Heaven's Formula

She walked into the depths of the villa's bedroom, and after passing through strict lines of defense, she came to Ning Wanjun's bedroom.

This place has been transformed by the Fang family into a cold storage suitable for storing ice coffins.

Seeing that it was Mo Yun, the guard raised his hands in salute and opened the cold door.

Mo Yun put on a thick jacket and walked slowly to the huge ice block in the center of the room.

Across the clear ice crystals, Ning Wanjun's closed eyes are clearly recognizable.

The moment he saw the princess, Mo Yun felt a little less tired.

This may be the only reason why she can persist until now.

She rested her forehead on the ice and closed her eyes as usual - as if by doing so the princess could feel her presence.

"I will guard this city for you...until you come back." Mo Yun whispered, "So you must not lose to Xie Chong."

When she felt helpless back then, it was the third princess who brought her out of the quagmire of family oppression and gave her a stage to display her talent.

Now it's her turn to repay the other party.

……

Facing the afterglow of the setting sun, Luo Qingqing finally saw the high wall of Qianren City.

It is the core of Youzhou, and it is also the place where the Luo family once took root.Among the captives of the coalition forces in various states, she also asked a few soldiers from Youzhou for news about the Luo family mansion.After all, after Ning Qianshi decided to abolish the system for the aristocratic families to take over the qi-sensing people, all alchemy families were hit hard.Especially the sect who was left behind after being taken away by the Privy Council, since they were all ordinary people who could not sense qi, it would not be an exaggeration to describe their strength plummeting.

If the power of the imperial court is not damaged, it will be fine. No matter how the Luo family declines, it will still be rich, and it will be able to live a life without worrying about food and clothing without relying on those who are sensitive.But the problem is that after Ning Qianshi's toss, the imperial court has been torn apart and not worthy of its name. In this way, the situation faced by a family with no wealth but no self-protection ability has become different.

It's not that Luo Qingqing has much affection for the Luo family's sect, what she cares about is the library pavilion in the mansion.

After Jinxia studied for half a year, she began to gradually understand the original meaning of order.

In Xia Fan's words, order is the embodiment of civilization.

The more advanced the civilization, the more advanced the order.Generally speaking, a good order can not only safeguard the interests of the majority of people, but also pay attention to the demands of a few people, but order itself is not a panacea.In the final analysis, it is something determined by human beings. Without the cooperation of human beings, no matter how perfect the order is, it will not play any role, and it may even become a hindrance.

It's like people can go out wearing clothes, but monkeys can't—for monkeys, clothes are unnecessary burdens and shackles that restrain their actions.

In order to improve civilization, the knowledge and cognitive level of the ethnic group is always the most critical factor.

The Library Pavilion of the Luo family is a treasure trove of knowledge. Although it cannot fill people's stomachs, it has a more important meaning than filling their stomachs.

If Cangshu Pavilion can be completely moved to Jinxia City, it will definitely be a great thing to help the new order.

It's a pity that she couldn't give an accurate answer after asking several soldiers. Some said that the Luo family had moved out of Qianren City, and some said that the Luo family had been wiped out by the Privy Council. Look for ideas.

If it was half a year ago, she would not have believed that she would have valued the library with countless books more than going to Shangyuan City to seek revenge on Luo Yufei.

But the closer he got to the city wall, the more Luo Qingwei felt that something was wrong.

There were hardly many people moving around on the official road, which seemed a bit deserted for a big capital city.There was a strange smell vaguely in the air, intermittently accompanied by the breeze, and the source was undoubtedly in the direction of the city gate.

She took off the blindfold and tried to look at the city gate in the distance - in the blurred vision, she could barely see the outline of the entrance and the dead branches floating above the high wall.

When did trees grow on the top of the walls of Qianren City?And it seems that the number is not less than a few hundred.

They swayed with the wind, as if welcoming Luo Qingqing's arrival.

6 Chapter Fifty

Suddenly, footsteps sounded behind her.

The voice was messy and vain, and it didn't sound like it was coming from a well-trained enemy.

Immediately afterwards, the other party reached out his hand to Xiang Luo lightly and quickly, aiming at the luggage behind her.

"Snapped."

Luo turned around lightly, and easily grabbed the arm of the visitor.

It was a boy whose height was only up to her chest. His wrist was as thin as firewood. When he saw that he was captured, he was shocked, "Aren't you blind! Let me go!"

"You want to steal from me?" Luo asked softly.

The boy didn't answer, seeing that he couldn't break free, he rushed forward and bit her hand with his mouth.

Stealing is a crime, but the crime does not entail death, so Luo Weiqing had no choice but to take back his hand and let go of the other party.

The boy who bit the air almost fell and gnawed on the mud. He turned around and ran towards the houses on both sides of the road.

