"To answer your question, these disaster victims came from Yongzhou..."
Before he could finish his words, Qianhu was picked up by Xu Chong.
"Yongzhou?!"
Xu Chong's face was grim as he asked, "When did the disaster happen? What was its scope?"
"Sir."
The captain was frightened by Xu Chong's appearance and strength, and stammered: "This matter is not under the jurisdiction of the Blood-clothed Guards..."
“Damn it!”
Xu Chong put Qianhu down and left immediately.
At the front of the team, the old and weak with haggard faces kept kowtowing and begging.
"Sir, give me something to eat!"
"Please, my Lords!"
“…”
The captain in front of him was furious.
He was reprimanded by his boss last time. How long has it been since then? Why is he doing it again?
“Get out of the way!”
The captain sneered, raised the whip in his hand and swung it down fiercely.
However, before the whip could hit anyone, it was bounced away by a huge force.
When Xu Chong appeared, a strong wind blew all the people along the way toppled over.
Just as these people were about to shout and curse, the captain who followed them quickly stopped them.
Xu Hong ignored him and said loudly to the victims: "I can give you food, but you have to answer a few questions for me."
Swish.
The victims suddenly looked up at Xu Chong, their eyes filled with desire and suspicion.
The captain cooperated very well and cracked his whip, saying, "Answer the adults' questions well, and I will make sure that everyone of you will have something to eat!"
These people didn't know who was an officer and who was a soldier, but they believed it when someone supported them, and they immediately spoke up one by one, promising to tell them everything they knew.
Xu Chong raised his hand to stop the noise, "First question, where are you from?"
"We are all from Qingfeng County! Shidunzi Village, Qingfeng County!"
An excited young man spoke first and immediately got a small bag of dry food.
Xu Chong's heart sank.
He remembered that there was a Qingfeng County under the jurisdiction of Tongguan Prefecture in Yongzhou Province.
"The second question is, when and what disaster occurred?"
As soon as this question was asked, no one answered it immediately.
This question seemed to bring back some horrible memories for them, and expressions of fear appeared on their faces.
"Locusts flying all over the sky..."
An old man swallowed and said with difficulty, "It started two months ago."
Locust plagues are often caused by droughts, but this is not always the case.
If the winter is dry and warm, a locust plague is likely to break out the following year, and usually comes earlier.
There is no need to ask about the scope. It is not difficult to affect an entire province.
"In mid-April..."
Xu Chong thought for a moment and said solemnly, "What you are fleeing from is not locusts, not famine... but plague, right?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of all the victims changed.
It has only been two months since the locust plague occurred. From the perspective of "survival", if it is only a matter of food, it would never develop to the point of fleeing famine in two months!
After all, locusts don't eat, but there are still many things that humans can eat.
If we really need to flee the famine, it should be another two months.
So the only possibility is that the epidemic has spread!
"My lord, have mercy on me, my lord, have mercy on me!"
All the victims began to kowtow.
Daqing’s management of the plague is extremely strict, and the first rule is not to allow it to roam around.
Once the plague broke out, all residents and passers-by within a hundred miles had to stay where they were. Anyone who dared to leave would be burned at the stake.
According to the law, this group of people will be dealt with one by one and will all be sentenced to death.
Xu Chong didn't say anything. A burst of force burst out and circulated rapidly through everyone's body.
Fortunately, the same amount of force that flew out was recovered, and nothing was consumed.
Come to think of it, the possibility of these people contracting the disease is extremely low since they could have come from so far away or escaped here.
“Give them food and let them go.”
Xu Chong waved his hand.
"yes."
The thousand households did not dare to say anything more.
Soon, the food was distributed, and the victims were grateful and bowed every three steps before leaving.
"You guys go back. I'll go to Yongzhou and then go to Beijing on my own."
After saying this, Xu Chong sped up and disappeared from the spot in an instant.
The Blood-Clothed Guards looked at each other, and finally had no choice but to do as they were told.
…
…
After entering Yongzhou, Xu Chong slowed down a little.
It would be impossible to get there during the day, so it would be better to wait until night time and wrap the body with the Yin Spirit to travel at night.
And since entering Yongzhou, the place has indeed begun to gradually become desolate.
All over the mountains, there are patches of missing green.
The trees, vegetation, and crops were all riddled with holes and in a mess.
As we went a hundred miles deeper, the desolation became increasingly apparent.
Dead bodies also began to appear gradually.
Mountains, fields, roadsides.
Dead bodies one after another.
Occasionally, there are patients who are seriously ill but still struggling to crawl.
Xu Chong just walked and looked around with an expressionless face, and when he saw someone who had a hope of survival, he would casually throw out a force.
That's all.
In the face of natural disasters, one person's power is insignificant.
Even if he is a Taoist, it is impossible for him to save everyone by himself.
It is already very valuable to help when you see someone like this.
Fortunately, the situation began to improve significantly three hundred miles after entering Yongzhou.
Although it was still desolate, the number of dead bodies on the road was gradually decreasing.
"Someone is controlling the plague!"
Xu Chong came to a conclusion and quickened his pace.
In the evening, he caught up with a dishevelled young man.
"Tell me, where are you going?"
Xu Chong appeared directly in front of him.
“Cough cough cough…”
The young man kept coughing and was obviously stunned when he saw Xu Chong.
He can still dress so nicely now, he must be a remarkable person.
