Chapter 127 Informing the Villagers

  The dawn of the desert comes very quickly, the previous second seems to be still in the dark night, and the next second it has brightened up.

  Yang Yu Xi didn't sleep all night and sent Huo Qi Ma away near dawn. Since they had reached an agreement, the two were now companions, so their relationship was also much more harmonious.

  Huǒ Qí Mǎ's fiery figure gradually disappeared into the morning mist, and Yang Yù Xī's gaze also slowly seeped into the mist along with her figure, becoming hazy and indistinct.

  A faint crimson slowly rose from the junction of the yellow sandy sky.

  "Ouch"

  The wooden door behind her opened quietly, and Zhou Yuxiao walked out with light steps, holding a thick cotton coat in her hand, which she gently draped over Yang Yu's straight back.

  Yang Yu Xi turned around, he was half a head taller than Zhou Yu Xiao, and needed to lower his head slightly, while Zhou Yu Xiao slightly raised her head, both of their faces were dyed with a layer of gold in the sunlight.

  "I heard it all." Zhou Yuxiao said softly.

  Yang Yu Xi nodded, he knew Zhou Yu Xiao also didn't sleep all night, staying in the house listening to his conversation with Huo Qi Ma.

  "What do you think?" Yang Yuxi asked.

  Zhou Yu Xiao thought for a moment and said: "From her tone of voice, speech rate, and heartbeat, she's not lying, it should be true."

  "En, that's good." Yang Yu Xi nodded and then stretched her waist, saying "No choice, I'll accompany her down once."

  Zhou Yu Xiao lightly bit her lip and said: "It will be very dangerous below..."

  "I know... " Yang Yu Xi said in a helpless tone, spreading his hands, "What can we do? We can't let Dong Er's father go down, can we?"

  Zhou Yuxiao did not answer immediately, she knew that Yang Yuxi was telling the truth. If Donger's father went into the water, it would probably be a matter of life and death. In that case, neither she nor Yang Yuxi could give an account to Donger.

  Yang Yu Xi saw Zhou Yu Xiao not speaking, thinking she was still worried, so he patted her shoulder and laughed generously: "Alright, don't worry, if all else fails, we'll ask your brother to accompany us down, with him there, nothing bad will happen!"

  Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu's eyes flashed with excitement, but the next moment he became disheartened: "It won't do, brother is leaving."

  "Huh? Where is he going?" Yang Yu Xi was taken aback.

  Zhou Yu said, "Father's order is to investigate the situation. We can't stay here forever, brother wants to go deeper into the Western Desert, he says he feels like there's something going on inside."

  "Oh..." Yang Yu Xi nodded, no wonder that guy was staring at the depths of the desert all day.

  Suddenly Yang Yu Xi thought of something and stared at Zhou Yu Xiao with a piercing gaze, blurting out: "What about you?"

  "Uh..." Zhou Yuxiao was stared at by Yang Yuxi, making her feel a bit nervous, her eyes darting around, her voice very low. "I don't know yet, if there's nothing going on, I'll just go with brother."

  "Oh..." Yang Yu Xi responded with a sound, then wondered where the disappointment in her tone came from.

  Zhou Yuxiao heard the disappointment in Yang Yuxi's tone, and upon seeing Yang Yuxi's eyes lightly drooping down, her heart suddenly surged with emotions like a stormy sea, as if there was something she couldn't help but say.

  "It's okay!" Yang Yu Xi suddenly lifted her head, with a radiant smile on her face like sunshine. The smile made Zhou Yu Xiao swallow the words that had reached his throat. Yang Yu Xi waved her hand and said, "Yu Xiao must take care of your body, next time we meet I'll definitely be stronger than now!" As she spoke, she even struck a pose showing off her muscles, extremely pleased with herself.

  Zhou Yu Xiao forcibly swallowed back the words she wanted to say, her beautiful autumn-water-like eyes gazing at the bright and sunny youth, finally responding softly with a single "Mm."

  "Alright." Yang Yu Xi turned his head to look at the rising sun, the sun had already completely jumped out of the horizon, the orange-red light shining all over the land, the temperature in the desert gradually rose, Yang Yu Xi said, "Yu Xiao, gather the villagers, I have something to tell them."

  "Uh-huh." Zhou Yuxiao found herself unknowingly falling for Yang Yuxi's back view, "Okay."

  ……………………………

  The village originally had few people, and in the past year, there were even fewer able-bodied men. Yang Yu Xi looked at the villagers in front of her, mostly women, elderly people, and children.

  The children all stayed quietly by the side of their elders, while the adults' faces were all filled with solemnity. They all knew Yang Yuxi and they all knew that Yang Yuxi had defeated Huo Qiema. In their hearts, Yang Yuxi was their hope.

  The villagers all gathered under the big tree at the village head, and even Donger's grandfather insisted on getting out of bed to listen to Yang Yuxi's announcement in the yard. Donger clung tightly to his grandfather, not leaving his side for a step.

  Zhou Yuxiao's efficiency was very high, and in just over twenty minutes, all the villagers had arrived.

  Mudust jumped onto that big tree, with a calm gaze.

  Yang Yu Xi's gaze swept over the crowd, his eyes carrying an unspoken majesty that made Zhou Yu Xiao and Mu Chen Yin, members of the imperial family, pause slightly.

