freenovelworld Chapter 568 is about letting the water out.
Chapter 568 is about letting the water out.
Lu Yangyang sighed, "It's Chief Li who's releasing the water."
"Huh?" Li Shisan was surprised, Hua Rui was surprised, and even Ming Ruo, who had just learned the general outline of what had happened, unconsciously looked at her.
Seeing that he didn't understand, Lu Yangyang explained, "My cigarette butt is just a little trick used by street performers to fool people. It can't even stop people for a quarter of an hour. We've been running for almost an hour now and haven't been caught yet. Think about how ridiculous that is?"
Li Shisan stared wide-eyed in surprise.
He was so focused on Lu Yangyang telling him to run that he ran without considering whether they were running away too easily.
He hesitated for a long time before finally asking, "Then what you said... wasn't it to persuade the Grand Elder and the others?"
“The Miao people have a history of hundreds of years, and their customs are already established. How could someone as stubborn as your Grand Elder be swayed by a few words from me? Even if I talked him to the heavens, he wouldn’t change his mind. If I don’t find a way to run away quickly, do you think Hua Rui and I can escape?” Lu Yangyang replied.
Li Shisan remained silent for a moment.
Lu Yangyang continued, "What I said was the truth, but it was also to buy time and observe who was willing to help us. In Miao Village, the only influential people are a few elders and the chieftains of the major villages. The Second Elder is clearly willing to help us. Chieftain Li didn't immediately take Hua Rui's life, which means he's either wavering or has other considerations. In this situation, he won't make a decision immediately, but he also won't openly help us. So, after confirming these things, it was the most appropriate time for me to take Hua Rui and escape. Continuing to wait would only be disadvantageous for us. Even if the Second Elder really wants to help us, he can't shake the entire Miao region on his own, and he would become very passive."
After hearing Lu Yangyang's explanation, Li Shisan immediately understood: "I understand. Grandfather wants to find a solution, while the Grand Elder only wants to keep the secret of Miao territory. Grandfather can't make a decision openly; he needs time. At the same time, he's also testing the bottom line of the village chiefs and elders!"
Lu Yangyang nodded: "Yes."
“Miss Lu is truly intelligent. If you hadn’t pointed it out, I really wouldn’t have been able to think of all this in such a short time.” Li Shisan then asked, “So what should we do now?”
Lu Yangyang looked towards the door.
Sure enough, someone knocked on the door soon after. "Thirteenth, the Second Elder and the Chieftain have returned. Please come over."
The group got up and followed them to the main hall.
Granny Yin glanced at the group and, seeing Mingruo added to the group, was not surprised. She gestured for them to sit down, saying, "Please sit down, everyone."
Then he waved to Hua Rui and said, "Hua Rui, come here."
Hua Rui hurried over and was about to bow when Granny Yin stopped her, grabbed her hand, and touched her hand bones. "You little girl, you are also quite intelligent. If you had stayed in Miao territory, I would have personally taught you, and you would have surely achieved something in Gu magic."
The flower stamen bent over: "The flower stamen is ashamed."
Grandma Yin smiled and patted her hand: "Go and sit down."
Hua Rui then went back to sit down.
Granny Yin's gaze fell on Lu Yangyang. "Miss Lu, is that right?"
Lu Yangyang nodded.
Granny Yin smiled and said, "Miss Lu's words have truly impressed me. In my sixty years of life, I have never seen such a perceptive young lady. She is truly delightful."
Lu Yangyang quickly replied, "Thank you for the compliment, Grandma."
"I won't beat around the bush," Granny Yin sighed. "Although Yuechuan Kingdom is a secret of Miao territory, with all this commotion, it's hardly a secret anymore. In this world, anything related to immortality always attracts countless covetous eyes. Yuechuan Kingdom has existed for so long, and we don't know how many calamities it has encountered. Miao territory worships the Gu God, and Yuechuan Kingdom is the incarnation of the Gu God, so serving Yuechuan Kingdom has never been a secret. It's just that during the Great Zhao Dynasty, Miao territory submitted to the court. A subject of the dynasty cannot be disloyal; this is a grave crime. That's why it became a secret, but it was also for self-preservation."
"Even if this matter hadn't come to light now, there would have been various reasons to expose it in the future. As long as people have greed, their desires are insatiable, and they will inevitably be exposed sooner or later. Miao territory will face this calamity sooner or later; it is a disaster that cannot be avoided."
“Although the Grand Elder is stubborn, one thing is true: we cannot afford to offend His Highness.” Granny Yin said in a deep voice, “No matter why His Highness came or what he did, as long as he says that Miao Jiang is colluding with the enemy, we will have nowhere to go.”
Lu Yangyang understood what she meant.
This is also why His Highness dares to act so recklessly.
As long as the Yuechuan Kingdom exists, the Miao people who serve the Yuechuan Kingdom are considered to have ulterior motives. This charge can be serious or minor, and can be fabricated at will.
If Miao Jiang resists to the death, it will further confirm that he is a traitor. Therefore, he is neither afraid that Miao Jiang will report this matter to the authorities, nor is he afraid that Miao Jiang will take revenge on him. If that happens, the entire Miao Jiang region will be buried with him.
Granny Yin stood up and bowed solemnly to Lu Yangyang: "I see that you have great insight, young lady. Do you have any good ideas to solve the crisis in Miao territory? We old folks are not afraid to die. We only ask that we leave a way out for these children. That would be enough."
Upon seeing this, Lu Yangyang hurriedly got up as well.
For a moment, she didn't know how to break the deadlock.
She never expected things to turn out this way.
She came to Miao territory for two reasons: first, to investigate the clues about Jiao Jiao's abduction, and second, to find out exactly what the Crown Prince had done.
But the current situation in Miao territory is something she never expected.
However, one thing is certain: the Crown Prince has not yet sent back any news, which means he is still alive and has not succeeded.
Judging from the reactions of the Miao elders observed today, they had long suspected that the events at Yuhua Village were related to Yuechuan Kingdom, and that someone was trying to take advantage of Yuechuan Kingdom. However, they could not expose the matter, so they did not think of reporting it to the authorities. Instead, they pretended to look for clues, but in reality, they were just waiting for the high priest to send back news.
As long as the malicious individuals are dealt with successfully, nothing else matters.
What they didn't expect was that this person with ulterior motives was someone they couldn't afford to offend; the Crown Prince had already figured them out. Now, not only could they not deal with this person, they also faced the risk of being wiped out.
dilemma.
The only way out is to submit to the Crown Prince and serve him.
Some of them must have thought of this.
Just unwilling.
If someone wipes out your village and kills more than a hundred of your people, not only can you not take revenge or expose the matter, but you even have to be grateful and beg the other party to hand over the secrets of the entire Miao region to them.
How frustrating!