Taking in refugees was never Panlong City’s obligation.0

That shut his wife right up. With no home to return to, what standing did they have to argue?0

He Lingchuan lowered his voice. “That man’s no saint. His mule’s a bit old, yes, but it could definitely still carry two skinny elders just fine.”0

The old couple had been thin as reeds. Together, they could not have weighed more than 85 to 90 kilograms.0

His wife blinked. “Then he…?”0

She stole a glance, and sure enough, though the mule had a slight limp, it moved with steady, solid steps.0

“He just couldn’t bear to part with his things,” He Lingchuan explained. “The cavalry officer saw it too, which is why he told him to throw them away and put his father on the mule. But without his property, it’d be hard for him to get a foothold in a new place. Two aged parents...0