Although the time spent with them was short, these people made up for her longing for family as an orphan in her previous life!
Moreover, protecting these people from harm was the original owner's dying wish; she would not allow any accidents to happen!
Bai Shi, Lin Bai, Lin Mo, and Lin Qing looked at Lin Ru standing on the high place, and saw the determined look in her eyes!
They looked back at her with unwavering determination!
Lin Ru smiled!
Then her voice, infused with internal energy, clearly reached everyone's ears!
"Next, we're heading to Yamahira County!"
"Brother Heimeng! You take the brothers from the mountain stronghold and go into the city with the able-bodied men!"
Hei Meng: "Okay!"
"Wu Fei! You take half of the brothers and go with Brother Hei Meng and blend in with these conscripts!"
Wu Fei: "Yes, sir!"
Lin Ru then looked at Ma Minghao!
"Ma Minghao! Are these men enough to fill the ranks?"
After glancing at it briefly, Ma Minghao respectfully replied, "That's enough!"
The officers and soldiers were taken aback by Ma Minghao's respectful manner. They felt that he was even more respectful to the little girl than Ma Mingjie was, as if the two brothers had been brainwashed!
But they still trusted Ma Minghao, and everyone waited patiently for the tasks to be assigned without saying a word!
"Brother Ji! Once we reach the city gate, reveal your identity!"
"When the time comes, I'll bring some people with me into the city. Just tell them we're your family!"
"Ma Minghao! We'll need your and your brothers' help to get us in!"
Although Ma Minghao didn't know Ji Wenxuan's true identity, he could tell from their conversation that this person was no ordinary individual!
So he readily agreed!
Then Lin Ru looked at the able-bodied men below, as well as the people of Shili Village!
"Fellow villagers! What we are about to do may be a little dangerous!"
"But if we succeed, we won't have to hide all day long, and we won't have to be chased by people!"
"We will establish a safe place in Shanping County that is entirely ours!"
"I know you must have doubts right now!"
"Do you think a little girl like me is talking nonsense!"
"But all I can tell you is that I, Lin Ru, do not wish to continue fleeing! The world is in chaos, and warlords are rising up everywhere!"
"They all want a piece of the pie in this chaotic world!"
"No one cares about the lives of ordinary people!"
"Men were conscripted and forced to charge ahead, paving the way for their ambitions! Women were treated as spoils of war, to be played with at will!"
"You were all captured here, so you should all understand this deeply!"
"So now I'm letting you live for yourselves!"
"If this is accomplished, your parents, wives, and children will no longer have to wander in this chaotic world!"
"I assure you, I will definitely create a safe haven for you in this chaotic world!"
"Would you like to come with me?"
The voice, imbued with inner strength, entered everyone's ears; though calm, it was deafening!
The people from Shili Village fled all the way here, blindly believing that there was a way out ahead. But was there really a way out ahead? Even if they escaped to Yuzhou, would Yuzhou really accept them?
They hadn't dared to think about it before, but now, after careful consideration, they had the answer in their hearts!
Among those able-bodied men, the elderly family members of some of them were all killed by the soldiers, and the younger brothers were all captured. Their wives and daughters were all raped right before their eyes!
They watched helplessly as those beasts committed their acts, powerless to resist!
They were furious! They roared! But it only made those people more excited! It had no effect whatsoever!
They had actually wanted to die a long time ago, but they hadn't died because they were always thinking about revenge. Now that Lin Ru had given them a chance to face the culprit, how could they not be tempted!
Even if this little girl is also sending them to their deaths, they will still fight to the death to tear off a piece of flesh for the governor as a sacrifice for their wives and daughters!
However, some people, namely those that Ma Minghao later brought over, did not think that way. They had families, and they were forced to come here. They did not want stability or wealth; they just wanted to be with their families forever!
Even worse, some of them were originally slaves, or hooligans who were captured to make up the numbers. When they saw that it was actually a little girl who was speaking and making decisions!
They were naturally inexperienced and looked down on this little dark-skinned girl, and even more so on the men who fawned over her. They thought those men were cowards and unworthy of being their companions!
It's just spouting random things, right? They can do that too!
Moreover, in their view, profit outweighs everything. These people speak high-sounding words, saying they came to rescue them, but aren't they actually planning the same thing as those government soldiers?
They all just want to take advantage of them!
So they looked left and right, but no one spoke. They were hiding in the crowd, and even if they did say something, the little girl was standing so high and so far away that she probably couldn't see clearly. It was him who spoke!
So they boldly spoke up!
"You little brat! You haven't even grown your hair yet, and you dare to order us around! Didn't you say you were here to rescue us? You made it sound so noble, but you still want us to charge into battle and die!"
"You want us to risk our lives without giving us any benefits? You're dreaming!"
"And why don't you take a piss and see what kind of bear you look like!"
"Your face is as black as soot from the bottom of a pot. Just looking at you makes me sick. If you were good-looking, you could play with me, and maybe I'd help you out because of your face. But look at your appearance, even ghosts would be scared of you!"
Upon hearing the words mixed with dirty jokes, the group of people all burst into wicked laughter in unison!
Lin Ru quietly watched these people from above!
These people thought Lin Ru was scared, and since they were hidden in the crowd, how could they tell who said those words with so many people in the crowd!
Especially since these people deliberately lower their heads when they speak!
They concluded that Lin Ru was nowhere to be found. Since she was nowhere to be found, they couldn't do anything to her. And even if they did find her, could they kill her?
They had all heard that these soldiers needed to gather enough men to enter the city, otherwise they would all die! They could see these soldiers on the road, and in order to gather enough men, they even picked up beggars on the roadside and asked them for their numbers!
Moreover, these officers and soldiers treated them very well along the way, unlike those beasts from before!
This little girl is just an ordinary refugee. What can she do to them? Can she really kill them? Even if she tries, the soldiers will stop her!
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