Chapter 84

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Qiu Zhu closed the door of the small courtyard after Sun Yi left . She asked Qiu Zhu to stop anyone from entering . The news that Qiu Yuetong was injured spread quickly the next morning . The entire fortified village was alarmed . She had been injured at a crucial time .

Mu Yi had injured many people the night before even Qiu Yuetong was injured . All of the injuries had happened because of Li Hu . The people in the fortified village were divided .

Some people thought they had to fight and resist Mu Yi no matter what . Some people thought that the one who had offended the person should bear the responsibility . A true man would have the courage to accept the consequences of his actions .

Nobody could actually agree on how to handle it . Qiu Yuetong needed to show up to help but she didn’t . She didn’t even send anyone to express her opinion on the subject . Her courtyard was sealed .

If she didn’t express her opinion, there was no way they could come to an agreement . Li Hu was the second brigand chief and had some people on his side . However, Qiu Yuetong had been injured because of him . Nobody wanted to listen to what he had to say .

Some people even wanted him to bear the responsibilities and give himself up . The idea made him furious . He knew he wouldn’t be able to escape death with just luck . Mu Yi had taught the others a lesson . Li Hu wasn’t naive . How could he surrender and accept death?

“Second Chief, the Chief won’t show up . What should we do?” asked someone .

They were speaking to Li Hu . Li Hu was rather close to this person .

“What do you mean what should we do? You want me to surrender and accept death too?” said Li Hu .

His expression was gloomy and his eyes glinted with fury .

“I wouldn’t dare,” said the man .

He was obviously frightened by Li Hu .

“I know her well . She’s not coming out because she’s injured . If she can’t help, we can’t face that guy . We would all die if we did . We need to find another solution,” said Li Hu .

He stood up and left the room . All the people who came to his place were close to him . They wouldn’t betray him .

“We could flee,” said the person .

The idea wasn’t bad but where would they go? The other members of the fortified village would have to decide for themselves what they wanted to do . Some people had already died . The chief had been injured . If they tried to fight against such an enemy, they would all die .

Of course, they were terrified . Everybody was afraid to die . Why would they choose to die if they didn’t have to? The only solution was to leave .

Li Hu asked for everybody’s opinion . The one proposed that they flee was someone he was close to . He had previously asked him to go ask people’s opinions . He needed to know who supported him and who didn’t .

He wasn’t satisfied with the results in the end . Some people were hesitant but that wasn’t a problem . He was sure that Qiu Yuetong was injured now . He wanted disappear as soon as possible .

Li Hu didn’t love Little Frost anyway . He had decided to stay in the past because the old man had made him second brigand chief . He would have never thought Qiu Yuetong would get injured . He would have never thought such terrifying people would threaten Little Frost .

Qiu Yuetong was the old man’s only daughter so she would inherit everything . He had never felt touched because he had been given a position . He had always felt that Qiu Yuetong had stolen what should have been his .

He had made friends with many people the year the old man died . He also knew Qiu Yuetong was a particular person . He had tried to establish a romantic relationship with her to aid his cause . She was very beautiful after all . Li Hu had previously thought of about being intimate with her .

Nobody would have been able to stop him if he became the main leader that way . Qiu Yuetong had been furious . He was rather stunned, but he had given up .

He wouldn’t have thought he’d end up offending someone . Someone that was even stronger than Qiu Yuetong . His life wasn’t great, but it was still his life . Therefore at this crucial time, he decided to care only about himself . He was sure that she would be able to survive without him .

There were things he disliked about Qiu Yuetong . If those things were considered, it was a perfect time to cut ties and leave with his friends . Li Hu didn’t care if Mu Yi was furious and destroyed Little Frost . He did think that it’d be a pity that Qiu Yuetong would maybe die . She was so beautiful .

“Alright, silence,” said Li Hu .

A short time had passed . A crowd of people were standing in front of him . Everybody stopped talking and looked at Li Hu . After he discovered what it felt like to have power and influence his ambitions grew unfettered .

“Everything is my fault, but I did all this for the sake of the clan . I did it for Little Frost’s fortified village . After Qiu Yuetong became the leader, she prevented us from doing many things . This year, we all went through a lot of hardship .

Li Hu glanced at the crowd before he continued .

“Don’t forget that I’m a mountain bandit, a robber, and a criminal . We should all be rich . We should celebrate and have huge meals every evening . We should drink the finest liquors . Each of us should have several women waiting for us in bed in the evening . That’s what our lives should be like . Our goal was never to be chivalrous and help those in need without reward . Do you not agree, brothers?” Li Hu said .

The crowd’s heartbeats accelerated . Li Hu was an expert at rousing spirits .

“Indeed, you’re right, Chief . We’re bandits so we should live like bandits!” someone yelled

“I agree with you, Chief!” said someone else .

“We all agree with you, Chief!” the crowd shouted in unison .

They felt excited after hearing his words .

“Tell me something, do you want silver?!” shouted Li Hu while stomping on the ground .

“We do!” they yelled .

“Do you want to drink huge bottles of fine liquor and eat huge plates full of meat?” He asked .

“We do!” they screamed .

“Do you want to sleep with young and beautiful virgins every evening?” He asked .

“We do!” they shouted .

His voice resonated in the room . Everybody was losing their cool because they were so exhilarated by the speech . If Li Hu had told them to take weapons and go invade the main city of the county right now, they wouldn’t have hesitated .

Li Hu didn’t know that as he was shouting all of this, someone was hiding outside in the shadows . The person was only one zhang away from the guard at the door . The guard didn’t notice them at all . The person shook their head finally and left slowly . It was as if they had never been there .