What a lucky world!

Chapter 75: When a demonic disaster occurs, the gentleman is busy!
A golden light was like a giant bowl, turning the entire Wan'an County upside down.

All the wealthy families in the county town had already received the news, but the common people still didn't know what had happened, and all kinds of discussions began to spread in the market.

It was not until the afternoon that a notice was posted in the government office, stating that a demonic disaster had struck, bringing disaster to all villages. The county magistrate had the responsibility to defend the land and the people, so he activated the Qiyun formation to hold on and wait for help, and warned the people not to leave the city without permission.

As soon as this notice was issued, Wan'an County was in an uproar.

As the name suggests, a demon disaster is a wave of disasters caused by demons.

For example, during the fourth year of the Weiwu reign of the Dayun Dynasty, a great insect demon drove billions of locusts, causing a locust plague that left thousands of miles of barren land. Six bloody words were left in the history books: There was a great famine that year and people ate each other.

For example, in the eighth year of Xianheng, a rat demon unleashed a plague that wiped out millions of people. Poets lamented, "No roosters crowed for thousands of miles, and bones were exposed in the wild."

Of course, most people will never encounter such a historical disaster in their lifetime.

Just like Wan'an County, the last demon disaster occurred twenty years ago. At that time, a demon in the Moon-Eating Realm caused a small-scale demon disaster in anger because his offspring was killed by hunters who went into the mountains to hunt. In the end, he was killed by the city guards sent by the provincial capital.

However, although the county town was not affected by the disaster, only one in ten people in the villages outside the city survived.

Nowadays, everyone in this county town has a few relatives in the countryside. What's more, some of them have come to the city from all over the country to find work, while their parents or wives and children are still left outside.

So after the notice was posted in the county town, chaos broke out. Some people rushed back to save people without hesitation, and clashed with the soldiers guarding the city. Others did not dare to go back to save people, and could only sit in front of the county government office and cry, hoping to move the county magistrate's compassion and send soldiers to rescue their relatives...

……

"Send troops?"

"Where are the soldiers to be sent?"

After hearing the request of Song, the county teacher, Wan'an County Magistrate Zhou Yangyou slammed the table and said angrily.

Teacher Song said calmly, "The country has a stable government. The county government has set up a county army to regularly sweep out the demons outside and protect the people."

"Mr. Song, you're not unaware of the county's situation." Zhou Yangyou sneered, "What kind of ancient calendar is this?"

"How many years has it been since the imperial court allocated food and supplies to the county government?"

Teacher Song said, "Then you can mobilize the people with lofty ideals in the city to form an army of volunteers, just like the demon-killing team before, and go out of the city to stop the demon tide!"

"Do you think I didn't do that?" Zhou Yangyou said impatiently, "Since I got the news, I've already met with various forces in the county and asked them to contribute manpower!"

"But they are worried that the county town is in danger, so they want to stay in the county town to prepare for any eventuality."

"Their wives, children and elders are all in the county town. I have no reason to force them out of the county town, right?"

"Then please, sir, give me a token so I can recruit soldiers and fight the demonic disaster outside the county!" Teacher Song stood up and bowed, saying, "The people outside the county are also my people!"

"Okay." Zhou Yangyou nodded.

"I also want the equipment in the county's military ward!" Teacher Song continued.

Zhou Yangyou thought for a moment and said, "At most 50%!"

Teacher Song hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Okay!"

Zhou Yangyou stood up, walked to the desk, picked up a pen and wrote a few lines on the paper, then took out the county magistrate's seal, stamped it, and handed the written order to Song Jiaoyu.

Teacher Song took a careful look at it, then kept the paper close to his body, bowed, and turned to leave.

Shortly after Song Jiaoyu left, a figure emerged from behind the screen in the hall. It was Liu Yuan, the chief clerk of the county.

"This sour man is really good at looking for trouble." Liu Yuan said hatefully.

County Magistrate Zhou Yangyou, however, leisurely picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea, then said slowly, "As for the character of a gentleman, if you don't read the books of sages, you won't understand."

Liu Yuan quickly smiled and said, "Yes, yes, your Excellency is right."

"Besides, Song Haowen has some connections, so let him go." Zhou Yangyou waved his hand, looked at Liu Yuan, and asked, "Have all the families made arrangements?"

Liu Yuan bowed and said, "It's all agreed. No one above the sixth rank will take action."

"In that case, Mr. Song won't be able to cause any trouble." Zhou Yangyou smiled faintly.

"It's just..." Liu Yuan hesitated to speak.

"explain."

"Your Excellency, I've already taken care of the gentry associations in the county. They all have their interests at stake, so they won't go against their will." Liu Yuan said, "However, the Yuanwei Escort Agency never gets involved in these matters. What if they..."

