The remaining members of the cloth bag squad all ran to Jingming's side.
Qin Yunning handed Jingming an orange.
"Abbot, could you please perform a divination for my great-grandfather and the others?"
Qin Yunyuan covered his face, and Qin Yunzhou kicked Qin Yunning away.
"Are you stupid? Only Taoist priests do divination, monks chant scriptures and pray for blessings!"
Qin Yun Ning rubbed her sore buttocks as she walked back, giving Jing Ming an awkward smile.
"Abbot, I'm sorry! Could you please pray for my great-grandfather and the others?"
Jingming returned the oranges to him.
"Amitabha Buddha, this humble monk has been praying in my heart for the peace and well-being of all you benefactors. If any of you are interested, you may join me!"
Qin Yunyuan took the lead and sat down next to Jingming. The other members of the Cloth Bag Squad also sat down one after another, imitating the monks chanting sutras.
Other disaster victims nearby stared at them as if they were idiots.
"If praying to gods and Buddhas were truly effective, we wouldn't be in such a state. Heaven is unjust, allowing such a wicked magistrate to run rampant while ordinary people suffer so much!"
He then made a vow filled with resentment.
"If I manage to get out of here alive, I will definitely go to the capital and sue Wen Fuzhang, the wicked and greedy magistrate of Shipo County!"
The disaster victims nearby also joined in the angry outbursts.
Sun Yanzhi couldn't bear to listen any longer and wanted to step forward and tell everyone the truth.
With a single glance from the Dark Dragon Guard leader, the third brother stepped forward and stopped him.
"Mr. Sun, telling them the truth now will only harm the people of this city!"
Seeing Sun Yan's confusion, he pointed to the disaster victims not far away.
"There must be spies among those disaster victims. If they find out you're alive and still trying to exonerate Magistrate Wen, do you think they'll let you and your mother go? Don't act rashly!"
Sun Yan was heartbroken.
"Are we just going to let these people smear Magistrate Wen? Magistrate Wen was a truly good and honest official! Not only was he tortured to death by thieves, but even in death he is being smeared and insulted. It's simply... simply..."
He then broke down in tears.
The third brother also sighed.
"Sigh! Isn't the truth in your hands? I believe you can bring it to light. Then, it will be their time to repent. If you want a good outcome, you must learn to endure the process!"
Sun Yanzhi bowed to the third brother.
"Thank you very much, sir. I have learned a great deal!"
Seeing that he had come to his senses, the third brother slipped back into the Dark Dragon Guard's ranks.
Qin Luo and Doctor You hadn't gone far
He then swung along the vines towards the south gate; Doctor You had already gotten used to it.
Not only was I not scared, I found it very exciting.
It's as if the first sixty-seven years of my life were wasted, and my exciting life is just beginning...
As soon as the two arrived in the city center, they heard the sounds of fierce fighting.
Qin Luo moved him to a slightly farther place and left him the stun gun for self-defense.
Then it swiftly swung towards the center of the fight.
Previously, Qin Ling and the others had been standing around the horse-drawn carriage and the donkey cart.
Suddenly a group of people rushed out; they knew it was the thieves who had stolen the goods.
They deliberately shoved each other a few times, then scattered and ran towards the city exit.
The scene suddenly became chaotic.
Just as Ji Hong passed by Old Lady Ma, she grabbed him.
"Village head, you just ran away like that? The grain was just stolen like that?"
Ji Hong pushed her hand away forcefully.
"Let go! If you still want to live, have Old Zhang the Pockmarked abandon this cart and carry you away!"
The scene became chaotic, making the already cramped space even more crowded.
Old Mrs. Ma was extremely flustered; she clung tightly to Ji Hong, refusing to let go.
"Village head, you have to take me and Ma Zi with you. We don't know anyone here. If we're left behind, we're sure to die. You have to take us with you!"
Ji Hong didn't know where she got her stubbornness from; he couldn't push her hand away no matter what he did.
All he could do was yell at Old Zhang Mazi standing to the side.
"Why don't you come over and carry her on your back! What are you standing there for? If you don't run, you'll be beaten to death!"
Old Zhang Mazi finally came to his senses, picked up Old Ma's wife, and ran.
Old Mrs. Ma clung to Ji Hong's arm, refusing to let go no matter what.
Ji Hong could only squeeze in with the two of them towards the city exit.
A moment later, the sound of a knife being used to kill someone was heard behind them, accompanied by angry roars.
"Damn it, what kind of idiots are these? They loaded up a few carts of stones and came here to act all high and mighty. Do they really think their grandpa is so easygoing? Listen up, all of you, find the owners of the horse-drawn carriage and the donkey cart for me, and I'll guarantee their safe passage out of the city!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Ling and the others knew that something terrible had happened.
They squeezed desperately toward the north gate, but the more Old Lady Ma listened, the more suspicious she became.
She turned to ask Ji Hong
"Village head, what exactly happened? Where is your grain? How did it turn into stones? I was wondering why everyone had disappeared. So they ran away with the grain! How could you keep this from us?"
Old Zhang Mazi also got anxious.
"Village head, that's really unfair of you. Why did you abandon the two of us?"
Ji Hong glanced at the two people in front of him and snorted disdainfully.
"Don't you two know what's going on? If Ma Xiu had just stopped causing trouble, he wouldn't have ignored you two!"
Old Zhang Mazi was unhappy.
"I didn't cause any trouble! Why didn't you take me with you?"
Ji Hong ignored him and just kept walking forward.
Old Mrs. Ma still held on tightly to him.
The thief behind her was getting closer and closer, and she trembled with fear.
Ji Hong pulled his arm away, about to grab Old Zhang Mazi and rush forward.
Then they heard Old Lady Ma shout loudly.
"Come quick! He's here! The man who hid the grain is here! Catch him!"
Old Zhang Mazi looked at the arm that Ji Hong was holding.
Then, incredulously, he asked the old woman carrying the horse on his back.
"Ma Xiu, what are you doing? Are you trying to kill us?"
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