"Are you from the patrol team?!" the tall and thin man said in a voiceless voice.
"Impossible! Why did the patrol team come out alone? Could it be that they secretly got the kettle from somewhere?"
Taking the patrol armband out of his pocket and putting it on, Yue sneered: "What do you think?"
In the past few days, Yue had been inquiring about information, so in order to avoid attracting too much attention, he habitually put away the patrol armband. Unexpectedly, it attracted the attention of some gangsters.
The moment they saw the patrol armband, no one had any doubts about Yue's identity.
Kettles can deceive people, but armbands cannot. Only patrol members who are still serving can have armbands that represent the status of the patrol.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!" The tall and thin man said with a forced smile: "Since he is the leader of the patrol team, he will definitely not accuse the person unjustly. This kid stole the thing!"
"Yes, it's this kid's problem, it has nothing to do with us!"
"We don't know him!"
Everyone quickly distanced themselves from the young man.
Yue was too lazy to waste time with these gangsters and snorted coldly: "Since you know, why don't you get out of here?!"
As if they were pardoned, everyone fled in all directions in panic, as if there were some wild beasts here.
After a while, only Yue and the boy were left in the place.
The young man originally wanted to follow the others and escape, but he was holding a kettle and his shoulders were being pressed by Yue, so he couldn't escape even if he wanted to.
The young man wanted to throw the kettle away, but he was afraid of angering Yue, so he could only hand the kettle back to Yue with both hands and stammered: "Sir, your kettle."
Yue didn't answer or speak, just looked at him lightly.
Feeling Yue's gaze, the young man did not dare to look at him and lowered his head silently.
The trembling hands revealed his nervous mood.
After a while, Yue took a step forward and walked up to the young man.
But this step seemed to be the last straw that broke the young man's mind, causing his already panicked mentality to collapse instantly, and he fell to his knees with a plop, crying bitterly.
"Sir, I was wrong! Please let me go, I promise I will never do it again in the future!"
Yue had a look of astonishment on his face, obviously very surprised by the young man's behavior.
But he soon realized that his silence just now probably put a lot of pressure on the young man.
However, his silence just now was not about how to teach the young man a lesson, but about how to persuade him.
Different from the few gangsters who looked like seasoned men earlier, this young man is not old and has little experience in the world. Yue hopes to bring him back to the right path.
But such a big reaction from the young man still shocked Yue, and he couldn't say the lesson he had just prepared. He could only sigh softly: "Get up, tell me, why did you hang out with those people?"
"Because they told me that as long as I do what they say, I can get food and water quickly." The boy still didn't dare to get up, lowered his head and said, "I want to save my mother, but I have no choice but to listen to them."
"What's wrong with your mother?" Yue tried to make his voice softer.
Perhaps it was Yue's gentle attitude that relieved the young man's pressure a lot. He finally dared to raise his head and whispered: "My mother is ill. She is very ill and can't even stand up."
"It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, my mother wouldn't have fainted." At this point, the boy's voice was filled with tears: "My mother left all the food to me and kept lying to me that she had finished eating outside.
After she fell ill, I learned that she hadn't eaten for several days."
"I want to go out and make money, but they see that I am young and are only willing to give me money, not food or water. I have no choice but to steal with them."
Yue's brows furrowed: "If they don't accept you, you can choose to join the patrol team."
This boy looked to be fifteen or sixteen years old, barely enough to meet the recruitment age requirement for the patrol.
As long as he can pass the assessment, he can become a reserve member of the patrol team and enjoy part of the benefits of a formal patrol team member.
"I don't dare, I'm afraid of death." The young man hesitated for a moment and lowered his head: "Uncle Qing, who lived next to my house, turned out to be a member of the patrol team, but he died on the battlefield, leaving only his parents.
Every day I hear their cries."
"I am very afraid of death. I am the only motivation for my mother to live. If I die, she will be the only one left in the family."
"And after joining the patrol team, I will often not be able to come back. If I am not here, there will be no one to take care of my mother."
Yue was silent for a moment and sighed: "I understand, forget it this time, and you are not allowed to do such a thing again in the future."
