Agriculture Escape: Ultimate Boss Has A Space Pocket! (ON-HOLD)

Chapter 9: As Expected of a Rich Man

The mountain forest was getting steeper. There were cliffs everywhere.

This place was also very far from Lin'an City. Bai Wutong looked down from the mountain and saw a dense group of refugees with their families. She reckoned that the soldiers would not have the time to catch them now, so she sneaked into the easier path.

One of them was armed with a dagger, the other with an axe. No one dared approach them.

It was almost autumn but the weather was still hot.

She did not feel cold as she walked through the crowd.

Bai Wutong took a few sips of water and handed the water pouch to Chu Tianbao.

Chu Tianbao gulped it down. The people around them swallowed their dry throats.

They hadn't had water in almost two days, and their lips were almost cracking.

On the road, it was harder to drink water than to eat rations.

A skinny old lady collapsed to the floor with a thud.

She croaked weakly, "Water, water..."

The young man with sunken cheeks hugged the old lady with red eyes. "Grandmother, we'll reach Beiyun City soon. If we find Uncle in the city, we'll have water to drink and porridge to eat. Hang in there..."

"I want water now... give me water..." The old lady reached out shakily, her eyes unfocused.

The people around them were used to it. It was too normal for people to die on the way to desert.

They glanced at it indifferently and looked away like the walking dead.

Huang Zhong suddenly thought of something. He put the old lady down and ran with all his strength. Before Bai Wutong could react, he knelt in front of them.

"Young Master, Miss, I can read and write. I was a scholar two years ago and worked as a accountant in town. Please, give me some water. I'm willing to sell myself into slavery and work for you!"

Chu Tianbao dared to drink so much water in one gulp, so there must still be water in his bag. As long as he could save his grandmother, Huang Zhong would do anything.

Afraid that Bai Wutong and Chu Tianbao would not agree, he kowtowed on the ground again and again, and his forehead was quickly stained with blood.

Afraid that Bai Wutong and the others would have concerns, he sat up and opened his bag to write the contract. "I'll write the contract now. You're my masters now."

Bai Wutong glanced at the dying old lady and thought of her grandmother. She removed another water pouch from her bag and poured out a bowl of water. "Take it."

Huang Zhong was overjoyed. Just as he picked up the water, the swaying refugees immediately turned into wild beasts and pounced over. Before they could touch Huang Zhong, they were all kicked out by Chu Tianbao.

Huang Zhong could not be bothered to thank him. He ran to the old lady's side.

The water was fed to the old lady's mouth. She stared with rheumy eyes, but they lost focus.

Huang Zhong's hand trembled as he checked the old lady's breathing. He immediately burst into tears. "Grandmother... Grandmother... Sob... Drink some water. There's water..."

Bai Wutong sighed helplessly. Humans were too insignificant in the face of disaster.

Now, it was just a little better than the apocalypse.

He was crying so hard that even God was affected.

"Rumble—"

A clap of thunder split the air. Dark clouds filled the sky. For a moment, it rained.