Loan Wusheng

Chapter 110: Refugees Rise and Troubled Times Begin

Looking at the small gold-plated characters flashing in front of him, Zheng Jun slowly put away his knife.

The dirt on the sword has been cleaned spontaneously by Xue Shou Dao. This is the difference between magic weapons and ordinary weapons.

For Zheng Jun, the biggest advantage is that he doesn’t need to do daily maintenance.

However, the bonus for killing demons is indeed greater than the bonus for killing human outer energy, which is about 1.5 times that of human outer energy.

Even higher.

Thinking of this, Zheng Jun couldn't help but feel that it would be easier to kill this outer demon.

And this bald toad obviously didn't gain much.

Because it is relatively weak among the monsters.

Compared with the tigress in her heyday, she is a little worse.

Zheng Jun believes that the main reason why this toad is difficult to deal with is the toxins all over its body: there are hundreds of them.

When fighting it, in addition to paying attention to the battle itself, you must also be aware of the toxic effects of this toad.

Ordinary outer Gang has to guard against poisons while fighting, and can only win quickly. If the battle lasts for a long time, it will inevitably be affected by the poison.

As for Zheng Jun, he was not bothered by this problem at all.

With the presence of Yi Ri Liu Guang, ordinary poisons could not enter Zheng Jun's body at all.

Unless it is a poison of the same magical martial arts level, it can have an effect on Zheng Jun.

As the long sword, which exuded a chill, was sheathed, Zheng Jun looked at the flesh and blood of the toad in front of him that had been chopped into pieces, and fell into deep thought.

Should we collect these things?
Although toads are poisonous, they still have many medicinal values. Whether you dry them directly or kill them, remove the internal organs and stretch the body cavity to dry them, you can get dried toads with certain medicinal effects.

And this outer demon must be more useful than an ordinary toad.

only……

Can it still be used as medicine after being chopped into pieces like this?

Zheng Jun fell into deep thought.

On the side, Chen Jingzhong, who had been standing guard in front of the muddy cold pond with a sword in his hand, was stunned when he saw the toad corpse in front of him, his eyes filled with shock.

what?
Just like that, dead?
Chen Jingzhong was very surprised and could hardly believe the scene before him.

That is a very powerful outer demon!
According to Nan Chu's private intelligence, this bald-headed demon once fought against two outer-guard warriors from the Zhenfu Division and did not lose the upper hand. He even poisoned the two outer-guard warriors from the Zhenfu Division, forcing them to flee in embarrassment.

In the entire Black Mountain, this bald demon is a difficult character!

But unexpectedly, this bald demon was like a toy in front of General Zheng Jun. He was killed with just a few cuts.

"The general is mighty!"

Lu Hao standing by did not hesitate and immediately flattered Zheng Jun: "This bald toad didn't just submit to death earlier, but still wanted to resist. He really didn't know his fate and was courting death."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Jun put away his knife, looked at Lu Hao, and said to Lu Hao: "General Lu Hao, the toad has been eliminated, where is the deer monster?"

Lu Hao took a deep breath and said to Zheng Jun: "General, the deer monster has already begun to approach the depths of the Black Mountain. If we get rid of the deer monster, I'm afraid the python in the depths of the Black Mountain will notice it..."

"Besides, although I know the deer demon, we don't communicate closely, so I don't know where it is exactly. It's just that it comes once every early winter to ask me for some fine peach blossom wine. It came once a few days ago, and I'm afraid it won't come again until early winter next year..."

"In that case, please spare my life for now."

Listening to Lu Hao's words, Zheng Jun nodded and spoke very calmly, as if he was talking about a trivial matter, which did not seem like a big deal like killing a demon.

The deer demon was also an outer-level demon that was feared in Black Mountain and could scare children to stop crying. But in Zheng Jun's words, it was like chickens and ducks raised at home that could be slaughtered at will. If an uninformed person heard it, they would find it ridiculous and think that this man was simply insane and talking nonsense.

But Lu Hao and Chen Jingzhong didn't feel anything wrong.

With Zheng Jun's current strength, I am afraid that there are few demons in the entire outer Gang stage who can be his match.

After the death of the bald demon, the cold pond seemed a little lonely, with cold wind blowing and light snow falling.

