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“Gao Yiye!”

Li Daoxuan called out loudly.

Gao Yiye immediately respectfully raised her head and looked up at the sky.

When she raised her head, Li Daoxuan could clearly see her face.

Her features were delicate, her cheeks slightly flushed—truly a beautiful woman.

Unfortunately, she was less than one centimeter tall, too beautiful to…

Ahem!

He was thinking too far ahead!

Li Daoxuan opened his mouth and said, “Send Gao Chuwu to the county town for a trip, find Thirty-Two to help, and get a few skilled craftsmen to come to Gaojia Village.”

Gao Yiye quickly responded.

She called Gao Chuwu over.

With a few words of instruction,

Gao Chuwu and the three young men who had gone to the county town together last time,

after eating a full meal and packing provisions, set off toward Chengcheng County.

Li Daoxuan picked up his Lego bricks again.

He prepared to use them to make a temporary wall for Gaojia Village.

It didn’t need any complex shapes.

He only had to connect the bricks one by one,

forming a long strip.

Then he gently placed the strip into the box,

arranging it in a circle along the outer perimeter of Gaojia Village…

The villagers were still gathering firewood everywhere at that time,

when suddenly they heard the sound of wind and thunder, and the earth shook.

They looked up.

They saw a huge, multicolored bizarre object descending in midair.

It landed all around the village.

It quickly surrounded all of Gaojia Village,

turning into an enormous “city wall” with only an open gate left…

The wall was surprisingly high at two zhang tall, and terrifyingly thick.

Its material was just a bit odd; not as hard as stone, it seemed like the surface could be cut with a knife?

“Wow? What’s going on?”

“Does Gaojia Village suddenly feel like Gaojia City?”

“What kind of strange wall is this?”

“It has colors like a rainbow!”

Amidst the chattering villagers,

Gao Yiye climbed up along the “stairs” to the top of the “city wall.”

She stood at the high city gate and loudly spoke to everyone: “This city wall was granted to us by the Great Deity.”

“In the coming period, there might be many bandits causing turmoil.”

“The Great Deity wants us to make a wooden gate to seal the gate opening.”

“Have people stand guard in shifts. If bandits attack, we will take up weapons and put on iron armor to protect ourselves.”

The villagers quickly acknowledged:

“We respectfully obey the Great Deity’s commands.”

Li Daoxuan quietly watched.

The villagers quickly allocated some people to chop trees and make the gate.

Their craftsmanship was rough.

They felled trees as thick as an arm and stripped off branches.

Then placed them side by side and tied them together with grass rope…

At the same time,

under the arrangements of the Village Chief,

the villagers established the shift schedule for guard duty.

Two villagers carrying bows and arrows seized from bandits,

stood at the city gate, posing like “sentinels,” and it truly looked convincing.

Very good, now the village had basic self-defense capabilities.

As long as these men weren’t foolish, if they saw bandits coming, they could block the gate and defend fiercely; the bandits wouldn’t enter Gaojia Village.

And if they held out until he arrived, it would be fine.

Next, he just hoped Gao Chuwu, sent to the county town, would bring back something useful.

……

Meanwhile, outside the county office in Chengcheng County.

Thirty-Two changed into a neat long gown.

He faced the door-guarding constable and respectfully folded his hands: “I…”

The constable said blankly: “The County Lord has ordered that if it’s you coming, you’re not allowed in under any circumstances.”

Thirty-Two smiled: “I’ve not come to see the County Lord.”

The constable was puzzled: “Then why are you here?”

Thirty-Two said: “I just wanted to inquire about any big events lately. When I served here as a clerk before, I treated you well. Could you give me a small tip without it being too much to ask?”

“This is called repaying kindness with gratitude.”

The constable thought carefully.

True, this clerk always spoke the last four characters with an affected tone that annoyed people a bit.

But the man was decent; he had indeed helped him once before.

Giving him a little news wouldn’t cause harm.

The constable lowered his voice: “Let me hint to you—two days ago, the County Lord sent several teams to some villages to collect grain. Do you remember how Mr. San opposed it and was driven out by the County Lord?”

Thirty-Two said: “I remember that incident very clearly; it was deeply etched in my memory.”

The constable continued: “Teams were sent to Gaojia Village, Wangjia Village, Zhengjia Village… but the Gaojia Village team didn’t bring back a single grain.”

Thirty-Two thought to himself: With the Great Deity guarding there, it was no wonder they collected no taxes. He feared those officials had been dealt with harshly.

The constable went on: “The Zhengjia Village team collected a little tax, less than required. The one to Wangjia Village gained the most—they beat up those lowly folks there, burned an unoccupied broken house, scaring the Wangjia Village people so much they trembled. Finally, taking advantage of darkness, they barged into the lowlifes’ homes and robbed them of their seed grain as tax.”

Upon hearing this, Thirty-Two’s heart skipped a beat; he urgently asked: “Seed grain? You robbed them of seed grain? Heavens! How could you dare take such a thing? Haven’t you heard the saying: ‘Even if starving to death, never eat seed grain’? How could you all actually rob that? This… is utterly acting against justice.”

The constable wore an indifferent expression: “Who cares if they starve? The court pressures us constantly. If taxes aren’t collected, the County Lord will face trouble, and all brothers under him suffer too.”

Thirty-Two grew very anxious: “It’s over! Wangjia Village will likely rebel.”

The constable sneered: “A bunch of lowlifes—what nerve do they have to rebel?”

Thirty-Two didn’t dare waste time at the county office entrance any longer.

He quickly sprinted home.

He returned home.

Facing his wife, children, maids, and servants, he said: “Quickly, quickly, pack your belongings. We must leave the county town and hide for safety. This is called fleeing from danger.”

His wife was a plump middle-aged woman.

Hearing this, she asked in confusion: “Run away? Why?”

Thirty-Two rapidly said: “Three years of drought have left people destitute.”

“The County Lord sent men to rob farmers of their seed grain.”

“That will cause huge trouble.”

“We must escape fast. A step too late and we’ll suffer alongside the County Lord.”

“This is called… ah, no time to think of a phrase—just hurry, pack, and flee.”

Third Lady, hearing this, showed no tension: “Why fear just a few villagers rebelling?”

“Even if they rebel, they’ll just become bandits—they won’t attack the county town, will they?”

Thirty-Two lowered his voice: “You don’t understand!”

“That Wangjia Village isn’t ordinary. There’s a man named Bai Shui Wang Er, who came from Bai Shui County to join relatives—a well-known hero nearby.”

“With one staff in hand, dozens of men can’t near him; his fame spreads far.”

“If he leads a rebellion, raising his arm for a call to arms,—oh goodness, it’ll be awful. Chengcheng County and dozens of surrounding towns and villages could face catastrophe.”

“In short, a wise man avoids danger. Since I no longer work at the county office, fleeing far away is wise.”