I can bless thousands of magical powers.

puff!

The mount under his crotch snorted uneasily, and his running steps became hesitant.

Zhang Yuan patted its neck gently to soothe its anxiety.

This horse was raised by Shang Jingtian Beast Taming House. It was probably contaminated by the spiritual energy within the mountain gate and possessed a bit of spirituality. It is far smarter and more perceptive than ordinary mounts.

It obviously sensed the danger ahead.

At this moment, Zhang Yuan's eyes swept across the empty wilderness and saw human figures shrouded in the night in the distance.

They are densely packed all over the mountains and plains, and they stagger like zombies!
There were also people who walked in front holding torches high, cheering and cheering for those behind them.

There were thousands of bandits!
But in Zhang Yuan's opinion, these people who were sweeping towards the caravan were more like refugees than bandits.

They are hungry people and disaster victims!
Because these people were all skinny and naked, the weapons they held in their hands were basically sharpened bamboo poles, or simply a stone.

There were only a few guys who looked relatively strong and had some scrap metal.

These refugees were like extremely hungry locusts, risking their lives to plunder in order to seek their last chance of survival.

Behind Zhang Yuan, the caravan, which had just experienced a brief period of chaos, had settled down.

And took up a defensive posture.

Zhang Yuan asked Mo Huaian to stay in the camp, and he rode out alone to check the situation.

Is this the result?

Although the number of refugees was very large, it far exceeded the caravan.

But as long as Zhang Yuan is given enough time, he will be 100% sure to kill all these people without activating the Divine Nest parasite, ensuring that no one will escape.

Zhang Yuan stopped his mount and looked coldly at the army of refugees in front of him.

At this time, several leading figures in the refugee group also discovered his presence.

Several people looked at each other, discussed in a low voice, and then approached Zhang Yuan together.

The refugees in the rear group also subconsciously quickened their pace.

Whoosh!
An iron arrow whistled through the air, flew across a distance of hundreds of steps in an instant, and landed in front of a bearded man.

The bearded man's expression suddenly changed.

Among all the refugees, he had the strongest physique and held a shining Xuanhua axe in his hand.

His combat power should also be the highest among the refugees.

But facing the sharp arrow shot by Zhang Yuan, the bearded man's expression changed, and his eyes revealed a deep fear.

He suddenly raised the axe in his hand and shouted: "Stop!"

Some refugees stopped upon hearing the noise, but more ignored it and continued forward, ending up bumping into others.

Many people fell down as a result, screams and cries were heard one after another, and there was quite a bit of chaos.

The bearded man's brows were twisted into the shape of a "川" character, and he held his breath and dropped the axe in his hand.

Then he opened his arms and walked towards Zhang Yuan.

This is obviously a negotiation intention.

Zhang Yuan did not attack again and watched the other party come in front of him.

He said calmly: "I don't want to kill anyone, go somewhere else."

Zhang Yuan was fully capable of killing all the refugees, but he did not feel the need to do so.

Unless the other party insists on having his own way.

The bearded man fell silent.

But his heart was not at peace at all. The tattoo on his forehead was twisted and protruding, as if it was baring its fangs and claws.

After a while, the refugee leader said, "We just want to survive!" He shouted at the top of his lungs, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, carrying endless resentment and humiliation.

"That's your business."

Zhang Yuan was unmoved and said coldly: "If you don't want to die, change the way!"

The next moment, the coercive aura of a fifth-level strong man suddenly unfolded.

With a strong smell of blood!
The bearded man's breathing was choked, and the horror in his heart was indescribable. He felt as if he was surrounded by a sea of ​​blood and corpses, and his whole body was overwhelmed by fear.

He wanted to say something, but found that his throat was completely blocked.

My legs were trembling and I instinctively wanted to kneel down!
Fortunately, Zhang Yuan's momentum was immediately restored, allowing the refugee leader to recover.

I'm sweating profusely!

No matter how unwilling the bearded man was, he knew that he and his men had no chance of winning against Zhang Yuan.

He lowered his head dejectedly, and with his last bit of courage he turned and left.

Soon, thousands of refugees changed direction.

These refugees were in a daze. Long-term hunger had already exhausted their strength. They relied entirely on their last instinct for survival, chasing after the slim chance of survival like zombies.

From time to time, someone in the team fell down, and then there was no movement.

Zhang Yuan watched the army of refugees disappear into the night without any ripples in his heart.

The drought in Yongzhou is beyond imagination, and such a situation is expected to occur again. Even if he has good intentions, he cannot solve the problem.

Zhang Yuan returned to the temporary camp.

Everyone in the caravan breathed a sigh of relief when they learned that the refugee army had left.

They only had two or three hundred people, and even if they could withstand the attacks of the refugees, it would be at a huge cost.

Now that the problem has been solved without bloodshed, it is naturally great.

Everyone also had great awe for Zhang Yuan!

At this time, the man in blue who was rescued by Mo Huaian recovered a little, struggled to get up and came over to express his gratitude.

After Mo Huaian asked a few questions, he found out that the other party was actually the chief clerk of Shanyang County, Yongzhou.

Since the beginning of summer, there has been no rain in Yongzhou for more than four months. The scorching sun and high temperatures have caused a large number of rivers and ponds to dry up and countless farmlands to have no harvest.

Although Yongzhou had experienced droughts before, it had never been so severe. A large number of people were forced to flee famine and became starving refugees.

Five days ago, Shanyang County was besieged by tens of thousands of bandits and the situation was precarious.

The chief clerk, following the order of the county magistrate, sneaked out of the city through a secret passage with two guards and went to Yong'an to seek help.

But he never expected it.

While on the road, the two guards suddenly had evil thoughts. They knocked him down, looted his property and fled!
Fortunately, he met a caravan, otherwise he would have died on the roadside and become food for wild dogs.

After listening to the story told by Danyang Zhubo, everyone realized that the situation in Yongzhou was so bad.

The caravan leader and several of his confidants looked at each other in silence and all decided to back off.

Before they set out, they had no idea that the disaster in Yongzhou was so serious. If they continued to go to Yong'an, the consequences would be unpredictable.

After some discussion, the leader of the caravan decided to return along the same route.

Even the rescued chief clerk did not want to go to Yong'an again and chose to travel with the caravan.

I guess he was scared.

Of course, Zhang Yuan and Mo Huaian couldn't give up halfway, so they parted ways with the caravan the next morning.

Fortunately, the journey ahead is not difficult. As long as we continue along the official road, we will be able to reach Yong'an City in three to five days. (End of this chapter)