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Chapter 386: Every injustice has its owner and its debtor has its owner

The others, listening to Lu Qing's arrangements, were all planning to return to their hometowns when they suddenly heard someone express opposition. They were momentarily stunned and turned around to see who had said it.

Lu Qing was also stunned for a moment, her gaze quickly locking onto the person who spoke in the crowd.

The one who had just complained about "not being able to do it" was a young man who looked to be in his early twenties. Although he looked very thin, he was young after all. After taking the antidote, drinking honey water, and eating some biscuits, he was already speaking with quite a bit of strength. His recovery was really fast.

"Why not?" Lu Qing asked, looking at the young man.

"Everyone else can leave, but I'm not!" The man seemed quite resentful, and said angrily, "I was just passing through here and had no connection with anyone. I was kidnapped and brought here, and I've been tortured like this. I can't just let this go!"

You're not going to stay here to catch that bastard, are you? Well, one less of me won't make a difference, and one more of me won't make a difference either, right?

"I'm not leaving! I'm staying to help you. I'll go home only after you've caught that villain. At the very least, I want to see my revenge done!"

His words seemed to inspire those around him as well.

A man slightly older than him also spoke through gritted teeth: "Yes! If he doesn't leave, I won't leave either! My brother and I were working in the fields together when we were kidnapped by those thugs. Now I've regained my senses, but my brother is gone!"
I can't swallow this! I may not be able to help with other things, but I can at least put together some manpower! Please, don't send me away, let me stay and lend a hand!

The people around them started chattering and making noise.

Lu Qing was surprised that these people refused to leave even after being told to, all wanting to help and take revenge as well. After a moment's thought, she nodded to them: "Alright, if that's the case, then so be it."

I will not force you to stay or leave, but I must remind you that the villain is ruthless. Staying may not be the best option. So if anyone wants to leave, I will have someone bring you provisions and travel expenses. You can set off immediately without worrying about anything else.

Those who wish to stay, please think carefully.

Or, if someone feels too weak and wants to rest here for a few days, that's fine too.

His willingness to agree immediately made the scene even more lively.

After much discussion, almost all the younger able-bodied men chose to stay and help out. Some men with families wanted to help, but seeing their parents or wives and children who were too weak to leave on their own, they had no choice but to take their travel expenses and provisions and set off.

Some were too old and had not found relatives among these "farmers," so they were forced to stay in the fort to continue recuperating until they were in better spirits and had more energy before making other plans.

Fortunately, the old steward, in order to save his own life, had told them everything without reservation, revealing where the silver and grain of the Immortal Fortress were hidden. That money was the hard-earned money from enslaving and driving these mentally unstable farmers to work, and now it was just right to use it as travel expenses for these people to set off home.

After seeing off those who decided to leave and settling the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled among the remaining people, the remaining able-bodied men, after eating two full meals, were increasingly recovering their spirits. They still had a clear impression of the field work in their dreams and remembered how to do it, so they volunteered to continue working in the fields during the day to avoid being seen by others.

This idea also solved a problem that had been giving Lu Qing and Lu Yan a headache—Lu Yan's men were all tough guys who could fight without batting an eye.

However, if you ask them to put down their swords and spears and pick up hoes and sickles, they'll have no idea where to use their strength.

Although a group of people have been going to the fields to work every day for the past few days, and it looks quite convincing at first glance, a closer look reveals that something is completely wrong.

This time, with the able-bodied men who stayed to help, things were completely different. These men truly knew how to work in the fields.

With them as cover, the soldiers who knew nothing about farm work didn't seem so conspicuous.

Two or three days passed in this way. One day, as the sun was setting, it was time for the villagers to return to the fortress to wait for the incense-delivering team. The able-bodied men and soldiers in the fields packed up their farm tools and walked back in twos and threes, making sure that everything was exactly the same as before, except that there were no obvious mistakes or omissions except that the number of people had quietly increased.

Just then, the sound of horses' hooves came from afar. The soldiers with exceptional hearing were the first to hear the noise. They turned their heads and looked around, and saw a carriage speeding towards them on the road in the distance. Although there was only one horse pulling the carriage, it was running extremely fast, as if it was using all its strength. Its four hooves kicked up a cloud of dust as they pounded the road.

"Something might not be right," a soldier said to his comrades. "Don't make any rash moves. I'll go back and report to the general and the Prince of Xiaoyao right away!"

His companion nodded, and the soldier crouched low, quickly slipped forward into the crowd, and then ran back to Fairy Castle as fast as he could to report the news.

Not long after the messenger soldier left, the speeding carriage arrived.

A soldier in the crowd glanced discreetly at the carriage and saw a driver sitting expressionlessly in front of it, whipping the galloping horse. The carriage sped past, the curtains on the windows billowing in the wind. Inside the carriage sat a person dressed in dark clothes, with a veil on his head that completely obscured his appearance.

Who would wear a veil in broad daylight while sitting inside a carriage?!
Everyone felt a sense of tension and unease because of that fleeting glimpse. They hoped that the person who had rushed back to report the news would act quickly and get everyone in the fortress ready before the carriage arrived at the gates of Fairy Fortress.

At the same time, they also quietly quickened their pace. Whether they were soldiers or able-bodied men who volunteered to stay behind, they were all secretly holding back their energy.

Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt its debtor. Now that this wicked scourge has finally revealed itself, people's anger surges up, suppressing their instinctive fear, and they wish they could take revenge for all the previous grievances at once.

(End of this chapter)