Shengjing Noble

Chapter 189 Human Nature is Evil

"Miss, thank you..."

The man struggled to squeeze out a few words from between his teeth before fainting completely.

Su Lanyin immediately helped him check his injuries. Fortunately, the knife was not very deep and did not hurt his internal organs or blood vessels. Otherwise, if the bleeding could not be stopped, even if she was a god, she would not be able to save this man.

After simply treating and bandaging the wound, she sat aside, took out a kettle and gave the man a few sips of water.

It seemed that he had not had water for too long. The man's mouth was dry and cracked, and the skin on his face was stretched with many dry lines, just like the earth that had not been moistened by rain and dew for a long time, and was cracked into pieces.

"Uh……"

The man woke up, and he didn't know where he got the strength from, but he grabbed the kettle and swallowed the water in it in big gulps. Even though his wound was hurt, he didn't notice it at all. He didn't calm down until he had finished all the water in the kettle, and frowned in pain.

Su Lanyin took out the shortbread that was distributed from the car and stuffed it into his hand: "Brother, eat something first. I'll go get some water."

The man didn't expect to be able to eat anything. The sadness in his eyes faded away and was replaced by a layer of light. He didn't even bother to say thank you and quickly lowered his head to eat, not willing to throw away even a single crumb.

Su Lanyin knew that these refugees had not had any food or water for a long time, so that was why they were like this.

She couldn't help but feel sad, especially since there were many children in the group just now, and they must have been just as hungry.

Thinking of this, she took out a piece of paper from her arms, bit her finger and wrote something on it.

As soon as she blew the whistle, a carrier pigeon flew from the sky and landed on her shoulder.

Su Lanyin caught the carrier pigeon, tied the letter to its leg, and threw it out.

The pigeon flapped its wings and flew towards Shengjing.

"I just hope my uncle can do something after seeing the news."

After she finished all this, she immediately went to the nearby river to fetch some water. However, due to the recent severe sandstorms, the water in the river was extremely turbid. If she drank it, she would probably get a stomachache.

Su Lanyin took out a bead she carried with her and put it into the water. The originally turbid and yellow water immediately became extremely clear.

Then she took out the bead.

"I didn't expect this purification bead to have such a function."

This bead was given to her by her mother, who said it was a divine object her grandfather had obtained from the southern Xinjiang divine capital. It could purify all filth, that is, it could absorb the poison in food or water.

However, if you are already poisoned, this bead will be ineffective.

She put away the beads and took the kettle back. The man had finished eating, but was still licking his fingers, looking unsatisfied.

When he saw Su Lanyin coming back, he immediately knelt on the ground, enduring the pain: "Benefactor! You are...my...my benefactor..."

Because there was a long wound on his chest, he was in so much pain that it was difficult for him to breathe, so it was difficult for him to even speak a complete sentence.

But even so, he still gritted his teeth and wanted to kneel down to express his gratitude.

Su Lanyin hurriedly stepped forward to help him sit up, and warned him: "Brother, you are seriously injured and can't move anymore, otherwise you will die."

The man leaned against the tree, looking up at the dark sky, his sunken cheeks making him look vulnerable.

His lips trembled and he tried hard to hold back his sobs, but he couldn't stop the tears from flowing out of his eyes.

"My whole family is dead. If I hadn't met you, I might not be alive now, sister... Although I don't have much time to live, I still want to thank you for saving me... If possible, I want to go to Beijing and ask our emperor..."

"What do you want to ask?" Su Lanyin looked at him calmly.

"I want to ask, are all the people in this world his subjects? Why doesn't he care about the lives of the people in Qiu County? Why does he want to block all our ways of survival? Why?..."

The man was in great pain. He covered his face and burst into tears. His heart was filled with grief and indignation for his dead family members, his fellow villagers who were in the same misfortune as him, and his own despair and helplessness.

Su Lanyin patted his shoulder and comforted him, "Don't worry, the emperor will take care of you, but some evil spirits have blinded his eyes."

"So when will he open his eyes and see us?"

"almost……"

“Soon?” The man cried and then laughed, and that smile was extremely desolate, “I’m afraid we’ll all be dead by then.”

"No!" Su Lanyin looked at him firmly, "I said, you won't die, someone will come to help you soon."

"...Really?" The man was stunned for a moment, as if touched by her eyes, somewhat believing but also somewhat doubting, "Even if it's just consolation, thank you, sister."

"Brother, what's your name?"

"My name is Niu Dafu."

"Do you... do you have any sisters in your family?" Su Lanyin asked.

"Why do you ask?"

“I want an identity.”

There was a flash of surprise in Niu Dafu's eyes. He looked at Su Lanyin carefully and felt that she had an extraordinary demeanor and did not look like an ordinary refugee.

Could it be that what this young lady said was true and they would be saved?

Thinking of this, he answered seriously: "I have a sister, but she disappeared on the way to escape. Her name is Niu Xiaohua."

Su Lanyin nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, then I will be Niu Xiaohua from now on, and I will take you into the city."

"You?" Niu Dafu obviously didn't believe it. "I can't even get in, how can a little girl like you get in?"

"Of course I have a way, but I need your cooperation."

"How to cooperate?"

A gleam of light flashed in Su Lanyin's eyes, and then she whispered in his ear to discuss.

……

The sky gradually darkened.

Su Lanyin supported Niu Dafu and walked through the woods step by step to find the place where the refugees were resting.

They were being chased and hunted, so they all hid in this forest.

Su Lanyin looked around in the light of dusk and saw that every refugee was pale and thin. They leaned against each other weakly, with dark circles under their eyes and chapped lips, and they all looked like they had lost all hope in life.

Among them, there was a toddler who looked the smallest. He opened his big eyes and blinked at the adults, kept wrapping his fingers, and his stomach rumbled non-stop.

He seemed to be so hungry that he started crying.

The mother was probably afraid that the child's crying would attract soldiers to chase her, so she immediately covered the child's mouth with her hands, but she was so nervous that she didn't realize that she covered the nose as well.

Seeing this, Su Lanyin immediately rushed forward and pushed away the mother's hand. The child finally caught his breath, his little face turned purple and he was a little confused.

The woman was very surprised and stared at her without saying a word, like a man-eating wolf.

Su Lanyin knew that human nature could not stand the test in this situation.

She could only try to speak in a soft tone: "You will suffocate the child to death. I am helping you."

The woman's eyes softened, and then she broke down and cried, covering her face.

"It would be great if I could suffocate him to death... Then he wouldn't have to live with me in a life worse than death, suffering all kinds of torture..."

She was heartbroken, her skinny body trembling constantly.