Looking at the scenery, Zheng Jun pondered for a moment and suddenly said, "Lu Hao."

"General Zheng, what do you want?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Hao stepped forward immediately.

Zheng Jun asked, "How many bandits do you have under your command?"

After hearing Zheng Jun's question, Lu Hao was delighted and blurted out: "I have a total of 536 ordinary brothers, 279 blood refining brothers, and 11 Qi storage brothers!"

"If General Zheng trusts me, I will start training these guys after I return to the camp, forming a military formation to serve General Zheng!"

Lu Hao's voice was sonorous and powerful: "If there is a war, I, Lu Hao, am willing to lead my brothers in person, sacrifice my life for the general, shed my blood, and fight to the last man!"

Love brothers or love gold?

Love none.

Of course, Lu Hao loves the future more.

What kind of brothers are those little followers? Just calling them brothers is like calling them brothers?

That’s enough. They are the stepping stones for him to climb up. If there really is a chance, Lu Hao would naturally be willing to fight all of these younger brothers in exchange for a future of his own!
Lu Hao didn't know what Zhang Bengong was like.

Zhang Bengong fought again and again despite repeated defeats, and each time he was able to lead tens of thousands of troops, so he can be considered a hero.

But this hero is too far away after all.

However, the General Zheng Jun in front of him was the rising star and living dragon that he had seen with his own eyes!
"Are there actually so many?"

Zheng Jun felt a little surprised, not because there were so many people, but because he was surprised that there were so many blood-refining warriors.

Although their number is still not as large as the blood-refining warriors under Zheng Jun, it is still not a small number.

"General, Black Mountain is famous. Many outlaws in Bozhou choose to come to Black Mountain."

Lu Hao said complacently, "However, most warriors above the Qi Accumulation stage are arrogant and don't want to be inferior to others, so they rarely go up the mountain. At the Wai Gang stage, many people have set their sights on Black Mountain and want to go up there, but they are afraid because of the Black Mountain monster. Only Lu, who has been hanging out in the North Monster Court of Yanshan for some time and has some friendship with monsters, can gain a foothold in the mountain."

It’s not that there are no external forces eyeing this place, but it doesn’t matter.

When Lu Hao was in Yunzhou, he often dealt with demons.

However, this relationship was not the escaped slaves from the Northern Demon Court as rumored in the martial arts world.

But...

In his early years in Yunzhou, Lu Hao made a living by trafficking young masters and young ladies from wealthy families and children with good qualifications, and he sold them specifically to the Northern Demon Court.

They are human traffickers.

He had offended a powerful family in Xuanzhou because he was exposed when he was abducting a grandson of a powerful family in Xuanzhou. He was chased all the way and had no choice but to go up the mountain. Relying on his relationship in the Northern Demon Court, he was able to get the giant python in the depths of the Black Mountain to turn a blind eye.

Otherwise, humans at this level would have been slaughtered by the demons in Montenegro long ago.

"Yes, please introduce the composition of your staff."

Zheng Jun nodded, called Chen Jingzhong over, and said to Lu Hao.

Lu Hao was startled when he heard this, and then he saw Zheng Jun explain: "Chen Jingzhong is the deputy general of our army. From now on, he will be responsible for communicating with you and contacting the Black Mountain Bandits."

After hearing Zheng Jun's explanation, Lu Hao had no doubts and immediately told his brothers about it.

For example, which Xu Qi has a close relationship with Lu Hao, and which Xu Qi has a more distant relationship with Lu Hao.

Some people can use it and some people cannot use it.

Chen Jingzhong listened very carefully.

There was no falsehood in what Lu Hao said; everything he said was the truth.

After all, if you want to join a wise leader, you need to have a token of your allegiance.

The system under your command is your token of loyalty.

Lu Hao talked freely.

Soon, he stood outside the cold pond and explained the organization under his command.

Chen Jingzhong wrote it all down and added to it.

He already knew about the situation of Lu Hao, the Black Mountain bandit. After all, there was a group of lurkers among the Black Mountain bandits in Nanchu who provided information.

Now, through Lu Hao's words, we can further consolidate the impression of this information.

After finishing his story, Lu Hao stood beside Zheng Jun, waiting for orders.

