Everyone felt that something was wrong, but no one could clearly tell what the problem was.
It was not until someone smelled a fishy odor in the air and followed the smell to the cellar that they were sure that something had happened in the clan's ancestral home.
"Oh my god, what is that, a corpse?"
There were more than a dozen bodies in the cellar, lying all over the place, burned beyond recognition, but not completely burned.
The woman caught a glimpse of the familiar hem of clothing and knelt at the entrance to the cellar, yelling, "Third Brother?"
No one responded.
Others said, "Why don't you go down and see if that person is Lao San?"
The woman shook her head in panic, indicating that she didn't dare.
The bamboo ladder leaning against the cellar wall was also almost burned.
In this situation, I can neither go down nor come up!
Everyone looked at each other and finally decided to divide the food and bedding from the clan leader's home.
If something happens to Lord Long, these will become his private property.
If not, then the law does not hold everyone responsible, so just let them come back.
Besides, who would like to put something in their mouth and then spit it out?
As long as they don't say it, no one will know that they have been to Mr. Long's house.
Thinking of this, a hand quietly fell behind the woman.
With a gentle push forward, the woman fell down.
There was a sound of "Ah", and then there was no movement.
Everyone moved away from the cellar entrance and rushed into the house to loot.
As we pushed and shoved, the wall collapsed, killing several people.
Those who were far away escaped death, snatched the things from those people's hands, and stumbled back home.
This was the scene Ling Jiheng saw when he came back from rescuing people.
From a distance, I feel very relieved.
As for Ling Wu, he is also a poor man.
By the time they reached the foot of the mountain, the heat was so intense that people could bake eggs.
His lips were chapped, his face was pale, and there were several whip marks on his body.
Lying on the cold kang without even a blanket covering me.
I really don't know how he managed to get through these days.
Ling Jiheng hurriedly helped the man up, fed him a sip of spiritual spring water, and then asked Doctor Cheng to take his pulse.
The conclusion reached was the same as when Ling Jiren was treated. He would probably be dead in half a day.
He immediately took off his coat and treated his wounds.
Then he changed into a cotton-padded jacket he had taken from Mr. Long's house, and the young man slowly woke up.
Knowing that they were called by Ling Jiren, tears flowed from the corners of her eyes.
Ling Jiheng asked him, "Master Long is dead. Do you want to live here or come with us?"
The young man was stunned for a few seconds, then nodded firmly: "I'll go with you!"
Ling Jiheng nodded and asked Ling Si and Ling Wu to take turns carrying people.
The group hid in the dark and quickly rushed to the bottom of the cliff.
It wasn't until they were quite far away from the village that Ling Jiheng asked, "What's your feud with Lord Long?"
The young man was silent for a long time before he said, "He killed my whole family."
Ling Jiheng's expression was calm, and the young man thought he didn't believe it and became a little agitated.
"What I said is true, he really killed my father and my mother.
Back then, my parents went south to earn some money and wanted to come back to rebuild my grandparents' graves.
As a result, we were targeted by Long Ye's men, who hacked my father to death, and my mother...
Unable to bear the humiliation, he jumped into the river and committed suicide.
They also killed the uncles and aunts in the village and occupied their houses.
I was still a child at the time, and I hid in a water tank and escaped.”
"And then what happened? Didn't they eradicate the problem completely?"
“They had never seen me. I pretended to be a little fool from the next village and hung around the village all day.
Over time, they let down their guard.”
"Then why don't you leave Dongye Village?"
“I want revenge!”
"And ended up being beaten half to death?"
The young man stopped talking.
Ling Jiheng chuckled: "Thank you for saving my brother!"
The young man was a little embarrassed: "I, I saw him wearing armor and wanted him to take me to join the army, so..."
Ling Jiheng was surprised: "Didn't the Zhou army go to Dongye Village to recruit soldiers?"
The young man sighed and said, "They recruited soldiers. The villagers didn't want to join the army, so they sent the kidnapped boys away.
I wanted to join the army, but because I was the only son in the family, I was called a fool and a jinx, and was not allowed."
Ling Jiheng comforted him: "Since you want to go, then I will ask for mercy on your behalf."
"Really? You know the Centurion?"
Ling Jiheng chuckled: "Didn't my elder brother tell you that he is the centurion?"
"No, he just said that he was ambushed by the remnants of the Northern Liao and was afraid of danger, so he asked me to throw away the armor."
"Where did you throw your armor?"
"A forest, I can't quite remember where it is!"
Ling Jiheng didn't say anything else, but Doctor Cheng seemed to be thinking about something.
I reached out and felt the young man's pulse, and was surprised to find it was strong.
"The young man has a good recovery ability. He only took one pill and his fever went away.
By the way, what's your name?"
"My name is Ji Ke!"
"Hey, this isn't fate. Your name is Ji Ke, his is Ji Heng, and the one you saved is Ji Ren. They're like three brothers."
Ling Jiheng looked at Ji Ke in surprise and said nothing.
Ji Ke felt embarrassed: "Actually, this is not my real name.
My surname is Ke, my name is Ke Xiang, and the villagers call me the jinx.
After Brother Ji learned about my background, he didn't want to call me a jinx.
I was afraid that Lord Long’s people would discover my true identity, so I gave me this name.”
Ling Jiheng asked, "What about you? What do you want to call? Lord Long is dead, you are safe."
The young man thought for a moment and said, "Ji Ke, I want to live the rest of my life with a new identity."
This is what happened. The group walked for a long time before they caught up with Chi Xingyue.
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