After our homes were confiscated and we were exiled, the women in my clan and I raised a million sol

Zhang Liang stood on the official road, and wherever he looked, he saw a heartbreaking picture.

On both sides of the road, there were many people sitting densely. They were all pale and thin, dressed in tattered clothes, and their eyes seemed to have lost hope and desire for life.

The eyes of these people were empty and desperate, as if they had become accustomed to the suffering.

When the sound of Zhang Liang and his men's carriage and footsteps reached the ears of these people, they all turned their heads, with a complex emotion flashing in their eyes.

However, when their eyes fell on Zhang Liang and his companions' carriage, those originally dull eyes suddenly lit up.

Judging from the way Zhang Liang and his companions were dressed and the decorations on their carriages, these people were obviously from wealthy families and must have had food on them.

Thinking of this, those people who were a little stronger began to crawl up from the ground with difficulty, and a trace of desire and expectation appeared on their faces.

Then, they began to surround Zhang Liang and his group.

Zeng Guodong and Yan Sheng's expressions suddenly became serious when they saw this.

They quickly glanced at the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry around them, signaling them to stay alert.

Noticing their looks, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry put their hands on the hilts of their swords, and then looked at the people who surrounded them with sharp eyes.

When the people who wanted to rob Zhang Liang and his men of their property met the sharp eyes of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and saw the cold blades flashing at their waists, what surged in their hearts was no longer impulse, but deep awe and fear.

They swallowed at the same time and stopped in their tracks, as if they were nailed to the spot by an invisible force, not daring to go any further.

The air was filled with tension and oppression, and everyone's breathing became extremely heavy.

Zhang Liang witnessed this scene with mixed emotions. He sighed deeply, his voice filled with helplessness and heaviness as he whispered, "It seems Xia Zhong's words are true. The people here are truly in dire straits, at the end of their rope."

Wang Wu stood beside Zhang Liang and nodded when he heard the words, with a complex light flashing in his eyes.

He spoke slowly, his voice filled with both emotion and understanding: "No wonder there have been so many uprisings over the years. For these people, rebellion might offer a glimmer of hope, or at least a chance of changing their fate."

"If they just sit there and wait for death, what awaits them is probably only endless despair and death."

Just as Zhang Liang and his men were about to drive their horses away, a sudden loud noise broke the silence around them, like a sharp blade cutting through the quiet night sky, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

The voice was mixed with despair, anger and helplessness, which made Zhang Liang and others frown involuntarily and look towards the source of the voice.

In the dim light and shadow, a heart-wrenching scene came into view.

I saw a man with a distorted face and greed and cruelty flashing in his eyes. He was pulling a woman's sleeve roughly, trying to snatch the baby she was holding tightly in her arms.

The woman was in tattered clothes and had a haggard face, but with extraordinary tenacity, she held the child tightly in her arms and used all her strength to resist the man's violence.

"Give me the baby right now! Otherwise I'll kill you!"

The man's voice was fierce and cold, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, revealing his inner madness and despair.

His words echoed in the air, intensifying the tense atmosphere around them and causing an indescribable anger and sadness to rise in the hearts of everyone present.

The woman trembled slightly after hearing the man's threat, but she quickly calmed down, shook her head, and held the child tightly in her arms.

The man became even angrier when he saw that the woman dared to resist. His face turned red and his eyes flashed with madness.

He roared, "There's no food to eat now! Do you think your daughter can survive? You might as well feed us!"

When the woman heard this, her eyes widened and an expression of disbelief and anger appeared on her face.

She shouted angrily, "Are you still a human being, you beast? How dare you eat people!"

However, the man's words were like a bombshell, causing an uproar among the other refugees.

Complex expressions appeared on their faces. Some were shocked, some were hesitant, and some even began to secretly look at the children around them.

Their eyes revealed an indescribable desire and struggle, as if they were thinking about some unknown secret.

These refugees are starving to the extreme, and their sanity is being eroded by the instinct of survival.

The men's words were like a key that opened the tightly closed door deep in their hearts and released the darkest side of human nature.

When Zhang Liang witnessed this scene, his face instantly turned gloomy, like a sky covered with dark clouds, foreshadowing an impending storm.

He knew very well that if he did not take immediate action to stop the chaos, the children would most likely be eaten by these insane people.

He quickly looked around, his eyes finally fixed on Zeng Guodong and Yan Sheng.

Needless to say, after noticing Zhang Liang's gaze, the two men immediately understood his intention, nodded in response, and then drew the sharp long swords at their waists and walked towards the man who provoked the trouble with firm steps.

The man was frantically trying to snatch the child from the woman's arms, completely ignoring the woman's struggles and cries.

When he noticed that Yan Sheng and Zeng Guodong were approaching with murderous intent on their faces, the fear in his heart instantly overcame his anger.

He raised his head suddenly, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, and shouted loudly: "What do you want to do! I tell you, don't meddle in other people's business!"

Although the voice was loud, it could not hide the weakness and anxiety in his heart.

Zeng Guodong and Yan Sheng had blank expressions on their faces and their eyes were as cold as knives. They knew very well that there was no need to waste words with such a person who had lost his humanity. It would be like playing the lute to a cow and a pure waste of time.

Faced with their approach, the man clearly felt the threat of death, and fear surged in his heart like a tide.

He swallowed involuntarily and crawled backward, even forgetting the woman and child he had been holding tightly to him. He staggered in a state of embarrassment and panic.

With his mind nearly broken, he suddenly let out a desperate and twisted cry: "I just want to survive! Why are you doing this to me? There's no food anyway, and those children will die sooner or later. Might as well make use of them!"

These twisted and selfish words exposed the darkness and despair in his heart, and made the air around him seem to freeze. Everyone's heart was shocked by this naked law of survival.

Zhang Liang listened to these remarks with a frown on his face, feeling mixed emotions.

Zeng Guodong and Yan Sheng obviously did not intend to give the man any chance to explain himself. They did not stop and moved forward like two black lightning bolts, instantly cutting through the space and heading straight for the man.

The action was quick and decisive, without any delay, and ended his life directly.

As the man fell to the ground, a suffocating silence filled the air.

After experiencing that thrilling moment, the woman finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed to the ground powerlessly, hugging the child in her arms tightly. Tears burst out like a flood and she cried out loudly.

Her cries echoed in the empty space, touching the heartstrings of everyone present.

The refugees, who originally had the same dark thoughts in their hearts, were deeply shocked when they saw this scene.

They all lowered their heads or turned away, not daring to look directly at the tragic scene, for fear that their eyes would become the next target.

Zhang Liang stood aside, his brows furrowed, his eyes scanning the frightened refugees deeply.

He knew very well that even though the man who provoked the incident was dealt with today, his words, like a seed of sin, had been quietly planted in people's hearts.

Once I leave, similar tragedies will probably happen again.

The root cause of this problem lies in the extreme scarcity of resources and the distortion of human nature under the pressure of survival. To fundamentally solve the problem, we must find more long-term and effective solutions.

Zhong Tian beside him also understood this. He sighed deeply, turned to Zhang Liang and said, "My Lord, what are you going to do?"