Famine and exile: I brought the Spirit Spring to save the entire Marquis's mansion.

"Village chief, we understand! We will listen to Shi Shen."

"Yes, our village will not die out. Shi Shen is going to take us out, and we will see the light!"

Everyone could tell that Lu Zhiming didn't have long to live; blood was everywhere, and his face had turned black.

But when Lu Zhiming heard what the villagers said, his eyes widened even more.

He suddenly grabbed one person's hand, his expression ferocious: "You can't leave...no, no, no—stay—"

His bulging eyes seemed to have seen something terrifying; he could no longer utter a word, and his trachea was wheezing rapidly.

It's very dangerous outside, and those in power are very cruel.

Once their identities are discovered, they will be completely eradicated, leaving no one alive.

In his memory, his father would often wake up in the middle of the night from nightmares, screaming in terror, his injured throat sounding harsh and unpleasant.

"He's here, he's here... He won't let us go, he won't leave a single one alive."

"We have to go deeper into the mountains; it's not safe here."

"You have no idea how cruel those in power are! They won't even spare newborn children!"

"Exterminate them completely, nip them in the bud, and leave no future trouble!"

Lu Zhiming stretched his neck like a crowing rooster, pinching the villager so hard his fingers hurt, and the villager wouldn't close his eyes no matter what.

Until the villagers nodded through tears, saying, "I promise, I promise!"

Lu Zhiming deflated like a punctured balloon, his hand fell, his head tilted to the side, and he closed his eyes in relief.

"village head--"

The villagers burst into tears.

Lu Zhiming is a good village chief who always thinks of the villagers. His refusal to allow the villagers to leave the mountains must also be for their own good.

So the villagers went to find Lu Shishen and told him.

Lu Shishen had finally gotten this opportunity to lead the villagers out of the mountains, so how could he possibly give it up?

And Feng Dali has already spoken with Huo Chang'an, and they will send someone to inform him to come out of seclusion once he has settled in!

I absolutely cannot agree to that.

So the village split into two factions: one wanted to take the grain out, and the other wanted to stay.

“Shi Shen, the village chief has never had any selfish motives over the years; he has always thought of us. He said so even on his deathbed. Don’t you listen to him?”

“I admit that the village chief has no selfish motives, but his decisions are not necessarily correct,” Lu Shishen said.

Just like this disaster.

He didn't say much more, after all, the village chief was already dead.

"But his decision was the safest."

The villager retorted, "At least if we stay here, our entire clan won't be wiped out. If we go out..."

He glanced at Huo Chang'an. "The risk is too great."

Feng Dali retorted angrily, "Shut up! If you don't want to go out, then don't. Continue being a shameful rat. Anyway, we brothers are going out! Even if it means death, we're prepared!"

At least they've seen the outside world; even their corpses lie comfortably!

Feng Dali was afraid that the villagers would anger Huo Chang'an and therefore wouldn't take them out.

He was quite afraid of Huo Chang'an.

"I didn't ask you! Shi Shen is the village chief now!" the villager retorted.

"Shi Shencai will not agree. Liu Ziyuan, you don't think that you can get rid of the wild beasts tonight and everything will be fine, do you?"

Wolves are known for holding grudges. After losing so many members, do you think they might elect a new alpha wolf and come back for revenge?

Dozens of people died in the village today. Will the whole village be wiped out next time?

"If we stay here, will our entire race really be wiped out?"

When it comes to understanding animals, Feng Dali is undoubtedly the best in the village.

Liu Ziyuan was speechless for a moment.

He didn't dare to really offend Feng Dali, after all, the village's defense still depended on him.

Lu Shishen also spoke up: "Not only that, I also think that the place our ancestors chose is not a good place."

Putting aside the problem of insufficient grain production, the most important issue is that the villagers are not living long, and in recent years, more and more people are getting sick, with several people in their thirties already dying.

Another issue is the problem of offspring. There are many stillbirths and deformed babies. You know how many fetuses you've disposed of on the back mountain.

I suspect the problem lies with the water source.

What is there for you to miss in a place like this?

Liu Ziyuan fell completely silent.

But then an old voice rang out from the opposition.

“We can find another place; we don’t necessarily have to leave the mountains.”

“The village chief was always thinking of us until his death. He handed over the position to you, but the first thing you did was to deny him. Shi Shen, you can’t be like that.”

The speaker was one of the few elders in the village.

Lu Shishen was young after all, and it wouldn't be good to be disrespectful to him, so he was quite embarrassed: "Uncle Yongshun..."

"Shi Shen, have you forgotten your parents?" Lu Yongshun shouted.

Lu Shishen was stunned.

Lu Shishen's parents died outside.

At that time, many people in the village suddenly fell ill with strange diseases. There were no medicinal herbs needed in the mountains, so my parents had no choice but to go to the town outside the village to look for them, but they never came back.

Some villagers who secretly went out to inquire said that they had been arrested by the government...

He was only ten years old at that time.

"The crimes committed by our ancestors have been recorded by the authorities! Unless the emperor outside changes his surname!"

Lu Yongshun also glanced at Huo Chang'an.

Does this cripple really have that much skill?

“You’re too trusting…” Lu Yongshun said in a voice only the two of them could hear.

Feng Dali was getting anxious.

He saw that Huo Chang'an had a cold face and had already told his family that he was leaving.

"No matter what you do, I'm leaving."

"You idiot!" Lu Yongshun was so angry he wanted to hit him.

"If you leave with your men, who will guard the village? Those wolves will come back! Are you going to let the uncles and aunts who watched you grow up die?"

Sang Ning couldn't listen to it anymore.

She was already in a bad mood.

Just now, many villagers, while grieving for their deceased relatives, brought them some food and supplies from their homes.

Looking at those excessively aged faces, she felt quite sorry for them.

Huo Chang'an had been watching her closely. When he saw her walking in that direction, he wanted to call out to her, but in the end, he didn't open his mouth.

He only wanted Feng Dali to come out of retirement; he really didn't care about anyone else, especially Lu Shishen!

But he also knew they had to get out of here!

There is treasure here.

"You guys are hilarious! Do wolves deserve to die? You took their territory and killed their cubs, so you deserve to be eaten and bitten to death!"

Sang Ning spoke coldly to the group of villagers.

"you……"

"What do you mean, 'you'!" Sang Ning didn't give the old man any face at all.

"You're old, half your leg's buried in the ground, you're just getting by and don't want to move, but the young ones still have a lifetime to live, why should they stay here with you old folks and wait to die!"

The old folks: "..."

They also worked hard when they were young and protected the younger generation as they grew up. How can you complain that they are too old now?

They were truly looking out for the village.

After decades of development, the village has become better and better; the houses and protective structures are much more sturdy than before.

With the efforts of generations, this place will surely become a paradise, which is much better than living a life of fear and uncertainty outside.

"Shi Shen, do you think so too? Do you think we're getting old?"

"Oh, oh, you've forgotten how you grew up. Every family in the village brought you food, and now you're complaining that we're old."

"Fine, fine, go ahead, all of you go! Let us old folks fend for ourselves here!"