Li Hou's tears fell, he was truly saddened, crying uncontrollably, "The Li Family only has a small Wu Castle; not long ago they came to my Wu Castle to requisition grain. Knowing I couldn't defeat them, I was willing to gather food for them, but who knew they'd come again after two days, ultimately not sparing us, letting their soldiers pillage and plunder. Of the Li Family members, along with the villagers in the Wu Castle, only one tenth survived."
The middle-aged man and young man beside him also shed tears.
Li Hou held the hands of the middle-aged man and young man, saying, "Now the only close ones left by my side are my nephew and grandnephew. I beseech you, cousin, to show compassion and grant them a way to survive."
Zhao Hanzhang glanced at the two men, then asked Li Hou, "So the people here are all..."
Li Hou wiped his tears and said, "Most are civilians pillaged from various villages, some are villagers from my Wu Castle, and a few are my clan members."
