PNB Chapter 305 Arrival in Chiayi County
Chapter 305 Arrival in Chiayi County
He walked all the way from Donghai City, saving lives along the way.
When he arrived in Jiaxian County, he was still riding the horse he had just started his journey on.
They had already been replaced by four medium-sized horse-drawn carriages.
He himself naturally drove the carriage at the front.
The three cars following behind were driven by several children around ten years old.
Afu gradually taught the children how to operate the equipment along the way.
Teaching a few of them how to drive a horse-drawn carriage was the most difficult time for Afu ever since.
All four carriages were crammed with a group of children, some as young as ten or so.
He rescued these children along the way.
Some parents died while fleeing, while others were cruelly abandoned.
Some of them were almost sold into becoming child brides.
Afu couldn't bear to see these children displaced, so he took them with him.
Who can blame them for having such character, taught by Yun Dan?
These people from Sujia Village are inherently unable to bear the suffering of others.
Jiaxian County is located at the border between Ling Kingdom and Gu Xuan Dynasty. Although there are many people coming and going, it has a desolate atmosphere.
The battle three years ago severely damaged Jiaxian County, and it has yet to fully recover.
This was also Afu's first time here, and he looked at the many broken walls and ruins not far away.
Many of the houses outside the city were half-collapsed, standing there alone, as if telling the story of the cruelty of that war.
Although Ling Kingdom won the battle of Jiaxian City, it suffered heavy losses, with countless soldiers dying in the battle.
There was also General Yue Zhenfeng, who passed away a year after the war ended.
The number of deaths in Jiaxian County was much higher than that in Nanyang City.
The death toll in Nanyang City is estimated to be over six thousand.
Including those soldiers who were ultimately too badly wounded to be saved, the total number was nearly ten thousand.
If it weren't for the fact that King Ling personally went to Nanyang City to oversee the situation, even more people would probably have died.
At present, there are only 5,000 soldiers guarding Jiaxian County.
These 5,000 people are already stretched thin trying to defend such a large city and also take care of the surrounding towns.
Many of the local people have already secretly fled to the territory of Gu Xuan Dynasty.
The carriage was stopped by two armed guards when it reached the city gate.
"Halt! Who are you?" The guards warily sized up the four carriages.
Afu quickly jumped out of the driver's seat, clasped his hands in greeting, and said with a smile, "Hello, brothers. My name is Huang Zichao, and my nickname is Afu."
I've come to Jiaxian County to find Sister Qin Lingxing and the others.
Upon hearing the words "Qin Lingxing," the two guards were so frightened that they immediately withdrew their spears.
One of them confirmed, "The Qin Lingxing you mentioned, is it Lady Qin Lingxing, one of the nine holy maidens of the Ling Kingdom?"
“That’s right, it’s Sister Qin Lingxing!” Afu nodded.
"There should be two other young girls with her. You should have seen them before, right?"
"There are indeed two young ladies with Lord Qin," the guard said hurriedly. "Please wait here for a moment, I will go and inform them immediately!"
"Then I'll have to trouble you, brother!"
The guard instructed his colleague to stay there, and then he turned and ran into the city.
Before long, he led out a horse, mounted it, and galloped into the city.
Afu then sat back in the carriage, and had the three carriages behind him move aside to wait.
Afu waited at the city gate for about fifteen minutes before seeing two horses galloping towards him on the city street.
He got off the carriage again and took a few steps forward to greet them.
"It really is Brother Afu!" Xiaohe, who was on one of the horses, recognized him at a glance.
Shui'er and Xiao He jumped off their horses as soon as they reached Afu.
Xiaohe asked excitedly, "Brother Afu, what brings you to Jiaxian County?"
Shui'er also came over and asked Afu, "Brother Afu, what brings you here? Aren't you going to help in other cities?"
Ah Fu looked at the two of them with a wicked smile and said, "You two sneaked away, which really angered Sister Daya. You'll be in for a world of hurt when you get back."
When Xiaohe and Shui'er heard Afu say this, they each grabbed one of Afu's arms.
"Oh, Brother Fu, you're so annoying. I almost forgot about it, why did you remind me?" Xiao He said coquettishly.
Shui'er shook his arm and asked, "Brother Fu, tell me quickly, how did you end up in Jiaxian County?"
Afu withdrew his right hand and gently tapped their foreheads with his finger: "You two!"
Then he explained to the two of them, "I've finished dealing with things in Donghai City. I was worried about your situation here, so I came to check on you."
How's the situation in Jiaxian County? Is everything alright?
“Our area is relatively stable, but because it’s next to Gu Xuanchao, there’s a constant stream of people fleeing, and new patients keep coming into the city!” Shui’er said.
Xiaohe pulled him and said, "Brother Fu, it's good that you're here. This makes things a little easier for us!"
"Come, come, come inside with us quickly, I'll take you to see Sister Qin Lingxing."
"Don't rush, I still have many people here." Afu pointed to the four carriages behind him.
Xiaohe and Shui'er then noticed the four carriages that were parked quietly and walked over curiously.
Xiaohe lifted the curtain of the first carriage, and the two looked inside. They saw that it was full of little girls.
The little girl inside the car looked at the two of them timidly.
"Brother Fu, what's going on? Where did all these girls come from?" Xiao He asked in surprise.
“These are all the people I met on the road!” Afu sighed. “Some had their parents killed, some were separated from their families, some were sold, some were robbed…”
So since I encountered them, I couldn't just abandon them, so I rescued them all.
Shui'er walked to the second carriage. The two little boys in the carriage were initially a little scared when they saw her coming.
But seeing her smile at him and hearing her call Afu "brother," he mustered up his courage and shyly called out, "Sister."
Shui'er asked with a smile, "Little brother, are all the people here like you?"
The little boy replied softly, "Yes, we were all saved by Brother Afu."
Xiaohe walked to the third carriage, and the two little boys in the carriage became a bit bolder.
Whatever she asked, the two answered truthfully, saying that they had been rescued from bandits by Afu.
"Alright, alright, let's go into the city first and talk about it inside. You can ask us anything there," Afu said.
"Okay!" Xiaohe and Shui'er replied, mounted their horses, and led the four carriages slowly into the city gate.
The two guards already knew that Afu was someone Shui'er knew, so they naturally didn't dare to stop him.
They just looked at the four carriages filled with children and couldn't help but sigh.
In this world, it is ultimately us ordinary people who suffer.
Shui'er and Xiao He led Afu straight to the government office in the city.
Qin Lingxing is currently handling business at the yamen.
Moreover, with so many children at once, the two of them were unsure how to arrange for them, so they simply brought them over to her.