Chapter 17: Crisis
A murderous aura flashed in Wang Wu's eyes. "I finally have a hope of survival. You bastards, you want to destroy my hope? You are simply courting death."
He suddenly exploded and punched the refugees one by one, forcing them back.
The others were as angry as he was. Even some children younger than Gu Feixue, in order to protect their own food, looked for opportunities and threw stones at these people with all their might.
But these people didn't know what was going on. When they couldn't grab the food, they opened their mouths and bit them.
"Ouch, he bit off my finger."
Someone had his finger bitten off and decided to give up.
However, when he saw the person who bit him eating his fingers as if he was eating some delicacy, he was scared to death on the spot.
"Eating hands... Oh no, they've eaten people before, everyone run!"
Everyone was awakened and frightened, and was caught by these people and bitten hard.
"They have lost all their humanity. Don't be afraid, fight back quickly. Otherwise, if they give us a chance, we will lose our lives here."
Seeing the people who had eaten the meat and licked the blood roaring like wild beasts, with the look in their eyes becoming more and more excited, Gu Feixue knew that this group of people was beyond saving.
She immediately yelled at the panicked crowd, asking them to use all their strength to deal with these people.
"We're almost to Liangcheng. Dad, Mom, cheer up and push the person off you!"
"Woo, woo, save me, Dad."
The scene was in chaos, but the cries of wives, children, and parents stimulated the men present.
They burst out with powerful strength and knocked down the monster that was lying on their wives and children, gnawing on their flesh madly.
However, even if they had eaten, filled their stomachs, and had strength, they were unable to fight off these cannibals in a short time.
The same is true for Gu Feixue, and she frequently uses her X-ray vision, which has now reached its limit.
"Sister, come to me quickly."
Gu Tingchuan angrily poked a man's eyeball, and saw a man-eating monster rushing towards Gu Feixue's back, with its eyes suddenly turning red.
Gu Feixue keenly sensed the danger behind her and quickly rolled on the ground to avoid the man.
Unexpectedly, the few people she had faced before suddenly had a tacit understanding and directed their murderous aura towards her.
Gu Feixue's heart tightened, but she had overused her X-ray vision in order to find these people's weaknesses, and now she had a headache.
For a moment, she didn't react in time and was grabbed by the neck by someone, and her whole body was lifted off the ground by him.
Gu Tingchuan rushed over, but was stopped by someone.
"Xue'er!" Gu Lang noticed the situation of the brother and sister. Seeing that Gu Feixue was in a very critical condition, he staggered and was bitten on the arm.
But he ignored the injury on his hand and ran towards Gu Feixue in panic, wanting to save her.
The feeling of suffocation swept over her, but Gu Feixue was particularly clear-headed.
She formed her fingers into claws and grabbed the bloody mouth that was coming towards her cheek fiercely.
The man felt pain in his tongue and let go of her, but there was a sharp stone on the ground. Just when she thought she was going to fall and get a bloody head, a figure suddenly jumped out, caught her, and held her in his arms. Then, he pushed the sharp wooden stick in his hand forward and stabbed the man's chest.
Blood splattered and splashed on him, making his cold eyes look particularly terrifying.
Unfortunately, this man's death not only failed to force these people to retreat, but made their desire for blood and human flesh more and more impatient.
"hold me."
His rapid breathing almost suffocated him, but the young man with a murderous look in his eyes didn't care at all. Instead, he hugged Gu Feixue tightly with one hand, pulled back the wooden stick, and faced those who were approaching like a god of death. Wherever he passed, there was death paved with blood.
Gu Feixue's heart was beating wildly. When the last person died under the wooden stick and the boy could no longer hold her, he half-knelt on the ground. Then she calmed her heartbeat, put her hand on the boy's chest, and looked up at him.
She discovered that the person who saved her was actually the confident young man she had met once before.
However, unlike before when he was dressed in luxurious clothes and looked particularly heroic and full of sunshine, he was now in tatters, covered in dirt, and bloodshot.
"Are...are you okay?"
Gu Feixue's heart suddenly sank, because the palm of her hand pressing on the boy's chest felt wet.
"Ten miles ahead is Liangcheng, but there's a plague there right now, and refugees from Jiangzhou are being denied entry."
Yuchi Shuo let go of Gu Feixue, gave some instructions in a calm tone, and was about to leave.
Gu Feixue grabbed his hand and stared at him with her dark eyes.
"You're seriously injured. If you don't find an opportunity to treat it soon, you'll die."
"Xue'er, are you okay?"
At this moment, all the members of the Gu family came running over.
They were extremely worried about Gu Feixue, and when they saw that she was fine and nothing was wrong, they turned their attention to Yuchi Shuo and thanked him repeatedly.
As the Minister of Revenue, Gu Lang had the honor of meeting Yuchi Shuo in front of the emperor. Now seeing him appear here, he still looked miserable and suffered a great disaster. His throat seemed to be strangled and he had great difficulty breathing.
But he was so excited for a long time that he couldn't say a word. He had no choice but to pat Gu Tingchuan and ask him to speak up and keep the person.
However, there was no tacit understanding between father and son. Instead, Gu Feixue was worried about Yuchi Shuo's injuries and insisted that he stay.
Afterwards, she noticed that Gu Lang's expression was not right. However, Wang Wu and the others were all injured to varying degrees and needed herbs. She did not have the mind to ask Gu Lang whether he knew Yuchi Shuo. Instead, she asked about their injuries.
"Come with me." Seeing that their situation was similar to his, Yuchi Shuo immediately led them to the southern hillside.
After walking for less than two quarters of an hour, they met a group of refugees who looked a little better.
Gu Feixue and others immediately became alert.
"Don't be nervous. They are from the same village. They also came here to escape famine. I was saved by them before."
Yuchi Shuo spoke up and explained the situation to both parties.
"There's an old doctor among them who is not only good at medicine but also has a lot of medicine. He will help you treat your injuries."
As soon as he finished speaking, the doctor he mentioned ran out and checked the injuries of Wang Wu and the others.
The kind-hearted villagers also rushed to help, and soon, Gu Feixue's family also got the herbs and even the dry food they brought with them.
"How did you become like this?" Gu Tingchuan thanked the villagers, took a sip of water, and looked at Yuchi Shuo with a strange look.
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