Chapter 189

Lord Yu Su won't run away again. Yu Village's vigorous actions have brought order among the refugees from other villages.

Especially after those troublemakers from other villages, who attempted to cause a disturbance initially, were expelled from Yu Village's territory and froze to death on the roadside. No one dared to attempt to take advantage foolishly.

After a few days, Hong Ming, along with several villagers from the original Hongshan Village, came to see Lord Yu Su.

"Lord Yu Su, we heard that many refugees from other villages have sought shelter here. Can we help in any way?" Hong Ming asked.

Lord Yu Su: "Are your injuries healed?"

Hong Ming: "Except for a few severely injured ones, everyone is fine now. Those who can run and jump can also work. Just let us know what needs to be done, and we'll do it."

After drinking the medicine from Yu Village, Hong Ming and his group quickly recovered from frostbite. Upon hearing about more refugees arriving, they felt a sense of urgency and came to offer their assistance, willing to do any work just to stay busy and secure.

Lord Yu Su understood their intentions and summoned Yu Feng.

"Hong Ming and his group have recovered. Assign them some tasks," Lord Yu Su instructed.

Yu Feng looked at Hong Ming's group, and they straightened up promptly.

Yu Feng: "There's plenty of work. Follow me."

Hong Ming's group lit up, thanked Lord Yu Su, and left with Yu Feng.

Yu Feng led them to the east bank, where they joined the soldiers in clearing the accumulated snow from the road.

Initially thinking it was a trivial task, Hong Ming's group, skilled hunters from Hongshan Village, confidently began clearing their assigned section.

"Put in effort! Clear this section of the road quickly."

"We can't be slower than Yu Village's soldiers. We can't let them look down on us."

"Leader, rest assured, we'll definitely be faster than them in this task."

Hong Ming, originally the village chief, now addressed as the leader due to joining Yu Village, aimed to prove their strength and show that they were not useless freeloaders.

With this mindset, Hong Ming's brought group swiftly clears the accumulated snow, the muscles on their backs swelling from exertion, truly skilled workers.

To save time, they diligently focus on their tasks, paying little attention to the progress of Yu Village soldiers.

"We're moving so fast; they surely can't catch up," someone gasped.

Another person, without speaking, glanced at the progress of Yu Village soldiers, only to be completely stunned.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" The person next to him, following his gaze, also widened their eyes in disbelief.

Across the road, the surface was clean and tidy, snow neatly piled at the roadside after being shoveled away, a stark contrast to their chaotic side!

And the Yu Village soldiers they used as a comparison had long surpassed them; all that could be seen now was a group of backs.

"How... how is this possible? How could they be so fast!"

"Are they even human?"

The group from Hongshan Village stared in astonishment at the distant figures, dumbfounded.

Not only did their road surface not get cleared as quickly as Yu Village soldiers, but they were also left far behind!

Despite their belief that they were already moving quickly!

In their rush, they hadn't even spared a moment to lift their heads.

How did they manage to...

The group was incredibly shocked.

It took Hong Ming quite a while to recover from the shock. His face alternated between pale and red, feeling uncomfortably hot. The boasts he made earlier had been thoroughly contradicted.

He suddenly felt relieved that he hadn't bragged about those words in front of the people from Yu Village; otherwise, he would be hiding in shame right now.

"Lea... Leader, what do we do now?"

"Do we still compare?"

Taking a deep breath, Hong Ming couldn't compare in this situation.

He glanced at the messy ground, a stark contrast to the clean road cleared by the Yu Village soldiers. His face filled with shame.

"There's no point in comparing now. Quickly clean up any remaining snow on the ground, pile it neatly following their method. Hurry!"

Otherwise, when someone comes to inspect, they would be even more embarrassed.

The group finally snapped out of it, hurriedly turning back to clean any remaining snow on the ground. Following the Yu Village soldiers' stacking method, they tried to make it orderly.

With this extra effort, their speed naturally slowed down.

By the time they returned to the section they were working on earlier, the group of Yu Village soldiers was no longer visible.

At this point, they had no intention of comparing; they diligently focused on clearing the snow from the road.

When Yu Feng rode over on a barbaric horse, seeing that they had cleaned up quite neatly, he showed a somewhat satisfied expression, nodding at Hong Ming and saying, "You did well."

Hong Ming and his group chuckled awkwardly, their faces burning.

"We were too slow and held you back," Hong Ming said.

Yu Feng replied, "Our village soldiers are trained. You don't need to compare with them. Among ordinary people, you're already quite efficient."