Seeing this, Zheng Jun couldn't help but sigh, and then said: "Yes, next I want to borrow something from Lu Haoshuai, I wonder if Lu Haoshuai is willing to give it up?"

Although Zheng Jun’s words were classic, Lu Hao didn’t think about it that way. Instead, he said without hesitation: “I wonder what General Zheng wants to borrow?”

"I'll lend you my head!"

As soon as the words were spoken, golden light flashed!

Seeing this, Lu Hao was stunned and horrified. The next second, the purple energy in his body began to surge rapidly. He said angrily: "General Zheng, what do you mean? If you kill me, how can the strong soldiers on Black Mountain obey you?!"

He didn't understand why Zheng Jun wanted to kill him.

Why? !
If I surrender to Zheng Jun, there will be only benefits and no harm.

Why would he kill himself? !
Lu Hao couldn't figure it out.

Seeing this, Zheng Jun could not help but howl, "The Black Mountain Strong Army is only the Black Mountain Guards. You bandits, are you worthy of being called the Black Mountain Strong Army?! You eat human hearts and livers, and associate with demons. You are a scum like you. Our army is a righteous army. If you enter our camp, you will only be despised!"

After saying that, the blade whistled and golden light surged!
Lu Hao was going crazy. He swung the steel knife in his hand with a strong purple aura towards Zheng Jun, but there was only a clang of metal clashing, and the steel knife broke. Lu Hao was also blown away by the air wave, and he roared: "Are you crazy?! Those lowly people, just die! Isn't my role more important than theirs?!"

When Chen Jingzhong heard Zheng Jun's words "borrow your head for use", he had already drawn his sword.

The sword light flashed, and the sword energy lasted for a long time, directly blocking Lu Hao's way, leaving Lu Hao unable to advance or retreat. He could only grit his teeth and shout angrily: "Really, this is too much!"
Zheng Jun stood with his sword drawn, staring at Lu Hao, his voice deep and cold: "In my opinion, you are of no value. You can betray Zhang Bengong and this bald toad, but who knows if you will betray me in the future?"

Before he finished speaking, a cold, chilly aura suddenly rose, and an undisguised murderous intent burst out!

The world seemed to have quieted down at this moment.

All that was left was the rustling of snowflakes falling on the cold pond.

Golden light, blooming!
"you!"

Lu Hao was speechless. He only saw a flash of golden light in front of him. The purple energy on his body disappeared instantly. The next second, he felt a black screen in front of his eyes and the whole world started spinning.

The head was cut off so easily.

Easy and freehand.

"call."

Zheng Jun loosened his fingers that were holding the sword and put the Xue Shou Sword back into the scabbard.

[Eliminate the traitor and behead him with one blow. The repayment progress of 'Yiri Liuguang' is +139, and the current repayment progress is: 679/3000. ]

The small gilded characters in front of him flashed, and the repayment progress of the Great Dao Martial Book also followed.

Looking at the small gold-plated characters in front of him, Zheng Jun also understood that Lu Hao's strength was actually not weak. It was just that he attacked suddenly, and Lu Hao was in a panic and could not exert his full strength. He could only resist desperately and was killed by him here.

If a real fight breaks out, I will still have to strike out more than ten times, instead of killing him with just three strikes.

Killing Lu Hao was also Zheng Jun's idea after careful consideration.

In this great world of Jambu, if someone wants to dominate the world, like Lu Hao, they should not be killed.

Although Lu Hao has committed many evil deeds, he is also a fierce warrior at the peak of the outer Gang level. Once the world is in chaos, he may have a chance to break through to the Tongqiao level.

A Tongqiao statue is a general who can be used to attack and govern a county, and is of great use.

But Zheng Jun still wanted to kill him.

People who jump back and forth, like Lu Bu and Hou Jing.

If the other party really occupies a strategic location and is irreplaceable, Zheng Jun will just accept it and wait for the time being to settle the score.

But Lu Hao is not a master, and there is nothing dangerous about him.

You also have to worry about being stabbed in the back.

Why should we tolerate such people? !
Moreover, he colludes with demons and likes to eat children's hearts and livers. He is truly a demon among humans.

Zheng Jun insisted on one idea.

That is a demon, we cannot let it stay!
These monsters are all man-eating creatures. If they are allowed to take over the country, the world will be overthrown.

