Chapter 106

  Following Liu Bei's pointing direction, the entire Qingniu Mountain was covered in ice and snow, with silver mountains and jade trees, the sky and earth were vast and majestic, as if it were a crystal world of Yuqiankun.

  The creation is wonderful, but it is just so.

  But somehow it feels like something is missing?

  Less lively.

  It's time for lunch now, and the frogs are cooking in the village, with smoke rising. But as big as Qingniu Mountain is, only the frog village has started a fire to cook.

  "They are..."

  "We've run out of food."

  "It can't be that serious, right?"

  "It's that serious."

  The situation is more severe than what Cheng Da Lei had imagined. Since the beginning of spring this year, not a single drop of rain has fallen from heaven, and the thousand-mile land of Youzhou has been severely drought-stricken. In the spring, one stone of seeds was sown, but in autumn, only eight dou were harvested. As soon as winter arrived, heaven hastily sent down a heavy snowfall, and the crops that had not yet sprouted were frozen to death in the soil.

  The Toad Village was rewarded with a mouthful of mountain spring water due to the system, but Cheng Dairen didn't quite grasp this point. Life in the Toad Village was passable, but life outside the Toad Village was unimaginable for Cheng Dairen.

  A thousand miles of drought, the city of Youzhou has already had people use boys and girls to sacrifice for autumn rain; The northern barbarian grasslands are desolate and sandy, cattle and sheep die in groups from hunger, Hu Erle leads his men to Heishi City to plunder the valley; In Liu Bei's hometown, a local tyrant forces tenants who cannot pay their rent to death, Liu Bei kills him in anger and brings Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to join Cheng Da.

  Many things are complicated and confusing, but tracing back to their origin, they were all caused by this severe drought.

  Food is not filling the belly, starving people fill the fields, people are selling their children to eat, and boiling bones for soup. These words that can only be seen in history books are not far from Cheng Daren either.

  "The entire Qingniu Mountain is almost starving, and if this continues, they will definitely take risks again. At that time, the 5,000 hungry men, in order to survive, may not be able to withstand even the weakest defense of the Ha Ma Fort. This matter, the master of the house must make early plans."

  Cheng Dalai could already imagine the scene of these people rushing towards Hama Village, regardless of their lives, in order to survive. With only 180 people in Hama Village, they might not be able to hold them back.

  "However, this might not be a bad opportunity. In these chaotic times, human life is cheaper than dog's life. We can take advantage of this chance to recruit soldiers and horses, sweep away the other strongholds on Qingniu Mountain, and unify Qingniu Mountain." Liu Bei.

  Cheng Dalai didn't respond and continued staring down the mountain. In the distance, in the forest, two people were sneaking around, burying something in the snow.

  "What are they doing?"

  "Bury the dead."

  "Are you burying a dead person secretly?"

  "What if I'm caught and eaten by someone?" Liu Bei asked matter-of-factly.

  Cheng Dalai felt a wave of dry vomiting in his stomach.

  "People have already started dying, and if this continues, more and more people will die." Liu said sadly: "If the master of the house can't bear to look at it, he can distribute the grain from our mountain village, but in that case, I'm afraid our mountain village won't be able to make it through this winter."

  Liu Bei looked at Cheng Da Lei: "Two roads, what will Big House choose?"

  "It seems like the second road doesn't have much advantage for me?" Cheng Dairen.

  "It can't be said that there's no benefit at all, at least it can win people's hearts or bring a sense of peace."

  Cheng Dairen fell silent, and for a moment he didn't make a sound.

  It's true that the strong are ruthless, and the path to dominance is paved with countless corpses. Seize this opportunity to recruit soldiers and horses, sweep away Qingniu Mountain, and take your first brave step towards rising to power.

  "Hey, righteous young man, the people around you are in dire straits. As a youth with a sense of justice, do your best to help them get through this difficult time."

  In the silent scene of Cheng Dairen, he received two system prompts in a row. This was also the first time the system released two tasks at the same time, one multiple-choice question, and when Cheng Dairen accepted one, he had to give up the other.

  This is not good to choose from.

  At noon, Cheng Dalai didn't eat much. The food at the Hama Village was pretty good, with wine and meat, but holding his bowl, Cheng Dalai had a feeling of not being able to swallow his food.

  In the afternoon, Cheng Da Lei left the mountain stronghold alone. He led a thin horse, wore a sword at his waist and rode to Luoye City.

  As time passed, the wanted poster of Luoyecity had already been taken down. However, even so, Cheng Darui was only able to sneak into Luoye City after handing a bag of copper coins to the guards.

  Leading a horse on the street, the streets are desolate and cold, with few people venturing out.

  Cheng Dali has come looking for Su Qing.

  He led the horse into the backyard of the wine house, and early partners took over the horse. More than half of the wine house were people from Ha Ma Village, so they all knew Cheng Da Lei.

  "The Master of the House."

  "What about Miss Su?"

  "The boss's wife is in the hall, and today someone just happens to be looking for him?"

  "Who is it?" Cheng Dairen walked towards the main hall with a steady pace.

  "Su's family."

  The lobby of the wine house, a few people were scattered about, Xiaodie stood behind Su Qing, her heart racing with anxiety.

  Today, many people came to Su's house, all of whom were elderly members of the Su family, as well as some of Su Qian's cousins and several respected elders from the city.

  Su Mulin is Su Ying's elder uncle and has a high prestige in the family. He had a dark face from the moment he entered, casting a sideways glance around him.

  "The daughter of the Su family is showing off outside, what a spectacle, you've lost all face for the Su family."

  "I've been driven out of my home, from that moment on, I am no longer a member of the Su family." - Su Qing.

  "This wine shop originally belonged to the Su family, since you admit that you are not a member of the Su family, you should return this wine shop."

  "Hey, you're being unreasonable. It was you who left the wine house to Miss in the first place. Now that business is booming, you want it back?" Little Butterfly.

  "Do you have the right to speak here? As expected, there are masters and servants of all kinds." Su Mulin let out a cold snort, looking at Su Qing: "Now either return this wine shop and from now on your life and death have nothing to do with the Su family. Or obediently come home with me, don't go outside and lose face for the Su family."

  "What's going on here?"

  "Who's speaking? Is there no one here who understands the rules?" Su Mulin glanced sideways.

  A man wrapped in a large gown pushed open the door curtain and walked in, raising an eyebrow: "I'm talking, what's wrong?"

  A piercing glint flashed in his eyes, a murderous aura seeped out, and Su Mulin felt as if he was being stared at by a giant insect from the mountains. A chill ran up his spine.

  Outside Blackstone City, Axe Chopping Huerle, blood not only fell on his body, but also seeped into his heart. Influenced by his surroundings, Cheng Dairen had long been imbued with a heroic and bold aura.

  "Who are you?" Su Mulin stood up unconsciously, as if facing a great enemy.

  "Get out!"

  A wild beast in the mountains enters a pigpen; even if it just lets out a sneeze, it can already make the domesticated animals in the courtyard shiver with fear.

  The little butterfly was shocked to see that the Su family, who had been as majestic as a mountain just a moment ago, were now leaving in disarray.

  Su Ying's eyes fell on Cheng Dairen, sizing him up from head to toe, and then she pulled a handkerchief off his waist.

  Cheng Dali broke out in a cold sweat: "Haha, I was just about to give it to you, didn't expect you to find it yourself, you're really clever."

  "How did you get here?" Su Qing didn't confirm or deny.

  Cheng Dalai shrugged: "I came to buy some grain from you."