In the evening, the Wind Guards first sent news that they had started the operation in Peng City according to plan. The heads hanging on the city wall were still there, but they had long been dried. Ping Qiao Village Chief had also promised to bring the villagers over tomorrow morning. When the Wind Guards left, he had already gone to the neighboring village to invite them over. Things were progressing well.
Immediately after, the Fire Guard sent a message from the Dwarf Race, saying that they had reported the situation to the Dwarf King, and the Dwarf King had agreed to provide full assistance. Lu Yunrui even personally spoke to the Dwarf King. The Dwarf King told Lu Yunrui," Tomorrow, the Dwarf Race army would arrive at Peng City at any time. The task assigned to him was already in progress. Moreover, the Dwarf King also told Lu Yunrui that the Elf King would also bring 50,000 elite elves to support Lu Yunrui's operation. This made Lu Yunrui both excited and surprised.
After dinner, the old man was obviously much better. He told Lu Yunrui what had happened.
Perhaps it was because the old man had been too depressed these days, the old man pulled Lu Yunrui's hand and talked non-stop with snot and tears, as if he wanted to pour out all the bitterness in his stomach. Lu Yunrui spent a lot of effort to calm the old man down and let him fall asleep again.
Lu Yunrui left the water guard in the room to take care of the villagers. He strolled out of the village and stood silently on the hillside to the north of the village.
On the top of the northern slope was the former execution ground and the burial ground of hundreds of people in the village. Here, the strong men of the village had personally dug graves for all the men, women, and children in the village, and they were all buried here.
The cold moonlight shone down from the southern sky, coating the ground with a faint layer of silver. The tall trees made waves in the mountain wind, as if they were weeping for the people who had died many days ago.
After an unknown period of time, the sound of horse hooves knocking on the ground woke Lu Yunrui up from his silence.
He looked up and saw two white shadows flying toward the village from afar.
Lu Yunrui let out a long howl towards the sky.
The two white shadows heard the whistling sound and changed directions, flying toward Lu Yunrui. Lu Yunrui also walked down the hill and went to meet the two white figures.
Soon, the two sides collided.
Two white figures braked not far from Lu Yunrui, revealing their bodies-two unicorns had arrived.
Without waiting for the person riding on the unicorn to make a move, Lu Yunrui had already stepped forward with a smile."Du Tong, Water One, you two came so quickly!”
Du Tong and Water One hurriedly jumped down from the Unicorn.
Du Tong chuckled." Master, it's not us who are fast. It's Little White and the others who are too fast!" Running was like flying, needless to say how cool it was!”
"Did you encounter any problems on the way?" Lu Yunrui asked with a smile.”
"No!" Du Tong said.
"That's good!" As Lu Yunrui spoke, she patted Xiao Bai and Nan Nan who were rubbing against her body."Let's go. We'll talk in the village!"
With that, he led the way into the village. Du Tong and Water One quickly followed. Little White and Darling also wagged their tails and followed behind them.
"Master, you called us over in a hurry. There must be something you want us to do, right?”Du Tong followed behind Lu Yunrui and asked.
"No rush!"
After Lu Yunrui finished speaking, she led them into the village. She pushed open the door of a house by the village and walked into the courtyard.
"Find a place to sit down and rest first. We'll talk later!”Lu Yunrui first gave Du Tong some instructions, then turned to Water One and said,""I have a mission for you! Go to the village and collect the raw materials that can be used to make masks and gloves. Don't be too particular about the materials, as long as they can be used. The material of the gloves had to be strong. The rest is up to you. After collecting the materials, go find Aqua Wei and make as many things as you can with her.”
As he spoke, he handed a storage ring to Water One,""You can put the materials here first to save yourself the trouble of running back and forth.”
Water One took the ring and put it on his finger, then pushed the door open and walked in.
Du Tong saw that Lu Yunrui didn't stop Water One from entering the room and asked in surprise,""It's already late at night. Aren't you afraid of disturbing the villagers 'rest?”
Lu Yunrui shook her head." The house is empty. There are no villagers!"”
"No villagers?" Du Tong was stunned. Then where did they go?"
"Dead!" Lu Yunrui said calmly.
"Dead?" "I've never heard of any war here!" Du Tong was shocked.”
Lu Yunrui looked at Du Tong strangely."You've been with the caravan for the past two days. Didn't you hear what they said?”
Du Tong's expression was a little uncomfortable." These two days, I've mostly been with my family. I've rarely been with the caravan.”
"Are you still thinking about attacking the caravan?" Lu Yunrui patted Du Tong's shoulder.”
Du Tong nodded and said dejectedly," Although everyone did not make things difficult for me because of you, I really have no face to see them!"”
"I'm very happy for you to think like this." Lu Yunrui nodded gratefully. However, since it has already happened, it's useless to regret it. You don't have to take things too hard. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Just try your best to compensate them.”
Du Tong nodded, but he still looked unhappy. Lu Yunrui did not say anything else.
Many things could not be solved with words, especially the knot in one's heart. It had to be solved by oneself. No matter how much others said, it would be useless. It had to be faced by the person involved.