Although Zheng Jun is not a gentleman, he is not as evil as that. If possible, he will kill all these demons and will never show mercy.

Therefore, from this point of view, Lu Hao cannot be kept at all!
But Lu Hao's black mountain bandit also has a certain necessity to exist.

Therefore, after learning that Chen Jingzhong had the ability to "disguise", he decisively took action to kill Lu Hao without any hesitation.

It doesn't matter, even if Chen Jingzhong's disguise effect is not ideal, it doesn't matter, anyway, what we want is a "Lu Hao" on the mountain.

As for what Lu Hao was like, the Pingzhang County Governor Tang Yu couldn't come and see it with his own eyes.

When Chen Jingzhong saw Zheng Jun kill Lu Hao easily, he no longer had any emotional fluctuations in his heart and just felt very normal.

Isn't it a recognized fact that General Zheng is invincible among his peers?
At the same time, Chen Jingzhong even thought to himself: "General Zheng has the intention to dominate the world. When the world is in chaos and its vitality is restored, General Zheng will probably be able to understand it within a year or two... By then, will the Regent be able to compete with General Zheng for supremacy?"

"To take a step back, the Regent's plan is to let General Zheng lead the way for the king, but...if General Zheng fails, can the Regent do it? Can our Great Chu do it?"

The sorrow in his heart made Chen Jingzhong unable to see the future of Da Chu clearly, and even a gloom arose in his heart.

“Jingzhong, this head is given to you. The task of disguising yourself as Lu Hao is now given to you.”

Zheng Jun casually grabbed Lu Hao's head and threw it to Chen Jingzhong.

This voice also brought Chen Jingzhong back to reality. He immediately took the head belonging to Lu Hao, then took a deep breath, bowed and said yes.

"You should also deal with the flesh and blood of the toad monster here. If it is useful, sort it out and send it to Zheng Mansion. If it is useless... you can deal with it as you wish."

After saying that, Zheng Jun had no interest in staying here for long. Although the environment of this cold pond was extremely suitable for fishermen to fish, Zheng Jun believed that since there was an old toad that had become a spirit at the bottom of the cold pond, not many fish could be caught.

Staring at Zheng Jun's figure going down the mountain, Chen Jingzhong hesitated for a moment, then immediately used the sword in his hand to peel off Lu Hao's face completely, and then he picked and chose from the pile of flesh and blood, and after picking up some, he quickly went down the mountain.

The matter here is serious and his time is very tight.

If you want to impersonate Lu Hao, you need to contact your colleagues in Nan Chu as soon as possible and work together to achieve a complete change of appearance!
……

In Heishan County, Zheng Jun went down the mountain and entered the city.

Everything seemed to be nothing happened. He just sat on the couch in Zheng's mansion, looking at the fine snow falling in the courtyard.

After a while, Qing Dai, who was wearing a green skirt, came over with a bowl of steaming plum soup and said to Zheng Jun in a playful way, "Sir, the plum soup is here. I've added some medicinal herbs to it to help you practice."

Zheng Jun took the plum soup and found it somewhat novel: "Isn't plum soup for cooling off in the summer? Why drink this sour soup in winter?"

"Plums are cool in nature and can indeed help keep away the heat. However, Qingdai adds Rongning flowers and Qixiang fruit to neutralize its coolness, and it is supplemented with blood-refining pills to blend it in. While retaining the flavor of plums, it is also very helpful in nourishing the body."

Qingdai blinked and continued softly, "After you reach the outer realm, you should be able to absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth every day, so you don't have to practice hard all day. But if you do this, it is inevitable that your muscles will become stiff due to the spiritual energy. Qingdai also learned some basic massage and acupuncture techniques from her aunt. If you don't mind, Qingdai can try to massage you after practicing every day."

"You also know massage?"

After Zheng Jun took a sip of the plum soup, he felt quite surprised and said, "Qingdai really knows everything... By the way, in a few days, two portions of flesh and blood of outer Gang demons will be delivered, one is a tiger demon and the other is a toad. Qingdai, what do you think we should do?"

"The tiger monster's flesh and blood can be used as a medicinal food and as a pill. The pill can be made into Tiger Strength Pill, a fine pill that increases the strength of blood-refining and Qi-accumulating warriors. It can also be used as an auxiliary material to smelt the 'Qingyuan Pill' for use by Wai Gang warriors."

