Chapter 116: Dangers
"Young Master, do you mean that those desert soldiers are likely to return to Yangliu Town?" Lai Fu's throat suddenly felt like it was being squeezed by an invisible hand, and he was praying to God in his heart.
Don’t let it happen again. If it happens again, the villagers of Aozigou will be really finished.
Lu Chenhe said, "As far as we know, the leader of that group of desert soldiers is a man named Gangbujili. He was originally an official of our Qi Yan. He was brought to justice for embezzling taxes from the people. During the process of being escorted, he escaped and turned around to join the desert people. In order to win their hearts, the desert people not only gave him a small leader position, but also gave him the name of a desert man."
"Bah, you traitor dog."
Upon hearing that this man named Gangbujili was once an official of Northern Yan, Ding Gui couldn't help but curse.
After he finished cursing and found that everyone was quiet, he realized that he had cursed the wrong words. He laughed and said, "Shouldn't this kind of person be cursed? Dog traitor."
A look of confusion passed across everyone's faces. It seemed that he didn't curse like that just now.
Forget it, let’s continue listening to what the young master has to say!
Lai Fu asked, "Young Master, since this official was once from Yanbei, will he let us go because we are of the same race?"
"Yes, after all, we are one country, aren't we?"
"That's right, that's the blood running in his bones, how can he deny it?"
Everyone was full of hope for this, but unexpectedly, they heard Lu Chenhe sigh: "If he really thought that, he wouldn't have served the Desert People! Perhaps because he hated the government's punishment of him, this man not only showed no mercy, but also fought with all his might to gain a place among the Desert People. When he killed the civilians, he was even more ferocious than those Desert People."
Hearing this, everyone felt as if a bucket of cold water was poured over their heads.
Ding Guice was so angry that he clenched his fists. "Looks like we need to organize an anti-traitor team as soon as possible, just in case."
"What team?" Lai Fu frowned. "Agui, stop making trouble and let the young master continue speaking."
Ding Gui: “…”
He's not causing trouble, he's serious, okay?
Lu Chenhe had no choice but to continue, "Father is worried that this person will see through your empty city plan that night. If that happens, he will definitely be furious and his methods will only become more brutal. So, Uncle Gui is right, we must be fully prepared."
"What preparations are we making, young master? To be honest, since the earthquake, we've been in such a state that we've barely had enough to eat. This morning, we wanted to bury everything the villagers lost yesterday, but we got so tired after just a short while. We all drank a sip of water when we woke up this morning, and we're so exhausted we can't even move a dead body, let alone fight the desert soldiers!"
Lai Fu knew that he couldn't say these words to the eldest young master. Their Lu family was not having an easy time either. But now he felt like he was about to collapse. Things kept happening one after another, and the little confidence he had in leading the villagers to escape had long since crumbled and begun to disintegrate.
So now, Lai Fu, this grown man, choked up as he spoke, and tears fell uncontrollably.
Last night when he saw his mother being smashed to death, he tried hard not to cry, but now he can't hold it back anymore!
Seeing the village chief crying, the others could no longer hold back. Several grown men burst into tears, which immediately made Lu Chenhe's handsome face turn red. He was just a teenager.
Suddenly, so many strong men came to him complaining, and he was a little overwhelmed for a moment. Fortunately, he came from a prominent family, so he was able to hold the situation steady. He said, "Don't cry, everyone. Since we are all working together to protect the people of Yangliu Town, our Lu family will definitely not sit idly by and watch your survival."
With these words, everyone stopped crying immediately.
"Young Master, we would like to thank you on behalf of the entire village!" Lai Fu was afraid that something unexpected would happen again, so he quickly pulled everyone to kneel down and kowtow.
"No, no, uncles, get up quickly."
Lu Chenhe hurriedly pulled this one, then that one, and finally pulled everyone up. He couldn't sit down anymore, so he clasped his hands together and said, "Then I'll go back and discuss the next steps with my father. As for the people who were injured and died in yesterday's earthquake, I hope the village chief will lead everyone to find and bury them as soon as possible. Because of the weather... I'm afraid we can't delay any longer."
In such a hot day, if the bodies are left lying there, not only will they smell foul, but they might even lead to plague. These must all be taken into consideration.
Lai Fu clasped his fists and said, "Please rest assured, young master. This is what we in Aozigou should do."
At this point, Lu Chenhe thought he could leave now and go out to look for Xiaodie. However, when he just got up and walked to the door, he saw a woman kneeling in the yard.
She was seen with her head down, wearing a light goose yellow dress, and seemed to be crying, with her shoulders shaking. She was crying while wiping her tears with a scissors in her hand.
Who is this person?
Everyone looked at each other.
"Young Master, my father and brother were injured in the earthquake. Please help our family find a solution!" The other party raised his tearful eyes with a look of sadness, like a pear blossom in the rain.
Lu Chenhe was completely confused!
He heard that there were people injured in the earthquake in the village, but now that everyone came to him for help, what could he do to help?
He immediately wanted to speak: "This girl..."
"Hey, Axue, don't stop the young master. Let him go back to the Lu Mansion and find a solution for everyone. Although your father and brother were injured, there are many people in the village who are much more seriously injured than them. Besides, the young master Lu is not a doctor. What's the point of asking him for help? We shouldn't make things difficult for others like this."
Ding Gui recognized it as Ding Xue at a glance. Needless to say, he understood Ding Xue's purpose. She wanted to pretend to be pitiful to attract Lu Chenhe's attention.
In fact, although her father Ding Rong and brother Ding Shan were unconscious for a while after being rescued, they woke up later and seemed to be fine.
Otherwise, Zhu would have come to the village chief to make trouble.
But now Ding Xue jumped out and made the matter sound very serious. If she doesn’t have a purpose, what is it?
Ding Gui thought that he couldn't spoil him. No matter from which aspect, he couldn't make things difficult for Lu Chenhe. He was only fifteen or sixteen years old. Wasn't this deliberately making things difficult for him?
So without thinking twice, I stood up and spoke out to block it.
Mrs. Zhu, standing by, gnashed her teeth in hatred: "Third brother, who told you that our two are fine? If you don't believe me, go and see them now. They didn't sleep all night last night, groaning in pain. Who of you cared about them?"
"Oh, so we have to abandon everyone else and take care of those two whiny guys in your family. Is that what you call caring?" Ding Gui gave her a cold smile and turned to Lu Chenhe and said, "Young Master, please go ahead. We will take care of these things."
(End of this chapter)
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