Chapter 14: The Plague Appears
After this incident, those people in the team who were ignorant and had all kinds of ulterior motives quieted down, and basically became united as one and obeyed orders.
Yang Dajun led the exile team through three big cities and encountered many refugee teams. Their mental state became worse and worse. Wherever they passed, they saw only destroyed fields and collapsed houses. Although the turbid water had become a wide and flowing river, the damage it brought still remained.
The villages and towns built along the river were basically devastated. When the flood receded, the corpses of wild animals, humans and some miscellaneous garbage were left on the exposed land. The survivors all left their original places, and no one cleaned up the garbage. As time went by, it rotted and smelled, thus producing a large number of pathogens. The passing exile teams hurriedly left one human gathering place after another wearing sour-smelling masks.
However, the flood affected too wide a range. In front of almost every city, there were emaciated refugees. The originally lush green mountains were also stripped bare, turning into a yellow and bald area, which looked very desolate.
For half a month, the exile team hurried on their journey, not daring to delay even a little.
"Stop and hand over all the food!"
A ragged, thin, pale-faced man was waving a kitchen knife and looking at everyone fiercely, but his trembling legs revealed the fact that he was afraid and uneasy.
"Get out of the way. I won't bother with you for five counts."
They have encountered too many refugees who block the road and rob people these days. These displaced people have little fighting ability. The most powerful ones they have encountered are those who have some hunting and martial arts skills. However, such teams do not bother to rob people. They organize teams to hunt in the mountains, pick fruits, etc.
They encountered it almost every half hour, which seriously hindered their progress. Yang Dajun was a little impatient.
"Brothers, come out, we caught a fat sheep today."
The man holding the kitchen knife had his eyes glued to the bulging packages. He didn't hear what Yang Dajun said at all and directly called out to his brothers to come out. He looked so impatient as if these were already in their pockets.
“Hualala!”
Many ragged refugees ran out of the hidden woods, most of them carrying hoes, kitchen knives, wooden sticks, etc., and they all looked fiercely at the supplies carried on the horses.
The intense gaze made the horse snort uncomfortably, and its hooves kept digging the ground.
"Didn't you hear me telling you to move aside? Or do you think I'm easy to talk to?"
It was the first time that Yang Dajun was ignored, and he felt a surge of anger in his heart.
"Go, brothers, take them down! These people are not good people. They are all corrupt officials of the imperial court. These things were bought with our hard-earned money, so they should belong to us."
The man who stood on the road to block the way at the beginning was filled with righteous indignation. His original timidity had completely disappeared. He felt that these supplies should be his.
"Ah! Kill!"
Dozens of men brandishing all sorts of weapons rushed towards the exile group. The officers had already drawn their swords and were ready for battle, just waiting for the boss's order.
Lin Yue noticed that some refugees had red faces and were a little shaky when they walked. It was obvious that they were not normal, as they had a fever.
"Stop, don't let them get close."
Lin Yue raised her voice deliberately so that the officers could hear her. Although they didn't know why, they knew there must be a reason because her tone was so urgent.
Lin Yue quickly came to Yang Dajun's horse.
"Sir, some of these people don't look normal. They seem to have a fever. It's very likely that they are in the incubation period of the epidemic. We need to leave here quickly, otherwise we will be in big trouble."
Yang Dajun's face changed. He didn't expect the plague to show up so quickly. Unfortunately, he ran into it directly. He didn't know which Tai Sui he had offended this year, but nothing good had happened to him.
"Quickly resolve the issue, try not to have direct contact with them, everyone put on masks, and be ready to move forward at full speed."
Since the other party was holding on to them and wouldn't let go, he wouldn't be polite.
“Puff, puff.”
The sharp sword chopped directly on the person's body, blood spurted out, limbs flew everywhere, and the refugees were frightened.
The officers did not hold back. Showing mercy to the enemy would be cruel to themselves.
At this moment, many people ran out of the woods again. They were also red-faced and walked unsteadily, looking as miserable as zombies besieging a city.
"Ah! Stop it, please."
"Sir, we are wrong. Let's go. We will leave immediately."
"Wow, son! This is all my fault. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have to fight so hard. Ah, I'll fight you."
A middle-aged woman, holding her head and crying bitterly, also rushed forward and died under the knife.
"Oh my God! The police have killed someone, they have killed someone."
"This is unjust. Officials are now killing people at will. I'm going to the capital to sue you. I'm going to file a petition. I want the emperor to know how his officials treat human life so lightly."
A woman who was obviously cleaner was righteous and awe-inspiring, and it was obvious that the current situation was beyond her expectations.
"Hmph, say it again, get out of the way."
After Yang Dajun killed a man with a knife, he looked calmly at the woman who was crying inconsolably, and was not moved at all.
"You have bad intentions. Do you want me to surrender right here?"
The two sides confronted each other and refused to give in.
At this tense moment, a refugee fell to the ground and stopped breathing.
"Ah! This is the plague, sir, let's go immediately, go!"
"Wow, wow, I don't want to be infected with the plague. I don't want to die."
"These untouchables are going to drag us down with them!"
"Help, Mom, quickly spray me with vinegar, woooo, it has to work!"
I don't know who shouted, but the exile team suddenly became chaotic. Wearing the sour-smelling masks, tears came out, but they could endure anything in order to survive.
All the convicts wanted to stay eight feet away from the refugees, hiding aside trembling. There was never a moment like now when they wanted to move faster.
Maybe the scene was too exciting, and once there was one, there were two, and soon a large number of people on the other side fell down.
"You're sick and yet you dare to parade around the city? Aren't you afraid that the whole of Dagan will be infected with the plague because of you? You are truly short-sighted and untouchable people, without a shred of patriotism."
Faced with these unreasonable and unruly people, the censor Yan Chengyu was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at them, and cursed them in indignation.
His son held his father's arm tightly, otherwise he would really rush towards the refugees opposite.
"I ask you, how many days did they have a fever? When did they develop the fever? Where did they go? Where can you find such people?"
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