An Honghan's expression hardened, and he didn't ask any more questions, only leaving behind the words, "I'm going to take a tour, and I'll go check on the dam later."
"Would you like me to show His Majesty around?" Knowing that His Majesty would inevitably inspect their work after arriving in Fengzhou, Tan Hai naturally volunteered.
"No need, I can go for a stroll by myself." Being with Tan Hai would be too conspicuous, so An Honghan turned to Liu Fuqing and Situ Feiyu, "You guys don't need to come either."
This also includes Lynn.
With nothing else to do, Lin En helped the group of refugees by starting a fire and cooking.
An Honghan, carrying Xi Xizhi, walked away to another location.
The refugees were scattered across these mountains, and An Honghan and his group were only in one of them.
The autumn weather is cool, but in Fengzhou, it brings a chill instead.
There are very few cotton quilts in the mountains, and they live outdoors in the wind and rain. When it rains, the ground is damp. In such an environment, many elderly, weak, women and children get sick.
An Honghan walked around and saw many people coughing while covering their lungs.
An Honghan bypassed the refugees at his feet and continued walking forward.
I had only taken a couple of steps when it felt like my trousers were caught on something.
An Honghan frowned and turned around, only to see a middle-aged woman.
Her face was covered in tears, and she was in a panic, holding her five or six-year-old son in one arm and desperately tugging at An Honghan's trousers with the other.
"Sir, please save my son! He's had a high fever for three days and it hasn't gone down yet. I'm afraid... I'm afraid if the fever continues like this, my child will..." The middle-aged woman's face was full of tears and pleading, but she refused to say the last word.
If she had asked someone else, that person would at least have shown some reaction, but An Honghan showed absolutely no emotion whatsoever that could be called sympathy.
"I don't know how to treat patients." The implication was that he wasn't a doctor and couldn't save him.
However, the middle-aged woman interpreted these words in a different way.
It's not that he doesn't want to help, it's that he can't.
The middle-aged woman wiped away her tears and kowtowed twice to An Honghan. "Sir, could you please ask that doctor for me? He hasn't come to our mountain for several days. I'm afraid my son can't wait. I beg you, I beg you."
She kowtowed twice more, and soon her forehead was covered in red marks.
An Honghan was known for his cold demeanor, and the way he looked at the middle-aged woman remained unchanged.
On the contrary, the little ferret in his arms couldn't stand it anymore, and pawed at his sleeve with all its might.
Although Xiao Diao didn't speak, An Honghan understood that she wanted him to agree.
This ferret has always been kind-hearted. Now that someone is asking for his help, and the scene is so tragic, she can't possibly stand idly by.
"Where is that person?" An Honghan reached out and pinched the ears of the mink in his arms. They were soft and fluffy, very comfortable.
The middle-aged woman seemed to have seen a savior, and wept with joy, "It's on the opposite hilltop. I heard that the doctor went there today."
An Honghan stopped arguing with the middle-aged woman and started walking down the mountain path.
Although he didn't explicitly agree, the middle-aged woman knew he was definitely willing to help. It was rare to find such a kind person, and she kept thanking An Honghan as he walked away.
Little did she know, the person she should truly thank was not An Honghan, but the pet in his arms.
If it weren't for Xi Xizhi's meddling, An Honghan would never have interfered, because he had experienced too much life and death, and the death of one more person was insignificant to him.
The emperor's choices are never made by just one person, but by millions of ordinary people.
The two mountains are about five miles apart, which is not too far.
However, going up and down the mountain is quite strenuous.
Fortunately, An Honghan had a foundation in martial arts, and when he used his lightness skill, his speed was unmatched by ordinary people.
In just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, An Honghan had already carried Xi Xizhi to the mountainside.
The situation here is similar to that on the previous mountain; the refugees are scattered in all directions, huddled together in groups.
However, in contrast, the refugees here, though pale, did not show signs of fever or cough.
An Honghan looked around a few times, then randomly asked someone where the doctor was.
Perhaps these people did not know the names of the former officials, but they all knew the doctor who was helping people treat illnesses these days.
"Are you here to see Doctor Xi?" the man asked immediately upon hearing An Honghan's question.
Xi Xizhi and An Honghan were both taken aback when they heard this address.
His surname is Xi!?
Xi Xizhi waved her paws excitedly and kept chirping and barking.
"Where is he?" An Honghan continued to ask.
The man stretched his hand out into the distance, pointing in that direction, and said, "It's over there. Luckily you made it in time, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to find him after Doctor Xi left."
"He's leaving?" An Honghan frowned.
"Don't you know? Among these mountains, only Doctor Xi knows how to treat illnesses. He goes to a different mountain almost every day to treat us without charging a penny. If it weren't for Doctor Xi, these mountains would have been littered with corpses long ago."
Before the man could finish speaking, Xi Xizhi couldn't contain herself any longer and jumped off An Honghan's arms.
Several refugees saw the plump mink and wanted to grab it for a meal, but since it had been in An Honghan's arms, no one dared to make a move. Or rather, Xi Xizhi had already been targeted by the hungry people when she arrived, but An Honghan was clearly not someone to be trifled with, and with the army maintaining order, they dared not openly rob her.
As soon as they saw the weasel run out, they pounced on it like hungry wolves.
However, this group of people suffered from long-term malnutrition, and their hands and feet were not as nimble as before.
Xi Xizhi, however, was incredibly fast. She easily bypassed them and ran towards the direction where Doctor Xi was.
An Honghan watched from behind, his eyes as cold as frost.
He slowly followed, and when he saw the group of people trying to catch the mink, he kicked them.
His martial arts skills were by no means ordinary; with one kick, he could easily send the person flying more than three meters away.
Several skinny guys couldn't get up right away.
Everyone who saw that fierce look shuddered, and no one dared to make a move on Xi Xizhi anymore.
Xi Xi ran all the way and soon saw a place ahead surrounded by a large number of people.
Before Xi Xizhi even got close, she could smell a spiritual aura.
Yes! It's this spiritual energy, it's from Master!
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