Eternal Life: I Rely on Fortune Points for Improvement-Chapter 292 - 178: True Essence Surges; Storms Looming (Part 4)
The three crimson clouds that now appear in the southern sky seem like three blood moons reflecting.
"Did the Blood Wolf King break out of Chishui County?"
"Did the Second Prince fail in negotiations?"
Jiang Feng remembered returning from Dragon Capital over a month ago, without noticing the three crimson clouds in the southern sky.
He originally thought they were just ordinary clouds.
But after the sun set, the three clouds in the southern sky remained.
When night fell, those three clouds became especially conspicuous, seeming like three flames spreading northward.
...
"The Blood Wolf King is set on clashing with the Divine Sect."
"Everyone in Demon Fang City is dead, and the Celestial Profound Realm experts of the Shen Family were eaten by the Wolf King."
"I heard the Snow Wolves have already entered Nanfu City, devouring countless people along the way."
"Yun Gui Sect boasts about being the orthodox Immortal Sect, yet they can’t even handle a group of beasts."
"Alas, the south has become a purgatory. I truly wish someone could drive those beasts back to Chishui County."
"The Divine Sect won’t care about our mortal lives; only hoping the Court can withstand this wave of chaos."
"If it weren’t for the Turkic taking advantage of the situation, and King Xiao’s million-strong army heading south, wouldn’t those beasts have behaved obediently?"
"Fires are breaking out everywhere, and our Dragon Capital is relatively okay. I’ve heard not just the south, but the east and west are also invaded by demonic creatures, and that a small country in the west was annihilated overnight."
"Yesterday, a Sword Immortal from the Imperial City headed south, said to be a Great Power, capable of slaying the Blood Wolf King with a single strike."
The next day.
Jiang Feng returned to Dragon Capital and spent a whole day at the teahouse.
Compared to a month ago, where the teahouse was bustling and almost hoping for chaos, this time, the onlookers were sighing, with few able to laugh.
Clearly, the situation had become beyond imagination. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
If it continued to worsen, even those living in Dragon Capital would face overwhelming disaster.
Everyone hoped for a miracle, that the Court’s troops could stop the Snow Wolf pack a thousand miles away, ensuring the safety of Dragon Capital.
In the days to follow.
Jiang Feng returned to White Tiger Mountain.
He remained near the teahouse or Willow Alley.
The courtyard he lived in was checked by Uncle Huo every few days, both to see if Jiang Feng had returned and to help look after his house, preventing thieves from sneaking in to steal things.
As incidents occurred frequently across various places.
Especially after the Blood Wolf pack traveled from the Forbidden Forest through Chishui County into the Great Tang’s territory, more and more refugees were coming up from the south.
Half a month later, the first wave of refugees, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, arrived at the Dragon Capital South City Gate. Some came from Nanfu City while others fled from nearby towns.
They feared being eaten by the wolves.
Hearing the news, they packed up their families and fled.
Many cities along the way absorbed a lot of them.
Those with better economic conditions, or the foresight to see the dire situation, grit their teeth, enduring hunger, and only stopped to rest upon reaching Dragon Capital from the south.
However, facing these hundreds of thousands of refugees, the city gate officials, after receiving orders, only let a portion in, while most were stopped outside. To enter the city for refuge, they either needed family accepting them within, or a transit document, or they had to pay for a spot.
In the following fortnight, countless refugees gathered outside the four city gates of Dragon Capital.
Most of them waited at the city gates for a chance to enter.
Some bought homes in villages outside the city.
Or built their own shelters along the river. In their view, just being close to Dragon Capital was better than having no security in the south.
During this period, the Court also sent people to comfort and guide, even bringing some refugees into the city to live. Unfortunately, as refugees increased, the outside became overcrowded. Eventually, the Court issued a document, preparing to select able-bodied men, enlist them into the army, and form a Wolf Slaughter Army of hundreds of thousands to head south to fend off the Blood Wolf pack.
After the news broke.
The number of refugees outside the city decreased considerably.
But the Wolf Slaughter Army was being assembled in various places, with batches of soldiers being sent south.
Jiang Feng also returned to Willow Alley today.
His courtyard was spotless.
Uncle Huo not only checked for thieves entering, but in his spare time, he and Auntie Huo would help clean up.
After being gone for seven or eight months, everything in the house was intact without any damage.
Now, Willow Alley had become especially lively, with practically every household filled with people, refugees who managed to enter the city bought homes nearby.
Many families welcomed "distant relatives."
The number of petty thieves in the alley increased.
If Jiang Feng didn’t return soon, despite Uncle Huo’s watch, it was only a matter of time before something was stolen.
Before returning, he went to the market and bought five pounds of tofu, three pounds of pork head, and three large cabbages, spending twice the usual silver taels, as competition with refugees had driven prices and real estate up.
Usually, the silver taels spent today would buy six pounds of pork head.
"Xiao Jiang, you’re back?"
Aunt Wang, living next door to Jiang Feng, heard noise from his courtyard, came out to check, and, upon seeing Jiang Feng, exclaimed in surprise and delight.
"Oh, Aunt, have you eaten? I stood in line for several days outside the city before getting in."
Jiang Feng greeted with a smile.
"The world is in chaos. You were gone for months, and your uncle and I thought something had happened to you. But seeing you back now, truly feels like a blessing."
Aunt Wang stood in her courtyard, peering over the wall.
"Yes, the world has truly become chaotic. I, at least, am a Little Prison Chief; still, I never thought I’d encounter so much trouble outside the city. Being able to return means I’m quite lucky."
