It was already the second half of the night, the moon and stars were sparse in the night sky, everything was silent, everything was sleeping, and a figure in white quickly flew out of the yard, it was Xue Yan.

It is worthy of being a major frontier town. It is so late that there are still soldiers patrolling. Xueyan stood on the roof and watched a group of soldiers slowly walk over the street, quietly jumping to another roof, and heading towards the city tower not far away.

In front is a city wall that is dozens of meters high, with guards on the city walls. Here, the defense is tight, and one side of the city wall should be where the troops are stationed.

Xueyan leaned against the city wall, and several soldiers were patrolling. As soon as they walked past the city wall above Xueyan's head, Xueyan jumped up. The city wall was covered with tents of the army. There were indeed several independent round warehouses not far away, and there should be military food there, but soldiers on the city tower stood guard every few meters, and it was impossible to get through silently.

Before the patrol team turned around, Xueyan took out the porcelain bottle from the cuff and sprinkled it everywhere. The fragrance spread out. Xueyan held her breath. The soldiers nearby fainted one after another. Xueyan wrapped the porcelain bottle with a ribbon and sang lightly around. The flowers were fragrant and graceful. The soldiers on the city tower fell to the ground and fell asleep quietly. Mandala pollen would make the smellers sleep all the time. Xueyan diluted it with wild pollen, but it was enough to let these soldiers sleep until dawn.

There were also people guarding Yuancang. Xueyan jumped down and just hit the ground, her toes quickly pressed against the wall and hid in the shadows. Everything was quiet and no one noticed her.

"It smells so good..." A soldier sniffed hard, then fell to the ground and fell asleep. Xueyan approached Yuancang with her hands and feet. The pollen did play a role, and the soldiers who smelled it fell asleep quietly.

Xueyan kept holding her breath, feeling her steps were a little light. She jumped off the top of the round warehouse, quickly covered the porcelain bottle, entered the round warehouse, and gasped in the fresh air.

The inside of the round warehouse is not big, without windows, and it is dark inside. Xueyan walked deep into the ground to explore, and there were piles of food everywhere. So much food was piled up here, but it was really hateful to the hungry people outside. Xueyan tied several bags of food together with a ribbon. The thatched hut was not far away. Xueyan quickly plundered along the roof, transported the food to the yard, and transported it back and forth several times. It was almost dawn, and the soldiers were about to wake up. Refugees had already walked out along the way. Xueyan cut a bag of food and threw it down. A group of refugees were stunned for a moment, and then rushed forward and frantically robbed the food falling from the sky.

Xueyan flew over neat houses, and every few families cut the grain and threw it away. Soon the food was distributed. These food was just a drop in the bucket. There were still so many refugees who had no food to eat. They could not use magic when they came to the world. After losing the food this time, they would inevitably strengthen their guards and had to think of a way to do it once and for all.

Xueyan sent the last bag of food to the thatched hut.

"How could there be rice?" The middle-aged woman looked at the bag of rice in Xueyan's hand in surprise.

"It was stolen from the garrison of the garrison." Xueyan answered truthfully, handing her the bag of rice, sitting on the edge of the well to rest. She worked hard all night without sleeping last night, which made Xueyan exhausted.

"Stealed!" The woman was startled when she heard this, and hurried to the door, looked at the street outside the door with her head and closed the door with her backhand, stroked her chest and whispered: "Fortunately, it's not discovered."

Xueyan smiled secretly but did not explain how those defenders had just woken up at this time, so how could they be discovered?

The middle-aged woman came over and praised: "The girl is so skillful. How many people are so hungry that they go to the military camp to steal food. Unfortunately... they were beaten to death without even touching the door of the granary."

"There is so much food in the granary, why don't they send it to you?" Xueyan asked.

"Ah... it's time for war, and they need to support the army, so how can they care about the lives and deaths of our people?" the woman sighed.

"Isn't the army defending the country just to protect the people?"

"Then how can we care about these? The army in Hezhou was not like this before. Somehow, there were several army soldiers. These people, snakes and rats were in a nest, domineering and oppressing the people. If we want to survive, we must swallow our anger. There is no place for us people to speak here. They have an army, and they are the king's law."

"How could this happen? The emperor of Ji State doesn't care? Didn't your prefect tell him?" Yesterday, Xueyan had seen their lawlessness. I guess these people were the confidants of Master Wu. After seeing their character, they naturally understood that what she said was the truth, but it was still very strange. The rules in the world should be the final say of the local government.

"Oh... this is the frontier, even if the emperor knows, it's probably beyond the reach." The woman turned her eyes and seemed to see hope. "But now that there is a girl here, our people in Hezhou will have a way out."

"Me?" Xueyan sighed that she was just a little demon. It was okay to steal some food, but even if she could save them for a while, she would not be able to take care of them for a lifetime.

The woman looked at Xueyan and praised. "Yes, the girl has such good skills and can escape unstoppable when entering and leaving the barracks. She will definitely make a way out for us ordinary people."

