This elixir is meant for cultivators; ordinary people would certainly not be able to withstand it. However, the people were exhausted and had been soaked in the rain all day, leaving them extremely weak. This elixir would allow them to immediately recover their strength and continue their frantic run.
Continue to expend physical strength so that the elixir can be absorbed slowly without harming the body. Of course, children can only take half of it, not the whole pill.
More than a thousand soldiers ate first, and then Zhu Lin and several senior brothers stood at the front of the line and threw pills into the mouths of the people one by one. It was fortunate that they were skilled in kung fu, otherwise they would have been exhausted to feed so many people.
Even with their exceptional skills, they were still quite exhausted after all that. The pills were taken out of Zhu Lin's spatial storage, and the medicinal ingredients were only available there; such ingredients couldn't be found elsewhere.
If the food were handed over to the soldiers to distribute to the people, there would be a lot of trouble if someone stole it. To avoid unnecessary trouble, they had no choice but to do it themselves.
With the help of the pills, the people quickly regained their strength and felt even more energetic than when they woke up in the morning. They ran forward with great speed.
At this point, the difference became apparent. The snake tide beside them could not keep up with the people's speed and was soon left behind. Seeing this, everyone's eyes lit up and they ran even faster.
After all, there was always a swarm of snakes nearby. While you were exhausted, you were worried about when the flood would come, and you also had to keep an eye on the snakes. You were afraid that some fierce venomous snake might get as agitated as you and suddenly bite you.
Now that the snake tide is exhausted and can no longer keep up with their speed, the shadow in their hearts has lessened by a third. Now, as long as they run forward desperately and prevent the flood from catching up, they can take a break once they reach Qingyang Prefecture safely.
The city walls of Qingyang Prefecture are high, and the entire prefecture is situated on higher ground, so the flood should not be able to penetrate it. As long as they hold out until they reach Qingyang Prefecture, they will have a chance to survive.
More than 100,000 people rushed to the city gate of Qingyang Prefecture with the help of the pills, but the city gate was closed and they could not get in.
At this moment, Xingxing was being carried on Qingyan's back. Qingyan and Qingluo took turns carrying her all the way. To be honest, even with someone carrying her, it was still very tiring. She was so jolted along the way that she almost threw up, and she also had to worry about the people behind her.
"What is the prefect of Qingyang Prefecture doing? Didn't he estimate the time and open the city gates to let the refugees into the city for temporary refuge? Why didn't he open the city gates?" Xingxing looked up, her face full of anxiety.
Several guards shouted for the soldiers on the city wall to come down and open the city gate, but no one paid any attention. Some people on the city wall even pointed their bows and arrows at them.
Xingxing's face darkened. The situation had changed. The people of Qingyang Prefecture had suddenly changed their minds and were unwilling to accept the people of Xiyan City.
"How dare the prefect of Qingyang Prefecture defy the imperial decree! Could he be another Zhuge Zhongshen who has already betrayed us?" Zhang Xiantao and Zhao Mingyue arrived at this time and, seeing the people on the city wall facing each other with swords drawn, cursed loudly on the spot.
"If they won't open the city gates, I'll have Brother Phosphorus fly up to the city wall and kill them. They'll have to open them sooner or later," Xingxing said angrily.
"Princess, don't worry. Once Young Master Zhu and the others arrive, they'll have a solution," Qingyan comforted her softly.
Xingxing remained silent, her brows furrowed as she waited quietly for all the people to arrive and for Zhu Lin to come and resolve the current predicament.
“I can go up too, but I probably can’t beat so many people by myself.” Zhao Mingyue said helplessly.
It wasn't easy for over 100,000 people to arrive. Xingxing and her group waited at the city gate for more than an hour before all the people had arrived. Zhu Lin and several senior brothers and sisters had already learned about the situation at the city gate and rushed over.
Before they could even catch their breath, Zhu Lin and his seven companions flew up to the city wall and dealt with the soldiers on the wall in less than a quarter of an hour. They had been traveling for a day and a night without daring to rest for a moment, and they had been holding back their anger for a long time. Now they vented all their anger on the soldiers who refused to open the city gate.
The imperial edict had already reached Qingyang Prefecture, yet these people blatantly defied it, disregarding the lives of 100,000 people. They deserve to die.
The city gates opened, and the people dared not act recklessly. They lined up obediently. They still had energy and did not feel tired at this time. They even felt that they could run for several more hours without any problem. It was just that being rained on was not very comfortable, but they had been rained on for two days and were numb to it. As long as they were still alive, that was good.
Thinking that the snake horde had been left far behind and had not followed, they felt both relieved and saddened. The snake horde was also trying to escape, just like them. Whether they could escape this disaster in the end depended on the fate of those snakes themselves.
The only reason to blame them is that none of them had a snake king who knew how to make elixirs.
Song Wu and Wu Chong led their men to settle the people in Qingyang Prefecture. They had to take in the people from all the post stations, inns, and surrounding towns and villages. There were too many people, and all the people in Qingyang Prefecture had to participate in the disaster relief efforts. This was an order from the imperial court.
Xingxing and Zhu Lin's group rushed to the government office to settle accounts with the prefect, but to their surprise, the office was empty and there was not a single official in sight.
"Strange, where did everyone go?" Zhang Xiantao pulled Zhao Mingyue and rushed to the backyard to search, but they couldn't find anyone. It was really suspicious.
"He must have escaped beforehand. That corrupt official ran fast enough, otherwise he would have suffered the consequences." Zhu Qingruo was furious. They had worked themselves to the bone to save people, only to be tricked in the end. She was absolutely furious.
Immediately, everyone started cursing and swearing that they would search every inch of Qingyang Prefecture to find the prefect, even if it meant digging three feet into the ground to find him.
The group, looking as disheveled as drowning dogs, cursed the prefect fiercely for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before calming down a little and sitting down to rest, panting heavily.
"I'm hungry, I should find a place to eat and rest," Zhang Xiantao said, rubbing her empty stomach.
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