Yunye and Yunyi, who were training in the mountains with nearly two thousand newly recruited soldiers, were both taken aback when they saw the signal flare.
"Second Master Yun, there's something going on in the county town. Should we go back?" Yun asked Yun Ye with a serious expression.
Yunye waved his hand and ordered, "Pass down the order: everyone take your weapons and equipment and return to the city!"
When Lin Yinan arrived at the city wall, she saw a huge crowd of people below.
The more than 10,000 refugees were in extremely poor condition. Although most of them were young and middle-aged, they were all emaciated and their spirits were low.
"Tell me your demands?" Lin Yinan asked loudly.
The scholar who first stepped forward to speak did not look down on her because she was a woman.
He stepped forward politely, bowed, and said, "My name is Zhou Linzhao. I have come all the way from the north to escape famine. I humbly request that Your Excellency kindly take us in."
Lin Yinan looked down at him carefully for a moment and then said, "I am Lin Yinan, the Lord of Longtan City. We have a policy for those who come to seek refuge. Please read it carefully on the notice board to your left. If you agree, we will accept you and let you stay according to the procedure. If you have ulterior motives, you will go back to where you came from."
"Thank you!" the scholar bowed and expressed his gratitude.
The scholar pushed through the crowd to the bulletin board on the left front of the city wall, where he looked at the still-new notice.
The more Zhou Linzhao read, the more surprised he became. Could the city lord of Longtan really be so generous as to provide food and resettle everyone?
"Sir, what does it say up there?" asked an illiterate refugee nearby eagerly.
Zhou Linzhao composed himself and turned to look at the refugees who were looking at him expectantly.
He cleared his throat and read the contents of the announcement aloud.
Zhou Linzhao only stopped after reading it three times in a row.
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