I traveled through time and space and found a mute boy: That’s enough, I feel sorry for him

Chapter 240 The Night Before

Time is running out.

Xu Shu also made a quick decision: "Do you know how many young and middle-aged laborers there are in Qingshui Town and the surrounding villages?"

"150,000?" Xiao Ran gave a rough estimate. "You want the people to fight to the death with Feng Dan and his gang of lunatics? That's impossible."

"We just have to hold on for two days. After two days, Qiao's army will arrive."

"You are a politician and you love your people like your own children. You should know that this is the best way."

Xiao Ran was silent for a moment, then he said, "I'll try."

"Take out all the crossbows in the warehouse. I can also provide a batch of weapons, but they cannot be equipped to civilians."

"How many Qiao family soldiers are there in your house?"

"They..." Xiao Ran hesitated a little, "They have a leader, and they probably won't listen to you."

"I don't plan to command the battle." Xu Shu laughed, "I value my life. Forget it, I'll go ask Qiao Wan."

Xiao Ran agreed and went out to gather his retainers and the people.

Xu Shu was about to go out, but was stopped by Mu Jinghua. It was only at this moment that he felt a sense of urgency about what was about to happen: "Xu Shu."

"It's okay." Xu Shu pulled out a gun and gave it to him, "Use it for self-defense."

Mu Jinghua took the gun and whispered, "Can I..."

"No." Without listening to him finish, Xu Shu knew what he wanted to do, "Go find Qu Xiu and Qi Huairen, and go to sleep when it's late at night. Xiao Mansion... is the safest place."

Mu Jinghua looked at Xu Shu stubbornly.

He knew very well that even though he was domineering and decisive in killing people on weekdays, facing Feng Dan's army, he was nothing more than... a burden to Xu Shu.

Protecting yourself well is the greatest help to Xu Shu.

But he just...he didn't want to.

Seeing him like this, Xu Shu had no choice but to back off: "I'll take you to see Qu Xiu and the others."

"Xu Shu." Mu Jinghua still wanted to fight for it.

Xu Shu said in a deep voice: "Mu Jinghua, be obedient."

obedient……

Mu Jinghua couldn't help but feel discouraged, so he had to act coquettishly: "Then send me to Master, I'm scared."

Xu Shu handed Mu Jinghua to Qi Huairen, and took out a knife from his arms and gave it to Qu Xiu: "You are the senior brother, you can protect the master and junior brothers, right?"

Qu Xiu looked at the knife in his hand, his Adam's apple rolled, and then he nodded heavily: "I am the only man here, I can protect everyone."

"Me too." The person who spoke was Xiao Wuyan. The smart little kid looked at Xu Shu and said, "Big brother, give me a knife too. I will protect my pretty brother."

The handsome brother he was talking about was Mu Jinghua. Xu Shu sneered in his heart, but still gave him a helping hand generously.

Xiao Wuyan cheered and gestured in the air excitedly.

Xu Shu ignored him and looked at Mu Jinghua: "Don't be afraid."

Mu Jinghua said nothing and looked at him with red eyes.

Xu Shu hugged him, kissed him gently on the forehead, and said, "Don't be afraid."

Mu Jinghua's nose felt sore and his voice became hoarse: "Please don't be in any trouble. Please don't be in any trouble."

"It'll be okay." After saying that, Xu Shu turned and left.

Xu Shu went to meet Qiao's army and found out that their leader was actually Qiao Er.

Qiao Er obviously still remembered Xu Shu. Seeing him, he smiled softly, "Long time no see, Master Xu. You came to look for me in person. You must be here to seek revenge."

"Revenge will definitely be sought," Xu Shu stretched out his hand towards Qiao Er, "but not now."

Qiao Er chuckled, not quite understanding what Xu Shu meant. It was only after Qiao Wan reminded him that he held Xu Shu's hand suspiciously.

Then, Xu Shu knocked him to the ground with one hand.

"A greeting gift." Xu Shu looked at Qiao Er, who fell on his back, and clapped his hands, "Don't mind."

Qiao Er didn't mind. Instead, he stood up excitedly and prepared to challenge Xu Shu to a duel.

Xu Shu kicked him and said, "Let's talk about it after we survive."

Qiao Er snorted, not caring about it: "Feng Dan's little bastard, Grandpa can kill one in each hand. What are you doing here?"

"I am just a poor, defenseless commoner. I come here to surrender. I hope Mr. Qiao can be kind enough to give me shelter."

"You're asking me for protection?" Qiao Er's expression was indescribable. "You're asking me for protection, but you just fell on your butt? Do you have any sincerity?"

"Of course." Xu Shu made a gesture of invitation, "Let's talk after we have read it."

Qiao Er was a little unhappy, but Qiao Wan was very interested and even called Xuan Er: "Let's go and take a look together."

Qiao Er still had to give Qiao Wan face, so he followed reluctantly.

Xu Shu brought them to the original room and took out all the swords in the ring.

These are the weapons he made using the iron ore he was allocated over the past two years.

In troubled times, it is not so much the people with weapons who are powerful as it is the people with weapons in their hands.

Xu Shu's original plan was to settle down in a corner, and when the production of swords in his hands stabilized, he would become a wealthy arms dealer and make a fortune from the war.

But now Feng Dan has come to him, and Xu Shu can only take out his own savings to help.

When Qiao Er saw the room full of swords and knives, he froze in his tracks. Qiao Wan, on the other hand, quietly approached Xu Shu and whispered, "Why are you so stingy? Aren't you going to take out those good things you hoarded in the apocalypse?"

Xu Shu rolled his eyes: "Can Qiao Jianhong be trusted? He wants me to be open-hearted?"

"He's your brother, why don't you show us your hard stuff?"

Qiao Wan stopped talking and looked at Qiao Er: "How about this sincerity?"

"Oh my goodness, let me try the knife first."

"As you please." Xu Shu made a gesture of invitation.

These things were studied by Xu Shi for a long time and improved by Xu Shu. Although the carbon content may not reach the modern technological level, it is definitely better than the ancient forging technology.

Qiao Er was an experienced man. He knew the good from the bad after swinging the knife twice. He even changed his address immediately: "Brother, this thing is sincere enough."

Xu Shu hummed: "How many people do you have?"

"Three thousand people." Qiao Er glanced at the room, "Is that enough for you?"

"Enough." Xu Shu said succinctly, "Now is a critical moment, I won't beat around the bush. I'll give you three thousand knives. Can you protect the peace of Yuzhou for two days?"

"Two days?" Qiao Er laughed, "Even if there are only 3,000 of us in the city, we can still defend it for ten days."

Xu Shu didn't know whether this was just a boast or not, but even if they failed, he still had a way to get out of this unscathed, so he just said, "After the mission is accomplished, you must return the knife to me."

"How can this be possible?" Qiao Er was anxious, "How can you be sincere like this?"

"I'm talking to you instead of Xiao Ran because I'm sincere." Xu Shu smiled at him again, "How much do you think Xiao Ran will pay for it?"

Qiao Er: "You are bullying us because we are poor, right?"

Xu Shu said frankly: "Yes."