Chapter 383

The brother and sister talked as they walked. An hour later, they turned from a secluded path into the official road.

The official road suddenly became lively. It was not lively in the ordinary sense, but on both sides of the official road, there were many refugees gathered.

They were dressed in tattered clothes. Some were trying to dig up grass and tree roots, some were sitting in a daze, and some were lying on dry haystacks, barely breathing.

Among the crowd, there were also simple tents.

This place was extremely far from the city. Why were they gathered here? There was nothing to eat … Chu Caiwei saw this and was a little confused.

When she retracted her gaze and looked at Yang Qianhuan in front of her, she found that he had already put on a curtain hat. It was not a veil, but a thick cotton cloth. It was the kind of thick cotton cloth that even the Unparalleled Warrior couldn't see through.

"Mom, I'm so hungry …"

On the side of the road, a six or seven-year-old boy was curled up in his mother's arms.

The mother and son were unkempt, and they were hungry and thin.

"Stay a little longer. You won't be hungry after a while."

The young mother held the child in her arms, shivering in the cold wind, and said, "You won't be hungry when you fall asleep …"

The young mother's face was bruised, and there was dark red blood on her wrist. Her lips were pale, and she seemed to be ill.

The young woman's helpless and numb expression was reflected in Chu Caiwei's eyes. It reflected the child's desire for food and fear of hunger.

She walked over slowly, squatted down in front of the mother and son, and took out two steamed buns wrapped in butter paper from her deerskin waist bag.

In an instant, pairs of bloodshot eyes looked over, suffused with an indescribable light. It was so terrifying that it didn't seem to come from a human.

The young woman took the steamed buns, shook the sleepy child, and said eagerly,

"Eat, eat …"

At the same time, she stuffed the steamed buns into her mouth and grabbed a sharpened stone beside her. She swept a fierce gaze at the surrounding refugees who were swallowing their saliva and eager to eat.

In the process, she kept urging the child to eat faster.

Chu Caiwei saw that the boy's eyes were rolling back. She quickly took out a water bag and handed it over, whispering,

"Slow down. Drink some water."

While the boy was drinking water, Chu Caiwei looked at the young woman and asked,

"What are you guys doing here?"

Based on what she had seen and heard, there were roughly three ways of survival for the refugees. One was to become bandits, robbing other commoners like locusts passing through, and the commoners who were robbed also became refugees, and the scale of their activities grew larger and larger.

The second was to camp outside the city and rely on the court's charity to survive, or search the mountains and plains for food.

The second was to camp outside the city and rely on the court's charity to survive, or search the mountains and plains for food.

In this final situation, there were the fewest people who chose this. First of all, the imperial court's provisions were limited, and they couldn't afford to raise too many militias. Secondly, Green Province was currently at war. If they became militias, they would soon be transported to the Green Province battlefield.

And this group of refugees were gathered here, in the middle of nowhere, sitting in the cold wind and waiting for death?

The young of the steamed buns. She was holding the steamed buns and said.

"There's a mountain six miles ahead. There's a mountain king on the mountain. They go out to rob things every few days. Every time they return, they'll send someone to deliver some food."

She saw that the bun. after the steed. and she finished. and and finished. and and and handed.

She looked at Chu Caiwei and begged.

She then looked at Chu Caiwei, and after examining her for a while, she begged in a low voice,

"Miss, can you take my child away?"

Chu Caiwei was stunned. She definitely could not take a child with her. The boy looked about the same age as Xu Lingyin, but he was thin and timid. It was obvious that he was not as easy to raise as Xu Lingyin.

Moreover, she was exiled by the Imperial Astronomer and had to travel around. How could a frail child like her endure the hardships of running around?

Just as he was about to refuse, he suddenly heard the young woman's sorrowful voice.

"I can't protect him anymore. The way those people look at him is getting weirder and weirder. Last night, someone secretly took my child away. Luckily, I woke up in time and fought them …"

Chu Caiwei suddenly understood what was going on with the bruises on her face and the dark red blood on her hands.

At this moment, she heard the bruises on her face and the dark red blood on her hands.

