allonlinenovel Chapter 177: The Family Displaced in Jinling City
Chapter 177: The Family Displaced in Jinling City
The Phantom Wolf was very fast, and when it got close to Fengling City, Li Youran took out a pill of invisibility, and both the man and the beast ate it. The Phantom Wolf slowly approached and flew in the air.
Li Youran and Li Heming were watching the soldiers on the ground training. They did not dare to rest for a moment under the scorching sun.
Li Youran patted the Phantom Wolf on the back and communicated with it through his consciousness, "Fly to a secluded place."
Phantom Wolf nodded and found a hidden place to land.
"Third brother, let's take action at night." Li Youran said.
"Okay, sister, what should we do now?" Li Heming glanced at the tent not far away, turned to look at Li Youran and asked.
"Let's go to Jinling City and take a look!" Li Youran looked forward with a firm gaze.
We don’t know the situation in Jinling City yet. I guess my third brother hasn’t been to Jinling City to check it out yet!
Knowing that Jinling City had already belonged to Donglin State, they certainly would not dare to move forward rashly.
The Phantom Wolf flew high into the sky again, heading towards Jinling City.
Before reaching the gate of Jinling City, I saw many people carrying luggage and rushing to Fengling City. They had sad expressions on their faces and kept looking back at the place where they used to live.
Li Youran finally understood that the cities here were one city for each county, which meant that Jian'an County was two counties away from Donglin State, which was considered very close.
It is really heartbreaking to see people, young and old, hurrying on the road carrying their family’s luggage.
This shouldn't be the case! Don't the people want to continue living in Jinling City?
Li Youran, Li Heming, and Phantom Wolf flashed into the space.
"Third brother, let's change into ordinary clothes and go ask the people about the situation ahead." Li Youran casually produced two sets of old clothes.
Li Heming nodded, took the clothes, and went to the cabin to change into them.
After changing, Li Youran took Li Heming and Phantom Wolf out of the space again. Phantom Wolf found an inconspicuous place to land.
Li Youran waved his hand and the Phantom Wolf entered the space and stayed there.
The effect of the invisibility drug had worn off, and Li Heming held his sister's hand and walked towards the people on the road.
"Uncle, where are you going?" Li Youran asked in a sweet baby voice.
"Little girl, hurry up! It will be dark if we don't leave now. We are going to Fengling County." The old man walked forward hobbledly with a cane. His waist was bent and he was carrying a bag on his back, which should be clothes for changing.
"Uncle, what happened in Jinling City? Why do we want to move away from here?" Li Heming asked puzzledly.
"You must be from outside the country! You don't know, the county magistrate of Jinling City has run away, and no one knows where he went. Alas, the general who is in charge of Jinling City now is not from our Nanxiang Kingdom!" The old man couldn't help shedding tears when he said this.
Li Youran took a handkerchief from his sleeve and said, "Old man, stop crying. Can you tell us what happened just now?"
The old man walked and talked, took the handkerchief and thanked him, then began to say: "General Mu who guards the border is a piece of shit, he actually handed the city over to others! This is something that all the people in Jinling City know! We don't know if Fengling City will let us in? Otherwise, we ordinary people will really be homeless..."
"Alas, those soldiers from the Donglin Kingdom drove all of us civilians out of Jinling City. Now the shop owners and waiters in Jinling City... and many other shops have closed down. They were all driven out."
The old man became more and more angry as he spoke, but there was nothing he could do. They were just ordinary people and it was good enough that they were not starving to death.
Li Youran felt uncomfortable after hearing this. These people from Donglin Kingdom were so inhumane. They occupied the land and even drove out the civilians.
"Old uncle, the people of Jinling City can go to Jian'an County, which is Bixiao City. The county magistrate there will definitely help... And these, take them!"
Li Youran couldn't bear it, so he took out ten taels of silver from his small cloth bag and stuffed it into the old man's hand.
"You can't do that, you can't do that! Little girl, thank you, but you can't take it!" The old man immediately returned it. He knew that the little girl in front of him meant well, but he couldn't accept her money.
"I'm the Princess of Ruixiang County. You can accept my money!" Li Youran revealed her identity, allowing the old man to accept it with peace of mind.
"What? Princess Ruixiang? I pay my respects to Princess Ruixiang!" The old man was stunned and immediately knelt on the ground.
The people around had long noticed that the little girl and the young man had been asking about the situation in Jinling City. They knew that they must be from outside the city, but they didn't expect that they were the famous Princess Ruixiang!
The people around immediately knelt on the ground, "Greetings to the Princess of Ruixiang County!"
The voices came one after another, and when everyone raised their heads, their faces were covered with tears. They saw what Princess Ruixiang had done just now and knew that she was a good person.
"Everyone, get up quickly. I am also a county lord from the village. Everyone, get up quickly!" Li Youran helped the old man in front of him up.
Li Youran stood where she was and glanced around, noting that there were a large number of people, but she was not worried because she had enough silver on her to help these displaced people buy food and clothing.
"Everyone, listen to me. Everyone, come and take ten taels of silver. Don't crowd or fight. After you get the silver, you can take your family to settle in other counties.
The emperor has sent troops to attack Donglin Kingdom, so we must stay away from this dangerous area as much as possible." Li Youran shouted.
Her voice was clearly heard by every citizen.
The people bowed their heads to express their gratitude to Li Youran.
Li Youran kept taking out silver from the small cloth bag he carried with him, and the people lined up in an orderly manner, without fighting for it, and received the silver in turn.
Before leaving, they would kneel down before Li Youran and kowtow three times to express their respect and gratitude to her.
Then they took their families to the next city, hoping to find a safe and peaceful place to live.
Nearing the time of Shen, all the people finally left Jinling City. They were going far away from here, the place where they once lived.
Li Youran was tired, and Li Heming was tired too.
But there were still tasks to be completed, so the two drank the spiritual spring water in the space and cheered themselves up.
Li Youran and Li Heming continued to move forward. They met some kind people who wanted to give them food, but Li Youran politely declined.
After all, in this difficult time, the people themselves can't even get enough food, so how can we bear to accept their precious food?
After Li Youran and Li Heming sat on the back of the Phantom Wolf, the Phantom Wolf took them to the sky above Jinling City, overlooking this once prosperous but now devastated city.
Looking from the air, there were soldiers everywhere in the city. The originally bustling streets became deserted, and the shops closed their doors, losing their former prosperity.
The soldiers did not build tents to live in, but occupied the houses of the people as their residences, and some lived in inns...
"Third brother, where do you think the commander of these soldiers will live?" Li Youran lowered his head and stared at the brightly lit area below. That was the county magistrate's mansion.
"The best residence in the entire county should be the county magistrate's mansion." Li Heming replied after thinking for a moment.
"Third brother is so smart!" Li Youran laughed happily.
"I'm not stupid!" Li Heming scratched his head and responded puzzledly.