Keqing, it’s just cultivating immortality, is it that difficult?

Everyone was ecstatic!

"Wait! Don't be impatient, we need to distribute the water well."

Seeing everyone rushing forward, a few scholars stood up.

Although the leading student looked embarrassed, his speech was powerful.

If Keqing could see him, she would definitely recognize that he was the student named Qi Qun ⑥⑨四;九３⑥]一③Wuzhou, the one with good eloquence.

And this person was the leader who suggested following the convoy.

With him stopping them, everyone regained a bit of composure. They still respected scholars very much, not to mention that it was Qizhou who commanded everyone, distributed water, arranged the itinerary, and supported each other along the way, so that they could persist until now.

"Qi Xiucai, what do you think..."

"Yes! I am dying of thirst, why don't you let me drink water!"

It was at this time that Qizhou began to display his eloquence.

"As we traveled, there was a severe drought. Everywhere was a desert, the grass and trees withered, and the water sources dried up."

“And here…

Such a clear spring, do you know what it represents? "

Everyone reacted quickly and remembered that the convoy of their little benefactor had set up camp here.

"You mean... this is..."

"That's right! This is what the princess left for us. Although I don't know whether the princess has forgiven us, the princess is kind-hearted. Who else would leave so much water?"

"You should know that the water sources in the surrounding areas have long been exhausted. If this water is not left by the princess, then who else would have left it? Without the princess's permission, no one else would have wasted water and left so much water."

"I didn't expect that!"

So Qizhou began to use his eloquence, emphasizing Keqing's help and kindness, while pointing out the mistakes everyone had made before and arousing their guilt.

At the same time, they said that water resources should not be abused. The princess helped them, and they should not waste the princess' kindness.

Soon, thanks to his eloquence, it was visibly that everyone's loyalty to Keqing was rising rapidly, instantly breaking through the fifty or sixty mark.

At the same time, Qizhou also used its own abilities. Not only did it use its eloquence to prevent the possible chaos that would follow, allowing everyone to remember the grace of the weather, but it also distributed water to every household in an orderly manner to prevent everyone from rushing in and polluting the water source.

After all, even if she is a princess, giving them water doesn’t mean you want them to waste it!

If I continue to act like a madman like before, snatching food and wasting the princess's kindness, God knows what will happen afterwards.

Qizhou could see that the princess had no intention of doing anything to them, nor did she care about their previous behavior.

But that's only because they are strangers, so it doesn't matter.

But what if they are not strangers? What if I can help the princess win over the hearts of these people and make them wholeheartedly and loyal to her?

With such a group of people, wouldn't it be possible for them to help the princess a little and turn strangers into useful people?

Qizhou didn't know what the mentality of his superiors was, but to be able to reach this point and even almost become a juren, he must have his own unique judgment and scrutiny abilities.

In his opinion, the princess is kind-hearted, but her kindness is not only towards them, but also towards everyone. In her eyes, there is a kindness and clarity that treats all beings equally and the world is one.

He had never seen such a look in those officials.

Therefore, if you want to gain enough attention, you have to become the princess's own person. How can you become one of the princess's own people? Of course, you have to become a useful person.

Therefore, Qizhou turned its attention to the refugees.

He thought that even the princess should be short of people. If one person is not enough, how about a hundred people? A thousand people? Even if they are ordinary people without weapons, if they are loyal and devoted to the people, would they be of some use?

Chapter 554: Journey (4 more)

Keqing had no idea what Qizhou was thinking. Leaving some water was meant to give the people behind him a glimmer of hope.

After all, she didn't expect that the weather would be so hot and there was no water along the way. Fortunately, she got the Water Spirit Pearl, which made the rest of the journey much more bearable and she naturally had enough energy.

However, although she didn't know what happened in the refugee group, after deliberately leaving water sources several times, she also noticed that the order of the refugees behind seemed to be getting better and better. The formation was neat and orderly, and compared with before, it seemed as if they had been deliberately messed up.

Although I don’t know what happened, I have some vague guesses in my mind.

