Chapter 172
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Chapter 172: Cultivators Suppress the Rebellion
Just as a group of refugees arrived at Xiaowan Village, everyone in the village trembled with fear.
Earlier, the villagers of Xiaowan had gathered to drive away a few stray refugees, but they did not dare confront over two thousand refugees, especially since these newcomers were all strong young people.
So, in the midst of widespread panic, most villagers could only hide in their homes.
Some villagers even fled to the mountains.
However, this group of refugees was coming for the She family, so none of them managed to escape.
Only when She’s House was surrounded did the people inside realize they were trapped!
"Brother Xiaojun, what should we do? What should we do?"
At that moment, in Li Xiaojun’s house, She Shiyun and She Shihan were like ants on a hot skillet.
They paced back and forth in the yard, occasionally casting worried glances toward She’s House.
Just a moment ago, they had witnessed the refugees surround She’s House!
However, with so many refugees outside, they dared not go out.
Besides, both of them were so beautiful that if any refugees were to take an interest, they wouldn’t be able to fight back.
So, no matter how worried they were, they did not dare to take a look.
Li Xiaojun had actually noticed the situation with the refugees long before this.
However, he had not taken it seriously.
He never expected that this group of refugees would surround his father-in-law today.
Li Xiaojun used his divine sense to observe the situation in his father-in-law’s home.
If his father-in-law was not in any danger, he decided not to intervene.
After all, this refugee army acted in an orderly manner; even though they had raided several landowners’ homes, they had never harmed anyone.
Today, if his father-in-law cooperated, he would surely be fine.
"Shiyun, She Shihan, you two take the kids and hide in the cellar. I’ll go take a look," Li Xiaojun instructed She Shiyun and She Shihan.
Since disaster had struck his father-in-law’s home, he had to check it out, even if it was just to show a façade in front of She Shiyun and She Shihan.
"Brother Xiaojun, don’t! It’s dangerous," She Shiyun grabbed Li Xiaojun’s hand.
"It’s fine; I’m just going to take a look," Li Xiaojun reassured his wife.
In the end, he still left.
To make his wife and daughter feel at ease, he hid them safely in the cellar.
Although Li Xiaojun had the capability to ensure their safety, appearances had to be maintained.
After leaving home, Li Xiaojun quickly arrived at his father-in-law’s house.
However, he used his invisibility, so no one could see him.
He strolled leisurely into the surrounded refugee army and arrived at the front yard of She’s House.
At this time, in the front yard of She’s House, She Rujie was negotiating with the leader of the refugee group.
Li Xiaojun paused for a moment; his father-in-law’s meaning was clear: other than keeping some food for themselves, they could give the rest to the refugees.
However, these refugees must not harm anyone in the house.
After hearing She Rujie’s words, the refugee leader promised that as long as the She family provided food, he would not harm anyone from the She family.
Furthermore, they wouldn’t take any of the She family’s other belongings.
Li Xiaojun quietly watched the commotion from nearby; neither side noticed that there was someone beside them watching the unfolding drama.
Under Li Xiaojun’s observation, the She family quickly negotiated with the refugee leader.
Next, She Rujie instructed the servants in the house to help the refugees move the food.
The refugee leader indeed kept his promise; aside from the food, he did not harm the She family at all.
Two hours later, all the food from the She family was taken away by the refugees.
Fortunately, the refugee leader was quite honorable and left some food for the She family.
However, Li Xiaojun knew that his father-in-law had hidden a lot of food in another location that most people did not know about.
Even if the refugees stole all the food from the She family, they could not starve the She family members.
The refugees left Xiaowan Village.
Yet, Li Xiaojun had become interested in the leader of this group of refugees.
A young man in his twenties suddenly became the leader of the refugees, controlling the lives and deaths of countless people, yet he was able to control his own desires. This was truly impressive.
In Earth’s history, during those farmer uprisings, wasn’t there blood flowing like rivers?
The rebel farmers, turned bandits, not only robbed their fellow farmers but also killed the landlords they hated and violated their wives and daughters.
Yet this group of rebel farmers had refrained from killing anyone, except for collecting food.
Moreover, after observing for some time, Li Xiaojun discovered that this insurgent army had apparently undergone training!
In addition, the insurgent leader provided political education to many refugees, teaching them not to bully their fellow farmers.
This group of insurgents, although only numbering over two thousand, already had some semblance of an army.
However, the world was cruel.
Even a two-thousand-strong army could not compare to a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage.
As a group of insurgents robbed the She family’s food and returned to their stronghold to distribute it to more refugees, a group of cultivators arrived to suppress the rebellion.
They arrived on a flying boat, with only a few dozen people aboard.
But all of them were cultivators, with the lowest cultivation level being strong enough at the Qi-refining stage of three to four layers, and the leader was a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.
"Quick, look! It’s an Immortal Master."
"An Immortal Master has come; it’s over!"
"Run!"
On the flying boat, the cultivators calmly floated in the air, scanning the group of refugees below with their gazes.
Below, a group of terrified refugees panicked.
Facing the cultivators, ordinary people had no power to resist, which is why the refugees were so anxious!
They rebelled, and the court had sent the Immortal Masters to suppress them.
Below, the insurgent leader, surrounded by his subordinates, looked helplessly at the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators flying in the sky.
He had long anticipated that when he led the refugees in rebellion, this day would eventually come.
However, if he did not rebel, countless people would starve to death. Even if given a second chance, he would still choose to lead everyone in rebellion.
The Yu Hua Divine Dynasty stood tall for hundreds of thousands of years, and it was not something ordinary people could overthrow.
No matter how strong a group of ordinary people became, they could not topple a force controlled by cultivators!
This is also why the Yu Hua Divine Dynasty could last for hundreds of thousands of years!
"Who is the leader of the rebels?" The leader of the cultivators asked lightly from the flying boat, addressing everyone below.
"I am the leader of the rebels. If the Immortal Master wants to kill someone, just kill me; the others are all coerced by me," the insurgent leader pushed aside the protection of those around him and stepped forward to address the cultivator in the sky.
He hoped to exchange his life for the chance for everyone else to live.
Upon hearing the insurgent leader’s words, the cultivators in the sky showed a disdainful expression.
"How dare you rebel; you all must die—not a single one will be spared," said the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator coldly.
"We rebelled; otherwise, would we just let ourselves starve?" The insurgent leader retorted defiantly.
"And we did not rebel; we only took some food from the landlords to share with the starving people. We have never killed anyone; is this considered rebellion?"
"Rebellion is rebellion, and those who rebel must be ready to die."
"Fine, stop the nonsense. Let’s finish dealing with this group so we can return," another Foundation Establishment stage expert said lightly.
"Alright, then let’s get started."