Through the induction of Qi, she noticed that there were several figures waiting for the boy in the alley.

Is this really Qianren City?A question can't help popping up in Luo Qingqing's mind. She has lived in Luo's mansion for a long time, so she is quite familiar with the city she lives in.As one of the major cities in Youzhou, although there are markets and residential areas around Qianren City, the scale is much smaller than Jinxia City after its rapid expansion.But now she found that these gray bungalow areas seemed to have increased a lot, almost enclosing the outer circle of the city.

If the city has also entered a state of rapid expansion, the few pedestrians on the main road do not match this phenomenon.What's more, Qianren City has the Luo family in charge, and the surrounding law and order has always been quite good. Even if there is petty theft, they will not openly do it on the official road like this.

And that boy didn't seem like a habitual offender, as far as stealing skills alone, it was basically equivalent to no one.Even if she is not an angry person, she can subdue him the moment he approaches.

It is intriguing that newcomers of this level can form a gang.

She glanced at the direction of the city gate, and decided to go to the residential areas around the road to find out the situation.

"No, that woman is here!"

Several hidden figures suddenly panicked.

"She, why did she know we were here?"

"Damn it, who said this stranger is blind!"

"I saw with my own eyes that she had cloth wrapped around her face!"

"It doesn't matter, let's run first! We know each other well here, she can't catch us!"

Sure enough, he was a novice, and he could even hear the yelling clearly.Luo slightly raised his eyebrows, and suddenly accelerated towards a person!

The guy being targeted ran away in fright—without a doubt, he was extremely skilled at escaping. In the pile of things, the whereabouts are as slippery as a loach.It is extremely difficult for ordinary people to catch him, let alone keep up with him.

However, Luo Qingqing is not an ordinary person.

The spirit of life is particularly eye-catching in the dark world, no matter how he hides, he can't get rid of Luo Qingqing's pursuit.

Soon, she forced the opponent into a corner.

"You can't run away." Luo said gently and deliberately exerted pressure.

The other party pressed against the wall, his teeth cracking.Although she couldn't see his expression clearly, she could feel the tension and panic of the person in front of her.

Perhaps now is a good time to press the situation.

When Luo Qingqing was about to ask a question, a loud shout came from behind suddenly, "Let go of him, I was the one who stole things just now! Just go after me, this matter has nothing to do with him!"

Luo slightly turned around in surprise, and looked at the boy who clenched his fists—she never thought that such a thing as loyalty would be seen in a thief.

"What's your name? When did you come to Qianren City?"

"Why should I tell you?" the other party insisted.

"If you can answer my question, I can let go of the past and stop holding you accountable for the theft." Luo replied lightly.

This sentence made the boy visibly taken aback.

"Are you serious?"

"Of course." She stretched out a hand, "Why, do you have to high-five to believe it?" Thanks to Luo You'er and Qianzhi, she has made great progress in coaxing young children.

The boy hesitated for a moment, then walked forward cautiously, raised his hand to touch her, "My name is Li Le, I lived in Changkang Town before, and I have been here for almost a month."

Changkang Town——Luo Qingqing is quite familiar with this name. It is a large lakeside town more than 20 miles away from Qianren City. Its specialty products are Youzhou grouper fish and pickled duck eggs. It has a large population and is regarded as the granary of Youzhou. one.Residents living in this kind of place rarely run outside except businessmen.

"where is your family?"

Li Le bit his lip, "They... are all gone."

Gone?A bad premonition suddenly rose in Luo Qingqing's heart, "Did something happen in the town?"

"It's a bandit!" said the person who was originally huddled by the wall, "Countless bandits came outside, and they wiped out all the government offices in one fell swoop! They set fires everywhere, and everyone had to flee for their lives to the big city. .”

robber?Are they rogues...Luo Qingqing remembers that there are not many thieves entrenched in Youzhou, and robbing a caravan on weekdays is easy to be surrounded by the government. Around Qianren City.

"The people who live outside the city are all from Changkang Town?" She asked again.

"No... there are many people from other places, but from what they said, it seems that the reason for their escape is also because they encountered robbers."

How could there be so many robbers in Youzhou in the blink of an eye, and they were all operating near Qianren City!Luo gently thought to himself, there must be some reason for this to make the banditry so rampant.

She wanted to ask about the details of the attack on the town, but was interrupted by an uncoordinated voice.

"Gollum—"

Li Le couldn't help but clutch his stomach tightly.

Thinking of the touch when he grabbed his wrist before, Luo lightly said suddenly, "You stole my luggage before to find something to eat?"

The boy bowed his head.

You could tell he didn't want to admit it.

Luo gently took off the bag, opened the mouth of the bag, took out a scone from inside, and handed it to him, "Take it."

Then she heard a series of louder grunts.

