Heading to the Central Plains

Tens of thousands of kilograms of ferocious beast meat were piled up in the center of the village.

The entire Lian Clan, numbering in the thousands, gathered in the square in the middle of the village. Gazing at the towering mountain of flesh, they were both awestruck and their eyes gleamed.

This is the meat of a ferocious beast! It's even more precious and delicious than beef from a plow. Eating a big piece of it will give you strength and keep you full for a whole day!

Tens of thousands of kilograms of ferocious beast meat—that's enough to eat for a long time!

However, while some were happy, others were saddened. Those who had previously lorded it over the Lian Clan were now filled with bitterness.

They knew that no matter how good the beast's meat was, they wouldn't get much of it.

"Yun'er, you're back!"

Yi Yun had been gone for two or three days. Although the Brocade Dragon Guard kept assuring her that Yi Yun would be alright, Jiang Xiaorou couldn't help but worry. Now, seeing Yi Yun return safely with so much animal meat, Jiang Xiaorou felt both joy and pride.

As soon as Jiang Xiaorou and Zhou Xiaoke appeared, the villagers made way for them.

Everyone looked at the two little girls with respect and even fawning eyes. They knew that these two little girls were the little princesses of the Lian Clan, and they had absolute say in Yi Yun's affairs. Anyone who disrespected these two little girls was asking for trouble.

"Okay, Sister Xiaorou, you can divide this meat however you like!"

Yi Yun gave the power to distribute the meat to Jiang Xiaorou. In an instant, all the Lian Clan members looked at Jiang Xiaorou with teary eyes, wishing they could kneel down and lick the ground in front of her.

In fact, Jiang Xiaorou is, after all, a woman. Although she is stronger than most women, she is still prone to being soft-hearted.

Yi Yun asked Jiang Xiaorou to divide the meat, but it's difficult for the villain to not get a single piece.

That's over 100,000 jin (50,000 kg) of meat. That's an average of 20-30 jin (10-15 kg) per person.

Yi Yun had anticipated this when he delegated authority to Jiang Xiaorou. But it didn't matter; he had other plans for today.

"Liu Tie, come here..."

Yi Yun waved to Liu Tie.

This made Liu Tie incredibly excited!

Yi Yun actually called out to him first!

This is a good sign, proving that Yi Yun is already treating him like a lackey!

Liu Tie was overjoyed. He bowed and scraped as he approached Yi Yun, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and knelt on one knee. "This humble servant greets Young Master. Young Master is wise and mighty, with unparalleled strength. You slaughter wild beasts as easily as killing dogs, and kill ferocious beasts as easily as killing chickens..."

"Alright!"

Yi Yun interrupted Liu Tie's nonsense speechlessly. For these members of the Warrior Reserve Camp, flattery had almost become an instinct; they felt uncomfortable if they didn't flatter them for a while.

"Young master, there is something I need to report to you," Liu Tie said.

"Hmm?" Yi Yun raised an eyebrow.

"Lian Chengyu... is dead..." Liu Tie received this news last night.

Lian Chengyu's body was already crippled and his life was waning. Coupled with the extreme anger he had been experiencing these past few days, he had reached the point of utter despair.

Despair and pain can destroy a person; if they no longer want to live, then of course they will die quickly.

"Zhao Tiezhu is also dead. As for Lian Cuihua, she's still alive, but now the villagers have a clear stance. They're loyal to the young master, and everyone avoids Lian Cuihua, never wanting to have anything to do with her again..."

The Lian Clan lacked food. For people like Zhao Tiezhu and Lian Cuihua, who were seriously injured or disabled, it was very difficult to survive. Even healthy people could starve or fall ill from hunger, let alone them.

Zhao Tiezhu was finally free, but Lian Cuihua was ostracized by the villagers, and her fate was predictable.

Yi Yun didn't feel anything about this. He believed in cause and effect, and that if you wanted to harm others, you had to be prepared to bear the consequences.

"Young master, what can I do for you?" Liu Tie asked solicitously.

"Hmm... Liu Tie, you'll be in charge of supervising the distribution of the beast meat this time. If anyone shows any ill intentions, take immediate action. Also, I'll be leaving Yunhuang in a few days, taking dozens or even hundreds of people with me. I've already finalized the list; you can start making preparations."

As Yi Yun spoke, he handed Liu Tie a piece of paper. Zhang Tan had already promised Yi Yun that when the Brocade Dragon Guard left, they could take some people with them to his fiefdom.

Yi Yun couldn't possibly bring the entire Lian Clan to the fiefdom. Firstly, the fiefdom couldn't accommodate them all. Secondly, most of the Lian Clan members were simply unruly, greedy for small gains, bullying the weak and fearing the strong, and prone to kicking someone when they were down. They weren't much better than those tyrants. They weren't as domineering as the tyrants simply because they lacked power. If they had power, they would definitely become even more ruthless.

These people can stay in the Great Wilderness and do whatever they want. As for the other kind-hearted people, Yi Yun will take them to his fiefdom. This was something Yi Yun had planned long ago.

Liu Tie excitedly took the paper, and all the other members of the Lian Clan also heard Yi Yun's words!

Yi Yun is leading his men away from the Great Wilderness to his fiefdom!

