Changsun Tao said: "During the late emperor, some prisoners were sent to the south to quarry and mining, and those prisoners settled their homes near the mine cave. Although they were much more relaxed than ordinary prisoners, their range of activities was limited to the mine cave. They did not move around easily on weekdays, and they did not easily communicate with the outside world. It was not surprising that we had any omissions."

Yang Qian continued: "There are only old, weak, women and children here, and young and strong men are not seen. When the disaster occurs, are they still in the mine..."

Changsun Tao spoke lightly, but it made people feel heavy: "We are just mortals and cannot save everyone."

Sanmeng's focus was still above the initial doubt: "It's still wrong. There are no mines or stone fields nearby, and there seems to be no sheds for wind and rain on this hill. How did they escape here when the disaster happened?"

Yang Qian said: "Mine caves and stone fields within a radius of hundreds of miles are usually on the mountain. They settled on the high ground, so they were not washed away by the flood. Have you seen the huts in the forest?"

"This is probably one of the places where the broken limbs and arms may be from the people who lived here, or they may have rushed from other places."

Changsun Tao continued: "Since this matter is coming to me, most of these people are gathered here."

Yang Qian said: "Who made the move? Does Your Highness have any flaws?"

Changsun Tao said: "There are only those left and right, but what I don't know yet is how they will deal with me."

When the people on the mountain saw the visitor, they seemed to see the light of life, struggled to get up from the ground, and kept waving their arms at Changsun Tao and the others.

Sanmeng said: "I have a bad premonition. Prince, have you gone ashore?"

Changsun Tao looked at them. The old had sparse hair and staggered steps. The small had a pale face and thin skin, a thin figure. The woman had a haggard face and ragged clothes.

All of this shows their miserable situation.

"The superiors regard the people as chess. People are just cold numbers, and tens of millions of lives are nothing. But to govern the world, the life of every citizen is extremely precious."

This is the words of Mr. Yi Yong. Changsun Tao has been engraved into his bones and is practicing them anytime and anywhere.

If he ignores these thousands of lives today because he avoids danger and allows them to die, then what is he who sacrifices his life and protects the peace of this land for so many years?

If he just left like this, what would he regard the things that his master's wife cherished with her life?

“Go ashore.”

Changsun Tao let out this decision lightly, and the group paddled the raft and climbed the shore.

The people quickly surrounded him. The pressure of this number of people made Yang Qian and the guards immediately alert. They had to pull out their swords: "Don't move, otherwise the sword will be eyeless!"

The old and weak finally calmed down and looked at the few people hungryly. The eyes looked like starving ghosts, which were very creepy, making people creepy and chill.

Just now, a child's timid voice rang out: "Grandpa, do we want to eat them?"

Everyone was stunned and couldn't help but feel scared.

When his eyes happened to hit the pile of clean chewed bones nearby, everyone was shocked. Did these people actually eat people?

Yang Qian became more and more alert. The old man seemed to realize that his grandson had said the wrong thing and quickly scolded: "Why still don't know how to say the whole thing? Isn't grandpa teaching you all the time? I'm so stupid!"

Then the little grandson said again stutteringly: "Grandpa, will they bring us some food?"

The old man comforted his grandson and said, "Yes, you will definitely do it. You don't have to go hungry anymore."

This little episode happened, and Changsun Tao had already realized that there was something wrong, but the fact that cannibalism was horrifying. Without the matter being clarified, he was asked to leave the old and weak, and his conscience and sense of responsibility could not be allowed.

If he is a traitor and evil person, can he kill someone like a numb?

Ke Yiyong Hou and Princess Chuanping had a deep influence on him/her. The people were also his weaknesses, and he could not give up any of them.

So, Changsun Tao still ordered people to prepare food and distribute it to the people, and he continued to observe the situation and immediately led people to retreat whenever there was something wrong.

If these people are just ordinary old and weak, they still need to find a way to settle them well.

After maintaining order, the guard brought two large pots from the raft, took out the rainwater from the potholes on the mountain and filtered it with fine sand and stones. He immediately cooked two large pots of dough soup, without any seasonings, sprinkled some salt into it, and then served it for everyone.

Because the dishes and chopsticks were limited, they had to give them to the elderly and children first. The younger ones were stopped by and waited for the elderly and children to finish their meal before they could be their turn.

However, a strange scene appeared. The elderly and children looked hungry for a long time, but they didn't look like they had an appetite with their gnocchi.

And the young people who were not yet their turn to eat were just staring at Changsun Tao and his group, without any interest in the food in the pot.

Changsun Tao held the spoon and suddenly shouted softly: "Go!"

The reaction of the people confirmed that eating people is not a legend. They look at their own eyes as if beasts look at prey. This shows that they want to eat their own group more than the food in the pot.

Even if you cherish the people, you cannot let yourself be a New Year pig. You will run away first.

A dozen subordinates were in a uniform manner and quickly withdrew. In a few moments, they had arrived at the shore and were about to take a raft to leave.

The group of people was anxious when they saw the flesh in their mouths running away. An old man with gray hair and sparse teeth shouted: "Catch them!"

Thousands of people immediately surrounded them, crowded with people, like ants, quickly surrounding them, and even Xiao Hei didn't let them go.

Someone took out his knives and cut off the ropes of the raft to prevent them from escaping.

Changsun Tao and Yang Qian jumped up and grabbed the raft in time. Xiao Hei also pierced his head into the water, biting the rope of another raft with his mouth, and stabilizing the raft that was about to float away.

Yang Qian was angry: "Does these dead monsters want to eat me?"

A group of subordinates protected Sanmeng to break through, and he shouted loudly: "Can't you even see it so obvious?"

The group of people looked fierce, and they surrounded them one after another, as if they were desperate, and they were very stunning. They were like hunting beasts, driven by instinct, chasing their prey relentlessly.

But Changsun Tao's people were not useless. Although the other party had a lot of people, they broke through quickly. The group boarded the raft and shaking the oars were about to leave.

But at this moment, "Bang bang bang...", the pig urine bubbles exploded one after another, and waves of ripples appeared in the water. Several dark heads swung past the boat. They cut off the deer tendons that tied the raft, pierced the pig urine bubble and swam away quickly.

When things got to this point, everyone understood that this was indeed a trap against the prince.
Chapter completed!