I am the one running the game

Chapter 86: Locusts will appear every time there is a drought, and a major epidemic is not as good as a human being

After having Pei Ming as a dragster, Lu Xingshi's speed slowed down a lot. During this period, Lu Xingshi also taught Pei Ming some martial arts.

It's not some popular product, but the martial arts inheritance carefully selected by Lu Xingshi.

Pei Ming's basic skills are a little weak, but his understanding is very good. The initial estimate is about 2 points.

He belongs to the ranks of geniuses, so he learns quickly but practices a little slowly.

Fortunately, it doesn't matter if you have poor skills. As long as you have enough understanding, you can completely pile up resources. If you don't have enough understanding, you won't be able to get started and you will be dead.

There is a reason why Lu Xingshi is so concerned.

Pei Ming worked for him without even asking for wages, as long as food and accommodation were provided. Of course, the other party's original intention was to repay his kindness.

Lu Xingshi is not a stingy boss. He is stingy where he should be stingy, but he is still very generous where he shouldn't be.

After working for him like this, Lu Xingshi didn't plan to pay him any more. Once he was proven to be very capable and in line with expectations, Lu Xingshi would directly give Pei Ming a share of Langya Paper, and those who were capable would have to be tied up. OK.

Wolf culture means that people must be given meat to eat, otherwise they will not be raised as dogs if they are just painting cakes.

Furthermore, Lu Xingshi is not afraid of the other party's rebellion. As the saying goes, debts are wiped out after death.

"Your progress is almost as good as that of my master." Lu Xingshi praised.

As for catching up with him, forget it. He is a cheater and cannot compete with a genius. He is too bullying.

"You taught me well, my young master." Pei Ming did not dare to take credit. This was really due to Lu Xingshi. Without sufficient teaching quality, how could he, a person without any martial arts knowledge, have made such progress?

"No, no, no, I just helped a little." Lu Xingshi glanced at the ability called education on his panel. He activated it when he was teaching Pei Ming. It is only 100 points currently. He has no idea of ​​modifying it to 1000 points. , this thing is of little practical use to him.

He doesn't start a sect and has no intention of teaching disciples, so it doesn't matter.

I have my own game system, controlling a lifeless game villain, what kind of offspring do I want?

Is it that the world of martial arts is not fun anymore or that there is no benefit in becoming stronger through practicing martial arts?

"The young master is still too humble." Seeing this, Pei Ming did not continue to compliment him, but continued: "After this place, we will reach Tongzhou."

"Along the way, even before we reach Tongzhou, we can realize that the drought is not a fiction."

"Why don't we see anyone fleeing?" Pei Ming was a little confused.

It stands to reason that since a disaster has occurred, people must flee, but the surrounding area does not appear to have been affected by the victims at all.

"Will it be stopped? The Tongzhou drought is too sensitive when it breaks out at this time, and it can easily be led to the emperor's lack of morality." Lu Xingshi thought of this possibility.

Pei Ming was silent for a moment, and then said: "Then... how did they restrict it?"

This possibility is very high, but the victims themselves cannot survive, so how can they let the officials do whatever they want?

"I don't know. This is a contradiction. Since there is a disaster, why is no one fleeing? It must be impossible to stop it." Lu Xingshi couldn't figure it out either.

"It's okay, we'll find out when we get there."

Lu Xingshi didn't worry too much.

As for the matter of sending messages, he had already sent messages to his master through Tingfeng Pavilion. The more remote the place, the less Tingfeng Pavilion.

There is only one branch in the surrounding cities, and there are not many people in it. It is obvious that most people like to live in prosperous places.

Lu Xingshi only sent the message after confirming the situation of the disaster. The main reason was that the drought was indeed obvious and many rivers around him had dried up. He also visited some people around him and found out.

Pei Ming also helped him a lot. Otherwise, if he had come alone, he would not have been able to collect information directly. He would have had to arrive in Tongzhou first, and then travel hundreds of miles to Tingfengting Branch Hall, one after another. , wasting more time.

Of course, the content of the letter he sent was safe, and it was impossible to actually write anything in it. Tingfengting was an intelligence channel, but it was definitely not a safe channel.

The letter contained the agreed code, and Murong Xuan knew it after reading it.

"Stop, don't run!!!"

There was a sudden shout in the distance, a little far away.

Lu Xingshi took a look and saw a tall, thin man running towards them with someone on his back.

Further on, several people dressed as government officials were chasing him.

"If we don't stop, we will shoot arrows." The leader of the Yamen shouted.

Lu Xingshi frowned and didn't see the whole picture, so he didn't comment.

Who knows what the situation is, what if it's a robbery, so it's not easy for him to intervene.

"Those two people in front of you, stop this man. He is a thief. If he escapes, you will be equally guilty and beheaded!" The leading Yamen servant was also sharp-eyed. He saw Lu Xingshi from a distance and shouted.

