Journey to the West: Yinhu Zhenjun

Chapter 71
There was no news about Xu Yuming's departure for several days. Fortunately, only he knew about Xu Yuming's departure, so he could barely keep it a secret.

In the evening, Hu Liu hurriedly knocked on Lu Yin's door and shouted: "Brother, Chen Dingjun is back, and he is bringing a group of refugees with him!"

Now that you're back, have you found reinforcements?

Lu Yin suddenly thought, opened the door, grabbed Hu Liu, set off a gust of yellow wind, and flew to the top of the city.

On the top of the city, Lu Yin had just stood still when he was stunned by the scene in front of him. If it were not daytime, Lu Yin almost thought he had gone back to the night when Heitian attacked the city.

Under the city gate, Chen Dingjun and a bald old monk were talking about something. Behind the old monk were a group of young novice monks who were in a hurry. The novice monks and soldiers were walking on the outside, guarding a continuous stream of people.

From the foot of Beihe City to the edge of the road, it was dark and full of people.

Lu Yin turned to look at Hu Liu, "Is this the group of refugees you are talking about?"

Hu Liu was also stunned by this scene and scratched his head, "I only heard what Sister Yu Niang said. Who knew there would be so many refugees!"

Lu Yin sighed, "These people looked frightened. I'm afraid something happened in other cities."

After a while, Lu Siping led people to the city gate and said a few words to Chen Dingjun and the old monk. Then he opened the city gate with a sad look on his face.

The old monk bowed, and Chen Dingjun stepped aside and watched the refugees entering the city.

Perhaps he was aware of it. The old monk raised his head and glanced at the city wall. Lu Yin waved his hand and his face became more relaxed.

The old monk was stunned and whispered a few words to Chen Dingjun. Chen Dingjun smiled and nodded at Lu Yin, and then the old monk cautiously saluted Lu Yin.

"He's a wise man."

Lu Yin smiled slightly.

The arrival of refugees into the city lasted from noon until sunset.

The platform used to worship the sky in the city in recent days has been demolished, and many simple tents have been set up in the square.

The newly arrived refugees were all low-spirited, with ugly faces and no energy at all. The people in the city quietly opened their windows and doors to watch.

Lu Siping did not give an order, and no one dared to accept refugees privately.

After a while, several large pots were set up in the square to boil some coarse grain soup, and there were government officials standing by to maintain order.

The few remaining doctors in the city also took action, working with the young novices to treat the refugees' injuries.

Although lifeless, it can still be regarded as orderly action.

It was not until late at night that each of these refugees was barely given a bowl of gruel.

Lu Yin took a few glances and then turned and left. These new influxes of refugees would increase the pressure on Beihe City. Lu Siping probably wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

Early the next morning, Lu Yin was called out by Hu Liu again, saying that Lu Siping had invited everyone to discuss matters.

When we arrived at the conference room, the hall was already full of people.

Yu Niang stood up with a smile and left her seat to Lu Yin, while she stood behind Lu Siping.

Among the crowd, some people looked over in surprise.

Lu Siping sighed, "Let me introduce you to these two."

"One is Ding Yun, a wealthy businessman from Beishan City, and the other is Abbot Wende, the abbot of Tianning Temple outside Beiyang Mansion."

After saying that, two people stood up to greet everyone. One was wearing a fancy dress with a flattering face, and the other was wearing a cassock with a compassionate face. He was holding a heavy Zen rod for subduing demons in his hand.

Everyone returned the greeting one by one, and Lu Siping said again, "Abbot Wende, please tell me about the current situation."

Abbot Wende nodded, stood up and said the Buddha's name, with a sad look on his face, and said: "Amitabha, except for you, the six cities and one mansion in Beiyang County were all killed by the demon tide, and the Beiyang mansion was even more destroyed by the demon. The dragon took over, and now he has established himself as king."

