Chapter 008 Unwilling to Give Up Seeking Collection and Recommendation

  I hope everyone can give cavalry a "five-star support"

  Ben's family took a look at Li Wenjun, and indeed he was a stranger, not very old, and the clothes on his body were also made of very poor fabric. At first glance, he was a poor man from a humble background, with a tattered package on his back, all of which matched the characteristics of those refugees outside the town.

  The boss of the restaurant nodded and whispered to his companions, then pretended to be nonchalant and walked towards Li Wenjun.

  Chao Feng's men and companions walked behind Li Wenjun, suddenly made a move, one on each side, grabbed Li Wenjun's arm.

  Li Wenjun never thought that these people would be harmful to him, and he was completely unguarded. In fact, even if he had thought of it and had been on guard, it would have been useless. He was young and had been in a state of hunger and fatigue for many days, his physical strength was severely insufficient, and even if he wanted to run, he couldn't outrun the two strong men.

  "What are you doing? Let me go quickly." Li Wenjun struggled with all his might, but his small arms and legs were no match for the two burly men.

  "Sorry, kid. Please come with us." The two burly men's large hands were like tiger claws, tightly gripping Li Wenjun as they headed towards the Long family residence.

  Li Wenjun saw that he couldn't get away, so he opened his throat and shouted: "Quickly come to help! Robbery, save me!"

  There were originally few people on the street, and even if they occasionally met one or two, they all looked at this coldly, without anyone standing up to speak for Li Wenjun.

  The days when Junbao Town was surrounded by refugees were not short, their lives were severely affected, which led to the villagers in this town having no good feelings towards all outsiders.

  Li Wenjun was taken to the home of Li Chang.

  Li Chang looked at Li Wenjun and shook his head, "Didn't I tell you to find a boy under the age of fourteen? This one seems older than that."

  Li Wenjun heard this and thought to himself that this was an opportunity for him to get out of trouble, so he hastily said: "Elder Li, you truly have a discerning eye, I am already fifteen years old."

  The boss waved his hand and said with a look of impatience: "It's already 3 o'clock? Let him go, drive him away."

  The host, Benjia, hastily said: "Head of the village, I have something to report. This young man may be a bit older, but his vital energy is very strong. He himself said that he once single-handedly killed a wolf, and he is absolutely a person with strong vital energy."

  "Oh, there's such a thing?" Li Chang looked at Li Wenjun again, "You really killed a wolf by yourself?"

  At this moment, Li Wenjun dared not admit it and shook his head repeatedly.

  The master of the Chao family became anxious and said, "When you pawned the wolf skin at the shop, you clearly said it was a wolf you killed. Even if you want to deny it now, you can't."

  "I said that just to get a good price for the wolf skin. Please, elder sir, be wise." Li Wenjun hastily grabbed the opportunity to deny his previous words.

  Lizheng didn't really want to use Li Wenjun, Li Wenjun was a bit older, but Lizheng knew that it wasn't easy to find someone with such a strong physique and vitality. If the immortal's requirements happened to fall on Li Wenjun, he would regret letting him go now and trying to find another one later.

  After a moment of contemplation, Li Zhong pointed at the steward's residence and said: "Go and summon the steward for me. I want to ask him in person."

  After waiting for a meal, the steward came, and even the blacksmith was found by the steward's family. The two men testified that Li Wenjun had said in front of them that he had killed wolves with his own hands.

  The blacksmith, in order to prove his words were true, also brought some wolf meat back with Li Wenjun.

  Wolf meat and pork, beef and mutton are distinctly different. Li Wenjun was able to produce wolf meat, which can prove to a large extent that he may have really killed wolves with his own hands, not 100%, but also nine out of ten.

  The old man's face lit up with joy, and he gazed at Li Wenjun as if he were a precious treasure. He said, "Young fellow, I didn't expect you to have such skills at such a young age. Don't be afraid, we don't mean to harm you. We just want to ask for your help with a small matter."

  Li Wenjun didn't know what was going on, but he followed his intuition and said directly: "I don't want to help."

  The village head frowned and scolded the servant's family: "Who do you think you are? The village head wants to ask for your help, that's a promotion for you. You little boy should be grateful, don't forget where you are standing now. Today, whether you want to or not, you have to help. If you don't, don't even think about leaving our Junbao Town."

  He smiled and waved his hand, letting the master of the house retreat, then put on a gentle and pleasant attitude, saying to Li Wenjun: "Don't be in a hurry to refuse, listen to me finish speaking."

  It's like this, it's your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

  This year is a great drought, you also know that you came to our Junbao Town, should also be unable to make a living in your hometown, and escaped here. In the face of God's mighty power, you and I can only tremble with fear, powerless to change it. However, there are capable people in the world, and a fairy-like person has come to our Junbao Town. He said he can set up a seven-star nine-palace array, which can cut off evil spirits, pray for rain, and change the prolonged drought situation. This seven-star nine-palace array requires 63 male and female children.

