Can I become the Yu-Gi-Oh by summoning the Flame Swordsman?

Even though Bai Zhu traveled day and night, took turns driving the carriage with the coachman, and changed the horses every day at the post stations along the way, it still took more than a month to complete the journey.

As we got closer to our destination, we met more and more refugees on the road.

These refugees came in huge groups. Every member of them was pale and thin, with a black forehead and tattered clothes. The exposed skin was all skin and bones. They were on the verge of starvation at any time. When they were hungry, they scrambled for edible grass and leaves on the roadside.

Few of them even wore shoes. I don’t know if they lost them because they walked too far, or if they never had shoes in the first place.

When they poured into inhabited villages and towns, they would turn into a gang of bandits, looting, slaughtering, and burning. A new group of refugees would be born, and the famine would spread in a vicious cycle. Gradually, Bai Chu heard the terrible rumor of "cannibalism".

Bai Chu once stopped a man who did not look like a refugee but whom he met on the road going in the opposite direction. He was in a hurry to travel with his family, and his clothes and mental state were different from others.

Bai Chu revealed his identity and asked the man, who turned out to be a minor official in the county. Bai Chu then scolded him, "Now that the local people are displaced and the court is allocating grain for disaster relief, there is a shortage of manpower. Why don't you stay at your post and stick to your position? Why are you running away?"

"Sir..." The man looked embarrassed and said slowly, "Since the locust plague broke out a few months ago, I have never seen any relief food. Now Xiahe County where I am located has become like hell on earth. Because of my job, I have offended many villagers and had to resign to avoid disaster."

"What's the disaster situation like ahead?"

"Sir, Xiahe County was the first place where the locust plague broke out. The food and oil have already run out. The hungry people have already eaten up all the grass and tree roots within a few miles. There is no hope for life in the county anymore.

A minor clerk working in the county government heard that the government was receiving more and more reports of missing people.

Just a few days ago, an old woman came to the government office to report that her neighbor's parents had eaten a pair of siblings, the oldest of whom was about 9 years old. The government went to investigate, and the man of the family said that the children were just missing and he was about to report the case, but his neighbor got there first.

However, when the government officials dug up the empty space in their backyard, they found the mutilated skeletons of two children. The man knelt down and confessed his guilt, saying that his children had starved to death, and that the adults could not survive, so they ate the children. They really did not kill anyone..."

The man pointed at the child behind him and said, "Sir, I have a child myself. Although my family has not yet reached the point of becoming an animal, I am also afraid that something bad will happen to my child. I heard that there has long been a human meat shop in Xiahe County, and there are also a group of bandits hiding in the mountains outside the county, who come to the county every day to arrest people..."

"Okay, no more talking, just go away." Bai Chu's whole body was covered with goosebumps and he drove the man away.

Qin Liu poked his head out from the carriage behind him tremblingly: "Bai Chu, let's go back... I don't want to..."

"Now that we are here, the problem must be solved. I want to find out why the relief grain has not been distributed to the victims." Bai Chu then instructed the driver, "Please continue to move forward, but try to avoid the victims and avoid unnecessary trouble."

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After a few more days, the carriage had entered Xiahe County, the birthplace of the famine and one of the hardest-hit areas. There were not only hungry people who had lost their minds due to hunger, but also rebels who had no other choice but to resort to rebellion.

According to Bai Chu, the peasant rebellion in the Fuhai area was divided into two forces. One was in Xiahe County, with a leader named Ye Xu, and the other was in Xisha County, with a leader named Deng Mi. The two rebel forces echoed each other, which led to the current situation.

However, the closer you get to the county seat of Xiahe County, the better the public security becomes. There are some local big families living in the county seat. These big families have stored unknown amounts of food and have recruited private soldiers, which is enough to survive the famine, and their lives are not too affected.

The carriage was moving forward when the driver shouted urgently and pulled the reins, causing the horses to neigh.