At this moment, Chu Caiwei couldn't breathe.

She got up and looked at the road ahead. She saw a group of riders galloping over. The leader was a beautiful woman in a black dress. She had thick eyebrows and big eyes. She was full of heroic spirit.

"Whoosh …"

The lifeless refugees "came alive" in an instant. They bounced up from the ground and moved toward the cavalry.

"Crack!"

The woman in the black dress cracked her horsewhip and forced the refugees to retreat. She scolded,

"Line up. I'll whip anyone who dares to charge."

The refugees seemed to be extremely afraid of her, and they obediently lined up in formation.

The riders dismounted. Each of them had a cloth bag filled with steamed buns. They distributed one to each person.

When every refugee received their food, the cloth bag was empty.

The woman in the black dress rode on horseback and sized up Yang Qianhuan and Chu Caiwei.

"Judging from your attire, you don't look like disaster victims. Where are you from?"

Chu Caiwei was about to speak when she saw Yang Qianhuan float in the air. With his back facing the crowd, he slowly said,

"Holding the moon and plucking the stars, there is no one like me in the world.

"If the heavens didn't give birth to me, Yang Qianhuan, Daibun would be like a long night."

Everyone present, including the refugees, was dumbfounded. Their faces were full of awe.

The woman in the black dress was full of fear, but she didn't dare to act rashly.

"What is your purpose for coming here?"

She quietly tightened her grip on the hilt of her knife.

Not long ago, the government had sent troops to attack the mountain in an attempt to exterminate them.

Although they were defeated in the end, Li Lang predicted that the government would not let them go. At this critical juncture, a mysterious figure with extraordinary cultivation suddenly appeared. It was very likely that he was an expert sent by the court.

Yang Qianhuan slowly said,

"I'm here to visit my friend, Li Lingsu. Have you heard?"

…

The sun hung warmly in the sky, not bringing any warmth. In this small village that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, smoke curled up from the chimneys.

A man in tattered cotton-padded clothes carried a bamboo basket and came to the watchtower at the entrance of the stronghold. He shouted at the top of his voice,

"Come down to eat."

"Okay …"

On the watchtower, the guy in charge of the lookout responded. At this time, he suddenly wondered,

"Hey, Fourth Master is back. Why did he bring so many people back?"

The woman in the black dress whipped her horse to the outside of the village and completed a "safe return" gesture with the guard on the watchtower.

The village gate slowly opened.

"Fourth Master, why did you bring back those disaster victims outside?"

A guard came forward to lead the horse attentively. At the same time, his eyes kept drifting to the girl in the yellow dress behind him.

She had big almond-shaped eyes, a slightly thin face, and delicate facial features. She was an extremely rare beauty.

The woman in the black dress said lightly,

"These are not our people. Let's settle them down first."

After a simple explanation, she got off the horse and walked inside with Chu Caiwei.

Along the way, they passed through simple wooden houses and yellow soil houses. They arrived at their destination. It was still a yellow soil house, but there was a fence outside.

The woman in the black dress shouted,

"Li Lang, come out. An old friend is looking for you."

After a while, three people came out of the house. The one in the middle was handsome and dignified. He was a good young master in the secular world.

On the right was a beautiful woman in a white dress with a gentle temperament. On the left was a woman in a purple dress with fair skin and watery eyes.

They were all extremely beautiful women.

When the woman in the white dress and the woman in purple saw Chu Caiwei, they frowned slightly and their eyes became vigilant.

"Miss Caiwei!"

Li Lingsu, who had been in contact with Yang Qianhuan for a long time, was not surprised at all. He looked around and said,

"Where is Brother Yang?"

At this moment, Yang Qianhuan's chanting voice came from the roof tiles.

"If the heavens didn't give birth to me, Yang Qianhuan, Daibun would be like a long night.

"Holding the bright moon and plucking the stars, there is no one like me in the world."

Everyone looked back. On the black roof, the man in white stood with his hands behind his back, his clothes fluttering.

This made the woman in the white dress and the woman in purple, who didn't know anything about him, feel a sense of respect.

