There are countless poor people. I want to help them during the day, but I don’t know where to start. I can’t help the whole world, so I can only take care of myself.

At night, I took Brother Gu with me and transformed myself into a savior, secretly delivering water and food, but it was just a drop in the bucket and could only help those who were destined to be saved.

Qingshan Village was threatened by the Big Knife Team, so the journey was relatively smooth.

Gu Xinran was trembling with fear all the way, and Xuanxuan and Tingting refused to let her get off the car, fearing that she would not be able to protect this group of people, young and old.

Looking forward to the secret guards sent by Xiao Mingzhan to arrive soon, secret guards as powerful as Xiao Ba.

As expected, at noon the next day, just as they were about to start eating, two girls in tight clothes riding big horses came to the Gu family's camp.

Xiao Ba greeted them warmly when he saw them, "Sister Mei, Sister Lan, you're finally here! I thought you didn't see the mark I left and couldn't find the place."

Gu Xinran took a look at them. They were all dressed in black, with cloaks of the same color on the outside, their heads tied in high ponytails, and their faces hidden under black scarves, but their eyes were bright and their movements of jumping off the horses were graceful and neat, showing that they had good skills.

The two men nodded to Xiao Ba and handed him the reins.

She walked up to Gu Xinran, straightened her back, clasped her fists and half-knelt in greeting, "Hello, Master. I am Xiaomei (Xiaolan). I was blocked on the road and was delayed for two days. Please punish me."

Gu Xinran is a little out of shape. How did she become the master?

She hurriedly helped the two of them up and led them to sit on the stools by the campfire to warm them up first. Man Niang considerately brought them ginger tea.

After they were seated, Gu Xinran spoke, "Just call me Xinran or Miss Gu. You've been traveling all the way, so take a good rest. What happened on the way?"

The two men immediately stood up and responded. Gu Xinran really couldn't adapt to the identity of the master for a while.

I quickly asked them to sit down and told them there was no need to be so polite, just get along like Xiao Ba.

Xiaomei sat up straight and reported, "We started from Jianzhou and came here via Huzhou and Zhongzhou. The gates of Zhongzhou Prefecture were tightly closed and we were not allowed in. The road here was blocked, and there were many refugees there.

We took a few days to get there, so we arrived late."

Gu Xinran nodded and fell into deep thought.

To go to the capital from the three western states, one must pass through Zhongzhou. Before the imperial edict to migrate south came down, many people set out, and the pressure on Zhongzhou must have been great.

The drought in Daxizhou is the most serious, but there are almost no people from Daxizhou among the current refugees. They may have already gone to the capital via Zhongzhou, or are stuck in Zhongzhou.

If we keep blocking instead of unblocking, big problems will arise sooner or later.

There is no point in thinking so much. These are matters that those in power should take care of. The most important thing now is to reach Yunzhou and southern Xinjiang as soon as possible.

We will enter Jinzhou Lin'an City tomorrow, and we don't know what the situation will be.

Xiaomei and Xiaolan arrived at the right time. With their protection, Gu Xinran would feel much more relaxed.

When the Gu family learned that these two girls were as powerful as Xiao Ba and were sent by Xiao Mingzhan to protect them, they were very enthusiastic and ordered two more dishes.

Grandma Gu also gave each of them a big apple and told them to eat it away from others so that no one would get to know them.

Xiaomei and Xiaolan have lived in the cold Dark Guard Camp since they were young. No one has ever treated them so warmly. They are really flattered.

Seeing that Xiao Ba lives comfortably here, this master must be a good one, and the host family is also very good.

When they set off in the afternoon, the Gu family had two more people and two horses. Now, the villagers of Qingshan Village were no longer surprised by anything that happened in the Gu family. They had been immune to all the shocks brought by his family.

It’s good to have people riding horses. Xiaomei has selected a suitable place to stay overnight in advance. She will stay in a deserted village in Qingshan Village tonight.

We will enter Lin'an City tomorrow, and everyone rests early with a nervous mood.

In the afternoon of the next day, the Qingshan Village team arrived at Lin'an City.

The city gates were tightly shut, and many soldiers on the city walls were on full alert;

There was a huge crowd at the gate, and the sounds of cursing and quarreling were endless;

The surrounding area is filled with shacks and tents, and it is in a mess.

From time to time, I could hear a few angry curses, venting their dissatisfaction:

"I've been stuck here for five days. This idiot who doesn't do anything will make a fortune from disasters!"

"Ten taels of silver would be worse than drinking my blood. Even selling my children wouldn't be enough to pay it!"

"Take a detour? That Yunhua Mountain is full of howling tigers and wolves, and bandits are swarming there. They're just looking for death!"

"Kill them! Charge in!"

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A moment later, the intelligence officer Xiao Ba announced: "The entrance fee is ten taels. Ten buckets of water will be distributed free of charge every day. Each person gets one bucket of water on a first-come, first-served basis."

Ten taels of silver! Everyone who heard this was devastated. It would have been better to just say they were not allowed to enter the city.

It seems that Lin'an City only accepts wealthy families. Who among the refugees can afford such a large amount of money?

After hearing this, Village Chief Li's face turned pale. "The imperial decree has been issued, ordering us to migrate south. How can we block the way south? Let's discuss what to do."

Uncle Zhang said dejectedly, "The cost is too high. I can't afford it. Let's take a detour."

Master Qiu worked as a bodyguard in his early years. He traveled all over the country and was familiar with the terrain of this area.

“I do know of a small path, but I’ve never been there before. It takes about ten days to get there, crossing the treacherous Yunhua Mountain.

It's very dangerous. There are wolves, tigers and leopards in the mountains, and there are even rumors that there are many bandits lurking there."

Gu Xinran looked at the crowd gathering in front of the city gate. Most of them were cursing and looked angry.

Once this kind of emotion erupts, it will cause great trouble. A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. He said firmly: "Go up the mountain, leave immediately!"

This is a huge time bomb. The sooner you leave, the safer you will be.

Everyone was still thinking about getting free water, but they listened to Gu Xinran's words, and she never made a wrong decision, and everything she did was successful.

At this time, a small hole was opened in the city gate, and several large bathtubs filled with water were pushed out by a group of yamen runners.

There were crowds of people gathered in front of each barrel, crowded and huddled together, with no lines formed, and some people even fought.

Gu Xinran urged Village Chief Li, "Hurry up! If chaos breaks out here, there will be countless casualties."

Everyone's faces turned pale when they saw the long queue at the city gate.

The villagers of Qingshan, who were not so short of water, hurriedly drove their vehicles and turned around to retreat with their luggage. Fortunately, they had just arrived and were not blocked behind, so they easily evacuated the city gate.

Master Qiu sat on the village chief's ox cart and led the way.

Not long after retreating, a huge noise suddenly came, including screams, cries, and even the sound of arrows flying through the air.

Many people were rushing towards them.

"A riot! Retreat!"

"Run! Throw away the useless things first."

Gu Xinran and Xiao Ba kept urging everyone from behind.

Some villagers were curious and looked back, and they will never forget it!

Arrows from the city gate flew towards the refugees below the city like locusts, and refugees fell down one after another. Many people fell while fleeing and were stepped on by the people behind them, and could never get up again.

It's horrible!

Everyone threw away unimportant things, protected the food and water, and ran towards Yunhua Mountain not far away.