While Hong Ming and his group felt a bit relieved, the burning sensation on their faces remained.

Fortunately, Yu Feng didn't say much more, just telling them they could rest if they were tired before riding away on the barbaric horse.

"Thank goodness Yu overseer didn't blame us. I wonder how the soldiers of Yu Village are trained; they're really impressive."

"No wonder Yu Village is so powerful."

During the conversation, the expressions on everyone's faces revealed a sense of admiration.

When Hongshan Village married into Yu Village, Hong Ming had visited once. In his memory, Yu Village was just a poor and backward village with the only advantage being the protection of the deer god on Deer God Mountain, preventing monster disturbances.

Unexpectedly, over the past twenty years, Yu Village has changed so much.

With this thought, Hong Ming put away his contemplation, urging others to work quickly and avoid idle chatter.

It took them a whole day to barely finish clearing this main road.

Finally, they saw the refugees who had fled here.

"Wow, so many people."

"Yu Village actually took in all these people."

"I inquired, they said to stay, you must either pay a certain amount of money or sign a contract. After spring starts tomorrow, they'll help Yu Village for free."

Upon hearing this, Hong Ming and his group fell into a moment of silence, suddenly realizing their own good fortune.

Because of Hongshan Clan's presence, Yu Village allowed them to join, unlike these people who had to stay temporarily and pay a price.

"What are you doing?"

At this moment, a woman in the group of refugees shouted sharply.

It turned out two men had stopped her, smirking.

These two were tall and muscular, similar to Hong Ming's group, with bulging muscles on their arms, clearly strong. The people around didn't dare to approach.

Hong Ming frowned, about to go over, then heard the woman angrily say, "This is Yu Village. If you dare to bully me, aren't you afraid of punishment from Lord Yu Su!"

Mentioning Lord Yu Su's name, the two men visibly showed fear.

The woman continued, "If you take one more step, I'll call the patrol!"

After hesitating for a moment, the two men finally turned and left.

Hong Ming and his group were surprised by this scene. Looking around the bustling market, it was orderly and clean; these people seemed to follow certain rules.

"They mentioned Lord Yu Su; is that the shaman of Yu Village?"

"He seems quite powerful."

"We've been here for so many days and haven't seen him. I wonder what he looks like."

"The leader has seen him; you can ask the leader."

Thinking of Lord Yu Su, the young man who looked different from everyone else, Hong Ming remembered his beauty, nobility, and powerful medical skills. He was unlike any shaman he had encountered before.

He recalled that the previous shaman in Yu Village had a gloomy face, not Lord Yu Su.

But Hong Ming didn't think Lord Yu Su was the apprentice of that person because Lord Yu Su was obviously more powerful. Even his sister and brother-in-law respected him.

More importantly, he sensed that in this village, the one with absolute authority was Lord Yu Su, not his brother-in-law, the village chief.

Hong Ming was a clever person; otherwise, he wouldn't have decided to join Yu Village shortly after arriving. He also restrained his people from causing trouble.

He said to those around him, "Lord Yu Su's status in Yu Village is different from our shaman. Remember, you must show respect to Lord Yu Su in your words. If anyone causes trouble because of this, don't blame me for being unfriendly."

Others were startled, and after a moment of exchanging glances, they nodded.

After Hong Ming and his group left, a few people emerged from the corner, the leader imposing.

"Leader, it seems that Hong Ming is a clever person," said the person, who was Yu Wu.

The leader naturally was Lu Yan. He had just taken his men for a round in the mountains to deter the monsters.

Worried that those beasts might come down looking for food, he led his men to circulate and intimidate them.

Passing by the trading market on the way down, he came to see the situation.

Unexpectedly, he overheard what Hong Ming and his group were saying.

Lu Yan looked indifferent; he had no particular thoughts about Hong Ming and his people. As long as they didn't cause trouble, he could tolerate them staying in Yu Village. Otherwise, even if they were Hongshan Clan's relatives, he wouldn't be lenient.

Glancing at the sky, he saw it was getting dark. He needed to hurry back.

To deter the monsters, he hadn't seen Lord Yu Su all day.

He impatiently threw his horse reins to Yu Wu and the others.

"You take it back."

Yu Wu took the reins, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Uh, what about you?"

Lu Yan: "I'll go ahead."

After saying that, he summoned his flying sword, disappearing with a swish.

Yu Wu: "..."

Just a short while, was it necessary to rush back so urgently?

Really, Lord Yu Su is in the village and won't run away. Why is the leader so clingy?