Opening the granaries for disaster relief would mean consuming vast quantities of grain. A few tens of thousands of refugees would be manageable, but if the numbers were too great, their own supplies might truly run short. Furthermore, these refugees would undoubtedly be in a state of extreme weakness by the time they reached Shuobei. They would not only require food but also other relief supplies. If a large number of them were to die, it would very likely trigger a plague! That was the most terrifying prospect of all.
"It must be that bastard Yun Li playing tricks again!" Miaoyin said, trembling with rage and bitter resentment.
Now, whenever anything happened targeting Shuobei or Yun Zheng, regardless of whether it was actually Yun Li's doing, their first thought was always of him. In the absence of knowing who the true mastermind was, they pinned every account on Yun Li first.
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