  The villagers' noise gradually subsided under Yang Yuxi's gaze.

  "Today I've gathered everyone here just to say one thing." Yang Yu Xi's voice was authoritative without being angry, a fourteen-year-old boy, yet frighteningly mature.

  The villagers all kept quiet, without a single sound, and in the air there was only the rustling of leaves as the warm wind blew through.

  Zhou Yuxiao stood quietly by, her eyes fixed on Yang Yuxi's figure, a smile playing on her lips.

  "This thing is about Hu Qi Ma." Yang Yu Xi spoke again.

  A murmur gradually arose among the villagers, and many people looked at each other in dismay, seeing from each other's pupils some anger that had been hidden deep within.

  All the villagers clenched their fists involuntarily, although most of them were women, but the intensity of hatred was not reduced at all.

  Yang Yu Xi watched with a faint sigh, it seemed that the villagers' misunderstanding of Huo Qi Ma was extremely deep.

  Yang Yu Xi took a step forward, his footsteps very light, but all the murmurs ceased. He said: "First of all, let's say that our compatriots who were taken away by Huo Qi Ma are all alive! Not one of them has died!"

  "It didn't die!"

  Stillness, sudden stillness!

  No one spoke, no one reacted, and all that echoed in their minds was Yang Yuxi's sentence "Not a single person has died!"

  Yang Yu Xi lightly exhaled a breath and didn't speak again. He knew what kind of scene would unfold after the brief mental blankness.

  One person's eyes gradually turned red, and then more and more people's eyes turned red...

  A pot of boiling porridge, no one could remain calm, everyone was out of control. The women collapsed to the ground, wailing in pain, the elderly hugged their children, their eyes red and staring blankly ahead, two rows of old tears streaming down their faces. The children were infected by the atmosphere and also cried loudly, except for one child.

  Dong Er clenched his teeth, his bright black eyes filled with tears, but he refused to let them fall. He stared fixedly at Yang Yu Xi, his eyes wide open for a long time without blinking, because if he blinked, the tears would flow out.

  Yang Yu Xi noticed Dong Er's gaze and looked up, unable to help but be stunned.

  The stubbornness revealed in those eyes is so similar to myself back then!

  Yang Yu Xi made her way through the crowd and appeared in front of Dong Er, squatting down to open his arms and gently embracing him.

  As Yang Yu Xi held her like this, Dong Er's big eyes trembled and tears fell, wetting Yang Yu Xi's collar, but Dong Er still bit her teeth and didn't cry out loud.

  Yang Yu Xi's powerful hand gently patted Dong Er's back and softly said: "Dong Er, if you want to cry, then go ahead and cry."

  "Dong Er sobbed and shook his head, saying: 'A man, a real man doesn't cry.'"

  "No, Dong Er, you're wrong. A real man doesn't have tears he can't shed, but rather tears he mustn't shed casually. A true man has tears but doesn't easily cry, only when his heart is truly broken. This time, Brother Yu Xi allows you to cry, so go ahead and cry out loud! But when Dad and Mom come back, don't dare to cry again!"

  Upon hearing this, Dong Er finally couldn't hold back her tears and sobbed out loud, then asked intermittently: "Yu Xi Gege, will Father and Mother really come back?"

  Winter's voice was not loud, but strangely, the villagers' crying stopped intermittently after Winter asked this sentence, and everyone's eyes turned to Yang Yuxi again, with each person's eyes red.

  Yang Yu Xi patted Dong Er's shoulder, stood up again, and raised his voice: "Yes, they will come back! I guarantee to everyone that within a week, all of them will return. Only their appearance may change, but you must believe that they are your loved ones!"

  In the previous conversation with Huo Qiema, Yang Yu Xi also figured out some things. Huo Qiema can quickly lift the seal of everyone's memories, but it's not easy to restore one's appearance again.

  But Yang Yu Xi believes that compared to memories, appearance is secondary.

  "Boom"

  It was unclear who knelt down first, but soon all the villagers were kneeling in Yang Yuxi's direction, their heavy kowtows echoing through the air. No one could say a word, and they simply expressed their heartfelt gratitude in the most primitive way.

  Dong Er's grandfather was overcome with emotion, his eyes brimming with tears, and he trembled as if to kneel down, but was held back by Yang Yu Xi.

  "Yu Xi, you are our village's benefactor!" The old man could hardly get the words out.

  Yang Yu Xi gently shook his head and said, "Grandfather, don't say that. Huo Qi Ma didn't harm the villagers in the first place, otherwise I wouldn't have any way to deal with it."

  "Mr. En, don't speak for that devil! What's the point of not hurting them but taking them away?" A questioning voice came from behind Yang Yu Xi.

  Suddenly, there was a barrage of abuse against Hu Qi Ma.

  Yang Yu Xi raised his hand to suppress all the curses and said: "Fellow villagers, you are all wronging Huo Qi Ma!"

  Yang Yu Xi told Huo Qi Ma how to improve the villagers' strength, but he didn't mention Huo Qi Ma's true intention. He was just eliminating the villagers' hatred towards Huo Qi Ma.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, after he finished speaking, everyone fell silent, each person lost in their own thoughts and not saying a word.

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