In this regard, Keqing did not do anything special, but just left some water every few days. The refugees who could get some water every now and then were even more excited, just like hungry and thirsty people in the desert encountering heavy rain. The gratitude to Keqing in their hearts was more than before.

Qizhou also kept publicizing his purpose, and gradually, without Keqing knowing, the gratitude and loyalty of these refugees to her were even greater than those of the soldiers.

……

"The temperature has finally dropped. I thought it would continue to be this high..."

Geng Hu lamented that the high temperatures of the past few days had caused the entire team to not dare to expose themselves to the sun for fear of getting sunburned if they were not careful. The entire team did not dare to advance during the day and could only travel when the sunlight was not so glaring.

Now that the temperature has finally returned to normal, Geng Hu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"If this continues, I'm afraid we won't have time to move on. Even if Tongzhou Prefecture has water, it won't last long."

Keqing looked at the sun in the sky. If it was really as hot as the past few days, it would not be a natural disaster but the end of the world. Even if Tongzhou Prefecture owned Tong Lake, it would be of no help, not to mention the refugees in Tongzhou Prefecture.

Fortunately, the high temperature was only short-lived, and although the temperature returned to normal, it was still a little hot, but it was much better than before when it would easily burn the skin.

Next, taking advantage of the good weather, the whole team quickened their pace, and some inhabited villages appeared intermittently on the road. Compared with the previous deserted areas, the road now had a bit of life.

It’s just a pity that these inhabited villages are only slightly better than uninhabited. Most of the people left behind are the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled. It can be said that they are just waiting to die.

After all, one more person on the road means one more piece of food and water. If they stay, they may be able to survive.

Although this is what they said, everyone knows that staying here is a dead end.

Some old people who wanted to return to their hometown and didn't want to die in a foreign land decided to stay. After all, for them, it was better to die like this than to live in disgrace.

There is no need to worry about your children being a burden on the road.

This is the case with most of the people Keqing meets, but a few feel that God will send rain and are reluctant to leave their family business behind.

This place is closer to the south. Although the water source has dried up, we still dug a well. We were able to survive by relying on the thin layer of water at the bottom of the well that has not yet dried up.

"Zhen Niang... there's a convoy outside. Look, should we follow them..."

An old man with wrinkles all over his face suddenly opened the door and walked in with a smile.

"What convoy? Dad, are you okay? Did they not rob you?"

Zhenniang hurried forward with concern.

It's not that she didn't want to escape the famine, but she was outnumbered and would be robbed if she escaped. After all, she had seen many disaster victims passing by, looting the village and engaging in all kinds of fights.

If their home didn’t look poor and they didn’t have a cellar to hide in, I’m afraid it would have been robbed by the disaster victims.

"How did you meet the convoy? Who were they? Were they the same disaster victims as before? I hope they didn't do anything to you!"

Zhenniang observed him carefully and was relieved to see that he had no wounds and looked good.

What's scary in this world is not only natural disasters but also human beings.

Because you never know when your food might be stolen or eaten by others, which is extremely dangerous.

Especially for those who were a step behind and didn't catch up with the main group of people fleeing famine. If they wanted to catch up, they would have eaten all the grass and roots along the way, and the edible wild grass and water sources would have been used up. If they wanted to escape famine, they would only die on the road.

"Hey, don't worry, that group of people is not like that. That group of people has a great background."

Seeing the mysterious old man, Zhenniang looked at him helplessly. It seemed that her father was crazy too.

"Dad, I still have a few tree roots. How about I give them to you to eat..."

"What's that look in your eyes!"

The old man glared at his daughter-in-law when he saw her like this.

"You don't believe me, an old man? Look at what this is?"

The old man took out a bag from somewhere and suddenly opened it to show what was inside to him.

Zhenniang glanced at him listlessly, and her listless eyes suddenly froze.

"food!"

She jumped up with excitement, quickly snatched the sack, looked at it carefully, and grabbed a few handfuls without saying a word!

"Food, it's really food! Where did you get it, Dad?"

