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

"Do you know Hengshan County?"

Keqing asked curiously. No wonder she asked that. After all, the common people often stayed in their own little places. If nothing unexpected happened, they had only been to a nearby county at most. They might not even know the names of places farther away. A pass was not something easy to get. It cost money. Qu County was more than a hundred kilometers away from Hengshan County, yet this group of people knew about it.

"Of course, my second sister's brother's daughter married in Hengshan County, how could I not know that?"

So that's how it is. Keqing nodded, ignoring the distrust in the words of these people, and suddenly asked.

"Have you ever been to school? You look very educated!"

"The little girl has good taste. There is no one in our Wang family who has not been educated. Our ancestors have produced several Jinshi..."

The man from Hudai looked very proud, but Aunt Wang beside him sneered.

"Hey, that's because your ancestors passed the imperial examination, not you. Look how proud you are. Everyone knows you, Wang Tiao. When you were a kid, you were spanked by your teacher every day. You had no talent for studying. Even your teacher said you were as dumb as a donkey."

When this was said, everyone laughed, didn't they? Everyone knew that this guy got a headache when he heard about books, and he was famous for not being ambitious.

You have to know that when the Wang family members were young, they would receive elementary education with the help of the clan, and there were very few people like this guy who couldn't concentrate on reading.

The man also scratched his head and started to argue.

"That's because I don't want to learn. If I really learn it, I will be much better than that guy."

"Tsk, who would believe you?"

Everyone was having a great time. Keqing was surprised that they still had such an atmosphere. The chieftain of the clan beside her also stroked his beard. He didn't expect that this little kid was so interesting. He actually made the atmosphere of the clan better and made everyone relaxed without realizing it.

To be honest, they have been having a really hard time these days. They have no water or food, and they are being watched covetously by others. The refugees now don't have any children, and only their own tribe is still protecting their children and the elderly. Everyone knows that children are the easiest to die in this world, and are the easiest to be eaten. Those people are staring at them every day, just waiting for the children and the elderly to die and then they will start to rob them.

If there weren't so many strong men in the tribe, I'm afraid...

But having too many people is also a problem. There is no food, and now everyone has started eating rice bran, and people outside are even eating Guanyin soil. I don’t know how long this life will last.

Unconsciously, people's topics were engraved

Qing strayed away without even noticing, something even the King Clan leader hadn't expected.

And Keqing also learned the origin of the Wang clan from the words of these people without leaving any trace.

Unexpectedly, this group of people actually came from the south of Tongzhou Prefecture and were not from Tongzhou Prefecture. This was surprising. You know, the prefectural city is very far away from Qu County. How far is it in the south? Could something have happened in the south of Tongzhou Prefecture?

Judging from this, the Wang clan must have gone a long way. You know, with such a large group of people, they can't go fast.

Keqing inquired about it and found out that it was not a natural disaster but the Goddess Cult that caused it.

"That damn evil cult insisted that we believe in their religion, otherwise they would force us to parade through the streets! Who would want that?"

"Yes, they also robbed things, under the pretext of equality for all, but they were still committing robbery. The Liu family was a well-known philanthropist, but they were forced to separate their wives and children, and all their property was lost."

People were talking about it. The Goddess Cult was misleading the people, and the officials had also joined in. Even those who did not believe in the Goddess Cult were squeezed out and excluded. In the end, they would be pelted with stones and cursed. If this continued, could they still survive?

In addition, although the drought was alleviated, food would not grow out of thin air, and the previous refugees were not properly resettled. They were led by the Goddess Cult to smash, loot and burn. My second uncle Wang Bohou started to discuss the matter and felt that they could not stay for long, so he took his people and left their hometown.

It can be said that the Wang clan was courageous and knowledgeable. They didn't know that after they left, the refugees began to target them and prepare to steal their food. The Goddess Cult also wanted to use the Wang clan to establish its prestige and try to let the people know what the fate of those who did not believe in their Goddess Cult would be.

Who could have thought that Patriarch Wang was so courageous and the clan members were so united. When they rushed there, they found that everyone was gone and they returned empty-handed.

The Wang family was able to do this because they were well-educated and had broad horizons.

It is said that there were several Jinshi among the ancestors, who later returned to their hometown and established a primary school, which was passed down from generation to generation in this way.

