A daily intelligence report; in chaotic times and famine years, grain is plentiful.

"At that time, Wang Laoqi will not only not make things difficult for us, but he might even give us land and grain as a reward. It's better than being a rebel."

Hu Jin was very shrewd.

Given the current situation, Chen Mo and his team have absolutely no chance of winning.

When the village was besieged, Hu Jin couldn't openly turn against Chen Mo. Now that he had left the village, why should he be polite to Chen Mo anymore?

"When the rebels arrive with the government troops in a few days, they will surely die. But if they join Wang Laoqi, they will definitely live. At most, they will only suffer some injustice. That's how we've survived all these years."

Hu Jin added.

The crowd exchanged glances, their expressions still showing some hesitation, but ultimately no one dared to turn back.

Now that things have come to this, there's no other way but to go down this dark path.

Seeing that no one objected, Hu Jin smiled with satisfaction and urged everyone to quicken their pace and head towards Shannan Town.

The group dragged their luggage along the mountain path.

Shannan Town.

At this moment, Wang Laoqi was standing at the entrance of his own granary, directing his servants to unload bags of grain from the carriage and store them in the granary.

He had borrowed these precious grains from the Huang family at a considerable cost.

Ever since the Wang family's secret warehouse was robbed by the bandits of Qingfeng Village, the Wang family has been facing a food shortage.

With half of the town's shops already handed over to the Wang family, the Wang family has suffered a severe blow in the past six months and has long lost its former glory.

What saddened Wang Laoqi even more was the killing of his beloved son, Wang Mang.

If Chen Mo isn't eliminated now, it will be difficult to quell his hatred.

"Be quicker!"

Wang Laoqi shouted sternly.

Watching the last bag of grain being moved into the granary, Wang Laoqi personally stepped forward, locked it with several iron locks, checked it repeatedly to make sure there were no problems, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

That traitor Chen Mo even dared to rob the Huang family, so Shannan Town was naturally under their noses.

Without this grain, it would be impossible for the Wang family to feed so many people.

Just as Wang Laoqi was about to turn and leave, the steward rushed over and reported, "Master, someone outside the mansion wants to see you."

"Send them away, except for Master Huang's men."

Wang Laoqi was in a bad mood and had no interest in meeting the guests.

Right now, all he can think about is revenge. He ignores everything else except what can help him deal with Lord Chen Mo.

"But sir, that man said he was from Lingtou Village and had urgent business to discuss with you."

The butler said in a low voice.

"Lingtou Village?"

Wang Laoqi stopped in his tracks, his expression instantly changing.

This village is Wang Laoqi's deepest hatred.

Now that everyone in Lingtou Village is wanted by the government, there are still people who dare to come by the name of Lingtou Village.

This is definitely not a simple matter.

"Go back right now!"

Wang Laoqi immediately quickened his pace.

Could the people of Lingtou Village be spies sent by Chen Mo? Or is there some other unforeseen event?

Whatever the reason, he wanted to see it for himself.

Outside the gate of the Wang family mansion, Hu Jinzheng stood nervously with several people.

Looking at the menacing guards outside the gate, Hu Jin felt a strange urge to back down.

But when he thought about his own plans, he could only force himself to remain calm and wait for Wang Laoqi to appear.

He turned his head and saw Wang Laoqi approaching from afar. He leaned forward and put on a friendly smile.

Wang Laoqi stopped and coldly scrutinized Hu Jin.

Hu Jin felt uncomfortable under his gaze and could only lower his head, quickly bowing and saying, "Greetings, Master Wang."

Wang Laoqi remained silent, his eyes sharp as he scanned Hu Jin and the others.

Hu Jin was quite nervous, knowing that his current identity was very sensitive, and he dared not anger Wang Laoqi.

He gritted his teeth, pulled the people behind him, and suddenly knelt on the ground, kowtowing several times.

"Master Wang, my name is Hu Jin. I have seen you several times in the village before. As you know, there is a rebellion in Lingtou Village. I have no choice but to come here today to seek refuge with you."

Hu Jin said in a hoarse voice.

"You've come to seek refuge with me?"

Wang Laoqi finally spoke, still with suspicion in his voice.

"You are also among the rebels. Now you dare to come to my residence, aren't you afraid I'll kill you with one blow?"

He now hates Lingtou Village to the core. If he didn't want to see what Hu Jin's purpose was, he would have already sent people from the yamen to drag all these people away and behead them.

Hu Jin was startled and quickly kowtowed again, saying in a humble tone, "Master Wang, if I were afraid of death, I wouldn't have come here today. That traitor Chen Mo incited the villagers to rebel, and we refused to join him, so he threatened to kill us. I barely managed to escape!"

He spoke with obvious panic in his voice.

Anyway, Wang Laoqi wouldn't know what the actual situation in Lingtou Village was, so Hu Jin could make up whatever he wanted.

"Go inside first, come in by yourself."

As Wang Laoqi spoke, he ordered his men to open the door.

Hu Jin quickly got up and nervously followed behind Wang Laoqi.

Upon arriving at the compound, Wang Laoqi sat down and sized up Hu Jin in front of him.

"Tell me, how did Chen Mo force you?"

Wang Laoqi said with a hint of doubt.

Hu Jin dared to come to the Prince's Mansion, so he must have really been desperate. If there were really internal conflicts in Lingtou Village, wouldn't the government have a chance to wipe them out in one fell swoop?

"Chen Mo forced us to take up arms and oppose the government. He beat us if we disobeyed even slightly. I could no longer endure it and did not want to be a traitor, so I led about twenty men and fled the village. We are determined to serve Lord Wang and beg you to show us mercy and give us a way to live!"

Hu Jin said sincerely.

"that's all?"

Wang Laoqi squinted, lost in thought.

He was now terrified of being tricked by Chen Mo, and feared that this was another of Chen Mo's schemes, deliberately sending someone to test him.

After all, Chen Mo is a vicious guy who's capable of anything.

Hu Jin sensed Wang Laoqi's suspicion and became even more flustered.

"Master Wang, I'm telling the truth. Lingtou Village is ready to evacuate and flee to Black Wind Ridge. The village is currently undefended, making it the perfect opportunity to attack!"

Hu Jin looked up, his eyes filled with anxiety, and added.

Upon hearing this, Wang Laoqi's expression changed instantly.

Is Chen Mo going to escape to Black Wind Ridge?

If we let him go, it will be very difficult for the authorities to search for him.

Before this, Wang Laoqi had also worried about this.

How many people are left in the village now?

Wang Laoqi asked in a deep voice.

"The entire village has no more than a hundred able-bodied men, but there are quite a few elderly, women, and children," Hu Jin quickly replied. "Moreover, the village is currently busy transporting supplies and has no time to prepare for defense. As long as the government sends troops, they will definitely be able to take over the village in one fell swoop!"

Wang Laoqi frowned.

The last time the government besieged Lingtou Village, it suffered heavy losses. Now, not to mention the Shannan Town government, even the Beicheng government's troops are stretched thin.

Moreover, they also had to be wary of the bandits of Qingfeng Village, and no longer dared to send troops to besiege Lingtou Village...