Chapter 97: Find a Leader
Seeing his serious expression, Su Nuan asked, "What's the matter? Just tell me, I'll definitely help if I can."
Cheng Feng said, "Look at these people in the team. They look quite honest now, but they will definitely not be at peace when they get there."
Su Nuan didn't think Cheng Feng was worrying too much. They had been very well behaved as long as they had food and drink along the way, but their true nature began to show after just a few days of hunger.
But Su Nuan was not good at winning people's hearts. She looked at Cheng Feng puzzledly and asked, "What can I do?"
Cheng Feng asked: "Can you control other beasts?"
Su Nuan raised an eyebrow, "There's no end to this place, there's no place for wild beasts."
Cheng Feng dipped his fingers in tea and drew on the table.
Su Nuan looked down and saw two winding lines. It was obvious that this was the road, but Cheng Feng had drawn many diagonal lines on the left side of the road, and the right side was smoothed out with his hand.
She asked, "Brother Cheng, is this the path we're going to take next?"
Cheng Feng nodded, "Yes, look, we are here, both sides are flat, but here I drew a diagonal line and here is a cliff."
"The cliff stretches very far. Even with a carriage, it would take ten days to reach the end. There's also a road to the right at the end, hugging the cliff."
Su Nuan understood and said, "That means there's a cliff opposite the place we're going to, and a river behind it."
Cheng Feng nodded. "Yes, the cliff is very steep, almost vertical. There are not many trees around. If you want to cut down trees, you have to go to the other side of the river."
Su Nuan frowned and asked, "Isn't the country across the river ours?"
Cheng Feng nodded, "No, the country directly opposite actually belongs to the Rakshasa Kingdom."
He drew a big fat "几" character with his finger, and the middle part of the character included the cliff.
He continued, "Above the horizontal line is the Rakshasa Kingdom. Many people there have blond hair and blue eyes, and there are many tribes."
"To the left of the river is the Northern Snow Country, which produces medicinal herbs and furs."
"On the right side of the river is the West Sea Kingdom, which exports seafood and has a port."
"The Northern Snow Country and the Western Sea Country are both okay, but the Luosha Country is a bit chaotic. Their main city is far from the border, but their prosperous area is only about the size of the capital."
"Other places are the territories of various small tribes. Each tribe has one hundred to five hundred people, and they are brave and good at fighting."
Su Nuan stared at the map for a long time and asked, "So, there's nothing here except a cliff?"
Cheng Feng nodded, "Well, the cliff is very high so no one has ever been up there, and no one knows what's on it."
Su Nuan sighed, "You're worried that we'll kill each other over there."
Cheng Feng gave him an appreciative look and said, "That's right. I don't know if there are any soldiers over there. If these people really come to fight me, I won't be able to withstand it."
Su Nuan knew that Cheng Feng was afraid that these people would make a last-ditch effort, and he had the idea that killing one would be a scapegoat, and killing two would be a profit.
"You mean to find a leader among this group of people?"
Cheng Feng's eyes lit up and he smiled a little slyly, "Yes, I think you are the most suitable person to be this person."
Su Nuan glanced sideways and refused without hesitation, "I don't want it."
She doesn't have any lofty ambitions. She just wants to live a good life with her family. Isn't it nice to close the door, count money and eat meat?
If I become a leader, I will have to take care of the eating, drinking, defecating and urinating of so many people, all the trivial matters. It makes me feel overwhelmed just thinking about it.
Cheng Feng didn't expect Su Nuan to refuse. He asked in confusion, "Why?"
Su Nuan chuckled, "I don't have any ambitions. I just want to lead a good life with my family. I don't care about other people's lives."
Cheng Feng glanced sideways, "Sister, you are not such a cold-blooded person."
Su Nuan admitted that she wasn't cold-blooded. She stated her position, "If you treat me well, I'll return the favor. Look at them. Are they worthy of my kindness?"
"They say the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as water. I'm not a gentleman, so it's normal for it to freeze."
Cheng Feng pondered for a moment and nodded, "Okay, I understand what you mean. I think Ling Chengzhi from your Ling family's branch is okay. He's a bit clever, and his personality isn't exactly the best, but he's fairly fair. I'll support him."
Su Nuan didn't know who this person was, but as long as she didn't get involved in that mess, she nodded and said, "Okay, you take care of it. I won't be involved."
Cheng Feng nodded and said disdainfully, "Go away, lazy girl."
Su Nuan chuckled. He didn’t understand that laziness was a virtue.
Then everyone started chatting, and after dinner they all rested.
Although Su Nuan was useless in his previous life, he had some understanding of the terrain. The cliff was indeed very high and no one had ever climbed it.
But there are many precious medicinal herbs on the cliff. If Ling Cang can collect them, his legs will recover faster than expected.
The days that followed were peaceful again. When Su Nuan had free time, she began to draw blueprints, thinking about what kind of house she would build in the future.
After drawing more than a dozen pictures, she came to Ling Cang's carriage and asked, "Husband, I have something to ask you."
Ling Cang rarely saw Su Nuan being so serious with him, so he put down the book in his hand and asked, "What's the matter?"
Su Nuan organized her words in her mind and asked, "Do you still want to return to the capital? Whether it's for revenge or for other reasons."
Ling Cang didn't expect this to be the question. He thought about it carefully before answering, "No."
Su Nuan breathed a sigh of relief. "Then can I ask why? Don't you want revenge?"
Ling Cang shook his head and said, "Now is not the time for revenge, and our enemies are too powerful, so our first priority is to survive."
Su Nuan understood his feelings. If possible, he would like to kill him back immediately.
Su Nuan took out the drawings and asked, "Take a look. Do you like any of them?"
Ling Cang took it suspiciously, then smiled when he saw the houses drawn on the picture. "They all look great. What do you like?"
Su Nuan flipped through the blueprints and pulled out one of them. "This one has walls on all four sides and a wing in the front yard. It can be used for living or storing miscellaneous items."
"Grow vegetables and raise cattle in the backyard. It would be best to dig a well in the backyard for easy watering."
Ling Cang listened carefully. Su Nuan’s plan was very good. Thinking about the future rural life would be very warm.
But when he heard Su Nuan say that they still needed to leave room for the children to play, he opened his mouth and said, "I...can't have children anymore."
Su Nuan waved her hand nonchalantly, "There will surely be a lot of orphans over there. We will adopt those with good character."
Ling Cang frowned. Su Nuan actually wanted to adopt a child. How should he convince her to find her own happiness?
She was so beautiful, she shouldn't have wasted her life on a loser like me.
Ling Cang said with a cold face: "Those are other people's children. I don't like them."
Su Nuan was stunned. "Ah? Then let Xiaoyun adopt his child to us?"
Ling Cang held his forehead with his hand, his face darkening, "I need to rest now, you can go back."
Su Nuan got out of the car with the blueprints. She was a little confused. How had she offended Ling Cang?
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