Chapter 608 The only suspicious person left is the Queen Mother
Luosong Village has less than twenty households and more than two hundred people.
The village stands quietly in the abandoned narrow strip beside Houhai, and is not affiliated with any force.
Because I have never appeared on the map under the jurisdiction of various forces, I have never been disturbed by war. I thought I could live a peaceful life like this forever, but I didn't expect to encounter such a thing today.
Seeing with their own eyes the houses where their ancestors had lived being set on fire and being threatened and intimidated by a group of vicious people holding cold swords, the villagers were furious and frightened and did not dare to resist at all.
When they were frightened and panicked, a few more people suddenly appeared. As soon as they appeared, they knocked down more than 30 strong men as if it were a piece of cake.
Coupled with Yang Zhi's sudden and awkward pounce, the villagers didn't know how to react for a moment, and their facial muscles were distorted to varying degrees.
Yang Zhi is even more twisted.
"Grandpa Du, please don't use poison. We won't have a chance to fight you if you do that!"
"Oops, it was a mistake. I'll remember it next time!"
The incoherent conversation woke up the dazed villagers. They didn't care about anything else at the moment and hurriedly scattered to put out the fire and rescue the burned houses first.
Yang Zhi didn't care how embarrassed he was just now. He jumped up and led his parents, wife and children towards home to put out the fire and inspect the damage. "My benefactors, please wait a moment. I'll be back soon!"
By the time all the fires in the village were extinguished, it was already dark and the sky over Houhai was filled with stars.
"Yang Zhi thanks everyone for their help!"
In the Yang family courtyard, after settling the frightened family members to rest, Yang Zhi bowed seriously to Tianbao and the other four, his tone serious and sincere.
The five financial backers had already left, so they could have completely ignored what happened in the village.
But they came back.
This is chivalry.
It was also a favor that several people did for Yang Zhi.
Because the fire was put out in time, except for a thatched house at the end of the village that was completely burned down, the other earthen houses suffered little damage.
If it weren't for the help of a few people, the losses of Luosong Village would have been much more than this.
No matter what the reason for those bad guys to come, it is a favor that they come back to help.
Otherwise, Luosong Village might have to sacrifice the lives of many villagers.
"Uncle Yang, you're being polite. Ultimately, this incident was caused by us, so helping is our duty. If you really want to make a fuss, we'd be embarrassed." Bai Yu noticed the suppressed fatigue on Yang Zhi's body and smiled, "It's getting late now, Uncle Yang, you should go to bed early. There's no need to bother us. We'll stay here for one night, and then we'll leave tomorrow after we've dealt with those people. We won't leave any trouble for Luosong Village. Uncle Yang, you can tell the villagers what I said, so they don't continue to worry."
Yang Zhi was truly tired, his eyelids already drooping. He no longer forced himself to sleep, and before returning to his room, he told the others, "Those villains are from the shepherd tribe that hangs around Houhai year-round. They've never been to our village before, and I'm a complete stranger to them. If you want to investigate, you can start there. There are two empty rooms to the left of the main hall, already made up. They're for you. Don't mind their shabbiness; stay for one night."
Luosong Village is a secluded village where the nights are particularly quiet, with only a slight pungent smell from the burning fire lingering in the air.
The five of them pulled up small armchairs and sat in the yard, gazing up at the night scene in the mountains.
Not far from the five people, outside the gate of the courtyard, more than thirty big men were thrown haphazardly in the corner of the wall, still unconscious, feeding on the mosquitoes in May.
"This is a bit strange," Tian Bao said. "It's true that the Human King wants the Divine Weapon Map to find treasure, but he has been avoiding a head-on confrontation with us. Otherwise, he wouldn't have used such obvious means to lure us to Jingshan and treated our godfather to lavish food and drink in the Human Palace. Before he got the Divine Weapon Map and was sure he could deal with us, he would never do such a brainless thing to provoke us and make all his previous efforts to avoid it go to waste. He's not stupid."
"If he is not a fool, then there must be another bad guy. Who benefits the most from the death of the Human King?" Bai Yu asked with a smile.
