Chapter 273 The Second Elder is Alone
With the support of the stick team led by Li Yuan, the people on the second elder's side no longer dared to come and rob things. After Li Sangtian's words spread, the starving people on the second elder's side had no choice but to ignore the second elder's threats and try to come to Ye Li's side to give it a try. After all, he was once a noble man, so he would not cheat them.
When they went to Ye Li to work and brought back food, others were envious.
The next day, more people went to work for Ye Li.
The second elder was so angry that his face turned blue. He immediately ordered people to beat up those who went to work for Ye Li. The second elder's tyrannical face was revealed. The people who were beaten rebelled and simply packed up their belongings and took their families to beg Ye Li for help overnight.
In the dark night, those people knelt in front of Ye Li, crying bitterly and begging Ye Li to take them in.
Ye Li, with her hair loose, looked at the group of people in front of her and was not surprised. All this was within her expectations. Whoever had food would be the master of this doomsday.
"Come here, take these people to a temporary tree house and give them food."
"Yes." Li Yunkai took the order and immediately took these people to settle down.
"Li Yuan, take your men and defend our fields and homes. The Second Elder is desperate and will do anything. We must not let him succeed this time."
"Yes." Li Yuan obeyed the order.
"What a bunch of traitors!" Upon learning that someone from his own camp had escaped, the Second Elder was so angry that he smashed the things on the table. He ordered, "Song Lu, take your men and guard the place. Anyone who dares to escape will be executed on the spot!"
"Uncle, uncle, this isn't right!" Song Lu said, "After all, we're all from the same tribe. If someone dies, we'll probably have nowhere to stay."
"Just go if I tell you to. Why are you talking so much nonsense? I'll take care of anything if anything happens." The second elder kicked the Song Lu brothers out of the house.
The second elder was the only one left in the room. He sat on a big wooden chair, sulking for a while, then felt tired and lay down on the bed to sleep. He planned to talk to that person tomorrow to see if there were any other solutions.
The next day, the second elder got up and called out to someone to come and serve him: "Come!"
But no one answered.
"Where have all the people gone?" The second elder put on his clothes and walked out of the tree house. There was no sound at all in the huge forest.
"Where are the people? Where have all the people gone?" The second elder shouted loudly, but the only response he got was the chirping of birds in the woods.
The Second Elder suddenly realized something. He rushed to the border between the two camps, shouting all the way. He almost fainted when he saw this! These spineless people had all gone to Ye Li's side with their families, leaving him alone to stare blankly.
"You bunch of traitors! If you leave, don't come back!" The second elder cursed, "Song Lu and Song Cheng, you two boys, get out here!"
The two orphaned Song Lu brothers hurried over. They didn't dare to go any closer for fear of being kicked by the second elder.
Song Lu kindly advised, "Uncle, let's not be so stubborn. When we split up, we were afraid that the refugees from the farming tribes would be a burden to us. But now, it's us, the indigenous people, who are being dragged down. You should come with us and reunite the entire tribe. With everyone supporting each other, our lives will surely get better and better."
"Bah! You two spineless guys, get out of here now! The rest of the stuff is mine, don't even think about getting a share."
"Uncle, the warehouse is already empty of food. We've even dug up all the wild vegetables in the forest. If you don't come, we'll starve to death."
The second elder turned around and strode back, puffing his beard and glaring. He said, "I have such a large piece of land and a tree house. I don't believe I can't support myself."
(End of this chapter)
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