Li Le took a few glances at the scones, and finally couldn't help but took it away, put it between his nose and took a deep breath.But what puzzled Luo Weiwei was that he didn't start chewing immediately, but put his finger between his lips and whistled like a bird.

After a while, several more heads poked out from the side of the alley, like moles crawling out of the ground.After confirming that there was no danger, everyone approached cautiously.

"I got something to eat." Li Le tore open the cakes in his hand and handed them out to the other children one by one. The "unlucky guy" who was forced to the corner also carefully bypassed Luo Qingwei and returned to the in the team of partners.

A piece of cake can fill one person's stomach, but it is obviously not enough to distribute it to seven or eight people.

Luo thought about it lightly, and simply took out the rest of the dry food, "There is no need to divide it, everyone has a share, come and get it."

Chapter 651 Another Listener

……

Hearing the gnawing and gnawing sound, Luo Qingqing knew that these people hadn't eaten normally for a long time.

Changkang Town is the granary of Youzhou, and Qianren City is not far from Changkang. The food reserves in Youzhou should be regarded as one of the best, and there is absolutely room for relief in the event of a famine.However, judging from the status quo, the government has not assumed this responsibility.

"That... big sister, thank you." Li Le suddenly bowed his head to her in a mosquito-like voice, "I shouldn't have thought about your luggage."

"It's good that you know you're wrong." Luo Qingqing already understood why this person possessed many qualities that were not like a gangster or a refugee.He has clearly received a certain amount of education, and his original family must have no worries about food and clothing. If there were no sudden changes, he should still be sitting by the window sill, reading those classic books.And a month is not enough time to erase all these qualities.

They still have a chance to get back on track.

The other children who finished eating the bread also became active, "Big sister, where are you from?"

"Your eyes look gray, can you really see clearly?"

"Where's your family? Why are you traveling alone?"

"If big sister wants to go to Qianren City, it's best to find a coachman to take her in. It's too dangerous to enter the city alone."

This sentence aroused Luo Qingqing's interest, "I am originally from Youzhou, this time I just want to go home and have a look. What does it mean that it is dangerous to enter the city? Is it safer inside the city than outside it?"

"The city is definitely safe... at least there are no robbers who can threaten them. But..." Li Le hesitated for a long time, "But Qianren City seems to have changed a group of officials and lords, not only to prevent people from entering the city casually, but also to guard the gate. It was also replaced by armored men. This group of guys killed without blinking an eye, and sometimes they would take the initiative to enter the houses outside to arrest people. For a beautiful person like you, big sister, they might make things difficult for you in every possible way, and even possible……"

Having said that, he shut his mouth.

The other children nodded in sympathy.

A new set of rulers?Thoughts turned in Luo Qingqing's mind. These people might not know about the drastic changes that took place in the Gyeonggi court, but she did know - the crown prince ascended the throne as a puppet, the six ministries of the imperial court were completely replaced by the Privy Council, and the replacement of the local government may not be so direct, but It is certain that the real power falls in the hands of alchemists.

The problem is that the Privy Council was completely defeated by Jin Xia.

According to past experience, turmoil will definitely occur, but most of them occur in remote places.For a big city like Qianren, the ruler should stick to the city, either vowing not to surrender to the death, or waiting for the succession of the next king with peace of mind.However, the current situation does not seem to conform to the above two types of conventions.

Because the change mentioned by the other party obviously happened after the children were exiled in Qianren City.

Judging from the time point, the local Privy Council should have completed the takeover of the power of the city at this time.

"You said they don't allow people to enter the city casually, so who can enter?" Luo asked curiously, after all, there are always more opportunities to make a living in the city than outside.

"Wealthy people can." Li Le muttered, "To enter the city, you need to pay a city entry tax of 20 taels of silver, and you have to pay it on a per capita basis."

"20 taels per person?" Even Luo Qingwei showed a hint of surprise. In other words, an ordinary family of three would have to pay as much as 60 taels if they wanted to enter the city, and they probably wouldn't be able to make any money in a year. To so much money!This is no longer a heavy tax, it is no different from robbery.

"By the way, big sister, do you have so much money..." The other party looked her up and down, "If not, you must not even think about sneaking in. People in armor are strictly checked, and anyone who tries to hide in a carriage or They found and killed all the people who passed the customs in the cargo boxes, and their bodies are still hanging at the gate of the city."

So the dead branches I saw were dried corpses?The strange smell that appeared at that time was actually the rancid smell emitted by the dead?

This is simply ridiculous!

Luo slightly felt a wave of anger rising in his heart.

The gate of the city should be a place to show the city's style, just like the gate of the mansion, but now the ruler has turned it into a execution ground to intimidate the people, and its governance methods are not as good as the Qiguo court in the past!