Perhaps because of their literacy, coupled with the protection of their ancestors, the Wang clan flourished. Compared to other clans, although they did not produce any more Jinshi (imperial scholar), they at least produced a few child voice scholars.

The clan also emphasizes being kind to others. It is said that the ancestor saved a noble person, who was a great scholar. It was because of the guidance of that great scholar that the ancestor passed the imperial examination and became an official.

Therefore, this kind of family, which has been passed down from generation to generation, is a rare good family. Although there are not many scholars, is it the scholars that they lack? Is it the kind of people who can only speak the language?

What she lacks is someone who can read and write, someone who has good intentions and positive values ​​and will not lose his bottom line.

Looking at it this way, it does work.

Thinking of this, Keqing came to the royal chief who was reminiscing about something, raised her head, and asked crisply.

"Patriarch, do you want your clan to survive well? Live long and prosper?"

Hearing the voice, Patriarch Wang lowered his head to look at Keqing. The little kid in front of him was looking at him seriously.

He couldn't help but smile.

"Little kid, do you know what immortality is? There is no such thing as immortality. That requires an immortal. But if it is really possible, I hope everyone can survive and carry on our Wang family."

"After all, no one wants to die... Tianliang and I discussed letting everyone leave their hometown, but who knew that a natural disaster would happen in Tongzhou Prefecture, and it was so severe. I regret it so much. If it is because of me that the clan is destroyed and hundreds of people in the clan die in a foreign land and cannot return to their roots, I will be a sinner."

Patriarch Wang felt regretful. Tianliang was Wang Bohou's name. Seeing the patriarch like this, he couldn't help but sigh.

"How can you be blamed for this? If I hadn't brought it up, it wouldn't have happened..."

"No, I'm the one who makes the decision. I'm the clan leader. If I hadn't agreed, would everyone trust me so much and leave my hometown? But who knows..."

The confessions of the two were heard by the tribesmen, and they began to comfort them.

"Patriarch, it's not your fault. If it weren't for you, we would have fallen into the hands of the Goddess Cult long ago."

"Yes, they have long disliked us and called us the remnants of the old dynasty, even though the Great Zhou still exists!"

"Those guys are just a bunch of robbers."

Everyone was talking and comforting each other, and Keqing rubbed her little head.

She just asked why they suddenly started to comfort each other.

"stop!"

A crisp voice interrupted the chattering of the tribesmen.

Chapter 572: All Wishes Come True (3 more)

Seeing everyone looking at her, Keqing said seriously.

"If you want your clan to survive, I suggest you go to Hengshan."

"There is disaster relief food there, and they accept refugees. The county magistrate is also quite kind. If the Wang family goes there, there will be a glimmer of hope."

The royal patriarch frowned.

"How did you know that, little kid?"

"Because that's where I came from, Patriarch Wang."

Keqing answered as a matter of course, but others, including the clan leader, didn't believe it at all.

How could they not know even if others didn't know? Hengshan County is more than a hundred kilometers away from Qu County. How could a little kid come here alone from such a far distance?

Keqing is pretty and speaks softly with a clear and quiet voice. People say that a person's appearance reflects his or her appearance. They don't think the little girl is a liar.

child.

Since she is not alone, then there must be someone else with her?

Speaking of which, these thugs were beaten like this, maybe her guards escorted the little girl here? To be able to look clean and neat, fair and tender in this situation, the little girl must have a good family background, and the guards must be very powerful too.

Maybe what the little girl said is true?

Thinking of this, Patriarch Wang's heart skipped a beat. He bent down and asked Keqing in a somewhat urgent but kind tone.

"Little girl, where are the guards protecting you? Since you said that there is someone in charge in Hengshan County, can you ask him to come out and tell Grandpa what the situation is."

Although he was somewhat skeptical that there could be such a good county magistrate in this day and age, who was even distributing disaster relief grain, Patriarch Wang felt that he could not give up as long as there was a glimmer of hope.

Keqing blinked.

"There are no guards, only Keqing is alone."

"Little girl, don't you believe me?"

The royal patriarch shook his head.

"It's the clan leader who doesn't believe in Keqing."

Keqing sighed like a little adult. People nowadays only care about age. If she were older, what she said would be more convincing.

Seeing that Patriarch Wang didn't believe it, Keqing didn't say anything more, but asked him instead.