This made Lu Xingshi very uncomfortable, so he took no action.

Will you die if you don't help? If the other party dared to be serious, then Lu Xingshi would dare to turn their heads.

Pei Ming glanced at Lu Xingshi, asking whether to take action. However, because they did not act immediately, the government officials took off their long bows and drew arrows to shoot directly.

"You stop these two people, and I will take care of the rest." Lu Xingshi's face immediately darkened.

After saying that, he rushed over and blocked all the flying arrows with a sweep of his hands. When the arrows hit the ground, they broke immediately.

After several more afterimages were left, Lu Xingshi approached the group of government officials.

The eyes of this group of government officials showed a look of horror, and the leader shouted directly: "You...how dare you, this is rebellion..."

Before he could even finish his words, Lu Xingshi removed his jaw, and then he took off every one of the remaining ones and dragged them all back.

The whole process was incredibly fast. As soon as Pei Ming stopped the people, Lu Xingshi had already dragged them back.

"Ah...ah~!!!"

During this process, the yamen servant was struggling crazily, as if he didn't want to get close.

Of course, those two people who didn't dare to get close were those two people, they looked like terrifying things.

Lu Xingshi and Pei Ming were also keenly aware of this.

"What's going on?" Lu Xingshi asked.

"It seemed to be a cold syndrome. My bones were so weak that I fainted as soon as I stopped him." Pei Ming said helplessly.

"Okay." Lu Xingshi looked at the group of government officials and put the man's jaw back in place: "Tell me what's going on."

Pei Ming was naturally very disgusted with the behavior of these government officials. They shot arrows without any explanation, which was a waste of human life.

If the person who shot was not them but other people, they would be dead by now.

"Hurry up and don't get close to them. They are infected with the disease." The yamen servant was frightened and desperate. At such a close distance, the chance of being infected was already very high.

"Epidemic? Tell us about the causes and consequences of Tongzhou. Bury you here. If we leave again, no one can find us." Lu Xingshi's heart thumped. That direction was clearly Tongzhou, so these two people should also be in Tongzhou. Come.

"That's good, I can let you go."

The yamen servant was so frightened that he finally had no choice but to speak.

Tongzhou was indeed suffering from a drought, and the treatment was indeed very timely at the beginning. It would have been better if some officials and wealthy families did not join forces to raise prices and annex land.

Even if the news reaches Tiantinghou directly, it is well blocked and has not leaked out.

When the old emperor saw them handling it like this, he naturally praised him and gave him a batch of royal wine as encouragement.

When he heard this, Pei Ming was also very angry. As the people responsible for the blockade, these government officials naturally knew a lot of inside information, but they also got a sip of wine gifted by the emperor, which was considered to win people over.

Then the problem came. Whenever there is a drought, locusts will appear, and the locust plague will appear immediately, and we will be caught off guard.

However, the officials and wealthy families were even happier. The two disasters came at the same time, which was simply an opportunity to make a fortune.

But they ignored one thing: after a great disaster there will be a great epidemic.

In fact, they may not have ignored this problem, but they chose to ignore it. Someone must have reported it, especially when drought and locust plagues appeared together.

But if prevention requires money, it will just kill a bunch of untouchables, and it will not affect them.

Then the epidemic happened, and the pampered wealthy families and officials... ran away.

Then the blockade was further deepened, and because the three disasters were raging, fast and fierce, there were countless casualties in Tongzhou, and few people could hold on and escape smoothly.

Most people stayed in Tongzhou to wait for death.

"You... you corrupt officials, how dare you do this!!!" Pei Ming roared angrily, and after hearing this, he became very upset.

He thought it was just a drought, but he didn't expect it to be so serious.

"Is there anything else you want to explain? I think you are hiding something. It would be difficult for me to let you go like this." Lu Xingshi stopped Pei Ming.

"Yes, and also, two months ago, someone used one hundred thousand taels of silver as hush money. Others may not know, but I know that it was given by Qingyu Sect, and then the great epidemic appeared." The Yamen hurriedly said.

"Qingyu Sect, one hundred thousand taels?" Lu Xingshi knew this sect, a hidden sect that was good at poisons and hidden weapons, and had good body skills, but it was not a good sect, and it was no better than a street rat in the world.

And the other party happened to trigger one hundred thousand taels, which means that the money on his account was probably removed by this hidden sect. How to remove it is very simple, just use poison to control it.

Afterwards, the other party said a lot more. After Lu Xingshi saw that it was of no value, he gave Pei Ming a hint.

Pei Ming understood directly, and immediately pulled out the long knife of the Yamen servant and gave the opponent a fatal blow.

"You...you don't keep your word..." The yamen servant breathed out unwillingly.

"Tell me, it's true that I won't kill you, but this only represents me and cannot represent others." Lu Xingshi said very double-standard and shamelessly. It's a pity that the person is dead and can't hear Lu Xingshi's explanation.

(End of this chapter)