Chapter 849: Demons Thrive in Chaos
When Qi Xuansu arrived in Fenglin, it was the latter part of January. Now, it was the beginning of February.
The chill of the early spring breeze could not dispel the gloom over Ise Province.
Yoshida Castle was filled with displaced commoners, their expressions numb, unsure of when such days would come to an end.
As they passed by a food stall, A To suddenly stopped in her tracks.
A yatai was essentially a kind of street-side snack stand with wheels at the base and a counter on top. They typically served ramen and other snacks, as well as sake and shochu. A canopy covered the top, with cloth curtains hanging from the eaves. When closing shop, one could simply pull the whole thing away.
The girl had been out searching for someone since yesterday, consuming a lot of energy. She was now so hungry that she could faint.
Qi Xuansu had no choice but to sit with her in front of the yatai. They then ordered a bowl of ramen each.
Truthfully, Qi Xuansu was not hungry. Even if he were to eat, he preferred meat. The saying that Martial Arts Practitioners could eat an entire cow a day was not just an exaggeration.
But since this was the only option, he could only follow suit.
On a chilly day, a bowl of ramen warmed the body. But he did not find the taste suitable to his palate. Still, compared to Zhang Yuelu’s cooking, it was not bad at all.
After finishing his meal, Qi Xuansu once again observed the huddled refugees with a calm expression.
He was not a man of excessive compassion, nor was he cold and heartless. He could not help but recall the saying that regardless of whether an empire rose or fell, it would always be the common people who suffered.