Chapter 27 He's dead, then I can...
Because of a last-minute change of mind and a decision to take a detour to Dengzhou, the people of Lijia Village, who had been on the run for about a month, were now numbly packing their belongings.
The woman, who was overthinking things, whispered to the man in charge, "Can this really work? We finally managed to escape this far away. Why are we going back again?"
We just found water here, what if we run out of water on the way back?
The man in charge was tying the frame with hemp rope. He would have to push the things on the cart himself in a while, so he had to tie it securely.
The man lowered his voice and shouted at the woman, "Whether it's okay or not, what can you do about it?"
"He's a scholar, and since he says we have to change course, we should just listen to him. What are you whining about!"
The man's words made the woman lower her head. After fastening a slipknot, the man looked up and glanced to his left. Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, he leaned close to the woman's ear and whispered, "Didn't you see how pockmarked she looked? She was so scared that the pockmarks on her face looked smaller."
How dare Ma Zi! He's so scared, he definitely can't go the way he originally planned.
Otherwise, if your husband gets arrested, how will you survive with the child by yourself?
"Listen to me, the scholar is a smart, intelligent man, but we can't do that here," the man tapped his head, "We just have to be obedient. Hurry up and call the kids over, lest they fall behind."
The villagers of Lijia Village had their own thoughts about the sudden change of route, but after listening to what Ma Zi said, everyone obediently and quickly packed their belongings and prepared to leave the valley and head back.
Li Shiyue's family is large and quick-witted, and they got everything ready early on. Zheng Meiniang's family of three is even more efficient, and even Li's father and Qin Tao's family, who are sticking to him like glue, are not slow.
Fearing that Ma Zi and Wei Zi would reveal their secrets, Li Shiyang decided to leave the valley that very night. Only the person leading the way lit two torches to provide light, and the long caravan left the valley like ants carrying food.
As dawn approached, they returned to the place where the refugees, led by Dazhuzi, had ambushed them that night, though it was some distance from the place where the dead bodies lay.
That night, more than twenty people died in Lijia Village. Eighteen refugee men were killed, and five women and five children were taken in.
The dead in Lijia Village were buried directly in pits by the villagers organized by Li Shiyang. As for the refugees, they were piled up together and burned.
At that time, some villagers were unwilling to drag the bodies of the refugees away, but Li's mother stood up and said, "They must be burned, or they must be buried in a pit. Otherwise, what if they rot here and cause an accident? Wouldn't that implicate the people around here?"
Thanks to Li's mother's skill in making medicine, the villagers could listen to her words. With Li Shiyang also chiming in, they finally piled the eighteen corpses together and set them on fire.
Back in this place, the lamb immediately ran to the graves where his parents were buried and knelt down.
When everyone saw the lamb in this state, who wouldn't feel heartbroken?
Li Wangshui, along with Zhou Lanhua and Dazhuang and Xiaozhuang, knelt down and kowtowed to his mother. The grown man was crying like a baby. Who wouldn't be moved by this scene?
Li Shiyue watched this scene from a distance, and she couldn't help but recall the original plot she had seen in the system before.
"The journey is still long, and we don't know if we can really change everyone's fate."
Li Shiyue looked at his grandmother, who was resting on a rock. In the original book, his grandmother had died long ago, and he wondered if she would be able to reach the Andong Protectorate alive.
When Li Shiyue turned around, she saw her father and Qin Tao's family standing by the donkey cart behind her. Her father hadn't come to see her grandmother along the way. She didn't know if he had learned his lesson or if he was afraid of Li Shiyue.
However, judging from Li Shiyue's perspective, her father is a leopard that can't change its spots, and he'll most likely come back to nag her again.
Perhaps Li Shiyue had been looking at Li's father and Qin Tao for a while, because Li Chunli peeked out from behind Qin Tao and met Li Shiyue's gaze directly.
Li Shiyue ignored Li Chunli. The system hadn't issued any tasks along the way, so she didn't bother with Qin Tao and Li Chunli.
Li Shiyue was mainly afraid that her father, that scumbag, would come and cause trouble, since he was the original owner's biological father.
At this point, the saying "parents are never wrong" applies. If she really wanted to ignore Li's father, the only way would be for him to die.
Ultimately, Li Shiyue's intense gaze made it impossible for Li's father to ignore her, and he finally looked at Li Shiyue properly.
Li Shiyue smiled at her father, a bright and lovely smile.
While laughing, she drew her machete from her waist and twirled it.
When Li's father saw Li Shiyue's smile, he was thinking of returning the smile, but then he saw Li Shiyue happily twirling the knife. Li's father's smile froze. He was caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to smile or not.
Li Shiyue finally experienced the effects of the fertility pills!
She felt her power growing!
If we were to quantify it, we could say that her original strength was 6, but now it's 18. The tripled power is quite significant.
The strength of a normal adult is 20, while Li Qiutian's is 18.
Li Shiyue was even considering asking the system to give her a mission. She really wanted to take a few more fertility pills; the saying "strength can overcome all skills" was no exaggeration.
If there's any leftover, give it to Li Qiutian and the others. When the sisters are united, their strength will be unbreakable!
She had initially found the wood-chopping knife, which was about the length of an adult's forearm, to be rather heavy, but now she felt it was actually quite light.
Over the past two days, she has been polishing the machete until it shines, and she has also learned how to sharpen knives from Zheng Meiniang.
If Li Shiyue were to encounter another vagrant like Da Zhuzi, she would be prepared. She wouldn't dare say she would win in one strike, but she would certainly have the ability to fight back.
If he could team up with Li Qiutian, Li Xiatian, and Shi Tou, they would be able to win in one fell swoop!
Ever since Li Shiyue discovered that her father was afraid of her, she acted like a child who had found a fun toy, constantly brandishing a knife to deliberately scare him.
After resting there for half an hour, the people of Lijia Village set off again. As evening approached, they returned to the shallow stream they had visited earlier, the very spot where Shitou had discovered Qin Tao and Li's father exchanging places in the middle of the night.
However, there are actually people here!
Li Shiyang looked at the dozen or so burly men holding kitchen knives, wood-chopping knives, and carrying poles standing side by side blocking the way by the boulder. He frowned, stepped forward, and from a distance of about two zhang, Li Shiyang called out loudly: "Who are you standing in front?"
We mean no harm; we simply wish to fetch some water. We hope you will be so kind as to allow us to pass.
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