Xujia Town, Xudong Village.
The villagers fled back in a panic, in a sorry state.
Many people have been so terrified by the tragic situation that their eyes are dull and they fall in the snow.
The screams of the wounded rang out one after another, and some people were mourning for their deceased relatives.
The women who stayed at home were all frightened when they saw this scene.
They had originally thought they could welcome back heroes and a large amount of supplies as spoils of war.
But unexpectedly, the more majestic the team was when they went, the more embarrassed they were when they returned.
And the number of people had actually decreased by nearly half!
"Where is my son? Where is my son?"
"Xiaozhi, Xiaozhi!"
"Wait, where is my husband? Did he have an accident?"
...
The women panicked and searched for their fathers, husbands and sons.
Both survivors and widows were extremely grief-stricken.
Xu Chunlei stood on the snowy square and felt extremely uneasy looking at the tragic situation of the villagers.
"I clearly warned them."
Xu Chunlei sighed and quickly returned to his home.
He didn't want to face these grieving villagers.
But before long, someone broke into his home.
"Xu Chunlei! What are you doing hiding here?"
His cousin Xu Yongzhi grabbed his arm and said anxiously, "Come with me quickly. Third Grandpa is dying! He wants to see you!"
As soon as he heard that Third Grandpa Xu Dongsheng was dying, Xu Chunlei was also startled and quickly followed and ran to Xu Dongsheng's home.
When he arrived, panting and dragging his fat body, the doorway of Xu Dongsheng's house was already crowded with people.
When people saw Xu Chunlei, their eyes were full of complexity.
This look made Xu Chunlei feel a chill down his back.
Because from the eyes of these villagers, Xu Chunlei didn't see any grateful look. Instead, there was only resentment and even disgust!
"Spit!"
A clansman uncle spat on the ground.
A woman wiped her tears and said through gritted teeth, "Chunlei! I heard that this time you were the only one in our family who didn't go. Why didn't you go?"
"Our Xu family is lucky that you have extraordinary abilities. When encountering things, instead of taking the lead, you act like a coward at home."
"Do you know how many people in our Xu family died because of you?"
Xu Chunlei was sweating coldly. This aunt was always strong-willed and he was also very afraid.
"It... it's not that I asked them to go. I advised them!"
Xu Chunlei said in a low voice.
But others didn't hear it at all, or didn't care even if they heard it.
So many people in the family died. Almost every family had men killed. Naturally, there was a lot of resentment.
A group of people talked at once and pointed at Xu Chunlei with their fingers and accused him.
"If you were there at that time and just used your ability to control ice and snow to do something casually, it wouldn't have caused everyone to be blown up by bombs!"
"What are you thinking in your head?"
...
Xu Chunlei had a surge of anger in his heart. He really wanted to shout loudly: "It's not that I asked you to go! It's none of my business!"
But he was used to staying at home on weekdays. No matter how beautiful his thoughts were, he really couldn't be presumptuous in front of the elders of the family.
At this moment, a refined old man with glasses and a comb of three or seven parted hair walked out.
"That's enough!"
As soon as the old man spoke, the other clansmen restrained their words. But their eyes still stared at Xu Chunlei fiercely.
The old man glanced at Xu Chunlei and said meaningfully, "Go in. Third brother is calling you!"
This was Xu Dongtang, the sixth of the Xu family. He was Xu Dongsheng's younger brother. He was also quite successful in his career and had great prestige in the Xu family.
Xu Chunlei lowered his head and passed through the crowd and came into the room.
The house was built by him with ice and snow.
After the heavy snow came, the surrounding houses were all buried by heavy snow. It was he who used his ability to build houses for every family.
Ice and snow had good windproof and thermal insulation functions. In fact, it felt quite good to live in.
The only disadvantage was that if a brazier or candle was lit in the house for a long time, it would melt and needed to be repaired frequently.
On the bed in the ice house, Xu Dongsheng was lying there, on the verge of death.
He was already very old.
After this shock, he directly lost his mind and was scared into a problem.
Seeing Xu Chunlei coming, a look of guilt appeared on Xu Dongsheng's face.
"Chunlei, you are here!"
Xu Chunlei quickly walked to the bed. "Third Grandpa!"
Xu Dongsheng said weakly, "It's all my fault for not listening to you! Otherwise, so many clansmen of our Xu family wouldn't have died."
Xu Chunlei's nose was sore.
Being accused like that by the villagers, he didn't know how wronged he was in his heart.
Fortunately, the village chief understood him.
Xu Dongsheng continued, "Alas! I was also confused. I thought that since the snow disaster, our village had never lost in battles with the surrounding villages, so there was no one who was our opponent.
"But now I understand that the reason why our village is powerful is because of you."
"Just a group of villagers who farm and fish. What are they pretending to be? In the end, they even lost their lives!"
When a person is about to die, his words are kind.
At this time, Xu Dongsheng suddenly repented. It's just a pity that it's too late.
He looked at the honest little fat man by the bed and held his hand and said, "I have already told those people in the family. If they want to blame, let them blame me, this old man. This matter can't be blamed on you."
"How can us ordinary people compete with those superpowered people with great abilities?"
"They have all lost their family members now. Maybe they will say some unpleasant things to you. I hope you don't blame them! After all, we are all of the same clan. At this time, we can only survive by helping each other."
Hearing this, Xu Chunlei was also somewhat touched.
He nodded and said, "Third Grandpa, I know. I won't take it to heart!"
Xu Chunlei gave a wry smile. "I am about to die. Before I leave, I am just worried about the Xu family. I am afraid that our family will be cut off."
"So Chunlei, before I leave, I ask you one thing. I hope you can protect the Xu family!"
Xu Chunlei was surprised and quickly held Xu Dongsheng's hand tightly. "Third Grandpa, what are you talking about? Your body is fine!"
The smile on Xu Dongsheng's mouth was a bit forced.
When people reach a certain age, they know their own bodies very well.
They can even predict their own death.
"Chunlei, grandpa is leaving. From now on, the Xu family is entrusted to you."
After Xu Dongsheng finished saying this, he waved at Xu Chunlei.
"Okay, go out. I am tired and want to rest for a while."
After saying that, Xu Dongsheng slowly closed his eyes.
Xu Chunlei immediately sensed that something was wrong. He called "Third Grandpa" several times in a row.
"Don't shout, don't shout..."
"I am tired. Let me sleep for a while."
Xu Dongsheng left this sentence as if in a dream and then tilted his head and passed away suddenly. Xiusu.com.
Xu Chunlei quickly called the people outside.
The people of the Xu family rushed in and saw Xu Dongsheng who had already closed his eyes. Immediately, everyone burst into tears.
And after Xu Chunlei found that no one cared about him, he sneaked out.