After feeling secretly angry for a while, Lu Yunyou saw that it was already late, and he quickly took Lu Yi to a roadside stall to buy some of the cheapest dry food, and then walked quickly towards the place where the refugees gathered.
Most of those refugees were people who had no choice but to flee because ferocious beasts or bandits destroyed their homes. In the past few years, the number of refugees fleeing to Wuyang City has increased unabated, just because there is no one in the Chaos Ridge. People can protect civilians from vicious beasts or bandits.
Before Lu Yunyou helped those refugees, almost all the refugees initially made a living by going to the city to do hard labor or begging. Many people starved to death, but in fact, starving to death was not the worst outcome, because no matter what happened before Still now, some forces in the city would grab some strong men from the newly arrived refugees to do hard labor almost every day, or they would grab some relatively capable refugees to try their skills for the children of their clan.
As long as those refugees dare to resist, they will most likely be beaten to death, and it is also very common to be beaten to death directly. As for the more attractive women among the refugees, they are all bought by some forces in the city, or resold to brothels and taverns. Such fireworks venues, or being bought as servants in one's own home, few people have a good ending. Over the years, Lu Yunyou has known clearly what happened to those refugees, but unfortunately, with his status and strength, nothing can be changed.
After buying dry food, the two of them headed directly to the east city gate. Due to the martial arts competition, refugees were strictly prohibited from begging in the city these days. Most of the refugees now gathered in remote corners of the city. The place where Lu Yunyou and the two wanted to go was remote. , but it is still the territory of the Lu family.
When the two arrived at the refugee gathering place, what they saw was a crowded crowd, which was somewhat different from what they expected.
Usually when they come, most of the refugees are lying down, scattered in various corners, and do not gather together. Today's situation is obviously different. Just when the two of them were curious, a little refugee with disheveled hair ran over in a panic: " Mr. Lu, it’s bad, Brother Hu and the others have been bullied by bad people!”
"What's wrong?" The name of the little refugee who hurried over was Chun Sheng, and Lu Yunyou gave him the name. Seeing the panic on Chun Sheng's face, Lu Yunyou immediately realized that something bad had happened.
Based on his past experience, I am afraid that people from other forces are looking for trouble for those refugees. As for the reason, it is most likely related to the good deeds of their masters and servants.
Because the two of them often rescue refugees, more and more refugees gather in Dongcheng, which will undoubtedly lead to a decrease in the number of refugees lingering in other places in the city. Those who want to find refugees to work as free coolies will come here to cause trouble if they can't find the manpower. Similar things had happened many times before, and Lu Yunyou could guess the general situation. However, the two of them, the master and the servant, were weak and unable to fight against those people.
As for the "Big Brother Hu" in Chun Sheng's mouth, his name is Hu Yang. Although he is a refugee, Hu Yang is still a third-level martial artist, and his strength is far stronger than other refugees. Therefore, he has always shouldered the responsibility of protecting other refugees. Maybe it is because he helps other refugees. When the refugees came forward, Hu Yang had another dispute with those people.
"Those bad guys beat Brother Hu," Chun Sheng said with a sad look on his face, and there was a hint of help in his eyes.
"Chun Sheng, don't worry, let's go over and take a look." After confirming that his guess was correct, Lu Yunyou decided to go over and take a look. No matter whether there was a solution or not, he didn't want to sit idly by.
Then, under the leadership of Chun Sheng, the three of them came to the place where the crowd gathered. From a distance, they saw several warriors in gorgeous clothes standing in the middle. Next to them, there were several attendants wearing the same clothes. The others were all refugees in ragged clothes, and the two sides were making a fuss.
The person standing in front of the refugees was Hu Yang. He had some bruises on his face. He must have been injured by the bad guy who poked Chun Sheng in the mouth. The situation in front of him made Lu Yunyou worried.
As a result, before he got there, a very contemptuous voice came from the crowd: "Hey, who am I talking about? It turns out that the famous Mr. Lu is coming. The martial arts competition is about to start. Mr. Lu is not going. Why do you have to come to such a remote place to compete on behalf of your Lu family?"
It started with a long joke, and the speaker seemed to be afraid that Lu Yunyou would not find him. After saying a long paragraph, he deliberately scolded the refugees standing in front of him: "Look Isn't Master Lu coming? Why don't you get out of the way quickly?"
"Brother Song, is he the philanthropic person of the Lu family in the rumors?" Before Lu Yunyou could respond, a voice that Lu Yunyou was not familiar with came first.
"No," then, another female voice sounded: "Although there are more than 100,000 people in Wuyang City, if you want to say who has the most chivalrous heart in the city, it must be our Mr. Lu."
The woman's words seemed to be praising Lu Yunyou, but in fact they were also joking. Her sinister tone and eyes full of contempt all showed that she also despised Lu Yunyou to the extreme.
At the same time, the crowd had dispersed. Lu Yunyou saw the three people who were talking, and the three people who were talking also saw him. When the two sides looked at each other, he recognized at a glance that the person who spoke first was Song Miao, a member of the Song family in the south of the city. The unfamiliar voice came from the imposing man in a brocade robe next to Song Miao, and the last female voice came from Zhou Lingyu, the young lady of the Zhou family in the north of the city. Except for the imposing man in the middle, he knew both of them.
