Infinite Professions

Chapter 353 - 183: Harvest 3

"Land God bless, Land God bless!"

"Let my eldest return safely!"

"Brother Aqiang..."

The crowd prayed in silence, which made the sounds of battle outside the fortress even more piercing.

In front of everyone, Song Wen sat solemnly, equally silent.

"Master."

His wife approached, handing him a bowl: "Have some water."

Song Wen glanced at her and took the bowl, drinking it all at once. The cool, sweet well water settled his anxious heart somewhat.

As the eldest of the nine sons of the Song Family, although he held the position of village chief, he did not know martial arts, so he couldn’t fight on the front lines and had to stay in the fortress to oversee the situation.

Listening to the cries of battle outside, he was also filled with unease, even prepared to retreat.

This inner fortress was not the last stand; there were also four tunnels leading to the towers at the four corners of the village and outside.

Shen Hex had already given instructions. If any unexpected changes occurred, and they were outmatched, and the village was broken, then he would lead everyone to escape using the tunnels, whoever could make it, would.

Although this was the worst-case scenario, Song Wen was mentally prepared. After all, nothing in the world is foolproof; one must always prepare for the worst and be ready to respond.

Just as Song Wen was tensely waiting...

The sounds of battle outside the fortress finally subsided, seemingly reaching its final stages.

"Bang!!!"

Soon after, the courtyard gate burst open, and a group rushed in; it was Song Ying and several Yellow Turban Warriors.

"Fourth Brother?"

Song Wen hurriedly went forward. Before he could speak, he saw Song Wu being carried in the back: "Third Brother, what’s happened, how did it come to this?"

"It’s a long story!"

Song Ying shook his head: "Let’s first carry Third Brother over and have the doctor take a look."

"Yes, yes!"

Song Wen also came to realize, quickly having Song Wu carried to the front of the Land God Temple, and summoned the village doctor to examine him.

"That’s..."

"The third son of the Song family?"

"He was the leader of the Yellow Turban Warriors, how could he be brought back like this?"

The crowd was startled by this, the atmosphere immediately turning tense.

Seeing the situation was not right, Song Wen quickly looked at Song Ying: "What on earth happened?"

"Ah, don’t mention it!"

Song Ying shook his head: "There was a fierce figure among those bandits, a rough bandit woman, neither Third Brother nor I were her match. We nearly died at her hands, but somehow, Third Brother suddenly erupted with great power and killed her with a single sword strike, but he also fainted himself. I quickly carried him back, hoping the father... Land God would see what happened."

"A bandit woman?"

"Exerting great power?"

Song Wen’s expression was strange, a bit hard to understand, but he quickly grasped the crucial point: "What’s the situation outside now?"

"Of course, we’ve won!"

Song Ying said it matter-of-factly: "The most formidable bandit woman was killed by Third Brother, the remaining small fry couldn’t stand against us, either dead or surrendering. We’re cleaning up outside now."

"Won?"

Song Wen stood there in disbelief.

After a while, he finally reacted, turning to the similarly bewildered crowd, took a deep breath, then shouted: "Villagers, we’ve won, we’ve won!"

"Won?"

"Won!?"

"We’ve won!!!"

The crowd was stunned, then finally came to their senses, immediately cheering.

"We’ve won!"

"Long live the village chief, long live the leader!"

"Land God bless, Land God bless!"

"Long live the Land God, long live the Land God!"

The crowd cheered, unable to contain their joy, even shouting nonsense, proclaiming long-life, but no one scolded, no one cared; everyone was immersed in the joy of victory.