While everyone was eating, Yu Yi also made a general observation. As Su Xue said, the two sons of the Su family had some problems. One was an adult, but he actually needed Su to follow him to feed him, and the other was walking for a while. Wei Yiwei seems to be somewhat disabled. No wonder their family burden is so heavy.
Their eating looks were very ugly, but Yu Yi understood very well that this was the reason why they had not had enough to eat all year round, so he called Su Xue out and said, "Your family's situation is indeed very miserable. After I leave, your father will definitely Change your attitude again and I'll give you some money so that he won't dare to drive you away easily."
"Master, I appreciate your kindness. You should keep the money. I will never accept it."
Su Xue is different from Su Mingqiang. She does not accept Yu Yi's money and seems a little disappointed when she heard that Yu Yi is leaving.
"Hey, you don't understand. I came all the way from Huguan. I know the situation in the Taihang Mountains. I am determined to eliminate these bandits and restore peace to the people at the foot of the mountain. However, I am weak on my own. I must go to my base area. Call in some personnel."
Yuyi led Su Xue away from Su's house and came to the center of Maocheng. As he walked, he told Su Xue the reason for leaving.
Su Xue nodded in understanding, then bowed and said, "For the people of Maocheng, I would like to thank you for your great kindness."
"Hey, let's wait until I can really eliminate the bandits. I think Maocheng is quite a prosperous place. There should be government agencies such as government agencies. Why not maintain the stability of this place?"
Yu Yi walked all the way and observed that the urban infrastructure in Maocheng was more advanced than that in Huguan. He thought that the court should have institutions here, so he made inquiries.
"There are no official houses here. If we really want to talk about it, there is a large granary located in the northeast corner of Maocheng. There are heavy military commanders there."
Su Xue thought for a while and told the situation of the granary.
Yuyi stopped and looked northeast, and sure enough he found a huge fenced area, which must be a granary.
Yu Yi thought that the Tang Lin army sent to Daoxiang Village must be only a small one. The best strategy would be to unite the troops guarding the granary and strive to form an alliance to fight against the bandits together.
"Let's see, if you take me to the granary, the money will be considered as your traveling expenses, okay?"
Yuyi put the money into Su Xue's hand again, and then put forward his own reasons.
Su Xue tried to refuse again, but Yu Yi had already walked ahead. Su Xue had no choice but to accept the money and lead Yu Yi to the granary.
The granary was in a suburb outside Maocheng, and it took the two of them just one stick of incense to walk. When they were about to reach it, a cold arrow suddenly shot down from above and went straight to Su Xue's head.
Su Xue didn't know martial arts, so how could she realize this danger? At the critical moment, Yu Yi quickly pushed Su Xue away and used a bronze halberd to swing the bow and arrow away, thus resolving the crisis.
"This is the Maocheng Grain Depot. Don't let other people wander in, otherwise you will be shot without mercy!"
There was a shout from above the sentry tower not far away.
"How's it going? It's okay!"
Yu Yi walked over and helped Su Xue up, expressing cordial condolences.
"Sir, I owe you another favor. I think it will be difficult for me to repay it."
Su Xue seemed a little embarrassed. This was the second time Yu Yi saved her life.
"It doesn't matter, just rest where you are and I'll be right back."
Yu Yi knew that it would be inconvenient to bring Su Xue with him to enter the grain depot, so he asked her to wait where she was.
He carried the bronze halberd behind his back, poured his inner strength into his feet, and moved forward quickly.
Warning sounds came from several sentry towers again, but Yu Yi didn't care at all, so he shot the bow and arrow in Yu Yi's direction. Yu Yi just smiled slightly, his body erratic, dodging the oncoming bow and arrow, occasionally There were some bows and arrows with strong penetrating power, and he used his bronze halberd to deflect them away.
Yuyi's charge was enough to cause the grain depot to activate an emergency. The horn was blown on the sentry tower, indicating that it was in a state of combat readiness. Upon hearing the call from the horn, the guards inside organized their queues and marched out of the warehouse in unison to deal with the risk. .
Yu Yi did not advance further at this time, but just stuck the bronze halberd into the ground and stood straight aside.
I thought it was bandits coming for a sneak attack. When the army came out, they found that there was only one person and surrounded him.
Yu Yi took a general look and saw that the leader was relatively young, with a few inches of beard, wearing white armor, holding a red tassel gun, and wearing an iron helmet on his head. Next to him was a fat middle-aged man, who was dressed somewhat similarly to him. The only difference is the hat.
"I dare to ask who is here and why they broke in!"
It was not easy to pass through the first line of defense single-handedly. The leader did not order an immediate attack, but just lined up the team and stepped forward to ask.
"My name is Yu Yi. I am a passerby who came to the grain depot to find the leader here."
Yuyi cupped his hands and explained his intention.
"I am the leading commander of this grain depot, his name is Ding Zhiming. The one next to me is the deputy commander, his name is Wu Lanmu. I wonder why you are looking for us?"
Ding Zhiming asked.
"Have you heard that Maocheng is often robbed by bandits from the eastern part of Taihang District?"
Yu Yi pulled up the bronze halberd and placed it behind his back.
"I have heard that recently, bandits have put on the coat of the Yellow Turban Army, and their activities have become more frequent. We have had several conflicts."
Ding Zhiming thought for a while and replied.
"Since you know that there are bandits causing trouble, as the imperial army, you should share the worries of the imperial court and destroy these bandits."
Yuyi seemed a little dissatisfied.
"You don't know this. There are nearly a thousand bandits in the East District, which is huge. And our grain depot is responsible for transporting grain and grass to Youzhou. We have sent hundreds of people out, and now there are less than 500 people. , it’s good to be able to protect yourself, but how can you still have the ability to suppress thieves.”
Ding Zhiming sighed.
"Are we just going to let the bandits kill innocent people endlessly?"
Yuyi asked rhetorically.
"The world is like this. There will always be some innocent people who die miserably. That is their fate. Even if we are willing, we are not strong enough."
Ding Zhiming further elaborated on this point of view.
"Hmph, I think you are just making excuses. If you don't think of a solution, I will!"
Yu Yi knew that the alliance could no longer be discussed, so he left angrily.
Ding Zhiming and Wu Lanmu just shook their heads and secretly sighed that the young man in front of them was too bloody and a little naive.
After Yu Yi left the Maocheng Grain Depot, he returned to Su Xue and told her everything. Su Xue just smiled and said, "Master, don't be angry, they do have their own reasons."
"Whatever difficulties there may be, it's just an excuse. If you want to suppress thieves, you will take action no matter how difficult it is."
Yu Yi turned around and looked at the grain depot, wishing it could be set on fire.
