Chapter 108 Still so petty!
Hearing her say that, the two children trembled even more violently than before.
"No, we're not here for revenge!" the bolder little boy quickly explained.
Shen Lanxi: "I killed the pirates on the island. Among those pirates might be your family, friends, or even people who helped you. Don't you hate me?"
Although the little boy was scared, he mustered up his courage and said, "I don't hate them. Grandma said that everyone on the island is a bad person, an evil person. She told us to find a chance to escape!"
"Is the grandmother you're talking about the one who raised you?" If there really is such a person on the island, she wouldn't mind throwing the two of them off when they make a temporary stop.
"Yes, they all called her 'Old Madwoman.' Grandma got sick, so they threw her out, and then she died!" The little boy gritted his teeth, his thin face filled with hatred as he spoke of the pirates.
Another child's soft pleading voice rang out: "We can light fires, gather firewood, wash clothes, and do dishes. We can do a lot of work but eat very little. Please don't kill us!" After saying this, the child stabbed the little boy and cried in fear.
The women of Liuzhao Village softened their hearts; the two children were so thin they were just skin and bones, clearly not treated like human beings.
The students of Qinglan Academy also softened. The two children had obvious scars on their faces, wrists, and ankles, which reminded them of themselves.
"Stay!" Shen Lanxi's words decided the fate of the two children.
The women from Liuzhao Village took two children to wash up. The women were diligent; their clothes, stained with the blood of pirates yesterday, had already been hanging out to dry on the boat. Now they were scrubbing the deck, and the entire boat was spotless, without a speck of dust in sight!
"Let's go inside and talk!" Shen Lanxi was the first to enter the meeting place, which was a study room temporarily set up by the students of Qinglan Academy.
She placed the books she had brought with her on the table, and Cheng Zheng pointed to him and the other students.
Shen Lanxi felt more at ease talking to them than to outsiders.
No matter how talented they were before, they will now be treated as inferior cripples wherever they go. She treats these people the same as ordinary people, and if they don't know how to repay her kindness, they are only trapping themselves and cutting off their own path to survival!
Most importantly, these people don't speak and won't reveal her true appearance.
"Fifth brother, has third brother returned?" She asked her third senior brother to infiltrate the pirates and take the opportunity to send the news of Zhou Qiwu's collusion with the pirates to the Liu family.
Feng Wu brought over a plate of peaches, which he had specially picked from the island for his junior sister.
"Thank you, senior brother!" The senior brother still remembered that she liked to eat peaches.
Shen Lanxi picked one up and gestured for the others to take whatever they wanted.
On a sea voyage, fruits and vegetables are the most precious things. Although our lord is very polite and generous, we must know how to be tactful!
Seeing that they hadn't taken it, Shen Lanxi didn't dwell on the small matter.
Feng Wu: "He sent the message out, saying to follow us. Don't worry about him, he's always been cautious!"
Hearing that her third senior brother had escaped unscathed, she happily took a bite of the peach.
He froze for a second, then chewed twice without changing his expression, swallowed it, and then reached out to grab one and toss it to his fifth senior brother.
"Fifth brother, you went through so much trouble to pick these, and I feel bad if I eat them all by myself. You should try some too!"
Feng Wu had no doubts. Xiao Jiu treated his fellow disciples like family, and whenever he got something good, he would always think of them.
Hmm~
One bite and your eyebrows will turn sour!
He corrected himself, "This little brat is still so petty!"
Feng Wu walked out with his hands behind his back, his expression unchanged. But as soon as he stepped out of the study, his face contorted as if he had just chewed three pounds of bitter herbs.
It's so sour!
Taking advantage of opening the window for ventilation, Shen Lanxi broke off the half that she had bitten and threw it out, while putting the other half back in the plate.
He composed himself and regained his dignified and calm demeanor.
"Let's begin the meeting!"
Cheng Zheng already had questions to ask, so he quickly took out the questions he had written down and handed them over.
After reading it, Shen Lanxi nodded affirmatively to Cheng Zheng.
In contrast to Liu Yanhui and others' blind trust in her, Cheng Zheng was much more clear-headed.
His question was: "What if the Liu family doesn't attack the pirates?"
Shen Lanxi replied, "How can we allow a tiger or a hungry wolf to sleep soundly beside our bed? Even if the Liu family is wary of Zhou Qiwu and won't start a war immediately, they will find a way to wipe out the pirates later!"
She has factual basis for her claim.
“Every year, the Liu family uses the pretext of suppressing pirates to ask the court for money and to conscript soldiers. If news of Zhou Qiwu's collusion with pirates gets out, what will His Majesty think?”
Sang wrote in a few strokes: "Zhou and Liu are related by marriage, and they collude with bandits to embezzle silver to support their army!"
Shen Lanxi looked at Sang Guo and nodded in satisfaction.
"Indeed, His Majesty is wary of the outflow of military power, so how could he possibly allow the Liu family to deliberately raise an army?" Even if it wasn't deliberate, so what?
When those in power convict, those in lower positions, no matter how many mouths they have, cannot explain themselves!
"Once the news gets out, it will be enough to make the Liu family lose their heads!" Shen Lanxi said with certainty!
The students of Qinglan Academy nodded.
Shen Lanxi analyzed in depth: "This matter will become a handle for the Liu family to control Zhou Qiwu!" Holding Zhou Qiwu's weakness is equivalent to holding the Second Prince's weakness; if the Liu family uses it...
Cheng Zheng thought for a moment, then picked up his pen and wrote: "The Liu family definitely won't have time to chase us anymore!"
Shen Lanxi was already confident about this matter.
The students from Qinglan Academy breathed a sigh of relief when they saw her nod!
Although the danger of being pursued from behind has been eliminated, who can guarantee that there won't be any tigers ahead?
At this moment, she didn't want to dampen their spirits; she wanted to let them be happy for a couple of days!
"You've all read military books and experienced bandit suppression. Over the next few days, summarize the bandit suppression campaign and write a report for me!"
Cheng Zheng's eyes darted around, and he naturally understood that his lord was intentionally giving them a hint.
But he couldn't understand why someone as intelligent as him would need these people who couldn't speak as advisors.
After assigning them their tasks, Shen Lanxi went to the deck to watch the women of Liuzhao Village practice martial arts.
The women of Liuzhao Village also gained quite a few spoils from this bandit suppression campaign. They became even more convinced that if they became strong, they could survive in the world even without men!
After understanding this, they practiced martial arts even more diligently!
The two children, a boy and a girl, have already been cleaned up.
The women of Liuzhao Village have spontaneously chosen a leader these past few days. She is a woman in her thirties with dark skin, dressed neatly and smartly, named Liu Tao.
Liu Tao saw Shen Lanxi coming over and went up to report.
"The old woman who saved them was kind-hearted. To prevent the little girl from being discovered by the pirates, she kept shaving her head and making her look like a boy!"
Shen Lanxi never underestimates any intelligent life form.
"Keep an eye on them!"
Liu Tao recalled Shen Lanxi's first words to the two children and understood what she meant.
"yes!"
Shen Lanxi turned to leave, but Liu Tao hesitated for a moment and called out to stop her.
"My lord, may we follow you?"
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