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Yun Ruo Lu and Jin Se followed Ling Xiao into the house. All they saw were some dilapidated straw huts, and the environment was extremely bad.

Not only were there old people and children, but there were also disabled people. Even though winter was approaching, they were only wearing thin clothes. Some of them even had their hands and feet exposed, and their clothes were all pieced together with rags.

On the way here, Yun Ruo knew from Ling Xiao that the village head was an old man in his sixties, blind in one eye and with a broken leg in his middle years.

Because he knew these few words, he became the village head of this poor village and lived a difficult life with the poor people here.

Although Ling Xiao stole things and looted to help the poor village improve their lives, it did not have much effect.

Because Cloud City was a very remote place, there were very few rich people who came here. And they were just using the banner of robbing money to help the poor, so they wouldn't disturb the lives of the commoners in Cloud City at all.

The poor village had nearly a hundred people, and with just the strength of a dozen of them, they could only send some things every month. However, these things were far from enough to satisfy the basic needs of the poor villagers.

Yun Ruo Lu and Jin Se strolled around the village. When Jin Se saw that the lives of these poor people were so hard, she couldn't help but secretly wipe her tears.

Recalling their previous life in the Prince's Mansion, not only did they not worry about food or clothing, they were also never short on expenses. The wasted food was enough to feed the villagers for a year.

"Young master, they are so pitiful! Shall we think of a way to help them? "

When the poor people saw the clothes that Yun Ruo and Jin Se were wearing, they all had a look of amazement in their eyes, as if they had never seen such good clothes before.

"Brother Yun, the village chief has invited you to his house. Let's go take a seat."

After Ling Xiao had distributed the items, he came to find Yun Ruo Lu and brought her and Jin Se to the Village Head's house.

Even though he was the village chief, his living quarters were not any better than the other houses. All the tables and chairs in the house were pitch black. Even the teacups were full of holes.

The village chief was an old man with a head full of white hair. When he saw Yun Ruo Lu and Jin Se, he happily walked out of the house on his walking stick to welcome them.

In fact, the poor villagers did not welcome those people because they always looked down on them and bullied them. Thus, in their eyes, those people were people that loved to get rich.

However, because Ling Xiao said that these two were his friends, everyone treated them warmly and warmly. Thinking about it, Ling Xiao was still someone worthy of respect and trust in the hearts of these people.

"Welcome two guests who have travelled here from afar. My humble house is simple and crude. Please forgive me for not being able to find a good place to host."

The village chief gestured for Yun Ruo Lu to sit down and personally poured tea for them. Even though it was called tea, it was actually a bowl of cold white water.

It was only later on that Yun Ruo realized that in this poor village, having a bowl of water like this was not an easy thing to do.

Yun Ruo Lu saw everything that happened in the poor village with her own eyes, but didn't know what she should say or what she should say. She was afraid that every word she said would cause these poor people to remember their anger and grief.

Thus, she did not dare to say anything, nor did she dare to ask anything.

Guests had come to the village, which was a once in a century event for the poor villagers. The villagers all crowded around the village head's door as if they were looking at a rare animal, staring at Yun Ruo Lu and Jin Se without blinking.

Although these poor people were poor, they were not depressed. Seeing Ling Xiao and Yun Ruo Lu, they all grinned happily, showing their optimistic and lively side.

Yun Ruo Lu chatted with the village chief for a while, and found out from him that all they knew was that Ling Xiao had always been helping the poor village, but they did not know where these materials came from, much less that Ling Xiao had become a bandit.

When he talked about these things, Ling Xiao could only look at Yun Ruo Lu embarrassedly. Yun Ruo Lu understood tacitly, but did not bring it up.

At lunchtime, the Village Head insisted to keep Yun Ruo Lu and Ling Xiao to eat, but Yun Ruo Lu refused. It wasn't that she despised the food in the poor village, but if the village head held a banquet to entertain them, she would probably starve for a few more days.

Leaving the poor village, Yun Ruo Lu's mood was very complicated, and she was also silent.

Ling Xiao could see their expressions and said embarrassedly, "I'm really sorry for making you two hungry for the whole morning. I'll treat you guys to food when we get to the city."

After a long discussion about what to eat, Ling Xiao finally gritted his teeth and said, "I'll treat you guys to beef noodles!"

Although Ling Xiao was a bandit, he did not live a wealthy life because he gave all his savings to the poor village.

For him, the whole night was a luxury.

Yun Ruo smiled, seeing through Ling Xiao's problem, she said: "It's better if I treat you! Just think of it as thanking you for leading the way for us today! "

After the three of them returned to the city, they walked back and forth for several hours. They were tired and hungry, and soon, a big bowl of beef noodles was in their stomach.