"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!" The young man was ecstatic: "I promise, I will never do such a thing in the future!"
"By the way, sir, your kettle." The young man glanced at the kettle with reluctance, and handed the kettle to Yue again.
Yue shook his head and said calmly: "I'll give this kettle to you."
Seeing the young man's shocked eyes, Yue took out some coins from his arms and put them into the young man's hand.
"Your mother has been hungry for so long. She may not be able to recover with food and water. It is better to take her to see a doctor and buy more food and water. When buying things, show the kettle to the patrol team and they will send the supplies
Sold to you."
"Also, joining the patrol team is not a terrible thing. Given your age, you will usually be assigned to a safer team such as the logistics team, and the probability of going to the battlefield will not be that high."
"Even if you really die in battle, it is for the tribe and it is the honor of the tribe. The patrol will not treat your family badly...forget it."
Yue laughed to himself. He was no longer sure whether the patrol team was still the same patrol team as before.
How can today's patrol teams protect the families of their members?
Sighing again, Yue waved his hand and turned to leave.
Looking at the coins in his palm, the young man was very excited. Looking at Yue's back, he knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"
However, the scene that happened next made the young man's eyes dull and his expression was stunned.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! I saw silhouettes suddenly emerging from the surrounding houses, rushing madly towards Yue who had not gone far, and surrounding him.
"Sir! Please give me some food too!"
"Sir, please save my child. He has been without water for several days and is about to die!"
"Go away, I was here first! Sir, look at me. I haven't eaten for several days. Can you give me some money and let me buy something?"
"My lord! My lord..."
Looking at the people swarming over, I was stunned.
These people were all residents living nearby. When Yue's kettle was stolen by the teenager just now, they were overwhelmed by the pressure from the gangsters and did not come out to testify for Yue.
But when they saw Yue not only letting the boy go, but also giving him a kettle and money, they couldn't help but have some thoughts in their minds, which led to the current scene.
If it were other patrol members, they would naturally not dare to collide like this. They just looked at Yue's attitude towards the boy and figured out his general character, so they dared to be so bold.
Seeing the crowd surrounding him, and some even reaching out to touch his pocket, Yue felt angry and wanted to push them away.
But among the people surrounding him, many were old people and children. Looking at their eager eyes, Yue felt that he couldn't use any of his strength.
It was obvious that he was a special person, but he was surrounded by a few old, young, sick and weak people and was unable to move.
Listening to the sad calls for help in his ears and looking at the expectant eyes of these people, Yue finally couldn't bear it anymore and shouted:
"enough!"
Taking advantage of the brief moment when everyone was frightened, Yue immediately squeezed out of the crowd and fled in a hurry.
Yue swore that even when he was lurking in Liecheng, he had never been in such a mess for a moment.
"Sir! Please, help us!"
"My lord, my lord..."
He didn't know how far he had escaped, but Yue didn't stop until he turned into a remote, uninhabited corner and could no longer hear the sound coming from behind him.
"Damn it! Damn it!"
Yue roared angrily and punched the ground hard, splashing sand all over his body.
It shouldn't be like this! It shouldn't be like this!
Why did he risk his life and lurk in Liecheng for many years?
Isn’t it just to make your tribe live a better life?
But why, he couldn't see any improvement in the lives of the tribesmen. On the contrary, the tribe's situation was worse than before he left.
Thinking of this, Yue's heart was in great pain, and he frantically poured out his anger on the ground with his fists.
"I also want to help you, I also want to save you!"
"But who will tell me what should I do?!"
"What on earth can I do to save you?"
"Who will save our tribe!"
In this deserted corner, this warrior with a strong heart could only vent his despair and helplessness with anger.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Countless fist shadows bombarded the ground, stirring up a large amount of sand and engulfing Yue's entire body.
It wasn't until Yue's fists bled that he stopped venting.
Staring blankly at the flying sand, Yue's eyes suddenly gradually brightened.
"That's right, gods!"
"The gods will definitely save our tribe!"
