Traveling through ancient times to survive

After a while, Li Heng calmed down and Zhao Qing changed the subject as if nothing had happened.

"You just said that those people came from the north, so what is the situation outside?"

Li Heng took a deep breath and began to explain: "It's like this. They came all the way here and first arrived near Kyoto, but Kyoto and other places did not accept refugees from the north at all, and forced them to go south. When they went south, they did hear that the plague was raging in the south and many people died, but they had nowhere to go and were escorted by soldiers, so they had no choice but to come here. After that, they stayed outside Yingzhou City for a while, and then they were sent all the way here."

Liu Jun had an ugly expression on his face, and continued indignantly: "So when the northern refugees stay in the city, it means that we will be wiped out by the imperial court? And we can make room for these refugees?"

Everyone was silent, knowing that this was the truth.

Zhao Deyan asked, "Are we the only ones being wiped out?"

Zhao Qing shook his head: "I don't think so. The north has been lost, and there must be a lot of refugees fleeing here. You can see that there are not many people assigned to the town, which means there is no shortage of places to accommodate these refugees."

"Yes, I learned from them that the plague in the south has swept through at least three prefectures. Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and Jiangzhou have become a wasteland. The areas of these three prefectures are more than enough to distribute the refugees heading south."

Zhao Deyan clenched his fists, his eyes reddened, "Beasts! They are all a bunch of beasts! The people of three states were killed by them?"

The rational Liu Jun also lost his defense: "The dog emperor is not a human being! In his eyes, are we ordinary people worse than grass?"

The two began to curse like crazy, and they were still not satisfied even after they had cursed until their mouths were dry. Zhao Deyan even wanted to pull the remaining two people to join in.

"Qingya, and Brother Heng, aren't you angry? How can you bear it and not curse this tyrant?"

"Brother, you are cursing people here, but they are not hurt at all and are still living a life of drunkenness and debauchery."

“But I feel happy!”

Zhao Qing was choked, and gave a thumbs up, praising him: "That makes sense."

Liu Jun stopped Zhao Deyan, who was about to drag the two of them to curse, and asked first: "By the way, where are the people who escaped to the mountain? They can't all be dead, right?"

"I asked about this. Not long ago, they did encounter some people running down like crazy, shouting about monsters. They didn't dare to contact them, so they reported it to the police. Someone came and took them away, and they never saw these people again."

Zhao Deyan took a deep breath and said, "Never seen again? Do they have to kill us all? We must not let these dogs find us. Let's go back now."

Zhao Deyan began to panic. Everyone had always abided by the law, but now they were treated as shameful savages. The government also left no way for them to survive. They could not stay in the mountain for a moment longer.

Li Heng agreed: "Let's go back to the mountain. They are all refugees who just came here and they can't even eat enough. The village chief's plan to buy things has failed."

Liu Jun also looked anxious: "We really can't stay here any longer. Brother Li Heng just went to get information. What if the news leaks out and the government knows that there are still fish that have slipped through the net, and they come to arrest us?"

Li Heng interrupted slowly, "Don't worry about that. I tried to get them to know me by pretending to be a refugee from the north. They thought I was from the next town and didn't suspect anything."

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief, as long as no one suspected them. But when they came to their senses, they started to feel uncomfortable again, as they had done nothing wrong but were living like fugitives.

Zhao Deyan cursed again: "It's all the fault of the incompetent emperor in the palace. He does nothing but bully the defenseless people. And there are upright heroes. If he has the ability, why doesn't he go fight the barbarians? He is a bully who only bullies the weak and fears the strong! He doesn't deserve to be a human being!"

After Zhao Deyan finished venting, Zhao Qing said, "You guys go back first, I'll stay and take a look."

"Why are you staying here? Are you planning to secretly beat up these corrupt officials?" Zhao Deyan looked suspicious and held onto Zhao Qing's arm, "No, Qingya, we are companions. You can't do everything by yourself. I don't care. Anyway, don't think of getting rid of us and doing it on your own."

"What nonsense!"

Zhao Qing shook his arms, and seeing that Zhao Qing did not admit it, Zhao Deyan hugged him even tighter.

"I don't believe it, you must be thinking this way!"

Looking at Zhao Deyan who was hugging Zhao Qing's arm tightly, Li Heng felt a dazzling sensation. He stepped forward involuntarily and grabbed Zhao Deyan's wrist with a stern tone.

"Deyan, please speak properly. You are still her brother. How can you behave like this?"

Zhao Deyan was startled and lightened the strength on his hands, so Li Heng pulled them off. The naive Zhao Deyan didn't notice anything wrong, but misunderstood what Li Heng said. Yes, I'm the eldest brother, and an eldest brother should act like an eldest brother. How can I lose face like this in front of outsiders? Fortunately, Brother Heng reminded me. Zhao Deyan cast a grateful glance at Li Heng.

He stood up straight instantly, looking serious. Although Li Heng didn't know what Zhao Deyan had misunderstood, as long as he achieved his goal, he nodded without any guilt.

Zhao Deyan got a nod of encouragement from Li Heng. He coughed twice and put on the airs of an elder again: "Qingya, I am your eldest brother. A junior should listen to the elders. If you don't explain the reason clearly, I won't agree to let you stay."

Zhao Qing sneered twice, and the hairs on Zhao Deyan's back stood up. He was about to surrender as if by reflex. He glanced at Liu Jun beside him from the corner of his eye, and his words of begging for mercy were instantly swallowed.

He puffed out his chest and his voice grew louder, as if the louder it was the more reasonable it seemed.

"What are you laughing at? Is this how you treat your big brother?"

Zhao Qing looked over coldly, and Zhao Deyan's legs went weak. He immediately recalled the horror of his sister practicing his martial arts.

Forget it, face is not important at all. My sister is the most important. Woohoo, sister, don’t look at me like that. I’m really scared.

Zhao Deyan forced out an ugly smile: "Sister, brother is joking with you!"

"Really?" Zhao Qing had no expression on his face.

"Of course, it's not because I see that everyone is in a bad mood that I tell a joke to liven up the atmosphere." Zhao Deyan smiled ingratiatingly.

"Then I have to thank you for your good intentions, brother?"

Zhao Deyan said honestly, "That's not necessary. I am willing to do it, as long as everyone is happy."

Zhao Qing was choked by Zhao Deyan's shamelessness and ignored him. He turned around and talked to Li Heng. Zhao Deyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as he had finally gotten away with it by making jokes.

"Brother Heng, please take them back."

Li Heng shook his head and refused: "Since you call me Brother Heng, I have to take on the responsibility of being called Brother. If there is anything, we can solve it together."