At the foot of Azure Cloud Mountain, Liu Family Village.
The land in Liu Family Village was not overly concentrated, mainly because the Liu Family clan was very powerful.
They did not allow landlords to buy it up. Even if a family was going bankrupt and wanted to sell its land to survive, they had to sell it to the clan.
At the same time, that family would receive some guarantees.
The Clan Head and Clan Elders here held great power.
That day.
Clan Head Liu, Third Great Uncle, Second Uncle, and First Uncle were discussing the bandits on Azure Cloud Mountain.
"First Uncle, those bandits sent someone down the mountain, saying they want to open a Chicken Farm in our village. What do you think this is about?"
First Uncle shook his head. "Since ancient times, when have bandits ever done anything good?"
"This Chicken Farm, if you ask me, is just a den. They claim to be raising chickens, but they're really recruiting members and raising people like chickens."
Second Uncle chimed in as well. "Exactly."
"That's how it is."
"Then are we supposed to refuse?" Clan Head Liu asked.
"We can't refuse. If we do, they'll kill us!"
"Exactly. Those are bandits!"
"What are bandits? They kill without blinking, rob without paying, kidnap and extort, and commit every evil imaginable!"
Listening to the Clan Elders, Clan Head Liu found himself in a difficult position.
In the end, fear won out. They decided to accept for the time being and let them build the Chicken Farm on a patch of wasteland far from the village.
The reason was simple: they feared retaliation.
That was how so-called collusion began. At first, one side was simply afraid and had no choice but to cooperate.
As for why they did not