"Humph, it's the Yuanwei Escort Agency again!" Zhou Yangyou's face darkened. "Send someone to keep an eye on them."

"I am about to take up my new post and leave, and I don't want to cause any more trouble. But if you ruin my plans, then there is no need for this escort agency to exist!" Zhou Yangyou slammed the teacup in his hand onto the table!
……

Zhuang Xiaomeng picked up the teacup at hand.

"Mr. Song, please go back. I'm sorry that we can't comply with your request." In the flower hall of Yuanwei Escort Agency, Zhuang Xiaomeng sighed and said.

Looking at Zhuang Xiaomeng serving tea and seeing off the guests, Song Haowen wanted to argue again and said, "Madam Zhuang, the people outside the county are being slaughtered by demons. The escort agency..."

Zhuang Xiaomeng interrupted Song Haowen and asked, "Mr. Song, before you came to the escort agency, did you contact other forces? What did they say?"

Song Haowen was silent for a moment after hearing this, then shook his head: "No one is willing to take action."

"The chief escort is out on a mission, leaving his family in my care. I can't wait for him to return and have the agency become a target of public criticism, right?" Zhuang Xiaomeng said softly. "Besides, I have friends and family working for me. Mr. Song, you're a gentleman, and you care about the people. I'm a humble woman, and I only care about my family."

"I will send all the forces I can to rescue our people."

"Even you gentlemen say that only great talents can help the world. My Yuanwei Escort Agency is just a small escort agency and can't save many people."

"Please forgive me, sir."

Hearing Zhuang Xiaomeng's words, Song Haowen's expression remained unchanged, and he continued, "What if we don't leave the county?"

Zhuang Xiaomeng looked at Song Haowen meaningfully, then his face turned serious: "Mr. Song, please go back."

"you……"

"Mr. Song, the Yuanwei Escort Agency is small and cannot suppress a great demon. You have the aspirations of a moth to a flame, but we also have the aspirations of an ant to survive. That's all I have to say. Please return."

"Madam Zhuang!" Song Haowen looked at Zhuang Xiaomeng for a moment and said, "Did you figure it out?"

Zhuang Xiaomeng picked up a pen and wrote a word on the paper and showed it to Song Haowen.

After seeing the words, Song Haowen's face was heavy. He said, "Since Madam Zhuang has seen through it, I will make a promise to Madam Zhuang."

"I will ensure the safety of Yuanwei Escort Agency."

"Why?" Zhuang Xiaomeng asked with a smile.

Song Haowen hesitated for a moment and said, "My master, Zhen Yuandao, is an aide to the current Prime Minister, Zhang Taiyue, and will soon be inspecting Yongning Prefecture."

"Soon? Which day is that?" Madam Zhuang smiled. "Can we make it to that day?"

"Zhuang..." Song Haowen was about to say something, but Madam Zhuang stood up and interrupted him, "Mr. Song, it's not that I, Zhuang Xiaomeng, don't understand the big picture, but I must choose a proper path for the brothers of the escort agency."

"please……"

Song Haowen seemed to be hesitant to speak, and finally he sighed, bowed, and said "goodbye".

Watching Song Haowen walk out of the flower hall, Zhuang Xiaomeng lowered her head and looked at the word she had just written with a complicated expression.

A gust of wind blew into the hall, blowing the paper away. The paper fluttered in the air, and the sunlight shone on the paper, making the words sparkle.

粮！
……

Vast green mountains and vast blue lakes.

The evening breeze blew into the house and brushed the boy's face.

Zhang Mu slowly opened his eyes and saw a man in Confucian robes sitting next to him. He had a mustache, a hooked nose, and drooping eyebrows, and looked unapproachable.

"Hey, you're awake?" the other person said, revealing two rows of teeth as white as snow. "Wait a moment, it will be over soon."

Zhang Mu then noticed that his entire body had been pricked with silver needles, leaving him like a hedgehog. The other party was currently applying acupuncture to his arm. He felt as if his entire body was imprisoned and he could not move at all.

"Senior, where is this? Where is my teacher?" Zhang Mu asked.

"Teacher?" The man with a mustache looked suspicious.

"Well, his name is Wei Wuyou." Zhang Mu said.

"Damn it!" The man with a mustache cursed, then gave Zhang Mu the last few injections. He then stood up straight, took out a paper fan from behind his waist, opened it handsomely, and waved it in front of his chest, blowing the mustache on his face.

"This place is Qianyuan Wuzhai!"

"Introduce yourself."

"My name is Wei Wuyou!"

(End of this chapter)