"As for the flesh and blood of the toad-like demons..."

After hesitating for a moment, Qing Dai said, "I am not very knowledgeable about this. I only know that I can use the flesh and blood of the toad monster to refine poison pills and antidote pills. But there may be many strange pills. I don't know the specific formulas."

"If it is handed over to you, what will you do with it?" Zheng Jun asked.

The flesh and blood of the toad demon is indeed difficult to deal with, which gives Zheng Jun a headache.

So Zheng Jun planned to see if he could handle the Indigo, and then he would use Indigo’s channels and sell it to Jishidiang in one go.

"If the tiger demon's flesh and blood can be used to refine the 'Tiger Power Pill', I can handle it, but the rest is a bit difficult." Qingdai said.

"In that case, keep some of the tiger meat and sell the rest to Jishiditang for me. I'll give you a good price." Zheng Jun said casually, "By the way, please ask for me. I have a broken demon beast inner core in my hand. If you want it, I can sell it together with it."

Demon pills are very useful, whether for refining medicine or refining weapons, they are very good.

Zheng Jun obtained the demon pill mainly for refining weapons.

I have a 'Stone Crushing Frenzy Arrow' in my hand, so it would be a bit awkward without a longbow.

But the tiger demon's inner elixir was shattered beyond recognition.

Zheng Jun didn't want to use this inferior inner elixir to entrust someone to refine a weapon, so he decided to use a complete and round inner elixir as much as possible to refine the weapon.

After hearing what Zheng Jun said, Qing Dai nodded, then moved to the back of Zheng Jun's chair, stretched out her slender jade fingers, and began to massage Zheng Jun's shoulders, while saying, "By the way, sir, I just saw you ask someone to bring the green-maned horse, where are you going now?"

"I'm short of a dragon tendon to make a magic weapon. I heard there's a demon carp in Changyang County, so I'm going to Changyang County."

Hearing this, Zheng Jun did not hide anything and spoke very calmly.

Although the demon carp is a carp monster, it has real dragon blood flowing in its body, and it is possible that some of its bones and tendons are dragon tendons.

If you are lucky enough to find a dragon tendon, you will be rich.

If you don’t find it, that’s okay.

Anyway, my mission is to kill the dragon monsters.

At the same time, the Lushui Zhanjiao sword technique also requires advance payment to kill dragon monsters.

If we kill that demon carp, everything will be peaceful.

Hearing what Zheng Jun said, Qing Dai's eyes lit up. She was about to say something, but suddenly Zheng Jun seemed to have predicted it and said, "It's quite dangerous. I won't take you with me this time. I'll go by myself. It will take about ten days, and I'll be back after I kill the monster."

Hearing this, Qing Dai couldn't help but pout, then her eyes turned, wanting to be naughty and pinch Zheng Jun hard, but she found that she had used up all her strength, even her slender jade fingers turned red, but she couldn't leave a mark on Zheng Jun. Qing Dai immediately felt helpless, but she said: "But sir, the ninth lady of the Cai family is coming..."

"Come if you want, let her wait."

Zheng Jun spoke calmly, Cai Anyun was not a person who would live in peace, and Zheng Jun didn't think she would come in the next few days.

After all, I saw her in Yunshan last time. If she really wanted to come, she would have arrived by now. Since she hasn't arrived yet, she is naturally unsure and has been wandering around outside.

Zheng Jun could understand this feeling.

Even though it is almost evening and I haven't finished my homework yet, I still have a mysterious calmness and continue to lie on the bed playing with my phone until the last minute, when I have no choice but to start writing.

Therefore, Zheng Jun didn't think that Miss Cai Anyun would come during the days he was away.

And even if she came, I have important things to do, so it wouldn't be a big deal to let her wait for a few days.

Hearing what Zheng Jun said, Qing Dai had no more excuses and could only say sullenly, "Then remember to go early and come back early. Qing Dai will refine a batch of pills for you at the mansion. At the same time, bring this flesh and blood and inner pill to the shopkeeper to ask for the price."

"Ah."

Zheng Jun smiled and nodded.

Then, Qingdai started to massage Zheng Jun's bones and relax his muscles without any hesitation.

