Li Hezhen stumbled out. He thought he had become numb along the way. He had seen too many people die. But when he really saw these deaths again, the people falling one after another, he became more and more desperate. The atmosphere was gloomy. He felt like his heart was being pressed down by a stone and he couldn't breathe.
"Dad, what's wrong with you?"
Li Dalang anxiously supported Li Hezhen, only to find that he was covered in snow and extremely cold, with his face being icy cold.
"Uncle Wang, come and help me get Dad inside..."
When Wang Meng saw Li Hezhen like this, his heart skipped a beat. Mrs. Li in the room also heard the noise and struggled to get out of bed to take care of Li Hezhen.
It was only after Zhou Jiaojiao gently stopped him that he gave up.
This way.
Zhou Jiaojiao took the medicine box and went to the next room with Chu San. When they walked in, they saw Li Hezhen, who looked like an ice sculpture, gloomy and devastated.
"Brother Li, what happened?" Zhou Jiaojiao asked while examining him.
Li Hezhen suddenly looked up at her and said expectantly, "Sister-in-law Chu, you know how to treat illnesses. Can you go and treat the people? There are many injured people who don't need to die, but the court has done nothing, so they can only watch and die. At this time, those officials are still listening to songs in the backyard!"
"What kind of court is this? They turn a blind eye to the lives of ordinary people. How sad!"
In fact, Zhou Jiaojiao and Chu San had already gone out to see the situation in the capital city. She was originally worried that too many people would die and there would be an epidemic, but what she saw was a human tragedy.
Now, seeing that Li Hezhen seemed to be asking her for help, but in fact he was disappointed with the court and was filled with grief and anger, she knew that he had suffered a great blow.
"Brother Li, my wife doesn't have the ability to save so many people. Even if we have a magic weapon that can hold a lot of medicinal herbs, the pharmacy has lost so many herbs, and we can't take out so many. It's obvious that there is a problem. As long as we are in Wuzhou Prefecture, there is no way we can help these people affected by the disaster."
"Besides, you only saw what happened inside the city. Have you seen the people affected by the disaster in the rural villages outside the city? In fact, they are the most miserable. If we want to save them, we have to take the position of prefect." Chu San was dissatisfied with Li Hezhen for asking Zhou Jiaojiao for help as soon as he opened his mouth.
At a time like this, it's good enough to be able to protect himself, let alone help. Even if he is good at fighting, he has no power and no soldiers. In the eyes of the court, he is just a rebel who can be easily shot and killed. How can he resist thousands of troops alone?
Li Hezhen was awakened by the scolding. He calmed down and his expression no longer showed any emotion, but everyone could see that he had changed.
Li Hezhen bowed to Zhou Jiaojiao and apologized: "Sister Chu, it's my fault. I shouldn't have said that. You and I are only human beings. How can we talk about saving the world?"
"Brother Li, you said that because you are too angry. Don't take it to heart." Zhou Jiaojiao shook her head and didn't take his words to heart.
"Brother Li, didn't you go to the prefectural government to look for Lord Yang?"
When Li Hezhen heard this question, his face darkened slightly and he apologized proactively: "Sister-in-law Chu, Brother Chu, I'm sorry, it's my fault. Lord Yang blocked the city gate for some reason, and we can't get out."
"He refused requests to have us leave quietly and privately."
"If we had known earlier, we should have left sooner."
It's too late to say this now. Besides, it has been snowing and it is very dangerous to set off. If you are not careful, you will be covered in ice and snow. By then, even if you have all the supplies in Chen Lin's space, you won't be able to leave.
Zhou Jiaojiao didn't dwell on her current predicament. Instead, she started thinking and said to Li Hezhen, "Brother Li, do you have any way to contact the general of Youzhou?"
After Chu San retired from the army and left the barracks, even the token on his body was taken away. He wanted to send a message to General Xie and ensure that no one else could see it, but it was unlikely.
So at the beginning, Zhou Jiaojiao never thought of asking Chu San to contact General Xie.
Until now, Li Hezhen seems to be a suitable candidate.
"Contact General Xie?"
"What's the purpose of contacting General Xie?" Li Hezhen was a little confused.
"Let him come and pick us up." Zhou Jiaojiao sighed: "To be precise, he is here to pick up the artifact from Chen Lin."
"What? We have to tell General Xie about Chen Lin's abilities?" Li He really didn't understand why Zhou Jiaojiao said that and chose to trust General Xie. Although the Xie family army was indeed the most courageous and capable in battle in the entire Great Chu Dynasty, they were also famous for their loyalty. Of the more than a dozen men in the Xie family over three generations, only an old general and a major general were left, all for the sake of guarding the border.
Zhou Jiaojiao wouldn't say it explicitly, she was doing this to lure out the male protagonist.
Besides, she never thought of asking the people of Youzhou to save her from the beginning to the end. She might as well rely on herself instead of others.
It’s just that the male protagonist needs to be lured out to deal with Shen Lin.
"Tell me, what will happen if we can't get out of here and Chen Lin finds an opportunity and joins forces with Lord Yang?"
"No!" Li Hezhen was even more excited than Zhou Jiaojiao. It was obvious that he really loved the people, but it was a pity that he had no chance to realize his ambitions.
"So, even if we can't get out, we can't let Chen Lin cooperate with Lord Yang. In other words, someone else must compete for her." Zhou Jiaojiao thought slowly.
After this time, Li Hezhen agreed without any need for her to persuade him.
"I can indeed contact General Xie." Li Hezhen said gritting his teeth.
The noble families always have their own private contact information. They are secret guards trained at great expense. If they fail to complete their tasks, they will die. They will never betray their masters.
And there is such a person around Li Hezhen.
He didn't elaborate, and Zhou Jiaojiao didn't ask any more questions. Both sides respected each other. Even if this matter was settled, no one knew about it except the three of them, and it was also to avoid the news leaking out and being known by Chen Lin.
Send Li Hezhen away.
Zhou Jiaojiao walked to where Chen Lin was. She took a look at the display in the system. Chen Lin's luck value was still 46%. Although Xiao Si did not say it explicitly, she had a feeling that only when Chen Lin's luck was reduced to less than 10% would her space truly not pose a threat to her.
Zhou Jiaojiao has always been worried about whether Shen Lin's space can grow after swallowing the jade. Now it seems that she has suppressed the other party, but once Shen Lin has the opportunity to upgrade the space, she will be able to store a lot of food at once, and she will be able to turn the situation around immediately. After all, as long as there is food, just mention the refugees, and they will listen to her without hesitation. If she deifies the space, it will be even easier.
Zhou Jiaojiao thought of this, squatted down and looked at her.
Shen Lin was in a state of disarray, with countless wounds on her body, and the look in her eyes was full of hatred.
"I have an idea. I'd like to take you to collect grain from wealthy farmers. Can you tell me how much grain you can collect?"
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