Aji's father was so worried about his son. Seeing that he was reluctant to rest, he sighed deeply and leaned back in the chair tiredly.
The wind outside made the windows rattle constantly. Aji's mother rolled down the window, turned around and saw Aji's father leaning on the back of a chair, so she tiptoed over to him and said, "Go take a shower first. You haven't slept for a few days. Get a good sleep today.
She really felt sorry for Aji's father and felt that it had not been easy for him recently.
Aji's father naturally heard his wife's worry. He opened his eyes and looked at his wife, then shook his head with a wry smile: "No, there are still a lot of things to do. If anything goes wrong with the old man's instructions, I will be in trouble. Even that stupid boy Aji, I don't know where his brain is, he always forgets. I'm really worried, you don't know I was almost scared to death just now..."
Aji's father's voice is still trembling. It's not that he really thinks Aji is stupid, but it's true that his son is spoiled and doesn't know his place.
A while ago, Aji led his men to kill a group of imperial court soldiers. Aji's father did not say that he did something wrong. After all, this was the idea of the elders in the village, and the elders' ideas were naturally tacitly approved by the old man. But Aji's father was still very worried that his son was too good at doing these things, and in the future...
Aji's mother was also worried when she heard this. She sighed softly, "I also know that this child has a hot temper, but there is nothing I can do. The old man wants to spoil him, who can say no? Everyone is obedient to him, so he will naturally be lawless. I am not worried about anything else now, I am worried... I am worried that he has gone too far in this matter. His father, I know you have no choice, but if you do this kind of thing too much, it will really hurt the harmony of nature. You just let your son... "
Today's children are doomed if they end up in the village.
What Aji has to do is to continue bringing other children like this back to the village.
To Aji, these children were not children, but livestock. However, Aji's mother was different. She could not stand by and remain indifferent.
But Aji's father did not move. He said in a deep voice, "If the old man wants to do it, he has to do it! Otherwise, I don't know if it will hurt the heaven and the earth, but it is true that his life will be in danger. I know what you are thinking. You feel sorry for those children, but I tell you, if we don't listen to the old man, our fate will not be much better than those people. What's more... What's more, this time is a special case. You know, the old man has reached a critical moment again. As long as he succeeds, there will be more than 20 years of peace. In these 20 years, fewer people will die."
Aji's mother didn't dare to argue. She also knew that as a person of low status, it would be redundant to say anything. The old man's request was the most important.
After a moment of silence, she sighed, "Forget it, I'll go see Aji."
At dawn, Aji appeared at the entrance of the village. This time, he was followed by some young wizards in the village. These wizards were carefully selected and would become the elders of the village in the future. Asking them to accompany Aji was also to allow them to get along well with each other in the future.
Aji is as brisk as ever.
After riding for a while outside the village, they had to dismount and walk along a mountain road. He was thinking about Bai Xue in his heart, and soon they got out of the mountains. After finding out the direction, he led his men straight to Beizhen.
Beizhen was the most crowded place in their village, not because it was prosperous, but because it was just the right distance from the village and the most convenient, so the children were usually brought to Beizhen. Aji rode his horse and arrived at the town without any obstruction. He ate first as usual before going to see the children in the ancestral hall.
The ancestral hall was eerie and dark. If it weren't for the light coming through the patio, one wouldn't be able to see anything clearly.
Aji walked in, looked expressionlessly at the children who were huddled together and trembling in fear, and narrowed his eyes.
Someone has come forward to greet him: "Young Master!"
Aji hummed and asked them, "Have these children's blood been tested?"
"We've tried them all. These are the ones we picked out. They're in good health." The man came forward with a smile and pointed at the children. "There are a total of 47 of them. Do you want to let them clean up first?"
Generally speaking, they would be washed clean before being taken to the village.
But this time Aji didn't have so much patience. He was anxious to bring these children back as soon as possible so that he could participate in the operation to Heihua Miao Village.
Although the elders would listen to Grandpa, they would not show mercy if Bai Xue was too ungrateful.
Although that woman was hateful, Aji didn't want her to die.
Seeing that he looked unhappy, the people below didn't dare to say anything. They just smiled and agreed with him.
Ah Ji felt bored. He used to go to the gambling house every time he came to Beizhen, but now he had no interest in it. He just ordered people to put the children together and asked outside, "Is the donkey cart ready?"
These children cannot walk to the mountains by themselves. Once they get there, they have to climb a long mountain road. If they have to walk out of the town, most of them cannot hold on. Therefore, every time we come to pick up the children, we will prepare a donkey cart.
The people below immediately smiled and nodded: "Yes, everything is ready, don't worry."
After that, someone drove the children outside like pigs, and then put everyone on the donkey carts. There were six or seven children on each donkey cart, and there were six donkey carts in total. Aji came out and took a look. He felt a little pain in his cheek, probably because he had a sore throat, so he made a "pfft" sound and got on the horse.
They were in a hurry and it was already dark when they left the town. There were people holding torches in front of them. Ah Ji yawned on the horse and was a little drowsy. Suddenly, he heard a scream from the front and woke up suddenly: "What's going on?!"
The person holding the torch in front didn't say anything, but the torch fell to the ground with a snap.
Aji frowned and said to a wizard beside him with a bad look: "Go and have a look!"
Someone immediately lit another torch. At this time, the children behind were also awakened and gathered together to look at these people in horror.
Some of the very young children began to cry.
The crying made Aji extremely irritated. He turned his head suddenly and shouted, "Stop crying! If you cry again, I will kill you!"
This threat was very effective. The children were frightened and hid in the corner, not daring to make any sound.