As everyone has heard, the imperial army was defeated and the barbarians invaded.
Today we see these few defeated soldiers turned into bandits, and tomorrow there may be many more.
And those barbarians, they defeated the imperial court, they are not comparable to the defeated soldiers.
These ruthless killers could find our village at any moment…
His words made the villagers, who had just felt relieved after surviving a disaster, jump into their throats again.
"Don't we still have another expert? What are we afraid of?"
These words echoed in my mind, but I never said them aloud.
It's better to rely on yourself than on others. Ye Li is indeed very strong, but he can't protect this place all the time.
Just like this time, if he had been even a fraction of a second slower, there would have been at least one more corpse on the ground.
Moreover, although they were from the same village, the Ye family did not rely on each other in any particular way. It was just a mutually beneficial relationship: I would give you money and food, and you would teach.
Helping them is a favor, not an obligation; asking for help like that is ungrateful.
"I have a way."
In the end, Ye Li spoke up. He first gestured to his parents in the crowd to be quiet, and then took out a hand-drawn map.
"Five miles east of our village are mountains. When I was practicing swordsmanship there, I discovered a paradise on earth."
Surrounded by mountains on all sides, the location was secluded and there were few people around. I also took care of the wild animals inside.
This is a map. Follow the route on it, and you'll get to that place. Go hide there until the chaos ends.
He handed the map to the village chief and then watched as everyone discussed it amongst themselves.
The paradise he discovered was a place resembling a volcanic crater or a meteorite crater.
The middle is flat, surrounded by mountains on all sides, and the entrance is a canyon that can only allow three people to pass side by side.
This place is usually not discovered by ordinary people unless they specifically look for it.
The discussion about the relocation came to a quick conclusion. Although leaving one's hometown was difficult, it was much better than dying unexpectedly one day.
Everyone went back to pack their belongings, and Ye's father specially pulled Ye Li to a secluded place.
"Xiao Li, are you not planning to come with us?"
"Yes, you two can go. Given my performance today and the fact that we're all acquaintances, there shouldn't be any problems going there."
As for me, I want to go to the capital city you mentioned and see for myself why the world has become like this.
"Xiao Li, this time I really have to give you some advice. In this day and age, going to the capital to take the imperial examination is no easy task."
As a father, Ye Chen had always placed his hopes for the family's rise on Ye Li, and he also saw Ye Li's strength.
But in his view, in this chaotic world where people devour each other, one person's strength is ultimately not enough.
He's a fighter. He can kill a dozen soldiers and bandits by himself, and he can also defeat an army of hundreds or thousands of people.
You must persuade your own child at this time.
"I didn't say that I was going to take the exam to get in."
Ye Li slowly pushed down the hand that his father had placed on his shoulder. His expression was unreadable.
"Huh? What do you mean by that?"
If he didn't get in through an exam, how else could he have gotten in?
The conversation ultimately came to nothing. Ye Li watched everyone leave with their luggage at the village entrance, and then headed alone toward the Ye family ancestral graves in the village.
"Our ancestors are above us, and we, their descendants, are unfilial. From this day forward, we shall enter this chaotic world and seek a way to bring peace to the land."
He lit three sticks of incense at the ancestral grave, turned and left, never looking back.
He didn't know if his ideas could change the times; one person's power is ultimately insignificant.
However, he was willing to give it a try, even if it meant facing death, at least he wanted to die a worthy death.
As for the first step, let's go check out the border region first.
There's more to come today, continuing at midnight.
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