Chapter 98: Reckless Action

So I didn’t know that Liang Huanxue was going to Tagang Village.

While helping him polish the small parts he needed, Liang Huanxue told him about Zhou's request for help.

"You and grandma are going to such a dangerous place?" When Liang Jiajiang heard the word 'sacrifice', he was so scared that his hands began to tremble.

"Grandma and I are going to cover up, nothing will happen. We asked you to do this just in case." Of course it would be best if nothing happened.

But no one can be sure what the current situation of Tagang Village is.

It is inevitable that people will become cruel in desperate situations.

If the people of Tagang Village were convinced that sacrificing Xier would bring rain and save them from their desperate situation, they would definitely not allow anyone to rescue Xier.

You must be well prepared to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

"People who can do such things are probably not easy to deal with. You must be careful." Liang Jiajiang didn't know where she got such courage at such a young age.

However, although Liang Huanxue is courageous, she is also smart enough. Together with her grandmother, the two of them can make decisions together, and the rescue will surely go much more smoothly.

If he goes, he will probably just be a hindrance.

"Brother Jiajiang, don't worry. I promise you, nothing will happen." Liang Huanxue said confidently.

With her around, there will definitely be no problems for the Liang family.

In the evening, after harnessing the ox cart and preparing water, the group was ready to set off, but Liang Huanxue was nowhere to be seen.

"Huanxue!" Liang Huanxue shouted.

"Here I come!" Liang Huanxue just got what she wanted from Liang Jiajiang and ran towards the ox cart.

"Oh, my little ancestor, please slow down!" Nian Huayue looked at her stumbling appearance and was really worried for her.

But Liang Huanxue did not fall, but walked steadily to the ox cart.

Although it was already evening, the heat had not dissipated much, and she ran so hard that her head was covered with sweat.

Old Mrs. Liang quickly carried her to the carriage, wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve, and took out a handkerchief to separate her back from her clothes.

The ox cart traveled for more than an hour, and when it arrived at the dense forest outside Tagang Village, it was already dark.

He originally thought that Zhou was worried that her daughter would not be obedient, but before he could finish his words, Zhou had disappeared.

This made Liang Huanxue frown.

Liang Huanxue also noticed something strange.

Was Zhou running so fast because he was afraid or because of something else?

"Dad, you guys wait here first. Grandma and I will go check it out." Liang Huanxue supported Grandma Liang and walked forward.

They were dressed in rags and looked like people fleeing famine.

Generally speaking, when seeing people fleeing famine, people would either give them food and drink out of sympathy, or completely ignore them, or simply drive them away.

But the people from Tagang Village directly drew their knives, which really scared the grandfather and grandson.

Fortunately, Liang Huanxue was prepared and did not get too close, and there was a field of weeds behind her.

She pushed hard and pushed Mrs. Liang to the ground, then she took a few steps back.

"They are just poor people fleeing famine, why are you so rude?" A man who looked like a scholar stood up, scolded the man with the knife, and then stretched out his hand to Liang Huanxue.

If Liang Huanxue hadn't seen the vicious light in his eyes, she would have grabbed his hand and stood up.

In a place like this, there are no purely good people.

There are only bad guys pretending to be good guys.

Seeing that Liang Huanxue didn't catch him, he took another step forward and wanted to reach out and pick up Liang Huanxue.

"Grandma, I'm scared!"

Liang Huanxue snuggled into Old Lady Liang's arms, tears falling from her eyes like beads.

The firelight shone on her fair little face, making people feel pity.

"Don't be afraid, we are not bad people, and we had no bad intentions just now. It's just that a stranger suddenly broke in, so we behaved like that." The scholar took two steps back and raised his hands to show his innocence.

Liang Huanxue looked at him pitifully with her wet eyes, her little mouth pursed, and she was about to cry again.

Old Mrs. Liang had no idea what Liang Huanxue was up to. The other party had already shown good will. According to her previous plan, shouldn't she play the role of a pitiful person to gain sympathy and try to lure people away?

Why would you pretend to be extremely scared?

"Grandma, let's go, okay?" Liang Huanxue cried more and more fiercely, and her voice became louder and louder. Several families nearby heard the noise and came out of the house.

When Old Lady Liang saw someone coming, her brows furrowed.

Isn't their purpose in coming here to lure people away?

But it attracted more people. How can we save people later?

"Grandma, there's something fishy going on here. We'd better not act rashly." Liang Huanxue whispered in Grandma Liang's ear.

Old Mrs. Liang also knew that she always had her own plans for doing things, so she nodded and picked her up.

"What happened? Why do I hear a child crying?" An old lady came forward and saw Liang Huanxue crying pitifully. She hurried to her side and said, "Hey, hey, why are you crying like this? You look like you are here to escape famine?"

Old Lady Liang nodded and said, "We are here to escape the famine. We want to go to Jincheng. I heard that there is no disaster there."

The aunt rolled her eyes and said, "Why go to Jincheng? Just stay in our village."

When Mrs. Liang heard this, she immediately became alert.

You know, these disaster-stricken villages can't even support their own people, so it's impossible for them to be kind enough to take in outsiders.

But the scholar just now and the woman in front of him were both a little too enthusiastic.

"Hasn't your place also suffered from the disaster? I see all the crops in the fields are gone." When Old Mrs. Liang came here, she took a special look at the fields and ditches here.

The crops in the fields had dried up long ago, and there was not a drop of water in the ditches.

"We have indeed suffered a disaster, but it will be relieved soon. Look, there are cumulus clouds in the sky. It will rain tomorrow morning."

Old Mrs. Liang looked up and saw a big moon hanging in the sky, with stars shining around it. There was not a single cloud in the sky. How could it look like it was going to rain?

You can really talk nonsense.

"Grandma, let's go! Let's go!" Liang Huanxue pulled Grandma Liang's sleeve and started crying again.

"Stop crying, let's go now." Old Mrs. Liang hugged Liang Huanxue, turned around and walked back, but was blocked by several people.

The auntie came over quickly and grabbed Old Lady Liang's arm. "Now that you're here, why would you leave?"

Then she pulled Mrs. Liang hard and walked towards the brightly lit courtyard.

Old Mrs. Liang stumbled and nearly fell to the ground.

Fortunately, Liang Huanxue jumped out of her arms in time and reached out to support her.

"What are you doing? We don't want to stay, and you want to detain us?" Old Mrs. Liang never expected things to turn out like this, and she couldn't help but feel worried.