Exile at the start? Milkball filming, hoarding billions of resources

When Qin Su arrived with her men, they witnessed the bandits kowtowing and surrendering.

She was slightly stunned when she saw Shen Yu standing amidst the swirling smoke, his figure dazzling like a celestial being.

Soon, her attention was drawn to the strangely shaped little animal behind Shen Yu.

What is that?

Demon... a monster?

Qin Su's eyes widened, and she gripped the long knife in her hand tightly.

"Yu'er, be careful!"

Qin Su shouted and raised her knife to strike.

Shen Zhaoning was startled and quickly hid behind her brother.

Hmm... Second Aunt is so fierce.

Shen Yu quickly pulled Qin Su aside and whispered.

"It's Tuantuan."

Qin Su was taken aback.

round and round?

Is this Tuantuan?

Shen Yu coughed twice and explained loudly.

"This is a divine beast under the command of a deity. Seeing how difficult it is for us to suppress the bandits, it has come to help us."

Qin Su forced out a few strange laughs.

"Haha, I see."

Standing next to Shen Zhaoning, Qin Su couldn't help but reach out and pinch the mascot costume on Shen Zhaoning's body.

It feels really good.

Shen Zhaoning didn't dare to move, afraid of displeasing her second aunt and getting her stabbed.

Xiaoman tried to escape, but Qin Su grabbed her.

"You dare to sneak out with your sister? Just wait till I get my hands on you!"

Xiaoman held up the bowl full of food in her arms.

"Don't be angry, Mom. I'll give you some meat."

Qin Su was indeed a little hungry.

Fighting was such a waste of energy, so she took the bowl and ate in small bites.

As she ate, she counted the number of people. The battle was fought brilliantly; only two people died.

To win a decisive victory with fewer troops is undoubtedly a successful battle.

But nobody was happy.

Looking at the corpses of the two clansmen on the ground.

Zhou Shouren's eyes were red and his heart was breaking.

The clansmen were heartbroken.

In the context of a war, the death of only two people is insignificant.

But the families of these two individuals could not accept this outcome.

They looked at the bandits kneeling to the side, hating them to the core, wishing they could eat their flesh and drink their blood.

One of the bandits cried and begged for mercy.

"I...I didn't want to either. I was originally a good man from a good family. They forced me to become a bandit. I'm a victim too!"

"Yes, yes, we were forced into it. If we had a choice, we wouldn't want to be bandits either."

Zhou Shouren's eyes were blazing with anger, and his eyeballs were bloodshot.

"You don't want to be bandits, but do you want us to be your prey?"

"You bandits robbed and plundered, and you don't know how many people you have harmed."

"Which of the people you robbed didn't kneel down and beg you for mercy?"

"Did you let them go?"

Zhou Shouren turned to look at the constables.

"May I ask you, sirs, according to the law, shouldn't these bandits who rob and plunder be executed?"

The constables dared not speak, but Sun Er stepped forward.

"According to the national law, those who commit banditry and evil deeds should be executed."

Upon hearing Sun Er's words, Zhou Shouren picked up the knife in his hand.

Seeing this, Qin Su quickly stepped in front of the three children.

Even though she couldn't see it, Shen Zhaoning could sense what had happened.

She witnessed too much bloodshed tonight, and blocking it now would be pointless.

Shen Zhaoning didn't find Qin Su's actions superfluous; on the contrary, she felt very warm.

The unease and fear of tonight have finally poured out at this moment.

Shen Zhaoning hugged Qin Su's waist tightly, hiding inside the mascot costume, and secretly sniffed.

Xiaoman leaned closer and asked, puzzled.

"Tuantuan, are you sneaking food?"

Shen Zhaoning choked up and denied it.

"Waaaaah... I didn't!"

Xiaoman didn't believe it.

"I heard rustling sounds, and you still won't admit it."

All the grievances and fears vanished at that moment.

Through the mascot costume, Shen Zhaoning stretched out her little paw and patted Xiaoman's head hard.

"You stinky brother!"

Xiaoman didn't dare to fight back and said with a wronged expression.

"You brat, not only did you steal my food, but you also hit me!"

Watching Shen Zhaoning and Xiaoman playfully bicker, the faint worry in Shen Yu's eyes gradually faded away.

By the time Qin Su released the children, the ground was already a mess.

Clan chief Zhou Shouren knelt before Qin Su and Shen Yu, sobbing uncontrollably.

"Many thanks to my two benefactors for avenging my people!"

"My Zhou family has no way to repay you, so we are willing to follow you like cattle and horses for eternity."

Shen Yu hurriedly stepped forward to help Zhou Shouren up.

"You needn't do this. We are all guilty and have no right to receive such treatment."

Zhou Shouren shook his head, tears welling in his eyes.

"My Zhou family is not a prominent family, and we have no one to protect us. We have survived to this day entirely through our own efforts."

"If it weren't for your help during this crisis, my Zhou clan would have been oppressed by these bandits for who knows how long!"

"Our Zhou family will never forget this kindness."

The clansmen behind Zhou Shouren began to speak.

"We reported the robbery to the authorities the night it happened, but they didn't care at all."

"We were desperate, so we came up with the terrible idea of ​​robbing people on the street."

"If we hadn't met the young master, we really wouldn't know what to do."

Zhou Shouren remarked with emotion.

"The government abandoned us, forcing us good people to almost become outlaws."

"On the contrary, it was the young master who, despite being an exile, saved us from dire straits."

All eyes turned to the officials.

The officials lowered their heads in shame, not daring to meet his gaze.

Zhou Shouren continued.

"In this world, what does it matter whether you're an official or a criminal?"

"All I know is that you saved us!"

"We are willing to follow you."

Shen Zhaoning was wearing a fluffy mascot costume, and she was covered in sweat, feeling sticky and uncomfortable.

She couldn't hold on any longer, so she stretched out her furry little paws and gently tugged at Shen Yu's hand, making a farewell gesture to indicate to Shen Yu that she was going to change her clothes.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Shouren exclaimed in surprise.

"Even the divine beasts under the gods treat the young master with such respect, which shows that the young master is no ordinary person."

"Please, young master, don't refuse, and accept the Zhou family."

Shen Yu said gently.

"Old Zhou, you may not know this, but I am the grandson of the Marquis of Yongning. My grandfather fell to this state because of his faction and corruption."

"Your Majesty, sparing the women and children of my clan is already an act of mercy. How could I dare to repeat the same mistake?"

He agreed to suppress the bandits, not entirely out of kindness. One reason was that he wanted to win the favor of the local magistrate so that he could be registered as a civilian after arriving at his place of exile.

Secondly...

He did indeed want to forge a good relationship with the Zhou clan. If he could gain their support, the local officials would certainly not dare to act rashly in a new place due to public opinion.

However, the Shen family is currently in the eye of the storm, so Zhou Shouren can only follow them voluntarily, but he cannot accept it explicitly.

Otherwise, it will surely give others ammunition to criticize us.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shouren let out a long sigh.

"Never mind, we were being presumptuous."

"The Zhou family is willing to rely on the young master in order to repay a debt of gratitude. If this harms the young master, wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse?"