"I have tens of thousands of demon soldiers and dozens of demon generals. They enjoy killing people and eating meat all day long. In a hurry, Jushi Ding and I could only take these residents and flee, but we happened to meet Captain Chen, so we changed our route to Beihe. city."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned. Even Lu Yin said with a bit of disbelief: "Then you guys didn't even resist at all?"

Six cities and one mansion are all gone!

Master Wende smiled bitterly, "King Beiyang died tragically. His wife, children, and children are still hanging on the city gate. All his troops were swallowed up by the evil dragon, leaving only the people in the city to be raised as meat." "The rest are. The same is true in the city, there are some who surrender, some who run away, and some who fight to the death and refuse to retreat, but they are all defeated by the monsters and die miserably in the monster tide."

Everyone was quiet again, speechless for a long time.

"What about other places? They have also been captured by the demon tide?"

Li Laodao asked anxiously with a frown.

Hearing this, Ding Yun let out a long sigh, and Abbot Wende also shook his head, "Only one of our six cities in the North was hit by the demon tide, and the rest of the cities were safe."

"We have also sent people out to ask for help, but they have been delayed again and again. Some messengers have not even replied. We don't know whether they are dead or alive."

"Now that Beiyang Mansion has fallen and communication is cut off, there is no other way."

"The last news that came was that Prince Canghe had cholera in the Imperial City, and princes from all over the country revolted and became independent."

"Then you just don't care about Beihe City and all the people?"

Chen Dingjun asked with a bit of trembling in his voice.

Abbot Wende just said: "We can't contact anyone else, and the imperial city is in chaos. I'm afraid we can only solve it ourselves."

Hearing this, Lu Yin's hands and feet also felt cold. This Cangyu North Land seemed to have been abandoned.

The king of the county is self-reliant, and those with a conscience can still take care of the people in their hands. Those without a conscience are probably no different from monsters.

The gods and Buddhas in the sky haven't moved at all?

Lu Yin was speechless, and everyone fell silent, with expressions of sorrow that were difficult to describe.

After a long time, Lu Siping asked in a hoarse voice, "Colonel Chen, how many refugees have we resettled in total?"

Chen Dingjun rubbed his red eyes and replied: "About eight thousand years old."

Lu Siping leaned back in his chair and sighed, "Eight thousand refugees, plus the original 4 people in Beihe, these nearly [-] people, what should we do?"

Everyone was silent. On this trip, let alone food, they brought in another eight thousand mouths.

The atmosphere in the hall was a little dark, and the sunny weather outside finally failed to illuminate everyone's beliefs.

The security crisis has not yet been resolved, but the food crisis has reached its head.

Finally, after an unknown amount of time, Lu Yin said, "Why don't you go out to the city to hunt or go down to the river to fish?"

"But there are many demons outside the city? There is even General Fubo from Dragon Palace."

Lu Siping was confused and said that he thought Lu Yin already knew this.

Lu Yin nodded, but said with a smile: "There are many demons outside the city, but the golden elixirs are all deep inside. As for General Fubo of the Dragon Palace, he will definitely have difficulty moving and will not be able to take care of us."

"Why is this?"

Lu Siping asked again.

"Last night, City God Xu Yuming and I beat him up on the way to the underworld. His body was injured by my yellow wind, and he should be recovering from his injuries at the moment."

Lu Yin smiled.

When everyone heard this, light appeared in their eyes again, and Chen Dingjun even clapped his hands and said: "Yes, as long as we wait until the grain harvest in the north of Liangcheng next month, there will be a turn for the better."

Hu Liu even came closer and asked excitedly: "Brother, did you really defeat General Fubo?!"

Lu Yin smiled slightly and showed his eldest brother's propriety, "Is there any lie? I and Cheng Huang will attack together, and he will have no choice but to escape."

Lu Siping on the side stood up and said in disbelief: "Could it be, could it be——!"

"That's right, Brother Xu is already a golden elixir."

Everyone exclaimed for a while, and then smiled again,

(End of this chapter)