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Until dark, all the people who went out to search came back one after another, but they found no trace of the people from Baicheng.

As the last person sent out came back, Fang Qingbai's heart finally died down.

"Since there's no one here, let's go to the next city."

"Yes!"

The soldiers responded, then quickly assembled their troops and prepared to set off.

The night was long and the whole city was dead silent.

Tonight is the fifteenth night of the lunar month. There is a full moon in the sky. Under the moonlight, the mud on the ground can be seen clearly.

The cold wind blew, making a whistling sound. Wen Qingzhi came back from the bathroom and felt the wind hitting her cheeks. The slight tearing sensation made her frown.

The spring rain was blown so hard that tears welled up in their eyes, and the horses stamped their feet frequently on the spot.

Wen Qingzhi had just boarded the carriage and was about to get in when she heard a whoosh sound as someone passed by.

Soon, Zhang Ye came up to them with a sneaky figure.

The tip of the sword, shining with a cold light, was placed against the man's chin. "Tell me, who are you?"

The man trembled with fear, his voice choked with sobs: "C-Ci Min is from Baicheng..."

"People from White City?"

Everyone turned to look at him, and Wen Qingzhi also followed him out.

"Where have all the people in White City gone?"

"The city lord led us to find a way to survive."

He cried and said, "Since the flood, all the nearby cities have suffered. The extent of the disaster varies. The city lord has sought help, but it was useless..."

“In the face of natural disasters, everyone is in danger and can only protect themselves.”

As he spoke, he burst into tears, "If it were just a natural disaster, it would be fine. The key is this man-made disaster! We wanted to report it, but we were stopped. When it wasn't that serious at first, the city lord intervened and was severely injured."

"What!?"

Fang Qingbai was so angry that he was shaking all over. "Keep talking!"

"Then... there was a man-made disaster. The nearby horse bandits took advantage of the city lord's troops to enter the city, burning, killing, and looting... Wuwu, the city lord was injured. After repelling the horse bandits, he took us to the mountains and hid."

"We'll have people take turns going back to the city to keep an eye on it, just so someone can come and rescue us!"

As he said this, he burst into tears and knelt down to kowtow to Fang Qingbai.

The action was extremely fast. If Zhang Ye had not reacted faster, the man would have been killed on the spot.

No matter how fast Zhang Ye reacted, he still cut a bloody mark on the man's neck.

"Sir, please show mercy and save the people of Baicheng!"

His head was buried in the mud, and a choked sound came from his throat, like the roar of a dying beast.

"Please, sir, save us!"

The sound of his prayers was quickly drowned out by the whistling wind. Apart from his hunched posture which represented his current condition, no one knew what he was feeling inside.

After hearing this, Fang Qingbai staggered twice and was supported by the person next to him so that he did not fall down.

"Now, take us to find the remaining people from White City!"

He never imagined that Baicheng would be in such a state!

"The Emperor has sent me here to provide disaster relief. Rest assured, no one will starve to death at my hands again! I am innocent and swear once again to protect the remaining citizens of White City!"

He waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to quickly organize their troops and prepare to follow this person.

The man looked at the army in front of him, and hope began to rise in his heart.

He immediately got up and said, "It's about five miles from here, not far!"

He was afraid that these people would not want to go, so he said that their hiding place was not far away.

Fang Qingbai stepped forward and held his shoulders, "Don't worry, I will go."

He asked someone to bring him some bread, and when he saw the white flour bread, his eyes lit up.

I had the delicious and soft pancake in my hand, but I was reluctant to eat it.

"Why don't you eat?"

Fang Qingbai asked.

The man shook his head, carefully wrapped the pancake in oil paper and put it in his arms.

He smiled innocently and said, "Go home and give it to my wife."

"These pancakes, if eaten sparingly, can last four or five days."

There are only two palm-sized pancakes in total. How can they last for four or five days?

After the team was integrated, this person took the lead and the mighty team shuttled through the darkness, igniting little lights.

