Upon seeing Gu Ran return, Tong Youlin was more anxious than anyone else, rushing to greet him and asking anxiously, "How is it? What happened? Are the villagers all alright?"
Gu Ran glanced at him coldly, then walked past him expressionlessly and stood in front of Huo Chengche, reporting in a formal tone, "Your Highness, a group of bandits calling themselves Luotian Village have occupied the village."
Huh? Mountain bandits are here to rob other mountain bandits?
Huo Chengche raised an eyebrow.
Xuandi couldn't help but chuckle, feeling as if he had heard a joke. "What? Another band of bandits has taken over someone else's bandit stronghold?"
Gu Ran glanced at Xuan Di, feeling that the question was a bit strange, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed... that he hadn't said anything wrong.
"Yes." Gu Ran hesitated for a moment before replying.
Xuan Di let out an exaggerated laugh, casually put his hand on Tong Youlin's shoulder, and playfully gave him some dirty tricks.
"Go find out where their village is, go and take over their village. It'll be a good opportunity for you two families to switch places. New environment, new beginnings! Hahaha..."
After saying that, he winked at Huo Chengche, "Perfect, we don't need to find a place for all these snakes and pythons on the mountain. We can just let them stay on the mountain! Hahaha..."
"Heh, no wonder it was Fifth Young Master's idea." Huo Chengche glanced coldly at Xuan Di, who was laughing so hard she was bent over, and covered his little darling's ears with disgust, protecting her from her crazy brother.
Tong Youlin was filled with anxiety and had no interest in listening to Xuandi's jokes. He pushed Xuandi aside and quickly moved closer to Huo Chengche.
"Your Highness, you are all-powerful, you must save us! Luotian Village is the biggest bandit gang in our area, they are fierce and ruthless, they have always been rampant in the village and bullied us! When we lived at the foot of the mountain, they often came to rob our village!"
Tong Youlin became increasingly flustered as he spoke, his face turning pale, and he began to recount the old grudges between their village and Luotianzhai:
"Your Highness, as you know, our village has many strong young men. Once, the brothers in the village couldn't stand it, so they joined forces to retaliate against them. When they came looking for us with murderous intent, we moved the whole village up the mountain."
The little boy nestled in his older brother's arms, listening to Uncle Lin tell a story. When he heard this part, he earnestly exclaimed in his childish voice, "Huh? Uncle, didn't you move up the mountain many years ago? How come they only just found you?"
The baby's voice was filled with strong disdain.
Having just finished laughing, Xuandi found a tree to lean against and continued laughing.
Huo Chengche glanced at Xuan Di's arrogant, bent-over back and really wanted to kick him aside.
However, the warm, soft touch in his arms gradually calmed the impulse in his heart.
With a dark expression, he pulled his warm, soft, and sweet-smelling wife closer to his chest, then looked away and gestured for Tong Youlin to continue.
Tong Youlin was both amused and exasperated by the little boy's innocent and bewildered question. He explained, "These past few years, the officials have been circling around the mountains and valleys, so of course they don't dare to cause trouble. Today, thanks to the blessings of a few benefactors, all the officials have withdrawn, and only then did Luotian Village dare to come."
Huo Chengche nodded. "Since we've run into them, that's perfect. Let's go and meet these real bandits."
Upon hearing this, Tong Youlin turned pale and quickly stopped him, anxiously reminding him, "No! These are real bandits, unlike the half-baked bandits in our village. These bandits are all desperate criminals!"
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