After all, Zheng Jun was an outer martial artist with extremely strong muscles. He also practiced some horizontal training skills. Qingdai was unable to push him away. After only half an hour, he was sweating profusely and was out of breath.

"I have made the elixir. You should take two Qingdai pills first."

Zheng Jun casually said: "Qingdai should also pay more attention to cultivation in the future. Blood refining is not the end of martial arts. On the contrary, it is the starting point of martial arts."

Qingdai nodded seriously.

Seeing this, Zheng Jun stood up, put on a black robe, and casually put on a straw raincoat. After covering himself completely with the black robe, he picked up his knife and walked quickly outside. He rode on his green-maned horse and rode outside in the light snow.

Running back and forth like this, there is no stopping for a moment.

However, Zheng Jun did not feel any tiredness.

After all, at this point, we must race against time and not relax for a moment.

Zheng Jun always had a vague feeling.

There is a feeling that the world is about to fall into chaos.

Time waits for no one, Zheng Jun must seize every moment before order is lost.

No matter swords, spears, swords or halberds, they can be made do with something else, but this longbow is not the same. If the bow is not made with good quality, it will stop after shooting a few arrows and will be completely useless.

Making a longbow magical weapon has become Zheng Jun’s most urgent task now!

After making this magical longbow weapon, Zheng Jun even felt that he had the confidence to fight against weaker martial artists with extraordinary powers!

……

Zheng Jun rode his horse all the way out of Black Mountain.

When Cai Xun learned that Zheng Jun was riding his horse to Changyang County in order to seize a dragon tendon, he fell into an indescribable silence for a moment.

"This Zheng Sanlang seems to be even busier after he got out of the guard post."

Cai Xun couldn't help but sigh.

On the first day, the Inspectors and the Centurions were shocked.

The next day, he killed the tiger demon, Wang Taigeng and Yuntian Taoist.

Today, I killed another bald-headed demon.

After that, he did not stop, but rode out of Black Mountain at full speed, heading to Changyang County to kill the foreign demon carp that claimed to be the "Lujiang Dragon King".

This is really...

There is no spare time at all.

However, from this we can see that Zheng Jun's sword is invincible.

When the long sword is unsheathed, the enemy will be killed!
They work very quickly, killing one outer Gang on average every day.

Cai Xun had a vague feeling that if Zheng Jun was given a few more months, all the outer-level warriors in Bozhou would probably be killed by him.

After leaving the city, Zheng Jun just kept walking along without stopping at all.

Although outer Gang warriors can take off into the air and fly low over the ground for a short period of time.

But it was just a ground-skimming flight after all, and it didn't last very long, and the energy consumption was extremely high.

Generally speaking, it is used for desperate escape, so it will take off into the air.

Otherwise, only those outer Gang warriors with deep true Gang would fly in the air frequently.

Overall, it is better to ride a horse, which can reduce consumption and allow you to react in time if something happens.

Riding along the way, Zheng Jun soon left Pingzhang County, went south, passed Guangyi County, and soon arrived in Kangle County.

Just after leaping through the mountains and reaching the hill, and gazing at the official road of Kangle County, Zheng Jun saw a scene in front of him that stunned him.

Looking into the distance, there were hundreds of refugees on the official road, dragging their families along the road.

Most of these refugees were pale and skinny, with tattered clothes on. In this cold winter, they seemed to be numb from the cold. Perhaps just a gust of wind would cause them to fall down in the mud.

'Where did these refugees come from?'

Zheng Jun was confused.

To the south of Kangle County is Changyang County.

If you go south from Changyang County, you will enter this state.

Jinzhou is one of the richest provinces in the world, and it is ranked among the top five. With Changyang and Kangle counties nearby, it naturally benefits from the prosperity and is extremely wealthy. Compared with the impoverished Huayang and Qijiang counties in the north of Bozhou, it is like heaven and earth.

Pingzhang County where Zheng Jun was located was actually not as good as the best but better than the worst, and was already a medium-sized county in Bozhou.

There had never been such a large number of refugees in Pingzhang County.

Why are there so many refugees in Kangle County?
Zheng Jun was a little confused. He listened carefully and heard some noises among the refugees.

