Chapter 872 The Goddess Has a Golden Finger
Rong Yu didn't expect Shi Li to come towards him and was slightly stunned.
Then he said, "I need to go to Qucheng."
"I will go with you."
Shi Li didn't even think about it and directly responded to his words.
It was no surprise that Emperor Rong Xiao sent Rong Yu to clean up the mess.
But Rongyu was surprised when Shi Li asked to go together.
His first reaction was naturally to refuse. When the words came to his lips, he looked at Shi Li's calm and matter-of-fact face and didn't say anything else.
It seemed as if it was natural for her to go.
"When do we leave? Can I pack in time now? Is there anything I need to bring?"
Shi Li never thought that Rong Yu would refuse, and asked a series of questions.
Rong Yu's expression gradually became relieved, and finally evolved into a faint smile on his face.
"There's still time. Take your time to clean up."
Whenever famine, plague or other natural or man-made disasters occur, the common people are the ones who suffer the most.
In order to get to Qucheng as quickly as possible, Shi Li no longer "hid his incompetence". He just pretended to stumble a few times at the beginning, and then directly "learned" to ride a horse.
It didn't delay Rongyu's trip at all.
As you get closer to Qucheng, you can always see some civilians fleeing on the road. They are frightened and have left their homes, which makes people feel pity and heartbroken.
But in fact, the people who could leave Qucheng were those who had some money in their families. The really poor people could only stay in the city.
It’s not an exaggeration to say that it’s waiting to die.
On the evening of the third day, the blood-red sunset covered the desolate walls of Qucheng. Even though the wind was warm, it made people feel cold to the bone.
Nowadays, Qucheng is in a state where people are allowed to enter but not leave.
Rong Yu had a familiar black iron mask on his face. He stopped his horse before entering the city and turned to look at Shi Li, who had been following him silently.
Shi Li knew that he had something to say, so she waited quietly.
"Once you really enter Qucheng, it will be difficult to get out again."
Rong Yu's voice was still gentle, but with a hint of seriousness, as if he wanted Shi Li to understand the seriousness of the matter.
Shi Li was a little amused and looked at him with her head tilted.
"I have been traveling for several days to get here, not just to see the city walls of Qucheng. Don't think too much, let's go."
This sentence not only touched Rong Yu, but also the friends in the live broadcast room.
[Although the anchor has a golden finger, I am convinced in this wave. I don’t have the courage~]
[Me too... Watching a fire from the other side of the river is different from being there in person, and this trip is not something you have to go on.]
【Well, a friend in need is a friend indeed? 】
Shi Li glanced at the scattered comments, and her attention was quickly drawn back to the situation in Qu City.
It’s really… miserable.
There was no one on the street and every house had its doors closed, but coughing sounds, some violent and some weak, continued to come from through the window cracks.
Like a blunt weapon hitting the soul again and again.
Rong Yu was wearing a mask, so Shi Li couldn't see the expression on his face, but the heaviness emanating from him was obvious.
The officials of Qucheng came to greet them, all with guilty and tired looks on their faces.
It's not their fault. It was a small city that had never been taken seriously. Suddenly something like this happened and the officials were all panicked.
The most important thing right now is to control the situation in the city and find ways to treat the sick.
Rong Yu brought several doctors from the capital with him on this trip, and had already ordered them to start investigating the patient and the cause of the disease. No one wanted to be idle.
An official noticed Shi Li and arranged for the women in his family to take care of her, wanting to take her to a clean and safe mansion to rest.
Shi Li didn't want to cause trouble for others, so she followed the female relatives and glanced at Rong Yu before leaving.
The biggest purpose of her coming here is to give full play to the golden finger. If she stays any longer, she will just cause trouble.
The female relatives did not know her identity and were respectful to her but kept their distance. After bringing her to the mansion, they did not dare to say much. They arranged for two servants to stay and obey her orders and then they left.
Shi Li was tired from traveling so she went into the house to have a rest. Unexpectedly, the two servants assigned to her were standing outside the door and started to criticize her almost in front of her.