Before he finished speaking, Qian Hu was picked up by Xu Chong.
"Yongzhou?!"
Xu Chong looked stern and asked: "When did the disaster occur? What is its scope?"
"Sir, sir."
Qianhu was frightened by Xu Chong's appearance and strength, and stammered: "This matter is not under the control of the blood-clothed guards..."
"Damn it!"
Xu Chong put Qian Hu down and walked away directly.
At the front of the team, the old and weak with withered faces kept kowtow and begged.
"Sir, give me something to stutter!"
"Please, my lords!"
"..."
The current captain was furious.
He was reprimanded by his boss that time before. How long has it been since then? It’s coming again?
"Get out of the way!"
The captain shouted coldly, raised his riding crop, and swung it down hard.
However, before the riding whip could fall on the person, it was bounced away by a strong force.
Xu Chong appeared, and the strong wind knocked all the people along the way.
Just as these people were about to yell and curse, Qianhu, who followed closely, quickly stopped them.
Xu Hong ignored it and shouted to the victims: "I can give you food, but you have to answer a few questions."
Swish.
The victims suddenly raised their heads and looked at Xu Chong, their eyes full of desire and suspicion.
The thousand households responded with a crack of their whip and said, "Answer your questions well, and I guarantee that each of you will have something to eat!"
These people didn't know who was the officer and who was the soldier, but when someone helped them, they believed it, and they immediately spoke one by one, ensuring that they knew everything.
Xu Chong raised his hand to stop the crowd's commotion, "First question, where do you come from?"
"We are all from Qingfeng County! Shidunzi Village, Qingfeng County!"
An excited young man spoke first and immediately received a small bag of dry food.
Xu Chong's heart sank.
He remembered that Yongzhou Province and Guanfu had a Qingfeng County under its jurisdiction.
"The second question is, when and what kind of disaster occurred?"
As soon as this question came up, no one rushed to answer it immediately.
They seemed to be reminded of some horrible memories by this question, and they all had a look of horror on their faces.
"The sky is filled with locusts..."
An old man swallowed his saliva and said with difficulty, "It started two months ago."
Locust plagues are often caused by drought, but this is not always the case.
If the winter is dry and warm, locust plagues may break out in the coming year, and they usually come earlier.
As for the scope, there is no need to ask. It is not difficult to affect a province.
"Mid-April..."
Xu Chong thought for a moment and said solemnly: "What you are fleeing from is not locusts, not famine... it is plague, right?"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of all the victims changed.
It has only been two months since the locust plague occurred. From the perspective of "survival", if it is just a matter of food, it will not reach the point of fleeing the famine in two months!
After all, locusts don't eat, but there are many things that humans can eat.
If we really want to escape, it should only take two months.
So the only possibility is that the epidemic has spread!
"Sir, have mercy on me, my lord, have mercy on me!"
All the victims began to kowtow.
Daqing's management of plague is extremely strict. The first rule is that it is not allowed to wander around.
Once the plague breaks out, residents and passers-by within a hundred miles must stay in the local area. If they dare to leave without permission, they will be burned on the spot.
This group of people, according to the law, every one of them is guilty of death.
Xu Chong didn't say anything, and a powerful force shot out and quickly circulated in everyone's body.
Fortunately, the amount of energy that goes out is the same amount that is recovered, and nothing is consumed.
Think about it, if these people can escape from such a distance or come here, the possibility of contracting the disease is extremely low.
"Give them food and let them go."
Xu Chong waved his hand.
"yes."
Qianhu didn't dare to say anything.
Soon, the food was distributed, and the victims were grateful and bowed before leaving.
"You guys go back, I'll go to Yongzhou and then go to Beijing on my own."
After leaving these words behind, Xu Chong unfolded his speed and disappeared from the spot in an instant.
All the blood-clad guards looked at each other, and finally had no choice but to do as they were told.
…
…
After entering the boundary of Yongzhou, Xu Chong slowed down slightly.
You can't get there during the day, so you might as well wait until night to wrap your body with a ghost and walk at night.
And since entering Yongzhou, it has indeed begun to become gradually desolate.
There are patches of missing green all over the mountains and plains.
Be it trees, vegetation, or crops, they are all riddled with holes and in a mess.
Going a hundred miles deeper, the desolation becomes more and more apparent.
Dead bodies also began to appear gradually.
Mountains, forests, fields, roadsides.
One dead body after another.
Occasionally, there are those who are terminally ill and still struggling to crawl.
Xu Chong just walked and watched with an expressionless face. When he encountered someone who had hope of survival, he casually threw a powerful force.
That's all.
In the face of natural disasters, a person's power is very small.
Even if he is a Taoist, he cannot save everyone by himself.
If you encounter someone, just help him. This is already very valuable.
Fortunately, this situation began to improve significantly after entering Yongzhou three hundred miles away.
Although it is still desolate, the number of dead bodies on the road is gradually decreasing.
"Someone is controlling the plague!"
Xu Chong came to a conclusion and quickened his pace.
In the evening, he caught up with an unkempt 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.
Now he can still keep his clothes well-dressed, so he must be an extraordinary person.
But the question is, shouldn't that kind of character be hiding at home?
Why come out?
Still walking out alone?
"Can you still talk?"
