CHAPTER 187: CHAPTER 187: ONLY WANT TO DRAG YOU ALL INTO HELL

When Tang Zan felt the warmth of Pei Shu’er’s palm, his murderous intent subsided a bit, and then he slowly put his hand down.

After that, Pei Shu’er was carried by Tang Zan, jumping a bit farther away.

The subordinates from the Earth Department also reacted quickly and took care of these petty thieves.

Tang Zan’s expression was very cold.

"Kill them."

The people were frightened. These ten individuals had their heads chopped off by the people from the Earth Department, leaving a scar as big as a bowl, their heads rolling on the ground.

Even in death, their expressions were of anger, showing no hint of acknowledging their mistakes.

Tang Zan said, "We already gave them a chance. It was they who refused to appreciate it and attempted to harm us. We are not villains, but neither are we people who let others trample over us."

After saying this, his eyes swept over the rest of the people.

"Anyone who wishes to leave, do so now. We guarantee that we will not make it difficult for you, but you must remember, once you leave here, it will be difficult to return; we will not accept anyone back."

The others looked at each other, some hesitating.

They felt the master was excessively brutal; killing them just took a moment, and these people’s crimes did not warrant death.

In the future, if they make a mistake, would they face the same fate?

About twenty people left, and those remaining were either hesitant or simply had no other way to survive and thus stayed.

Tang Zan nodded and said coldly, "Move on."

After the bodies of those few people were burned and buried nearby, everyone from the Earth Department got back on the carriages, which then continued moving forward.

Soon, along the way, some people started expressing doubts, thinking it was too far and wanting to back out.

Moreover, the water along the way became increasingly scarce, to the point where there wasn’t even enough for cooking.

At such times, Pei Shu’er would secretly take water out from her space.

This was thanks to her previous accumulation.

Whenever they encountered water, she would collect extra, then put it into a large hot water urn to boil, while White Rice in the space helped her keep an eye on it.

Every time the water finished boiling, it would let out a howl to remind her.

The little White Tiger continued to bounce around in the space, full of joy.

Over the past few days, it had grown a bit plumper. It would open and eat anything it liked in the space and didn’t go a day without milk powder.

As for the Spiritual Spring Water, after Pei Shu’er mentioned it a few times, it only drank from what Pei Shu’er poured into the bowl.

Along the way, they constantly absorbed refugees; some could not bear the hardships and left after a while, but more chose to remain.

Now, the number of people in the refugee convoy had reached five hundred, and the initial group had already been tamed, with the vile ones eliminated.

The remaining people were watched over by the earlier group, not daring to cause any trouble.

Anyone caught engaging in inappropriate behavior, such as molesting women or being violent towards children, trying to eat them, was immediately expelled from the convoy.

Later on, the opportunities to see Pei Shu’er became fewer because there were other refugees managing the people, the order becoming more organized, taking on the form of a preliminary small community.

Just like that, they soon arrived at Gulan Mountain. Upon seeing the desolate land, everyone felt their vision go black, nearly fainting.

Some approached Pei Shu’er to reason, while others just silently packed their bags, planning to leave.

Before those people could speak, Pei Shu’er opened her mouth.

"Please gather everyone here."

Everyone came together, looking at Pei Shu’er with disappointment.

"Miss Pei, everyone came here seeking a way to survive, but now it’s just a path from one dead end to another."

Looking at this land, there seems to be no sign of anything that can be cultivated, and it appears there isn’t even water.

It’s not even as good as their old homes where at least after walking five or six kilometers, they could find some water resources.

They wouldn’t have thought of fleeing if it weren’t so dry.

But now, in this place, there’s no choice. If they stay here, they can only wait to die.

Pei Shu’er said, "Everyone, please hold on. This is not our home; our home is a little further ahead."

Someone questioned, "Even if this is not your home, this is probably the best place to have any crops here, but the farther north, the more barren it becomes."

Pei Shu’er couldn’t help but give a thumbs-up in her heart, thinking this person was spot on.

If it weren’t for her, the most barren would be the Deserted Mountain.

She said, "Since everyone has already come this far, why not rest here for a night, tomorrow we’ll give you an answer."

It’s already very late; it wouldn’t help to look at crops now, better to settle down first.

"As always, if you want to leave, you can leave, but after coming this far, don’t you want to stay and take a good look?"

Everyone thought so, and besides, they had carriages to ride on the way here, but not when leaving.

Seeing that everyone was appeased, Pei Shu’er was about to return to the third room.

Just when she walked a distance, she saw Honghua coming over, crying and whimpering.

"Young Master, Young Madam, you finally came back; something big happened at Deserted Mountain."

At this point, she had already removed Miss Pei’s makeup.

Pei Shu’er said, "What happened? Speak slowly."

Honghua wiped her tears and cried, "We were driven out of the stone house by Tang Qingrou with a commander and many soldiers, leaving only the people of the third room inside to be humiliated as slaves, while everyone else lives outside the Deserted Mountain."

Pei Shu’er was stunned. Wasn’t Tang Qingrou already captured? How could she be released and even know a commander?

She felt this situation was utterly absurd; instead of Tang Qingrou’s situation turning for the worse, it had only gotten better?

Feeling puzzled, she hurried outside.

Honghua followed behind her, while the people escaping the famine were settled by the Earth Department people.

Tang Zan also frowned, following behind Pei Shu’er; his family members had been too well protected and could not handle situations like this.

Seventeen and Yinxing likely feared exposure and dared not act too aggressively, fearing being revealed.

The two hadn’t entered the stone house yet when they saw the arrogant Tang Qingrou from a distance.

She was lying on the Imperial Concubine Chair made by Zhang Chao, lifting her foot to kick Pei Shu’er disguised as Yinxing, who was kicked and fell to the ground, her eyes red, looking at Tang Qingrou.

Tang Qingrou found Pei Shu’er in this state quite satisfying, and couldn’t help but laugh heartily, though even while laughing, she looked like a vixen.

"Pei Shu’er, you have your day as well. Have you forgotten what you did to me? Now I’ve been merciful enough, why? Are you unwilling to serve me?"

Tang Qingrou became even more delighted.

"Better watch out, or I’ll scratch your face. Come on, go bring the tofu you’ve made."

Yinxing, with her head lowered, rose slowly, only to be kicked again by Tang Qingrou.

"What, you’re not convinced?"

Tang Qingning was so angry her eyes turned red, wishing she could kill Tang Qingrou.

"Tang Qingrou, don’t go too far; she’s still your sister-in-law, are you disregarding familial ties?"

Tang Qingrou burst into wild laughter, raising the whip in her hand, about to strike Tang Qingning.

"Familial ties? You brought me to this state, I only want to drag you all into hell!"