Chapter 67

Afterwards.

Su Li left the basement.

Upon leaving the inner hall, he discovered a small path behind it.

Following the path led to a basin surrounded by steep mountain walls.

He continued along the path into the basin.

After just one glance, Su Li couldn't help but shake his head.

The basin was not desolate; instead, it was planted with many grain fields and vegetable gardens.

It was just that...

Beside these grain fields and vegetable gardens, there were countless thatched sheds.

Inside every shed, dozens of NPCs—or rather, refugees—were crammed together, barely covered by rags!

It was very obvious.

These refugees, numbering an estimated few thousand, had all been abducted from nearby villages by the Tiger Might Shanzhai, imprisoned here to grow food for them.

As long as the Tiger Might Shanzhai existed, this basin was the only place these refugees could move about.

The only thing they had to do every day was work for the bandits of the Tiger Might Shanzhai; they would never leave this place until they died.

In troubled times, people feed on blood.

Human life is as cheap as grass.

Sweeping his gaze slowly over these listless refugees, Su Li walked over.

The refugees naturally noticed Su Li, and thinking he was a bandit, they all huddled together, trembling, their faces showing fear.

Because usually, whenever bandits came here, it was either to collect food or to beat and curse them at will to vent their own twisted desires.

"Don't be afraid, fellow villagers, I am not a bad person."

"I have been entrusted by the Changshan Commandant to come and suppress the Tiger Might Shanzhai."

"I have now broken through this mountain stronghold and slain the leader, Peng Hu; the rest of the bandits have either been killed or have surrendered."

"There is no one left in the entire stronghold who can threaten you; you can safely return home."

Su Li walked directly to the center and spoke with a voice like a booming bell.

His voice reached the ears of almost every refugee.

It immediately caused a stir.

But after a long while, no one made a move.

This left Su Li feeling a bit depressed.

Could it be that these refugees had been driven foolish by the bandits?

Or did they not believe him, not believe that the Tiger Might Shanzhai had been broken?

However, at this moment.

An elderly man with graying hair and a hunched back, supported by over a hundred refugees, walked up to Su Li and said tremblingly: "My lord, is what you say true?"

"Did you really break the Tiger Might Shanzhai and kill their leader, Peng Hu?"

"Of course it is true."

Su Li revealed a smile: "Old man, given your current situation, I have no need to lie to you."

"Th... that's wonderful, w... we are free!"

"Thank you, benefactor, thank you, benefactor!"

The old man and the hundred-plus refugees immediately cheered and jumped for joy, one after another expressing their gratitude to Su Li.

Yet many other refugees remained listless, as if they had already lost the desire for freedom.

This left Su Li a bit puzzled, and he subconsciously asked the old man: "Old man, the Tiger Might Shanzhai has been broken and you are free; this should be a happy occasion, why are they..."

"Sigh!"

The old man sighed and slowly recounted: "They are all pitiful people who were abducted here by the bandits long ago; the places they originally lived have long since been burned down."

"Plus, having been locked up here for so long, they have long since become numb; they have no idea where to go once they leave, so naturally, they have become like this."

Speaking to this point, the old man looked at Su Li with gratitude: "We are all from the nearby Zhao Family Village and were only recently abducted by the bandits."

"Although our village was also burned down and we have no home to return to even if we leave, thanks to the benefactor's rescue, we still yearn for freedom."

Hearing this, Su Li immediately understood what was going on.

However, he was even more interested in the three words 'Zhao Family Village' that the old man mentioned.

Because this was Dingxian, Changshan Jun.

And there was a Zhao Family Village nearby.

It was easy to make one think of a certain figure—

That's right, it was Zhao Zhao Zhao Zilong of Changshan, Zhao Yun!

Perhaps other players in this world did not know who Zhao Yun was.

But Su Li was very clear.

That was a peerless general who could go toe-to-toe with Lu Bu in the later stages!

It was widely circulated among the people on Earth: first Lu, second Zhao, third Dian Wei...

Zhao Yun's martial prowess in the Three Kingdoms was enough to be called second.

Although this ranking was somewhat controversial.

But it could not be denied that among the many generals, Zhao Yun definitely belonged to the very top tier.

When he had accepted the Changshan Jun Commandant's bandit-suppression mission without hesitation, Su Li had already considered this point.

Would he encounter Zhao Yun upon arriving at Changshan Dingxian?

Although the background information of this world clearly stated that some powerful generals or strategists would not appear before players at this stage.

But if he could take this opportunity to get a clue about Zhao Yun, that would be fine too.

At the very least, it would give him a chance to connect with Zhao Yun later on.

And then there would be a slight possibility of recruiting Zhao Yun.

Now, the appearance of this 'Zhao Family Village'.

Perhaps, it was the slight possibility he wanted.

His thoughts shifted slightly.

Su Li's expression toward the old man became even more cordial, and he immediately asked: "Old man, you said you are from Zhao Family Village, may I ask you about someone?"

"Please go ahead, benefactor!"

The old man nodded.

"Do you know Zhao Yun?"

Su Li looked at the old man with great anticipation.

And the old man gave him a satisfying reply: "You mean young Yun? He was the most obedient child in our Zhao Family Village!"

Young Yun must refer to Zhao Yun.

Su Li was suddenly a bit excited and continued to ask: "Then, old man, do you know where Zhao Yun is now?"

"Young Yun apprenticed to a very powerful master years ago and went away to learn his craft; I do not know where he is now."

Perhaps because Su Li had saved them, the old man told Su Li everything he knew without reservation.

But Su Li could not be happy upon receiving this information.

Because Zhao Yun had apprenticed to a very powerful master—likely Tong Yuan—and had long since left Zhao Family Village.

Heaven knows where he was now.

Trying to find someone was still like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Su Li could only hold onto a final shred of hope and asked the old man: "Old man, do you know when Zhao Yun will return?"

The old man shook his head: "Young Yun hasn't been back for many years, but... he has a youn..."

Just as the old man said this, a hurried voice suddenly interrupted their conversation.

"Big Brother Su, it's bad, it's bad!"

Su Li subconsciously turned his head to look; it was Luo Mu Qingqing running over in a panic.

"What's bad? Did your house catch fire?"

Su Li rolled his eyes at her in annoyance; didn't she see he was in the middle of getting key information about Zhao Yun?

"My house didn't catch fire, it's your girl who is fighting with another girl!"

Luo Mu Qingqing swallowed and continued: "And it looks like she's not winning."

Although her words sounded a bit convoluted, Su Li understood the meaning.

'Your girl' definitely referred to Linglong.

As for who the other girl was, it was unknown.

But Luo Mu Qingqing's last sentence clearly meant that Linglong was losing, which made Su Li frown and feel worried.

"Come with me to take a look."

Su Li immediately turned and walked outside.

He wanted to see who could possibly appear that Linglong couldn't beat, now that all the bandits above the high-tier soldier level in the Tiger Might Shanzhai had been killed by him.

Luo Mu Qingqing hurriedly followed.

After the two left.

The old man also led the people of Zhao Family Village to follow behind.

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