"What's going on? Why are you sneezing again? That's two times today."

Chen Xuan rubbed his nose and looked strange.

"Master Chen, are you catching a cold?" Xiao Liuzi asked with concern.

"Do you think I'll catch a cold?" Chen Xuan glanced at him.

Xiao Liuzi chuckled and immediately flattered him: "Master Chen is blessed with great fortune and a healthy body. He will definitely not get this kind of minor illness."

"Then why do you think I sneezed twice?"

Chen Xuan touched his chin, and his intuition told him that these two sneezes were not that simple.

The first sneeze actually made him feel dangerous.

The second sneeze made him feel like he was in trouble.

But I was just drinking tea here, I hadn't fought or sweared at anyone, so how could I get into trouble?

Could it be that his own subordinates caused trouble for him?

Although this feeling is strange, I don't know why, this feeling is particularly strong.

Xiao Liuzi scratched his head, not knowing how to answer Chen Xuan's question.

At this moment, they suddenly saw a lot of people in tattered clothes carrying large and small bags on the road. They were running on the road as if they were fleeing from famine, and they looked back in horror from time to time, as if there were jackals, tigers and leopards chasing them.

"Xiao Liuzi, bring someone over to ask what's going on!"

Chen Xuan's eyes flashed, and he immediately realized that these people might be the people from the countryside of Shecheng.

Xiao Liuzi nodded and immediately walked over happily, bringing an old man with him. The old man was accompanied by a little girl. Both of them were wearing tattered clothes and looked sloppy. Their faces were dirty, and they looked unkempt and dusty.

"Old man, where are you going?"

Chen Xuan asked politely.

The old man had a dry mouth and a dry tongue, as if he couldn't speak at all. There was no saliva in his throat. He had been eating dust all the way and hadn't drunk a drop of water.

Chen Xuan immediately signaled Xiao Liuzi to pour a bowl of tea for the old man. Xiao Liuzi did as he was told and brought the tea to the old man's mouth. Unexpectedly, the old man gave the tea to the little girl beside him.

The little girl was very sensible. After taking a small sip, she gave the rest to the old man. The old man insisted that she drink more, but the little girl said she would not drink anything else.

It’s not that I’m picky about food, but I just want to save this hard-earned tea for grandpa.

Chen Xuan couldn't help feeling a little sad when watching this scene.

He personally got a bowl of tea, handed it to the old man, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, old man, there is plenty of tea here, both you and your grandson can have some."

He patted the teapot on the table gently, "This pot of tea is all yours."

Hearing this, the old man immediately pulled the little girl to kneel on the ground in gratitude, and kowtowed and worshipped her. Chen Xuan felt helpless and sad, as he just gave them a cup of tea, but they were so grateful to him.

From this we can see that the lives of ordinary people have become something completely different!

After the little girl drank two bowls of tea and the old man drank five bowls of tea, and drank up the tea in the pot, he finally began to make a sound in his throat:

"Thank you very much, benefactor. I will never forget your kindness!"

"Hehe, no need to thank me."

Chen Xuan laughed and then asked, "Old man, I saw a lot of people on the road, just like you, rushing along in the dust, as if someone is chasing you. What's going on?"

When the old man heard this, he was horrified and said quickly, "My benefactor, please run away quickly. Those bandits have ruined the villages near Snake City. They not only robbed people, but also killed people and set fire to them!"

"We are now fleeing towards the Barbarian City. There is no other way. If we want to survive, we have to keep running."

Hearing this, Chen Xuan frowned and said, "Why are you running towards the direction of Barbarian City? Can't you go into Snake City? Even if the governor of Snake City doesn't send troops to suppress the bandits, he won't even let you enter the city gate, right?"

The old man sighed and smiled bitterly, "There are countless people who have already squeezed into Snake City. Although a large number of people can still squeeze in, the governor has already ordered the city gates to be closed. He is worried that there are too many people in the city and riots will occur, affecting his rule."

"Besides, with so many people all crowded into the city, how much food will the governor have to give out for disaster relief? The governor of Snake City is not a good person. Even if the food in the granary is eaten by rats, he will not be willing to give it out to ordinary people like us to eat."

As he spoke, the old man wiped his tears with the corner of his clothes, "What kind of world is this? People are not living like human beings. Every day they are either bullied by the government or by bandits. There is simply no way for us ordinary people to survive!"

Chen Xuan clenched his fists secretly after hearing this. The people living at the border were suffering so much.

"Old man, what if you go to Barbarian City and they close the city gates and don't let you in?" Xiao Liuzi suddenly asked.

The old man sighed and said, "There is no other way. We can only continue to flee. We will go to Jincheng, Huangcheng, or wherever they take us in. If no one will take us in, we will starve to death on the road. But even if we starve to death on the road, it is a hundred times better than falling into the hands of bandits!"

"Those beasts are simply not human! My granddaughter's mother was not only defiled by those beasts, but they also killed her. My son also had his head chopped off by those beasts to avenge his wife, and they kicked it around on the ground like a ball. That's a human head, how could it be humiliated like this!"

As the old man spoke, he couldn't stop crying.

The little girl nearby burst into tears upon hearing the news that her parents had died, her tears falling like pearls from a broken string.

Chen Xuan sighed softly, took out a few taels of silver, stuffed them into the old man's arms, and said, "Old man, it's not much money, please accept it."

"No, benefactor, I am already grateful that you can treat me to tea. Besides, you have given too much. We cannot afford to pay you back."

The old man quickly returned the money. For an ordinary person, a few taels of silver was enough to cover food expenses for several months.

However, Chen Xuan pushed the money back, "I don't need this little money, just take it. If you don't have money on the road, you and your granddaughter will starve to death."

Looking at their clothes full of patches, you can tell that they live in extreme poverty. Moreover, their sons and daughters-in-law have all died, and it is difficult for them to make a living.

After refusing several times, the old man gratefully accepted the money. Holding the little girl's head, the grandfather and granddaughter knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Chen Xuan several times.

"My benefactor, hurry up, those bandits will catch up with us soon."