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Chapter 6: Chaotic Times

“Misunderstanding? Do we have a misunderstanding?” Lu Wei asked with a forced smile, looking at the two men.

His gaze swept back and forth across their necks, making them feel a chill and their scalps tingle.

“Yes, there must be.”

“Right, it was all because of that Lai Zi last night. We were both deceived by that guy. We were misled by him, and that’s why there was a misunderstanding, disrespecting you, brother.”

“Now that bastard is dead, and it serves him right.”

“Fortunately, we didn’t cause you any harm, brother. Otherwise, we would feel terrible.”

“However, it was wrong of us to disturb your rest so late at night.”

“So, we came here early this morning to apologize to you, brother.”

“And we brought a small token of our apology. Let’s just let this matter go, what do you say?”

After Ma San finished speaking, he took the bag containing half a jin of millet from Chen Qi’s hand and showed the golden millet inside to Lu Wei.

Lu Wei listened to Ma San, considering his words as nothing but hot air. Not a single word was true.

However, when he saw the millet they brought, Lu Wei’s eyes involuntarily lit up.

The north lacked water, so the staple food was generally wheat or millet.

This grain held an extraordinary status in ancient times; the “Ji” in “Jiangshan Sheji” (country and society) referred to it.

Although its taste was far inferior to white flour and rice, in this famine era, it was a lifesaver. Taste? Did that even matter?

He was just worrying about where to get some food today, and this was like someone delivering a pillow when he was drowsy.

If he could get this half jin of millet, and with the return system, this millet in his hands could increase tenfold.

Moreover, in the current situation, it was best to avoid a fight if possible.

There would be plenty of opportunities for revenge in the future.

Now that the other party was willing to reconcile and even give gifts, it wasn’t a bad deal. He would get the millet first.

As for what would happen in the future, who could say for sure?

So, Lu Wei nodded: “So that’s how it is. It seems I have wrongly accused the two of you.”

“Since I don’t blame you two for this matter, let’s do as you say. Let bygones be bygones, and let’s not take it to heart.”

Anyone could lie through their teeth.

As he spoke, Lu Wei put the hatchet back on his waist, and the killing intent on him instantly dissipated.

Seeing Lu Wei put away the hatchet, the two men breathed a sigh of relief. Ma San stepped forward and handed the half jin of millet to Lu Wei.

“A small token of our apology, brother. Please don’t think it’s too little.”

Lu Wei reached out and took it without hesitation, forcing a smile: “Haha, not at all. We can consider this a fortunate encounter. Let’s interact more in the future.”

Ma San’s small, mung bean-like eyes narrowed into slits as he smiled.

“Definitely, definitely. Then we’ll go back first. Let’s talk later.”

“Okay.”

Lu Wei smiled and nodded, watching the two men walk away, his gaze thoughtful.

There was something wrong with these two. Could they have poisoned the millet?

“Third Brother, that was half a jin of millet, just given to him like that?” Chen Qi asked with a pained expression.

Ma San sneered: “What else could we do? If we don’t get rid of him, do you want to lose sleep every night?”

“There are only a thousand days to be a thief, but not a thousand days to guard against a thief.”

“Damn it, what a waste of that half a jin of millet. It would have been so delicious stewed into porridge with some pork.”

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Having wasted some time, Lu Wei hurriedly pulled the sled to catch up with the caravan ahead.

At noon, the caravan stopped to rest, and the refugees following behind dared not move forward alone, so they had to stop as well.

Every day at this time, some refugees would take out some items and trade them.

Some sold clothes, some sold gold and silver, some sold their sons and daughters, some even sold themselves, and some even openly sold human flesh.

Almost all transactions were for food.

But at this time, food was equivalent to life, and no one would take out the food they had.

Even if someone offered ten taels of silver per jin, they wouldn’t be able to exchange it for a single grain of food.

Therefore, most people were considered lucky if they could exchange for some grass roots and wild vegetables.

Lu Wei had only that half jin of millet in his hands, and he had to keep it for emergencies; he definitely wouldn’t take it out to buy these useless things.

On both sides of the road, there were people with numb expressions, dying, women and children with straw marks on their heads, being sold cheaply.

Lu Wei looked around and sighed slightly. In chaotic times, human life was as worthless as grass.

After resting for a while, Lu Wei pulled Younger Sister and continued on their way, trying to stay as close to the caravan as possible.

This way, they could find a place to camp earlier at night.

Looking at the fully armed guards of the caravan and the carts of supplies, Lu Wei couldn’t help but feel envious.

If he had known that there were martial artists in this world, he would have found a way to learn martial arts long ago, and he wouldn’t be so downfallen now.

When he first arrived, he thought he was in some ancient period on Earth, after all, the language and characters were the same.

The villagers were short-sighted and lacked knowledge; some had never even left the village in their entire lives.

Asking them wouldn’t yield any useful information.

And the village was far from the city, hundreds of miles of mountain roads, with all kinds of ferocious beasts roaming around. To enter the city, one could only go with the village caravan.

And the village only organized a trip to the city to purchase supplies once a year.

Lu Wei had transmigrated for half a year and hadn’t had the chance to go to the city.

It wasn’t until this escape that he realized that this world was not simple.

Fortunately, their village was on the way south, and the news was relatively well-informed.

Otherwise, they might not even know to escape and would have become food for monsters without knowing it.

He wondered how many villages like this there were.

“What are you looking at! Get lost!”

Just as Lu Wei’s thoughts were wandering, a shout came from beside him, bringing him back to his senses.

He looked up and saw a guard with a sword at his waist and a thin outfit, looking at him with disgust, as if he were looking at a stray dog.

Lu Wei didn’t say anything, turned around calmly, and walked to the side.

Although he was very unhappy, he could only endure it. These guards were all martial artists, not ordinary people like him who could be provoked.

Otherwise, with so much food in the caravan and only a hundred or so people, wouldn’t anyone want to rob this caravan with so many refugees around?

Of course, there were.

At the beginning, someone led a crowd to try to rob the caravan.

As a result, thousands of people rushed forward, and within a quarter of an hour, there were only corpses left on the ground.

Thousands of people returned with less than half remaining.

Even so, the owner of the caravan did not let them go, and after pursuing them, none of those who participated in the robbery escaped.

Many innocent people also died.

And Lu Wei had witnessed the horror of martial artists with his own eyes. Their movement speed was simply not something ordinary people could react to.

With a single sweep of the sword, more than a dozen people were cut in half, their internal organs scattered all over the ground, making his face turn pale.

Therefore, he dared not provoke these martial artists who were completely different from ordinary people.

A wise man does not fight when the odds are against him. Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west, don’t bully the young and poor, don’t bully the middle-aged and poor…

When he became successful in the future, he would see how he would deal with them.

After the caravan had gone far away, Lu Wei continued forward.

Unconsciously, the sky gradually darkened.

The caravan stopped and began to prepare for camping.

Lu Wei also pulled Lu Xiaoxiao and found a remote, sheltered place to stop, preparing to start a fire and camp.

Unexpectedly, the system suddenly sounded.

“Ding, Host consumed (gifted) 1 point of stamina for the return target, triggering return reward: 10 points of stamina.”

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