Song Zhi entered the city smoothly. After entering the city, he got the antidote and gave it to the poisoned soldiers, while asking the rest of the people to start making a fire and cooking.

Soon, the aroma of food wafted out.

It had been a long time since they smelled such a smell, and all the soldiers and civilians in Xuancheng were excited.

Before the meal was ready, everyone had already formed a long queue.

"The goddess has descended to earth. The goddess Guanyin has transformed into the empress to save us."

"We thought we were doomed, but we never expected to be rescued!"

Those who had managed to hold on until now could not help but cry. Following the first person, everyone else started crying one after another, and the whole Xuancheng was plunged into crying.

Everyone cried very hard, as if they wanted to vent all the sorrow in their hearts.

Everyone has had a very hard time these days. They have to accept the sad news that their relatives and friends have passed away one after another, and they themselves don’t even know when they will die.

The feeling of almost starving to death was so unbearable that when they got the bowl of porridge, they thought it was the most delicious thing in the world.

Everyone finished one bowl right away and then started queuing up for the second bowl.

It was just some light porridge, and there was no need to worry about their stomachs not being able to handle it after not eating for a long time, so Song Zhi did not stop them.

Xie Ting and others quickly returned to normal after taking the antidote.

When he learned that he had to struggle to dig a hole when the poison took effect, saying that he was a frog and would freeze to death if he didn't go into the hole, he locked himself in the room in a rare autistic manner and refused to open the door no matter who knocked.

Meng Qi comforted him from outside the door, "Many people, when the poison strikes, insist on saying they're like horses, gorging themselves like crazy. If we hadn't been so tight, all the grass in the camp would have been destroyed. So, your situation is nothing. Don't put so much pressure on yourself."

Xie Ting hid himself in the quilt, feeling hopeless. "I don't feel comforted at all. My lifelong reputation."

Meng Qi continued to comfort her, "Think positively, you don't have anything like wisdom."

Xie Ting, "At this moment, I just hope you stay away."

So Meng Qi walked away in a friendly manner, and when he left, he kindly helped him take away all the people who came to see him.

Xie Ting breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he poked his head out from under the quilt, he suddenly heard A Luan's voice again, "Deputy General Xie, are you feeling better? My sister asked me to bring you some porridge."

The door creaked open from the inside, and Xie Ting stealthily poked his head out from inside. Seeing that there was no one around, he quickly pulled Alua in like a thief.

"Sister A-Luan, tell me the truth, is everyone laughing at me behind my back when the poison takes effect?"

He doesn't trust other rough men, he only trusts the simple-minded A-luan.

A-Luan thought about it and said seriously, "No."

"No?"

Xie Ting was a little unconvinced.

Ah Luan explained, "At first, some people did laugh, but my sister saw it and scolded them, saying that anyone who laughed again would be punished. So no one dared to laugh anymore."

"Boss? Why would she do that?"

"Sister said that you were poisoned for the Phoenix Nation. How is mocking your sacrifice for the Phoenix Nation any different from being heartless? We are all gathered here today as heroes of the Phoenix Nation. We should empathize and work together."

Xie Ting's face flushed. "Boss, you're so annoying! You've given me goosebumps all over the floor."

Ah Luan placed the porridge on the table and said, "Okay, eat something first. When you're done, just leave your bowl and chopsticks here. I'll collect them later."

After saying that, he opened the door and walked out.

After hearing what A Luan said, Xie Ting stopped closing the door. Whoever laughed at him would be punished anyway, humph!

Alua continued to go into the city and followed the soldiers to search for living people from house to house and deliver porridge to them. This was a very long task because Xuancheng was also very large, even larger than Liucheng.

Those who have the strength to move can queue up by themselves, but there are still many people lying dying everywhere, and they have to take the initiative to find them with food, which is troublesome.

A-Luan was used to holding a hammer, so carrying a bucket of porridge in one hand was no problem for her. She quickly prepared one porridge after another.

When I was about to go to the next house, a familiar figure suddenly came towards me.

Song Chenfeng was also holding a porridge bucket. Seeing A Luan coming out, he asked awkwardly, "Is everything done here?"

Alua nodded, and without any extra words, she walked past him and walked out quickly.

When they reached the door, Song Chenfeng said from behind: "Wait a minute, you...if you are tired, take a break. There is no need to work so hard."

"I am not tired."

Ah Luan replied with his back to her, "If we find someone sooner, we might be able to save that person's life. I'm leaving now, brother."

After saying that, she walked away quickly.

Song Chenfeng stood there staring at the agile figure, feeling indescribable emotions in his heart.

A-luan's calling of "brother" was really natural and familiar. If it were him, he wouldn't be able to call her "sister" so openly.

So, Aluan really didn't have any thoughts at all, and being with Cuihua was the right choice for him.

Thinking of this, Song Chenfeng smiled bitterly and started to get busy again.

It was not until the next day that, despite the presence of so many soldiers from the Phoenix Kingdom, it still took a day and a night to rescue all the survivors in Xuancheng, and told them that they could go to the city center to get porridge later.

The lifeless Xuancheng was once again shrouded in the hope of life, and the light in everyone's eyes was rekindled, like the brightest ray of dawn breaking through the darkness.

The disaster was so severe that the entire Xuancheng lost half of its population.

Those Tianqi troops were also officially incorporated into the Phoenix Kingdom, totaling 50,000 people.

They surrendered willingly, and after eating their fill, they even had the energy to curse Mu Yuanzhi's stupidity.

Song Zhi searched the entire city and its surroundings, but could find no trace of the cavalry.

They explained, "When they learned that we were going to open the city gates to welcome you in, the cavalry fled. They were probably going back to the capital to join the dog emperor."

When he learned that they had all run away, Song Zhi was very calm, thinking that they were all at the end of their strength anyway.

After all, the cavalry is not only outnumbered, but also in a state of hunger. If they don't leave, they will either become prisoners or surrender.

The Iron Cavalry are trained from a young age and will remain absolutely loyal, just like Deadpool, so they will not betray like ordinary soldiers.

The most important thing is that one of the main reasons why the cavalry was so powerful was that they were good at fighting on horseback.

But the famine was so severe that many cavalrymen had no choice but to kill their horses to fill their stomachs. The cavalrymen who lost their horses had no advantage at all, and their best option was to escape quickly.

However, when they return to the capital, Mu Yuanzhi might blame them for being useless and punish them. After all, people like Mu Yuanzhi would never look for the reasons for any failure in themselves.

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