He messed up

Inside the Village Chief Office,

Gu Tan was sitting on his chair. His elbows were touching the desk as his hands were holding his head. There was nothing but a serious expression on his face.

In front of him, Zhao Xin, Zhao Yin, Ming Shen, Zhu Ping, Tu Shen, Han Yang, and others alongside Gu Chen were standing straight with serious expressions on their faces as well.

"What are the casualties?" Gu Tan took a deep breath before asking.

"Seven People Died, Fifty People are seriously injured and almost half of the guards were mildly injured." Zhao Xin took a step forward and returned back to the line after responding.

Gu Tan rubbed his forehead as the tension flashed on his face.

"How did you handle the situation?" Gu Tan asked while looking at Zhao Xin.

"We found the people who controlled those monster breasts and used them to attack us. They were the disciples of the Mad Demon Main Sect. Though now both of them are dead. The seven people who died included four guards, two children, and a man who died protecting his wife."

"Currently, we haven't compensated for the dead people." Zhao Xin replied with a calm expression.

Gu Tan thought for a moment and spoke "I understand. Except for Elder Lee, everyone else please leave!"

Everyone looked at each other and finally left. Only Lee Che was there alone. Gu Tan took out a small glass jar with two silver pills. Originally, they were white but when he merged silver mercury essence in them, they turned silver.

He puts it on the table and raises his head.

"One is for you and another is for Uncle Lee. Take it tonight! After you breakthrough, we have somewhere to go."

Lee Che nodded his head and took the jar. But, before leaving, he gave Gu Tan a deep gaze.

"Don't worry, I will find. I just need some alone time." Gu Tan understood his mood and spoke.

Lee Che nodded his head and finally left the house. When he reached outside, he saw Zhao's sisters, Zhu Ping, Ming Shen, and Gu Chen waiting for him. He nodded his head and spoke, "He said he will be okay."

Bang!

"Damn it!"

But, suddenly, a loud noise came out of the house. This startled them. Zhao sisters and Zhu Ping tried to rush inside but Gu Chen held them. He had a serious look on his face as he spoke.

"He said he will be okay."

When they heard those words, three of them paused for a moment and turned around while clenching their fists. Suddenly, Zhao Yin pulled Zhu Ping away.

"Hey, where are you taking me?" Zhu Ping shouted but he couldn't stop her.

"You need a rest, idiot!" Zhao Yin shouted but didn't look back.

While four of them stayed behind, Ming Shen turned back at the office and clenched his fist.

"We need to get stronger."

Gu Chen and Lee Che paused for a moment before nodding their heads. Suddenly, Zhao Xin smacked his head and spoke "What the hell are you talking about? We are strong. It's just that we got unlucky. There is no need to think too much about it. We have lost and we can't do anything about it except for making sure that we don't lose anything next time."

Gu Chen and Lee Che looked at each other and a smile appeared on their faces. They turned around and left. Ming Shen rubbed his head and muttered "You don't have to smack me, every time."

"Let's go! We have lots of work to do." Zhao Xin smirked and turned around. Ming Shen followed her as they walked away.

Inside the Office,

Gu Tan was standing next to the desk that was broken into pieces. The blood dripped from his fist as the anger flashed on his eyes.

"Where? Where did it go wrong? This never happened. This incident never happened before. So, why now? Did I mess up too much?"

He gritted his teeth and tried to think about the matter. The incident with the man from Mad Demon Sect wasn't new since the child abductor was also from the Mad Demon Sect. But, that's the only time when their village was involved with Mad Demon Sect.

There was no beast rampage in his previous life. This is why he was angry and frustrated. Although he has changed many things, he has also tried his best not to affect the world. It's not about his village's change rather what changes others will have once his village changes.

That's why he didn't take a short route. That's why he started everything with a lie. He wanted to keep the changes to his own village so that he won't mess up with a timeline of the world. Time doesn't just affect him, it also affects everyone around him.

