Just as Bai Chengye was about to explain, the villagers next to him became unhappy!
"I don't like hearing what you're saying. Does the village chief owe you anything? Now that Shili Village is gone, it's a favor that the village chief took you along, and it's his right not to!"
"If you want to leave, then go ahead. Nobody's stopping you. Anyway, I'm going with the village chief!"
"If you want to leave, then leave on your own!"
"Don't always impose your ideas on others!"
"Yes! Anyway, I'm going with the village chief and Sister Ru! When we get to Yuzhou, there's no guarantee that anyone will accept us, and who can guarantee that the war won't spread to their side? Then we'll still have to flee everywhere!"
"Why don't we just stay here!"
"We'll die together! It's better than dying alone on the road of famine!"
"Yes! It was Village Chief Bai and Sister Ru who took care of us and protected us all the way. Anyway, I'm not the kind of person who would be ungrateful!"
"Whatever they ask me to do, I'm willing!"
"That's how my life is going to be anyway! I'm not afraid of anything now!"
The other villagers in Shili Village chimed in, defending him, which made those people blush with embarrassment!
This also gave Lin Ru a strange feeling. She hadn't taken these people seriously before, and their lives and deaths were none of her business. If it weren't for Bai Chengye, she would never have taken these people with her!
Call her cold-blooded or heartless, whatever you want, she dislikes people who only think of relying on others when things go wrong, and if anything goes wrong or doesn't meet their expectations, all the good things they did before turn into bad things!
Just like it is now!
They said when they set off that if you didn't want to come with them, you could leave on your own!
Now you're blaming them!
She had expected this, but what she didn't expect was that the vast majority of villagers were protecting them!
She might be able to understand her maternal grandfather's feelings a little better now!
However, Lin Ru didn't tolerate those who took advantage of her kindness. She coldly said, "Either come with us or leave. If you say another word, believe me, I'll kill you all!"
Her cold expression, coupled with her vicious words, terrified the group so much that they cowered like turtles, not daring to utter a single word!
After spending so much time together, they absolutely believe that Lin Ru is a person of her word!
Moreover, she doesn't care who you are. Even if you're her second aunt, she'll still take action without hesitation!
Lin Ru didn't care whether these people stayed or left. She had done everything she could and had analyzed the current situation clearly. If these people wanted to die again, she wouldn't stop them!
She just wanted to take a break and prepare for the tough battle ahead!
She found a shady spot under a tree and closed her eyes to rest.
Xiaoyue obediently lay down on her right side!
It happily wagged its little tail!
About an hour later, Xiaoyue rubbed her little head against Lin Ru's hand!
"Master, an hour has passed! Wake up, Master!"
"Let's keep going!"
Lin Ru opened her eyes and looked at the white wolf wagging its tail beside her!
She patted its head helplessly.
Communicate with it in your heart!
Why are you so happy?
When Xiaoyue heard its master talking to it, its little tail wagged even more happily!
"Didn't Master say before that if things settled down, he would give me roast chicken every day!"
"I heard everything you said. Our goal now is to kill everyone in that city and go in to become its masters. That way, things will be settled down, and I can eat the roast chicken I want every day. You have no idea how much of that weird fruit you've been feeding me these past few days has given me a stomachache!"
Lin Ru glared at it, annoyed!
"What kind of random fruit is that? Those are all for sale. Besides, I didn't originally intend to give it to you. You only gave it to me because you begged and pleaded with my mother!"
"If you don't like it, then shut your mouth!"
Xiaoyue let out two pitiful howls!
Then it let its little tail droop down!
"Master! How could you say that to me! Xiaoyue is wronged, but Xiaoyue won't say it!"
Lin Ru admitted that it looked cute, but not to her!
She watched as Ji Wenxuan and Ma Minghao assembled the team, and then everyone hurriedly set off for Shanping County!
If it's too late, Prince Shun will probably arrive as soon as they go in, and then they won't be able to do anything sneaky!
Now that everyone has a common goal, they are all very energetic on their journey!
What should have been a three-hour journey was reduced to just one hour!
This is a state of half walking and half running!
When they reached the woods a few thousand meters away from Shanping County, they gradually stopped walking!
They looked ahead at Shanping County, which covered a vast area! The city walls were magnificent, and the city gates were towering and imposing!
It looks to be about fourteen or fifteen meters tall!
Moreover, the wall stretches endlessly, as if there is no end in sight, which gives you an idea of just how big Shanping County is!
Moreover, there was a moat outside the city, and a high mountain to the left!
The location is really good!
A row of soldiers stood on the city wall, watching the people below with great vigilance!
Because there are many refugees along this moat, even though the water level has dropped a lot, it is still their lifeline!
They traveled such a long way and didn't see any water sources along the way. Even if there were any streams, they were now mostly dry.
I originally thought that since there was a city here, I would try my luck and see if I could go in to buy something or get some water. I never expected that there would be such a wide river outside the city!
Although it looks like it's half dry, there's still a lot of water in the river because it's so big and wide!
This caused many refugees to gather here and linger for a long time. Or, as soon as one group left, another group would take over the riverside spot!
The soldiers were mainly there to keep these refugees in check, to prevent them from having any thoughts of rioting or attacking the city!
Lin Ru instructed those who didn't need to go in to stay outside and keep watch. With so many refugees outside, their presence here wouldn't seem out of place!
Lin Ru also left many Wu clan members outside to guard the area!
Protect the civilians who can't get in, as well as the elderly and able-bodied men!
The two groups of people went their separate ways!
Bai Chengye led the villagers and able-bodied men to manually confirm that they had safely arrived at the location and occupied a fairly good spot without attracting the attention of the soldiers before they emerged from the woods!
And the person leading the way was none other than Ma Minghao, riding a tall horse!
Ma Mingjie was also arranged to wait outside!
After all, with so many people, only he returned, which would definitely arouse suspicion from the prefect and others!
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