After the guards, including Feng Shan and A-San, finished paying their respects to the Zhong family head, the steward eagerly asked, "Why did it take you so long? Did something happen?"

Feng Shan bowed and replied, "Reporting to your Excellency, the people entrenched in Longtan County are extremely powerful. I have led men..."

Feng Shan recounted everything that had happened in Longtan.

The head of the Zhong family looked grave after hearing this. "You mean they actually rebuilt the official road leading to Changyi County?"

“They even built roads connecting every village to Longtan County,” said Ah San, who participated in the entire project.

The head of the Zhong family fell silent. He couldn't understand who had the audacity to undertake such a massive project.

Do they want to revitalize the entire Longtan area?

"Have you found out where those people came from?" the manager asked.

Feng Shan said, "I heard them say that they fled from the north. The master of those guards is surnamed Yun, and the city lord of Longtan is actually a woman."

The group fell into deep thought. They were unfamiliar with the North and couldn't immediately recall which powerful families or clans were involved.

Thinking of something, Feng Shan continued, "Not only that, Longtan also widely accepts refugees and beggars, and more than a thousand people from Huaizhou City have come to Longtan to seek refuge."

"What?" The steward stood up in disbelief. "When did this happen?"

“The head steward can find out easily in this short period of time,” Feng Shan said.

The steward hurriedly went out and summoned the junior stewards from various places to inquire.

The junior managers held the account books, each with a worried expression.

Without asking, the Zhong family head and young master Zhong knew that what Feng Shan said was true.

Finally, after checking each village one by one, it was found that in more than a dozen remote villages, the number of villagers had been reduced by half, and in two or three villages, apart from the elderly who stayed behind, they were almost empty.

"Master, what should we do now?" The steward was completely stunned.

The head of the Zhong family staggered to his feet, his face growing increasingly grim.

"The Yu family ruined me!"