The minimal effect he can create, the better it will be.

This is why he was angry. He didn't know where it went wrong. He rubbed his forehead and tried to think for a while. Suddenly, his eyes widened as he fell on the chair.

"Damn it! Damn! Damn! I should've thought about this before. Why did I miss this thing? It's not about the changes that I create, no it is about the changes I create but it is also because of Mad Demon Sect. The main reason why a Demon Sect can exist in this world is that they don't live exactly inside the sect."

"Mad Demon Sect's disciples are all around the kingdom and this forces other sects to stay silent. Because they are so spread-out, they are hard to find at once and if they can't be found at once and if they go on a rampage, thousands of people from all around the kingdom will die."

"Before this incident, that child abductor was the one who has marked our village as his hideout. But, after awakening her battle soul, Zhao Xin located him and we killed him. His death left our village unmarked, giving others to invade."

"And, because our village was on construction, they got a perfect chance to evade with a direct offense rather than waiting like that child abductor. In others words, the small changes brought a major effect. Damn! This is becoming more annoying."

Gu Tan slightly lay on the back of his chair, while looking at the ceiling.

"I was so consumed with the absolute point that I completely ignored this. Even if we don't move towards Absolute Point, some small changes can make a big difference in the Timeline. In the previous life, Zhao Xin didn't awaken the martial soul and we were successfully abducted by him."

"This time, things changed. But, how did they react so quickly? Only three days have passed, right? Were they already close enough or were they also hiding in the shadow, just not taking any actions before?"

"No, if it was the case then Zhao Xin would've sensed them. Hmm! We need to make sure this doesn't happen next time. She did a great job using the Heavy Bricks for the walls. I think we can spend Five Thousand Spirit Stones to buy more Heavy Bricks. I already spent One Thousand Spirit Stones to buy the raw materials for weapons and some herbs."

"We can save nine thousand spirit stones for the people. Since we can't go out, I need to make sure that my people aren't left hungry. As for the remaining fifteen thousand Spirit Stones, we need to invest them for the construction of houses, payment of workers, and cost of materials."

"First, let's build houses this year. Next year, we can focus on others things. Putting this aside, from now on I need to consider the small changes as well. Although these are just small changes, if it is done in a large amount, things could get ugly."

"I have already made a lot of small changes in the village. Now I need to go through all this and make a proper plan. And, tomorrow, let's visit the families of those people as well! Hopefully, Lee Che can reach the ninth rank alongside dad by the day after tomorrow."

At this moment,

"Father, Village Chief got something for you." Lee Che shouted as he entered the house. But as soon as he entered, his expression froze.

"You are still struggling. Come on! Just take a rest." Lee Che looked at his brother as if he was looking at the monkey who was trying to break out of a cage.

"I am fine. Just let me go!" Lee Jan was pressed down by the ropes while Uncle Lee was sitting next to him.

"Ignore him! So, what did he send?" Uncle Lee rolled his eyes and asked while looking at Lee Che.

Lee Che puts his hand inside his pocket but suddenly, his expression changes. He moved his hand around the pocket and his expression turned worse.

"Don't tell me I dropped? Damn! Village Chief is going to kill me."

"Oey!" Uncle Lee slapped the air with a gloomy expression.

"Oh! It's here. I forgot I used to keep these things inside my shirt." Suddenly, Lee Che's hands reached inside his shirt as his gloomy expression turned bright. He took out the small glass jar.

"Is that pill?" Uncle Lee sighed as he looked at the small balls inside the jar.

"Wait, is this a pill that can heal your injury?" Only then Lee Che's realized it and asked.

"Wait, dad, you are injured?" Lee Jan asked as he calmed down on the bed.

Uncle Lee grabbed the glass jar from Lee Che's hand. His hands started shaking as he held the pill on his hand.

"Do you think it will work?" Lee Che asked when he noticed the emotions of his father.

"Let's find out!"

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