Ranked Ninth on the Ten Great Evildoers Ranking

Someone in the crowd shouted:

"Oh no, Black Impermanence must have found out about this. You'd better run!"

"Black Impermanence is extremely terrifying; we are no match for him at all."

Suddenly, a loud laugh rang out, "You bunch of ants, where do you think you're going?"

Black Impermanence suddenly appeared, holding a long sword in his hand, coldly staring at them and saying, "It's not too late to beg for mercy now, and I'll spare your lives; otherwise, you're doomed."

Old Master Feng sneered:

"Black Impermanence, you have no right to kill me. We are just exiled."

"If the emperor ever remembers us, we still have a chance to make a comeback."

Black Impermanence laughed loudly:

"Feng Weizheng, you've been an official of the imperial court your whole life, are you still so clueless?"

What Spring and Autumn Annals dream is this about making a comeback?

Let me tell you the truth! Entering the Valley of Evildoers means your life is over; you'll never be able to turn things around.

Black Impermanence picked up the large knife, but his leg was suddenly tripped by countless vines that wrapped around him.

He sneered, "You dare use such a petty trick on me?"

With a loud "bang," the vines covering his body exploded.

Black Impermanence sneered, "A bunch of weaklings, actually thinking you can trap me with vines? You're far too naive."

His broadsword was about to swing, but suddenly he gasped for breath and knelt on one knee. Zhou Wanwan looked down at him and said, "Ninth on the Ten Great Evildoers Ranking, and you're nothing special?"

Black Impermanence cursed, "You brat, what exactly did you use on me?"

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said:

"You bald geezer, weren't you so capable?"

"Just go ask the King Yan! I'm too lazy to waste words with him."

The Old Scholar Tree simply stripped everything off its trunk and put it into the treehouse, tearing up the rest to make nutrients.

He said as he sucked blood:

"Wanwan, the energy within him is too powerful. I feel like I'm absorbing their energy every time."

I'll become a little stronger, and it feels really good.

Zhou Wanwan looked at it and said, "You mean, you can level up?"

The Old Scholar Tree nodded and said:

"Yes, I've discovered that as long as I absorb the skills of these highly skilled people, I can level up, and I'll become much stronger than before."

"Especially my root system, its resilience is much stronger than before."

Zhou Wanwan never expected that such a mutation would occur.

Because in her previous life she had more contact with these small plants.

I didn't come into contact with many large trees, let alone trees that were hundreds of years old in my previous life.

She rarely had the chance to communicate with trees that were hundreds of years old, but now it was different. Not only were there many trees that were hundreds of years old, but there were also many people with high-level kung fu skills.

People with exceptional martial arts skills in their past lives are extremely rare.

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Anyway, this is a good thing. Let's go to his room and take a look."

The wooden houses here are all simple, and it's quite difficult to survive in such a cold winter.

Old Master Feng said, "Countless people freeze to death here every year. This wooden house is not resistant to the cold at all; it's drafty inside."

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "It really is Ningguta; the environment here is indeed harsh."

Only the wooden cabin at the very back of the woods looked different from the others.

The house was much taller than the others, with thick wooden pillars at the four corners, and the doors and windows were all nailed shut with thick wooden boards.

Two strings of red chili peppers hung under the eaves, and a polished deer skull hung above the door.

Pushing open the door, a blast of heat hits you; the fire pit is burning brightly, and the copper kettle is bubbling away.

The ground was covered with thick reindeer hides, which felt soft and comfortable underfoot. Compared to the icy and snowy landscape outside, it was like two completely different worlds.

Zhou Wanwan raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is this where the Black Impermanence lives?"

Old Master Feng quickly nodded and said, "Yes, that's where he lives. The villagers outside want to thank you, you see..."

"This room is quite big," Zhou Wanwan asked. "How many people are here in total?"

Old Master Feng said softly, "There are over a hundred thousand people in total."

Zhou Wanwan asked in surprise, "How much?"

"More than 100,000 people, most of whom were officials of the imperial court, ranging from high-ranking officials in prefectures to low-ranking officials in counties."

Others were wealthy merchants from Jiangnan and the Central Plains who were accused of treason because they refused to hand over their assets.

"The whole family was brought to this harsh and cold place and suffered a lot. Many of them have already..." Old Master Feng sighed.

Zhou Wanwan said, "Let's get a rough estimate first! Then we'll ask them what they plan to do with these people."

When Old Master Feng heard a knock at the door, he opened it and saw dozens of people walking in.

Old Master Feng looked at them and said, "You've received the news too! Come in!"

As soon as those dozens of people entered, they immediately knelt down on the ground.

Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said, "Get up right now, why are you kneeling before me?"

Those people said with tears in their eyes:

"Without your help, we'd probably die here. Please, please take us in!"

We have nowhere to go. We were all once high-ranking officials of the imperial court. If you need us, we will do anything.

Nobody wants to be in this harsh, cold place.

Suddenly someone spoke up:

"Young lady! I am Qin Shan, the General Who Guards the North of the Great Xia Kingdom!"

I originally had more than 800 brothers under my command. They followed me to guard the border and fight against the barbarians. Each one of them was a hero who could take on ten men!

They were sent to the Ningguta Forest Farm, and after several years, only a little over three hundred remain!

He bowed deeply to Zhou Wanwan and said:

"Girl, by dealing with those Black Impermanence, you've saved our lives."

I, Qin Shan, am willing to lead these three hundred-plus brothers to follow you!

Although we were starving and freezing, we were still soldiers of the Great Xia at heart!

We haven't forgotten our swords, spears, and clubs; we haven't lost our fighting skills! Just say the word, young lady, and we'll go through fire and water without hesitation!

As soon as the words were spoken, the three hundred soldiers outside roared, "We are willing to follow the general! We are willing to obey the young lady's commands!"

Zhou Wanwan felt a chill run down her spine; why did she feel so strange right now?

Doesn't this look like she's rebelling?

She simply wanted to farm in the mountains and occasionally help disaster victims.

But why are there more and more people being rescued now?

The number of people in the mountain village is also increasing.

This situation is somewhat different from what she expected.

Shen Jingzhi, the former Book of Documents of Revenue, also stepped forward and said, "I am Shen Jingzhi, the former Book of Documents of Revenue. We are all officials from the previous dynasty, and we also want to find a way to survive."

Zhou Wanwan's head was about to explode; she never expected that there would be officials from the previous dynasty in the forest farm.

What is the concept of a previous dynasty?

If she shelters these officials from the previous dynasty, wouldn't that be tantamount to plotting a rebellion?

Isn't that inappropriate?