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Chapter 346 Escape overnight

Zhou You wanted to keep a low profile and escape with his parents, Tie Niu, Zuo Shier, Qi Qingdi and others, no more than ten people. The scale was very small and the success rate was the highest.

However, he is not alone. He has connections in Gongliang City and many warriors under his command.

It is really unacceptable to abandon so many relatives, friends and siblings in the face of danger.

Although it was not stated explicitly, Zhou You had done his best by giving the warriors the power to choose whether to leave or stay.

Inside the Zhou family's residence, everyone was whispering. After a while, most of the warriors expressed that it was hard to leave their homeland.

They were also worried that Zhou You'd left without saying goodbye and sneaked out of the city secretly, which would be tantamount to defection. Once the two major families investigated the matter, they would be doomed.

Those warriors who were not closely tied to Zhou You expressed their apologies and bowed to say goodbye.

"Let's go!"

In an instant, 5 to 600 people, including their families, left, and the courtyard was empty in an instant.

The rest are Zhou You’s closest group of people.

"Master Zhou, the dry food is ready."

Someone poked his head out of the kitchen and shouted, "We're loading the truck now?"

"Yes, right now."

Zhou You turned to Shen Sijing, "Brother Shen, what do you say?"

"Can you give me a few hours to take care of the things at home?"

Zhou You said firmly, "No, we need to travel light and with a small group. We don't have time to pack valuables. We only need dry food and water."

Master Shen gritted his teeth and said, "Just listen to Master Zhou. Even if it's just a false alarm, we can go home and clean it up later."

He still held on to a lucky mentality and thought Zhou You's move was a bit of an exaggeration.

There was a noisy sound of mules and horses outside the door, and Tie Niu gathered all the nearby livestock and drove them over.

Are we leaving now?

too fast.

Mr. Shen and Manager Xu's families didn't even have dinner. I thought they were just coming over for a drink, but they didn't expect... they would never come back.

At this point, those who still believed in Zhou You all had great trust in him, and the relationship between the two sides was deeply bound.

Zhou You looked around and saw that there were less than a hundred people, so it was still within the controllable range.

"Tie Niu, you must leave the city immediately, go out through the city gate we are responsible for, and return to Zhoujia Village at full speed to get reinforcements. Remember, you must rush to the outside of the city to meet us."

Tie Niu nodded when he heard this, turned around and rushed out the door, and his figure disappeared in a few breaths.

Raise an army for a thousand days and use it for a while!
Zhou You's investment in his hometown, Zhoujia Village, has exceeded 20 taels. Storing grain, training soldiers, and digging tunnels are all for this moment.

The rebels outside the city are surrounding them tightly, and they must make a breakthrough from the outside to have a chance of survival.

In addition to the surprise force from Zhoujiacun, Zhou You also has one last trump card... Lu Zhigang.

This poison palm martial artist has extraordinary destructive power and lethality among thousands of troops, and can cause chaos at a critical moment.

"Everyone, take one last look at Gongliang City!"

It was a busy day for most of the hour. The families either rode in horse-drawn carriages or on mules and horses, and all the dry food and water were prepared.

Zhou You and a group of warriors escorted the team. The door of Zhou's house behind them closed and the copper lock was locked with a click.

Under the night sky, the city becomes more magnificent and beautiful, like a sleeping white bull.

"Mom, this is too hasty. Why should we abandon our family business and follow him just because of his words?"

Shen Siying rubbed her belly and whispered her dissatisfaction, "We don't owe him anything." "Child, the things men consider are far beyond what we women can understand."

Madam Shen sighed softly, "At least since our family met Zhou You, we have never suffered any loss. Even if we make a mistake this time and repay his kindness, no one can say that the Shen family is wrong."

The carriage rumbled along the street, and the painful cries of the dying could be heard not far away.

We clearly won, so why are people still dying in the city? What’s wrong with this world?
Shen Siying shuddered and held a piece of dry food in her mouth, fearing that she would not be able to hold back her fear and make a sound.

"Why are you not allowed to leave the city? You could have done so a few days ago."

Shen Siying suddenly heard a familiar voice. She drew aside the curtain and saw her former best friend, also a daughter of a merchant family, kneeling on the ground, hugging her father and crying bitterly.

The overturned carriage nearby and the workers and servants who were looting property all indicated the bankruptcy and defeat of the family.

It turned out that their family wanted to take advantage of the fact that they had just defeated the rebels and it was safe outside the city and leave the city with all their belongings.

Unexpectedly, they were detained at the city gate, their huge wealth was confiscated, and the master and the young lady were driven back empty-handed.

Halfway through the journey, the guys and servants rebelled, overturned the carriage, robbed the supplies, and went their separate ways.

Shen Siying still remembers this close friend, who used to be such a proud lady, but now her gorgeous skirt fell on the dirty mud and she cried like a beggar with no dignity at all.

She couldn't help but shudder.

From a distance, Shen Siying vaguely heard the sound of cloth being torn and begging for mercy, and she covered her ears and trembled.

Shen Sijing, who was driving in front, sighed, "If we hadn't followed Master Zhou, we would have ended up like this."

Nowadays, in Gongliang City, if you don’t have a strong backer, all your huge wealth will be kept by others.

Mr. Shen agreed and nodded. He also realized that something was wrong.

Even though the rebels had just been repelled, the city defenses had become even tighter and no one was allowed to leave the city. There was something strange going on.

Maybe Zhou You really knows something. If he doesn’t leave now, he might never be able to leave Gongliang City.

Zhou You led his men all the way to the city wall. When he met other warriors along the street, they all thought he was going to defend the city and did not stop him. Under the pitch-black night, the city wall was like the protruding back of a crawling beast.

The city gates were wide open. This was Zhou You's prior arrangement, with the main goal of marching non-stop and never stopping.

When the convoy passed through the city gate, a piece of human bone embedded in the corner glowed in the dark, like a street lamp.

Not long ago, there were hundreds or even thousands of people crowded here, fighting to the death, but in the blink of an eye, the place returned to calm and emptiness.

"Junior Brother Zhou, where are you going?"

A person not far away looked over from afar, and it turned out to be Shi Gaofei who came to visit at night.

Zhou You waved at him from afar, "Brother Shi, there's no time to explain. Go home and pick up your mother."

The two brothers didn't even have time to exchange greetings before they passed each other and walked away.

Shi Gaofei looked at Zhou You, then saw Shen Sijing driving, as well as Xu Ying, Zuo Twelve and others, and suddenly felt a chill.

What a big deal!

Without hesitation, he turned around, climbed down the city wall and ran towards home.

"Brother Shi, where are you going? You are on duty tonight!"

Several apprentices from the martial arts school were so anxious that they jumped up and down and shouted loudly at his back.

"Don't worry about it. If Master wants to punish me, he has to wait until after today. If it's really a false alarm, I will kneel down and kowtow to apologize to him."

What could have frightened Zhou You, who had just broken through to become a martial artist, to the point of abandoning his family business and running away? He even brought his most core team with him!
I heard that Zhou You and Qi Fengzhang are very close, so maybe he received some inside information.

Shi Gaofei is not stupid. His name is Lazy Tiger, and being lazy is a manifestation of wisdom.

(End of this chapter)