Catching Monsters

Chapter 220 Disaster Victims
Western Shu Province was located in the southwest of the Zhou State. It was mountainous and forested, and rich in Shu brocade, Shu embroidery, pottery, tea, well salt and other products. It had three prefectures and six states under its jurisdiction.

Jiang Yun and his group rode at full speed and it took them twelve full days to finally reach Tiankang Prefecture in Western Shu Province.

The official road was covered with a light layer of snow, and horses' hooves left a trail of hoof prints as they passed by.

Jiang Yun, wearing a Feiyu suit, rode in the front with his brows slightly furrowed. Since entering the territory of Tiankang Prefecture, the trees along the way have become bare. Not to mention the leaves, even the bark has been stripped off. Occasionally, rotting corpses can be seen on the roadside.

I passed by a village not long ago, and there was no one in the entire village.

According to their speculation, these villagers either fled to other places to seek survival.

Or you could go to Baekje Villa.

Fortunately, they had guessed this situation before entering Xishu Province, and immediately brought enough food to last everyone for a while.

Xu Xiaogang was riding on his horse, holding a dry biscuit in his hand, swallowing it with cold water, and said, "Brother-in-law, we will probably reach Tiankang Prefecture in about an hour. Do we need someone to notify the local prefect in advance?"

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Yun stopped his horse and asked his men to rest for a while. Then he called Qi Da, Dong Qiaofeng, Zhu Zanyu and Leng Liuer to his side.

Jiang Yun unfolded a roughly drawn map, on which the locations of Tiankang Prefecture and Baekje Villa were marked.

"This Master Wu Yue is considered a local boss here. Once the news of our large number of Jinyiwei's arrival reaches Master Wu Yue's ears and he becomes alert, it will be difficult to catch him."

"Everyone, disguise yourself and go to a village 20 miles away from Baekje Villa. Stay here first."

"Then the four of us, Leng Liuer, Xu Xiaogang, and Qi Da, will go to the vicinity of Baiji Villa to investigate the situation."

Qi Da and Xu Xiaogang had no objections to Jiang Yun's decision, but Dong Qiaofeng frowned and asked, "Sir Jiang, we are unfamiliar with the place after all. Wouldn't it be more convenient to ask the prefect to help us find out the situation?"

Jiang Yun shook his head. How could he not know what the officialdom of the Zhou Dynasty was like?

This is the case in the capital, not to mention the remote and remote Western Shu Province.

Baekje Villa is considered to be a wealthy place in the local area, and Jiang Yun cannot guarantee that Baekje Villa has no connection with the prefect.

Even if the prefect was clean, such a large number of Jinyiwei entering the city would be observed by someone with ulterior motives.

"Okay, everyone change your clothes and keep moving forward. We should try to reach the village before the afternoon."

Leng Liuer did not express any opinion on this.

Along the way, Leng Liuer didn't say much, and when he did say a word or two, they were always offensive.

This person's mouth seemed to be blessed in reverse. Whenever he opened his mouth, he would make people feel uncomfortable.

Soon, a large number of Jinyiwei changed into everyday clothes.

Of course, it seems that this group of people are not ordinary people. After all, they are all Jinyiwei and are among the high-income earners in the capital.

The clothes they brought with them for daily use were not something that ordinary people in Xishu Province could wear.

But it’s okay. At least people don’t know that I’m a Jinyiwei.

Everyone rode their horses at full speed, and finally, in the afternoon, they arrived at the village marked on the map. Just as they had expected, the people here had all left.

Everyone stayed in these houses temporarily, and Jiang Yun found some coarse cloth clothes in a house, and then called Xu Xiaogang, Qi Da, and Leng Liuer to change into these clothes.

"Let's go to Baekje Villa first to see what's going on." Jiang Yun said after changing his clothes.

Xu Xiaogang and Qi Da were somewhat disgusted with these clothes. They sniffed them and found a strange smell on them.

Leng Liuer, on the other hand, didn't seem to dislike these clothes at all.

After the four of them changed their clothes, Jiang Yun notified Dong Qiaofeng and Zhu Zanyu and asked them to wait here.

"Just go there like this? Will we be discovered?" Qida asked doubtfully.

Jiang Yun shook his head: "There are countless disaster victims gathered near Baiji Villa. Who would care about the addition of us? Just don't be too high-profile."

Of course, it was impossible for the four of them to go there on horseback, so they walked all the way. After about an hour, they finally arrived at the so-called Baekje Villa around dusk.

Baekje Villa was built on a small hill. The huge manor on the hill could be seen from afar. There were many buildings and high walls with white walls. It was obviously a mansion built by a wealthy family.

At the bottom of the hill, countless small sheds were built in all directions, and tens of thousands of disaster victims gathered here. The number was huge and quite spectacular.

Several porridge distribution points have been set up here. It is evening now, which is dinner time, and the victims queuing up for porridge are like long queues.

These disaster victims were skinny and had confused eyes, like walking corpses.

Jiang Yun and the other three were watching all this from a distance. Xu Xiaogang was also a little surprised and said, "There are really a lot of disaster victims..."

"Logically, the government office should be distributing porridge, and these disaster victims should also gather in the city."

Jiang Yun said expressionlessly: "What's so strange about this? Military salaries and rations can be deducted at every level, not to mention the disaster relief rations."

