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After disposing of the corpses on the ground.

The courtyard gradually returned to calm, and the cold wind stung Su Mu's face.

"Husband, what should we do next?" Ye Qingyan asked.

The killing of Qin Feng and his group will inevitably provoke retaliation from the Black Dragon Riders. Once the news reaches the border, they will likely face the Black Dragon Riders' furious reprisal!

Su Mu remained calm throughout, clearly not taking Qin Feng and the others seriously.

"Rest assured, my lady, with me here, even if the King of Heaven himself came, he wouldn't be able to harm you in the slightest!"

"My husband..."

Hearing Su Mu's words, Ye Qingyan and Shen Yanran's eyes reddened. From beginning to end, Su Mu had been willing to believe in them and protect them...

Aside from his father and brothers, Su Mu was the only one who treated them this way!

"Master! Master!"

At this moment, Tie Niu rushed over. He was worried that Su Mu and the others were still in danger, but when he saw that apart from a few warhorses, there were no signs of fighting, not even a trace of blood, he was stunned.

"..."

A moment of silence.

He finally came to his senses: "Sir, are you alright?"

Su Mu rolled his eyes and said irritably, "What? You want something to happen to us?"

"..."

Tie Niu was speechless for a moment, scratched the back of his head helplessly, and chuckled sheepishly: "Hehe, sir, how could you think of me like that? I couldn't be happier..."

He was about to continue speaking when he saw Su Mu's look, and Tie Niu immediately shut up and stood obediently to the side.

"I killed them. As for these warhorses, we'll remove their armor, slaughter them, and distribute the meat to the villagers!"

"Divided by person?"

Tie Niu was somewhat puzzled and asked again, "Master, this amount of meat is enough to get us through the whole winter, why do we need more?"

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask!"

"..."

Not long after!

Following Su Mu's instructions, Tie Niu approached the ten warhorses, removed their armor, and led them towards the village entrance.

Not only that, he also picked up a gong and started banging it loudly: "The meat is being distributed! The meat is being distributed! My master Su is distributing meat to everyone!"

Suddenly, the village, which should have been quiet and still, became lively, and every household lit candles.

Hearing the commotion, many people rushed to the village entrance. These days, meat is as precious as gold, and just hearing the word "meat" makes their eyes light up.

At this moment, at the village entrance.

It had already attracted quite a few people, about several hundred people, almost the entire village was present!

Someone asked:

"Tie Niu, are you serious about dividing the meat?"

"Yeah! Don't try to fool us this late at night!"

"..."

Everyone present wore expressions of skepticism, but seeing the horses behind the iron ox, they felt a sense of relief. However, some clever people wondered about the origin of these horses.

Tie Niu remained silent until this moment, when Su Mu stepped out from the crowd, stood on a high platform, glanced at the villagers present, and slowly spoke:

"Gentlemen! I'm sure some of you have already guessed the origin of these horses. Yes, these are indeed warhorses!"

brush--

This statement came out.

The expressions on the faces of those present changed drastically, and a clamor arose from the crowd:

"Warhorses? Good heavens! Old man, if you don't want to live, don't drag us down with you. Do you know what a heinous crime it is to murder an officer!"

"You've ruined our Qingshan Village!"

"..."

Several elderly men stood up and started berating Su Mu!

"Fellow villagers, this man is a wolf in sheep's clothing, plotting rebellion! Follow me and arrest them, then we'll take them to the county town to claim the reward!"

"That's right! Fellow villagers, only in this way can we clear our names and avoid being punished by the authorities!"

"..."

Several elderly men stood at the front of the crowd, and after their words, the people present were filled with unease.

Many people in the crowd had been hungry for days, and the temptation of not having eaten meat for months was even greater. Their faces were sallow, and most people were caught in a dilemma.

On one side is life, on the other is survival. The crime of murdering officers is punishable by death, but they are all starving to death. What is the point of obeying the law?

a long time.

Su Mu finally spoke: "What they said is true. These horses were all warhorses, and I killed all those soldiers. Even Chen Changhe died by my hand..."

Anyone among you who shares their views is welcome to step forward!

quiet--

The crowd remained silent for a long while.

Before they could act, Su Mu's voice reached their ears again:

"Anbei Prefecture is in turmoil. How many people have starved to death and how many others have died tragically? Now that the imperial court has come down to provide disaster relief, will it be able to do so?"

We ordinary people are left to fend for ourselves. How many people starved to death during this year's heavy snow? I ask you all here, how many months have you gone without meat or a full meal?

We ordinary folks don't crave any prosperous era; we just want enough to eat and enough to keep warm...

A quarter of an hour ago, our village officials took a fancy to my two wives, even at the cost of letting the border troops mistake me for a bandit.

But don't forget, everyone, I served in the army for decades and guarded the border for many years!

..."

boom--

After Su Mu's words, the villagers present were completely agitated!

"That's right! Years of war have ravaged the land; my mother starved to death, her last wish being to eat a piece of meat... Old Master Su is right, what's the point of obeying the law if you can't even survive!"

"Damn it! You old bastards almost made me misunderstand Old Master Su! You'd better die!"

"..."

scoff!

Before several respected elders in the village could react, they were stabbed to death from behind by a group of young men, not even having time to say their last words!

"You...you are committing treason! You will be executed along with your entire family!"

"I'll kill your mother!"

"..."

Before the men advocating for Su Mu's arrest could finish speaking, they were kicked to death by the surrounding villagers.

Upon seeing this.

Su Mu's lips curled slightly, as if everything was within his expectations and he was not too surprised to see all of this.

Over the years, he has participated in countless battles, large and small, and met far too many people.

He knows perfectly well what ordinary mortals desire!

They didn't care about the dynasty or who the emperor was; they only cared about whether they could eat their fill and stay warm. That was all!

In recent years, the Xu Kingdom has been plagued by continuous warfare, coupled with the chaos caused by monsters and a severe snow disaster. As a result, the entire dynasty is filled with starving corpses, and countless people have starved to death. There have even been cases of people exchanging their own children to eat.

Whether in Qingshan Village or other villages, the number of people who can get enough to eat is very small.

With ten fine horses, there are about two or three hundred people in Qingshan Village, and each person can get at least one jin (500 grams)!

A pound of meat—these days, it's the dream of so many people on their deathbed!

Since we can't escape it, let's make the interests of the entire village shared!

Only in this way can we prevent disloyalty; we are all in the same boat, and no one wants to die!

"Chen Changhe abused his power and bullied the villagers on a daily basis. He deserved to die!"

On the contrary, Old Master Su was willing to risk being beheaded just to give us meat. I think Old Master Su is the one who deserves to be our village head. Don't you all agree?

"..."