Xu Chong frowned.
"Yes, yes, cough cough cough..."
The young man coughed, took a few steps back and distanced himself, "Don't come close to me, you will get sick, cough cough cough..."
"Let me ask you, where are you going?"
Xu Chong asked again.
"Go, go to Fenggu County..."
The young man answered while holding back his cough.
"Fenggu County?"
Xu Chong's heart moved slightly, "Why do you want to go there?"
"Ahem, I heard that there is a great master Qingtian in Fenggu County who provides us with food and treats our illnesses."
The young man said, "This old man seems to be named Jiang or something. The news spread half a month ago, and now everyone who can still move is heading over there."
"Is your name Jiang Zhihong?"
"Jiang Zhihong...yes, that seems to be the name."
The young man thought for a moment and nodded.
After receiving the confirmation, Xu Chong felt a chill in his heart.
It seems that the imperial court can really predict natural disasters.
It was faked that Xie Changkong died, and Jiang Zhihong went to Fenggu County to become the county magistrate.
Then the locust plague came.
The only good thing is that Canglong County is not far from Fenggu County and should have received Jiang Zhihong's rescue very early.
Xu Chong used his fingers to exert his strength to help the young people eliminate the disease. Xu Chong said: "If you can't find anything to eat, just eat locusts. You should be able to get to Fenggu County."
"For farmers, eating locusts will offend the heavens. Under normal circumstances, no one will eat locusts even if they starve to death."
The young man smiled bitterly, "I ate it, so I offended the sky and got sick..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xu Chong's figure suddenly disappeared.
This time he was so frightened that he thought he saw a ghost and ran away.
Not far away, I suddenly felt something was wrong.
"My illness..."
The young man touched his forehead in disbelief, "It's not hot anymore! My illness is cured!"
Immediately, the young man knelt down, kowtowed repeatedly, and thanked God for his mercy.
Xu Chong did not know that he was regarded as the incarnation of God.
At this time, he had found a secluded place, where the Yin spirit traveled and wrapped up his physical body.
After replenishing their strength and recovering, the three Yin gods have completely recovered to a height of ten feet.
At this time, rolling up the body and walking against the wind, except that the speed cannot reach the speed of traveling thousands of miles at night, there is no feeling of any strenuousness.
While rushing on the road, Xu Chong paid attention to the situation below.
Weeding out insects, animals and other weak creatures was ignored, and what was left was glowing red.
"These people did not receive treatment from Mr. Jiang and did not have enough food to satisfy their hunger. Therefore, the disaster outweighed the blessing and they were in danger of death."
Xu Chong thought of this.
However, when he flew to Fenggu County, what he saw from a distance was still a dazzling blush.
"how so……"
Xu Chong's heart tightened, and he controlled the Yin God to land outside the city, and then returned to his body.
At this time, large and small simple scaffoldings have been erected outside the city wall of Fenggu County. At a glance, they are larger than the entire area of Fenggu County.
They were all victims who came after hearing the news.
Xu Chong took a closer look and found that not only were these people free of diseases, they were even healthier than the average person.
Needless to say, there must be many people here who have not been infected with the epidemic at all and came to Fenggu County simply because of Jiang Zhihong's reputation as a 'miracle doctor'.
There are no shortage of people like this who are just trying to get something for themselves, no matter where they are.
"Everyone saves. Can the old man really resist?"
"In addition... there is no disease even outside the city, so it is even less likely that there will be one inside the city."
"What's with those red lights?"
Xu Chong frowned and walked quickly towards the city gate.
"He who comes is stopped!"
——Keng!
A series of long knives were unsheathed, reflecting the flashing lights outside the city
"New arrivals are not allowed to enter the county seat. If you are in urgent need of treatment, please wait here until 3:00am, and the county magistrate will come out to rescue you."
A majestic middle-aged man shouted sternly.
"It's me."
Xu Chong walked into the light.
"You...Master Xu?!"
The leader 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 as if he was pushing the golden mountain over the jade pillar.
"Sir, Zhao Liu deserves to die! Damn to death!!!"
Bang bang bang.
One after another, they banged their heads on the ground, and their cries were mixed with extremely suppressed guilt, self-blame, and grief.
"You know what I do."
Xu Chong said coldly, "Get up and talk."
"Sir, many people have died. In Canglong... many people have died."
Zhao Liu refused to get up, still kowtowing and sobbing, "Old Yang is dead, Old Man Xu is dead, and Old Li's wife is dead... Zhao Liu is useless and can't protect everyone, Zhao Liu deserves to die!!!"
Every time he heard a familiar name, Xu Chong's expression grew colder.
For a long time, Xu Chong said with a wooden face.
"When you die, you die. People always die."
"This is a natural disaster, not a man-made disaster."
"Why are you crying?"
"Do you want me to avenge them and go against my will?"
The extremely cold tone made Zhao Liu look up in shock.
His red eyes were full of doubts.
In his impression, Xu Chong was definitely not such a heartless person.
On the contrary, Xu Chong is not only merciless, he even values emotion and righteousness more than ordinary people.
It's just that it's usually covered up deliberately by Xu Chong, and people who aren't close to it can't feel it.
In the past, what was used to cover up the importance of love and righteousness was the indifference of ‘it doesn’t matter’.