Next.
At last, no further complications arose.
The Gu Family Village procurement convoy returned safely to Gu Family Village. By then, the sun was nearing the horizon, and Gu Changming, along with several senior clan elders of the main family, was waiting outside the village after receiving the news.
When they saw Gu Dajiang's miserable state and the convoy's bedraggled condition, everyone was shocked.
Gu Changming barked in a deep voice:
"Go back first. We'll talk inside!"
Quite a few villagers were watching from afar. Seeing the procurement convoy's injured men and smelling the heavy stench of blood made their hearts pound in fear.
Once the convoy had passed by,
some villagers who had received word rushed over and immediately broke into wails of grief. This was especially true for those who had lost the men in their families. It was nothing short of a devastating disaster.
Gu Erniu held Li Lian, who had rushed over after hearing the news, and hurriedly comforted her in a soft voice. Her eyes were blurred with tears. This was already the second time in such a short span.
Many villagers clutched corpses and wailed. A sorrowful, mournful atmosphere blanketed the area outside the village.
Gu Sheng fell silent.
A servant from the main family came over and respectfully invited Gu Sheng to the main residence.
Gu Sheng nodded, gave Gu Erniu and the others a nod, then followed the servant away.
Some of the survivors looked at Gu Sheng with envy. They knew he had rendered great service this time and might finally be able to completely shed his tenant farmer status. Yet when they thought of his extraordinary archery, they felt it was only natural.
Gu Sheng followed the servant to a side room.
"Lord Dajiang instructed me to have you rest