For a moment, their mouths went dry, and they stared longingly at the piece of paper in Liu Tie's hand, as if it were the most precious treasure map.

Compared to a spot to travel to the Central Plains, a dozen catties of beast meat is nothing at all!

Indeed, Yi Yun had already planned to leave, and since he couldn't eat all the beast meat anyway, he asked Jiang Xiaorou to divide it up. It was fine if those unruly people got a little bit too.

The few pounds of meat they received were enough to get them through this period of food shortage. Yi Yun had done more than enough. After that, they could stay in Yunhuang. Whether they lived or died was up to them.

Liu Tie was breathing rapidly. He glanced at the list. In fact, he knew no more than one hand's worth of characters, but he recognized his own name when it was written together.

Liu Tie saw his name.

He was deeply moved. Yi Yun had placed his name near the top of the list, which made Liu Tie extremely grateful. He vowed to follow Yi Yun faithfully and loyally from now on. He knew that he had no skills other than flattery, so he would just work hard and run errands for Yi Yun.

Liu Tie's greatest advantage is that he's somewhat perceptive. Yi Yun plans to have him work as a servant or something in the future, which will save him a lot of trouble. That's all.

"Thank you, young master, thank you, young master."

Liu Tie kowtowed three times to Yi Yun, expressing his heartfelt gratitude and resolving to follow Yi Yun the future, even at the cost of his life.

Following such a master guarantees a glorious future; who wouldn't want that?

The meat was distributed, and the list was announced. Jiang Xiaorou told Liu Tie how to pronounce the characters.

The names on this list are all kind-hearted people that Jiang Xiaorou and Zhou Xiaoke pointed out at the time.

These people were all moved to tears of joy.

Those who weren't selected looked as if they'd lost their parents; their faces turned pale.

Their initial joy at receiving their share of the meat vanished without a trace.

The meat will eventually run out; what will they do then?

Imagine the hardships they endured in the Great Wilderness, and they felt that their future was filled with gloom and despair.

Yi Yun wouldn't concern himself with these matters. There were too many suffering people in the Great Wilderness; what was a small Lian Clan compared to them? Besides, these people had only themselves to blame.

In this world, some people say that good and evil are rewarded accordingly, but that is just a wishful thinking of suffering people. Heaven is not so fair; true justice is created by humankind.

With absolute power, Yi Yun can establish his own system of justice—good deeds will be rewarded and evil deeds will be punished!

This is what strength brings...

Yi Yun thought so.

That evening, the Lian Clan village was bustling with activity. At Liu Tie's suggestion, people held a bonfire party in the square. One after another, ferocious beasts were roasted, and the aroma of meat filled the air. After eating the meat, people sang songs and danced. Some bold young men took the opportunity to woo the girls they liked.

Jiang Xiaorou didn't attend the bonfire party, so Zhou Xiaoke became the absolute star.

Countless men, all smiles, tried to curry favor with Aunt Wang, hoping to propose marriage. But Aunt Wang looked at all these suitors with disdain.

Hmph, you weaklings, you dare to covet my daughter? Do you think I don't know? You just want to use my daughter to climb onto Yun Wazi's big ship and go to the Central Yun Wazi with him. Dream on!

Although my daughter is not good enough for Yun Wazi, she is definitely not someone that you weaklings can lay a finger on. In the future, Xiao Ke will be Yun Wazi's god-sister or something. Maybe Yun Wazi will like Xiao Ke and take her as his concubine when she grows up!

This was something Aunt Wang was really looking forward to. Aunt Wang knew that Yi Yun would most likely marry a lady from a prestigious family as his principal wife, and even if he were to become a concubine, that would be quite good.

With this in mind, Aunt Wang regarded all those who came to propose marriage as toads trying to eat swan meat, or rather, toads with pimples bigger than those of ordinary toads.

Don't you even know what kind of person you are!

The bonfire party lasted until very late.

The next morning, amidst the envious gazes of many, Yi Yun led his people into several groups, who boarded the large baskets of the Unicorn Giant Rhinoceros and, under the leadership of Sun Jingrui, followed the Brocade Dragon Guard to the Tao Clan.

Along the way, everyone was overjoyed. This was the first time they had left the Spiritual Ground where the Lian Clan lived. They were about to leave the Great Wilderness and head towards the prosperous Central Plains. How could they not be excited?

Even Yi Yun is full of expectations for the future.

Shortly after Yi Yun and his group arrived at the Tao Clan, they received news that the Brocade Dragon Guard was leaving the Great Wilderness. After a brief rest at the Tao Clan, a few days later, Yi Yun and the Lian Clan members boarded a large basket containing ten Unicorn Giant Rhinoceros and began their journey out of the Yunhuang towards the Central Plains of the Divine Kingdom...

[I posted a picture of Lin Xin Tong dancing with a sword under the moon on my WeChat public account. I think it's quite beautiful, and she has the feeling of an ethereal fairy.]

Follow the WeChat official account "Cocooned Cow" (cjld_n), or add friends - official accounts - search for "Cocoon" (canjian in pinyin), and reply with "Lin Xin Tong" or "Lin MM" to see it.

...(To be continued~^~)