Seeing that he still had some rationality despite his shame, the village chief reluctantly accepted it. At least he was not ungrateful.
Zhou Jiaojiao unexpectedly said: "Actually, what you said is not wrong, Brother Huang. Since you think so, everyone will subconsciously think so, and even think that if Chen Lin is always there, hiding in the mountains may not be a bad choice. There is no need to come to the state capital to get involved."
The others didn't say anything, but they did think hiding in the mountains might be a good idea.
What Zhou Jiaojiao didn't say was that the prerequisite was that there would be no chaos outside, and that Chen Lin would be willing to stay and not run away. Otherwise, if everyone was thrown into the mountains, there would be no way out. You know, the ending of Chen Lin in the book was that she became a queen and fought for hegemony in troubled times. Although she was not very smart, as long as there was space, she would never lose her ambition.
"I won't argue with this. I'm definitely going to continue north, and I'll definitely take Chen Lin with me. It's not because I'm overbearing, but because you can't control her. If Chen Lin runs away, what do you think will be the consequences?"
Several people's expressions changed slightly.
The village chief said in a resounding voice, "Jiaojiao, we don't mean to blame you."
The others were dazed for a moment and didn't dare to have any other thoughts, mainly because what Zhou Jiaojiao said made a lot of sense. They had seen Chu San use various methods to practice archery, hidden weapons and other things with Chen Lin during this period, but his accuracy was very poor. Some of them felt dissatisfied and tried it, but the result was not as good as Chu San.
Chu San can still hurt Shen Lin.
The rest of them watched as the stones they threw at the other side could not hit the other side, and even if they did, it would not cause any harm. Some people even sprained their ankles when throwing stones at Shen Lin and were completely unable to walk. The whole process can only be described as extremely unlucky.
Everyone is superstitious, and Shen Lin's weirdness has been deeply rooted in people's minds. Everyone thinks that it was the help of a magic weapon.
"So what should we do?"
"Jiaojiao, didn't you say that the artifact cannot be revealed to others?"
"Although we have a large number of people, this is the capital of Wuzhou. Mr. Li knows the officials in the capital. Even if we take action, we have no guarantee. Besides, he didn't do it on purpose. He discovered it by accident. If we take action to harm him, then..."
Zhou Jiaojiao felt a little relieved when she saw that they had no intention of harming anyone.
"How about this, we just tell the Li family caravan about Shen Lin." Mother Chu suddenly spoke.
Everyone else looked over.
Mother Chu was also frank, "We have been treating Chen Lin badly during this period. What if she complains to Zhao Changliu when we get to Youzhou?"
"Village chief, what do you think?"
Fang Guanghong was puzzled: "Chen Lin even dared to use a knife on Aunt Zhao, can Zhao Changliu tolerate it?"
"What is there to be intolerable? Profits come first." The village chief sighed. It was obvious that she and Chu's mother had considered it more.
"Yes, the village chief's words make sense. We certainly can't tell everyone, but we certainly can't just keep it to our own village. What if Zhao Changliu gets rid of us all? How can we conceal the existence of the artifact? It's better to slowly spread the news that Chen Lin has the artifact, but we can't announce it to the whole world all at once. It just so happens that the Li family caravan found out."
"During this period of time, we still believe in each other's character. They will definitely not say anything."
"Besides, we're all in this together, so we can check and balance each other. After all, if they spread the news, they'd probably be killed by the higher-ups to silence them, right?"
"The main thing is that now we have no choice but to tell them or try to hide it, but..."
Just then.
An anxious voice was heard outside, and a young man ran in and said, "Village Chief, Brother Chu San, something bad has happened. I saw someone from the escort agency secretly meeting with Shen Lin."
Although Shen Lin can't speak now, she can transform into a living creature!
Seeing everyone panicking, Zhou Jiaojiao took the opportunity to say, "We just need to take control of the initiative. We should take the initiative to tell the Li family caravan and win them over. Naturally, whether Chen Lin causes trouble or tries to conceal it, it won't be a problem."
"Yes, that's it."
Zhou Jiaojiao spoke up in time, solved the problem, and convinced everyone.
She called Li Hezhen and Wang Meng over.
"...That's how it is. There's nothing magical about it, but it does look very strange to outsiders. Brother Li, Brother Wang, I hope you can keep it a secret. If you need anything important in the future, you can come to us."
"Of course, if you want to take Chen Lin away privately, you can't keep her mouth shut unless you slaughter all our villagers instantly. But you can't beat my husband, and you can't use poison against me." Chen Lin didn't put herself in a low position from the beginning. Although she wanted to make friends with Li Hezhen, don't blame her for being cruel when it comes to her own safety.
Li Hezhen frowned: "The world is so big, there are all kinds of strange things." He seemed to be thinking about the authenticity of this matter.
Hearing Zhou Jiaojiao say this, he simply raised his head and shook it. "If I were still in the Li family, I would definitely use her to claim credit. But since it's a rotten family, why bother saving it? Even if I gain power, what's the point? The whole world will suffer as well."
"Besides, possessing a treasure is a crime." Li Hezhen shook his head. "I just want my family to be safe and sound. Now that I've been passively involved in this, keeping silent is the best option."
As for Wang Meng, he still looked confused and unbelievable.
Until Zhou Jiaojiao had Shen Lin brought over and forced her to demonstrate the magic of space.
Wang Meng circled around Shen Lin as if he was looking at some strange toy, and he was extremely curious.
Li Hezhen suddenly turned his back and said, "Just pretend I don't know."
Chu San: “…”
Zhou Jiaojiao looked at Wang Meng.
Wang Meng quickly covered his mouth and said, "Anyone who tells others about this kind of good news would be a fool."
Zhou Jiaojiao said with a look of trust: "I believe you!"
Wang Meng felt a little embarrassed.
Li Hezhen seemed to be hesitant to speak to her.
Zhou Jiaojiao didn't care what the two of them were thinking. She felt relieved as she watched the system monitor Shen Lin's luck dropping.
Sure enough, protecting this secret is protecting Shen Lin. It is good for everyone to know it. The more people know it, the faster Shen Lin's luck will decline.
Once this incident was over, because the snow had not stopped yet, everyone had no choice but to stay. Fortunately, with Chen Lin's space, Zhou Jiaojiao did not suffer at all.
Xiaobaoer has become a particularly happy baby.
Ten days later.
Early February.
The snow finally stopped.
Everyone was ready to leave.
At this time, a piece of news came out that Wuzhou City did not allow people to leave. When Li Hezhen heard the news, he quickly arranged for people to inquire about the news.
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