Like a drowning man grabbing the last straw, Yue threw everything behind him, ignored the captain's repeated warnings, and hurried home.
When he got home, his wife saw Yue's appearance and was surprised: "Yue, where have you been? And your hands, why are they bleeding?"
"Don't worry about these!" Yue said impatiently: "Do you have any candles, bamboo incense, spirits at home..."
Listening to what Yue said, the wife looked confused and said hesitantly: "There are others, but there is no bamboo incense. We don't often worship at home, but I know an acquaintance who can make incense. He should have some at home."
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"Quick! Contact him for me. No matter how much it costs or how much it costs, even if it is exchanged for water, it will be exchanged for bamboo fragrance!" Yue said with a serious face: "This is very important!"
Seeing that her husband was so serious, Yue's wife did not dare to neglect him. She quickly contacted her acquaintance and got the bamboo incense from him.
After everything was ready, the sky became dark.
Yue locked himself in the room alone and told his family not to disturb him. Then he carefully built the altar based on the knowledge he gained from the temple in Liecheng.
Kneeling on the ground devoutly, Yue put down all pretense, exposed all his weaknesses, and prayed to the gods.
"Lord Earth God! I am willing to hand over my body and my soul to you. Please save our Gu tribe!"
The devout faith carries a strong desire and is conveyed to the distance with the fluctuation of the prayer altar.
Feeling the strong fluctuation of the altar, Chu Ci, who was far away in Liecheng, opened his eyes.
…
inside the room.
Yue knelt on the ground quietly, the altar above showed no movement, and the whole room was silent.
Just when Yue was disappointed that the prayer ceremony had failed and the gods did not respond to his wishes, a breeze blew up on the altar, and an inexplicable feeling came out of Yue's heart.
Yue was startled at first, then became ecstatic, and quickly knelt down on the ground, as if listening to the instructions of the gods.
I don't know how long it took, but when all the tributes on the altar disappeared, Yue raised his head.
At this time, his eyes no longer had the hesitation and despair before, but only determination and hope.
Fierce city.
Withdrawing his soul, Chu Ci rubbed his temples and sighed: "It's troublesome!"
Luo Jiuyou, who was meditating next to him, opened his eyes and asked curiously: "What's wrong?"
"It's not about the Gu tribe. The situation there is more complicated than we imagined..." Chu Ci told Luo Jiuyou about the situation in Gucheng.
Speaking of which, Chu Ci was also very depressed. What Yue said completely disrupted his plan.
Chu Ci originally thought that after Yue returned to the Gu tribe, he would convey the situation in Lie City and the news about the gods to the senior officials in Gucheng.
In this way, Gucheng will start building temples and pray to him for the restoration of water sources.
Then things will be simple. He can solve the water source problem of Gucheng just like Liecheng and gain the faith of the sand people of Guchu.
Afterwards, with a little guidance, the Gu tribe will give up their plan to attack Liecheng, so that the war between the two cities can be avoided.
Unexpectedly, the temple did not wait, but instead waited for a "big surprise".
"The leader of the Gu tribe is too bad." After listening to Chu Ci's words, Luo Jiuyou frowned: "For his own selfishness, he disregarded the life and death of the entire tribe. He is not worthy of being the leader of a tribe!
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"No matter where you are, there will be people like this." Chu Ci sighed: "If we hadn't appeared, his choice would not be wrong. The long-term pain is worse than the short-term pain. If he can really defeat Lie Li in a short time,
If the tribe is successfully annexed, the situation in Gucheng will be greatly improved, and he may become a tycoon."
"Unfortunately, he is too paranoid. There is a better choice but he ignores it. When he chooses between himself and the tribe, he is destined to be abandoned by the tribe in the end."
"Huh? Listening to what you said, it seems you have a countermeasure?" Luo Jiuyou raised his eyebrows.
"Not really." Chu Ci said with a smile: "But I do have some ideas. This time can be regarded as an opportunity. Maybe we can use this opportunity to eliminate the war between the two tribes once and for all."
"Then let's see whether the person I selected can implement the plan perfectly."