sbdcsierra Chapter 567 Could it be... not?
Chapter 567 Could it be... not?
"That's His Highness!"
The Third Elder glared at Lu Yangyang: "How could you, a mere girl, be so rebellious!"
"Outrageous?" Lu Yangyang sneered, "I merely spoke the truth, and it became outrageous? So in your eyes, it's right for His Highness to disregard human life, and it's also right for your Grand Elder to disregard your lives!"
The Fourth Elder, who had remained silent until now, smiled bitterly: "What you said, young lady, is indeed thought-provoking. But how could we possibly offend His Highness? We Miao Jiang are a remote place, and we have no grudge against His Highness, yet we have suffered this calamity. What can we do?"
Someone then cried out in indignation: "Power oppresses people! Is there any justice left in this world?"
"Fairness? How laughable! Do you even have the right to talk about fairness? You were intimidated by the Crown Prince's power, and even though you knew the massacre of Yuhua Village was related to him, you dared not report it to the authorities. You felt like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, not even daring to try. But what difference is there between your actions and his?" Lu Yangyang pointed to Hua Rui beside her and said, "In your eyes, the Crown Prince is a high-ranking official. Even if he wiped out your entire Miao region for his own selfish reasons, you were helpless. So you gave an order to kill her, without caring about her original intentions or whether she was implicated. Have you ever thought about her justice?"
"Is your justice just justice, but hers isn't?" Lu Yangyang's gaze swept over them as she raised her voice to question them.
Grandma Yin slammed her cane down and shouted, "Well said!"
"We, Yinhua Village, will protect Hua Rui. From now on, she belongs to our Yinhua Village. As for the punishment she should receive for violating the clan rules, we must wait until this matter is settled before making any decisions!" Granny Yin glanced at Yin Caiping, who immediately understood. She whistled and called her people in to protect Hua Rui and Lu Yangyang in the middle.
"Silver Phoenix, are you trying to collude with outsiders to rebel?!" The First Elder stared coldly at Granny Silver.
"Think what you want, I'll just quit being the second elder." Granny Yin didn't care at all. "We believe in the Gu God, but the Gu God didn't issue any decree for us to sit and wait to die or bow down to power. If we're going to die anyway, we'll fight for justice before we die! Today, our Silver Flower Village won't participate. Caiping, take your people and let's go!"
Yin Caiping immediately ordered people to protect Lu Yangyang and the others, and they were about to leave.
"Outrageous! What place do you place in Miao territory with such behavior! Guards, arrest them all!" the elder roared.
As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Yangyang suddenly raised her hand and threw three small silver balls into the air.
With a series of "bangs," the small ball exploded, and the entire council hall was instantly filled with smoke. Without saying a word, Lu Yangyang grabbed Hua Rui and walked out, not forgetting to kick away the person restraining Li Shisan and drag him out as well.
The three ran outside, and Li Shisan immediately realized what was happening and shouted outside, "Quick, go help! There's a fight inside!"
Those guarding outside, confused, all rushed over in the chaos.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Li Shisan led Lu Yangyang and Hua Rui along a shortcut to the place where Mingruo and the others were being held, and released them.
Hua Rui was completely stunned by Lu Yangyang's series of actions and couldn't help but ask, "What, what do we do now?"
Li Shisan spoke first: "While they haven't caught up yet, I'll have someone escort you away from Crescent Moon Mountain."
“We’re not going back to Crescent Moon Mountain, we’re going to Silver Flower Village,” Lu Yangyang said.
Li Shisan exclaimed in surprise, "What? You're not trying to escape?"
"When did I say I was going to run away?" Lu Yangyang retorted.
Li Shisan was stunned. "I thought you were just making a scene to escape in the chaos..."
Completely bewildered, Mingruo interjected, "What exactly happened? Why are you all in such a mess?"
It's no wonder Mingruo was surprised, because the three of them were in bad shape at the moment, looking disheveled and as if they had been choked by smoke.
Lu Yangyang looked at Li Shisan: "We shouldn't stay here any longer. My smoke bomb isn't poisonous; it'll only scare people for a short time and distract them. If we don't leave now, they'll be catching up soon!"
Li Shisan didn't have time to say anything more, "Then I'll take you to Yinhua Village!"
Lu Yangyang asked Mingruo, "We've run into a little trouble, and your business deal won't be finalized for a while. Are you leaving Crescent Moon Mountain now, or coming with us?"
Without a second thought, Mingruo replied, "I'll go with you, but please help me settle my brothers in!"
That was easy enough. Li Shisan quickly called over someone he knew and asked him to help take the person away. Then he took two horses from the stable and hesitated about how to divide them.
Due to the terrain of Miao territory, it was very difficult to transport horses in, so there were very few horses. The chieftain's mansion in the entire Qianli Village only kept these two horses.
Lu Yangyang pulled over one of the horses, mounted it, and casually lifted Hua Rui onto the horse as well, leaving Li Shisan stunned.
Lu Yangyang urged, "What are you all standing there for? Lead the way, or we won't be able to escape!"
Li Shisan realized what was happening and hurriedly mounted his horse, extending his hand to Mingruo. Mingruo had no choice but to follow him onto the horse.
Sure enough, no sooner had the group left the chieftain's mansion than someone chased after them.
Fortunately, the people outside the chieftain's mansion did not know what had happened, so no one stopped them. In order to avoid being caught, Li Shisan led them in the opposite direction and took a detour to Yinhua Village.
In Yinhua Village, women are in charge, and the men all marry into the village. However, intermarriage between the thirteen villages is common. Li Shisan happened to have an older brother who married into the village of Yinhua, the chieftain of Yinhua Village, as her husband's daughter. With him leading the way, the group entered the chieftain's house of Yinhua Village without any problems.
By the time the others learned that they had run to Yinhua Village, it was too late; Granny Yin and Yin Caiping had already received the news and rushed back.
While waiting for Granny Yin and the others to return, Li Shisan finally had a chance to ask, "Miss Lu, since you weren't trying to escape, why...why did you have to cause such a scene and run away?"
He really couldn't understand it.
Listening to what Lu Yangyang said, he thought she was trying to persuade the elders. But when things got to a standstill, Lu Yangyang suddenly released a smoke and ran away. He thought she was going to take the opportunity to leave, but he didn't expect her to come to Yinhua Village.
This is simply... so unexpected.
Lu Yangyang took a sip of water. "There are only a few of us. There are thousands of people in Miao territory. Even if a few hundred are sent out, we won't be able to escape. How could we possibly run away? You don't really think that we made it to Yinhua Village so easily because we ran fast, do you?"
Li Shisan: "...Isn't that right?"