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No wonder they all like Duan Zhengchun so much, and are willing to stay with him for life. It seems that Duan Zhengchun is really good at coaxing people.

These foolish women are all willing to like Duan Zhengchun. Now everyone is getting along peacefully and no one cares who is right or wrong.

Chapter 321 Encountering Disaster Victims Relocating

He wouldn't care who Duan Zhengchun did more for and who did less for, as long as he had everyone in his heart.

Lin Yaoxie knew what these women were thinking, so he said to them, "When you get back, just tell me what kind of courtyard you want, and we can make it according to your previous preferences."

"Also, we'll rebuild the courtyard where you used to live, so you won't have to think about where you used to live anymore."

"Let's live peacefully together in Dali from now on and spend the rest of our lives like this."

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Duan Zhengchun's words moved the group of women to tears, and they all expressed their gratitude to him with great joy.

Everyone was overjoyed. Since Duan Zhengchun treated everyone equally, no one had any objections. Everyone quickly ate their meal, and after finishing, they would leave to return to Dali.

After the meal was quickly finished, everyone took out their luggage and loaded it onto the carriage.

Duan Zhengchun's guards had already brought over several carriages of various sizes, since these women were not suitable for riding horses.

Lin Yaoxie and his group could ride horses, while all the women were put in carriages.

Moreover, Ruan Xingzhu's carriage was specially padded with several layers of thick quilts, wrapping her up tightly before being lifted into the carriage.

Although she has recovered most of her health, she still cannot tolerate too much jostling.

Lady Wang reluctantly bid farewell to her Mantuo Manor and its servants before boarding her carriage.

Miss Wang helped her mother up, and the two of them reluctantly left home.

The old servants of Mantuo Manor were also there, wiping away tears as they saw their wives and daughters off.

Although everyone was quite reluctant to see them leave, both of them were leaving for their own happiness.

Seeing that they had all found their own place to live, these people were quite happy for them, and so the carriage began to move on.

Lin Yaoxie, Duan Yu, and Duan Zhengchun's guards were all beside the carriage, riding their horses and following the carriages, heading towards Dali together.

Obviously, they couldn't ride horses as fast as they used to; they could only follow the carriages slowly forward.

This would obviously delay the journey, but there was no other way; there were injured people on board, so they could only proceed slowly.

Actually, it's only a two-day journey from here to Dali, but because their horse-drawn carriages are slow, it's estimated that it will take three days to reach Dali.

They traveled and stopped frequently, stopping at inns along the way to stay overnight.

After all, these women need rest, unlike the rough men of the 530s who could reach Dali in less than two days on horseback.

As Lin Yaoxie observed along the way, he discovered that there were a lot of refugees along the route, and many residents were starting from the border and slowly migrating towards the inland areas.

Some people had moved there with their entire families, so Lin Yaoxie and his companions were quite curious and inquired about the people by the roadside.

They all say that the Liao and Song dynasties are about to go to war, so the residents in these dangerous border areas are thinking about evacuating as soon as possible.

To avoid being caught in the crossfire when war breaks out, these people began to relocate their entire families in advance.

Chapter 322 Lin Yaoxie Gives Advice to Duan Yu

Lin Yaoxie thought about Yelü Hongji, who seemed to have long coveted the land of the Great Song Dynasty.

He had long wanted to attack the Song Dynasty; he was just looking for an opportunity. Although he and Yelü Hongji were brothers.

However, he felt it was better not to bring up the matter, since if the two countries really went to war, he didn't know who to help.

After all, it is the ordinary people who suffer when these two countries go to war.

However, as monarchs of a country, they must wage wars everywhere to expand their land and territory in order to enlarge their kingdoms.

This is all perfectly understandable, because in the long river of history, the victors and the vanquished are both natural occurrences.

However, Lin Yaoxie did not want to get involved in these things. Although he was a warmonger, he did not like to see rivers of blood flowing.

After all, these ordinary people are innocent, and he doesn't want to see that happen. So if the two countries really go to war...

He also wanted to hide in a deserted place, such as returning to the Lingjiu Palace. He didn't want to get involved, so he saw this situation.

He then said to Duan Yu, "Duan Yu, when you get back, make sure to explain to your father that the Liu Song dynasty has started a war, and he must choose the right side."

"Don't get involved. Let them fight. You must not help either side, or you will suffer more losses than gains."

Duan Yu nodded quickly and said to Lin Yaoxie, "I understand, Master. I will definitely listen to you. Even if I become emperor in the future, I will not start a war."

"After all, the most important thing is that the people live in peace and stability. I have been able to govern Dali so that the country is prosperous and the people are wealthy."

"As long as the people can live a good life, I will not expand the territory outward or invade other countries. I think that a wise ruler should do things that allow his people to have enough to eat and live in a very safe country."

Lin Yaoxie nodded and said to Duan Yu, "Duan Yu, your idea is correct. After all, the common people are the most important."

"If you can't even guarantee the safety of the people, what right do you have to talk about being an emperor? So you must be a wise ruler and a good emperor."

Duan Yu knew that his master's advice to him was well-intentioned, because his master also knew that he was indecisive at times.

He was afraid that his master would choose the wrong side, but since his master had already given him some pointers, he understood these things.