"Why don't we just throw away Quan kid? It looks like he's going to die, so he won't be a burden to us."

"No, don't throw it away! Go find some firewood to prepare for the meal. I haven't had meat for a long time!"

"Ah! Are you crazy? This kid got sick from eating the wrong grass. If we use him as a snack, he might get sick too! We have no choice but to bury him hastily. It's also considered friendship among fellow villagers... Alas, we watched Quan grow up. I can't bear to see him like this now."

"..."

The tone of voice sounded a little strange, not like the words Zheng Jun was familiar with, but he could still make out the general idea.

This accent seems to be... Yan Tingjun's accent?
Zheng Jun was thinking in his mind, then he looked around and saw a few skinny men, covered in mud, wearing tattered leather jackets that were not suitable for the season, discussing with each other.

They were carrying a 'stretcher board' and it seemed a bit strenuous.

Among them was a young man lying on a wooden board, dying.

There is a sour smell on the body.

Seeing this, Zheng Jun immediately let go of the green-maned horse and asked the green-maned horse to wait for him on the hill. Then he moved down the mountain and came to the front of these skinny men.

Zheng Jun appeared in front of them and asked, "You are from Yanting County? What is the situation in Yanting County? Why did you end up here?"

These people were obviously startled by the sudden appearance of Zheng Jun, but soon found that Zheng Jun was a person. Some of them showed impatience, but seeing that Zheng Jun had a knife on his waist, a strong figure, and an invisible sense of oppression between his words, they were immediately a little afraid and whispered: "In reply to the master, we are from Yanting County. If there is no way to make a living, how many of us are willing to leave our hometown and come here to make a living..."

These refugees immediately began to describe the situation.

These people all have the surname Wei, and are from Weijiazhuang, Donghe County, Yanting Commandery.

Before the war, they were considered small landowners with land.

Unexpectedly, there were unexpected changes in the weather. This year, there was a severe drought in Yanting County. Not a drop of rain appeared, and the river almost dried up.

But if this were the case, these small landlords would not have become refugees.

It was because King Dayi Zhang Bengong had arrived.

King Dayi Zhang Bengong came from Xuanzhou and immediately destroyed the two county towns of Yanting County, killing countless people, raping and looting. He then took the people of the two counties with him and continued to advance eastward.

The next target is Donghe County where the Wei family lives.

At this time, the imperial army had also reacted. Donghe County had an excellent location and was at the forefront, so soldiers from various counties gathered and more than 30,000 troops were stationed in Donghe County. The leading general was the famous General Yan from Yanting County, who was going to have a decisive battle with King Dayi Zhang Bengong in Donghe County.

All the able-bodied men in Weijia Village were conscripted to build fortifications and fight.

And these old, weak, sick and disabled people stayed in the village.

I thought the war would be over soon, but in Donghe County it was just a lot of noise but little action, and the two sides couldn't even fight.

On the contrary, small villages like theirs outside the city were often plundered and raped by scouts from the imperial court.

Scouts from the army of King Dayi Zhang Bengong also came here frequently.

In addition, there were occasionally grain collectors who came to collect grain.

If you don’t have food, use money to pay off your debts. If you don’t have money, use valuable things to pay off your debts.

With nothing, he was taken into exile.

In an instant, the people of the entire Yanting County truly experienced what it meant to "the thieves come like a comb, the soldiers come like a rake, and the officials come like a razor."

More than a month passed, and the government soldiers and the bandits finally fought a battle. In a short while, blood flowed like a river, and thousands of corpses floated on the surface. The people of Weijia Village and several surrounding towns took advantage of this opportunity to escape together.

"That damn Righteous King Zhang Bengong, my brother-in-law lived in Hang County. He escaped and told us that Zhang Bengong's bandits had been charging into the city for three days without stopping. My brother-in-law was just lucky. He jumped off the city wall and fell into the moat, breaking his leg. He then pretended to be a corpse and escaped in the dark..."

"When they came to our Donghe County, I thought the soldiers would be able to do justice. But when they arrived, they said my brother-in-law was Zhang Bengong's spy, and dragged him out and chopped him off without any explanation..."

"We heard from the private school teacher in the village that Jinzhou is the most prosperous place in the world, so we want to escape to Jinzhou and let the masters of Jinzhou give us food."

