The Herbal Scents of Farm Life-Chapter 2907 - 2908: He Who Loses the People’s Support Loses the World
Who wants to be constantly yelled at, beaten, and possibly even have their life taken away?
"Why can’t we steal? As long as we can leave Qianji Pond, stealing wouldn’t be a big deal."
The key, however, is to be able to leave Qianji Pond after stealing. If they can’t get away, then it’s truly a matter of life or death, so they’re really torn and hesitant about taking this risk.
"No way, what if we’re caught? Grandfather is so vicious, he would beat us to death. Let’s wait a few more years, until Grandfather dies naturally, then we won’t be beaten."
"When will that happen? Grandfather is strong and healthy, do we have to wait hundreds or thousands of years? Third Brother waited like this, and in the end, he was beaten to death.
Ninth Brother also had a claw broken; now he only has one left and is frequently bullied by other brothers.
With this kind of waiting, when will it ever end?"
"True."
The two spiritual beasts engaged in their own conversation, discussing whether they should go against their Grandfather.
"Earlier, Grandfather was almost killed by that human. Did you see that? Not a single one of Dad, Uncle, or Brother raised any alarm; probably because they share the same thoughts as us..."
Ideally, that human would just kill Grandfather!
Of course, they wouldn’t dare say this out loud. If Grandfather heard it, it would be the end of them.
Lin Changhong felt completely beaten by them, disgusted by the old chieftain’s malevolence.
Thinking back, what these two spiritual beasts talked about should be among the more significant grievances they’ve had against the old chieftain. There are probably many more.
To treat his own descendants in such a manner, he must be even harsher towards other spiritual beasts, which explains why those beasts have no respect for the old chieftain.
This old chieftain has truly lost the hearts of the spiritual beasts. Even if they fought him to death, not a single beast would speak a word against them.
Perhaps when the old chieftain dies, they might even have a grand celebration.
Isn’t this what they mean by the loss of people’s hearts leading to the loss of the kingdom?
Even his own grandsons are torn about stealing the token and escaping Qianji Pond, and from him, their own grandfather, while other spiritual beasts need not be mentioned.
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"We’ve gathered almost all the information."
Outside, after chatting with the two spiritual beasts for a while, he earnestly persuaded them not to think about stealing from their own grandfather.
Only when they shook their heads and promised not to do it, did they feel satisfied enough to return.
"How did it go? Where’s the most likely place the item might be kept?" Yuan Jue asked, while the Wallflower Trio looked at them eagerly, urging them to speak.
"Quick, tell us."
"According to the information we gathered, that old guy is most likely to keep the token on himself," Captain Liu told everyone.
Is there anything more secure than keeping the treasure on your person?
"No."
Lin Changhong shook his head, disagreeing with Captain Liu.
"According to what those two spiritual beasts outside said, the old chieftain rarely goes out and is always in his cave, never coming out unless absolutely necessary."
"What do you mean?"
The others didn’t understand Lin Changhong’s words.
