Chapter 41: When Lengshan Falls in a Single Day
At the forefront stood none other than Sun Wu, the head yamen runner of Lengshan County.
“Captain Sun… are we really going to be fine doing this?”
“Exactly. The County Magistrate has repeatedly ordered that the mines are strictly forbidden grounds.”
Hearing the timid murmurs around him, Sun Wu immediately snapped in a cold voice, “What nonsense about forbidden grounds? Over the years, how many of us Lengshan folk have secretly gone in to scavenge ore? Have you ever seen any punishment handed down?”
“Today is the first day of the new year. The constables guarding the mine entrance have all gone home to rest. This is our once-in-a-lifetime chance.”
Someone beside him asked hesitantly, “Then… are there really still fresh Lengshan Grass sprouts down there?”
“Who knows? We can only treat a dead horse as if it were alive,” Sun Wu sighed. “The weather has turned colder recently. There should be some to find. But if we still come up empty…”
“Next year, I’m afraid we won’t be able to answer to the court.”
The moment those words fell, the crowd instantly fell into unrest.