Chapter 473: Fuzhou
Chapter 473 Return to Fuzhou
Although Mei Xiangu was angry, she relaxed when she learned that the Goddess Sect was only besieged by a group of Nascent Soul powerhouses.
With the sect's sacred tree there, even though these Nascent Soul cultivators are vicious, they cannot harm the sect's inner world.
It's just that the people inside can't get out.
"These Huahualangs are guarding this place, so they will not let the people from the Goddess Sect enter the Goddess Sect. Although you and I are not disciples of the Goddess Sect, we are still related to the Goddess Sect after all."
Let’s not talk about the common kinship of the immortal sect - Fairy Mei is the granddaughter of Elder Mei. How could others not take advantage of her when she fell into the hands of thieves?
"It is indeed difficult for us to enter the Goddess Sect openly, but fortunately the Goddess Sect has other secret entrances and exits."
Mei Xiangu hesitated for a moment, and finally said to Tian Lin and the other two, "There is a teleportation array in Fuzhou that can directly reach the inner part of the sect. This teleportation array was originally intended for emergency use, so it is very hidden. I think these outsiders, Hua Hualang, don't know the existence of the teleportation array."
Tian Lin would naturally not allow himself to break into the Goddess Sect and become enemies with those Nascent Soul cultivators.
But if it was just a detour to the Goddess Sect, he naturally had no reason to refuse.
"It's not far to Fuzhou. Let's change our clothes before we go."
Fairy Mei had never practiced the art of disguise, so she just covered her face with a veil.
Normally, Tian Lin had only been to Nanzhou once, but for safety reasons, he chose to disguise himself.
The three men came and left quickly, and soon reappeared in the sky above Fuzhou.
The more lively Fuzhou was in the past, the more desolate and empty it is now.
After Tian Lin and his companions landed outside Fuzhou city, they could smell the stench of corruption.
On both sides of the road, a large number of human bones were scattered on the ground, and locusts were buzzing all over their bodies.
Several signs with the words "Soup Kitchen" written on them stood facing the wind at the city gate. Locusts were resting on them, pulling the light cloth signs down.
Under the veil, there was only a skeleton sitting at the city gate, its green eyes rolling around.
When Tian Lin and his companions approached, they found that this was not an evil spirit that had transformed into a zombie. She was clearly an old woman with foundation-building cultivation - but the old woman had probably been hungry for so long that all her muscles and fat had disappeared.
Fortunately or unfortunately, the old woman's foundation-building skills allowed her to survive even though she was starving to this point. If it weren't for the two shriveled features on her chest that looked like water bags, it would be difficult for outsiders to tell her gender from her appearance.
"Fairy aunt?"
The old woman's green eyes turned, and just as Tian Lin and his companions were about to pass by her, she suddenly asked a question.
Unlike what I imagined, the old woman's voice was surprisingly clear and even had a kind of bewitching charm.
As soon as she opened her mouth, Tian Lin and the others looked at the old woman in surprise.
What surprised sisters Tian Lin and Cui Er was that the old woman didn't sound as if she was actually old.
What surprised Mei Xiangu was that even though she was wearing a mask, she could still be recognized.
"Aunt Shan?"
Mei Xiangu was a little surprised and walked towards the old woman suspiciously.
"Fairy!"
The old woman repeated her previous words, but this time she was no longer doubtful, but certain and excited.
She opened her arms towards Mei Xiangu, as if she wanted to stand up, but she was too weak to do so. She could only lean against the wall to keep herself upright and not fall.
"Aunt Shan, why didn't you stay in the city? How did you become like this?" She walked up to the old woman and pretended to help her up.
Tian Lin, who followed over, glanced at Cui'er and her sister. Yu'er understood and took out a wine flask and a piece of meat biscuit from her storage bag.
At this time, Mei Xiangu had already helped the old woman to stand up straight, and she took the wine jug handed to her by Yu'er.
Without waiting for her to tell him, the old woman had already grabbed the wine jug and drank it all in one gulp. She also instantly took the meat pie that had been handled by Mei Xiangu and stuffed it into her mouth voraciously.
Three or four meat patties are actually quite a large portion, but it seems far from enough for the old woman.
The aroma of meat wafted outside the city gate, and in an instant several ragged people walked out of the originally empty city gate.
Cui'er stepped forward to block those people without Tian Lin's order.
The old woman said at this time: "These are your Aunt Xin and the others."
When Cui'er heard this, she frowned slightly and then gave way reluctantly.
Fortunately, Tian Lin is a glutton, so not only does he always have food prepared in his storage bag, but Yu'er also has a lot of food prepared in her hands.
But even so, Yu'er could only take out some dry food with great pain.
You have to know that this is a year of disaster, and the inner disciples of the Wendao Sect have to start rationing their food every month.
After eating the meat patties, the four ragged men finally seemed to have some strength and they no longer staggered when they walked.
The same was true for the old woman. She no longer needed Mei Xiangu's support to stand steadily.
I heard her explain to Mei Xiangu: "Although there was a locust plague last year, Fuzhou is the grain-producing area of the Goddess Sect, so there was not such a shortage of food. But precisely because Fuzhou is the grain-producing area of the Goddess Sect, more and more refugees and Huahualangs come to Fuzhou to beg for food."
"At first, there were few Huahualang and refugees, so the porridge stalls could still be maintained. But when the news of Fuzhou's porridge distribution spread, more and more refugees and Huahualang came here. Fuzhou has a lot of food, but how can it feed so many hungry mouths every day? So after two months of persistence, the amount of food for porridge distribution began to decrease, but the number of refugees and Huahualang coming to Fuzhou continued to increase."
Mei Xiangu heard this and said, "What does this have to do with you? The refugees and Hua Hualang are short of food, but you guys who help the sect won't starve, right?"
The old woman nodded and said, "That's true. As long as the grain-producing land of the Goddess Sect is still located in Fuzhou. As long as the Goddess Sect is unwilling to give up so much fertile land in Fuzhou, then those of us who are responsible for collecting grain in Fuzhou will not starve no matter what.
But who would have thought that there would always be unexpected things? "
As soon as the old woman finished speaking, the ragged leader also spoke:
"That's not really a surprise - the number of refugees in Fuzhou is increasing, but Fuzhou refuses to release grain. As time goes by, it's natural that someone will cause trouble. And once faced with a chaotic world, there will naturally be ambitious people with high cultivation.
These ambitious people are usually fine, they are intimidated by the power of the Goddess Sect and dare not resist. But when the times are turbulent and the Goddess Sect is weak, they will unite to do evil. "
When the ragged man said this, the old woman took over and said:
"These conspirators don't care about other people's lives in order to achieve their own goals. They first teamed up with other Huahualang to steal all the food that was not yet fully ripe. They also arrested the Fuzhou family who were related to the Goddess Sect and those who originally helped the Goddess Sect.
I don’t know how many innocent women and children were killed by these conspirators and the refugees and Hua Hualang.”
When the old woman mentioned this group of people, she felt an indescribable hatred. Her originally green eyes turned red like a candle.
At this time, the ragged man explained to Mei Xiangu: "Your aunt Shan's children all died at the hands of those Huahualang and the rioters."
(End of this chapter)