In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 850 Fake News

"Brother Zhu, you should think this through carefully!"

Qianli'er solemnly warned, "Joining the army is not a good thing! Once you're enlisted, it will be difficult to get out later!"

"I've thought it through!"

Zhu the Butcher said resolutely, "Although the military ranks of the Nine Provinces are notorious, there are also armies like the Great Wall Army and the Yang Family Army that are loved by the people. Joining such an army would not be a disgrace to my status!"

"Brother Zhu, do you wish to join the Great Wall Army to kill the barbarians?"

"Not bad!"

Zhu the Butcher blurted out, "The barbarians are so cruel in killing the people of Kyushu. Although I, Zhu the Butcher, am no hero, I still want to kill more barbarians to seek justice for the people of Kyushu!"

Upon hearing this, Qianli'er gave Zhu the butcher a deep look and did not try to persuade him further: "Even if Brother Zhu has made up his mind, I will not stop you!"

After saying that, Qianli'er continued with a smile, "Brother Zhu, after you join the Great Wall Army, you must kill as many barbarians as possible for me to vent my hatred!"

"Easy to say, easy to say!"

Butcher Zhu grinned.

After a moment, Butcher Zhu asked, "Thousand-Mile Ear, where do you plan to go next?"

After pondering for a moment, Qianli'er replied, "I've heard that Chenjia Village is incredibly magical, with all sorts of strange beasts that can help martial artists cultivate quickly. I plan to go to Chenjia Village to explore it!"

Today, the reputation of Chenjia Village is known to many ordinary people, let alone well-informed people like Qianli'er!

Besides visiting the Lu family, Qianlier's main purpose in going to Youzhou was to explore Chenjia Village and see if it was as magical as rumored, and whether there were any strange beasts that could accelerate his cultivation.

If so, Qianli'er plans to settle in Chenjia Village and use its cultivation resources to quickly improve his martial arts level.

"It seems we have no choice but to part ways!"

Zhu the Butcher said with a smile, "Qianli'er, after you go to Chen Family Village, if you are fortunate enough to meet Mr. Chen, please give him my regards!"

"no problem!"

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The next morning, when several elderly villagers came to the house to invite Butcher Zhu and Qianli'er to their home for breakfast, the two men were no longer inside. Only the loose silver coins on the table gleamed in the sunlight outside.

"This……"

Feng Mu approached the table and counted the amount of loose silver on it, and was astonished!

The loose silver left behind by Butcher Zhu and Qianlier amounted to more than twenty taels, a sum that was nothing short of an enormous fortune for Feng Mu and the other old men!

It is no exaggeration to say that they, who have lived in Qishui Village for most of their lives, have never seen such a large sum of money!

"No way! We can't take this money!"

In the eyes of Feng Mu and the other old folks, they had only done a small favor by entertaining Butcher Zhu and his companion, and it was not worth such a generous reward!

So, after a brief moment of surprise, the old men hurried toward the village entrance, hoping to find Zhu the butcher and his companion!

But on the long official road, there was no trace of Zhu the butcher and his companion.

The elderly people could only look at each other and discuss how to use the money!

"How about we hand this silver over to the Great Wall Army?"

Feng Mu suggested that the few people still alive in the village, even the youngest of them, are over fifty years old!

The life expectancy of the people in Xia Kingdom was already short, and the blow of losing relatives and friends had left the elderly in the village heartbroken and with few years left to live.

The only reason they were willing to live on was to see the Great Wall Army kill more barbarians!

Therefore, for the elderly people in the village, money was useless. Their wish was to hand it over to the Great Wall Army so that the Great Wall Army could better kill the barbarians.

"can!"

The other elderly people agreed to Feng Mu's proposal almost without thinking.

Of course, they would need to go to Shaman Town to hand over the silver to the Great Wall Army. Therefore, Feng Mu and the others were not in a hurry. Instead, they returned to the village to take care of the crops and planned to go to Shaman Town together in a few days to hand over the 20 taels of silver to the Great Wall Army.

Just as the group was returning to Qishui Village, Qianlier and Butcher Zhu were saying goodbye at a fork in the road.

"Brother Zhu, let's take our leave here!"

"it is good!"

The two embraced, wished each other well, and then went their separate ways.

Zhu the Butcher headed north to join the army in Shaman Town, while Qianli'er headed west, intending to take the route through Liangzhou, enter Qingzhou, and find Chenjia Village.

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The Crimson Flame Chicken traveled at an extremely fast speed. By the time Zhu the Butcher and his companion parted ways, the Crimson Flame Chicken had already landed outside Liangzhou City. Yang Zheng, who jumped off the back of the Crimson Flame Chicken and landed steadily, bid farewell to Chen Dao and his group and then rushed back to Liangzhou City to gather his trusted confidants to prepare for the deployment of troops!

Chen Dao, Chen Cheng, and Li Qiao continued their journey on the Crimson Flame Chicken, finally arriving at Chen Family Village before sunset.

Upon returning to Chenjia Village, Chen Dao summoned Chen He to learn about the village's situation. After confirming that everything was normal, Chen Dao felt relieved and completely became a lazy bum. Apart from feeding the village's exotic beasts the dragon beard grass needed for their advancement, he spent his days lying in the courtyard basking in the sun!

While Chen Dao was spending his days idly in the sun, a major piece of news began to circulate throughout Kyushu!

Everyone who received this news was undoubtedly stunned, as if they had seen fake news!

The news that shocked the people of Kyushu was surprisingly related to the imperial court...

After the Spring Festival, facing the devastated land, the court officials, who had been frowning for a long time, finally received good news: the reconstruction of the Beijing Garrison was completed!

With the reconstruction of the capital garrison completed, both the officials in the court and Emperor Xia Yuanyao in the deep palace were in high spirits, as if they could already see the capital garrison army going out to conquer all the rebels in the nine provinces and restore the beautiful scene of peace and tranquility to the land of the nine provinces!

So, on the first day after the Lantern Festival, Xia Yuanyao made a rare appearance at the court meeting to discuss the strategy of sending troops with the officials in the court!

After a full morning of discussion, a sound plan for deploying troops was devised.

Following the principle of tackling the easier tasks first, the officials in the court did not choose to send troops to suppress the Yang Family Army and the White Lotus Army, which had already become powerful rebel forces. Instead, they chose to send troops to suppress Yuzhou, where the rebel forces were relatively weak and closer to the capital!

The reason why the rebel forces in Yuzhou are considered relatively weak is that no heroes like Yang Zheng or Xiao Ming Wang have emerged in Yuzhou. To this day, Yuzhou remains a chaotic situation of fighting among various factions. In the process of fighting and annexing each other, the rebel forces are also depleting each other's strength!