lu Tu nodded: "Never mind all that, let's eat first, I'm starving."

In the short time it took to exchange those two sentences, Lu Tu's stomach began to rumble with hunger, and the two women quickly instructed the two newly hired maids, A Qiao and Ling Dang, to prepare a meal.

Lu Tu gestured to Song Yuxi with his eyes, and when she nodded slightly, it meant that Song Yuxi knew what she was doing, so Lu Tu didn't need to worry about her.

The little maid named Aqiao was very quick and efficient. She managed to chop vegetables, tend firewood, and watch the fire all by herself without any panic. She was indeed very skillful.

Another maid named Lingdang, with her hair in pigtails, was always bouncing around and helping out, and was exceptionally lively.

It seems that Song Yuxi put a lot of effort into choosing her maids. These two are of above-average appearance among maids, and they are also very capable and work well together. They are indeed excellent.

After the meal, Lu Tu took out some loose silver coins and handed them to the two men. The two men waved their hands repeatedly, saying, "Sir, the two ladies have already given us our monthly allowance."

Song Yuxi smiled like a mistress and said, "Take what your husband gives you. Just be careful with your work, and you won't be short of a little money."

"Thank you, ladies. Thank you, sir."

Look how tactful they are! First, they thank Song Yuxi and Nangong Huiyu, and finally they thank Lü Tu. It seems they also know about the affairs of the inner court and who the big and small kings are.

Lu Tu nodded in satisfaction: "Not bad. Work hard in the future, and I'll help you find a good husband when you come of age."

Aqiao and Lingdang's faces flushed red instantly, and they quickly lowered their heads in embarrassment and went about their business.

Lu Tu got up and went outside the village. He wanted to see who was so bold as to cause trouble in his place, especially while he was sick.

This is the first time Lu Tu has done this since taking over Kuishan Village. Whatever the reason, he must be severely punished!

When he arrived outside the village, he could smell a pungent stench of blood from afar. Looking at the mottled, dark stains on the ground that had seeped into the soil, he understood what had happened yesterday.

"My lord!" the more than 200 soldiers present shouted in unison, their voices shaking the heavens.

To all the soldiers, Lü Tu was their spiritual totem, their invincible hero. As long as Lü Tu stood, no one could break into the village.

Lu Tu nodded and looked at Nie Yun and Liu Hong beside him: "Where is the person in charge?"

Nie Yun waved his hand: "Bring it here!"

The brothers Sun Meng and Sun Kuang brought seven men over from a distant tree: "Reporting to our elder brother, the leaders number about a hundred. They are not from Wuchuan. They deliberately infiltrated the refugee group and secretly killed more than a dozen of our brothers on the night they arrived. They killed everyone else, leaving only these men."

Upon hearing this, Lü Tu's face instantly darkened, and he looked at Sun Kuang with a questioning gaze.

Sun Kuang gritted his teeth in anger: "We lost a total of 13 brothers and were injured 21. These guys are quite skilled and are definitely not ordinary refugees."

"Has the investigation been completed?"

Sun Meng shook his head in shame: "No, these bastards just won't say a word, they're even more troublesome than the tough guys we've encountered before!"

Lu Tu stared at the seven men kneeling on the ground with icy eyes: "Is that so? The kind of tough guys I admire most in this life. I'd like to see how tough your bones are. Men, dig seven pits as high as a person!"

The seven men on the ground were covered in sores that not a single one of them was in good condition. But when they heard Lu Tu's words, they couldn't help but laugh arrogantly and sneer, "Lu Tu, is that all you've got? I'm not afraid of you burying me alive!"