Chen Li and Pei Yu rode their horses in the front. When the miasma in the city completely dissipated, he waved his hand and led the team into the city.
The miasma dissipated, and because no one lived there, a lonely city appeared before their eyes.
In fact, the city had not been abandoned for long, but unfortunately it encountered the current drought. The mud and dust in the sky were blown into the city by the wind, making it several times more desolate in an instant.
There was almost nothing usable left in the city. At least on the road they passed, there was nothing usable except some furniture.
There were also several teams following Shen Changshan and his team and entering the city with them. There were not many people in these teams, and they were very conscious of keeping a distance and not following too closely.
Because they didn't know when the fog would cover the ground again, they moved very quickly and didn't see any bodies at first.
After walking for a quarter of an hour, you can see corpses lying on both sides of the road. Many of them are still very fresh, which shows that they are refugees who have recently entered the city.
They still couldn't get out of the city completely. The city was filled with miasma. Perhaps some teams were lucky and arrived here at noon, and managed to get through by accident.
But many refugees died in the city, including some with their families.
The others were silent as they watched the scenes on both sides of the street. Chen Li looked at the man beside her, "Is this miasma so poisonous?"
Pei Yu shook his head. "The miasma isn't poisonous. If they had discovered it early and evacuated as soon as possible, it wouldn't be like this."
He pointed at the corpses below, "But these people obviously stayed in the city for a while, and their bodies were already weak, so they finally succumbed to the toxicity of the miasma."
Chen Li was silent. Why did these people stay in the city? It was because they finally got into the city and wanted to find some food so that the rest of the journey would be easier. But they didn't expect that this action would cost them their lives.
Without saying anything, he matched the speed of the carriage and left the city as quickly as possible.
However, when they were halfway there, the sky suddenly turned gloomy.
Chen Li turned around and said to the people behind him, "Speed up, the two carriages go side by side."
What the hell, it was sunny every day before, but the weather is changing again today.
The people in the team also fell into a brief panic, but soon regained their composure.
Pei Yu looked up at the sky for a long time before saying to Chen Li, "Don't worry, Miss Shen. The sun will come out soon. This miasma won't spread that quickly."
With his words, Shen Li felt a little relieved, but she did not slow down.
Sure enough, a quarter of an hour passed and the sun was back in the sky, and Chen Li breathed a sigh of relief.
The closer we got to leaving the city, the more corpses there were on both sides of the road. Sometimes there were even corpses lying in the middle of the road. Fortunately, the road was wide and even two carriages side by side could go around it.
Just by looking at those skinny people lying on the ground, it was clear that they didn't have much food left, so no one wasted time checking their bags.
The group did not do so, but more people behind them were scrambling for the bags on the ground, and some even started fighting.
Finally, I saw the city gate in front of me, but it was closed.
Pei Yu gave Tianqing a look, and Tianqing quickly took Shen Jingyuan and Lin Feng forward to open the door.
"Crack~"
Everyone retreated, and when the city gate opened, the soil nearby was stirred up and scattered into the air, filling the air with dust. Everyone could also see the situation at the city gate clearly.
There were five or six wooden fences at the city gate, each half a person's height, with sharp wooden spikes on them. It was obvious that they were there on purpose.
At this time, more than thirty people rushed out from both sides of the city wall, all holding weapons in their hands, looking ferociously at the person who opened the city gate.
"If you want to go through, you have to pay a toll!"
Chen Li held his forehead and wondered what these people were thinking. What could they get by setting up a checkpoint and robbing here?
Tianqing didn't even look at the people at the door and walked back to Pei Yu.
These people are so blind!
Don’t you think that it is so easy to rob if the three of them can push open this heavy city gate?
I really don’t know what to say.
"Brother, take some people and take care of them."
"OK."
Shen Jingyuan, along with his two brothers, four cousins, Xu You and several elders in the team, walked towards the city gate.
The wooden fence outside the city could only stop carriages and carts, not people, so the two sides soon engaged in a melee.
Chen Li drove his horse to the city gate. Although these people looked weak and posed no threat to them, it was still better to be cautious.
Although there are fewer people on their side, they are all strong. Although there are more people on the opposite side, they are all a little thin, not to mention that there is a strong man like my eldest brother.
After a cup of tea, all the thirty or so people blocking the road fell down, and the city gate was filled with wailing.
“Ouch~”
"pain!"
"Please spare our lives, sir. We have no other choice. Please let us go!"
"We have a 70-year-old mother and a three-year-old child to support. Please spare us!"
These people reacted quickly. After a few screams of pain, they knelt on the ground and begged.
After Shen Jingyuan and his men knocked these people down, they went to remove the wooden fence at the city gate. It would be noon soon, and they didn't want to stay in the city any longer.
As for these people, Chen Li looked at the carts on both sides of the city gate. There were five or six carts there, with some things piled sparsely on them.
Look away. Why don't they rob in a better place? They rob here. It's because there is no miasma now. If there is miasma, how many people can walk out safely?
"Let's go."
The nine carriages quickly left the city. As for the secrets in the city, no one cared about it now, but it would be discovered one day.
Perhaps there will be someone who will go to the abyss for those who died in vain at the bottom of the mine.
But that person was not herself, and Chen Li had no time to do such thankless tasks.
Besides, the situation is so chaotic now. It is not certain whether we can find those people after the situation stabilizes.
Even if you find it and someone pushes out a scapegoat, what can you do?
Shen Qi'an and Xu You looked back at Pinghe County. Shen Li had said a few words to them about what happened in the city after she came back. Although her tone was light, she summarized these things in just a few words.
But they have realized that these things are not simple.
I used to study in order to pass the imperial examinations and to contribute to the imperial family in the future to benefit the people.
But now, everything they saw and heard along the way made them hesitate. In such a cruel situation, what can they do?
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