So he was very grateful to his master for all the things his master had thought of for him.

Even his father didn't say these things as if he had spoken them aloud, but his father had considered everything for him, and he respected his master very much.

They arrived at another town that day, and the next day they would reach Dali.

But even if they travel through the night, they won't arrive, so they might as well stay in this town (of Li Hao).

Everyone was quite tired from the long journey, so they found a clean inn and checked in.

At this moment, Zhong Ling came to Duan Yu and said, "Brother, how much longer until we reach Dali? Are we almost there?"

Duan Yu smiled and said to Zhong Ling, "Yes, Zhong Ling, we're almost there. We should reach Dali tomorrow, then we won't have to endure this long and tiring journey anymore."

Chapter 323 The Inn Hires People and Makes a Scheme

Zhong Ling smiled and said to Duan Yu, "That's great! Brother, I don't want to sit in this carriage anymore. It's almost broken my bones, and it's so cramped. I just want to ride with you guys and see the scenery all around us. How wonderful that would be!"

Duan Yu looked at Zhong Ling and said, "It's better for you, a girl, to ride in a carriage with your mother. We men can ride horses."

"You're a girl, you should ride in a carriage. You'll be protected from the wind and rain. Ling'er, a little girl like you will turn into a dark, sallow-faced old woman in just a few days. How ugly would that be?"

Upon hearing her brother's words, Zhong Ling quickly changed her mind. She was going to take the carriage again this time. Who doesn't love to look pretty?

Upon hearing that riding a horse back like that would make her very ugly, she refused to ride it no matter what.

They were chatting and laughing, while Miss Wang was helping her mother out, and Madam Wang also came out.

They were all going to the tavern downstairs from the inn for a meal, so they all headed downstairs.

They booked several tables in the tavern and everyone sat down. They had been busy traveling for the past few days and (Aeff) hadn't had a proper meal.

Lin Yaoxie and his group sat in the tavern, ordered their food, and chatted while drinking tea.

Lin Yaoxie didn't drink the tea in front of him at first, but when he picked up the tea and smelled it, he felt something was wrong.

He quickly said to everyone, "Put all the tea down, something's wrong with this tea."

By this time, several people had already drunk the tea.

So Lin Yaoxie took out a silver needle from his pocket and stuck it into the tea. The silver needle was clearly starting to turn black.

It looked like someone had tampered with the tea, and several people felt dizzy and fainted.

Most of them were the women, while the others, thankfully, hadn't started drinking the tea yet.

At this moment, Lin Yaoxie carefully observed the people in the inn. He wondered who had tampered with the tea.

However, he quickly took out a medicine bottle from his pocket and handed it to everyone, urging all those who had drunk the tea to take it quickly.

Zhong Ling quickly took the medicine bottle and then put a pill into the hands of everyone who had drunk tea.

After a while, those people slowly recovered. It seemed that the poison was not very potent; it was only meant to knock them unconscious instantly.

It was just a common drug used in the martial arts world, and everyone was too tired from their journey to be on high alert.

After drinking the tea, no one realized what was going on. They hadn't expected Lin Yaoxie to be so vigilant, knowing there was something wrong with the tea just by smelling it.

Therefore, Lin Yaoxie saved everyone in time. If everyone had actually drunk the tea and then fainted, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

At this moment, Duan Yu and Lin Yaoxie came to the shopkeeper and dragged him to their side.

They questioned the shopkeeper, asking what had happened. The shopkeeper, too, was terrified, covered in sweat and trembling.

Chapter 324 Who Slew It Away?

They said there, "Gentlemen, we really don't know what's going on?"

But Lin Yaoxie remembered that the person who first served them tea was a waiter who looked quite young.

So everyone in the tavern started looking for the waiter, and soon they caught him from behind.

The waiter looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old, and he was trembling with fear, covered in sweat.

He stammered to everyone, "Please spare me. I didn't mean to harm you. Someone said that if I didn't pour this powder into your tea, he would kill me."

"I was forced to pour these powders into your tea. I'm so sorry, please forgive me."

"I don't know anything either. I'm just trying to save my life."

Lin Yaoxie walked over, grabbed the waiter from the ground, and said to him, "What do the people who said these things to you and the people who gave you this powder look like?"

The waiter stammered, "That person was dressed in black and his face was covered. I couldn't see what he looked like."

"But he took a very sharp sword and held it to my neck, saying that if I didn't pour these powders into your tea, he would kill me tonight."

"And if I don't listen to him, he will come to my house and kill my whole family, so I have no choice. Please forgive me, gentlemen."

"I didn't know anything either. I was forced into this situation."

So Lin Yaoxie pushed the waiter to the ground.

He said, "It seems someone is trying to sabotage us here. Who is it that doesn't want us to return to Dali smoothly?"

"Who else is there? We've already explained things to Duan Yanqing, and I don't think he'll come back to block our way. He just doesn't want us to go back to Dali."

There's still one person we hold a grudge against.

As soon as Lin Yaoxie finished speaking, Duan Yu said from the side, "Master, is the person you're talking about Murong Fu? Is Murong Fu still not giving up and is trying to harm us again, resorting to such despicable means?"

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