He doesn't look handsome, he's even a little less handsome than me. He looked inconspicuous, twenty-four or five years old, dressed in white and wrapped in a sweat towel, without the feeling of a big man looking down on the common people. The skin is slightly yellowish, and there are calluses on the palms of both hands. One can tell at a glance that he was once a dutiful farmer, and his smile is as warm and simple as the sun. His eyes are dark and energetic, and he is looking at the man who is looking at him at this moment. I.
Overall, nothing special.
But I always feel a little familiar. There is a saying in the secret passage that it is best for assassins to recognize assassins, because everyone has similar temperaments, and intuitively it is easy to distinguish who is of the same kind. So for me, the young man in white in front of me may also have some similarities with me.
The young man kneeling on the ground seemed convinced of him, and as soon as he spoke, the man named Yohan immediately stood up.
The young man walked up to us, held out his hand to me, and said to the victims standing there:
"Everyone has heard what the little brother said just now. I think it is very reasonable. This young girl wants to help everyone, but because of her limited ability, she can't help everyone. She can only pick some people to save. Let's Ah, no matter how much you beg her, she can't conjure up more money to help us, and in the end she can only trouble her. Her original intention was to save people, but if the big guys take advantage of her kindness , forced her into a dilemma, what is the difference between us and those villains? After so many days, we have persisted, and now that someone helps, those who can be helped will naturally be relieved, and those who cannot be helped can also be relieved. Even a mouthful of food. When the relief food from the capital arrives, everyone can survive. Tell me, is this the truth?"
Youhan exchanged glances with the people around him and fell to his knees. This time, he did not persuade Baihuang to take him away, but apologized to Baihuang:
"It's Yohan, I'm sorry, my lord!"
I paid attention, and with the arrival of the man in white, the surrounding people seemed to have calmed down.
Everyone looked ashamed.
The man in white said loudly:
"But there is one thing I don't agree with. Just now, this little brother was quite disrespectful to His Majesty the King in his words, but in fact, His Majesty has never forgotten us! This year, he specially approved 80,000 gold coins to help us. Some treacherous ministers in the court deceived His Majesty and embezzled the money privately, which made you fall into this situation. Please believe that Yongtian Kingdom will never forget its people. Corrupt officials and officials will show their true colors one day. You have to live well until the day you pay the money!"
As he spoke, the man in white laughed and added:
"After all, the distribution of money is based on the head. One more person in the family can get more money."
There were smiles on the faces of the people.
The man in white waved his hand and said:
"Okay! Those who are willing to be house slaves will stay, miss, please choose some people who are pleasing to your eyes."
Bai Huang nodded, and walked forward, starting with those with severe frostbite. Some children, women, and old people with pale faces were also on her list. Heji followed closely behind her, while Alaya took a step back and stood behind me.
The people selected in the end are basically those who need food and warmth the most, and no one can say anything. One hundred and twenty people were selected, and Bai Huang came back to me. Others in the crowd showed more or less disappointed looks. The man in white comforted them a few words, and then asked the selected ones to go back to pack their bags and gather in one place to wait, and the crowd gradually dispersed.
The man in white cupped his hands towards Bai Huang, bowed deeply, and said:
"Thank you, lady."
After speaking, he smiled at me and said:
"Of course, I am also grateful to this little brother. But please don't mind, little brother. The mountains are blocked by heavy snow, there is no food and no clothes, and there are many people who freeze to death and starve to death every day. After finally seeing a life-saving straw, their words and demeanor Some extremes are inevitable.”
I smiled and said:
"I don't mind, as long as they don't hate me. Didn't know you were...?"
The man in white smiled slightly and said:
"My name is Umi. In the past, like them, I was a low-level people who were exploited layer by layer. Thanks to His Majesty's grace, I was called to be a small official in the capital. This time Tianyue Mountain was going to build a palace, but The homes of 300,000 people were destroyed. It snowed heavily and the livelihood of the people was deteriorating. I also feel the same. It just so happens that the king’s capital has nothing to do with me right now, so I slipped out to see if I could do something for them.”
He looked away from the victims in the distance, and asked us:
"The two accents don't look like people living in the capital, do you? Why are you here?"
Bai Huang said:
"I am the daughter of the lord of Yunhai, Bai Huang. This is Li De, the lord of Yuxi City, and thanks to the heavy snow, these servants riding dragons made a mistake and had to land here. over this."
Umi said to himself:
"Sea of clouds... White Phoenix..."
As if confirming something in his heart, he nodded and asked:
"But the phoenix in [Cloud Sea Phoenix]? It is said that the Baihuang girl is easy to fight, and it is better to see it after a long time. I have also heard about Li De, who can be invited to the capital. There is no such thing as an ordinary person. The two of you are now Going to the capital? If you are in a hurry, I can find a few inns near the capital and help you arrange the one hundred and twenty people to stay. When you turn around, you can go to the shop owner to make up the money."
Baihuang directly threw the money bag in his hand to Umi, and said:
"Don't be so troublesome, I, Baihuang, don't need this little money, just use it. After spending it, just ask me for it."
Umi took it with a wry smile, put it in his arms, and said:
"Then I would like to thank Miss Baihuang for trusting me."
Bai Huang turned her head and asked me:
"Then what should we do now, go to the capital? Or hang around here?"
I was not interested in either side, so I asked back:
"What are you going to do?"
Bai Huang narrowed his eyes and said seriously:
"During the New Year, near the capital of the kingdom. Three hundred thousand refugees were homeless. In the heavy snow, the living and the dead were mixed together. This is not a trivial matter. Others don't care, I, Baihuang, want to see what is going on here. What is the ins and outs, how muddy and deep the water in the capital is. If you want me to say, if you take a stroll around here, anyway, going to the capital so early is just a polite greeting with those people, as boring as death."
Probably because he did something good just now, Bai Huang was in a good mood, so he forgot the scene of being hugged and begged by his legs. He flicked his sleeves and led Heji forward. Umi and I looked at each other and followed. Alaiya followed closely beside me, followed by those ugly-looking soldiers.
The wind and snow gradually stopped, but the wind was still very strong, which made people feel cold.