Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1317 617: Barren Land

Song Demei looked at Liang Zhongde in front of her and asked, "Did you just say you killed that bastard?"

Liang Zhongde lowered his head and said, "I persuaded him to return to the village with me, he didn't listen, so according to your orders, I..."

Song Demei smiled slightly and said, "Good kill, that bastard truly deserved death."

Liang Zhongde lowered his head, and his heart suddenly felt much lighter.

But Song Demei's second son, Yue Congde, couldn't figure out what this maneuver was.

"Mother, you killed Tang Xinde, will the Foreigner let it slide peacefully?"

Song Demei glanced at her second son, "You still expect him to let it slide peacefully?"

The second son has been speaking very little lately, and when he does speak, he always observes others' attitudes.

She knew the second son in front of her was not the real second son, but she never revealed it, because the current second son brought her a lot of benefits.

Song Demei made a move against Little De because she didn't want to continue the deadlock; she aimed to drive Cui Tiq mad. If Cui Tiq didn't act soon, she herself would not be able to hold on.

Yesterday, Song Demei received news that Li Qi had sent a batch of food to De Song Cliff.

Cui Tiq threatened De Song Cliff with a disease, this Song Demei could endure.

Li Qi drove away the disciples of the Great Clan Gate, this Song Demei could also endure.

Even when Li Qi killed her son, she could endure it.

But Li Qi sending food to De Song Cliff, this Song Demei could not endure.

She knew very well the nature of the Virtue Cultivation group, if this batch of food truly reached De Song Cliff, and the Virtue Cultivation group no longer worried about eating and drinking, there would be few left willing to follow her into battle.

This soft nail pierced her heart, making it hard for her to breathe; continuing to grind down with Cui Tiq would extinguish the spirit of De Song Cliff, and everything done before would turn to nought, so she decided to make a risky move.

If she led people to actively climb the mountain and besiege Cui Tiq, it would be hard to explain when the Peddler pursued the matter afterward.

She sent Liang Zhongde up the mountain, hoping to trick Tang Dexin into returning to the village, forcing Cui Tiq to come down and engage in battle within the village.

The reason for choosing Liang Zhongde was because this child seemed very loyal, and she surmised that Cui Tiq wouldn't be too wary of a child.

She specially gave Liang Zhongde a Traveling Cultivation Treasure, as long as Liang Zhongde used it, he would be like struck with Thousand Mile In A Step, directly flying back to De Yuan Village.

And now that Liang Zhongde killed Tang Dexin, Song Demei felt this result was acceptable: "That bastard is dead, let's see if that Foreigner dares to come and fight to the death."

Yue Congde shook his head and said, "Mother, if that Foreigner truly comes to fight to the death, what will we do?"

Song Demei asked, "Are you afraid of him?"

Yue Congde nodded, "Of course, he's Green Flower's disciple!"

Song Demei sneered, "Go and call everyone from De Song Cliff, men, women, young and old, let him kill randomly, let's see how many he dares to kill!"

Yue Congde increasingly couldn't fathom Song Demei's thoughts, "Mother, this Foreign Devil is Green Flower's disciple, the more people there are, the faster the disease spreads, aren't we just sending him heads?"

Song Demei didn't want to speak too heavily, and explained patiently, "Do you know why the Foreigner wants to come to De Song Cliff?"

Yue Congde blinked and said, "I heard, it's because the Peddler sent him."

Song Demei asked again, "He's Green Flower's disciple, why does the Peddler still let him come out to harm people?"

Yue Congde shook his head, as he truly didn't know this situation.

Song Demei said, "I've long investigated this matter, the Peddler wants him to do things, but doesn't allow him to kill indiscriminately. If he kills too many, it violates the Peddler's rules, so during this entire period, he hasn't dared to spread disease in the village!"

Upon hearing Song Demei's explanation, Yue Congde somewhat understood her intention.

She grasped Cui Tiq's soft spot of not being able to kill indiscriminately, called all men, women, young and old together, and showed them to Cui Tiq, forcing him to act.

If Cui Tiq goes on a killing spree, it will surely anger the Peddler, and to avoid the Peddler's punishment, Cui Tiq will definitely have to leave De Song Cliff.

If Cui Tiq hesitates and doesn't dare to act, Song Demei plans to strike ruthlessly, hoping to drive Cui Tiq away; if she can't, she'll kill him!

Since he first came to the village to cause trouble, even if the Peddler blames her later, Song Demei can justify it.

This risky move can force Cui Tiq into a corner and unite De Song Cliff against a common foe.

Especially the alignment against a common foe, this is most important to Song Demei. In her view, if these Virtue Cultivation folks aren't willing to fight for her, they might as well be sent to their deaths.

"What are you still dawdling for? Go call people!"

Yue Congde hurriedly went to call people, according to Song Demei's plan; the more people he called, the greater the chance of victory.

The second son was indeed quick in his work; soon, he had called key figures from several surrounding villages.

Song Demei shouted at the crowd, "That evil foreign villain has now shown his true colors, wanting a life-and-death struggle with us. We at De Song Cliff can't tolerate his bullying. Everyone, today as long as..."

In the middle of speaking, the eldest son, Yue Xingde, rushed over shouting, "Mother, that Foreign Devil has gone mad, bringing many Knife Labor Ghosts into the village."

Song Demei's expression was calm, this was all within her expectations: "Don't be afraid of him! Let the old and young go up first, surround him, let's see if he dares to strike!"

Yue Xingde couldn't quite articulate the current situation: "In the village, a few elders went up to reason with him, said just two sentences, and suddenly broke out in rashes. Once these rashes appeared, these people couldn't move."

"What kind of rashes?" Song Demei had had dealings with Green Flower before and knew which color of rash was most deadly.

Yue Xingde hesitated on how to describe them, "The color of the rash is quite special, it seems to be black..."