Upon hearing Zhihui's account, Zhuge Lin was consumed by fury. He slammed his hand down on the table, sprang to his feet, and sternly declared, "This is simply going too far! I cannot stand idly by and watch them act so recklessly!" Zhihui quickly grabbed his sleeve and advised, "Don't be so impulsive. Let's discuss a strategy first." Zhuge Lin took a deep breath, barely managing to calm himself. He sat back down and turned his gaze to Lěng Yè, saying, "We must put a stop to their evil deeds." Lěng Yè nodded indifferently and replied, "Of course. Since they are in league with the Lěng family, I naturally won't sit by and do nothing."
Lěng Yè continued his analysis, "Since they intend to set up a formation to sacrifice the people of your Zhuge estate, they will certainly need to make some preparations and won't act immediately. We might as well take the initiative and go to the village to gather information." With that, Lěng Yè stood up and prepared to leave. "Let's go. We'll head out of the city and see what the situation is." Zhuge Lin also stood up and said firmly, "Good, let's set out right now!" The group quickly left the restaurant and walked toward the city gate.
Along the way, Zhuge Lin asked passersby about the location of Tianshui Village and learned it was just outside the south gate. The six of them left the city together and headed south. The village was quite large, almost rivaling a small town. Surrounded by vast wheat fields, it served as an important food su…
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