Ruthless Seeker

"What happened? Why do you seem so anxious?" Gu Zhuo pretended to show a puzzled expression.

"Hey! The hunting team went hunting today, but they haven't come back yet. Maybe something unexpected happened. Your uncle Ning Tian is in this team." Aunt Cuiqing's face was full of anxiety.

"Don't worry, it will be fine. Uncle Men from the hunting team is so powerful. Maybe he saw a big prey and didn't know how to bring it back." Gu Zhuo held his aunt's hand and comforted her.

The village chief stood in front of the people, with a gloomy face, and I don't know what he was thinking.

Suddenly, a rapid panting sound came from the depths of the forest. The villagers hurried to respond.

A man with blood all over his face, his steps were weak, and he staggered towards the village step by step. Everyone hurried to support him.

"It's Liu Er, Liu Er is back." The people in the village shouted.

"There are no wild animals following behind," the village chief grabbed his hand and asked.

"No, I met a few wolves on the way. I dared to enter the village only after I got rid of them." Liu Er panted and said with pain, and then he fainted.

Although he got rid of the wolves, he was bitten several times, and there were wounds on his shoulders and face. Blood kept flowing out of the wounds.

The village doctor also hurried over to do some emergency treatment on the wounds to prevent infection.

"The hunting team must have encountered some danger, but there is still hope. All the villagers, Xiao Liu is fine, so the others may be fine too." The village chief encouraged the villagers.

In this way, from the evening to the morning, 7 people from the hunting team returned one after another. Liu Er, Li San and others returned to the village with gray eyebrows and dusty faces. Most of them were injured, and 4 were seriously injured.

As the night gradually faded, it was dawn.

The sun quietly penetrated the clouds and sprinkled the new day all over the earth. Everything seemed to wake up at this moment, and the air was filled with fresh breath and the fragrance of morning dew.

But the people in the village couldn't laugh, and the atmosphere was dead.

Huang Ming, Ning Tian and others had not returned yet. Huang Ming's wife Xinyue couldn't help it anymore and started crying while holding her child.

"Huang Ming~ Come back! You bastard, didn't you say you wanted to watch the child grow up? Where are you now! Ah!" Xinyue shouted.

Her tears kept falling from her face like a flood.

Her hands were waving in the air, constantly trying to grab something from the surroundings to support herself, but she couldn't grab anything.

The feeling of powerlessness made her feel desperate, as if the whole world had left her.

The villagers saw such a scene, and they couldn't help but feel a surge of bitterness in their hearts.

They stood aside silently, not knowing how to comfort them. Some people had tears of sympathy in their eyes, while others sighed softly, as if they were helpless about what was happening before their eyes.

For a while, the village was filled with a sad atmosphere. Many people were crying for their dead relatives, and many people were mourning for their heroes.

Cuiqing was stunned when she found that Ning Tian had not returned yet.

Her eyes became blurry, and she tried to take a few steps forward but staggered, and finally fainted on the ground.

When she woke up again, it was already noon. She suddenly woke up from her dream, shouting Ning Tian's name, and found herself in her own bed, with two lines of tears in her eyes.

"Aunt, the meal is ready, come and eat." Gu Zhuo pushed the door open.

Cui Qing sat on the bed motionless.

"Aunt, although uncle is in trouble, I am already a man, I will take care of you, and no one dares to bully you when I am here." Gu Zhuo's eyes were filled with tears but his tone was very firm.

Cui Qing looked at Gu Zhuo and suddenly felt a little guilty.

She thought to herself that she wanted to get his parents' property, and she pretended to be poor for this, and even used some tricks, which was simply insidious!

Now looking at the child in front of him, he is so hardworking, kind, filial and sensible, how could he do such a thing!

Cui Qing took the bowl of rice and couldn't help but burst into tears. She said with a choked voice: "You are such a filial child, you are just like my own child..."

When Cui Qing said this, her heart was no longer hypocritical? Instead, she was deeply remorseful and regretful.

She opened her mouth and drank the rice with a spoon. It was obviously the rice she had eaten before, but she kept trembling.

"Delicious, delicious!" She kept repeating.

When people are fragile, a little bit of tenderness can make people dependent.

Gu Zhuo watched his aunt finish the meal, took the bowl in her hand and turned to close the door. There were no tears in his eyes, only indifference.

He washed the bowl, put it in the kitchen, and returned to the room.

Ning Tian is dead, and the matter of property is a foregone conclusion. Judging from the attitude of his aunt just now, she is not very interested in making trouble.

I can concentrate on cultivation these two days. With such a big incident, the village must be in chaos, not to mention farming...

The village is already in a mess. Some families are holding funerals, wearing mourning clothes and crying loudly;

Some families are taking care of the wounded, running around and getting exhausted.

The village, which was originally peaceful and peaceful, is now full of sadness and fear. People have solemn expressions on their faces and are worried about the future.

The village chief is meeting with representatives from the village.

"The hunting team suffered a heavy blow this time. Although there is still food stored to keep me going for this period of time, this incident also exposed some of our shortcomings. What do you think?"

The old village chief asked in a deep voice while knocking tobacco into his pipe.

The meeting room was surprisingly quiet, and everyone was frowning.

"I think we should speed up the training of the next batch of hunting teams to avoid the passive situation when a hunting team is injured in the future. These teenagers are about fifteen years old and should be able to take charge of their own affairs."

The old village chief lit a cigarette, took a puff, and slowly exhaled. The room was soon filled with smoke.

"The old generation of hunters are injured, so who should train them?" asked the representative of the Cui family.

The old village chief pondered for a while, "Liu Er and Li San only suffered superficial injuries. They will recover soon. Let this old member train them."

Then a vote was held, and everyone agreed.

Whenever something big happened in the village, the old village chief would become their backbone.

After sending the representatives of each family out, the old village chief slowly sat on the worn-out chair and gently rubbed his forehead with his hands.

In the past two days, the whole village has been in chaos. And he, as the village chief of this village, shoulders huge responsibilities and pressures.

Not only did he try his best to comfort the frightened villagers and calm them down, but he also had to personally attend the funeral of the hero who died heroically, expressing his deep condolences and grief to the deceased to show his importance.

All this made the old village chief feel exhausted, but he knew he couldn't fall down.

He had to face all this firmly, lead the villagers out of the predicament, and rebuild their confidence in the future.

A few days later, he first called Liu Er. Although Liu Er was still injured, it almost no longer affected his normal activities.

"Xiao Liu, how do you feel?" The old village chief expressed his plan and then waited quietly for his answer.

Liu Er was silent at first. This failure brought him a huge blow. His best brother Huang Ming died.

They were still chatting about life together the day before yesterday. Now Huang Ming's body can't be found.

He wanted to refuse, he was afraid of death.

But he was more afraid that his family and brothers would leave him again. In the end, he seemed to have made up his mind and his eyes became firm.

The old village chief waited for a long time, watching the time pass by, but Liu Er didn't speak for a long time.

He couldn't help but feel a little anxious, but he remained calm.

However, as the silence continued, the old village chief gradually felt helpless. He smiled bitterly and shook his head, thinking: "Is this plan going to die before it even starts?"

At this moment, Liu Er, who had been silent all the time, suddenly stood up and broke the silence in the room. His voice was not loud, but it was firm: "I agree!"