Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

The fleeing people didn't know how long they had been chased and had long since run out of strength. One of them tripped and fell to the ground with a thud.

The demons behind didn't even stop, they roared and rode their horses forward excitedly, trampling over people.

Zhou Guo bit her lower lip tightly. She saw with her own eyes that man's brains were shattered all over the floor.

"Ah!!" Seeing such a Shura scene, someone in the forest couldn't help but scream out.

Zhou Guo felt as if she was facing a formidable enemy. The hairs on her body stood up one by one. The hand holding the big knife trembled involuntarily. Her heart was beating fast. The thumping of her heart was particularly loud in the silent forest. At this moment, she could no longer tell whether the heartbeat was her own or someone else's.

The man also realized that he had caused trouble, and he covered his mouth and looked out of the woods in horror.

Everyone was too afraid to breathe and shivered with their heads down. Their ancestors had all been honest people who made a living from the soil. They had never seen such a scene before, nor had they ever seen such a demon that killed people without blinking an eye. They couldn't help but want to retreat and didn't even dare to take a look.

But they didn't dare to face it, and the scream was still noticed by the people below.

The man on horseback at the edge heard the noise, looked up at the forest, smiled and raised his whip to the person in front of him, saying, "Wait, we almost missed it. There are still some lambs hiding in this forest."

The moment Zhou Guo looked up, his heart suddenly dropped to the ground. He was discovered after all!

Well, what is coming will eventually come. She quickly discussed with the people around her, "Uncle, I just counted, there are only eighteen people on the other side. Leave the leader and the deputy to Master. As for the rest, even if two people fight one, we can't face them head-on. We can't let them find out that there are so many people behind us.

So we can't stay here, we have to go out. After we go down, remember to rush into the opposite woods without looking back. They are riding horses and holding swords. We don't even have a chance to fight back on the road. The woods are narrow and the horses can't run. They will definitely dismount. By then, we will have a much better chance of winning than now."

Everyone nodded in a daze, their faces pale.

Zhou Dacang said upon seeing this, "Don't be afraid, everyone. The enemy is not some god. I have taken a special look and I think they are just the defeated soldiers retreating from some battlefield. They don't look very old and are probably new recruits. We just need to lead them into the woods and make them abandon their horses. Then their biggest advantage will be gone. Two people will fight one in the woods. If we can't win, we can just run away. Over such a long time, our leg strength has been trained. They will definitely not be able to outrun us. Besides, we still have the old man. If the old man solves one, he will also solve the next one. We just need to delay time to disperse these people and solve them one by one. We still have a good chance of winning."

The old man nodded.

The words were of course words of comfort, but everyone's expressions softened a bit.

Zhou Guo said, "Go down quickly, and remember to run forward without looking back. Once you enter the forest, spread out in groups of two. You must not rush to a certain place at the same time. Try to go to narrow places with many trees. If there are many obstacles, the opponent will get in the way."

At this time, dozens of demons in and outside the forest have lost their patience. They swing their swords and chop off heads one by one. The scene is like hell on earth. For a moment, blood flows like a river, and heart-wrenching and desperate screams resound in the sky.

The village head and his men hid not far above and did not dare to move at all, for fear that any movement would discover their hiding place.

The adults covered the children's eyes and trembled, putting their arms into their mouths, their own teeth chattering, their eyes full of fear, and tears flowing out of the corners of their eyes uncontrollably.

Zhou Guo calmed himself down, then rushed out with his sword in hand.

The old man who was following closely behind him also rushed out. He had to protect his little apprentice.

Behind them, Zhou Dacang and Wang Fugui each led a team, and they rushed down behind the two men, shouting.

The people who were chopping melons and vegetables saw that there were actually people hiding in the woods, and so many of them, and they immediately became interested.

He stopped what he was doing, looked at Zhou Guo and his group, and smiled, "They are carrying weapons, they must be rebels. What day is today? We brothers have encountered bandits and rebels. If we capture them, won't it be easy to get promoted and make a fortune?"

When the other side heard this, they shouted and rushed forward on their horses.

Everyone remembered Zhou Guo's words and rushed towards the woods opposite without looking back.

Zhou Guo followed at the end.

The old man stood in the middle of the road, staring at the man in the front, then he jumped up and kicked him. The man flew three feet away, fell heavily to the ground, spitting blood and unable to get up.

The other party was obviously stunned for a moment, and one of them said, "This old man is a ruthless character. The fourth brother will take people to chase him, and the third and fourth brothers will stay behind."

Zhou Guo, who was running at the back, took the time to look back and saw more than a dozen large horses running towards her. Seeing that he was a child, the other side showed no mercy and raised the big swords in their hands high.

She picked up a watermelon-sized stone from the ground and threw it backwards, then rushed forward without looking back. Only a few "ouch" sounds were heard, which meant she must have been hit.

Just as they ran to the edge of the woods, with only two feet between them, a waist-high rope suddenly snapped up, and Zhou Dacang's anxious shout rang in their ears, "Get out of the way!"

Zhou Guo quickly jumped forward holding his head and rolled forward several times.

The next second, she heard countless horses neighing behind her, followed by a loud rumbling noise. She steadied herself and looked back. She saw a tripwire that appeared out of nowhere and tripped all four horses in front of her. Two people on the horses fell off and were trampled to death by the horses' hooves, and the remaining two were also seriously injured.

She looked to both sides and saw that her uncle had already run away with his men.

Before the knife was even extended, so many soldiers and horses were killed. The other side was furious and said, "You are a bunch of ignorant people. Wait until I catch you, peel off your skin, pull out your tendons, and drink your blood."

Zhou Guo ran forward as fast as he could.

The other side rushed into the woods on horseback, but after riding not far, they found that they could not do anything on horseback in the woods, so they abandoned their horses and rushed around in the woods angrily with their swords in hand.

She hid secretly on the branch of a tree holding a big stone. After a while, she saw a man coming down from the tree. She took advantage of the man's unpreparedness and smashed the big stone in her hand on the man's head.

The man heard the noise and quickly turned sideways. The stone brushed his face and fell on his leg. With a snap, his thigh broke. "Ah~~~"

Zhou Guo jumped down from the tree holding a big knife, squeezed the handle, and the white knife went in and the red knife came out. When the knife was pulled out, blood splattered all over her face and body. It was hot.

The noise here quickly attracted new visitors. She didn't dare to stay for long, so she picked up her knife, grabbed a handful of stones, and quickly hid to the side.