Chapter 279: Responding to the Enemy

Yu Cheng couldn't say the word "fortunately".

But the people smiled and nodded, saying, "We are fine, thank you for your concern, Your Highness."

Natural disasters are beyond human control. When such a thing happened, the court came to rescue in time, and Yu Cheng came to provide disaster relief in person, which made them grateful.

Moreover, knowing that the epidemic had broken out, Yu Cheng did not withdraw to Shangjing, nor did he shrink in his mansion, but he was not afraid of the danger and went on a daily tour, which made people admire him sincerely.

"Is there enough rice and grain? Are you all okay?" Yu Cheng asked carefully.

This natural disaster has lasted for nearly two months, and the people can only survive on porridge. Everyone is pale and thin, weak, and very easy to get sick.

But at the moment he had no better way, he could only let them live first, survive the epidemic, rebuild their houses, and return to normal life.

"It's enough, they can still eat for a few days. They are all in good health and have no illness. Your Highness, don't worry." The people answered with a smile, not to let Yu Cheng worry.

In fact, they only had one or two bowls of porridge every day, and dared not put a grain of food more.

It's not that the court doesn't care about them, but there are too many disaster victims and they are powerless.

"Okay, if there is no food, report to the government and supply it in time." Yu Cheng smiled at the child who woke up and rubbed his eyes, and moved away.

"Your Highness, take care of yourself." The people waved goodbye and gave caring instructions.

The sky is high and the emperor is far away. Now Yu Cheng is their sky and their hope.

Therefore, Yu Cheng cannot fall.

Under the warm sunlight, Yu Cheng and Shen Changze came to another shed, where people infected with the disease lived.

"Cough cough..." You can hear coughs and wheezes without getting close.

Yu Cheng called the doctor on duty to inquire about the situation.

"It's not good or bad, it hasn't gotten worse, but it hasn't gotten better either. My medical skills are really limited..." The doctor lowered his head in shame.

Yu Cheng pursed his lips and said, "Don't blame you. The imperial physician in the capital will be here in a few days. Just hold on for a few more days."

Hearing this, the doctor's eyes lit up and hope ignited in an instant.

As he was talking, a dispute broke out in a shed in the distance.

Yu Cheng looked over and saw several middle-aged men tearing and wrestling with each other, cursing.

"What order? Damn it. I'm going crazy and I'm going to go out for a walk. No one can stop me..."

"Ahem... Even if I die, I'll find a better place. It's better than dying here..."

The doctor shook his head and sighed, "These people are the villains in the city. They have been refusing to cooperate since they were infected with the disease. They think the medicine is bitter and drink half and pour half. They are thinking of ways to make trouble every day."

"If we really let them go out and run around, who knows where they might bring the disease to."

Yu Cheng frowned when he heard this.

Disaster relief is already difficult, and encountering such rude and unreasonable people is even worse.

In silence, Yu Cheng heard the people spitting angrily.

"This group of troublemakers should not be wasted on porridge and medicine. They should be

left to die." "That's right. They were not good people in the first place. It's better to die..."

Shen Changze peeked at Yu Cheng's expression and asked, "Your Highness, do you want to deal with it?"

Yu Cheng said in a deep voice, "Have someone keep a close eye on them. They must not be allowed to leave."

They were villains before, but now they are cancer. They must not be allowed to harm other people again.

"Yes." Shen Changze took the order and sent several soldiers with knives over.

Although those men were burly, they were weak after being infected with the disease. The soldiers drove them back to the house without much effort.

Although they were still cursing, the villains did not dare to force their way in when they saw the shining knives and Shen Changze and Yu Cheng in the distance.

After resolving this minor incident, Yu Cheng and Shen Changze continued their patrol.

The sun in the sky moved slowly from east to west, and quietly set when no one noticed.

Zhou Boxu sat in the car, and the team moved forward in the dusk.

In summer, the sun rises early and sets late, so Zhou Boxu ordered the team to get up early and travel late, and only rest for three hours at night.

When the moon was above the treetops, the team stopped in a valley, made a fire and cooked.

After simply filling their stomachs, Zhou Boxu took a few people to keep watch, and the rest of the people rested.

In order to have a wider view, Zhou Boxu sat on a big tree and used a sword to cut off the branches in front of him so that he could see the entire camp.

The moonlight was quiet and faint, shining in the valley. Occasionally, a few insects chirped in the quiet night, keeping Zhou Boxu company.

Zhou Boxu was extremely alert, his sharp eyes scanning the surroundings without any slackness.

The moon moved across the sky and slowly sank.

In about an hour, it would be daybreak.

The guards on night watch below yawned and stretched, looking forward to resting at dawn.

At this moment, Zhou Boxu heard a rustling sound.

"Be on guard for the enemy!" Zhou Boxu ordered in a deep voice.

The lazy-looking guards were shocked when they heard it, and they hurriedly woke up the sleeping guards and drew their swords to fight.

"Kill!"

"Charge, the silver is in the carriage in front."

As the shouts of killing arose, a group of fierce bandits emerged from the dark forest, brandishing their knives and rushing towards the camp.

Zhou Boxu did not get down from the tree immediately, but observed the battle situation.

Judging from what he had just heard and the direction they were heading, they were robbing for silver.

Although these herbs were valuable, they were in large quantities, and it would be very troublesome to deal with them after robbing them, so it was naturally not as convenient as robbing for silver.

After seeing the situation clearly, Zhou Boxu flew down from the tree, found Lin Jun and said, "Take Mr. Du and the herbs away first, leave the silver behind, and I will take care of the rest."

Lin Jun said anxiously, "Sir, this is too risky, I will take care of the rest."

Zhou Boxu used his sword to repel a bandit, and said coldly, "This is an order!"

"...Yes! I obey your order." Lin Jun reluctantly agreed and let the carriage carrying Du Zhong and the doctor go first, and then led his men to drive away the carriage carrying the herbs.

Zhou Boxu led a team of people to fight with the bandits and cover their evacuation. Seeing someone trying to catch up, Zhou Boxu kicked over the silver box, and the silver instantly scattered all over the floor.

"Silver, it's silver!" Seeing the silver, the bandits' eyes lit up, and they no longer cared about chasing, and just wanted to kill Zhou Boxu and others to get the silver.

The extremely vicious bandits swarmed towards the silver cart.

Zhou Boxu jumped onto the car, stood on the silver box with a sword, and said in a cold tone: "If you want silver, it depends on whether you have the life."

"Humph! Arrogant! Not to mention silver, even your life, I will take it!" The bandit leader jumped onto the car, brandishing a big knife and fighting with Zhou Boxu.

There is a gap in strength when it comes to swords, and it is not suitable for a head-on collision.

Zhou Boxu used his sword to block the chopping knife, and at the same time kicked out, forcing the burly bandit leader off the silver cart.

"Oh, now you have some tricks. I want to kill you even more." With excitement in his eyes, the bandit leader jumped into the car again and attacked Zhou Boxu with a knife.

Zhou Boxu dodged and stabbed out with the long sword in his hand, hitting the bandit leader in the face.

The bandit leader stepped back suddenly, his face full of flesh trembled, and just as he was about to raise the knife, the long sword turned and stabbed at him at an extremely tricky angle.

The bandit leader was forced to jump out of the car, and Zhou Boxu pressed forward, not giving him a chance to breathe.

The bandit leader waved the big knife while blocking and dodging, in a panic.

But no matter how he dodged, the sword seemed to have eyes and bit him tightly.

Damn it! Why is this sword like a snake? No matter how you dodge, you can't dodge it.