Chapter 1194 Stop cutting off my flesh to eat!

The fifth day of the Lunar New Year was sunny.

A large relief team set off from the capital, carrying tens of thousands of dan (a unit of weight) of relief grain, clothing, medicine and other relief supplies toward Laishui County.

Most of the doctors in Zhongzhou Prefecture joined the disaster relief team, with only a few remaining behind.

Medical workers from various state governments continued to join in along the way, and relief supplies also increased.

Meanwhile, the Medical Sage who issued the decree, along with the Imperial Envoy in charge of disaster relief, Prince Dingbei, and only a dozen or so guards, rode swiftly away from the disaster relief team and headed ahead to the disaster area.

The relief supplies were escorted by government troops and were on a massive scale. Local government troops were also dispatched along the way to welcome and escort them, so no bandit dared to rob them.

The two then left the group with peace of mind and headed to the disaster area to check on the situation.

Before even reaching the territory of Laiyang Prefecture, they had already encountered some refugees fleeing famine.

It can only be said that the situation of these people cannot be described simply as "miserable".

Needless to say, he was dressed in rags and had unkempt hair, and his figure was frighteningly thin, like a skeleton wearing clothes on top.

Many of them walked slowly and unsteadily, looking like a group of zombies from a distance.

Ordinary people would avoid these refugees from a distance, unwilling to approach them, and no one dared to help them.

These people had an unnatural, deathly gray complexion, but their eyes were bloodshot like those of hungry beasts in the mountains. When they looked at people, it was as if they wanted to tear them apart and devour them alive, which was terrifying.

Seeing two elderly people with white hair and emaciated figures, almost falling over as they supported each other, Mo Beihan immediately jumped off his horse to help them up, but Qiao Ran jumped off her horse even faster and pulled him back.

"Don't go up there!"

Mo Beihan turned to look at her, puzzled.

"Ranran, they..."

Just then, the sounds of fighting broke out, along with a muffled groan of pain.

Mo Beihan turned back and saw that the two old men had fallen to the ground and were fighting over a rusty sickle.

The old man was obviously stronger, and after a few struggles, the sickle was in his hands.

Immediately, the sickle was raised high.

"stop!"

Mo Beihan shouted and was about to step forward to protect the old woman who had fallen to the ground.

The next instant, however, caused his pupils to dilate violently, leaving him speechless with astonishment.

It turned out that the sickle was not aimed at the old woman, but had pierced the old man's thigh.

Blood gushed out immediately, but although the old man used all his strength, he was already dizzy and weak from hunger, so the knife did not penetrate very deeply.

Just as Mo Beihan was about to step forward, Qiao Ran pulled him back again and said in a deep voice:

"Don't go over there, I'll go check it out."

She quickly put on a pair of transparent gloves, and with a flick of her wrist, two pills appeared in her hand.

Qiao Ran stepped forward and swiftly fed a pill to the two elderly people before using her gloved hands to check their condition.

She examined the two elderly people's eyelids and then checked behind their ears, and then she had a plan in mind.

"Ranran, what are they doing..."

Mo Beihan stood still and did not go forward. He could also tell that something was wrong with the two elderly people. Ranran told him not to go forward, so he stood still.

However, he was also worried about Ranran.

Qiao Ran acted so quickly that the two elderly people didn't come to their senses until the pills were swallowed and the examination was finished.

The old woman rushed towards the old man, crying in a hoarse voice:

"Old man, how are you? Don't worry about me, just leave! Don't cut any more meat for me to eat!"

However, she had already cried all her tears, and although her face was full of grief, she could no longer shed any more.