Chapter 261 (1/2)

Floating Chopsticks (1)

At this moment, it seemed like this group of people had found out something new about Ye Lang again - he was a little blur. Of course, they found out later that he wasn’t just a little blur, he was indeed a very... dopey... person.

However, this personality of Ye Lang made everyone more protective of him. They didn’t let anyone fool him because they all thought he was gullible.

Although it was sometimes said that the ones who targeted Ye Lang had dug themselves a hole for them to jump in (as Ye Lang would always put them in a difficult position in the end), it didn’t seem like Ye Lang was pretending to be a pig to prey on the tiger, it was merely a pure coincidence. This made people even more dejected.

[Note: pretending to be a pig to prey on the tiger (Chinese idiom) = playing dumb to lull your opponent into a false sense of security]

“Why are the drivers like this? They drove off immediately after taking my money! If that’s the case, I’ll pay them a deposit first and then rest only when I reach my destination!” Ye Lang had already been abandoned twice by his coachman now, hence was having the thought to change his payment method.

Everyone fell silent. There was nothing to do with the deposit. Even if you didn’t give a penny, you’ll eventually have to pay after you’ve arrived. In this case, it’d still end up being the same.

“Well then, sir, can you walk?” asked the skinny dark man. He was afraid Ye Lang and Little Xin who had a delicate body might not have ever walked before, which was why he went to find a carriage for them.

“Yes, let’s go! Lead the way!” Ye Lang nodded. He wasn’t the kind of rich and pampered person. He had walked hundreds of miles or even further before in the past, and as for Little Xin, well, she was ‘different’.

After Ye Lang’s reply, everyone proceeded to bring Ye Lang to the nearest town immediately. Ye Lang was surrounded by them and they were all talking to him.

During the conversation, Ye Lang got to know more about the situation. He understood that these thousands of people were only a small part of it. There were at least a hundred thousand people who fled here.

The entry of these people seemed to bring a great burden to the Sacred City and also had a massive impact on the Ai La Empire.

At the same time, Ye Lang also heard more about Gomera, learning about their cultures and their odious leader.

Ye Lang said a few words regarding what he heard about the leader, “You all don’t have to hate him. He won’t be having a good life after losing you all.”

The skinny dark man was still next to Ye Lang when he replied, “They will still be able to live happily. In fact, they will be happier without us. They think of us as lowly citizens!”

“How are you so stupid? He can’t maintain his regime without his people. After this, even if your emperor doesn’t kill them, they’ll still die very badly.”

“If I was your emperor, I would definitely let them stay there and would never allow them to leave. I wouldn’t provide any help to them as well,” said Ye Lang.

“Why is that?”

“Think about it, there’s already a problem without one or two thousand of you all there as no one is working in Gomera right now. And we’re talking about losing everyone, so there would be no new food producers. Even if they’d already saved up some food, they’ll run out eventually! Oh, I’m going to inform my seventh brother, hehe…”

Ye Lang suddenly thought of a way that would allow the Ye family to earn money and to punish the leader at the same time. The ones left in Gomera right now were the aristocrats and those refugees who couldn’t escape.