After traveling about three miles, they heard the sound of chaotic horse hooves on both sides, and the brothers Han Shuo and Han Yan quickly moved towards Wen Qingzhi's carriage.

In an instant, a large number of black shadows appeared on both sides. They were riding tall horses covered with silver armor. They looked like war horses.

Why are there war horses here?

Wen Qingzhi looked at the situation outside through the curtain and saw the group of people disperse, ride out on horses, and look down at the man leading them.

Seeing this, the man was so scared that he stepped back repeatedly.

"Horse, horse bandits!"

How could the horse bandits have war horses?

The soldiers quickly moved forward, ready to fight at any time.

In the light of the torch, the man's scarred face was revealed. The hideous scar ran diagonally from the corner of his forehead to the other corner of his mouth.

"She's missing an ear!"

Haruyu screamed, startled.

Just this delicate sound attracted the attention of those people.

"There is a woman!"

"Boss, there's a woman!"

【woman】

This word instantly excited everyone, and a group of people moved forward whistling obscenely.

Seeing them coming, Chunyu was so scared that she shrank into the corner.

"It's okay, they can't come over."

As soon as Wen Qingzhi finished speaking, someone in the bandit group shouted, "Boss! There's a woman with a more pleasant voice in there, and she must be prettier!"

Wen Qingzhi was stunned. She didn't expect that there would be someone with such good hearing among the horse bandits.

The man called the boss looked towards Wen Qingzhi. In the dark night, he couldn't tell what Wen Qingzhi looked like.

I only heard him say: "Those who know what's good for them, leave the woman to us, and the rest of you...get out!"

roll?

"presumptuous!"

The leading officer shouted, "Is it the darkness that has blinded you? We are a disaster relief team sent by the imperial court. How can a bunch of bandits like you be able to resist us?"

Fang Qingbai took two steps forward, grabbed the man, and asked, "But they robbed Baicheng?"

"Yes Yes!"

The man nodded, his teeth chattering.

Fang Qingbai snorted coldly, "Where are all the people abducted from Baicheng? Hand them all over on time, and I will consider giving you a chance to live."

"Live?"

The bandits laughed, "We were born without a way to survive!"

"The imperial government's disaster relief team? Jiangnan has been suffering from floods for so long, and you're waiting until everyone is dying before you come. Disaster relief? What disaster relief?"

There was mocking laughter all around. "They're just like us, plundering the people's wealth and providing disaster relief. If they wanted to provide disaster relief, why wait until they were almost extinct?"

Just one sentence left Fang Qingbai speechless.

These horse bandits had reason to laugh.

The situation became awkward until the bandits urged them to hand over Wen Qingzhi again.

Fang Qingbai wanted to persuade him again, but Feng Junxiao's men had already rushed over to attack.

In the blink of an eye, the corpses of the bandits flew everywhere, most of them falling onto the carriage. The fresh corpses of the two worlds were still twitching and convulsing.

After watching the fight, Wen Qingzhi could tell that these bandits were all skilled in martial arts. Some of them were quite skilled, but unfortunately, they were no match for Feng Yunxiao's men.

Soon, some of those who were afraid of death knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

Zhang Ye walked over and slashed through them with his sword. "Alright, now tell me, where is your lair? And where are all the women you captured?"

"besides……"

Zhang Ye's eyes fell on the war horses. "Where do these war horses come from?"

"I, I'll take you to the village. But, I don't know what this warhorse is. It was given to us by the boss!"

Hearing this, everyone's eyes fell on the man with scars on his face. He was kneeling on the ground with his arms twisted by Lin Lang, cursing everyone viciously.

I thought he would be very powerful because of his ferocious appearance.

It turned out that his skills were just mediocre and he was subdued and tied up by Lin Lang within three moves.

"Bah! I won't say anything if I'm defeated by you. At worst, I'll just die. Anyway, I've had enough of those bitches. It's not a loss!"

"Hahaha--"

He suddenly burst into laughter. "To die beneath the peony flowers, even as a ghost, is still romantic! That is—"

He silently looked at Wen Qingzhi's carriage, "Bah, those two girls inside didn't sleep well."