After crossing, I surrounded the capital from the countryside

The night sky was dotted with stars at this time. She gazed at them quietly and took a deep breath. “It’s so beautiful,” she praised softly.

"Yeah," Xiao Yuheng on the side echoed softly, but no one knew what he was sighing about.

The two did not speak again, but just lay quietly under the firelight, their figures seemed particularly harmonious. They were like two stars that depended on each other, shining with a firm light in the vast universe.

Early in the morning, when the sky was just beginning to turn pale, Xu Qingqing opened her eyes impatiently. When she was about to wake up Xiao Yuheng beside her, she saw that he had already woken up at some point.

"Awake? If you are awake, hurry up and get going."

"Um"

The two of them got up, packed their luggage simply, and then grabbed Zhuifeng who was eating grass and rushed towards the direction of Xiaoyao Sect.

Zhuifeng: I met the wrong person, I met the wrong person! Damn it, I have to start work without even having breakfast! !

The sound of galloping horses echoed in the morning air along the way, and soon, the two returned to Xiaoyao Sect.

As soon as the two of them stepped into Xiaoyao Sect, they attracted everyone's attention. Seeing that they were covered in dust and obviously had traveled all night, everyone was a little curious for a moment.

"Isn't this the Sect Master and Lord Xiao? How come they came back so soon?" someone was surprised.

Another person echoed, "Yeah, didn't you say you were going to do some business two days ago? Why did you come back so early this morning? What happened?"

"They look so anxious. Could it be that they have encountered something difficult?"

Xu Qingqing and Xiao Yuheng turned a deaf ear to everyone's discussions and walked straight to the hall of Xiaoyao Sect.

On the way, Xu Qingqing called a man over: "The situation is urgent now, please call the heads as soon as possible and tell them that we need to hold an emergency meeting!"

"Ah! Okay, okay, Master, I'll go right away." The man did not dare to delay for even a second and immediately turned around to look for a few of the leaders.

At this time, only the third in command Zhou Daniu was eating breakfast in the hall.

Seeing the two people coming towards him, he quickly swallowed the porridge in his mouth: "Zong, Zongzhu, Lord Xiao, why are you two back?"

"I received news that a large number of refugees are heading towards Xiaoyao Sect." Xu Qingqing's face was serious.

Zhou Daniu was completely stunned and shouted, "What? Refugees? Another refugee? Where are the refugees coming from?"

Before Xu Qingqing could say anything, Liu Hanwen, Zhang Qiang and Wang Dahu rushed over after hearing the news.

Xu Qingqing sat down in the middle of the hall with a frown on her face. In front of her was a huge topographic map of the Xiaoyao Sect, which marked the detailed topography of the Xiaoyao Sect and its surrounding areas.

The others sat around.

"As for why you were called here urgently, I will keep it short."

"The heavy rains some time ago caused floods in many places. The court's inaction led to the backlog of refugees this time and last time. The refugees who were not accepted can only move north and will arrive at Xiaoyao Sect soon." Xu Qingqing explained to them solemnly.

"And according to the latest intelligence, the scale of the refugees may be larger than I expected." Her voice was low and her eyes swept across the faces of several people.

"In order to protect the safety of Xiaoyao Sect, we must be fully prepared!"

Liu Hanwen didn’t know how brutal the refugees were in the future that Xu Qingqing saw, so he didn’t quite understand why Xu Qingqing was so vigilant.

"There were many refugees in previous years, and even before that, Yijie Mountain was almost entirely made up of refugees. Do we need to be so vigilant now?"

Hearing Liu Hanwen's question, Xu Qingqing felt that he was taking things for granted and even that some of his ideas were too good to be true.

"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens!"

“Never try to challenge human nature. Just because you haven’t encountered ruthless people before doesn’t mean you won’t encounter them in the future.”

"I've been to the north before, and I've seen too many things like selling children, exchanging children for food, and killing and setting fire to people just for a little food."

"During the famine years, human life was worthless. In some people's eyes, humans were just food!"

"Everything is getting better in Xiaoyao Sect now. Are you willing to let Xiaoyao Sect fall apart again because of an accident that could have been avoided?"

Xu Qingqing's words were deafening, leaving Liu Hanwen speechless.

Indeed, everything in Xiaoyao Sect is getting better now. Everyone feels that life has a purpose again and they are working hard for the future. They must not let a "what if" happen to bring them back to the bottom again.

Seeing that Liu Hanwen stopped talking, Xu Qingqing continued speaking.

"According to my idea, we will form several patrol teams starting tomorrow, each responsible for different areas of the sect."

"The number of patrol members should not be too large, so as not to become too large a target and cause unnecessary trouble."

Second in command Zhang Qiang nodded in agreement: "Deploy a patrol team in each area. The patrol teams must keep in touch with each other and report any abnormal situation immediately."

"The patrol teams maintain a vertical and horizontal pattern and conduct cross-patrols at regular intervals. This can not only avoid missed patrols, but also provide rapid support in the event of emergencies." Liu Hanwen also added at this time.

Xu Qingqing thought for a moment and continued, "Don't forget to set up secret sentries to lurk in the dark and observe the surrounding situation. If you find any suspicious persons, notify the patrol team immediately."

"Traps must be set up at the sect's entrance and key areas, just in case."

"The setting of traps needs to be clever. They should be able to play a defensive role while not harming innocent people. Try to make use of natural conditions, such as terrain and vegetation, to set traps such as locks and pits."

"In addition, the elderly, weak, sick, disabled, women, and children should be relocated to a safe area and an additional patrol team should be sent to protect them!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, and discussed specific details, such as how to divide the area, how to arrange patrols, how to select people and how to set traps, and finally worked out a complete defense and patrol plan.

Only after everyone left did Xu Qingqing heave a sigh of relief and lay down on the table.

[I hope that with the preparations, Xiaoyao Sect can safely survive this crisis. ]

[But... a blessing in disguise? With so many refugees coming up the mountain, if I can properly handle it, I should be able to complete my main quest 1... right?]

While Xu Qingqing was still thinking about it, the Xiaoyao Sect had already started to get busy in an orderly manner following the orders from the leaders.

The patrol team, organized by the second in command Zhang Qiang, was proceeding in an orderly manner, and all the young and middle-aged men in the sect were quickly summoned.

Quickly select those who know some martial arts and are strong and powerful to form a patrol team.

According to Xu Qingqing's arrangement, every member of the patrol team wore the same arm sleeves to prevent refugees from sneaking into Xiaoyao Sect.

Meanwhile, the traps were being set up in full swing, and anyone who knew how to do some carpentry work got busy.