Shen Yanshan: "Yes! Superpowers! What should I do?"
Qi Yanxuan: "Try to feel the energy in your body, and then try to gather it in your palm."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yanshan immediately did as he was told. He felt the supernatural power in his body and tried to condense it into his palm. Gradually, a pile of sand appeared on his palm.
Although he had seen Qi Yanxuan and Shen Yanqing's superpowers, he couldn't help but feel excited when he saw his own superpowers in person.
Qi Yanxuan: "It's not convenient to try it in the carriage now. Let's find an open space to try it when we have time. As long as it's related to earth, your earth-related abilities can control it."
"good!"
In order to take care of Shen Yanshan last night, Qi Yanxuan and Shen Yanqing did not sleep all night. Now they are catching up on their sleep in the carriage, and Shen Yanshan is the driver again.
***
Fifteen days later.
The group looked at the towering city in the distance. The city walls were guarded by armed soldiers. It looked a little different from the cities they had passed by before.
Chen Kui pointed to the city ahead and said, "The city ahead is Yunzhou City. Once we enter Yunzhou City, we will enter the southern territory!"
Qi Yanxuan sensed something was wrong. He heard crying and shouting in front of him, as well as the sound of horse hooves and weapons clashing.
Unleashing his special powers, he saw the scene at the city gate.
At the city gate, a group of soldiers holding weapons were arresting middle-aged men. Women, the elderly, and children were screaming and crying. Some women tried to hold their men, but were kicked to the ground by the soldiers. Some were even killed directly.
The victims fled in all directions, trying to escape the soldiers' capture, but they were soon tied back by the soldiers on horseback.
Qi Yanxuan looked at Shen Kui with a complicated expression and asked, "Do the soldiers in the south often oppress the common people?"
Shen Kui didn't understand why he was asked this question, but he answered truthfully: "No way! I've been to the south before when I was escorting people, but I didn't see any soldiers oppressing the people. I think the people here live better than we do."
Shen Yanqing saw that Qi Yanxuan looked strange and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Qi Yanxuan: "If the soldiers are arresting young men, why?"
Shen Yanqing's pupils shrank. "That's what happens during war. If there aren't enough men, the soldiers will conscript men. I think they're fleeing famine everywhere, and since there aren't enough soldiers, they're conscripting refugees everywhere."
Shen Yanshan's face was solemn. "What do you mean? Are you saying that there are soldiers conscripting men ahead?"
"What are you talking about? Soldiers and able-bodied men! Where can we capture able-bodied men?" Shen Kui asked in confusion.
Qi Yanxuan said seriously, "My hearing has been good since I was a child. I can hear at distances that ordinary people can't. At the city gate ahead, there are soldiers arresting passing disaster victims. It seems they are conscripting men."
Seeing that Qi Yanxuan didn't seem to be joking, everyone was frightened and their faces turned pale.
"Then what should we do? Let's run away quickly. We are not far from here. What if we are discovered by the soldiers on the city wall?" The village chief's wife grabbed her eldest son's arm with a frightened look on her face.
If they really came to conscript men, her three sons would definitely be taken away.
Shen Wenxiang comforted her, "Mom! Don't panic! We can always find a solution if we discuss it together!"
"Aunt is right! Let's go quickly!" Shen Kui's wife held the child in her arms and grabbed her husband's arm in fear.
"Don't panic! Be quiet first!" The village chief raised his hand to try to stop everyone from panicking, then looked at Qi Yanxuan and Shen Yanqing.
"Yan Xuan, Yan Qing, we can't go that way. What do you think we should do?"
Qi Yanxuan looked at the panicked eyes of the crowd, then looked at the forest not far away and said, "There is a forest not far from here. It will be the same if we go through it!"
The village chief's wife hesitated a bit and said, "This...will not be the same dangers as before in the forest, right?"
Shen Yanqing: "At least we can escape the immediate danger. If we go to the city gate, we will be trapped. There are so many armed soldiers, and we don't know how many more are inside the city. Even if we can escape, we will be scattered."
"Okay! Then let's go to the mountains!" The village chief said without hesitation.
If they were caught or dispersed, it would be difficult to get together again. As the village chief, he could not watch the villagers being arrested.
"Should we remind the others?" Shen Kui looked at them and asked.
The village chief thought for a moment and said, "Let's quietly notify them! Be careful not to let the government troops ahead hear us. They're officials too, and if they find out, there's no guarantee they won't stop us."
"Okay!" Shen Kui patted his wife's hand soothingly, and then went to inform the victims behind him.
The victims secretly passed the news back, and soon everyone knew that the conscription was going on.
Everyone was so scared that their faces turned pale, but they didn't dare to say a word. They just silently quickened their pace and turned towards the mountains.
There was a constable behind the county government team in front who saw that the victims were not going towards the city, but instead turned towards the mountains. He felt it was a bit strange and ran to the front of the team to report to his leader.
Upon hearing this, the chief constable stepped forward to report to the county magistrate, "Sir! For some reason, the people in the rear are turning around and heading towards the mountains!"
The county magistrate had no choice but to get out of his car to investigate. He pointed at a constable and said, "Go over and ask them what's going on."
As soon as he finished speaking, the noisy sound of horse hooves was heard behind him. Everyone turned their heads to look and saw a group of armored soldiers riding tall horses chasing after them in the distance, holding weapons in their hands.
"Run! Soldiers are coming!"
Someone in the crowd shouted, and everyone started running in panic.
The county magistrate looked a little confused as he saw the fleeing victims and the soldiers riding towards him.
"Village chief! You take the villagers away first, we will stay behind to block these soldiers and catch up with them soon!" Qi Yanxuan said to the village chief.
The village chief immediately refused upon hearing this. "No! How can the three of you hold off so many people? Let's run together. With so many people, they may not be able to catch us."
Qi Yanxuan: "They're on horseback. We'll be caught up before we even reach the foot of the mountain. Don't worry, you forgot that Ah Qing and I alone have wiped out thousands of bandits! Let's get our men out!"
The village chief looked hesitant. He wanted every villager to reach the destination, but the other people in the village were ordinary people and could not resist the armed soldiers. There were also elderly and weak people in the village, so he finally chose to listen to Qi Yanxuan.
"Then hurry up and catch up, we'll be waiting for you in the mountains!"
I had no choice but to take the villagers to the mountains.
After the villagers left, Qi Yanxuan said to Shen Yanshan: "Uncle! This is a good time to test your earth-related abilities! Use your abilities to control the land and build a high wall."
"Okay! I'll try!"
Shen Yanshan activated his special ability and instantly built a five-meter-high wall in front of him. The wall spanned the entire road, blocking the oncoming team.
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