"Sister Yu, is he the martial arts genius who was engaged to you a long time ago?" After exchanging glances with Lu Yunyou, the man in brocade robe directly asked Miss Zhou next to him.
"That was more than ten years ago, Brother Yuan, why do you still bring this up?" Zhou Lingyu frowned and seemed to be very unhappy with the man's behavior. Not only did he not give a direct answer, but he rolled his eyes at him.
"Sister Lingyu, you don't have to feel embarrassed." After being amused by Zhou Lingyu's reaction for a while, Song Miao on the side directly took over the conversation: "Look at his sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, he is so handsome, and he is neither fat nor thin. If you throw it away, Not to mention his cultivation level, it is difficult to find another person in Wuyang City based on his appearance."
"If you ask me, you shouldn't have regretted your marriage in the first place. It's better to let him be your son-in-law. When you have enjoyed it enough, you can kick him away. Even if you kill him in the end, I think the Lu family will also I won't cause trouble for you because of him," Song Miao continued without waiting for her companion to answer.
"What Brother Song said is absolutely true. This young master of the Lu family is indeed handsome and talented. I think Sister Yu might as well send someone to the Lu family to propose marriage and marry him into the house, so that he can live happily for a while," she understood what Song Miao meant. , a smile appeared on the corner of the man named Yuan's mouth, and he teased Zhou Lingyu very straightforwardly.
"If I marry him back, he won't be embarrassed. I'm afraid that I won't be able to hold my head high in the Zhou family in the future. The two brothers should spare the little sister." Seeing that they were both making fun of her, Zhou Lingyu felt helpless and couldn't blame them. , had no choice but to give Lu Yunyou a cold look: "My little sister, the proud daughter of the Zhou family, if I marry this loser who can't practice because of her looks, won't I be ridiculed by the whole city!"
"Young sister, don't worry. According to Song, he can't stay in the Lu family for long. If the Lu family loses to the Wang family again in this martial arts competition, the Lu family will definitely be angry with him. He will be killed by the Lu family." It's only a matter of time before we are kicked out of the house." While speaking, Song Miao also deliberately smiled at Lu Yunyou. After seeing Lu Yunyou's face turned pale, he continued: "If you really mean it, by then, Song Miao will be a I'll send someone to capture him and deliver him to you secretly, so you don't have to worry about losing your reputation!"
Not caring about Lu Yunyou's feelings at the moment, Song Miao directly gave Zhou Lingyu an idea in front of everyone.
"What Brother Song said is absolutely true. I don't think Yumei has to refuse. Since he is an upright and kind-hearted person, just treat him well when he comes to the house." There was another burst of hearty laughter. After the man surnamed Yuan said this, everyone except Zhou Lingyu Outside, the group of them all burst into laughter, completely ignoring Lu Yunyou standing in front of them.
"Don't bully others too much. My young master has never provoked you," Lu Yi couldn't stand the dirty words spoken by the three of them. Angrily, Lu Yi took two steps forward to persuade those people to shut up.
"You dare to make a mistake even if you are a small servant. Be careful, I will ask someone to beat you up." With a ruthless look on his face, Song Miao deliberately gave Lu Yi a fierce look, then looked at Lu Yunyou and said with a smile: "I don't think Brother Yuan is right." There is nothing wrong with what I say, this kind man from mainland China goes out to rescue refugees every day, even more diligently than visiting his parents’ graves. How can you find such a good person in the world."
"In that case, Young Master Lu's conduct is indeed admirable. I made a mistake earlier." Nodding, the man surnamed Yuan's expression suddenly became serious, as if he really felt that Lu Yunyou was very respectable.
"No, a few years ago, in order to save a mortal woman in trouble, Mr. Lu directly ransomed her from the hands of the old bustard. Later, he even bought a courtyard for her. Who can compare with this kind of ambition?" When Lu Yunyou's face was extremely gloomy because of their conversation, Song Miao deliberately said something that could be used to humiliate Lu Yunyou.
"Famous people are worse than meeting them. I didn't expect that there are such strange people in the world. Yuan is so impressed." Under Song Miao's special introduction, the man surnamed Yuan showed a trace of admiration sincerely on his face, which was eye-opening. posture.
"It's getting late, and the martial arts tournament is about to begin. There's no need for the two brothers to make fun of him anymore. It's more important to talk about business first." At this moment, Zhou Lingyu spoke again, directly mentioning the purpose of their trip.
"Master Lu has no grievances against you, why are you teasing him in public?" The next moment, before Song Miao and the others could answer, Hu Yang, who was standing next to Lu Yunyou, could no longer tolerate the situation in front of him and immediately came forward to question Song Miao. Wait for someone.
"Do you, a pariah, have the right to speak here? Give me a slap." With a wave of his hand, Song Miao directly signaled his servants to teach Hu Yang a lesson with a cold look on his face. Although they were servants, none of them were worse than Hu Yang. Lu Yunyou The strength cannot be compared with those people.
