But if you want a more comprehensive understanding, you need to see Shen Zhaochen.

At this moment, Shen Zhaochen also brought his students from the private school to join in putting out the fire.

He was with his younger sister at the moment, a little distance away from the Chi family's sons.

Upon hearing that the other person was a scholar and produced his official documents, he also stood up.

"Master Shen, take a look!"

Chi Ye didn't presume to be arrogant. After looking at it for a while, he handed the other party's document to Shen Zhaochen.

When Song Chongjin heard Chi Ye call out to Master Chen Zhaochen, his eyes lit up instantly.

Shen Zhaochen knew his identity, and after receiving the document, he immediately recognized that it was genuine.

He handed the document back to Ikeno and said, "The document is genuine, but it's not his; I can't guarantee that!"

Chi Ye nodded and handed the document back to Song Chongjin.

"Since you say your name is Song Chongjin, then I'll assume that's you."

Now that you've burned down our mountain, shouldn't you hand over the arsonist?

"We, the people of Chijia'ao, have lived here for generations. Your burning of the mountain is an attempt to kill us. Don't you intend to give us an explanation?"

Don't let Song Chongjin's status as a scholar fool you; the fact that he's made it this far and managed to lead so many people shows that he's ruthless at heart.

The reason he was able to stand here and talk to the people of Chijia'ao was because he knew that, under the current circumstances, they had no chance of winning against the people of Chijia'ao.

Even though they outnumbered each other, Wuning Prefecture had experienced the same disasters that Anping County had suffered before.

Having survived numerous disasters, they were starving, cold, and emaciated. After escaping into the continuous Beilian Mountains, they had to constantly be wary of wild animals and other people.

Their hands were stained with blood along the way—human blood and wild animal blood.

Having worked so hard to get to where they are now, their physical and mental condition cannot compare with that of the people of Chijia'ao.

After all, the people of Chijia'ao didn't suffer any disasters because of the fish in the pond.

In addition, they eat and drink well, and even if they only have two meals a day, they are still much better off than those refugees.

Not to mention, they were hunters, skilled at hunting, and tall and strong.

Song Chongjin didn't want a direct confrontation, and since he also wanted to befriend these people, he knew that this explanation was necessary.

He immediately scanned the numb faces of the people and then asked someone else.

After finally arriving at the conclusion, a woman in her forties was pulled out from the crowd.

He originally intended to kill the woman, but then he realized that they were now in Anping County and he couldn't do that anymore.

Therefore, he addressed Chi Ye, or rather, Chi Jia'ao, who was present, and said:

"This fire was started by this Cheng Sanmei."

Her man had finally made it this far, but ultimately couldn't hold on.

She had nothing to dig a hole for, so she couldn't bury the person in the ground. She was also afraid that the body would be left to rot in the wilderness and be eaten by wild animals, so she thought of burning the person.

As a result, the wind today caused this situation.

"The person is here. Are you going to handle it yourselves, or should I take over?"

Ikeno and the others looked at the terrified woman, not wanting to dirty their hands.

Given the sheer number of people on the other side, if they were to actually deal with the people, given the nature of these refugees, no one knows what might happen.

With that thought in mind, Chi Ye had already made up his mind, but he still looked at his second uncle's generation.

At this moment, Chi Erxiong stepped forward and said, "What we want is an explanation!"

"These people are yours; if they make mistakes, you are free to deal with them yourselves."