"You want to resist?" Xueyan asked back when she heard her say this.

"Before, some young people in the city could not stand the oppression and stood up to resist, but they had an army, so the people could not fight against it. Later, the resistance was suppressed, and the military ordered the rebels to be killed. Those who could run away went to the mountains to become bandits, and those who did not run away were beaten to death." The woman replied helplessly. "I'll go pick some wild vegetables and come back, and the girl will eat something here."

"Mom, I'll go." The little girl woke up very early and kept sitting there listening to their chatting.

"The situation outside should be very messy now, so you should stay in the house first." Xueyan whispered. "I'll go out and have a look."

The little girl got up from the straw couch and grabbed Xueyan's hand. "Big sister, my mother's food is the best, so stay and taste it."

"Mom..." Xueyan whispered in a low voice. Xueyan had never read this word. She didn't expect that it would be so far away and even stranger when she read it now. This is the warmth that belongs only to the world. It always reminds Xueyan of her life. Xueyan untied the purse on her waist, which was filled with an earring, which was not very expensive. Two round jade beads were stringed together. The Holy Spirit Taoist said that when she discovered Xueyan, Xueyan was lying on a white snow field, with only this earring in her cradle, and this earring was the only bond between Xueyan and Fanchen's family affection. Whose is this? Could it be that it was my mother? Xueyan held the earring in her hand and asked herself. "Where is the other earring?"

"Miss, you've been busy with us all night, just eat something before going out."

The little girl saw Xueyan in a daze and shook Xueyan's hand. "Big sister, let's go pick wild vegetables together, okay?"

Xueyan followed the little girl to the wasteland behind. The weeds were everywhere on the wasteland. The little girl bent over and slashed out the wild vegetables with sharp stones, skillfully brushed off the soil at the roots, and put them on her skirt.

Xueyan looked at her serious appearance. She was only six or seven years old and had experienced so many changes. It was so pitiful.

Thinking about the superior life the children of wealthy families were enjoying, Xueyan lowered her head and sighed: "It's all human beings, but the difference is fate."

The little girl's skirt was covered with wild vegetables. She walked over and took Xueyan's hand and said happily: "It's so great, I finally get full today."

Xueyan squatted down and stroked her head. "I'll let you eat every day from now on, okay?"

"Really?" the little girl asked, as if it was such a luxury to eat a full stomach.

Xueyan pinched her little face pitifully and nodded.

"That's great, then you won't have to go hungry anymore." The little girl was very happy.

Xueyan led her back, and there were more soldiers on the street, all of whom were fierce and fierce. Xueyan leaned over and said softly, "You go back first, sister has something to do, and then go back to find you after you finish it."

"Okay." The little girl rolled her eyes, nodded, and ran home obediently.

There was a middle-aged man sitting on the threshold of his home smoking a cigarette, sighing at a row of soldiers passing by.

Xueyan walked over and asked in a low voice: "Is there something wrong here?"

The middle-aged man did not answer Xue Yan's words, but looked up and down and asked, "The girl is not a local, right?"

"Yeah." Xueyan nodded. "I came from another place."

"Then leave here quickly." The man sighed, looking worried.

"Why?" Xueyan asked strangely. Although she had never been to Hezhou, she had heard of Hezhou before. "I remember that Hezhou is a major trade center. Even if it interrupts its contact with Liang State, it will not be so poor?"

"Oh... the girl doesn't know that Hezhou was originally a wealthy place and had traded with Liang State all year round. But not long ago, a border guard came to Hezhou. Relying on the support of the national army, he was lawless in Hezhou. In order to strengthen his power and military, he collected grain and withdrew tariffs. He even arrested strong men to serve as soldiers without authorization. Only the elderly, weak, women and children were left at home. When natural disasters were caused, the fields were deserted, and the people were hungry, but they became more and more rampant, causing the people of Hezhou to live in vain." The middle-aged man took a puff of his cigarette, and his eyebrows were full of sorrow. "Look, this morning, the bandits stole some military food and threw it to the streets and alleys to distribute it to the refugees. The leader named Shen felt that he had lost face and got angry. He was not preparing to send troops to the mountain to suppress the bandits."

"Going up the mountain to suppress bandits?" This morning's food was stolen by Xueyan, so why did it have something to do with the bandits, but Xueyan didn't know it and was waiting for the middle-aged man to explain.

"Yes, not long ago, the villagers in the town who were unwilling to oppression organized an uprising army, but they were quickly suppressed. Some people were beaten to death. Those who escaped by chance ran to Yuhe Mountain to become bandits. Yuhe Mountain was in a dangerous position, so the commander had no choice but to give up." The middle-aged man put down his cigarette puff. "Those bandits are all good people. They dare to risk their lives to steal the food and grass from the army to distribute to the villagers. What a good person!"