Lu Yunrui looked up at the sky and said," On the afternoon of the day the caravan was attacked, the Divine Wind Legion stationed in Peng City was dispatched to the canyon. They only returned to the city the next morning and brought back many heads, claiming that they had found bandits. After a night of battle, the legion paid the price of nearly 400 deaths and the disappearance of a high-ranking general to finally exterminate the bandits and return with a great victory. The heads of those bandits that had been exterminated were now hanging on the city wall of Peng City. A few days later, there was news that a few villages near the mountain range in the northwest of Peng City had strange cases. The villagers of several villages had mysteriously disappeared overnight, and no one knew where they went. Everything in the village was normal. All kinds of items were there, but the people and the animals were gone.”
Lu Yunrui retracted his gaze from the sky and looked at Du Tong. Du Tong's expression was uncertain, and his eyes revealed a hesitant look.
"What did you think of?" Lu Yunrui asked.
"This is impossible! They wouldn't be so cruel, right? These are all citizens of China!" Du Tong shouted.
Water One walked out of the room and looked at the two of them. Without saying anything, he walked out.
"Let me tell you something else: The name of the missing general was…Du Tong!”
When Du Tong heard this, he seemed to have lost all his strength and fell to the ground.
Lu Yunrui stepped forward and patted Du Tong's shoulder. Du Tong looked at Lu Yunrui blankly.
"Du Tong, I know that you are an extremely loyal man. But have you ever thought about what a real soldier is? What are the duties of a soldier?" Lu Yunrui said.
Du Tong did not speak.
"You might think that soldiers have to obey orders," Lu Yunrui continued. Yes, it was a soldier's duty to obey orders, but this did not mean that soldiers did not have a sense of right and wrong. Soldiers were the pillars of the country and shouldered the heavy responsibility of protecting the country and the people. If they did not have a sense of right and wrong, they would sooner or later become killing weapons in the hands of others. At that time, not only would he harm others and himself, but he would also become a sinner for the people. As a soldier, he had to first protect the safety of the people. Without the people, the country would no longer exist. For example, a soldier who attacked a caravan today and massacred civilians the next day was not a real soldier. He was just a bandit in the guise of a soldier. Such a soldier could only be reviled by others and would be eliminated sooner or later!”
Hearing Lu Yunrui's words, Du Tong's head drooped lower and lower.
Lu Yunrui looked at Du Tong with a hint of pity in her eyes, but she still continued,"You are very loyal, and you still refuse to tell me the name of the instigator. However, your loyalty is just blind loyalty. It was because of your foolish loyalty that these people died. If we don't find him and let him go, who knows how many people will be killed in the future.”
Du Tong raised his head and looked at Lu Yunrui with a dull gaze.""Master, what should I do?”
"Tomorrow, I will announce the truth of the Three Villages incident and force the murderer to reveal his true colors," Lu Yunrui said lightly. But I don't know if I'll die or how many people will die. I can only take precautions to minimize casualties. However, I don't have much confidence in the outcome. I called you here because I want you to help me tell me the name of the person hiding behind this. Now that I know who my opponent is, I'm confident that I can minimize the number of casualties. The civilians and soldiers would also be able to survive because of your words.”
After saying that, Lu Yunrui looked at Du Tong with bright eyes.
Du Tong turned his head to the side, not daring to meet Lu Yunrui's eyes. His heart was in a fierce battle.
Lu Yunrui stood at the side and didn't urge him. She just waited quietly.
After a long time, Du Tong stood up from the ground and said in a low voice,"Everything was planned by Fang Qian and Liu Hu.”
After saying this, Du Tong seemed to have removed a big stone from his heart, and his entire person seemed to be relaxed.
Lu Yunrui smiled and nodded in appreciation. She then asked,""As far as I know, other than these two people, there should be the advisor and secretary of the City Lord's Estate who can mobilize the army. Didn't these two participate?"
"I'm not too sure about these things." Du Tong shook his head. I only attended one meeting. At that meeting, I saw that Grand Master was the same as me. He didn't agree to disguise as a bandit and attack the caravan. In my opinion, the Grand Master might have been pushed out of the decision-making circle. Otherwise, with the advisor's shrewdness, he would not have attacked the villagers. He would have used other methods to make up for it. On the other hand, the clerk had agreed with their actions from the beginning. He should be on their side.”
Lu Yunrui smiled and patted Du Tong's shoulder.""Knowing who our opponent is will be extremely beneficial for our next operation. You've contributed greatly this time!"
Du Tong's face was full of guilt as he said,"If it wasn't for Master's reminder, I would still be immersed in sin and unable to extricate myself." Doing so could only make up for his mistakes and make up for the uneasiness in his conscience!”
"You don't have to blame yourself too much," said Lu Yunrui with a smile. Who wouldn't make mistakes? As long as he knew his mistakes and could change, he was a good man!”
Du Tong bowed to Lu Yunrui and said sincerely,""Thank you for your teachings, Master!"
Lu Yunrui chuckled." Let's go. Come with me to see the surviving old man and have a good rest." We still have a lot of things to do tomorrow!”
Du Tong nodded and followed Lu Yunrui into the village.
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