Chapter 169: Arrive In Qian Shan County
Gu Naiyi shook his head and replied, "Unfortunately, Elder Lu, I don’t have a way to solve this problem yet. However, although I don’t have a solution, we can list the total amount of food currently owned by the villagers and us. Then, we can make plans based on the amount of the remaining food."
Tang Sanniu thought about his suggestion for a while, then looked at the other elder and asked, "Elder Deng, do you have any other suggestions?"
Deng Songxing frowned and said, "Since the floods cut off our access to the outside world, I don’t think the villagers would let us check the amount of their food. If we do that, they probably thought we were trying to take their food and fought back instead."
Lu Zuancheng nodded and said, "Elder Deng is right, but we still need to try. With everyone’s help, we may be able to convince the villagers to cooperate and find a solution together."
After hearing everyone’s answers, Tang Sanniu fell into deep thought. After a long silence, he finally said, "Since there is no other way, let’s follow Elder Gu’s suggestion."
Several elders looked at each other for a moment, then nodded in agreement. After making the decision, Tang Sanniu and the elders went to inform the villagers. Although the villagers initially resisted, they finally agreed after being persuaded by Tang Sanniu and the elders for a long time.
At the same time, Xuan Ruiquan finally arrived in Qian Shan County. With his powerful internal energy and war horse, Xuan Ruiquan arrived at Qian Shan County in just one day. Braving the heavy rain, he rode towards Li Junwang’s Mansion.
An hour later, Xuan Ruiquan stopped his horse in front of Li Junwang’s Mansion. Before he got off his horse, he was stopped by the guards guarding the main gate. Just when the first guard wanted to ask for Xuan Ruiquan’s identity, another guard saw Xuan Ruiquan’s silver mask. The moment his eyes fell on the mask, his legs lost strength.
The guard fell to the ground with a plop, hurriedly kowtowed to Xuan Ruiquan, and tremblingly said, "This subordinate pay my respects to Yan Junwang."
Hearing this, the other guard froze on the spot. A few seconds later, he came back to his senses and quickly knelt down. He hit his head on the dirty ground repeatedly and said in fear, "This subordinate failed to recognize Yan Junwang. Please forgive me for my offenses."
Xuan Ruiquan was not in the mood to waste time with them and said coldly, "Call Wan Hezhi out."
As soon as he finished speaking, the main gate opened. Wan Hezhi’s personal eunuch walked over quickly with a red face. When Su Gangfeng saw that it was indeed Xuan Ruiquan who came, his heart sank.