"Look at you! Is it necessary to be so excited?"

Even so, the old man also knows that food is precious...

"This was actually given to me by that group of people. They asked me for directions and then gave me the reward. I saw that they seemed to be escorting some noble person. The people in that team looked like people from the imperial court, wearing armor and riding horses, and they looked very majestic!"

"If we can follow them... maybe we won't starve to death here. After all, all the food around here has been eaten, and there's not much water left in the well."

This was not the first time that Zhen Niang had heard her father say that he wanted to leave, but before that they could only hang on half-dead. At least there were still some edible wild vegetables around and some tree roots could be dug out from the mountains. If they fled from famine and did not have enough food, the land in front would have been plowed aside by the large army, and they would have had no choice but to wait for death.

But now, there is hope...

"Okay... Then I'll listen to you, Dad..."

Such things happened in many places. As the convoy moved forward, it passed through villages large and small, and more or less people were left in each village.

Some of them really couldn't walk anymore and wanted to return to their hometowns, while some of them didn't keep up with the main group. They made mistakes in judgment and thought it would rain soon, so they couldn't keep up with the main group and were forced to stay where they were.

There were quite a few such people, and their number gradually increased as they accumulated. They followed Keqing's caravan and unknowingly mixed with the original group of refugees.

Seeing this, Qizhou thought it was a good opportunity and quickly began to accept those people and started some integration.

Unconsciously, the team had grown stronger and had gained some momentum. Although it was not as strong as the guard team, it was no less than those misfits when viewed from a distance.

The further we went, the more people we met, and the convoy also encountered some refugees.

It was fine at the beginning, but as time went on, more and more new refugees came, from dozens to hundreds of people. When there are so many people, it is inevitable that they will have some small thoughts.

The refugees were divided into several groups.

Qizhou discovered that the people seemed to be restless and some refugees seemed to be ready to make some moves.

Chapter 555: Refugee Riot (5 more)

"Get out of the way! Otherwise we will be rude to you!"

"Everyone get out of the way! Anyone who comes close will be killed!"

As we got closer to the capital of Tongzhou Prefecture, there were more and more refugees around us, and we encountered quite a few waves of refugees along the way.

These refugee groups ranged from a hundred to a few hundred people. Although they looked skinny, they were very powerful. Although Keqing's convoy seemed to be very powerful, the long convoy behind the vehicles and the full loads of food made the surrounding refugees stare at them without blinking.

There was a lot of food, and the team leader and the soldiers who could guard it were naturally dispersed. Seeing so much food, naturally some people had ideas. Many people tried to snatch the food and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to steal the food!

Anyway

When the time comes, we will take advantage of the chaos to grab the items. We will all be on our own. They are all going to starve to death, so what else do we care about!

So, under the instigation of some people, some refugees rushed towards the caravan out of desire, and were not afraid even when the soldiers were driving them away with weapons.

"Charge! Grab the food!"

"With food we can survive! There aren't many of them."

The soldiers were a little impatient at first, and looked at these refugees who were eyeing them eagerly with displeasure.

However, who could have imagined that with a loud shout, the refugees would gather together and charge towards them, instantly surrounding the soldiers following the convoy.

"Come on!"

In just a moment, the soldiers were engulfed by hundreds of people.

They didn't expect these refugees to be so brave and dare to rush up! They were caught off guard and a gap was broken.

"The one who comes forward will die!"

He chopped off the next head with a knife, trying to warn those people!

The round head rolled on the ground as the knife was raised, which indeed made the scene quiet for a moment, but then a scream broke the silence.

"Food! It's food."

wow-

The golden grains suddenly leaked out of the sacks and scattered on the ground under the wheels. It turned out that some refugees took the opportunity to cut the sacks that could hold the grains.

As the food fell to the ground, the soldiers felt something was wrong! !

As expected, once the food was available, these unruly people went completely crazy.

It was just a guess before, and I hadn't actually seen the food so I was worried, but now the food is right in front of me, and look at the long convoy, and a long row of identical carriages!

These are all food!