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"Second brother, just forget about what happened before. Don't say anything more today, let's have a few drinks to celebrate. Don't take those misunderstandings to heart."

Xu Yuan said with a smile.

Liang Ming left Qingfeng Village because of internal conflicts within the village.

Previously, Qingfeng Village was divided into two factions, one led by Liang Ming and the other by Lin Lang's new forces.

The two factions often argued fiercely, and Xu Yuan, as the leader, was always caught in the middle, torn between the two sides.

In the end, Liang Ming left without saying goodbye and disappeared without a trace.

Xu Yuan was naturally happy that Liang Ming had come back on his own initiative today.

"Brother, I didn't come back today to drink."

At this moment, Liang Ming said calmly.

Xu Yuan was taken aback. "What for?"

"I need to borrow fifty brothers from my elder brother to come with me to the north city and rescue someone."

Liang Ming replied.

"Save them?"

Hearing this, everyone present was puzzled.

"Who should we save?"

Xu Yuan frowned.

"Second Brother, just tell me which brother has been arrested. Don't say fifty, even a hundred, I'll take them with me!"

Cai Sheng said excitedly.

His brothers behind him also chimed in.

Liang Ming looked at everyone and said, "The person we need to save is Chen Mo from Lingtou Village."

"Chen Mo?!"

Upon hearing this somewhat familiar name, everyone froze on the spot.

"Chen Mo from Lingtou Village? The same Chen Mo who killed dozens of our brothers from Qingfeng Village?"

"Second brother, are you kidding me? No matter what, that guy is our enemy. Go save him?"

Those around them were puzzled.

Lin Lang's face darkened as he recalled some unpleasant memories.

He led his brothers in a night raid on Lingtou Village, but they fell into an ambush and many of his brothers were killed.

"Liang Ming, what do you mean? Chen Mo is an enemy of Qingfeng Village, and now you actually want to save him?"

Lin Lang said with considerable dissatisfaction.

Seeing the crowd still discussing amongst themselves, Xu Yuan's face darkened, and he looked at Liang Ming with a puzzled expression.

"Second brother, explain yourself clearly, why did you save that person?"

There was a hint of displeasure in his tone.

"Chen Mo has been captured by the authorities. Saving him now is also for the sake of Qingfeng Village."

Liang Ming said calmly.

"For Qingfeng Village? You came back today to ask for reinforcements, and it's for an outsider? Have you been disliking Qingfeng Village for a long time and wanted to help an outsider against us?!"

Lin Lang sneered.

In his heart, he no longer considered Liang Ming to be the second-in-command.

"Lin Lang, shut up! Second Brother isn't that kind of person!"

Cai Sheng said angrily.

"Heh... He left without a word back then, and now that he's back, he's siding with the enemy. Does he still care about Qingfeng Village?"

Lin Lang said coldly.

"you!"

Cai Sheng was furious again and wanted to rush forward to teach Lin Lang a lesson.

Liang Ming raised his hand to block Cai Sheng.

After a moment, he turned to Xu Yuan and said, "Brother, you know best what situation Qingfeng Village is in right now."

Xu Yuan's expression remained unchanged despite hearing Liang Ming's words.

"The government troops are now besieging Qingfeng Mountain, and the casualties in the village are increasing. If this continues, the village's situation will become increasingly difficult."

Liang Ming continued.

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

They were well aware that although the government troops had ceased their general offensive, they had been besieged for some time, and the village had long since run out of food. They had paid a considerable price to seize another batch of grain, but it wouldn't last much longer.

"What does this have to do with saving Chen Mo?"

Xu Yuan asked, puzzled.

"Chen Mo was just an ordinary person before. The fact that he was able to feed the entire village is enough to show his ability. I'm sure you've all witnessed it."

Liang Ming continued.

"He's been arrested by the authorities and is in danger..."

"What does this have to do with saving him?"

Before Liang Ming could finish speaking, Lin Lang impatiently interrupted him.

Liang Ming ignored him and continued, "Now, not only Chen Mo, but the entire Lingtou Village hates the government. If we can rescue Chen Mo, he will definitely lead Lingtou Village to rebel against the government."

"He dares to defy the government?"

Xu Yuan questioned.

"That's right. Even if we rescue him, the government won't let him go. At that point, Chen Mo's only option will be to rebel against the government, and the pressure on Qingfeng Village will be greatly reduced."

Liang Ming explained.

The crowd remained silent; clearly, this reasoning had failed to sway them.

"More importantly, Chen Mo has a lot of food. As long as we rescue him, I guarantee that Lingtou Village will send enough food to Qingfeng Village so that all the brothers can have enough to eat."

Liang Ming spoke calmly.

Upon hearing this, the people in the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness immediately began to discuss among themselves.

The biggest shortage in Qingfeng Village right now is food.

Despite taking risks these past few days, the brothers still couldn't have a good New Year.

"Big brother! I think second brother is right. Rescuing Chen Mo will only benefit Qingfeng Village!"

Cai Sheng was the first to speak in agreement.

"The benefit is offending the government troops and sending our brothers to their deaths?"

At this moment, Lin Lang snorted coldly, interrupting everyone's enthusiasm.

"What kind of place is Beicheng? That's the headquarters of the government troops. Sending us to rescue people is no different from sending us to our deaths!"

"Exactly! Sacrificing our brothers for an outsider is unacceptable!"

"If Chen Mo dies, then we can go and raid Lingtou Village, right?"

More and more minor leaders are coming out to oppose it.

These people were basically Lin Lang's subordinates.

Since Liang Ming left, more and more brothers have followed Lin Lang.

Most of these people are powerful figures.

Lin Lang frowned, staring at Liang Ming with displeasure.

In his view, Liang Ming's suggestion was undoubtedly going to destroy the entire Qingfeng Village.

"Liang Ming, you're suddenly saying these things today; who knows if you're telling the truth or not?"

Lin Lang continued.

In his heart, he already regarded Liang Ming as an outsider.

"Lin Lang! You're getting more and more outrageous, not even taking the second-in-command seriously?"

Cai Sheng said angrily.

He simply couldn't stand Lin Lang's arrogance towards his second brother.

No matter what, it was the second-in-command who led the village and gave the brothers a good life for a while.

Lin Lang turned his head, gave a disdainful smile, and said nothing.

In any case, no one in the village would agree to this outrageous request.

Xu Yuan looked at the arguing crowd, then glanced at Liang Ming, his heart filled with hesitation.

After hearing what Liang Ming said, if Chen Mo could really be rescued, it would indeed be of great benefit to Qingfeng Village.

But then I thought about it again, and realized that the risk was just too great.

Rescuing people from prison in the North City is no easy task.

Liang Ming watched Xu Yuan's reaction, his eyes remaining calm.

He had expected this to happen.

"Brother, time is running out. If we don't win over Chen Mo's forces, Qingfeng Village will be destroyed by the government army sooner or later."

Liang Ming boldly stated.

"What a joke! Qingfeng Village has so many brothers, why would it need to win over an entire village? Liang Ming, you've become quite muddled since you went out."

Lin Lang retorted sarcastically.

"Stop arguing!"

Xu Yuan suddenly spoke in a stern voice.

The Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness fell silent instantly.

Everyone looked at Xu Yuan, waiting for his decision.