The ring connects the past and present, the exiled prince worships me as a god

"Please punish me, Your Highness!"

Jiang Zhi knelt down, and the yamen runner beside him also knelt down. The two of them seemed to be hesitant to speak, with bitter faces.

"I...I...I'll only be away for three days. Was this place...robbed?"

Zhao Li simply couldn't believe what he saw.

He rubbed his eyes, opened them again, and found that it was not an illusion. His fatigue and excitement over the past few days caused him to stagger a few steps and almost fall.

"Brother Zhao!"

Qi Yu helped him steady himself, but he accidentally touched his injured leg and gasped in pain.

Zhao Li then realized that Qi Yu was still injured and hurried to cheer himself up, but everything before him was happening in reality and he had to face it.

"Where's the tent?"

"Where are the vegetables? Where is the greenhouse?"

"And all the live poultry, livestock, and our vegetables are gone too?"

Zhao Li ran around the exile place like a wild beast, and found that there was nothing left. Everyone was crying, and his face was extremely cold.

He was not afraid even when he was attacked by wild beasts in the deep forest.

Qi Yu broke his leg and was asked to be a doctor, but he was not afraid.

Now, his heart seemed to be torn into pieces.

He roared and roared, "Who is it! Stand up right here! Who dares to steal my food?"

The only uninjured yamen runner stood in front of Zhao Li in frustration. He wanted to cry, but was immediately shut up after being scolded by Zhao Li. "Brother, it's... it's the refugees from the surrounding area. Just three days ago, after you and Qi Yu left, we were targeted. There were hundreds of people, no, there were thousands of people! The four of us brothers plus Jiang Zhi were no match for them. They rushed up and robbed us, and if they couldn't take it away, they smashed it. Not only did they steal all our food, they even took the tent and the well..."

The subordinate pointed to the deep well that had been dug with great difficulty and was oozing water continuously. "Not only have they drained out the water, but they've also filled it with mud and sand. They're trying to cut off our livelihood, brother! These people are trying to force us to death!"

Listening to the words of the yamen runner, Qi Yu's eyes became even darker.

He looked at Jiang Zhi and saw that he had several injuries on his body. He said in a deep voice, "The medicine was also stolen?"

Jiang Zhi nodded with difficulty.

There were only a few medicines left, but now there is nothing left.

"Where's Sun Xian? Didn't you send anyone to report to the authorities?"

This is Huai Village, under the jurisdiction of Sun Xian. Since they are refugees from the surrounding areas, Sun Xian, as the county magistrate, should come to quell the riot.

"Lord Sun has been here."

Jiang Zhi's voice was low, revealing powerlessness and despair. "But there were too many people. The county magistrate only had a few dozen officials, so they couldn't resist them at all. Your Highness, Sun Xian was also injured. Many people in Huai Village suffered varying degrees of injuries while trying to resist the bombardment. Your Highness...we..."

"No need to say any more."

Qi Yu waved his hand to stop Jiang Zhi from speaking any further.

He couldn't imagine what his people and their place of exile had experienced during those three days.

But everything he saw told him how tragic the situation was.

"Damn it! I can't swallow this. I'm just going to block them now."

Zhao Li was furious and was about to rush forward with a steel pipe in hand. The yamen runner hurriedly called Jiang Zhi to stop him.

"Brother, don't be impulsive. There are so many of them."

"What's wrong with having a lot of people? I'll kill one if I see one, and I'll kill a pair if I see two. If they dare to steal my things, I'll let them know that I, Zhao Li, am not someone to be bullied!"

Zhao Li struggled and was ready to rush out at any time.

Qi Yu roared, "Zhao Li!"

"Why, even you want to stop me?"

Zhao Li was obviously crazy at this time.

Qi Yu did not pour cold water on him, "How could it be? They stole our food and destroyed our homes, which is equivalent to taking our lives. Qi Yu can be kind, but he will not risk his life to please others!"

If you are bullied, you should fight back.

Even more brutal than theirs!

"We need to find out who committed the crime, who led the crime, and where the stolen supplies are. We need to investigate in detail."

Qi Yu said, "Now our people are all injured to varying degrees. The other side doesn't even take the government seriously. If you rush over, you will only hurt yourself."

Zhao Li was persuaded. He looked around and nodded, "Yes, you're still lame, and there are less than ten of us who can still walk. But we're not willing to just wait like this."

"It won't be long."

Qi Yu said firmly, "I will avenge this once I find a weapon."

Zhao Li instantly understood Qi Yu's thoughts.

He put the tip of his tongue against his cheek, nodded, and asked his subordinates and Jiang Zhi to help Qi Yu rest first. He gathered the convicts to tidy up the exile place.

Everything was looted, and it wasn't so much about tidying up as about throwing away the damaged items.

The well has to be dug again.

The greenhouse has to be re-installed.

Even the small stove had to be rebuilt.

Fortunately, the electric plow developed by Qi Yu was not damaged.

Although the convicts all had complaints in their hearts, they also knew that they could not blame others for such things. Surprisingly, no one complained, and they obediently followed Zhao Li's instructions step by step, because Zhao Li whispered to everyone that there was Qi Yu and the gods, so at least they were still alive and not dead.

Everyone placed their hopes on Qi Yu, and no one dared to disturb him.

"Your Highness, your legs..."

"If it's cured, there will be no problem. If it's not cured, you will become lame in the future."

Qi Yu didn't hide it from Jiang Zhi. He found some anti-inflammatory medicine from the pile of medicines he brought back from the cave and threw it to Jiang Zhi. "First, use it to reduce the inflammation of the wound. I'll ask the gods for the rest."

Qi Yu touched the jade token and told Song Nian about the current situation of Huai Village and the tools needed.

He wanted water, a small amount of food, medicine, but more importantly, he wanted weapons.

When Jiang Zhi picked up the steel pipe that Qi Yu brought back, he was surprised by the material. When he heard the large number of weapons that His Highness requested, he was delighted and felt hopeful.

"If we have weapons in hand, and unite with Sun Xian and the people of Huai Village, we will be able to take back everything that was stolen!"

Qi Yu didn't think about how much he could take back. After all, after three days, he was afraid that all of it would be divided up.

His goal was to find out who had robbed him, how to retaliate, and then rebuild his home, which was very complicated.

Yes, complicated?

Qi Yu suddenly had an idea.

Everything he did in Huai Village would be monitored, and many things must have been reported to the capital.

That person probably knew that he was planning to return to Beijing. So, he was delaying his return!

"Jiang Zhi, what was the situation at that time? Who was the leader? Can you see their appearance clearly?"

Jiang Zhi thought about it carefully, "They are not martial artists, there are many of them and they are all very strong. The situation was very sudden and chaotic, so I don't know what happened."

Although this answer was within Qi Yu's calculations, his expression remained cold and gloomy.

This incident caused a huge sensation and involved a huge number of people, and it had the support of the government. If there was no one in the palace who instructed it, who would have such courage?

"No matter who it is, don't try to stop me from returning to Beijing." But he didn't expect that the imperial concubine's hand would be so long, and she also had people around Huai Village.

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Imperial Capital, Imperial City.

A young eunuch was about to deliver two urgent letters with a total length of 800 miles to the inner palace when he was stopped by the imperial concubine who happened to be passing by.

"It was actually sent from Huai Village?"