The two of them rode forward not long after.
Han Chengyu and his party also started on their way.
Li Yunze glanced back and said, "There is a master among those guards."
"Is he more powerful than you?" Ye Yutong turned to ask him.
Since she started practicing martial arts, she has gained some understanding of martial arts.
You know that Ping An should be very powerful, but at what stage has it reached? She wasn't very clear.
Li Yunze said with a smile: "Probably not, but he can still be considered a leader in the world."
Ye Yutong was very surprised by these words, "He is not as good as you, he is the best. Ping An, what rank are you in now? Can you rank high in the world?"
Li Yunze smiled and shook his head, "There are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the world. There are many capable people in this world, and there are people with strong martial arts skills in every sect. If I want to be ranked in the martial arts world, I will have to practice for at least a few more years. "
In fact, what he said was modest. With his current skills, there should be few opponents in the world.
Ye Yutong gave a thumbs up and praised, "That's very impressive! Ping An, you are only thirteen years old this year, you are still a child. You are already very good at practicing like this."
Li Yunze laughed out loud at her praise, "I wasn't so good before. Ever since I drank the water from the well, my skill and internal strength have increased very quickly."
He thought for a while and then said: "You, eldest brother, and second brother have made such rapid progress in martial arts, which should be the reason why you drank that water.
Otherwise, given the ages of the three of you, it would have been impossible for you to reach this level in just half a year. "
Ye Yutong agreed with him. The well water was indeed magical. She knew it in modern times, but there was no way to explain it.
The only way to continue the lie of the gods is, "When the gods left, they told me that this water can strengthen the body and is useful for us mortals, but in their fairy world, it is just ordinary water, so I can use it as I please."
Li Yunze hesitated for a while and said: "If this water is not valuable to the gods, you and your eldest and second brothers can take a bath in the well water every day. That will make progress faster."
In fact, he had long wanted to mention taking a bath in well water.
But thinking about such magical water, if it was used for bathing, I was afraid that the gods would blame Tongtong, so I never spoke.
"Okay, from now on, we will use that water to take a bath every day. All four of us will use it." Ye Yutong readily agreed.
Anyway, the well water in the space is used today and will return to its original position tomorrow.
Since it helps them practice martial arts, why not use it?
She used to use it to soak her feet and wash her face.
But sometimes I find it troublesome and am too lazy to fetch water from the well, so I just wash myself in the bathtub or shower in the bathroom.
The water in the bathroom is pumped from the creek. She installed a water heater and solar energy, which can provide hot water for about ten people.
Now Ye Mingxuan and Li Yunze rarely take a shower outside, and they particularly like that shower.
No matter how cold it is outside, I have to come in and wash myself every day because I sweat a lot from practicing martial arts and feel uncomfortable.
He had never seen them so clean before. Ye Mingzhe said that they both stunk and loved to enjoy themselves.
It was a smooth journey for the two of them.
Except for encountering a few beasts that eat human flesh. But they were all killed without mercy by Li Yunze.
Ye Yutong secretly took some food to the victims on the road.
The two also dug a big pit, put some water and fish in it, and revealed the location to the victims, asking them to go there to get water.
They rode on horseback at night and rested during the day. On the night of the eighth day, they arrived near the capital.
The further we walked, the more victims there were. The ground was covered with black water and people were lying everywhere.
A high wall and the imposing city gate kept these refugees out. It's like two worlds that have nothing to do with each other.
Li Yunze looked at everything in front of him, with no expression on his stern face.
But Ye Yutong saw unconcealable anger in his eyes.
She sighed. In this age where people live by God, if there is no wise king, the lives of the people at the bottom can only be imagined.
"Let's find a place to stay for a while. Let's wait until daybreak to see if we can enter the city?"
Her words were heard by an old man next to her.
The old man kindly reminded, "No one is allowed in, no one is allowed in! You are young and can walk, so escape to Shu and the south! There may be a way to survive over there, so don't stay here."
He was lying on the ground with a several-year-old child in his arms. He looked at the sky desperately and murmured to himself:
"So what if you come to the emperor's feet? It's not like no one cares about it. So many people starve to death every day. No one cares about it. No one asks... It's a dead end even if you get here..."
Li Yunze turned around and looked at the high wall with cold eyes.
Ye Yutong burst into tears after hearing these desperate words.
She looked around in the moonlight. They were basically old people, and there were some young people, but very few.
As the old man said, all the young strong men should have fled elsewhere. Those who couldn't walk were left here.
I wonder if Uncle Shitou and Uncle Daming also went to Shu or the south?
Seeing that there was a child in his arms, Ye Yutong took a few steamed buns, a few eggs, and a pack of fried noodles and put them under his quilt.
The old man suddenly sat up and was about to speak. Ye Yutong put his finger on his mouth and said "shhh".
He whispered: "Grandpa, keep it for the children."
The old man moved his lips a few times and whispered, "Thank you, baby."
It was still a while before dawn, and the two of them sat here and listened to the old man talk about recent events.
“Last year, the nobles in the city would give out some porridge and rice, and sometimes they would also let people go into the city to buy some things.
But since the Chinese New Year, more and more people have come to the capital to flee, and now they are not allowed in. No one cares about the people who starve to death. The victims dig holes and bury them themselves. "
Ye Yutong asked: "Old man, where are you from? When did you escape here?"
"I'm from Wei County. I came here to escape the famine in December last year. There was no water at all in the village and town.
I was thinking at that time, why can’t the emperor watch the people die of thirst and starvation, right? But who knew that coming here...sigh. "
The old man sighed heavily, filled with disappointment and despair, "Many of us here are from Wei County. We arrived late and did not catch up with the good times.
Some of those who came earlier were resettled in nearby villages, and some went to the city. The young people who were not resettled later fled to the south. We are old and can no longer move, so we can only wait here to die. "
He hugged his grandson tightly and said with red eyes: "It's a pity that I have such a good grandson..."
Ye Yutong felt sad after hearing this, "Grandpa, is there no one else at home?"
"They are all dead. My son, daughter-in-law and wife were beaten to death while grabbing water. My wife also starved to death some time ago. Now we are the only two left to depend on each other."
The old man wiped his tears and said, "I originally wanted to take my grandson and sell myself to become a heir to a wealthy family.
But when people came to pick people, they looked at us as old and young as we were too young to work. They didn’t accept us even if we didn’t have any money. "
Li Yunze asked: "Old man, how did you survive this period of time?"
The old man smiled bitterly and said: "Fortunately, there is no shortage of water here. I went to the mountain to peel some bark and dig some grass roots, and I have been living in a muddle until now."
