Chapter 742: Habaek’s “Bride”
When stepping into the city gate, Shi Li saw a mother and daughter leaning against the city wall.
The young mother was dressed in rags, and she held her skinny child tightly in her arms with her hands, while the child also leaned tremblingly in her arms.
Both of them were out of breath.
Shi Li couldn't help but stop and stare at them, her eyes gradually becoming sore.
The moment the tears were about to flow out, Ling Heng's palm blocked her eyes.
"Lili, don't look, just follow me."
His voice was like a breeze piercing his ears, and at the same time he held Shi Li's hand.
A calm and steady breath came over, Shi Li took a deep breath and said softly, "I'm fine, don't worry about me."
As she spoke, she took Ling Heng's hand away and tried hard to smile at him.
But that smile was too shallow, like the fragile surface of a lake, any gust of wind could blow away the surface calmness.
"We are here, and this city will soon be better."
Xie Yuan also came over and patted Shi Li on the shoulder with a firm tone.
Now was obviously not the time to be sad, Shi Li blinked and replied, "Okay."
The generals in the city were in a state of panic.
Most soldiers had better physical fitness than civilians, so there were not many people in the army who were infected with the Western Region plague.
However, due to what happened in the city, morale was low, and they all felt that the Western Regions had the help of the evil gods and were invincible.
There were even rumors that vaguely blamed the new emperor for not wanting to allow the princess to marry, which caused dissatisfaction in the Western Regions and brought suffering to the people and soldiers here.
The defending general Qi Shan was unable to stop the rumors, nor could he boost the morale of his soldiers, and was on the verge of being helpless.
At this time, Shi Li and his group arrived.
Although they had no official titles, they received a token personally bestowed by the new emperor before leaving Kyoto. He took it out and waved it in front of Qi Shan, who immediately felt relieved and ordered them to go to the study to talk.
Before they reached the study, as soon as they reached the corridor, Lin Chen took out a yellow talisman and stuck it on Qi Shan's back with lightning speed.
"what are you doing?"
Soldiers hate having their backs touched the most. Qi Shan immediately frowned and looked at Lin Chen warily.
"Don't get me wrong, it's just a yellow talisman."
Lin Chen was not in a hurry. He spread out his empty hands to show Qi Shan, "You are uneasy now. This yellow talisman of mine can keep you sane."
When he said these words, there was no expression of surprise on the faces of the other people around him.
The first time they saw Qi Shan, they realized that something was wrong with him.
The abnormality was not that there was anything wrong with the body, but that the whole person was shrouded in a gray hazy air. If nothing unexpected happened, it should be the work of a sorcerer from the Western Regions.
This kind of gloomy atmosphere will not make people feel too obvious, but will only make them unconsciously depressed and face everything around them with the most pessimistic attitude.
Although the situation in the city was not good, it was not as serious as Qi Shan had imagined. He had unknowingly been deeply affected by the gray mist.
The yellow talisman that Lin Chen pasted on him dispelled the gray and hazy air the moment it was pasted on.
Qi Shan stood there in a daze for two seconds. He didn't expect that they had such a background.
When he reacted, he bowed all the way down.
"Please save the innocent people in this city."
As the general defending the city, Qi Shan regarded the people here as his responsibility. Seeing them suffer from the "plague", he felt full of self-blame and helplessness.
He knew that all this was the work of the sorcerers from the Western Regions. He even spent his own money to look for extraordinary people, but not only did he fail to solve the "plague", but he was cheated by some swindlers.
And now, after briefly witnessing the power of Lin Chen's Huang Fu, hope was rekindled in Qi Shan's heart.
"We are here to resolve this issue. General, there is no need to perform such a grand ceremony."
Lin Chen helped him up with one hand, and the others also moved aside.
No matter what, Qi Shan deserves respect from others for being able to defend the city until now.
Qi Shan, who was helped up, glanced at the faces of several people one by one, and finally his eyes turned red uncontrollably.
It is said that men don't shed tears easily, but Qi Shan's excitement at this moment is understandable.
He watched the people in the city weaken and even die day by day, and the torment he felt in his heart was unimaginable to ordinary people.
Now that I have hope, I can’t control my emotions.
[Host, how about we raid the enemy camp at night today and kill those damn warlocks! ]
[Damn it! There's sand in my eyes~]
[No matter which world, those who guard the borders and protect the people are real men! ! ! ]
The comments became serious for the first time, and everyone spoke seriously.