Chapter 66 Finally, the new clan leader reunites. Upon assuming office, he must first...
Seeing that the standoff at the village gate was about to break out, Cui Pingchun knew things were going badly. There were only four of them, and they were outnumbered and outmatched. It was better not to get involved.
She looked around, intending to find a way to leave, but found herself surrounded by dense woods, littered with rocks and weeds, a vast expanse of white, with no path in sight.
Every moment they waited could lead to a sudden change in Wen Yu and Liang Shuyan's situation, and they were determined not to sit idly by and wait for their doom.
Just then, a rustling sound came from the grass not far away.
Cui Pingchun looked closely in the direction of the sound and saw a small figure push aside the grass and emerge through the fine snow.
It was a girl wearing a red floral dress, similar in appearance to the boy.
The girl put a finger to her lips to signal everyone to be quiet, then asked, "Is this Sister Cui?"
She spoke fluent Mandarin.
The group exchanged glances, and Cui Pingchun cautiously asked, "Who are you?"
“My name is A-Chao. Sister Wen asked me to come and meet you.” A-Chao nodded slightly to them to show respect. “She and Doctor Liang are taking care of my mother. The situation is urgent and they can’t leave. Just come with me.”
Whether it's true or not, it seems like this is the only path they can take right now.
The group followed Ah Chao around the two groups of men who were on the verge of fighting ahead, and walked along a secluded path.
Seeing that the group was curious about the cause and effect, A-Chao simply recounted the events he had just told Wen Yu to them in a concise manner.
"That Danzhu really is Miss Cheng!" Cui Pingchun exclaimed softly.
A young lady from a prominent family, who was praying for blessings at the foot of the mountain, was unexpectedly kidnapped by the mountain people, abandoned by her family, and declared dead.
Danzhu's life was over and never to return.
Ah Chao blinked and slowly said, "I've always been curious why Miss Danzhu's family never comes looking for her?"
"Have her mother and her father never missed her?"
Cui Ling sighed softly: "The Cheng family's situation is complicated. Danzhu's birth mother died early, and her father quickly remarried. In their eyes, Danzhu's own joys and sorrows are never important; she is just a tool for the family to gain fame."
Everyone knows that the Cheng family has a beautiful and graceful lady who attracts the attention of many gentlemen.
But no one dared to admit that she had fallen into the hands of bandits and become their plaything.
Ah Chao nodded as if he understood: "So there are family members in the world who don't love their own children."
"And you, A-Chao, why did you come here?" Wen Qingshi couldn't help but ask.
Ah Chao twisted the corner of his clothes: "It was my mother who saved me."
“My original home was not on the mountain. Later, there was a famine, and my mother and father heard that there was a water source in the mountains, so they took my brother and me to the mountains and built a small wooden house to settle down.”
"Later, they encountered wolves while they were out and never came back. Only my brother took me out to find food."
“Until one day, my brother and I also encountered a wolf.” Ah Chao’s tone remained calm. “He pushed me away, and we fled in two different directions.”
"I didn't look back, I kept running until I collapsed from exhaustion and lost consciousness. When I woke up, my mother had already taken me back to the village."
Judging from her appearance alone, no one would guess that this little girl has gone through so much hardship.
Chen Miaozhi asked tentatively, "Did you ever see your brother again after that?"
“No.” A-Chao shook his head. “After coming to this village, I never went back to where I used to live, and I don’t know if he is still alive.”
Cui Pingchun asked softly, "Are you doing well here?"
A-Chao's tone became more relaxed: "The people in the village call me a city person. At first, I thought they were rejecting me, but later I realized they were just curious."
"But I can't learn their language, and they can't understand me. So I still prefer to be alone."
Even she herself was somewhat surprised that she was able to say so much today.
Having been cooped up in the village for so long, she really had a lot to say.
"Do you want to come with us?" Cui Pingchun looked at the girl's thin figure and finally asked the question. "Perhaps going down the mountain would be better than staying here."
"No need," Ah Chao refused. "My mother needs me."
