Wen Shishi nodded, but then felt something was off.
She reached out to take the food Song Chengxin offered, but quickly shook her head.
Song Chengxin teased, "You! You're clearly not scared, you're just hungry!"
As soon as Song Chengxin finished speaking, Wen Shishi suddenly pursed her lips and frowned, her face turning bright red.
Song Chengxin pinched her cheek and continued to tease her, "What? Can't your tenth brother say anything?"
Are you angry?
Song Chenghou looked down to check Wen Shishi's status.
The third brother, Song Chengxin, reacted quickly, after all, he was "experienced".
He immediately picked Wen Shishi up from his older brother and rushed outside, asking, "Does Shishi need to poop?"
Wen Shishi nodded seriously, her expression full of bitterness and resentment, which made onlookers inexplicably laugh.
Song Chenghou smiled and straightened the corner of his clothes.
The other brothers looked towards the entrance of the council hall, but Song Chengxin had already vanished without a trace...
Normally, Third Brother is the one who's most prone to getting himself into trouble, but in crucial moments, he's always exceptionally reliable.
Inside the council chamber.
Apart from the wounded and their own people, no one else had woken up.
So, the eighth brother, Song Chengxi, asked, "Big brother, how did they deal with those people?"
Before Song Chenghou could speak, Song Chengjian said, "How should we handle it? We won't handle it!"
Song Chengxi's eyes widened. "They almost killed the clan chief! They even tried to poison the water and frame us!"
Song Chengjian said irritably, "Use your brain and think about it!"
Those who were kneeling on the ground just now, were they all young and strong men from the village?
Did you look behind you? The rest of the Li people were mostly the elderly, women, and children...
In other words, they did it on purpose from the very beginning!
Every household assigned young, able-bodied men to participate in their work.
Even if some people are ostensibly following the clan leader or the young lady, you've seen that these past two days, haven't you?
That's not actually the case; many secretly side with them.
Even if we have people in control of the situation now, can the clan leader really kill all those involved?
If that's the case, then this village is doomed!
What can the elderly, women, and children do when only they are left?!
"Even without the imperial court, those bandits and pirates they've mentioned, any small force could easily take down the entire stronghold!"
Seeing that there was no one else in the council chamber, Song Chengjian spoke without restraint.
Even though he knew that many of the wounded were conscious, the eldest brother, Song Chenghou, did not remind them.
The pressure borne by the clan chief and his daughter needs to be remembered by the clan members.
Upon hearing this, Song Chengxi remained calm, "But speaking of which, we only brought so few people, yet we were able to control Lin Hong and his son..."
The strength of the Li village is quite similar to what's rumored outside!
Song Chengxi sighed.
"Perhaps the rumors from the outside world have led to a form of protection for the village."
Song Chenghou recounted in detail, "The more brutal the outside world portrays it, the less the Li people defend themselves, partly because they live in isolation from other people on the island..."
People from outside the area are easily intimidated and dare not easily go up the mountain.
Otherwise, some people, driven by curiosity, rashly go up the mountain, or perhaps with ulterior motives, only to find that the village is not as secure as they imagined...
If the people down the mountain find out, the consequences will be dire.
The brothers nodded.
Song Chenghou continued, "You probably didn't notice, but Lin Bei and his men appeared in front of the villagers."
Before they knelt down, Xin Yu had already led his men to wake up the villagers and hide behind the house.
Now that he knows the villagers are aware of the situation, if Lin Bei leads a counterattack, even if he wins, he will lose the support of the villagers and severely damage the village's morale...
They knelt down not out of fear of our power, but because the entire village was right behind them.
After hearing his explanation, the brothers suddenly understood.
"The Li people are brave, and even without a battle, they may not be outwardly strong but inwardly weak."
We took control of the altar before the guards could react. We had an element of luck involved, but we also caught Lin Hong and his son Lin Sen completely off guard...
If a real fight breaks out, they might not be so weak.
But in that case, it will truly be a lose-lose situation.
Everyone sighed, for the clan chief and Li Jing, and for the entire Li village.
Wherever there is division, a disorganized group is easily dismantled.
The problem often lies not in the strength of the outside world, but in the lack of unity among one's own people.
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