"Time is running out, let's hurry up."

Xia Ning hurriedly urged her, picked up two big bags and walked out of the alley.

Helpless, Song Shaoqin had no choice but to carry the sack and follow him out.

The two of them came to the entrance of the dilapidated temple alley again and walked straight in. There were no people around, so they didn't need to worry about anything at all.

This ruined temple should be the Earth Temple. It is not very large, just a square room. Now even the doors and windows are gone, leaving only a bare door frame.

At this time, the ruined temple was full of people inside and outside, about forty or fifty people.

The people who ruined the temple looked at the two people who walked in, and the expressions on their faces did not change. They only glanced lightly, and then everyone withdrew their gazes and continued to be in a daze.

It wasn't until Xia Ning opened the food bag that the aroma of food wafted out from inside. The group of people immediately looked over, their eyes glowing green with hunger, and some people even swallowed involuntarily.

Song Shaoqin took a step forward to block everyone's sight, and glanced at them with a cold expression. After seeing that their gazes were somewhat restrained, he spoke.

"Is there anyone among you who is in charge?"

Hearing this, everyone's eyes averted for a while, because they were not sure what the two people's purpose was, so they remained silent in a tacit agreement.

But among the crowd, an older man in his fifties came out shakily.

"Master, may I ask what your orders are? I am the leader of their clan."

Song Shaoqin said bluntly, "Where are you from? What happened and how did you end up here?"

After hearing this, the old patriarch realized that the other party had no ill intentions, so he relaxed a lot and truthfully told their experience.

"We are from Chengjia Village, fifty miles away from Sanxi Town. Five days ago, a group of bandits came to the village. They looted our village and set it on fire. We had nowhere to go, so we had to come to Sanxi Town to seek help from the Yamen.

The great master’s help.”

Life in Chengjia Village is pretty good, because the people in the village are very hard-working and can endure hardships. In addition, everyone comes from the same clan, so they have always been united and helped each other.

This time, a group of bandits were provoked for some unknown reason. They rushed into the village in the middle of the night and started a massacre and looting. There were originally more than a hundred people in their village. After some resistance, only

There are less than fifty people left.

Originally, they came to Sanxi Town with full hopes, hoping that Master Qingtian would provide justice for them, eliminate harm for the people, or at least lend a hand to help them rebuild their homes.

But who knows, after listening to their statements, the elder not only did not send anyone to investigate the truth, but instead beat the drummers who complained and drove them out of the Yamen.

They had no choice, they had nowhere to go, the village had been burned down by the bandits, they had nothing to live on, and the government didn't care about them, so they had no choice but to temporarily commit themselves to this ruined temple, in the hope of a change, or to find out more.

Click on the news about those bandits.

"That's what it is."

The old patriarch arched his hands, and his whole body became rickety. He must have endured a lot of blow and pressure during this period.

"Why is this Sanxi Town so deserted?" Song Shaoqin nodded and asked another key question.

The old patriarch sighed deeply, "Today's taxes are getting more and more every year. This year, taxes were levied twice. Everyone is miserable. These days are not good and we can't even afford to eat. How can we pay for it?"

Do you have enough money to hang out in the town? So many shops couldn't survive, so they closed their doors and went to make a living elsewhere."

Four 7,000-word updates, another day of catch-up updates!

We Qing Ning and his wife are about to embark on the road to founding a great nation~
Chapter completed!