Hearing this, Xu Xiaogang couldn't help punching a nearby tree: "These corrupt officials should all be beheaded."

"This is something His Majesty the Emperor should consider. We have to capture Master Wu Yue right now." Jiang Yun thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to the disaster camp first and see if we can find out more about Master Wu Yue's situation."

The four of them quickly entered the disaster relief camp. The air inside was not very pleasant, and was filled with a faint stench.

Most of the huts were also built with simple wood, while some were thatched huts made with wooden sticks.

At this time, many victims had already taken the porridge back home and were wolfing it down in their own huts.

Suddenly, they saw a thin man in front of them, holding a small bowl in his left hand, collecting porridge from door to door.

Jiang Yun then discovered that no matter how hungry the victims on this "street" were, they all left a mouthful of porridge.

When this thin man came to the door, he poured the remaining porridge to him. Jiang Yun frowned and prepared to leave with a few people.

"Brother Ji, my daughter is sick and too weak. I gave all the porridge to her."

"I'll save you an extra mouthful of porridge tomorrow."

The man called Ji Ge was standing in front of a thatched hut, a father in his thirties, begging the other person.

Behind him, there was a little girl of seven or eight years old, lying in a pile of dry grass to keep warm, her face was pale.

You Ji frowned, kicked the man away, and cursed: "Mr. Liu, you are making it difficult for me? You are sick today, and he is sick tomorrow. Do you not have to save a mouthful of porridge for me?"

"Step aside."

The father stepped forward in panic: "Brother Ji, I was wrong, I was wrong."

"We are from the same village, please give me some face."

You Ji still didn't appreciate it and cursed: "You grandson, I'm helping you. It's said in the villa that a boy or girl can be exchanged for half a bushel of rice."

"Look at your daughter's condition. She won't live long. Why not exchange her for half a bushel of rice?"

When the disaster victims nearby saw this scene, they all turned their heads to look elsewhere. Before the disaster came, You Ji was a bully in the neighborhood and no one dared to provoke him.

When I arrived here, I heard that You Ji and the people from Baekje Villa were brothers, and whoever offended him would have to stop eating porridge every day.

So gradually, he became a bully in this disaster relief camp.

Even during this period of time, he took advantage of the extra porridge to harm many young girls.

You Ji felt refreshed when he saw the other person lying on the ground and begging him for mercy.

Who said this famine was bad? This famine was great.

In this camp, as long as he doesn't offend the people in Baekje Villa, his life will be very comfortable.

Just as he was about to take the little girl away by force, a hand rested on his shoulder.

He looked back and saw a tall and strong young man.

Before You Ji could say anything, Xu Xiaogang's fist hit him hard in the face.

Bang.

You Ji was beaten so hard that his nose bled and the pain made him cry.

"Who are you? Do you know who I am?" You Ji covered his nose and stared at Xu Xiaogang fiercely: "Just wait."

He turned around and was about to run, but Leng Liuer quickly ran up to him, grabbed the guy, and pushed him to the ground.

No matter how hard You Ji struggled, he couldn't get up, and his face was pressed to the ground.

Then Leng Liuer twisted it hard.

There was a click.

You Ji was lying on the ground, completely dead and motionless.

Xu Xiaogang was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that Leng Liuer would directly kill someone.

Leng Liuer slowly stood up, patted his clothes, and looked at Xu Xiaogang: "Either you just stand by and watch, and don't bother yourself with this."

"Since we are helping, we must help to the end. If we let this person escape, this father and daughter will probably be in big trouble when they return."

Jiang Yun was somewhat helpless about this, but he had agreed to keep a low profile...

Although he had no objection to Leng Liuer's murder.

After all, this kind of evil scoundrel is dead if he dies.

"Thank you, thank you benefactor." The father breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly thanked the four people.

"You're welcome, brother. Excuse me, have you heard of Master Wu Yue?" Jiang Yun squatted beside the man and asked in a low voice.

The man nodded without hesitation and said, "Of course, Master Wu Yue is a kind man. I heard that he is the reincarnation of the Taoist Master and now he has come to the world to save people from suffering."

"These porridges are also gifts from the real person."

"If it weren't for Master Wu Yue who saved people from suffering, my daughter and I would have died long ago."

Hearing this, Jiang Yun was stunned. The reincarnation of Dao Zun was really like a brick, he could be moved wherever he was needed...

"The real person lives in Baekje Villa?"

"Of course." The man nodded repeatedly: "But ordinary people like us are not qualified to see the true appearance of the Taoist Master."

"But the four of you are tall and strong. The villa is now recruiting strong men. If you can get in, you will be given enough rice every day to eat your fill."

At this point, the man glanced at You Ji's body and reminded him, "However, I heard that You Ji has a sworn brother who works in Baekje Villa. You should kill him, or leave this place as soon as possible to avoid trouble."

Jiang Yun laughed and said, "He is just trying to bluff you. If this guy really had sworn brothers in the villa, would he have to come and snatch a mouthful of porridge from you?"

Most of these disaster victims are still too simple and honest.

Jiang Yun was just about to speak, but suddenly, he was slightly stunned, because he saw a girl walking not far away.

And it’s an acquaintance!
(End of this chapter)