But the question is, shouldn't that kind of person be hiding at home?
Why come out?
Still walking out alone?
"Can you still speak?"
Xu Chong frowned.
"Yes, yes, cough cough cough..."
The young man coughed and took a few steps back to distance himself. "Don't get close to me. You'll get sick. Cough, cough, cough..."
"I ask you, where are you going?"
Xu Chong asked again.
"Go, go to Fenggu County..."
The young man answered while holding back a cough.
"Fenggu County?"
Xu Chong's heart was slightly moved, "Why should we go there?"
"Ahem, I heard that there is a great judge in Fenggu County who gives us food and treats our illnesses."
The young man said, "This master seems to be called Jiang something. The news spread half a month ago. Now everyone who can move is heading over there."
"Is your name Jiang Zhihong?"
"Jiang Zhihong... yes, that seems to be his name."
The young man thought about it and nodded.
After getting the confirmation, Xu Chong felt a chill in his heart.
It seems that the imperial court can really predict natural disasters.
The fake Xie Changkong died, and Jiang Zhihong went to Fenggu County to serve as the county magistrate.
Then came the plague of locusts.
The only thing to be thankful for is that Canglong County is not far from Fenggu County, and should have received Jiang Zhihong's help very early on.
Xu Chong used his fingers to generate energy to help the young man eliminate the disease. He then said, "If you can't find anything to eat, just eat locusts. That should allow you to reach Fenggu County."
"For farmers, eating locusts would anger heaven. Normally, no one would eat locusts, even if they starved to death."
The young man smiled bitterly, "I ate it, so I angered the heavens and got sick..."
Before he could finish his words, Xu Chong's figure suddenly disappeared.
This frightened him so much that he thought he saw a ghost and ran away.
I ran not far when I suddenly felt something was wrong.
"My illness..."
The young man touched his forehead in disbelief, "It's not hot anymore! I'm cured!"
Immediately, the young man knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly to thank God for his mercy.
Xu Chong didn't know that he was regarded as the incarnation of God.
At this time, he had found a secluded place, his soul left and wrapped up his body.
After replenishing their strength, the three Yin Spirits have fully recovered to a height of ten feet.
At this time, he rolled up his body and flew with the wind. Except that his speed was not as fast as that of traveling thousands of miles at night, he did not feel any effort.
While hurrying on his way, Xu Chong kept an eye on the situation below .
Excluding the weak lives such as insects and animals, which can be ignored, what remains is a sea of ​​red light.
"These people didn't receive medical treatment from Master Jiang, and they didn't have enough food to eat, so the disaster outweighed the blessing, and they were in danger of death."
Xu Chong thought so.
However, when he flew over Fenggu County, what he saw from afar was still a dazzling red glow.
"how so……"
Xu Chong's heart tightened, and he controlled the Yin Spirit to land outside the city, and then returned to his body.
At this time, outside the city wall of Fenggu County, simple sheds of various sizes had been built. At a glance, they were larger than the area of ​​the entire Fenggu County.
They were all disaster victims who rushed here after hearing the news.
Xu Chong looked carefully and found that not only were these people free of the disease, they were even healthier than ordinary people.
Needless to say, there must be many people here who are not infected with the disease at all, and they came to Fenggu County simply because of Jiang Zhihong's reputation as a "miracle doctor".
There are always people like this who try to get something for free, no matter where they are.
"If everyone saves it, can that old man really hold on?"
"Besides... there's no epidemic outside the city, so it's even more impossible for there to be one inside the city."
"What are those red lights?"
Xu Chong frowned and walked quickly towards the city gate.
"Stop now!"
——clang!
A series of long swords were unsheathed, reflecting the flickering lights outside the city.
"New arrivals are not allowed to enter the county. If you need urgent medical treatment, wait here until 15:30, and the county magistrate will come out to help you."
A sturdy middle-aged man shouted sternly.
"It's me."
Xu Chong walked into the light.
"You... Lord Xu?!"
The person leading the group at the city gate was none other than Zhao Liu.
The moment he recognized Xu Chong, Zhao Liu's eyes suddenly turned red and he knelt down like a giant.
"My Lord, Zhao Liu deserves to die! Damn it!!!"
Bang bang bang.
They kowtowed to the ground one after another, and their cries were mixed with extremely suppressed guilt, self-blame and grief.
"You know how I act."
Xu Chong said coldly, "Stand up and talk."
"Sir, many people died. Many people in Canglong...died."
Zhao Liu refused to get up, still knelt and sobbed, "Old Yang is dead, Old Xu is dead, Old Li's wife is also dead... It's Zhao Liu who is useless and can't protect everyone, Zhao Liu deserves to die!!!"
Every time he heard a familiar name, Xu Chong's face became colder.
After a long while, Xu Chong spoke with a wooden face.
"If you die, you die. Everyone will die anyway."
"This is a natural disaster, not a man-made disaster."
" Why ?"
"Do you want me to avenge them and go against the will of heaven?"
The extremely cold tone made Zhao Liu look up in surprise.
His red eyes were full of doubts.
In his impression, Xu Chong is definitely not such a heartless person.
On the contrary, Xu Chong is not only not heartless, he is even more loyal and righteous than ordinary people.
However, Xu Chong usually conceals it deliberately, so people who are not close to him cannot sense it.
In the past, people used an indifferent attitude to cover up their loyalty and loyalty.
And now...