“She was actually very lonely. Only my older sister and I were with her. There were always people in the tribe gossiping about her, and that Ah Lian was also eyeing her position. If she didn't talk to us, who else could she talk to?”
During their conversation, the group quietly entered the village.
The village was even quieter now than when A-Chao brought Wen-Yu in; there wasn't even a person walking around.
Cui Pingchun and Chen Miaozhi were worried about the situation in the delivery room, so they rushed in as soon as they arrived.
The curtain was lifted, and Wen Yu came out, looking somewhat tired. Upon seeing A Chao, she asked with concern, "You're back? Did you encounter any danger on the way?"
“No,” A-Chao replied, “but it looks like my sister and A-Lian are about to start fighting over there.”
Wen Yu's expression immediately became more serious.
Wen Qingshi quickly went to greet her and pointed into the room: "Sister, how is the situation inside?"
"It's not a big problem."
Wen Yu believed that the doctors would be able to handle the matter well; she had done everything she could.
As soon as she finished speaking, a barrage of comments suddenly appeared in front of her.
What just happened? Why was the live stream suddenly muted?
[Of course we can't film that. They're delivering a baby; it's just part of a storyline. Do you really want to find a real woman to give birth?]
Even if we manage to find them, we can't broadcast it; the platform will ban us.
Honestly, is this kind of environment really suitable for a proper delivery? I'm really worried about that woman's condition...
[Don't worry about that. Wen Yu can suddenly pull out a whole bunch of incredibly useful tools, right? He can directly bridge the gaps in ancient medicine and use everything modern to deliver a devastating blow!]
[Hahaha, you're killing me with laughter! This is the amazing tool we're going to use next.jpg]
Wen Yu secretly rejoiced that the live stream had been automatically muted.
She sent A-Chao away to meet Cui Pingchun and the others, and took the opportunity to buy a bunch of usable medical equipment from the system, which she delivered to Liang Shuyan, relieving her immediate crisis.
The bad news is that she has almost run out of money.
Liang Shuyan's employment period has only two days left.
She will be leaving in two days.
When she asked Liang Shuyan for her opinion, Liang replied without hesitation, "Buy whatever you need. Don't worry about me. Saving lives is the most important thing."
Watching Liang Shuyan bustling around the delivery bed, Wen Yu finally understood what choice she had to make.
For Liang Shuyan, it turns out that personal interests and ideals were never an either-or choice.
As long as she burns out her last bit of light and heat, her journey will never have been in vain.
Wen Yu glanced at the system data. The number of viewers in the live stream was fluctuating around 290,000, and it had not yet broken through the most critical threshold.
She turned around to say something to Cui Ling and Wen Qing when a commotion suddenly broke out at the entrance of the village.
You can faintly hear someone shouting.
"I will obey the holy decree of the Witch Doctor!"
"May the gods protect you..."
Then came Ah Lian's arrogant laughter: "Heaven is on my side! This girl is really useless, she actually tried to bring people to stop me, even the gods can't stand it!"
"Alright, I'm going to ask that sister of mine now what crime she, as a mother, should commit for her daughter's disrespect for God?"
Achao's pupils contracted.
"Wait!" Wen Yu tried to stop her, but the girl dashed out like an arrow.
"What happened?" Wen Qingshi asked anxiously.
Using the building as cover, Wen Yu quietly crept closer to observe.
In the open space in the center of the village, several factions were facing off.
Alian and the group of men behind him stood arrogantly on the left.
Ah Yan was restrained on her right side with her hands tied behind her back by the two men. She struggled incessantly, her face filled with defiance.
The shaman, holding a wooden staff, stood in the center and loudly proclaimed, "Ayan has repeatedly blasphemed against the gods, and even turned against her own uncle with a sword. She must be possessed by an evil spirit!"
“That’s right, that’s right,” Allen said, feigning sadness but unable to suppress the smile on his face. “My niece wasn’t always like this. We must use fire to drive away the evil spirits from her so that my good niece can come back.”
The tribesmen brought by Ayan stood not far away, all looking hesitant, none daring to step forward.
