Transmigrated To Another World: General, I'm Not Your White Moonlight - Chapter 169

Chapter 169: Arrive In Qian Shan County
Gu Naiyi shook his head and replied, “Unfortunately, Elder Lu, I don’t have a way to solve this problem yet. However, although I don’t have a solution, we can list the total amount of food currently owned by the villagers and us. Then, we can make plans based on the amount of the remaining food.”

Tang Sanniu thought about his suggestion for a while, then looked at the other elder and asked, “Elder Deng, do you have any other suggestions?”

Deng Songxing frowned and said, “Since the floods cut off our access to the outside world, I don’t think the villagers would let us check the amount of their food. If we do that, they probably thought we were trying to take their food and fought back instead.”

Lu Zuancheng nodded and said, “Elder Deng is right, but we still need to try. With everyone’s help, we may be able to convince the villagers to cooperate and find a solution together.”

After hearing everyone’s answers, Tang Sanniu fell into deep thought. After a long silence, he finally said, “Since there is no other way, let’s follow Elder Gu’s suggestion.”

Several elders looked at each other for a moment, then nodded in agreement. After making the decision, Tang Sanniu and the elders went to inform the villagers. Although the villagers initially resisted, they finally agreed after being persuaded by Tang Sanniu and the elders for a long time.

At the same time, Xuan Ruiquan finally arrived in Qian Shan County. With his powerful internal energy and war horse, Xuan Ruiquan arrived at Qian Shan County in just one day. Braving the heavy rain, he rode towards Li Junwang’s Mansion.

An hour later, Xuan Ruiquan stopped his horse in front of Li Junwang’s Mansion. Before he got off his horse, he was stopped by the guards guarding the main gate. Just when the first guard wanted to ask for Xuan Ruiquan’s identity, another guard saw Xuan Ruiquan’s silver mask. The moment his eyes fell on the mask, his legs lost strength.

The guard fell to the ground with a plop, hurriedly kowtowed to Xuan Ruiquan, and tremblingly said, “This subordinate pay my respects to Yan Junwang.”

Hearing this, the other guard froze on the spot. A few seconds later, he came back to his senses and quickly knelt down. He hit his head on the dirty ground repeatedly and said in fear, “This subordinate failed to recognize Yan Junwang. Please forgive me for my offenses.”

Xuan Ruiquan was not in the mood to waste time with them and said coldly, “Call Wan Hezhi out.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the main gate opened. Wan Hezhi’s personal eunuch walked over quickly with a red face. When Su Gangfeng saw that it was indeed Xuan Ruiquan who came, his heart sank.

However, Su Gangfeng still has extensive experience dealing with members of the imperial family. He has worked in the palace since he was a child and served Li Junwang for more than two decades, so it’s easy to control his expression and hide his intentions, even from someone as sharp as King Yan.

Putting a smile on his face, Su Gangfeng bowed deeply to Xuan Ruiquan and said, “Nucai welcome Yan Junwang. When my family’s Wangye heard that you were visiting, he sent Nucai to welcome you. Yan Junwang, please come inside to warm yourself.”

Xuan Ruiquan sat on the horse, looked at Su Gangfeng, and asked, “Where is Wan Hezhi?”

Hearing him calling Li Junwang’s name, Su Gangfeng’s eyes flashed for a moment.

He smiled at Xuan Ruiquan and said, “Answering Yan Junwang. Nine days ago, a group of assassins broke into our mansion and attempted to assassinate our family’s Wangye. Thanks to the sacrifice of the guards, our family’s Wangye survived this assassination.”

At this point, he sighed sadly and added, “However, our family’s Wangye was seriously injured and has been bedridden since that assassination. Please forgive us, Yan Junwang, because our Wangye cannot come out to greet you in person.”

After saying all of this, Su Gangfeng lowered his eyes and remained silent.

In terms of age, Wan Hezhi is Xuan Ruiquan’s elder maternal cousin despite Duan Qinwang and Yong’an Zhang Gongzhu having different mothers. But judging from their official ranks, political powers, and military achievements, Wan Hezhi was not even qualified to carry Xuan Ruiquan’s shoes.

Although both were titled Junwangs, they were worlds apart. One person has the title of Yan Junwang, Zheng Bei Hou, the Master of the famous Jin Yi Army, while the other only has the empty title of Li Junwang. Because of these differences, Wan Hezhi has been full of jealousy, envy, and resentment towards Xuan Ruiquan since he was a child.

Therefore, even though Xuan Ruiquan was younger by five years than him, Wan Hezhi should have come out to greet Xuan Ruiquan in person when Xuan Ruiquan came to Li Junwang’s Mansion. Based on Wan Hezhi’s arrogant personality and how much he cares about his dignity, all of this may be a small trick Wan Hezhi used to prove that he is not inferior to Xuan Ruiquan.

However, Xuan Ruiquan came today not only to ask Wan Hezhi about the current situation in Qian Shan County but also to investigate his relationship with the bandits in Yun Mountain. While Su Gong Gong’s priority was to delay him, Xuan Ruiquan was anxious and had little time to spare. He needs to go to Yunshan Village as soon as possible to make sure that Duan Yixin is safe.

In his previous life, Duan Yixin once told him her story while the two of them ate roasted sweet potatoes in her dilapidated thatched house.

She said that after bandits attacked Yunshan Village for the second time, floods and plagues claimed countless lives. As a physician, Duan Yixin did not ignore those in need and spent a lot of energy and resources to rescue the victims.

Unfortunately, because of that woman’s intervention, despite Duan Yixin’s efforts, countless victims still died from the plague.