Bai Chu poked his head out and asked, "Why did you stop?"

"Sir, there are two groups of people fighting ahead. Should we go around them before they notice us?"

Bai Chu looked carefully and saw that there were indeed two groups of people fighting desperately in the distance. One group consisted of several hundred people escorting dozens of trucks of supplies. All of them were strong and mighty men in black. The other group consisted of hungry civilians who were much weaker in momentum. They didn't even have any decent weapons and generally held some farming tools.

The corpses lying on the ground were mostly those of hungry civilians who had no combat experience and were short and thin. However, they were outnumbered and gradually surrounded the men in black who were transporting supplies.

After the encirclement was formed, the situation became stalemate. The hungry people stopped attacking because victory was already a foregone conclusion and it would be a great loss to die at this time.

The men in black were panting and leaning against the transport vehicle. They were no longer exhausted, but their momentum was still there. It would not be a problem for them to take a few people with them before they died.

"What's up? Are you still struggling?" A man with dark skin and knotted flesh walked out from the hungry people. "We are all here just to make a living. It's not worth risking our lives for it."

"This good man." A handsome young man with skin as white as jade got out of a carriage that was surrounded by men in black. He bowed to the leader of the hungry people and said, "I am a grain merchant from the north. I heard that the people here are in dire straits, so I came here to sell grain to help. Please show me some mercy. I can go home and bring more grain to repay you."

"Selling grain for disaster relief? How do you sell this grain?"

"I heard that the county magistrate of Xiahe County raised the price of grain, and the price of grain in the city was raised to one tael of silver for one dou." The young man thought for a moment and said, "My original intention is not to make money, but to collect some travel expenses. The price is 300 wen per dou, and one tael of silver is four dou."

The leader of the hungry people laughed and said, "One ounce per bushel, 300 coins per bushel, we can't afford it. But I plan to buy your food with your lives, so just put down your knives and go back to where you came from."

The young man's face looked a little ugly. This man asked them to go back the same way. Even if they really didn't play tricks and were let go, they would not be able to get home. They would either starve to death on the road or be eaten by other hungry people.

"It seems that you are desperate." The leader of the hungry people did not intend to waste any more words, and waved his hand and said, "Come on, whoever kills this kid will be rewarded with a cart of food."

Just as the hungry people were cheering and preparing to charge, a carriage suddenly drove in from out of their sight, and next to the carriage, there were the Iron Mage Knight and the Fire Swordsman leading the way.

"Who are you?" The leader of the hungry people stared solemnly at the two strangely dressed warrior monsters in front of him. In the carriage behind them, a black-haired young man wearing a duel disk lifted the curtain of the carriage, glanced down at the leader of the hungry people, and jumped down.

"I understand that you are doing this just to survive." Bai Chu took back the two monsters and said slowly. "But I will not sit idly by and watch the evil deeds happen.

I think your real enemies are not these grain merchants who come to your aid, but the landlords who let the grain rot in the barns and become rat droppings, but are unwilling to use it to help the poor. "

"Brat, do I need you to teach me how to do this?" The leader of the hungry people said unhappily, "I, Ye Xu, have gathered these villagers who are struggling to make ends meet. I have killed corrupt officials, robbed landlords, and shared all the wealth I have obtained with my brothers. But the bigger the fish, the more it can flutter. You can't just talk and knock it down."

"Are you the rebel leader, Ye Xu?" Bai Chu touched his chin.

"What rebels? We are the righteous army!" Ye Xu shouted loudly, "The government is cruel and the emperor is incompetent. I will overthrow the heavens and create a way for all my brothers to survive. You, get out of here. If you say another word of nonsense, I will kill you."

"What if I say no?" Bai Chu raised the duel disk. "If you want to go over, duel with me."

Ye Xu also raised the long sword in his hand, a beam of light fell from the sky, and the long sword turned into a duel disk and was worn on his right hand.

"Die, you little bastard."