Just as he frowned and looked around, a black figure floated down from the branches.
Wei Yunlan breathed a sigh of relief, "Captain Yu."
Hearing their own lady being addressed as their young lady, Tingxue and Ningshuang looked at the woman in black in front of them with curiosity.
His figure looks similar to Suihe, both are on the thin side, but just looking at his martial arts skills you can tell that his skills are extraordinary. Just like Suihe, who looks thin but is actually as strong as an ox, they are both real people who never reveal their true colors!
"This is Yu Qi, Team Leader Yu, who has been secretly protecting us." Wei Yunlan introduced them.
Ningshuang and Tingxue bowed politely, "Thank you for your protection along the way, Captain Yu."
"No need." Yu Qi's eyes swept over them indifferently, "Your lady has paid the money."
Ningshuang, Tingxue: "..."
It's hard to know how to continue with this.
Fortunately, Yu Qi didn't need them to respond. He clasped his fists and bowed slightly to Wei Yunlan, then continued, "Miss Wei, the master has asked someone to prepare two horses for you. They are waiting behind the mountain."
"A fine horse?" Wei Yunlan looked surprised; this was not a request she had ever made.
If you say that it was simply because you sympathize with your father, this reason is somewhat far-fetched.
Seeing the confusion in Wei Yunlan's eyes, Yu Qi said, "The information you provided has helped the master a lot."
"You mean the earth dragon turning over?" A hint of realization flashed in Wei Yunlan's eyes.
Her previous thought was just to use Yu Qi to tell Tianshu Pavilion about this, perhaps allowing Tianshu Pavilion to make preparations early and alleviate the disaster situation for some people.
However, I didn't expect that I would be the first one to respond to my well-intentioned reminder.
The Master of Tianshu Pavilion is truly a kind and considerate person.
…
As the night fell, Wei Yunlan and his four companions walked down the mountain from the back slope.
At the same time, in Beijing.
The kind-hearted and considerate person in Wei Yunlan's eyes was standing by the window, untying the letter tube tied to the right paw of the Saker Falcon.
The letter was sent by the secret department of Tianshu Pavilion, stating that a disaster occurred in the northwest of Dayong Dynasty this evening.
Even though people were warned and prepared in advance, the disaster still affected nearly ten state capitals.
Hundreds of thousands of people were affected!
After carefully reading the contents of the letter, the man rubbed his eyebrows in pain and closed his eyes.
After a moment, his eyes suddenly opened, and determination flashed in them.
He said in a deep voice, "Let's take action."
Following an order, several figures hiding in the dark left at the same time.
The night is quiet, like the last calm before a storm.
The sky was getting light and the curfew was over.
When the gates of the capital city were opened the next day, news spread to the capital that nearly ten states in Dayong were affected by the earth dragon's rise.
At the same time, rumors that "the current ruler is incompetent and God is punishing him" also spread in the capital.
…
The residual power of the earth dragon's turning over occurred five times in total.
The first three times were very short and powerful, while the last two were separated by more than half an hour and were much smaller in magnitude than the previous ones.
Wei Yunlan and his party went down the mountain and left after the third aftermath of the attack ended.
He changed into the clothes that had been prepared in his bag and dressed like a man.
Yu Qi and Wei Yunlan rode on the same horse, Tingxue and Ningshuang rode on the same horse, and they deliberately did not take the relatively open area, but instead went around the mountains in the west of Liangzhou.
They set out at night and traveled for most of the day. Near noon, they were stuck at Qingyapo, less than a hundred miles away from Suijiang.
Affected by the earth dragon's turning over, rocks fell and the only official road leading to the north nearby was piled with rubble and completely blocked.
Four or five villages at the foot of the mountain suffered the disaster, but there were few casualties. However, they only harvested less than 40% of the grain they had worked hard to grow for a year.
Unfortunately, there is less than half a month left before the tax grain collection date this year...
Wei Yunlan and his party stopped temporarily at a village called Xiayya Village at the foot of Qingya Slope and used the village's well to fill their water bags.
Standing by the well, I could hear the villagers complaining.
"If we follow the old practice of collecting grain taxes and handing over 30% of the grain, we will only have 10% left. We won't even make it to winter, let alone next year!"
"There are so many mouths to feed in the family, how can this little food be enough!"
"Ah, how can we live in this world?"
The head of Xiaya Village came out to appease the people, "Don't worry, wait a little longer. In a couple of days, there may be an order to reduce or exempt this year's taxes..."
The head of the village sounded quite guilty himself, and the people who listened to him were even more unconvinced.
"Uncle Lizheng, please stop letting us daydream!"
"A few months ago, Tanzhou suffered a flood and had no harvest. Didn't the imperial court reduce or exempt Tanzhou's taxes? No matter how serious the disaster here is, can it be worse than Tanzhou's?"
After these words were spoken, the villagers who still had some hope in their hearts sighed endlessly.
Sitting under a big banyan tree next to the well, an old man with a hunched back and fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan sighed and said, "It would have been great if the late emperor were still alive. When the Liangzhou mountain flood occurred, the late emperor not only exempted taxes for a year, but also sent relief money and food, and dispatched officials to help the village rebuild houses."
"And they sent officials to help rebuild the house? That's great."
The old man then sighed, "I heard that the Crown Prince was personally raised by the late emperor. If the Crown Prince succeeds to the throne, he should be able to sympathize with the people like the late emperor. Alas, I wonder when the Crown Prince will be able to..."
The old man was halfway through his words when someone next to him covered his mouth.
Several younger villagers looked warily at the unfamiliar Wei Yunlan and his companions not far away.
Such treasonous words should not be said in front of outsiders!
Wei Yunlan understood the villagers' thoughts and pretended that he hadn't heard them. After filling the water bag, he bowed to the head of the village and the villagers and said, "Thank you very much for letting us into the village and giving us this convenience."
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