I thought for a moment.

Qing Kite said solemnly: "His aura is extremely restrained, but when he performs light skills, the aura revealed is indeed an innate realm. ”

Shangguan Xiangpeng muttered: "If he can protect Yu'er in the future, this king will not object to their relationship, but the innate nature is far from enough." ”

Qing Kite understood what Shangguan Xiangpeng was referring to.

She couldn't agree more.

The eighteen-year-old innate realm is indeed a genius.

But I want to protect Shangguan Yu'er.

It's really not enough!

Shangguan Xiangpeng said again: "You work hard, follow that little guy, if his life is in danger, you will secretly rescue him, and you can't let Yu'er be sad for him." ”

The green kite clenched his fists: "Yes!" ”

……

On the way to Pingshan County.

Lin Yan clearly felt that after that cup of power-increasing tea was refined by the true qi in his body, it really made his cultivation improve a little, and he almost wanted to increase his penance for a few days.

If it was replaced by an ordinary Innate Realm martial artist and drank that cup of power-increasing tea.

After refining and absorbing, it is estimated that it can improve the cultivation of penance for one or two years!

This Gong Enhancement Tea is indeed a good thing.

However, Lin Yan also heard the old drunkard mention that the effect of the power enhancement tea is the best when he drinks it for the first time, and after that, the effect is not so obvious.

Perhaps, the old drunkard also drank it.

But...... The old drunkard prefers to drink bars, and he has never been seen drinking tea.

In the blink of an eye.

Two days passed.

Lin Yan and the others finally arrived in Pingshan County, which is located in the south.

It's a very special place.

Although it is a county, it has a large area.

That's four to five times the size of other counties.

And!

In ordinary places, there is only one season of grain a year, but because of the special geographical environment and climate, Pingshan County can produce two seasons of grain in spring and autumn a year.

Five years ago, it was a very important grain-producing county in the ancient dynasty.

It was supposed to be a land of abundance.

However, the tax in this place is also heavy because of the high grain yield.

The people receive two crops of grain a year.

But in the end, there are not much more left in the hands than those who only harvest one season a year.

Since five years ago, Pingshan County has been plagued by severe drought and locust plagues, and the people have not harvested any grain for five years, and their grain stocks have long been exhausted.

This year, there is even more hunger.

And the imperial court's disaster ......

It doesn't seem to work at all!

And!

The spring locust plague, this is what Lin Yan really didn't expect, he always thought that the locust plague only happened in autumn.

But, it doesn't seem to be the case.

At least in the ancient dynasties, there was a locust plague in the spring.

Lin Yan and his entourage came all the way.

A large number of victims have already been met.

There are those who sell their sons and daughters, and there are those who sell their wives and sell their own.

but whoever can give a stutter.

Let them do whatever they want.

Just to live.

Lin Yan didn't have a lot of dry food with them, but they also distributed a lot along the way.

Seeing this scene, Lin Yan couldn't help frowning slightly.

"Didn't you say that the king of Jinnan had gone south to suppress the disaster for more than half a month, why were there so many victims starving to death on the side of the road? Could it be that he is just taking children to practice evil skills in the name of going south to suppress disasters? ”

Lin Yan felt more and more that this possibility was extremely great.

I couldn't help but feel a surge of anger in my heart.

"Humph! What a King of Jinnan, what a damn one! ”

Just when Lin Yan was thinking about this, Chang Fu couldn't help but ask: "Commander Luoqi, you have distributed all your dry food to those disaster victims, what do you eat?" ”

Luo Ning didn't speak.

There was a hint of relief on her face.

It was as if seeing these victims eating would make her happy.

Chang Fu also wanted to ask a few more words.

was stopped by Zhou Deming.

"It's okay, let Luo Qichang decide for herself, if she doesn't have anything to eat, don't we still have some on us, and when the time comes, everyone will be even, and it will be enough to eat for two days."

Ahead, dozens of victims are preparing to leave their homes and rush to other places to survive.

Lin Yan stopped a few victims.

"A few fellow villagers, hasn't the imperial court already sent a prince south to Pingshan County to personally supervise the officials of Pingshan County to fight the disaster with all their might? Why do you want to leave? ”

When several people saw Lin Yan wearing the official uniform of the brocade guard, they all showed fear on their faces.

Lin Yan soothed: "You don't have to be afraid, you can tell me anything, maybe I can help you." ”

Several people hurriedly shook their heads and waved their hands: "No, no, we don't know anything." ”

Such an answer made Lin Yan frown slightly.

He has realized.

I'm afraid the matter in Pingshan County is not simple.

Lin Yan changed the subject: "Fellow, then let me ask, is the locust plague still going on?" ”

Several people nodded.

Lin Yan said again: "Then can you take me to look for locusts?" ”

Several people were stunned for a moment, and one of the victims replied boldly: "My lord, what are you doing looking for locusts?" ”

Lin Yan said casually: "Eat." ”

The faces of several victims suddenly changed drastically, and they waved their hands again and again.

"I can't eat it, I can't eat it."

"My lord, locusts were sent by God to punish us, and eating them will lead to even greater natural disasters, which are absolutely unacceptable."

"And the locusts are so ugly, they must be poisonous, they can't be eaten, they can't be eaten......"

Lin Yan understood: "That is, you can still catch locusts, right?" ”

Several victims looked at each other.

I don't know how to answer.

Lin Yan continued: "Even if the locusts are sent by God to punish you, the big deal is death; If you continue to starve, you will die in the end; Even if you leave your hometown, most of them will starve to death halfway.

"Since both horizontal and vertical are dead, what are you afraid of?"

It's so simple.

Just because of the imprisonment of feudal thinking, hundreds of people can't understand or figure it out.

Lin Yan just wanted to wake them up and show them a way to live.

And!

This solution can only be used for a while.

That is, when the locusts have not completely left.

Wait until the locusts leave Pingshan County.

Even if you want to catch locusts, you can't eat them.

Then.

Many more will starve to death.

It is also very difficult to escape to other counties to find a way to survive.

Because those who can escape have already fled.

Those who haven't escaped are either reluctant to give up their hometown, or they have nothing to do but farm, have no survival skills, and go to other counties, and they will die without land.

Don't think that you can just cultivate a piece of land in the mountains.

The ancient dynasties were very strict in the management of land.

Land reclaimed without registration and paperwork is regarded as an occupation of national resources.

When caught, not only the land is confiscated, but also a heavy sentence is imposed.

In the absence of food.

A heavy sentence is also equivalent to a death sentence.

And.

One person cultivates, and the whole family sits together.

Again!

In those uncultivated mountains, there are many poisonous snakes and beasts.

Ordinary people live in the deep mountains and old forests for a long time.

Can't survive at all.

There are also some other factors that cause ordinary people to die when they enter the deep mountains and old forests.

The area of Pingshan County is very large, and unless those who fled from Pingshan County early in the morning, many of the victims moved to other places on foot, and died halfway before they arrived.

There are too many such cases.

Looking at the group of victims who kept shaking their heads and waving their hands, Lin Yan added: "I have eaten locusts, skewered them with bamboo skewers, and after they are roasted over the fire, they taste fragrant and crispy, you can eat them with confidence, and they are not poisonous." ”

Several of the victims still couldn't believe it.

Lin Yan said again: "That's it, I'll give you two dry noodle cakes, you take me to catch some locusts, I want to eat a few skewers." Even if Heaven wants to punish me, it will punish me, and it has nothing to do with you. ”