Chapter 490 - 488: Don’t Leave
Night had fallen, and Da Qiang, looking despondent, had come to the house. Da Qing had been sitting at the table all this while, with his younger son looking up eagerly at him, "Daddy, I want more meat noodles."
The boy’s tiny body was as thin as a rack of ribs, his face the color of nutrient-poor clay, which made Da Qing unbearably sad. His wife whispered a few words into both their ears then touched their son’s face, her voice low, "You two think it over carefully."
In the village enveloped by night, many villagers gathered in the darkness, quietly discussing amongst themselves.
"You all saw it, didn’t you? They can conjure up food and water out of thin air, they can help us for a long time."
"They are leaving tomorrow! I didn’t even get a bite of rice!"
"As long as we keep them here, tie them up, we won’t have to worry about water!"
"Are you crazy?"
"It’s better than starving to death!"
In the middle of the night, as Su Mo and Lu Chen took over the guard duty, they easily heard the faint footsteps outside the window. They exchanged glances and walked to the window to look out, several emaciated men holding targets or sickles were making their way towards their and the neighboring house.
They were coming to steal again. Su Mo’s eyes turned cold as she was about to go out, but Lu Chen grabbed her hand and pressed her down to sit on the rush mat, "I’ll go, you rest for a while."