Chapter 124 The Appearance of the Gods
The officers each pulled a horse and began to go down the mountain.
This time, some were happy and some were sad. Those who got the items were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling, while those who didn't get anything and lost their family members were all dejected.
But as they kept on traveling, some people couldn't stand it anymore and started complaining.
They did not dare to complain to the officials. Although they were afraid of the Xia family, they blamed them because they were also exiles.
"We live one day at a time. We might as well stay in the village. At least we have enough food and drink, and we can keep our lives."
"I don't know what the Xia family is up to. If they want to leave, they can just go on their own. Why do they have to wake them up?"
"Who knows? Maybe they just want to watch us suffer while they eat and drink delicious food along the way to satisfy their morbid psychology."
Of course, there are also some pertinent voices.
"Those are bandits who kill without blinking an eye. Many of our relatives have died at their hands. We can't be ungrateful when they are kind enough to save us. Do we really think we can have a good life if we stay in the village? If those people had a little kindness, would they have become bandits?"
"That's right. The Xia family saved us, so we should be grateful. Now we're blaming them. Isn't that repaying kindness with enmity?"
"Well, it is true that the Xia family saved us in this matter, and we should be grateful."
Xia Xing'er listened to all this coldly. To her, these people's thoughts were not important.
She took advantage of the chaos to let Jiujiu take away the devouring system from Ye Qingyu.
Jiujiu is still digesting it. I heard from Jiujiu that after it has digested all the energy from the swallowing system, it will be much more powerful.
After another half a month of travel, after a long journey, crossing mountains and rivers, the exile team finally arrived in Lingzhou.
It is obvious to the naked eye that the people here are much poorer than those in the capital. It is not an exaggeration to describe them as ragged and destitute.
Even young people do not have the sunny look on their faces, but only the vicissitudes of life.
The arrival of the exile team did not attract the attention of the people. The people were already accustomed to the exiled prisoners.
A few generations ago, their ancestors were also exiles.
An old man came forward to ask questions. He had a pale face, his hair was wrapped in a gray cloth, and he spoke with a thick accent.
"You all came from the capital, right?"
She had just been sitting under the tree, observing for a long time before going up to speak.
"There are many people exiled here, but it's rare to see a large group like yours."
Liu Youran looked over when she heard the voice. The person who spoke to her should be younger than her, but he looked much older than her.
She couldn't help but sigh.
As they walked along, they didn't see many elderly people. The poorer the place, the shorter the life expectancy.
How can you live to the end of your life if you don’t have enough to eat and enough clothes to wear every day?
"Old sister, you are right. We did come from the capital. Do you know the way to Liangzhou?"
"Liangzhou?" The old man was only surprised for a moment, then said with difficulty, "The road to Liangzhou is not easy to travel. If you want to go to Yuecheng, it's not so difficult. A few days ago, a big fire broke out in Tongxinling and it has been burning for seven or eight days."
He shook his head again, "If you want to go to Yuecheng, you have to pass through Tongxinling. Otherwise, there are only wild mountains and wilderness everywhere, and you won't even be able to find the way!"
She looked at the entire exile group again and saw that there were many elderly, weak, and sick people there. "I advise you not to go at this time. Tongxinling is really in chaos right now. The fire there has already killed many people."
"My words may sound harsh, but they are the truth. Please don't take it personally. It's still unclear whether we can make it to Liangzhou."
After the old woman finished speaking, she walked slowly towards her home with her hands behind her back and bent over. She only came forward to talk to the children when she saw them inside, asking them to avoid Tongxinling.
It's hell on earth over there now. She can persuade as many people as she can. She can't do anything else. It's up to them whether they listen or not. She has done her best.
Liu Youran took half a bag of rice and a few eggs from the donkey cart and quickly caught up with the old woman to hand over the things.
"Sister, please wait for me. I have to thank you for telling us such important news. I hope you won't mind accepting this small token of my appreciation."
"We haven't got anything good to give you along the way, so this is all we have."
"No, I can't have it. Take it back quickly."
Although the old woman coveted these things, she still had self-control.
The family is indeed struggling to make ends meet, but she still cannot withdraw.
There are so many people in this family, and now these are the only things left. If she takes them, what will happen to these people? It will take more than ten days to get to Liangzhou.
There is no village or store nearby, and there is no place to replenish stocks.
Those three kids were so young, almost the same age as her grandchildren. They were so pitiful.
The old woman didn't want to take the thing Liu Youran handed her, so she quickened her pace and walked home quickly.
Xia Xing'er has been watching all this. She wants to test her strength in the Nascent Soul stage.
Even if you don't want to accept it, I'll give it to you anyway. Let's see what you can do to me.
She used her spiritual sense to follow the old woman all the way to her home.
Several bags of rice were put into the old woman's rice jar, including some white rice, millet and brown rice.
There were also several baskets of eggs, both rooster and hen eggs, which were laid by the chickens raised in her space.
There are also two hens and two roosters in the chicken coop in the backyard.
She also added some different kinds of meat, as the space was already overflowing with this kind of stuff.
When the kind old woman returned home, she was shocked to see the things in the house and thought she was seeing things.
After closing her eyes and opening them again, she was sure that she was not dreaming and that all this was real.
The meat is real, the rice is real, the eggs are real, and there's even fabric...
I don’t know which god appeared and knew that her family was living a hard life and had no rice to eat, so he sent these things to her.
"Mom, are you going to rob that rich man? With so many eggs, meat, and rice, will he come looking for you? What if he reports you to the police?"
The son who came to look for the old woman was so shocked when he saw the things in the room that his eyes widened.
No, he felt a little weak in the knees. His mother had to quit if she didn't want to do such a big deal, but his little heart couldn't bear it.
He leaned close to the old woman's ear and whispered, "Mom, why don't we run away!"
The old woman looked at her son's silly look, slapped him on the head, asked him to kneel at the door, and pointed in a direction: "Kneel down, kowtow, and worship!"
Her son was also an obedient man. Without saying a word, he knelt down and kowtowed, and the kowtow made a loud noise.
The old woman also bowed in that direction!
"We've met a god. You have to keep this a secret and don't tell anyone. Otherwise, the god will take the things away and you won't even have a place to cry!"
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