klisemfg Chapter 372: Nangong Chunshui meets Luo He again, and Yunzhou scouts appear outside Xueyue City
Chapter 372: Nangong Chunshui meets Luo He again, and Yunzhou scouts appear outside Xueyue City
But in a moment, Nangong Chunshui's consciousness had already arrived above Xueyue City, and he was stunned at the first sight -
The originally peaceful and tranquil Xueyue City, like a paradise, now presented a completely different scene. Nangong Chunshui stood on the clouds and stared blankly for a long while.
Outside Xueyue City, thousands of straw huts and tents were set up, and refugees with disheveled hair and ragged clothes came and went.
Among them were old and young, men and women, and some children aged three or five. Nangong Chunshui frowned and said to himself:
"When did so many refugees come? Could it be related to the Blood Robe Marquis?"
Thinking of this, Nangong Chunshui decided to go directly to Baili Dongjun to find out the reason.
He flew directly into the City Lord's Pavilion, but what surprised him even more was that after turning around several times, he could not find any trace of Baili Dongjun, Sikong Changfeng and others!
"Strange? Could it be that these guys sneaked out to play without telling me?"
Nangong Chunshui flew to the roof and looked around but couldn't find his disciples in the city.
Just as he was about to leave the City Lord's Pavilion, footsteps were heard outside the door.
"Squeak!"
The one who came in was Luo He, who looked exhausted. The usually heroic Luo He now looked like a traveler who had been on the road for many days.
His hair was like weeds, his lips and corners were covered with blue stubble, and his eyes had lost their former luster...
"I haven't seen you for a few days, and you've become a bad boy. Tell me! Where did you go? Why are you so weak?!"
Nangong Chunshui didn't know what was going on and thought Luo He was having an affair.
Luo He looked up suddenly when he heard the sound, and found the shadow of Nangong Chunshui standing in the air on the roof, which frightened him:
"Sister...sister...brother-in-law? Are you a human or a ghost?!"
Nangong Chunshui flew down to the courtyard, raised his hand and slapped Luo He's shoulder heavily, pretending to be angry and said:
"shit!"
"I, your brother-in-law, have been traveling thousands of miles. I was asked by your sister to come back to see you bastards. Look at you, you are such a loser!"
Luo He scratched his head awkwardly and stammered, "I didn't know this was a trance. I thought you, brother-in-law...had met with some misfortune..."
Nangong Chunfeng rolled his eyes and said, "Who in this world could let your brother-in-law suffer misfortune? Huh?"
After saying that, Nangong Chunshui looked Luo He up and down and asked, "What on earth have you been doing looking so tired? And...what's going on with the tens of thousands of refugees outside of Xueyue City?"
Luo He sat dejectedly at the stone table in the yard, poured himself a glass of water, and slowly told Nangong Chunshui what had happened in Xueyue City in the past month.
After understanding the whole story, Nangong Chunshui held his chin with both hands and looked towards the direction of Tianqi City and said:
"So, Xiao Baili, Xiao Qiangxian and the others followed that scoundrel Wen Yanzhao to rob the Emperor?"
Luo He nodded, drank a cup of cold tea and sighed, "Yes, but it's already the ninth day and Baili Dongjun and the others haven't returned yet. The food in the city is only enough to last for three days. If they don't come back after three days... I'm afraid everyone inside and outside the city will have to eat tree bark and pull weeds!"
"To be honest with you, brother-in-law, ever since Baili Dongjun and the others left Xueyue City, I've taken over the City Lord's affairs, big and small! God have mercy on me, I haven't even had a full night's sleep these days, let alone rest!"
"Especially in the past few days, the refugees have been gathering in increasing numbers, and among them are quite a few elderly, children, women, and young women. I was worried that the approaching summer heat would lead to an epidemic, so I brought the people from Tongtian Pavilion and the City Lord's Pavilion to help them divide up their living quarters. I also set up some straw huts and tents to provide them with shelter from the wind and rain..."
Nangong Chunshui didn't say anything, but a sense of relief and pride rose in his heart.
There are hundreds of thousands of refugees outside Xueyue City who have left their homes due to the war. If it were anyone else, the most they would do is give them some food and not drive them away.
However, Baili Dongjun and Sikong Changfeng, two city lords who had been in office for less than half a year, dared to take the risk and rush all the way to the imperial capital, just to ensure that hundreds of thousands of people inside and outside the city could have something to eat.
Although Luo He is usually brave and aggressive, and obsessed with martial arts, he will not hesitate to exert his strength and take responsibility when faced with major issues!
"Young people have a chivalrous heart! Very good, very good, you are worthy of being my Li Changsheng's apprentice!" Nangong Chunshui secretly praised in his heart.
Although Baili Dongjun and Sikong Changfeng, the two disciples who cannot be shut away, have not yet reached the level of the world's top masters in terms of kung fu, they both have a chivalrous and kind heart!
