Everywhere you look, there are crops that have been completely devoured, instead of the fields that should have been rolling with wheat and full of life.
Now only desolation remains, the cracked earth gaping open as if silently accusing the ruthlessness of this disaster.
The village was filled with cries of despair; the people were ragged, haggard, and their eyes were empty and filled with despair.
His thin body trembled in the wind, and every wrinkle was etched with hardship and vicissitudes.
Seeing this scene, the officials felt as if they had been struck by a heavy hammer, and they stood there stunned, unable to recover for a long time.
The cries and sighs of the people echoed in their minds, sounds like sharp knives tearing at their hearts.
The shock was like a surging tide, crashing against their hearts wave after wave, causing their bodies to tremble slightly.
Amidst this intense shock, fear, like a ferocious beast lurking in the darkness, pounced with bared fangs and claws, instantly engulfing them.
A terrifying thought simultaneously surfaced in their minds: if the locusts were not captured in time, these dense swarms of pests would be allowed to multiply wildly and spread everywhere.
Will this disaster spread rapidly throughout the entire Tianxuan Kingdom like wildfire?
The thought of that time, with the country shattered, people displaced, once prosperous towns reduced to ruins, and fertile land yielding nothing, is unbearable.
The whole country was plunged into chaos and despair. Everyone shuddered, their backs turned cold, and cold sweat dripped down their foreheads, soaking their collars.
This fear, like an invisible hand, drove them to desperately seek a quick solution to the locust plague.
Their eyes were filled with anxiety and expectation. They whispered among themselves, their voices urgent and flustered as they discussed disaster relief strategies.
Some officials frowned and muttered to themselves, trying to find a glimmer of inspiration from their past experiences.
Some officials huddled together, arguing quietly, eager to come up with a feasible solution immediately.
To save the nation and its people from suffering, and to restore the Tianxuan Kingdom to its former peace and prosperity as soon as possible.
In the imperial court, a heavy atmosphere hung like dark clouds, and everyone's gaze was fixed on the devastation left by the locust plague.
Yet, amidst this deathly silence and solemnity, a small number of officials found their minds wandering elsewhere.
When they heard Feng Qingyun mention the novel concept of the "butterfly effect," they had only a vague understanding of it, but after pondering it repeatedly, their minds were suddenly filled with new ideas.
Without any basis, he secretly concluded that it must have been the arrival of King Jinrui Zhao that broke the original peace of Tianxuan, thus triggering this terrible disaster.
These officials, in twos and threes, crept closer together furtively, their heads huddled together like a bunch of mice whispering to each other.
Their eyes would occasionally dart around warily, as if afraid that others would overhear their "profound theories."
"Hmph, if she hadn't suddenly appeared and disrupted the court's situation, would the fate of Tianxuan have changed so easily?"
An official in a scarlet robe frowned, his face so wrinkled it could trap a fly, and he looked displeased.
His voice was kept extremely low, but it couldn't hide the resentment in his tone. He kept muttering to himself, as if he was looking for more evidence to support his deduction.
"That's right, ever since she arrived, one strange thing after another has happened. This locust plague might very well be the result of her!"
Another slightly overweight official echoed his sentiments, shaking his head repeatedly as he spoke.
His enormous head shook like a rattle drum, his face filled with dissatisfaction and certainty, as if he had already uncovered all the secrets of this disaster.
The more they thought about it, the more they felt their deduction was flawless, and a deep sense of resentment gradually welled up in their eyes as they looked at Qin Qianluo.
Those gazes were like cold, dark arrows, piercing straight at Qin Qianluo without any attempt to conceal them.
At this moment, Qin Qianluo was completely focused on the light screen and was oblivious to these malicious attempts.
But those officials with ulterior motives had a burning rage in their eyes, as if they were silently and fiercely accusing: It is because of you that Tianxuan has suffered this catastrophic disaster!
Their jaws were clenched, their cheeks were slightly puffed out, and the muscles in their faces twitched slightly with anger.
It seemed as if they wanted to push all the blame onto Qin Qianluo's frail shoulders.
Completely disregarding the fact that Qin Qianluo was also extremely anxious and racking her brains to find a way to help with the disaster.
All he wanted was to find a scapegoat to quell the fear and helplessness he felt about this natural disaster.
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