  Young man, if you're willing to do this, I can guarantee that for the next two days, you'll eat delicious food and drink fine wine. Afterwards, I'll also give you some travel expenses and dry rations. If you're lucky, who knows, maybe even the immortal will take a liking to you and accept you as their disciple. At that time, your status will be noble beyond compare, and in the future, if there's anything going on, it's possible that even I'll have to ask for your help.

  "Brother, this is a great opportunity that has fallen from the sky. What a wonderful chance! You mustn't miss it, or you'll regret it later."

  Li Wenjun shook his head and said: "My life is cheap! I don't dare to want such a good thing, please give it to the person who wants it, Master Li."

  Li Wenjun still didn't understand, his face was very stubborn, and he suddenly changed color. He hummed and said in a cold voice: "Whether you want to or not, it's not up to you. Come on, take him down for me, keep an eye on him, don't let him run away."

  Chao Feng's men rushed up like wolves and tigers, tied Li Wenjun up with ropes, and took him away.

  Before long, two days passed and sixty-three boys and girls barely gathered together.

  It was not easy to gather enough people, and the boss spent a lot of effort to prevent these so-called young boys and girls from escaping. Not only did he assign someone to guard them day and night, but he also brought in two large black dogs to stand watch outside. With such strict supervision, it's not just that the young boys and girls were all naive kids, even if they were adults, they wouldn't be able to escape.

  Li Wenjun tried every means in these two days, he wanted to escape more than anyone else, but none of them succeeded.

  Because he escaped too many times, later on, not only were his hands and feet tied up, but every day he couldn't even eat enough food. From morning to night, it was just two bowls of thin porridge.

  Li Wenjun was like a trapped beast, his eyes were red with anxiety. He had gone through hardships, trekking hundreds of miles on foot to escape the drought-stricken area, and finally had a glimmer of hope for survival, but now he encountered another hardship, and he had no idea whether he would live or die.

  But whether he lived or died, he was unwilling to let his fate be controlled by others. Junbao Town had nothing to do with him, and he didn't want to go die for them. That old Taoist wasn't a good sort either, and he even more didn't want to become the so-called disciple of that old Taoist.

  He was just unwilling to give up, but Li Wenjun also had no power to change the predicament he faced. With his hands and feet bound, guarded by special personnel and vicious dogs, how could he possibly escape?

  Li Wenjun could only curse the village head of Junbao Town and others, while anxiously waiting for the final moment to arrive.

  Time had quickly arrived at the deadline requested by Lao Dao. In these few days, Li Chang had been keeping track of Lao Dao's whereabouts every moment.

  The old man never left the sun-dried valley, always sitting cross-legged on that side of the sun-dried valley, with his heart facing upwards, closing his eyes to nourish his spirit, from start to finish, and even didn't open his eyes.

  The more Lao Dao is like this, the more Li Chang feels that Lao Dao may have real abilities. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so calm and composed, without a hint of panic or anxiety. Along with the 1,500 people from Junbao Town, Li Chang regards Lao Dao as their savior and hope.

  Apart from sending people to serve the old Taoist, the village head also sent several groups of people to search for the whereabouts of that "snake spirit". However, it is not known whether the snake spirit was disturbed last time, but the people sent by the village head were unable to find the whereabouts of the snake spirit. The spider silk and horse tracks left behind by the snake spirit were discovered in large numbers.

  The village head didn't know whether Lao Dao could win if he encountered the snake spirit, and if Lao Dao knew he was no match and fled early, Junbao Town would be in for a great disaster. To prevent Lao Dao from getting wind of it beforehand, the village head played a small trick, issuing a strict order that forbade anyone from revealing even a hint to Lao Dao.

  Those villagers who served the old Taoist did not participate in the search for the snake spirit, and since the old Taoist had been meditating with his eyes closed, he didn't receive any news until the village head sent sixty-three boys and girls to the drying field.

  These boys and girls are of varying ages, the youngest still in swaddling clothes, crying to be fed, while the oldest, like Li Wenjun, are already thirteen or fourteen years old. At this age, in some places, those who marry early have already become fathers.

  To send these boys and girls to the threshing ground, Li arranged for ten large carts pulled by mules, horses and donkeys, which left the village entrance under the gaze of the townspeople and refugees.

  Most of these boys and girls were still young and ignorant, unaware of the danger, holding the big steamed buns given to them by their parents, nibbling on them while chatting and laughing.

  There were over a dozen people like Li Wenjun, each staying in one of the three horse-drawn carriages. However, only two or three people, excluding Li Wenjun, were tied up with ropes.

  The young man in the same car as Li Wenjun pointed at him and spoke with a tone that implied Li Wenjun was ungrateful.

  These young men had all received the village head's promise beforehand, and it was said that they would be able to get silver and food afterwards. For them who had experienced a period of hardship, the village head's promise was too attractive, no wonder they didn't want to think about the danger in it at all.