Chapter 473: The Demon Concubine Who Brings Trouble to the Nation vs. the Bandit Emperor of the Founding of the Country 84
Ji Yunhuan stared at Hong Xiangyu's fleeing back in astonishment. He thought she was such a powerful girl, but she ran away after just saying a few words. Her fighting ability was really poor.
This kind of sarcastic and overtly boastful rhetoric is too common in Luojing City. It is the least lethal kind, and is just for the sake of verbal satisfaction.
Did she say something too harsh? She actually made me cry!
Ji Yunhuan looked innocent. She hadn't even started to perform yet. How boring.
Lin Yuan touched Huan'er's head and said helplessly, "You are only good at talking. It's fine if I'm here today, but you should stay away from her as much as possible in the future. What if she gets angry and starts fighting with you? You will suffer."
Wu Kai watched Hong Xiangyu run away crying, and became more and more dissatisfied with Ji Yunhuan. This woman was a troublemaker and looked like a witch. If she stayed in the mountain village, she would be a disaster sooner or later.
Wu Kai was too lazy to waste words with a woman, but he thought he had some status in the village just because Lin Yuan liked him. What a joke!
He turned to Lin Yuan and said unhappily, "Ah Yuan, Xiangyu is really angry. Go and comfort her. If she runs down the mountain in anger, it will be dangerous."
"No matter how much you like this woman, you can't ignore Xiangyu. She is the only bloodline left by Brother Hong."
Lin Yuan hesitated for a moment. He thought that if he went, Hong Xiangyu would only get angrier. It was impossible for him to marry his own sister. Hong Xiangyu had been unstable since she was a child. She would have different ideas every now and then and might forget about it in a couple of days.
"The village is in such a mess, I don't have time to look for her. Can I trouble Uncle Meng to go with her and give her whatever she wants? Just coax her back and that'll be all."
"Xiangyu will still live in the attic from now on. All the girls in the attic should move out and move Xiangyu's things and the dowry prepared for her into the attic. She can do whatever she wants."
Wei Zhong used the attic as his place of pleasure. There were not many women in the mountain stronghold. Some of them followed their husbands or fathers to the mountain, and some were rescued by Hongxing and later married people in the mountain stronghold.
Wei Zhong was not picky about food. Anything he took a fancy to was locked up in the attic, and some of them had already met with his murderous hands.
There are more men than women in the bandit's den, and they don't care about women's chastity as much as in Luojing City. The bandits live a precarious life. When a man dies, it is common for the woman to take the child and find another one. There are even several men who support one wife and several children together.
As long as you don't force or rape the female relatives, it is allowed in the mountain village.
Lin Yuan felt a headache when he thought about those women. "Send them back to where they came from. If they don't have relatives to take care of them, they need to be properly settled. The village is in chaos now, so send more people to keep an eye on it. Just like before, we need to step up patrols at night."
When Hongxing was in power, no one in the stronghold dared to act recklessly and everyone was very well-behaved. Now that Wei Zhong has messed around with them, it will take some time to return to the way things were before.
Ji Yunhuan continued, "Why don't you stay at Lord Guo's place for the time being? Aunt Gao can take care of it. There are people patrolling every night, so no one dares to mess around."
"There are so many things going on in the village, and you don't have enough manpower. Don't let Tao and the others work too hard."
Lin Yuan nodded and said, "I plan to let the exile team live in a small wooden house halfway up the mountain in the east. There is a water source there, and it is convenient to go down the mountain. Everyone should stay here for a while. It won't be too late to set off again after the poisonous fog in Misty Ridge completely dissipates."
Lin Yuan estimated that it would be difficult for him to go to Lingnan with the main force. He had to deal with the affairs of the mountain village and go to Lingnan after everything was settled.
Cangshan is too barren and the entire Cangzhou is desolate. It is not suitable for starting an uprising. It is better to start from Lingnan. Although Lingnan is not very rich, it can trade with foreign countries and has large tracts of land. It is much better than these barren mountains and wilderness.
Ji Yunhuan patted Lin Yuan's hand and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if they leave. I can stay here with you."
Lin Yuan became happy instantly, his mouth almost reaching the sky. If there weren't so many people around, he would definitely hug Huan'er and give her a big kiss.
His Huan'er is so nice. She understands everything without him having to say much.
Wu Kai watched the two of them talking animatedly, but he couldn't get a word in. Lin Yuan listened to this woman too much. He even listened to the affairs of the village. What would happen if this continued?
This woman is an exile. By following Lin Yuan she can avoid the suffering of exile, so of course she is unwilling to leave.
As long as this woman is driven away, Xiangyu still has a chance. By that time, the matter will have been settled and there is no need to worry that Lin Yuan will not marry Xiangyu.
But Xiangyu is too thin-skinned and is no match for this woman. He has to maneuver her to make this good thing happen.
Wu Kai suggested: "A Yuan, today is a good day for you to become the head of the family, and it is also a good day for us brothers to reunite. The brothers have not had a good time in the past few months, so why not celebrate tonight? I have some good wine, take it out and have fun together!"
Lin Yuan also had the same idea. Now he was not short of food, so he asked his brothers to relax and talk about what needed to be said. Then everyone could put aside their past grudges and be of one mind in the future.
That night, a huge bonfire was lit in the open space in front of the council hall.
There was a black pig hanging on an iron fork, roasted to a crispy outside and tender inside, sizzling with oil and wafting with fragrance. The bandits, who had not eaten meat for a long time, were drooling.
There was broth boiling in a big pot, the aroma was fragrant, big chunks of braised meat were placed on the chopping board, cut into thick slices, and served out in plates.
Meng Ying was already drunk, crying and laughing, and he kept talking to Wu Kai.
"It's good that you're back! It's good that you're back! The Hongxing Gang cannot be disbanded. This is the hard work of us old guys. In the whole Cangzhou, everyone knows about our Hongxing Gang. A Yuan is a good boy. As soon as he came back, he thought about me, an old guy. This boy values ​​friendship... hiccup..."
Meng Ying burped, and the alcohol smelt all over Wu Kai's face. "Old Wu, I know you are proud and arrogant, unlike an old loser like me! But Brother Hong... Brother Hong likes A Yuan, you can't disobey Brother Hong..."
Although Wu Kai seemed to have drunk a lot and was having a great time with his brothers, he was actually still nervous. He couldn't be as heartless as Meng Ying and drink until he was drunk!
He thought he was better than that loser Wei Zhong, but when he came back from the mountain, the stronghold became Wei Zhong's. He was unwilling to accept this and instigated a group of brothers to leave together. He wanted to wait until the time was right, kill Wei Zhong, and take over the Hongxing Gang himself.
But rebuilding a hilltop was more difficult than he had imagined, and he could hardly hold on any longer, so Lin Yuan sent someone to look for him, and he came back immediately.
Meng Ying did not leave the village. When Lin Yuan came back, Meng Ying still had a seat in the council hall, but he did not know how to deal with it. What would the brothers in the village think of him? Would they think he was a traitor?
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