Chapter 167: Chaos in Xiaocheng (Part 7) [Requesting Monthly Tickets]
"It's good that you're scared now. Watch your mouth from now on, or you won't even know how you died." Shen Tang coldly withdrew her "Motherly Sword." The threatened villager, clutching his scraped neck, nodded tearfully, clearly terrified by her murderous intent.
Qi Shan watched the villagers flee in disarray and laughed, "I thought Young Master Shen would finish them off with a single sword strike."
Their ungrateful remarks were truly infuriating.
Killing soldiers was also to save lives. Instead of being grateful, people were treated with ingratitude and blamed without even knowing the truth. Who with a temper could bear such injustice?
He wouldn't be surprised at all if Chen Tang suddenly started killing someone.
Shen Tang almost rolled her eyes.
"Do you think I would kill them?"
Qi Shan: "Young Master Shen, don't you feel wronged and angry?"
"Does my feeling of being wronged or angry give me the right to commit wanton slaughter? What's the difference between me and people like Zheng Qiao?" Shen Tang retorted coldly, then added in a detached tone, "A few ignorant villagers are just being foul-mouthed. A little intimidation will suffice. If intimidation doesn't work, then give them a good beating. If a good beating isn't enough, and they still dare to provoke and insult us, I'll rip out their tongues!"
It has a mouth but can't speak human language, so it's better to discard it.
Shen Tang is not dough.
How can you not get angry when someone points a finger at you and insults you?
Chu Yao smiled, calming his slightly disordered breathing, and joked.
"It's good that Goro has a temper, but pulling out his tongue is a bit bloody. There are many speech spells that can silence people..."
A scholar should be elegant and refined; a gentleman uses words, not fists. To resort to violence at the drop of a hat is the bloody behavior of a brute.
Shen Tang smiled again, dispelling the chill in her eyes, as if the murderous aura she had just exuded was a figment of everyone's imagination: "Silencing is great. If I get into an argument with someone and can't beat them or argue with them, I can be silenced, which makes me almost invincible."
Qi Shan suppressed a laugh: "That's called cheating."
Shen Tang gave him a look that said, "You don't understand."
Silencing someone is a privilege reserved for those with excessive privileges.
"Thank you so much for saving us. We can never repay your kindness. If there is an afterlife, we will surely repay your kindness in return." At this moment, the rescued young couple stepped forward to express their gratitude. The man was clearly educated, speaking in a refined manner. Shen Tang waved his hand, indicating that they didn't need to be so polite.
"I have something to ask you."
The man was flattered and hurriedly said, "My benefactor, please ask. As long as we know it, we will tell you everything we know without reservation..."
Shen Tang asked, "How far is it from here to Xiaocheng?"
Of the four, Chu Yao was probably the most familiar with Xiaocheng. However, during the five years Chu Yao spent in Xiaocheng, he mostly worked as a handyman in the kitchen of Yuehua Tower. When he did go out, it was only for short trips, and he almost never stayed overnight outside the city, so he didn't know much about the mountain roads.
Because the official road was controlled by rebel troops, the group had to take a detour. As they circled, their direction became somewhat off course, and they decided it would be safer to ask the local natives. Hearing this, the man said urgently, "My benefactor, you mustn't! What about Xiaocheng…"
Shen Tang knew what he was going to say.
He stated frankly, "My family is all in Xiaocheng; I cannot abandon them."
The man glanced at his wife and said, "I know a shorter route. The villagers usually take that route to the town market. I'll take our benefactors there." He then instructed his wife to flee with the villagers first. After seeing Shen Tang and her group off, he would rush back to meet her.
Fleeing alone, there is no chance of survival.
Traveling with the villagers provides mutual support along the way.
His wife naturally disagreed with his taking the risk.
It's not that I disagree with the husband's act of repaying his debt of gratitude, but rather that I disagree with the couple going their separate ways. In this day and age, once separated, the chances of ever reuniting are extremely slim. It would be better to let her go with him; for husband and wife to be together in life and death is more important than anything else.
Shen Tang: "..."
Although the couple's unwavering love during their ordeal was touching, she hadn't insisted on having someone lead the way; pointing out the general direction would have sufficed. She somewhat awkwardly interrupted their interaction, reiterating her needs, leaving both of them embarrassed.
The villagers have lived on this land for generations, and every item they own in their homes carries a precious memory.
Once forced to leave their homes, everyone wanted to take everything with them. Some gritted their teeth and took only their most valuable possessions and provisions, while others couldn't bear to leave anything behind, packing everything into large and small bags, carrying or dragging them...
Upon exiting the village and not seeing the four unfamiliar, burly men, the villagers panicked and asked the young couple, "Where are our benefactors?"
The man said, "Let's go."
Villager: "You're gone? Why didn't you take us with you?"
Many villagers assumed that Shen Tang and his companions would follow them, or rather, take them with them on their escape, since it was safer to live in this world.
The other villagers didn't voice their anger, but they also felt some resentment towards Shen Tang; it hadn't really come to the point of forcing them to leave their homes...
Listening to the villagers' hushed conversation, the young couple's expressions were not pleasant. However, they couldn't control what others said, and since they were all from the same village, they knew that offending any one of them could easily lead to an attack from the entire village. They could only swallow their anger with grim faces.
Shen Tang was unaware that her group's departure had drawn complaints.
Following the man's directions, they embarked on the path, carefully avoiding the rebel soldiers searching the mountains along the way. The muddy mountain path was extremely difficult to traverse, making cycling impossible; the four had no choice but to walk.
"Hiss—that's really strange—"
They then evaded the rebels who were searching for them.
Shen Tang couldn't help but suspect that the man who gave her directions had tricked her.
Chu Yao said, "They must be going into the mountains to search for someone."
Shen Tang asked in bewilderment, "At a time like this? Who are you searching?"
Chu Yao did not answer.
Shen Tang suddenly thought of someone.
"Could he be the prefect of Sibao County?"
After saying that, without waiting for Qi Shan and the others to respond, she continued, "That doesn't make sense either. If the Prefect of Sibao County was a member of the surrender faction, why would he be hiding from the rebel army's search?"
Shouldn't we be overjoyed and rush to embrace a new powerful figure?
Qi Shan's eyes darkened: "I almost hope it's that guy!"
Shen Tang said, "Yes, I understand, I understand."
After all, they're old enemies.
Enemies meeting are bound to be filled with hatred.
Qi Shan came to Xiaocheng, one of his purposes being to avenge this old enemy. If they were lucky enough to run into him, Qi Shan would finally get his revenge.
As they were talking, Gong Shuwu noticed something with his sharp eyes.
He picked up a piece of cloth from the overgrown weeds.
The piece of cloth was brightly colored and only had a little dew on it, so it seemed that the owner of the clothes had accidentally left it there not long ago.
He crouched down, parted the grass, and felt around. Sure enough, he found a recessed footprint not far away. He then gestured with his fingers to indicate the size—it was male.
Upon hearing the news, Shen Tang also came over.
There were more than one person's footprints in the grass.
She rubbed her temples and complained, "Is this some kind of Murphy's Law, or the halo of a time traveler?"
"What is Murphy's Law? The halo of a time traveler?"
"If there's a possibility that things might go wrong, the more you worry, the greater the probability that it will happen. And sure enough, bad things have happened."
As for the transmigrator's halo? ???
Shen Tang smiled and said, "As for the halo of a transmigrator, half a step. Did you see the shiny halo above my head?"
(End of this chapter)
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