Eavesdropping on Fu Bao's inner thoughts, emptying the stored grain and fleeing the famine

Lin Chuyue gripped her longsword tightly, protecting her grandmother, mother-in-law, and children behind her.

The three members of the Lian family, along with their steward and guards, were all armed with their own weapons and ready for battle.

Everyone held their breath, but just as they were about to fight those troublemakers, only one person appeared from behind the door.

This person was none other than Qi Yuan, who had remained silent throughout the villagers' heated discussion.

"Oh, everyone's awake? Looks like I was worrying unnecessarily."

Qi Yuan looked around, his indifferent gaze finally landing on Lian Rongrong, his expression as if to say: It was your idea again, wasn't it?

Lian Rongrong instinctively avoided Qi Yuan's gaze. For some reason, she always felt inexplicably afraid of Qi Yuan.

But Lian Yicheng didn't care at all. He drew his longsword, pointed it at Qi Yuan, and asked coldly:

"Should I tie you up, or will you surrender yourself?"

Everyone thought Qi Yuan would at least put up a fight, but to their surprise, he swaggered in, looked at Lian Yicheng with a mocking expression, and asked:

"Tie me up? Then her plan will fall through?"

Qi Yuan's gaze remained fixed on Lian Rongrong. This was the first time he had met such an interesting and shrewd woman. She was intriguing.

Lian Rongrong, however, found Qi Yuan completely uninteresting. She glared at him resentfully, knowing full well that he was a threat, yet feeling utterly helpless.

However, the fact that Qi Yuan could say such a thing at least shows that he has no intention of telling the villagers about what happened inside the temple.

This is good news for Lian Rongrong and her family.

Despite her irritation, Lian Rongrong smiled and walked up to Qi Yuan, saying, "Young Master Qi is clearly a man of great integrity."

You should understand that the current situation is not our fault. It is their insatiable greed that has led to this predicament.

"So what?" Qi Yuan looked at Lian Rongrong with a playful expression.

Lian Rongrong paused for a moment, then finally spoke up: "So, can you remain neutral?"

As soon as Lian Rongrong finished speaking, a meaningful smile appeared on Qi Yuan's lips.

He suddenly took a step forward, closing in on Lian Rongrong, and said in a low voice, "No!"

Qi Yuan's sudden action immediately alerted the Lian family. Lian Yijun, Lian Yicheng, and Lin Chuyue were already holding their sword hilts, ready to draw their swords.

But in the next second, everyone clearly heard Qi Yuan say, "I've already helped you once."

"What did you say?" Lian Rongrong was slightly taken aback, wondering what Qi Yuan meant by "helping once".

Qi Yuan took a step back and glanced at the men behind him who were about to draw their swords. Seeing their wary expressions, Qi Yuan didn't get angry but instead smiled.

"You see, if I were on their side, wouldn't you definitely not let me go?"

"Of course." Even Rongrong didn't shy away from the truth, after all, lying to a smart person is a very foolish thing to do.

Qi Yuan smiled slightly, then turned to Lian Rongrong and said directly, "You understand the principles, don't they understand them?"

You're very clever to have Little S, who's in charge of guarding the supplies, improvise. But you've forgotten one thing.

Are all the villagers in this village hunters? And what hunters excel at most is capturing and observing.

"What did you do to Xiao Liu?" Lian Rongrong nervously grabbed Qi Yuan's arm, feeling a growing unease in her heart.

“It’s not us, it’s them.” Qi Yuan pointed outside, then suddenly corrected himself, “No, it’s actually me.”

"What do you mean 'yours' and 'theirs'? Where is Xiao Liu now?" Even Rongrong's anxiety was written all over her face.

"Don't worry, I knocked him out and threw him in the car."

"You knocked him unconscious?" Lian Rongrong looked at Qi Yuan angrily.

But Qi Yuan seemed indifferent and retorted, "If I don't knock him out, do you expect me to let them beat him to death?"

Hearing Qi Yuan say this, Lian Rongrong's anger dissipated considerably. After calming down, Lian Rongrong realized that Qi Yuan was absolutely right.

Now that the villagers are determined to kill him, they naturally won't let Xiao Liu go. Without Qi Yuan's help, Xiao Liu would likely be in grave danger.

"Why are you helping us?" Lian Rongrong looked into Qi Yuan's eyes, as if trying to see something in those cold, clear eyes.

However, Qi Yuan's eyes were unfathomable and completely calm.

"It's not for any particular reason, it's just that you shouldn't die. At least not now."

"What do you mean?"

"literal meaning."

As the two were talking, a sound suddenly came from outside the temple. Qi Yuan frowned, turned to look at the temple gate, and said at the same time:

"If you trust me, lie down quickly. I'll help you."

At this point, Lian Rongrong had no better choice but to either take the risk or trust Qi Yuan one more time.

Clearly, the latter is a better deal no matter how you look at it.

Lian Rongrong gave everyone a wink, and everyone quietly lay back down in their original positions.

Almost the next second, the temple doors were opened.

"Qi Yuan? When did you get back?" The middle-aged man's voice came from the doorway.

Lian Rongrong held her breath and listened intently. She had expected that Qi Yuan would at least be a little nervous and hesitant.

But Qi Yuan's voice was unusually calm and normal. "It's too cold outside, come in and warm up."

Besides, we're all out now. If one of them wakes up, it'll be troublesome.

"How could it possibly wake up? We used 'Divine Intoxication,' a drug that even a brown bear only needs a tiny bit of.

The amount of water we put in the tank is enough for them to sleep until they die. Actually, it's quite good; these people will be dreaming until they die, so they won't suffer at all.

[Pah! Pah! Pah! If you think it's good, why don't you go die?]

Fu Bao waved her little hands, babbling and looking completely harmless.

Everyone in the Lian family, except for Fu Bao and Ru Er, pretended to drink Muramasa's water.

As for Ru'er, Lin Chuyue had already put her to sleep by pressing her pressure points, so she looked no different from someone who had been drugged.

Only Fu Bao, that little guy, is completely out of control.

“This child…” Fu Bao’s voice still caught the villagers’ attention.

“Let’s cut the weeds and eliminate them completely, let’s just throw them in with those people,” the young man said.

[You bastard, you want to kill me? Waaaaah, why does everyone want to kill me?]

Lian Rongrong felt heartbroken upon hearing Fu Bao's cries, but unable to do anything, she could only comfort Fu Bao in her heart:

"Don't worry, little Fu Bao, with your mother here, no one can hurt you."

With Lian Rongrong's comforting words, Fu Bao finally calmed down.

At the same time, Lian Rongrong heard Qi Yuan suddenly say, "Everyone, have a drink of water first, we'll get tired later."

The villagers treated Qi Yuan as one of their own, so no one was on guard against him. Even Rongrong felt incredibly happy listening to everyone gulping down water.

"Brother Suozi, why aren't you drinking?" Qi Yuan's voice came again, but as soon as he finished speaking, Lian Rongrong heard someone fall to the ground.

Then came the second, the third, the fourth...

Lian Rongrong opened her eyes and saw the middle-aged man pointing a finger at Qi Yuan with a shocked expression. "Qi Yuan, you betrayed us?"