Chapter 560 Growth (7)_1
Now, they could only swallow their knocked-out teeth and hide their broken arms in their sleeves, pretending as if nothing had happened, secretly sending people to inquire and search.
However, everyone was well aware that the thief who had silently swept away more than half of Lin’an Prefecture’s farmland was no ordinary person, and the chances of finding him were slim. Even if they found him, whether or not they had the ability to retrieve the stolen food from his hands was another matter altogether. Therefore, everyone was extremely disheartened and didn’t hold high hopes for recovering the food.
Those estate owners who had sold their grain were jumping for joy. Fortunately, they were far-sighted enough to timely get rid of their hoarded grain. Otherwise, wouldn’t they be the ones currently in physical pain and crying out in despair?
Look at these poor wretches, losing their minds. The sight was even somewhat amusing. Especially Li Tieji. He kept spitting out old blood, and now, he had become delirious, wielding a rusty kitchen knife in his hand, hacking at anyone he saw, and shouting ’return my rice grain’. Out of helplessness, his family had already locked him in the attic...
Last night, after they collected the food from the last manor, Cai Wei rode off on a white tiger from Lin’an Prefecture, heading straight north towards Qing County.
According to information reported by Brother Ying, she has already reached Qing County and is campground twenty miles outside the county’s outskirts. With three to five more days, she can reach Lingbei.
Lingbei was located in the northeast part of the Great Jin Nation. It was initially a part of the Great Jin Nation but had later been occupied by the Meng slaves and had become an independent small country, interlocking with Liaodan and the Great Jin, forming a triangular intersection. A large mountain stretching for dozens of miles served as the boundary. Over the years, they’ve lived respectively without any issues.
Cai Wei arrived in Qing County at dawn.