Exiled!? Ha! I have An Infinite Space

Chapter 177: Chapter

"Brother! Sister-in-law!" freewebnøvel.coɱ

While Fu Sheng and I were watching the Zhao brothers preparing the farmland, we suddenly heard hurried voices calling out from behind us.

We turned immediately and saw Fu Fei and Fu Li running toward us as quickly as they could.

The two of them looked completely out of breath by the time they finally reached us.

Fu Li bent slightly while trying to catch her breath properly while Fu Fei’s face looked pale with worry.

Fu Sheng frowned instantly.

"What happened?" he asked quickly. "Why are you both here?"

Fu Li looked up immediately.

"The government soldiers are here," she said breathlessly. "They’ve already started taking young men and boys for the war."

The atmosphere around us instantly changed.

I exchanged a quick look with Fu Sheng.

"So they finally came," I muttered quietly.

Honestly, I was not too worried about Fu Tong and Fu Teng anymore. Both of them were already officially engaged now, so the soldiers normally would not forcefully take them away for war recruitment.

But even so—

The thought of countless young boys being dragged away to die still left a heavy feeling in my chest.

This kind of thing was simply cruel.

Fu Sheng’s expression slowly darkened before he looked toward Fu Fei and Fu Li again.

"You two should return home immediately," he said calmly. "Stay with Father and Mother."

The two girls nodded seriously.

"Tell Fu Tong and Fu Teng not to leave the house today," he continued. "They should remain indoors."

His gaze sharpened slightly.

"And if the soldiers come searching our house, make sure they stay beside Zhao Yue and Zhao Yin."

Fu Fei immediately understood his meaning.

Married or engaged men standing beside their wives would look far less suspicious.

"We understand," she said quickly.

Then without wasting more time, the two girls immediately turned and hurried back toward Unit 50 again.

The farmland suddenly became quiet afterward.

Fu Sheng slowly turned toward me.

The moment our eyes met, he immediately noticed the concern on my face.

After Fu Fei and Fu Li left, the farmland fell into a tense silence again.

The workers had already resumed their tasks, but the atmosphere had clearly changed. The earlier energy was gone, replaced with quiet unease.

Fu Sheng turned to me properly now. His expression was calm, but his eyes were serious.

"I know you are not happy about this," he said quietly.

I looked at him without replying immediately.

He continued, his voice lower this time.

"But what can we do? This is how corrupt officials operate. This is how people in the barren lands are treated."

His words were not harsh. They were simply the truth as he saw it.

Still, that did not make it easier to accept.

I glanced toward the direction of Unit 50, my brows slightly furrowed.

"So we are just supposed to stand here and watch?" I asked.

Fu Sheng paused.

For a moment, he did not answer.

The wind passed lightly over the farmland, moving through the newly cleared soil.

Then I spoke again, more firmly this time.

"I need to see what is happening."

Fu Sheng’s gaze sharpened slightly.

"Su Long—"

"I am not saying I will interfere recklessly," I cut in calmly. "I just need to see it myself."

A brief silence followed.

Fu Sheng studied me for a moment, as if weighing my words carefully.

Then finally, he exhaled softly.

"...At least stay beside me," he said. freewebnøvel.coɱ

I nodded once.

"Of course."

Before leaving the farmland, Fu Sheng quickly gave instructions to Zhao Ren to watch over everything in their absence.

"Take care of the farm," he said briefly. "Do not let anything fall into chaos while we are gone."

Zhao Ren nodded immediately, his usual joking expression gone for once.

"Got it."

Without wasting any more time, Fu Sheng and I left the farmland and headed toward Unit 50.

The closer we got, the heavier the atmosphere became.

At first, it was just distant noise—shouting, crying, and the sound of movement from the village ahead. But as we stepped closer, everything became clear.

Families were gathered outside their homes.

Some were crying loudly.

Some were begging.

And some could only stand there helplessly as young men were being forcefully pulled away.

Soldiers moved through the streets without hesitation, dragging boys out of houses and pushing them toward waiting carts.

"Let me go!"

"I haven’t done anything!"

"Mother!"

The cries echoed painfully through the village streets.

Women collapsed on the ground while holding onto their sons, only to be pulled away by force. Some men tried to resist, but it only made things worse.

I stopped walking for a brief moment.

My fingers tightened slightly at my side.

Fu Sheng also slowed down beside me, his expression darkening as he watched the scene ahead.

"This is what I meant," he said quietly.

But I did not answer immediately.

Because what I was seeing was worse than I expected.

Another young man was dragged past us, his face pale with fear while his mother screamed his name until her voice broke.

I took a slow breath.

We moved deeper into the crowd in Unit 50, and the noise around us grew heavier with every step.

Crying families filled the streets while soldiers dragged young men toward waiting carts. The scene was chaotic as shouting, pleading, and resistance all mixed together.

In the center of it all stood a young man in black robes.

He looked like a commander.

Beside him stood another man dressed like an official rather than a soldier. He leaned in and spoke quietly while observing everything with a calculating expression.

Fu Sheng and I slowed down as we watched them.

A nearby villager spoke bitterly beside us.

"That is the leader of Unit 46," he said.

I followed his gaze.

"He must have paid the commander a large sum to protect his unit," the man continued. "That is why they are not taking people from there."

His voice tightened.

"But we don’t have a leader in Unit 50."

He gave a short, helpless laugh.

"So how are we supposed to survive this?"

I looked at the soldiers continuing their arrests without stopping.

Fu Sheng stayed silent beside me.

But I could already see it clearly.

Some units were protected.

Others were not.