HCB Chapter 29: Waxixi mineral water, drinks it and smiles happily...
Chapter 29: Waxixi mineral water, drinks it and smiles happily...
Pei Yunjing raised an eyebrow slightly and snorted coldly: "It's not a big deal that the disaster relief grain was eaten, but what about those officials?"
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Li Si swallowed hard, then stammered, "They were all eaten... those officials were cooked and eaten too!"
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Upon hearing this, Pei Yunjing was startled. He had only ever read about cannibalism in books, never imagining that it would actually happen in real life!
His face turned extremely ugly, his brows furrowed tightly, and his eyes were filled with shock and anger.
Li Si forced a smile and said, "Sixth Prince, there's nothing we can do about it! That's how it is here now. If you really can't bear to eat your own child, you exchange your child for someone else's!"
He spoke with such self-righteousness, as if it were the most ordinary thing in the world, without a trace of remorse.
Pei Yunjing's voice was icy, his words slow but firm: "Guards, take the ringleader back to the capital first. As for these children... release them all..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the mob led by Li Si was escorted away by soldiers, while Gou Sheng and the other children returned to their homes under the soldiers' escort.
Pei Yunjing led his troops slowly into the city...
The city seemed increasingly desolate. Zhang Jing searched everywhere and finally chose the emptied county government office as his temporary place of refuge.
Pei Yunjing methodically directed the remaining soldiers to unload the grain. When they reached the phoenix bronze mirror covered by a red cloth, they couldn't help but complain:
"Something's not right, why is this thing so heavy?"
"This can't possibly be food, can it? Put a little more effort into it!"
"Damn it, I used every ounce of strength I had!"
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The soldiers used all their skills and finally managed to move the phoenix bronze mirror into Pei Yunjing's tent.
They glanced at it curiously and were surprised to find that the item the Sixth Prince had brought from so far away was just a bronze mirror...
These words also reached He Qiang's ears, who was busy distributing food to the disaster victims.
Hearing the soldiers' discussion, he was secretly puzzled, wondering why the Sixth Prince would bring such an ordinary-looking bronze mirror.
"What? Is that bastard some kind of sissy?" He Qiang shouted, his voice echoing in the air so that the surrounding soldiers could hear him clearly.
They all cast warning glances at He Qiang, signaling him to stop talking. However, He Qiang didn't notice these hints and continued talking to himself.
At this moment, the soldiers were all gesturing for him to stop talking, because Pei Yunjing was standing right behind him.
Some soldiers winked and made faces, while others grimaced, trying to make him realize his situation. But He Qiang remained oblivious and continued to do as he pleased.
He Qiang asked, puzzled, "What's wrong with you guys? Did I say something wrong by calling him a sissy?"
He looked at the soldiers around him, feeling very strange. Why were they all suddenly acting so strangely, like they'd all had a stroke?
He had no idea what was happening and could only stare at them blankly.
At that moment, Pei Yunjing stared at He Qiang's back for a few seconds, a barely perceptible smile flashing in his eyes.
Then, with a half-smile, he said, "Then I'll leave the distribution of the grain to General He. I have other important matters to attend to..."
After saying this, he nodded slightly, turned around, and went back into his tent.
He Qiang scoffed, not even turning his head, and said dismissively:
"Tch... What important business could a sissy like him possibly have... We have to rely on the brothers to distribute the grain! Tsk tsk tsk, General Bai's reputation is ruined by him..."
He expressed his dissatisfaction with Pei Yunjing's behavior and believed that he was incapable of handling important matters.
The environment inside the tent was somewhat noisy, but this did not prevent Pei Yunjing from hearing He Qiang's words. However, at this moment, he had no time to pay attention to such trivial matters; he had only one thought in his mind—to find Nian Nian.
He hurriedly reached out and lifted the red silk covering the phoenix bronze mirror, his eyes quickly scanning the mirror surface;
I found Niannian sitting there quietly, her little hands gently supporting her cheeks, her big eyes staring at me curiously;
Meanwhile, Old Master Fu, standing to the side, seemed impatient, his brows furrowed, as if he were somewhat anxious.
Finally, Old Master Fu couldn't help but ask, "What exactly is going on? Weren't you supposed to arrive today?"
Niannian and I waited for ages, we thought something had happened to you..."
He thought Pei Yunjing had died on the way...
Originally, they planned to deliver the goods directly to Pei Yunjing via conveyor belt, but Niannian called out to the bronze mirror for a long time without seeing him appear.
Pei Yunjing showed a hint of guilt on his face, quickly bowed and said sincerely, "Grandpa Nian Nian, I'm so sorry, things were a bit unexpected, please forgive me!"
After saying that, he was about to walk to the bronze mirror and sit down when Nian Nian stopped him.
She said in her childish voice, "Brother Yun Jing, it's okay! Stand a little further away, okay? We're going to bring you something!"
As she spoke, she kept waving her hand, gesturing for him to take a few steps back. Pei Yunjing nodded slightly, "Okay!" With that, he took a few big steps back, but his gaze never left Nian Nian.
Suddenly, the bronze mirror on Niannian's side was lowered by a crane, with the mirror facing the sky, and a huge conveyor belt was erected in the air.
Several bags of rice and several buckets of baby-sized bottled water were continuously being transported towards the bronze mirror on the conveyor belt.
Niannian was initially worried that Tongjing wouldn't be able to eat these things, but when she saw the bags of rice being eaten by Tongjing as if they had fallen into an abyss, she couldn't help but widen her eyes and show a surprised expression.
Wow, bronze mirrors can eat so much!
In the blink of an eye, several bags of rice and buckets of clean water began to appear in the bronze mirror on Pei Yunjing's side.
The rice and water gushed out of the bronze mirror and poured onto the ground, forming a small hill.
He stared wide-eyed at the sight before him in disbelief.
The clear, transparent bucket, made of some unknown material, was crystal clear and filled with clean water...
"water?"
He looked at the instructions on the bottle, tentatively twisted the cap, and carefully lifted the bottle, afraid that not a single drop of water would spill.
Pei Yunjing's lips were already cracked and dry. Although he had brought relief food, water sources became increasingly scarce along the way.
To save water, he set an example by drinking only one bowl of water a day, and the other soldiers cooperated very well.
At this moment, a mountain of pure water appeared before him. Pei Yunjing could no longer suppress his inner desire, put the bottle to his lips, and drank it down in one gulp.
"Gudonggudong~"
"what……"
The sweet taste instantly filled his mouth, making him feel intoxicated.
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"This water...it's so sweet!"
The taste of this water even surpassed the water he drank in the palace, giving him an unprecedented experience.
At the same time, the bronze mirror continuously spewed out all sorts of strange and unusual things.