Even the woman in black, who had heard two lines of the poem, was still amazed.

Li Lingsu said to the three women, "Let me introduce you.

This is the Celestial Commissioner's Yang Qianhuan. You can call him Senior Brother Yang. He is the third disciple of the Supervisor. "

Then he introduced the three women.

The woman in the white dress was "Zhao Susu", her father was the county magistrate; the woman in purple was "Yu Hanxiu", her father was the leader of a local Jianghu force; the woman in black was "Lan Lan", her master was the Fuyun Sect of Xiangzhou and she was in the Spirit Refinement State.

"Susu is good at arithmetic. She can help me keep the house and manage the expenses of the whole village. Xiu 'er used to help her father train and manage the disciples. The order of the village depends on her. Lan 'er is the strongest, she is in charge of fighting for the land with me. "

Li Lingsu said, "Miaozhen is right. I am not suited to lead troops to war. I won't be able to learn even if she teaches me. Fortunately, I know a lot of talented people."

Yang Qianhuan hesitated for a long time and finally said,

"You are indeed the best!"

Li Lingsu waved his hand and invited Yang Qianhuan and Chu Caiwei into the room for tea.

"Why are you here? Do you have anything to do? "

Yang Qianhuan, who was wearing a curtain hat and sitting with his back to the crowd, was silent.

Chu Caiwei said,

"Senior Brother Yang planned to donate all the belongings of the Celestial Commissioner to make himself more famous than Xu Qi 'an. Senior Brother Song was unhappy and reported him. So we were exiled by the Supervisor. "

Li Lingsu hesitated for a long time and finally said,

"You are indeed the best!"

"Then why did you come out, Miss Caiwei? Why did you get involved? "

Chu Caiwei said with some embarrassment,

"I took food from others and worked for others. Senior Brother Yang treated me to a meal. "

"You are indeed the best …" Li Lingsu complained in his heart.

At this time, Yang Qianhuan said,

"I brought back the group of disaster victims I met on the way. I plan to gather the refugees and occupy the mountain like you. I will take care of the provisions, but they have to stay in Brother Li's stockade for the time being. "

Li Lingsu glanced at Zhao Susu, who was in charge of the expenses. Seeing her nod, he immediately agreed,

"Well said. With Brother Yang's mysterious teleportation book, it's easy for you to loot the granaries of the rich and heartless."

Yang Qianhuan shook his head,

"I don't loot. If you want provisions, just buy them."

Hearing this, Zhao Susu smiled and said,

"Senior Brother Yang, this is not a small expense. Now the price of grain is rising …"

Before he finished speaking, he heard Chu Caiwei said,

"When we left the Celestial Commissioner, the Supervisor gave us 50,000 taels of silver each."

Li Lingsu was stunned, "50,000 taels of silver, the Celestial Commissioner is really generous …"

Chu Caiwei shook her head,

"It's gold."

"Kill and rob …" Li Lingsu said in his heart.

Yang Qianhuan said in a deep voice,

"My purpose this time is not only to help the people because I can't bear the suffering of the people, but also to gather a force and become an army that can't be underestimated."

"Then go to Qingzhou to fight? It seems that Brother Yang and I are kindred spirits, "Li Lingsu said with emotion.

Yang Qianhuan was silent for a moment and said,

"Of course, this is one of my purposes. In addition, this is actually a way to suppress Xu Qi 'an."

Although Li Lingsu didn't know how he could suppress Xu Qi 'an in this way, when he heard the words "suppress Xu Qi' an", he felt happy and hurriedly asked,

"Why do you say that?"

Yang Qianhuan said lightly,

"Xu Qi 'an, that bastard, has been in the limelight because he pleases the people. I can't catch up with him no matter what. It's really disheartening. "

"His confidantes are all extraordinary, it's really disheartening …" Li Lingsu agreed, "Alas, Brother Yang knows me well."

Yang Qianhuan's tone was still calm because he was confident.

"But recently, I suddenly came up with a brilliant plan. As long as I succeed, I can make the name Yang Qianhuan overshadow Xu Qi 'an."