Chapter 17 On this journey of fleeing famine, survival is the most important thing...
If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, Li Shiyue would have laughed out loud a couple of times. Li's father and Qin Tao were indeed able to sleep together; their shameless behavior was exactly the same.
Li Shiyue directly pulled on the refugee's belt and had Li Qiutian help tie up the unconscious refugee like a pig.
Stone was strong. Following Li Shiyue's instructions, he grabbed the unconscious refugee by the foot and dragged him toward Li's mother.
Li Shiyue picked up the cleaver that the refugee had just thrown over, and walked towards her mother, holding the cleaver stained with someone's blood.
Upon getting closer, Li Shiyue pointed a kitchen knife at Qin Tao behind her mother: "Qin Tao, ten taels of silver for a life."
Not only was Qin Tao stunned, but even Li's mother was dumbfounded.
"October, you..."
Li Shiyue raised her eyes to signal her mother to be quiet, and her mother readily complied and shut her mouth.
With the knife still in hand, Li Shiyue pointed it at Qin Tao: "Do you admit that I just saved you?"
Before Qin Tao could speak, Li Shiyue continued, "You're not admitting it? Do you think I asked for too much? Your life isn't worth ten taels of silver?"
Whether it was the sight of Li Shiyue wielding the refugee's cleaver that was frightening, or the sight of blood splattered on his face during the chaotic battle that was truly terrifying, Qin Tao simply stared at Li Shiyue without daring to utter a single word of "no."
"It seems you also think your life is valuable."
"Once things settle down, I'll go with you to get the money. Don't forget, okay?"
As for why Li Shiyue said that?
Actually, it was mainly for the task given by the system, because up until now, Li Shiyue had not heard the system's notification.
This means that the second beginner's task—protecting the female lead, Li Chunli—was not completed.
Since my instinctive act of drawing my sword just now could be considered saving the female lead, I definitely need to finish this task now.
Moreover, even now, it's unlikely that Li Shiyue can get rid of Qin Tao's family.
With someone as shameless as Qin Tao, it seems she'll continue to cling to Li's mother indefinitely.
In order to maximize their interests, they have no choice but to keep Qin Tao and her family here for the time being.
However, the money that is due still needs to be collected.
Seeing Qin Tao nod, Li Shiyue then pulled her mother up and down to look her over: "Mother, are you alright? Are you hurt?"
Before Li's mother could reply, someone came running over shouting, "Wangming? Wangming, how's your family? Is anyone injured?"
Li Shiyue turned around and saw several people carrying torches walking towards them from a distance. The one leading them seemed to be Li Shiyang.
Li Shiyue then looked around and saw that the refugees had been killed or captured. The place where the Li family villagers had set up camp was pitch black just a moment ago, but now many torches had been lit. At the same time, the sound of crying and wailing could be heard from the wind. It seemed that many people in Li family village must have died tonight.
By the time Li Shiyue realized this, Li Shiyang had already approached with a torch in hand.
He used the torch to look around, and the several shirtless corpses lying haphazardly on the ground were still easy to identify. Then, holding the torch up again, he looked at the Li family members, and he knew what was going on.
Although Li Shiyang didn't show much expression on his face, he was still somewhat surprised.
Because, looking at all the members of the Li family, only Li Shiyue and Li Qiutian had bloodstains on their faces, and both of them were still holding knives in their hands.
Furthermore, there were many bloodstains on Li Wangming and Shi Tou's clothes;
The others looked only slightly frightened; they were clean and tidy, so it was obvious they hadn't participated in the fight.
Judging from the way he inspected the casualties of each family along the way, the Li family's daughter is not to be underestimated!
As for Li Shiyang seeing Li's father hiding behind Li's mother, and Qin Tao's family of three still standing beside the Li family's donkey cart, he didn't want to ask any more questions.
"...So, this one is still alive, but he's been knocked unconscious."
Li Wangming stepped forward and explained the situation to Li Shiyang, then kicked one of the refugees who had been hit by a stone.
Li Shiyang crouched down to check the refugee's breathing, and after confirming that the man was still alive, he stood up.
“Many people have died in the village. I came to check on the casualties of each family. Come to my house to talk later,” Li Shiyang pointed to the unconscious refugee on the ground. “Take this person with you when you go. See if you can get any information out of him.”
After giving these instructions, Li Shiyang and the men behind him headed towards the houses where the Li and Zheng families were camped.
As soon as Li Shiyang left, Li Shiyue pulled her mother and Zheng Meiniang to another place. Li Shiyue didn't want her mother and Qin Tao to be so close.
Li Wangming went to help his grandmother. He looked at his elder brother's expression and, though he didn't say anything, Li Wangming's disdainful look spoke volumes.
As a result, whenever Grandma Li moved, Father Li would follow suit.
"Brother, what are you doing?"
Didn't Shiyang already say that it's safe now?
"Why didn't you stand in front of Mother to protect her just now? Now you're hiding behind her and making a fuss?"
"You...no, Wangming, I just..."
Li Wangming was unwilling to listen to his father's explanation. He glared at his father and carefully helped his grandmother toward his mother.
After settling Li's mother and grandmother in, Li Shiyue quickly lit a torch and searched the ground for the long knife that the refugee named Dazhu had left behind. It was a valuable item.
Ignoring the dirt, Li Shiyue handed the long knife to Li Qiutian, who was holding a torch to light her way, after finding it: "Sister is strong, this knife is suitable for her. We'll find some leather to make a belt for her later, so it will be more convenient for her to carry it on her back."
After having Shi Tou and Li Wangming work together to lay the three thoroughly dead refugee corpses side by side, Li Shiyue, to everyone's astonishment, directly touched the corpses.
Li Qiutian was shocked when he saw Li Shiyue undoing the long-sworded refugee's belt: "Shiyue, what are you doing? That's a man!"
"Sister, this man is shirtless, you can see right through him, he has nothing on his upper body."
But if he has such a long sword, how could he not have hidden gold and silver on him?
So, the gold and silver must have been hidden in his lower body, right?
Sister, hold it closer, let's not miss it.
For a moment, Li Qiutian didn't know how to refute it, but after thinking about it carefully, she actually felt that Li Shiyue was right. Gold and silver are good things, and they will be useful on the road ahead.
“Wait a minute, I’ll go to my house to get some gloves. My mother uses them when she slaughters pigs and washes their intestines. People are so dirty, let’s wear those while we look for them.”
Li Shiyue raised her hand and gave Li Qiutian a thumbs up. Although Li Qiutian didn't understand what it meant, she knew from Li Shiyue's praising expression that Li Shiyue was praising her.
Li's mother, sitting to the side, looked helpless. She wanted to say something, but thinking of the way those refugees had looked, she kept quiet.
"On this journey of fleeing famine, survival is the most important thing. As for the rest... we can talk about it later."
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