"How many people are there in your tribe now? Do they have enough food? Are they short of water?"

"Why are you thinking about our food?"

If an outsider asked this question, the royal clan leader would definitely think that the other party was trying to steal their food.

But the little girl in front of me asked...

He looked at Keqing's plump and pale body, thinking that she would not be short of food. Thinking of the little food left for many people in the tribe, he sighed slightly.

If Hengshan County is really as the little girl said, maybe we can still give it a try. It's only a hundred kilometers, and there may be a glimmer of hope if we try hard. But now Qu County is in the situation, I'm afraid it's hopeless. We can't let our people starve to death here.

"The Wang family doesn't have many people, only about 300 people, but most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, and there's not much food left. I don't think they can hold out for a few more days."

"As for water, it's even more difficult. We have been short of water for some time."

Keqing looked at the royal chief's dry lips and nodded slightly.

"I understand that we are short of water and food. If we have food, you can rush to Hengshan County."

Seeing Keqing nod seriously, the royal chief laughed. How could she talk about the food as if it was easy to get?

They searched everywhere but couldn't find any water. As for food, they had to eat tree bark. Where could they get any food?

There are deep mountains and old forests not far from Qu County, but there are mostly tree barks, and there is no hair on the prey, so it would have been eaten long ago.

As for the deep mountains, no one dared to go there. It's not that no one had gone in, but the howling of wolves and tigers was scary. They had no food, let alone prey in the deep mountains.

Three days ago, a tiger came out quietly at night and killed more than a dozen people at the foot of the mountain. All the people who surrounded it failed to stop the tiger and died.

That was a tiger, it bit off one of their waists with one bite. Since then, the refugees didn't dare to go near the mountain at night, and during the day they just picked around the outskirts to see if they could find some wild animals.

Patriarch Wang was just shaking his head when he saw a small hand pulling his hand and handing him a leather bag.

It felt cold to the touch, and it made a swaying sound. Chief Wang was stunned. Is this water?!

"Little guy, do you have any water?"

Wang Bohou, who was standing by and found it funny, was also stunned.

"Of course. How can we walk without water?"

As he spoke, he quickly took out several bamboo tubes and water bags from his waist and handed them to him.

Looking at the bamboo tube with water bag in front of him and feeling the sound of water flowing inside, Patriarch Wang's eyes lit up. It was really water!

But he soon realized something, and Wang Bohou on the side looked at him and was about to say something, but was interrupted by Keqing unexpectedly.

"I know water is precious. Since I gave you this water, I naturally don't worry about the water. This amount of water is not enough for your people to drink."

"But it doesn't matter. I've always had good luck. Once I help you find water and food, your Wang family should be able to go to Hengshan."

Watching the little girl bragging, Patriarch Wang felt touched and amused.

What do you mean by not worrying about water? These days a sip of water can be fatal, and with so many water bags, if everyone takes a sip, it will be enough for everyone to last for several days.

He really wanted the water, but he felt that he couldn't take advantage of Keqing. His eyes were full of confusion and it was obvious that he didn't believe what she said.

In the end, he pushed the water bag in front of him back.

Keqing didn't stop him, but just sighed.

"Leave the water bag with you, Chief. I'm going to be out for a while."

Having said that, he left without saying anything else, disappearing as fast as the wind. Several people tried to stop him but failed. They could only look at the water bag in front of them and swallow their saliva.

"Don't move, this belongs to the little girl."

"I know, Patriarch, we won't move..."

They looked at the water bags with desire, but they also knew that they belonged to others.

On the other side, Keqing quickly came to the foot of a hill with its back to the wind. Her true energy shot out from her fingertips, and with a bang, a hole was blasted out.

She used her true Qi to blow away the loose mud in the pit, then compacted it. When she saw that it was OK, she took out the Water Spirit Pearl in her hand and started to drain the water.

But after a while, the water accumulated more and more

More and more soon filled up the puddle, and Keqing nodded at the sight.

She didn't need to hide it. No one would guess that the Water Spirit Pearl was a treasure that could create water out of thin air. And now that she was in Hengshan County and became hers, there was no need for her to hide.

After all, everyone in Hengshan County knew that she had a treasure that could produce a steady supply of water. It was precisely because they knew that the water source was guaranteed that everyone felt at ease.

Seeing that sleep was beginning to settle, Keqing returned again.