Chapter 68
Taking Control of the Entire Village
Chapter 68 Taking Control of the Entire Village
"Sigh."
Mo Guanhai sighed deeply, his gaze sweeping over the corpses scattered on the ground, his heart filled with helplessness.
After the commotion completely subsided, the village was truly stripped of its former glory.
He looked at Shen Yi with a complex expression, then his gaze fell on the wooden puppet soldier, and he slowly said, "This wooden puppet looks somewhat familiar. Was it made according to my blueprints?"
"No wonder you said you were interested in wooden creations. I never imagined you could become a wooden puppet cultivator."
Mo Guanhai had studied the blueprint he obtained from the ruins every day, and had already memorized it. How could he not see that some of the characteristics of Shen Yi's wooden puppets were quite similar to those of the wooden puppets in his blueprints?
"As expected, nothing can hide it from Master Mo's eyes. These wooden puppets were indeed made from that blueprint, but I made some slight modifications to these five puppets."
Shen Yi smiled slightly and did not deny it.
"If you can figure it out, that's your skill. Back then, I spent many years trying, but I couldn't even figure it out."
Mo Guanhai looked at him, then, remembering the deaths of Liu Wanhe and the others, asked, "From now on, only the people who worked on my farm and the people still alive here will remain in the village. What are your plans?"
"It seems that Fifth Master Mo has some ideas."
Shen Yi observed his expression and sensed that Mo Guanhai's words had a hidden meaning, so he simply said, "Fifth Master, please speak frankly. If it is feasible, I will consider it."
"That's good. I was thinking—let them all come work for you, and I won't have to keep my farm. What do you think?" Mo Guanhai said thoughtfully.
"Why bother? Just let them continue working for you." Shen Yi smiled and shook his head.
"I can't protect them from there."
"If the weasels attack again, I'm afraid they won't survive."
Mo Guanhai sighed helplessly, looked up at Shen Yi's eyes, and said, "Now, only you in the village have the ability to protect them. You have become a wooden puppet cultivator, and we will do our best to collect resources for you to help you cultivate."
"With them doing things for you, you don't need to worry too much; you can just focus on your cultivation."
The words fell.
Shen Yi did not reply immediately, but fell into thought.
Mo Guanhai was not in a hurry and waited quietly for Shen Yi's reply.
Shen Kun and Shen Yuan stood on either side of their eldest brother, ready to support him no matter what decision he made.
Whether we accept those people or not, it doesn't matter.
Accepting their advice would provide more help and save effort.
If they don't accept it, the current workload is manageable for several of them without any problem.
After a while.
Shen Yi calmly said, "Sure, anyone willing to come to my place can be arranged to come over later. But let me make this clear: I don't tolerate idlers here. And anyone with ulterior motives or evil intentions will suffer a terrible fate."
"Okay, no problem. I'll go back and ask them what they're willing to do later."
Mo Guanhai nodded, offering no objection.
"I'll go back now and come back later."
Shen Yi nodded in acknowledgment and watched him leave.
At this moment, Liu Cuiniang dragged Liao Ning over and said with a guilty look, "Xiao Yi, do you think I can stay here with you and help you with some work? Also, you and Aning grew up together. Before, it was Shi An who stopped her from contacting you. Please don't blame her."
"You don't blame me for killing Liao Shi'an?"
Shen Yi glanced at them.
"Shi An brought this upon himself, and Wan He used him as a scapegoat, so how can we blame you?" Liu Cuiniang shook her head and sighed, her tone slightly bitter.
"Those who want to stay can stay, and those who want to leave, I won't stop them."
Shen Yi waved his hand, turned around and walked out.
Upon seeing this.
Looking at Liao Ning, who remained silent, Liu Cuiniang whispered, "Ning, why don't you say anything to Xiao Yi?"
Liao Ning shook her head, her face filled with dejection and sadness: "Mother, the relationship between Shen Yi and me can never go back to the way it was."
"How will you know if you don't try? Maybe," Liu Cuiniang continued to comfort her.
Liao Ning looked at Shen Yi's back, pursed her lips and remained silent, but then remembered something, turned around and walked away.
Shen Yi walked over to Guan Yue, patted her shoulder, and joked, "Seeing how sad you are, it seems a bit heartless to make you start working now."
Upon hearing this, Guan Yue looked up at him and chuckled.
"I never expected that the eldest son of the Shen family would joke around with people like this. It's rare to see someone like you. So you're not a blockhead after all."
Shen Yi smiled. "Alright, enough joking, let's get to work. You, Ah Kun, and Little Sister are in charge of disposing of the monster's corpse. I don't trust anyone else with this task."
"Okay, I got it, I'll go right away."
Guan Yue took two steps, then suddenly turned back and gave him a resentful look. "I thought you came here to ask about me and my deceased husband and to comfort me."
"
I am not interested in other people's private affairs.
Shen Yi said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Guan Yue's eyes widened in surprise, and she quickly left with her head down.
"Your Excellency, it took some time and effort to handle this matter. I apologize for keeping you waiting."
Shen Yi walked up to Ye Shubai and the other two, cupped his hands and said, "I will have someone take you to the Great Coffin Mountain later."
"It's alright, we can rest here now. You acted decisively. If that guy had other trump cards, wouldn't you have been in trouble?" Ye Shubai stared at Shen Yi who was coming over with interest and laughed.
Shen Yi smiled upon hearing this, "Then that was the best time to make a move. While they had just escaped from the darkness and their energy had not yet recovered, we could take them down in one fell swoop."
"Good, decisive enough! I like it."
Ye Shubai scanned Shen Yi's body from head to toe, his eyes filled with increasing admiration.
He quickly replied, "We won't stay long. Find us a few people to take us to the foot of Daguan Mountain and we can come back. We'll handle the rest ourselves."
"Can!"
Just as Shen Yi agreed, a burly figure walked up to him.
"Boss, I know the way to Da Guan Mountain. Dad used to take me there all the time. I can show them the way."
The person who came was Huang Dahu.
He had put aside his grief and accepted the reality of his father Huang Xin's death.
"Okay, take a few people with you, and be careful on the way."
Shen Yi nodded, then turned and pointed to a few surviving villagers who were standing to the side at a loss, "If you have nothing else to do, go with Da Hu."
"It's alright, we're fine! We'll definitely follow the boss's orders!" They nodded repeatedly.
Seeing how quickly they changed their tune, Shen Yi's lips twitched, and he waved to them.
They immediately went to join Huang Dahu and led the way for Ye Shubai and the other two, heading towards the direction of Da Guan Mountain.