Quick Transmigration: Even Extras Want to Be Leading Actresses

Chapter 189 Breakthrough Round (4)

"Then let's raid Wolf Fang Village!" Gu Shijiu perked up.

Cao Huan thought it was feasible, and she now blindly worshipped Gu Shijiu: "Then we must first train the people of Black Wind Village."

"Why?" Gu Shijiu felt that she could take on that Wolf Fang Village all by herself.

“We can’t help them forever; we have to let these people stand on their own two feet,” Cao Huan explained.

The scenes they witnessed along the way were a textbook example of the late period of a dynasty.

It wasn't just the peasants who went up the mountain to become bandits; officials and powerful figures in various places also engaged in all sorts of shady dealings.

There were several peasant uprisings they passed through.

At the time, I was busy getting rid of my pursuers and didn't have time to observe carefully.

Cao Huan felt that even if the emperor hadn't been brought out by Gu Shijiu, his throne wouldn't have been secure.

Upon hearing her words, the emperor's eyelids twitched: "What do you want to do?"

Gu Shijiu was too lazy to use his brain, but seeing Cao Huan offering his, he happily accepted: "Then do you know how to train troops?"

Cao Huan might not know how, but someone else does. She gestured toward the emperor, "Third Lady, no matter how incompetent this man is, he should know how to train troops."

The emperor, of course, resolutely refused. To ask him to help bandits train troops to attack another bandit group was surely insane.

Unfortunately, he has no human rights now.

The emperor's opinion was suppressed by Gu Shijiu's force: "You practice first, and I want to see results before we fight other bandits next time."

"If you don't practice well, we'll cut off the rest of you too."

She recently learned that Li Gui had his entire body removed when he was castrated.

The emperor felt a chill run down his spine; this was utterly outrageous!

He didn't want to do it, but he felt that Gu Shijiu was capable of doing even more heinous things, so he could only agree with tears in his eyes.

He is probably the only emperor in history to have suffered such a humiliating disgrace.

The emperor's mood quickly shifted to the channel of pain.

Gu Shijiu ignored his strange little schemes and called everyone together for a meeting.

After the attack on Wolf Fang Village was announced, the bandits of Black Wind Village below remained expressionless.

They were already worn out by life and had no desire to know what this new boss was up to.

Only Wang San looked worried: "Boss, the Wolf Fang Stronghold is well-equipped. We can't possibly be their match."

Gu Shijiu said she would take care of the first job: "Go and find out about the situation at Langya Village. You can come with me this time."

Once I get some food, you can rest for a while. This man will be the village instructor from now on, and he will be in charge of training you.

Next time, you'll have to do it yourself.

Wang San felt a chill run down his spine: What if there's a next time? Are they really going to rebel?

Although he was afraid of Gu Shijiu's strength, he still braced himself and asked, "May I ask if the chief is planning a rebellion?"

Cao Huan scoffed, "You're not thinking of being granted amnesty, are you? Do you think the court will care if you cause trouble on the mountain?"

This tactic might have worked on some emperors and officials, but given the current situation, it's best to prepare for being executed by slow slicing.

Wang San was shocked to find his plan shattered: "How did you know... and, is the imperial court really going to kill so many people?"

"You can give it a try," Cao Huan said with a smile, seemingly mocking Wang San's naiveté.

Hearing their conversation, the other villagers were displeased.

“Boss, no, Wang San.” The man glanced at Gu Shijiu and quickly changed his address, “You didn’t say that to us before.”

"Yes, didn't you say we'd be able to go down the mountain to farm soon?"

"Brother Wang, we only went up the mountain with you because we trust you. You wouldn't really make us become bandits, would you?"

Emperor: This Wang San has some knowledge, but not much.

Gu Shijiu seemed to understand but not quite: "What are they trying to do with all this?"

Cao Huan sighed with emotion: "That's how farmers are. As long as they can survive, no matter how hard life is, they still want to be good citizens."

Unfortunately, they misjudged the situation by using bandits to threaten the imperial court; the court was afraid they would become outlaws.

Not only were they not afraid, they even planned out their escape routes for them.

The emperor gave Cao Huan another inscrutable look, a look he had often given Cao Huan in recent days.

Cao Huan knew that the emperor was surprised by the knowledge she possessed and was probably up to some wicked scheme.

But Gu Shijiu didn't know that she was whispering to Li Gui, "Is this emperor sick? Even at this point, he still can't resist flirting with other women."

Li Gui didn't understand either. If someone forcibly castrated him, he would haunt that person even as a ghost.

"Perhaps the emperor doesn't care about this," Gu Shijiu guessed wildly.

Wang San felt a little flustered as so many people surrounded him demanding an explanation.

He glanced at Gu Shijiu, but the other man had no intention of acknowledging him and was still discussing the emperor's psychology with Li Gui.

Clearly, it's pointless for two people who have never been emperors to have a meaningful discussion.

"Could this be the legendary Stockholm syndrome?" Gu Shijiu rubbed his chin.

"Third Sister, what does this mean?" Li Gui didn't understand.

"Oh, that's not important. Why are they starting to fight?"

The village was in complete chaos. Gu Shijiu then realized that they hadn't even attacked Wolf Fang Village yet, and their own people were about to turn on each other.

Cao Huan recounted what had just happened.

Gu Shijiu thought this was easy to handle: "Those who want to leave can leave, and those who want to stay can fight with us."

......

In the end, most of the people left. These people felt that they hadn't reached the end of their rope yet and didn't want to fight desperately.

The woman with the child from before stayed behind.

There was no one left in her family. A woman with a newborn baby couldn't possibly survive in this world.

Finally, Li Gui counted them and found that there were still several dozen people left.

These people either didn't have a good outlook on the fate of those who returned, or they were worried that the authorities would hold them accountable.

Or perhaps there is truly nothing at home, and even if they go back, they will not escape the fate of being sold into servitude or starving to death;

They are either old, weak, sick, or disabled, and no one wants them even if they sell themselves.

Since that's the case, why not take a gamble? Even if I die, at least I can reduce the burden on the younger generation in my family.

The emperor looked at these people and tried to persuade Gu Shijiu: "Are you going to lead these people to their deaths?"

Gu Shijiu blinked: "How could it be sending someone to their death?"

Those people from Wolf Fang Village, could they possibly kill her?

The emperor wore a hopeless expression: "The bandits can't kill you, but no matter how powerful you are, can you stand against the imperial court alone?"

Treating firearms as toys is utterly absurd.

Gu Shijiu pondered for a moment: "Perhaps...it's probably possible."

Emperor: Where does this confidence come from?

Gu Shijiu felt that the emperor was also very confident: "You are just a prisoner, what right do you have to speak?"

The emperor shut his mouth.

Haha, it seems I've been living too comfortably and have completely forgotten about this.

In short, that's how Gu Shijiu's makeshift team for attacking Langya Village was set up.