If she had not gone to the village, she would have invited Ling Xiao to a feast. But after going to the village, if she spent money in front of Ling Xiao, she would definitely be looked down upon by him.

Therefore, since Ling Xiao had suggested to eat the noodles, she could only treat him to one.

After having their lunch, Yun Ruo Lu did not immediately ask Ling Xiao to go back. Instead, she found a teahouse to discuss some matters regarding the poor village.

"What are you going to do in the future? Is this how they rely on robbing to save poor villages? "

Yun Ruo asked straightforwardly. Everyone knew the situation very well, so there was no need to be polite anymore.

Ling Xiao sighed helplessly, and shook his head: "I don't know either, I'll just take one step at a time! There are still many poor villages like this outside the Cloud City. Every day, there are people who starve to death. "

After Ling Xiao finished speaking, the three of them fell into silence again.

"I heard that Zhi County in Cloud City is a greedy government official who has plundered a lot of people's fat and ointment. If we can steal his money, wouldn't that be able to help a lot of people?"

"That is true, but the people can't beat the officials. Moreover, we only have thirteen brothers in the village, and their kung fu is not good either. If they catch us, I'm afraid they won't even have a chance to live. "It doesn't matter if I die, but I can't implicate those brothers. Once our gang dissolves, I'm afraid those poor villagers will starve to death."

Jinx used his hand to support his chin and stuttered for a long time, but he didn't say anything. He looked pitifully at Yun Ruo Lu, as if he was saying, "Gongzi, why are you hesitating? Please help them!"

Yun Ruo Lu was silent for a while, she tapped the table lightly with her fingers, and looked at Ling Xiao seriously, saying with confidence: "What if I join you guys?"

Hearing this, Ling Xiao choked on his own saliva, looking at Yun Ruo Lu in disbelief.

He didn't doubt Yun Ruo Lu's ability, but he never expected her to be willing to join them.

"Cloud... Brother Yun, you're not joking right? Looking at your clothes and your appearance, you don't seem like an ordinary person at all. Are you really willing to join us? "

Ling Xiao stuttered as he spoke. If Yun Ruo Lu was really willing to join them, it would be the best thing for them.

Yun Ruo Lu nodded her head seriously, "I'm not joking with you because I also want to help those poor villagers."

Receiving Yun Ruo's confirmation, Ling Xiao was so excited that his voice began to tremble, "Yun …" Brother Yun, if you really are willing … If you are willing to contribute to the poor village, then you will be the boss of our village! "

Seeing that Ling Xiao was so excited that he could not speak, Jin Se laughed and joked: "If my family's young master is going to be your boss, I'm afraid that the entire Yun City will have to personally hand over the money!"

"Jin'er!"

Seeing that Jin Se's mouth was open, Yun Ruo Lu could not help but shout out to stop him, lest Jin Se speak too quickly and say something wrong.

Ling Xiao did not mind at all, and did not even suspect Yun Ruo Lu's identity. He only looked at her expectantly.

"No need for boss, I'll be your advisor!"

Helping Ling Xiao and the others with their plans was fine, but if he really became the bandit leader, then there would be many more troublesome matters to deal with in the future.

"No problem!" Then let's make a deal! "

"Hm!" "It's a deal!"

The two of them used tea in place of wine. After clinking cups, it was equivalent to establishing an alliance. In the future, all of them would share good and bad fortune.

"Right, where are our other brothers located?"

After coming to an agreement, Yun Ruo Lu no longer treated him as a stranger and treated him as one of her own.

Because she and Jinsi were both dressed as men, they naturally called each other brothers, just like family.

"That …"

Feeling embarrassed, Ling Xiao turned around and said, "We don't have a place to live, so we stayed in the cave."

Yun Ruo chuckled, and said without a care: "When I was fleeing for my life, I often stayed in caves, so what's there to dislike?"

Hearing this, Jin Se couldn't help but worry as she whispered into Yun Ruo Lu's ear, "Young master, could it be that we're also going to move into the cave to live with them?"

It wasn't that she didn't mind the poor conditions of the cave. After all, they were women. It wasn't convenient for them to live together with a group of men.

During the month she had spent in the military camp, she had deeply experienced the hardships of those days. It was a good thing that Ke Yunjin had taken care of her at that time. Otherwise, she would have really gone crazy from anger.

When she thought of Ke Yunjin, Jin Se's face turned slightly red. There was even a hint of yearning on her face.

Yun Ruo Lu naturally knew of Jin Se's worries. She gave Ling Xiao a tael of silver and continued, "You took this money to buy some weapons. From now on, we will only fight against corrupt officials, so we will definitely need good weapons."

"This …"

Ling Xiao was embarrassed, not knowing whether he should accept it or not. After all, fighting against an official was not something that could be accomplished just with a weapon.