"Didn't you hear that a general named Ye Feng came to Hezhou?" Xueyan interrupted him and asked. She remembered that Ye Feng would come here, and that Master Wu wanted to harm him.

"Ye Feng? Are you talking about General Ye?" The man's eyes lit up when he heard this name, and he felt enlightened. "If he came, we would be saved."

"Do you know him?" Xueyan was surprised. It was rare for senior brother to come here?

"That was two years ago. He is really a genius! Originally, Liang State invaded our Hezhou for many years, and the garrison here was powerless. In less than half a month, he settled the Liang army that was in chaos and re-arranged the defense. Liang State was always afraid of him and did not dare to invade! Unfortunately, he left before he stayed here for a month. Later, he heard that he pacified all directions and became a famous general of Ji State."

"You should be talking about him." Xueyan nodded. Her senior brother was once an elite in the heavens and must be at ease in the world.

"When will he come? If he were here, the garrison here would not be like this." The man was full of expectations.

"I just heard that he would come, so I came out to ask." Xueyan was a little uncertain, and the man was obviously disappointed.

Another row of soldiers walked over. The middle-aged man stood up, shook his head and sighed, and walked into the house and said, "I'm afraid it's time to fight again, so girls should leave here earlier."

Xueyan was silent and returned to the thatched hut. The little girl was cooking porridge for her mother. She simply set up a fire in the yard. She cooked very thin porridge in the tattered iron pot, and some blackened wild vegetables were mixed in it.

The little girl saw Xueyan coming in and served a bowl of porridge in front of Xueyan. "Big sister, try the wild vegetable porridge cooked by my mother."

Xueyan took the bowl of porridge and swallowed secretly. They could be treasures of such things, which shows how poor their lives are.

"In our small mountain city, this is a good thing. Girl, don't dislike it. Just drink some to warm your stomach." The middle-aged woman looked at Xueyan apologetically. Such a woman who is not in the world is obviously not an ordinary person. Although middle-aged women are poor, they have seen the world. They know that such things must be difficult to swallow in Xueyan's eyes.

Xueyan held the porridge and took a sip. She cooked some wild vegetables in the rice soup and savored it carefully. It was a little bitter, but she swallowed it but felt very warm. Xueyan usually drank the best soup porridge in Bihua Mountain, but she never tasted such a warm taste. Xueyan smiled slightly. "It's delicious."

The middle-aged woman was very happy and greeted her enthusiastically. "Then drink more, I cooked a lot."

Xueyan nodded and asked softly: "Do you know where Yuheshan is?"

When the middle-aged woman heard the words Yuheshan, her face changed. "Yuheshan is the highest mountain in our Hezhou. You can see it when you go out. Why would a girl ask about Yuheshan?"

"I know there are bandits there." Xueyan did not go around the bush. The grain was stolen by Xueyan. If the bandits were killed innocently because of Xueyan's behavior, how could Xueyan feel sad? Moreover, since they are also suffering villagers and have the courage to resist, they can naturally help Xueyan smuggle grain to the villagers in the future. Xueyan is calm. "To be honest, I can't transport too much food by myself, and you can't help..."

"So you want to ask for help from the bandits!" The woman interrupted Xueyan, with a happier look in her eyes. "Girls, don't be afraid when she hears it's bandits. In fact, they are all refugees who have been bullied too much and become bandits. If you don't have the ability to resist, you can only stay here to swallow your anger."

"I know." Xueyan nodded. "I want to know about the bandits."

"The leader of the bandit was A Qing. He used to be a wandering orphan. When the neighbors saw her pitiful, they gave her extra food and pulled her to grow up. The child was generous and loyal, and he was unwilling to watch the people here suffer, so he rebelled and resisted. However, he failed and ran to the mountains to become a bandit."

"But I heard that the army went up the mountain to suppress bandits so many times, but failed. How can I find them?" Xueyan knew that on a huge mountain, she wanted to find someone who deliberately escaped the world, just looking for a needle in a haystack. She had to find them in front of the soldiers.

The woman attached to Xueyan's ear and whispered: "This is not difficult. Just go up the mountain and walk eastward."

At this time, the horn of war preparation sounded in the town, and shouts came from afar, and the middle-aged woman sighed. "I'm afraid there will be war again in this situation."

Xueyan remembered that the man said that the commander surnamed Chen wanted to raise an army to suppress the bandits. Now the sound outside was earth-shaking. Obviously, there were many people, which showed that Commander Chen's determination to suppress the bandits.

This time I really caused trouble, Xueyan secretly blamed herself.

"I can't delay any more. Those soldiers are going up the mountain to suppress bandits. I have to inform them." Before the woman could answer, Xueyan hurriedly put down the bowl in her hand, rushed out of the yard, and flew towards the highest mountain, completely ignoring that the woman called her behind her. It is important to save people. The military ration was stolen by Xueyan, and she must not let so many innocent lives die in the fire of war.
Chapter completed!