Luo He was still complaining, when Nangong Chunshui suddenly turned around and interrupted him:
"Luo He, you did a great job! I will tell your sister. I believe she will be very happy to hear about your story."
After hearing Nangong Chunshui's words, Luo He's fatigue instantly disappeared. The muscular boy opened his mouth and laughed foolishly.
Luo He was raised by his sister since he was young. No matter when and where, any trouble he encountered was always solved by Luo Shui. He has never been truly alone.
This time, his sister and Nangong Chunshui went on a long journey, and Luo He suddenly felt like he had lost his backbone and was a little at a loss for a while.
He originally thought that Nangong Chunshui would laugh at him for being clumsy and inflexible, but he didn't expect that Nangong Chunshui would give him affirmation and praise.
Nangong Chunshui saw Luo He's expression and waved his hands with a smile.
"That's enough, little brat. Why are you grinning like an idiot? You're still far from it!"
"With your current cultivation level, it's not enough to protect the people in this city. Only when you reach the Half-Step Divine Wandering stage will your sister and I feel truly relieved!"
Luo He immediately put away his smile upon hearing this, raised his head and said seriously:
"Just wait and see, brother-in-law. Once this hurdle is over, I, Luo He, will work hard day and night to break through to the Free and Easy Heaven Realm before I hold my little nephew in my arms!"
"puff!"
Nangong Chunshui almost spit out his mouth when he heard the word "nephew". He rolled his eyes and cursed again:
"What nonsense are you talking about, you little brat!"
Luo He jumped aside, tore off his sweat-soaked clothes and threw them on the ground, saying:
"Isn't this just a matter of time? Brother-in-law, you should also work hard and stop making my sister worry about you going out and having affairs. Having a little nephew will definitely tie your heart down..."
Nangong Chunshui's mouth twitched, not wanting to listen to Luo He's nonsense anymore. His figure rippled and flew into the sky in the blink of an eye:
"You little brat, why are you talking so much nonsense now?"
After cursing, Nangong Chunshui stepped on the cloud and said in a clear voice:
"Since you guys are holding up Xueyue City, I'm going back to spend my leisure time with your sister. Remember to tell Xiao Baili and Xiao Qiangxian to work hard and not slack off in their martial arts. I'll come back to see you next year when the mountain flowers bloom!"
After saying this, he turned into a ray of golden light and flew back to the easternmost land.
Luo He stared at it for a long time, and said with some envy:
"Alas... When will I be able to reach my brother-in-law's level of cultivation? It's so convenient to travel across thousands of mountains and rivers!"
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Xiaguan City.
Two agile young men have already reached the outside of Xiaguan city wall.
"It seems that this Guancheng is where the old thief Baili's only grandson is. Thank goodness you and I have climbed the mountain road for three or four days. Finally, our hard work has paid off!"
The man with droopy eyelids and a tuft of beard looked towards the city.
The other man had bright eyes and a scar at the corner of his eyebrow. He looked around and noticed that many of the refugees living outside the city spoke with accents from Shuzhong and Yunzhou. He listened for a moment and lowered his voice, saying:
"Whether it's true or not, these refugees all fled here from Shuzhong and Yunzhou, probably to escape the war. We have to report this to General Lu."
"That's right! But, Xu brothers, don't rush to take care of those refugees. We've suffered a lot along the way. Have you memorized the route and the terrain?"
"Brother Lu Jiu, don't worry. I, Xu Kaishan, don't have any other skills except climbing mountains and exploring the way. Otherwise, why do our centurions always call me a 'walking map'?"
"Okay, okay, Brother Xu, I'm relieved by what you said. Our clothes are quite conspicuous compared to the refugees outside the city. We'll catch a few of them later if we get a chance and change into their clothes to avoid being discovered!"
As they talked, they each put on the bamboo hat they were carrying and quietly followed a group of refugees begging for porridge into Xiaguan City.
These two sneaky guys were naturally the scouts sent by Lu Tingen of Yunzhou to explore Xueyue City.
However, Lu Tingen sent out a total of twelve teams of scouts, with each team consisting of five or six people at most and two or three people at least.
Most of them were killed along the way by Baili Luochen and Ye Dingzhi. Only these two set out from Yunzhou, avoided the Pofeng Army, crossed the remnants of Cangshan Mountain, and suffered great hardships before they reached Xueyue City.
Less than half a quarter of an hour after the two entered the city, a burst of hurried horse hooves sounded from the east of the city, approaching from afar.
"We're here, Sikong Changfeng, cousin, let's dismount here, lest our horses gallop and accidentally injure the refugees outside the city!"
Baili Dongjun pulled the reins and turned sideways to speak to Wen Yanzhao and others who were traveling with him.
Wen Yanzhao and Sikong Changfeng certainly would not object. The three men and two women dismounted, led their horses, and walked into the city.
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