nycdaug Chapter 131 The Patriarch's Caution
Chapter 131 The Patriarch's Caution
When Wenshu opened her eyes again, it was already dark outside.
The sounds of frogs and cicadas drifted through the window and into the house.
I turned over and sat up. Jueyu, who was outside, heard the noise and lost his sleepiness, so he walked in.
Seeing Wenshu getting dressed, he helped her tidy up her outer clothes.
"What time is it now?" Wen Shu asked.
Jueyu responded, "Girl, it's just the Yin hour."
After everything was sorted out, Wenshu took Jueyu out of the house. Someone was already waiting in the hall outside.
Seeing Wen Shu coming out, he immediately stood up and said, "Master"
The one who spoke was Xuan Yi. Seeing that he was in high spirits, Wen Shu knew that they had recovered.
"Well, have you settled all your men? They've worked hard these past few days."
"Master, don't worry, everything has been arranged properly," Xuan Yi replied.
Wenshu nodded and said nothing more.
Turning his head, he looked at the man who had been standing quietly by the side waiting for orders since Wen Shu came in. Wen Shu knew that this man was a close confidant of his second uncle.
It should be the person who led her. Wen Shu said, "Let's go, let's go meet that person first."
The man seemed to have been waiting for Wen Shu to say this, and immediately stepped forward to lead the way and said, "Chief, please come this way.
The place where we will detain people has been prepared. My master said that if you, the clan leader, are ready, we can take you there at any time."
He was relaying his master's words earlier.
"Uncle and the others have worked hard today. They rushed back from the village early in the morning to clean up the mess." Wen Shu hasn't met her second uncle since last night.
She has been busy in the mountains, and her second uncle has been dealing with the aftermath since he came back from the village.
The two had never met each other. Just before Wenshu went to bed, she received a message from the other side telling her to get some rest and go to where the prisoners were being held.
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When the man heard Wen Shu's words, although he was a servant and had no right to interfere in his master's affairs, he felt more in favor of the new patriarch.
"Chief, the elders should all be gathered where the prisoners are being held. They probably haven't left yet!"
"They haven't left yet. Uncle and the others haven't had a rest!" Wen Shu was a little surprised. Neither the village chief nor the people in the village had a good rest since yesterday.
If they had persisted until now, Wen Shuzhen was worried that these elders would not be able to bear it.
“Chief, don’t worry, the elders are old and don’t sleep much.
What's more, they have things on their minds and can't sleep well.
The elders also rested for an hour or two, but seeing that everyone was still awake and lingering outside the prison, my master simply called everyone together to discuss matters!
"Okay, let's go quickly and don't keep them waiting."
Seeing that Wen Shu's expression was normal, the man nodded secretly, thinking: No wonder his master has such trust in this clan leader. Given this level of confidence, if it were anyone else, they might feel that the clan leader's authority was being insulted.
Wen Shu followed the man out of the gate and walked along the path for less than an hour, continuing in the direction of the village.
There are no rivers or streams further in. The further you go, the narrower the road becomes. There are mountains all around, and the small village seems to be surrounded.
When they reached the end of the road, the man pointed down and said, "Chief, the elders are inside. Just go straight down and you will reach them."
After saying that, he gave up his seat, let Wenshu walk in front, and he stayed at the back.
Wen Shu stepped forward and looked in the direction the man had pointed. The scene she saw was strangely familiar.
This layout is somewhat similar to the small square world halfway up the mountain where the Wen family lives, but it is more square in shape.
Looking from above, at first glance you might think the road ends at a cliff, but as you get closer you'll find that there are steps winding down the path.
The outside of the steps is surrounded by a fence made of wooden stakes driven into the mountain, which serves as a form of insurance.
The road ahead was not easy to walk on, and was just wide enough for one person to pass through. Wen Shu walked down the stairs for a full hundred steps before the view in front of her suddenly opened up.
On the way, you can walk along the steps carved out of the mountain wall. Because of the terrain, these steps have been built from the outside of the mountain to the inside of the mountain. There are only a few holes in the middle to let the moonlight outside in. You can barely see the road ahead with the moonlight.
Wenshu murmured, wondering how these old people got down.
Going down the stairs, what comes into view is an area half the size of a badminton court. Torches as thick as arms stand on the surrounding stone walls, lighting up the house as bright as day.
As soon as Wen Shu turned around from the stone pillar, all the elders who had been waiting stood up to greet her.
Among them were Du Su'an and Du Suzhi. Here, the mountain and the rocks were one, so any movement above could be sensed below before the Bifengkou was sealed.
But the wonderful thing is that by blocking the wind vent, what happens inside the mountain can only stay inside the mountain and no one outside can see it at all.
Du Suzhi was the first to stand up because she had something on her mind, and walked over to her and said with a distressed look on her face, "Girl, why did you only take a short break?
You are still young, so you must get enough rest. How can you compare with us old guys? It's not that we can't sleep because we are old, but we are just sitting around doing nothing anyway.
Why are you here so early?"
Du Suzhi spoke in a low voice. Although he was not shy about telling the truth, other older people might not be so shy.
No sooner had he finished speaking than the elder of the tribe who was slightly older than him, who was at odds with him, said in dissatisfaction, "What are you talking about, you old fool? Who is old and never dies?"
Well - the matter hasn't even started to be discussed yet, but the quarrel has already started. After such a long time, all the old men in the room haven't decided who is the winner.
Wen Shu felt helpless, but now was the most important moment. "Uncles, it's my fault. It's disrespectful for me to keep you waiting for so long!"
"Chief, that's not right."
"Yes, although Du Laoliu's words were a bit harsh, it's true that we old men can't sleep."
"That's right, that's right. Our tribe hasn't been invaded in so many years. How can we sleep well?"
"Yes, if it weren't for the clan leader's caution, he might have been buried up to his eyes and still suffered from the disaster of the rebellious army."
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Amidst the chatter, Wenshu sat down in the seat reserved for her.