Martial Arts: Start by Obtaining the Wild World

Chapter 40 0040 The ruins are heavy!
That night, Cheng Zongyang did not go home. After leaving Shuikou Village, he headed straight north.

There were countless villages that depended on Tianduan Mountain for survival. There were no fewer than fifty villages under the jurisdiction of Yufeng County alone.

During this period, Cheng Zongyang passed through Dongtou Village, Linjia Village, Beidang Village, Ping'an Village and Xujia Village, which is closest to the county seat.

Every time he passed a village, Cheng Zongyang would quietly go into the village to check it out, wanting to see what the specific situation was.

Although it was dark, my heart became heavier with each place I visited along the way!

destroy!

Wanton destruction!
It can be described as "devastated".

Even in the dark, he could see that every village had suffered varying degrees of damage!

You can even see some ruins that are still emitting smoke after being burned.

Some people stayed in their homes, which had become even more dilapidated after being looted, sobbing quietly; some people stayed in their equally dilapidated homes, crying loudly over corpses; some people sat at the doorstep of their burned-down homes, their faces filled with despair...

Every village has almost the same result!
Nine out of ten houses are empty, and people don’t know where to go, and those who stay don’t know where to go either. Some are even unwilling to leave.

Leaving one's hometown is not an easy decision for everyone.

With a heavy heart, Cheng Zongyang walked out of the last Xujia Village.

Xujia Village is the worst hit village.

He was not sure whether the people staying in the village now were local villagers or refugees, but he felt that they were all refugees who had taken over the local people's home. The local people might have been driven away or fled for their lives long ago.

Along the way, Cheng Zongyang also met many people who wanted to cause trouble for him.

If there were fewer people, Cheng Zongyang would not be polite and would fight back with a knife, wounding them or killing them directly! This would deter others who wanted to cause trouble.

He felt no guilt at all when he killed these vagrants who had taken over other people's homes, destroyed other people's property, and trampled on their lives.

If there are too many people, he will just run away to avoid being besieged.

Cheng Zongyang continued walking north for a few miles.

On the way, he also saw some people dragging their exhausted bodies to hurry on.

He thought he should hurry on his way when it was dark and cool, so as not to be exposed to the sun during the day. Or maybe he felt that hope was ahead, so he wanted to get there quickly.

Soon, in the dark, Cheng Zongyang vaguely saw the outline of the county town. As for the situation outside the county town, he could not see clearly.

However, by the time he got closer to the outskirts of the county town, he was so shocked that he could hardly speak.

Even in the dark, he could vaguely see the dark shadows of people moving around!
At this time, a large number of refugees gathered near the west gate of the city, sitting or sleeping on the ground along the city wall.

He didn't care at all about the problem of so many people being crowded in the same area.

Even Cheng Zongyang saw some simply built houses.

It was hot during the day and people were sweating profusely, but there was no place to take a shower. The accumulated strong sour smell and the stench of excrement filled the area.

Cheng Zongyang tried his best to avoid breathing and walked among the refugees step by step. The resting refugees were also awakened by some of Cheng Zongyang's actions.

When they saw the child holding a knife in the dim moonlight, they were a little scared but did not move. They all thought that the child was also one of the refugees and was holding the knife just for self-defense.

Cheng Zongyang walked along the dirt road from the west gate to the south gate, and the more he looked, the more frightened he became.

Too much!
Too many people!

There were so many that the county had to be on high alert, leaving several times more soldiers than usual to stand guard on the city walls.

He even heard that the county was distributing porridge at the four city gates in order to appease this group of refugees who were like powder kegs that could explode at any time!
"I don't know if I can get in." Cheng Zongyang stopped at the south gate for a moment, then turned and walked into a small forest.

He did not come out again, but entered the wilderness world in a secluded place.

Now the four gates are closed and it is impossible to get in at midnight. I just hope I can get into the city tomorrow.

In the wilderness, in the market hut, Cheng Zongyang looked at the five hundred taels of silver he had left and decided to buy more food, even at the risk of being targeted.

He did not sleep that night, but instead took the time to put up the guardrail.

After all, it’s not difficult to build a guardrail.

After more than an hour, it was dawn.

Cheng Zongyang looked at the preliminary construction of the guardrail. Without taking a rest, he went into the hut to drink some salt water. Then he found a similar log from the open space outside and chopped it into a wooden pestle that was thin at the top and thick at the bottom.

Next, he used the pestle to tamp down the base of the guardrail to strengthen it.

After all this busy time, it was already the morning hour.

At sunrise, Cheng Zongyang was very satisfied looking at the sturdy and basically unshakable guardrail.

I'll have time to build the warehouse later.

Looking at the sun in the sky, Cheng Zongyang knew that the county town should be open.

He immediately washed himself, put on his clothes, carried an empty backpack, took his bow and arrows, a hatchet, and the most important sign, and left the wilderness.

After appearing in a bush, Cheng Zongyang looked around, saw that there was no one, and quickly left the forest.

Reappearing on the official road, Cheng Zongyang's face changed when he saw the situation not far away!
It was pitch black at night and I couldn’t see clearly or in detail.

But when I saw it during the day, my scalp suddenly felt tingling.

Not being able to see clearly and seeing clearly are two different visual impacts!

But outside Yufeng County, in the dusty sky, there was a surge of people. Countless refugees with ragged clothes, haggard faces, messy and tangled hair were walking outside the county like beggars.

On the city wall, a large number of soldiers guarding the city were staring at the situation below with knives in hand.

This scene was like a mob attacking a city!
"No, we have to hurry up. We don't know what's going on at home."

Cheng Zongyang did not waste time and ran over quickly, hoping that the refugees who were surrounding him would not riot and that he could enter the city.

Cheng Zongyang's appearance did not attract anyone's attention, and no one would pay attention to a child.

There were countless children crying on the roadside, looking for their families, but no one cared.

Cheng Zongyang used his advantage to keep pushing forward. For those who wanted to hit him, Cheng Zongyang punched and kicked them without hesitation! Then he continued to hold his breath and move forward.

The smell of the crowd is really too strong!
As he walked forward, he suddenly felt empty and realized that he had arrived in front of him.

The city gate was open, but there were three porridge stalls set up, which attracted the refugees to block the way!

At the same time, there were two rows of twenty soldiers armed with weapons guarding the city gate.

Their eyes were filled with murderous intent and their swords were sharp as they stared at the people entering and leaving the city gate.

On both sides of the city gate, there were three large piles of rice bags. Some people were carrying the rice bags and continued to cook porridge.

Not far from the rice bags, there were dozens of corpses with their eyes open!

After seeing this, Cheng Zongyang understood!
Kill the chicken and the monkey!
It’s no wonder that the refugees didn’t attack the county town, because those who tried to attack would be lying there.

The carrot and the stick, kindness and severity, intimidated this group of refugees who would explode if they were not careful!

"They just want to eat." Cheng Zongyang murmured.

Who would really cause trouble if they had food to eat?

Cheng Zongyang followed behind some people who also squeezed in.

Cheng Zongyang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the soldiers at the city gate checking the pass.

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