Someone couldn't help but speak up: "Witch Doctor, there might be a misunderstanding. I think Ayan..."
The witch doctor slammed his staff on the ground, interrupting her: "Are you saying she's inherently disrespectful to the gods? Don't you know that's a grave sin that will incur divine punishment!"
"Bullshit!" Ayan struggled to her feet. "To hell with your fathers! You're allowed to run rampant and commit all sorts of evil, but we're not allowed to fight back?"
"If this god is truly so incompetent, what's wrong with smashing or burning him?"
"Insolence!" the witch doctor shouted, waving his hand and ordering, "You, go and light a fire!"
The boys who served the witch doctor busied themselves fetching firewood and lighting a bonfire in the center of the open space. Before long, thick smoke rose straight into the sky.
The shaman pointed to the fire and said, "I'm giving you one last chance. If you don't admit your mistake, I'll use this sacred fire to drive away the evil spirits from you!"
"How dare you!" Ayan glared at him like a trapped wolf cub, baring her teeth. "My mother will not let you get away with this!"
Upon hearing the clan leader's name, the group hesitated again, not daring to directly attack Ayan.
During the stalemate, Ah Lian suddenly spoke up: "Master witch doctor, is it the mother's fault if her daughter is not properly taught?"
“Of course,” the witch doctor nodded.
Alian smiled smugly: "Then do you think Ayan's actions should be blamed on my clan chief sister?"
A sudden silence fell over the surroundings.
The witch doctor immediately understood his intention, but was happy to go along with it: "Exactly."
He leaned on his wooden cane and said slowly, "The clan chief has repeatedly shielded Ayan's evil deeds, causing her to commit a great disaster. This is the clan chief's dereliction of duty."
"According to God's will, we should elect a new chieftain to lead the tribe."
"Clap, clap, clap," Ah Lian clapped three times.
"In your opinion, Master Shaman, who is worthy of the position of clan chief?"
"Of course..."
"Pah!" Ah Yan, who had been silent all along, suddenly sprang to her feet, broke free from her restraints, rushed forward, and slapped Ah Lian hard across the face, her anger barely contained. "It's not your place to criticize my mother!"
She then turned to the witch doctor: "Who gave you the right to decide the choice of the clan chief? As long as the clan chief's ring is still in my mother's hands, it's none of your business to interfere!"
The witch doctor said slowly and deliberately, "You may not know this, but the first chieftain granted witch doctors a privilege: when the chieftain is incompetent and tyrannical, we have the right to elect a new chieftain."
"Incompetent and tyrannical?" Ayan laughed angrily. "During my mother's reign, what was wrong with her?"
She pressed him, enunciating each word clearly: "Just because she's a woman?"
“Exactly,” the witch doctor nodded. “Just because she is a woman.”
Before he finished speaking, the people around him swarmed forward, and there were even more people restraining Ayan than before. No matter how she struggled, it was all in vain.
The shaman turned and announced, "According to our tribal rites, if the former chieftain is still alive, the new chieftain must offer the former chieftain's blood as a sacrifice when he takes office."
Exclamations of surprise rippled through the crowd.
"How can this be?"
"Witch Doctor, this is too cruel..."
"Why show mercy to a tyrannical ruler?" the witch doctor said coldly.
Someone else hesitated and said, "But Chief Li Shan didn't..."
"I think so too, actually..."
The witch doctor shouted sternly, "Anyone who pleads for her again will be killed without mercy!"
The crowd finally fell silent again.
“It’s a pity Li Shan isn’t here right now.” A Lian walked up to A Yan triumphantly, looking down at her resentful face. “Then I’ll use you as a sacrifice.”
He turned to look at Danzhu in the crowd: "Danzhu, from now on you are the rightful clan chief's wife. Are you happy?"
Danzhu remained silent, but his eyes shifted slightly, fixing on his face.
Over the years, Danzhu had always been timid and hesitant, never daring to look him in the eye.
In that instant, Ah Lian seemed to see the lively and spirited girl he had first met.
So beautiful.
"Danzhu, draw my sword for me." Alian reached out his hand to her.
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