363 Rescue
The village chief admitted defeat very quickly.
After all, the truth was in front of him. No matter what, he had to think for himself. However, he only said that he would try his best to discuss it with the villagers, but he couldn’t guarantee that they would listen.
Lin Suisui didn’t criticize the village chief. She only smiled and told him to do his best.
The village chief was originally a little puzzled as to why Lin Suisui was so indifferent. After he gathered the villagers, he finally understood why she didn’t care.
With Su Le around, anyone who objected was taken away.
Who among the remaining people dared to say no?
Moreover, the truth was in front of them. If they hesitated any longer, their lives would be in danger. Who would want to risk their lives? Moreover, it was actually very obvious that their main family could no longer even protect themselves!
Everyone here was smart. Since there was a chance to climb up the social ladder, who would choose to be so inflexible and stubborn?
After making a prompt decision, everyone joined forces.
It was also because of the villagers’ betrayal that Su Le and the others knew that there were actually weapons in this village. Not to mention anything else, that batch of crossbows really came in handy at this time!
However, most of the houses in the village had mud walls and thatched roofs, so they were not suitable for defense. The only place they could use for defense was the sturdy ancestral hall.
After Su Le went over to check the terrain and environment, he had an idea. When he returned, he first invited Lin Suisui and the others into the ancestral hall to settle down. Then, he scattered the villagers with weapons to the surrounding defensive points.
“Sir, we have limited manpower and weapons, so I’m afraid we won’t be able to last long against so many soldiers outside!” After everything was arranged, the village chief hesitated for a moment before approaching Su Le and reminding him in a low voice, “You have to think of another way.”
“You don’t have to worry about that. I naturally have arrangements.” Su Le looked at the village chief with certainty and didn’t panic at all. Then, he turned around and walked to the empty space at the side to take out the bamboo tube in his sleeve.
With a sharp whistle, an extremely gorgeous firework immediately exploded in the sky above the village. It only slowly dissipated after a long time.
Not only did the people in the village see it, but the soldiers around the periphery of the village also saw it clearly. The soldiers outside received news that they would surround them but not attack them for the time being. However, no one expected such a change in situation to happen at night.
The people outside couldn’t wait any longer after seeing the commotion. The two leaders began to argue about whether to continue to surround them or violate the order and attack directly.
Before the bloody battle that the village chief and the others had expected began, they heard the rumbling of hooves coming from afar. The powerful cavalry tore through the defense outside the village like a tiger invading a flock of sheep. In almost an instant, they devoured and slaughtered the panicked soldiers.
All of this happened too quickly. It wasn’t until the soldier in the lead appeared at the entrance of the ancestral hall in heavy armor that the village chief and the others realized that everything was planned.
Their choice saved their lives at the critical moment.
After Zhou Hengchang got off the horse, he walked straight to Su Le to ask about the situation.
“The situation in the surrounding villages is very bad, but the village in front of us is fine.” Su Le told Zhou Hengchang the information he had obtained in detail. Then, he looked at the group of captives who had been kidnapped and brought over by Zhou Henchang with disdain. “These people aren’t that aggressive when facing foreign enemies, but when they killed the old, weak, women, and children, they were very ruthless!”
“What bunch of vermin!” Zhou Hengchang spat on the ground. Even if Su Le didn’t mention it, he knew the background of the people in front of him.
Over the years, although the Lin family and the Gu family didn’t show any other impressive capabilities, they had been doing quite well in terms of profiteering.
The soldiers in front of them were actually hooligans hired by these two families to make up the numbers and do shady things for them.
However, they weren’t capable enough to fight in wars.
Actually, Zhou Hengchang wasn’t only angry because he knew what these bastards had done, but also because someone from the Zhou family had actually helped…
If not for the fact that he had allied himself with Lu Ze and swore loyalty, what awaited the Zhou family would probably be an unavoidable disaster!
“How’s Madam?” Zhou Hengchang’s mission was to lead his troops to protect Lin Suisui, who was staying in the village, after receiving Su Le’s signal.
Therefore, at this moment, he was naturally most concerned about whether Lin Suisui, who had stayed in the village, was fine or not.
After receiving Su Le’s confirmation, he heaved a sigh of relief. As he arranged for people to set up defenses inside and outside the village, he didn’t forget to arrange for people to search the surroundings and round up the fleeing soldiers.
Seeing that the situation in the village was stable, Su Le informed Bai Guo and asked them to accompany Lin Suisui back to the courtyard she had previously lived in.
Along with them were Mrs. Luo and the others, who had just received the news and were picked up from the mountain.
It was also at this moment that Mrs. Luo realized that those seemingly gentle and kind villagers were actually sinister people with ulterior motives and that her family had actually been in great danger. If not for Fang Erlang being in the army and their status as refugees, they would have been sent to the silver mine as laborers as soon as they arrived at the village.
“Why don’t you guys go to Cloud Mountain City with us this time?” Lin Suisui looked at Mrs. Luo, who still had lingering fear, and thought for a moment before suggesting, “Didn’t you say that you guys could open a small food shop?”
“We originally wanted to wait for another two years, but from the looks of it, we have to push our plans ahead.” After this scary incident, Mrs. Luo thought things through.
She nodded at Lin Suisui gently and didn’t refuse this kind offer anymore. “When we went to Cloud Mountain City, he took a look at the houses. We’re not going to stay in the bustling area of the city. If we live at the edge, we can afford a house with a shop.
Although it would be a little cramped for the entire family to live together, they could buy a bigger house after a few years.
It’ll be more reassuring and safer than our current situation. If you hadn’t discovered something this time, our family probably wouldn’t have even known how we died.”