When the refugee said this, he almost burst into tears.

Almost all the people in Weijiazhuang died out, with only a few left.

After that, he glanced at the young man on the wooden board. After just one glance, he saw that the man had eaten a poisonous fruit by mistake. He waved his hand and the Qingjin Zhenqi swept through, instantly removing the toxins from his body. He immediately said, "The poison has been removed. There is no need to abandon him."

"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir!"

Upon seeing this, the refugees from Weijia Village bowed down hastily.

Zheng Jun shook his head and said, "You have a long way to go to Jinzhou. Not only do you have to pass through Changyang County, but you also have to cross a river... With your current physical condition, you are likely to die. It is better to go north to Heishan, Pingyun, Rongyuan, and Zhiyuan counties in Pingzhang County. If anyone asks, just say that Zheng Sanlang sent you here."

After hearing Zheng Jun's words, the refugees hurried to express their gratitude.

But they did not go north, but continued along the road, heading south.

Seeing this, Zheng Jun did not stop it.

I just feel a little cold in my heart.

"Yan Tingjun was beaten into this state?"

This was something Zheng Jun didn't expect.

Although he has always had a feeling that he is about to enter a chaotic world.

But after all, what was presented in front of Zheng Jun was still a fairly orderly scene.

After seeing these refugees, Zheng Jun realized that troubled times were imminent!
"We must make plans early."

Zheng Jun let out a breath, and after asking several other refugees in succession, Zheng Jun realized the current situation.

The composition of these hundreds of refugees is very diverse.

Some of them came from Yanting County, but Zheng Jun also found out that some of them actually came from Xuanzhou and Suzhou!

Some of them are even the "bandit soldiers" of King Dayi.

Most of King Dayi's bandits were ordinary people who were forced to flee. If they could find a chance, they would be able to escape easily.

The real bandit soldiers should actually be the old camp soldiers of King Dayi’s headquarters.

Those are experienced warriors and young men, and they are the real foundation of King Dayi.

After inquiring about the situation, Zheng Jun realized that the entire Xuanzhou and Suzhou were in chaos.

King Dayi Zhang Bengong was like a swarm of locusts, turning the two northwestern states of Xuan and Su into chaos and disorder.

There are bandits everywhere, and ruffians who want to proclaim themselves kings everywhere.

Some county magistrates even collaborated with bandits and betrayed the people under their rule in order to protect themselves.

What's more, the county magistrate himself directly started to "govern himself".

In the Suzhou border army, several outer-gang generals conspired to rebel, but were all executed by the nervous Suzhou governor. After that, he always felt that someone in the army was planning a rebellion.

Of the 50,000 Suzhou border troops, as many as 3,000 died. Everyone was in danger for a while, and many soldiers deserted. In addition, there were the defeated soldiers of King Dayi and those who had failed in the previous campaign against King Dayi, and the whole Suzhou was swept by a military disaster.

Thinking of this, Zheng Jun couldn't help but let out a breath.

Judging from their introduction of the scale, these refugees are more than just a few hundred or thousands of them.

Countless groups of refugees have already scattered.

There are probably hundreds of thousands of refugees in Xuanzhou and Suzhou alone.

"Hundreds of thousands of refugees."

Zheng Jun's heart tightened. It would be fine if the refugees came in small groups, but if these refugees formed a group, tens of thousands of them gathered together, and if there were a few people with ulterior motives mixed in, they would be like locusts, destroying every county along the way!
"Zhang Bengong started from Suzhou, disrupted Suzhou and then entered Xuanzhou. Now, after disrupting Xuanzhou, he has come to Bozhou. If we can't stop Zhang Bengong, Bozhou will do the same."

Zheng Jun thought to himself: "I must become stronger as soon as possible. Even if I can't stop Zhang Bengong, I must at least save Pingzhang County from disaster!"

The place where you started your life must not be trampled upon!
It seems that he will inevitably have to face off against Zhang Bengong's bandit army.

Thinking of this, Zheng Jun immediately returned to the hill. Seeing that the green-maned horse was staying there obediently, Zheng Jun touched the horse's mane with satisfaction, then spurred the horse and galloped towards Changyang County.

Kill the demon carp and return to the city quickly!

The 600 vacancies in the two cities must be filled as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)