A hand clasped Bai Yu's head and straightened his face. "Just say what you want to say. Let's discuss this together. Why are you always looking at Tianbao? Grandpa is not qualified to express his opinion? Little wheat ear Su Wu is not qualified to express his opinion? Don't look at Tianbao, look at Grandpa!"
Bai Yu looked at Grandpa Du's drooping triangular eyes, "..."
I don’t really want to say anything more.
Xiao Mi Sui and Su Wu huddled together arm in arm, grinning in gloating delight. "Grandpa Du is right. Let's discuss this together! Come on, let's talk about who benefits behind the scenes!"
"In addition to the Human, there are several major forces in the outside world, including the Tartars in the north and the Xiongnu in the southwest. If the Human have a dispute, these two sides will definitely benefit. But the Human king's robbery of the magic weapon map is extremely secretive. The Tartars and Xiongnu should not have noticed it yet, and it is impossible for them to act so quickly. I am more inclined to believe that it was an internal conflict among the Human." said Little Wheat Ear.
Su Wu, "The only legitimate members of the Human royal family now are the Queen Mother's children. All those not her biological children have been dealt with. She gave birth to two sons and a daughter. The eldest son is already the Human King, and the second son was crowned a prince and then moved to his fiefdom. There's no need or possibility for them to fight among themselves. If the Human people were to cause a major disturbance, it would benefit none of them. The only other suspect is the Queen Mother. I heard that the Queen Mother treated her like a maid. How could she not resent her after decades of oppression?"
The old man was surprised, "Wu boy, it turns out that your brain can be used!"
Su Wu, "My young master Wu has always been a man who either stays silent or makes a splash!"
“Tsk.”
"ah."
"tui."
The cock crowed three times, and the dawn light appeared in the sky.
The temperature in the mountains in the early morning of May was still chilly, and more than thirty men were woken up by the cold one after another.
When I woke up, I saw a person squatting in front of me. He had smiling triangular eyes and white hair like weeds. "Are you awake? Did you sleep well? Grandpa will take you home."
Du Grandpa's tone was so kind, it was as if he was saying, "I'm sending you to hell."
The big men were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they begged for mercy incoherently, "Have mercy! We won't dare to do it again! Please spare us, sir!"
"Hey, you're so brave, what are you doing here in the village? You only dare to bully the weak and fear the strong? I'm old and I don't sleep much, and I still want to play with you... Boring, a bunch of cowards, grandpa looks down on you!" The poisonous old man suddenly felt bored and stopped pretending to be kind. He kicked up the people who were clinging to the wall one by one, "Catch the thief and seize the stolen goods. Capture the thief and capture the king. Let's go! Lead the way, let's settle the account with your king!"
“…” Or maybe just kill us directly?
There was a commotion at the gate of the courtyard, and the people who were sleeping in the house also got up.
Yang Zhi put on his clothes and walked out, waiting in the yard. Knowing that Tianbao and his group were going to the horse-herding tribe next, he wanted to help lead the way.
"Uncle Yang, you don't have to go." Tian Bao refused him to go with her. "You shouldn't get involved in what happens next, or you'll be remembered and sought after for revenge."
Yang Zhi looked at the woman's cold face, the corners of his lips twitching, but in the end he said nothing. He took out the gold notes from his sleeve and the hundred or so taels of silver he had saved from years of business and handed them over. "You saved my Luosong Village. Yang has no way to repay you. I will waive the reward for helping you lead the way. In addition, this is what I saved--"
The man's slender hand reached out and pushed the things back. He said with a smile, "Uncle Yang, there's no need to be like this. We're not short of money, but you still have a family to support, right? It's because of us that Luosong Village was targeted and used as a raft. That's it. Farewell. If we meet again in the future, I'll treat you to a drink."
Su Wu and Xiao Mai Sui had already run out of the yard, laughing. Together with Grandpa Du, they hurried the big man and prepared to set off. "Uncle Yang, if you need help in the future, you can come to the exile area of Da Yue to find us! Or cross the border to the nearest Nansang government office. We will greet them!"
"Let's go, Uncle Yang, see you later!"
Without saying a word, several people directly invited Yang Zhi to take people to the place of exile.
Ordinary people will not easily leave their homeland unless they have no choice.
The country remains unchanged, we will meet again.
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