I became a saint through my son's boasting.

The sky was high and the clouds were light.

Bu Qingshan transformed into a roc and flew towards the capital with two people and a dog. Considering his son's weak health, he dared not fly too fast.

"Hey Dad, there are so many people down there."

Suddenly, Chen Qian pointed to a city below and said.

Bu Qingshan looked down.

Outside the towering city walls, there were large groups of ragged refugees, as numerous as ants, densely packed together.

They seemed to want to go into the city.

However, at the city gate, a large army dressed in black armor and wielding spears blocked these refugees from entering.

Some refugees tried to force their way through the enemy lines, but their bodies were pierced by the army's spears.

The remaining refugees, however, were not afraid. Instead, they charged towards the army formation as if they had gone mad.

Suddenly, a chaotic scene unfolded, with people and horses falling over.

"Father, should we help them?" Chen Qian asked with a look of sympathy.

"Whom should we help?"

Bu Qingshan asked.

"this......"

Chen Qian suddenly hesitated. In the situation below, he seemed to have difficulty distinguishing who was a good person and who was a bad person.

Bu Qingshan sighed:

"These refugees wanted to survive, while the army wanted to maintain order and protect the people in the city."

"Actually, they're both right; they just have different perspectives."

"As for us... we're just passing through. No matter who we help, it's unfair to the other side, so there's no need for us to meddle."

Chen Qian asked in confusion, "Why can't we let these refugees into the city? Wouldn't it be better if everyone lived together peacefully?"

Bu Qingshan patiently explained, "These refugees are all of unknown identity and have nothing."

"After these refugees enter the city, in order to survive, they may steal, rob, or even kill or rape women. Because their identities are unknown and they have no fixed residence, it is very difficult for the government to find the murderers, let alone arrest them."

"Even... if the refugees carry the plague, then everyone in this city will eventually die."

"Therefore, although these refugees are very unfortunate, the people in the city are innocent and should not suffer the disaster brought by the refugees."

After listening, Chen Qian sighed.

Then he asked, "Father, where did these refugees come from? Why have so many people become destitute refugees?"

Bu Qingshan said:

"Such large-scale migrations usually come from natural disasters, such as drought, floods, or earthquakes."

"Under natural disasters, an area of ​​thousands of miles may become barren, and people will be unable to survive, leaving them with no choice but to leave their homes and seek a living elsewhere."

Chen Qian rubbed his face and said with a troubled expression, "If only there weren't natural disasters, these people are so pitiful."

Bu Qingshan said with a smile, "If you want to help, you can. We can take out some silver and buy them some food."

Chen Qian's eyes lit up: "Father, how much silver do we have?"

Bu Qingshan smiled and said, "A lot."

Before long, the city's official arrived at the city gate with a large entourage, set up several soup kitchens, and began distributing free white porridge and pickled vegetables.

"Please rest assured, my lords, I will do my duty to the utmost and would never dare to embezzle your money."

The prefect bowed deeply to Bu Qingshan and Chen Xiwei, making a solemn promise.

"You can embezzle, but don't let me see you doing it, or... I'll wipe out your entire family."

Bu Qingshan gave him a playful look, exuding a hint of spiritual pressure, before continuing on his way with the two men and the dog.

"Father, how much silver did it cost this time?"

"From the sky," Chen Qian asked.

Bu Qingshan smiled casually, "A few hundred thousand taels should be enough to sustain these refugees for a while."

The saying goes, "Give a man a hand in an emergency, but don't give him a hand in a lifetime."

He was merely giving these refugees a hand at a critical moment; what happens to them in the future is up to their own fate.

Everyone has his own life.

Bu Qingshan thought that this was the only group of refugees, but not long after he flew away, he encountered another group of refugees.

We continued flying and encountered another group.

Keep moving forward, there's another batch.

"Father, why are there refugees everywhere? What happened?" Chen Qian asked with a mournful face, showing compassion for others at such a young age.

Bu Qingshan was also curious.

He landed on the ground, transformed back into human form, grabbed a ragged young man, and asked, "Where did you come from? What happened?"

The young man was terrified when he saw Bu Qingshan descend from the sky. He knelt on the ground and said cautiously:

"My lord, we...we are not from the Great hope Dynasty, but refugees from the neighboring Great Tong Dynasty."

"Our Datong Dynasty suffered natural disasters, including drought, locust plagues, and even a large-scale epidemic that killed countless people. We could no longer survive in our homeland, so we fled to the Daxi Dynasty."

Bu Qingshan frowned and asked, "Why is this happening? How can there be such a dense cluster of natural disasters?"

The young man said angrily, "Everyone says it's because the royal family was immoral, incurring the wrath of Heaven, which then sent down divine punishment!"

Bu Qingshan did not ask any further questions.

He didn't believe in that stuff. There were no ghosts or gods in this world. So-called natural disasters were mostly man-made.

"Why......"

Bu Qingshan sighed, too lazy to bother with these refugees anymore. Anyway, it wasn't his fault, so he should just respect their fate.

Continue on your way.

As we approached the capital, we saw no more refugees on the road, and instead witnessed a scene of prosperity.

The Great hope Dynasty can be considered a period of peace and prosperity.

......

In a courtyard in the capital city.

When Wu Qing, the hostage son of the Wu family, received the message from his younger brother, he was completely stunned.

"The Wu family...were wiped out?"

After a brief moment of disorientation, he suddenly threw his head back and burst into laughter, his excitement bordering on madness.

"Haha, that's great!"

"Well done, perfectly timed! The fruits of our family's centuries-long guarding were about to ripen, and now they're all dead!"

"In this way, the earth-shattering fortune that would have been distributed equally among all members of the Wu family bloodline will be injected into a few survivors."

"I am destined for greatness!"

He laughed heartily, gesturing wildly.

"Brother, are you...are you crazy?"

At this moment, Wu Qing's younger brother looked at his laughing brother with suspicion in his eyes and suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Oh? I almost forgot about you, my dear little brother."

Wu Qing suddenly looked at his younger brother and smiled gently: "Thank you for coming all the way to the capital to deliver this message to me. However, since the family is gone, as a filial son, you should go with them."

"Brother, you?!"

Wu Shuang looked at her brother in shock, then her body soared into the air, transforming into a shooting star as she rushed out of the courtyard.

"Heh, are you just leaving like this?"

Wu Qing smiled slightly, grabbed at the shooting star with his right hand, and Wu Shuang's figure suddenly froze in mid-air.

"Let your brother see you off."

"Bang!"

Wu Shuang's figure exploded in the air, turning into a cloud of blood mist. Then Wu Qing opened his mouth and inhaled the blood mist.

"It tastes good."

Wu Qing sighed in admiration. He was able to reach the Transcendent Realm in his thirties, and these small supplements had played a crucial role in that.

Many of the tonics were sent by family members, some human and some demon.

"The Wu family has been wiped out. It seems that the forces behind the fruit can no longer sit still. They wiped out the Wu family, and they certainly won't let me go either."

"So... I need protection."

He smiled knowingly, then unleashed a destructive force that instantly destroyed the entire courtyard and even leveled several nearby streets.

"Boom—"

He rose into the air from the dust and ruins, flying rapidly towards the palace, shouting in panic:

"I am the hostage of the Wu family, please save me!!"

However, he hadn't flown very far when he crashed into an invisible barrier, and then a leisurely voice rang out.

"Heh, I haven't even made a move yet, and you're already begging for help. I seriously suspect... you're trying to scam me."

Wu Qing suddenly looked up.

Three people and a dog were suspended above his head, and the man in the lead looked down at him like a god!